Ponderings of an 8-month-old

Hi everyone, I know Ive been quite for some time but the past month has been just so eventful! I have been real busy learning new skills.

I had a wonderful vacation in Maine with mama and papa. They were worried about how I would take the 5+ hour drive but it was very smooth, I slept for most of the time and we took frequent diaper changing breaks. Mama and papa had no issues feeding me on our trip and I would usually nap when I'd get tired on my own. It was fun sharing the bed with them!
Here are some pics from my vacation:

















Now that we are back mama and papa are trying to let me cry it out when I wake up to eat at nights. I have been going back to sleep pretty soon, and hopefully I will soon realize I dont need to wake up to eat at night and sleep through.

Dada left for India last week. I will miss his stories, I have been a great listener so far. But dadi is here and I will have fun with her. I had been high fiving people when you give me the palm of your hand. Dadi recently showed me how to clap my hands and I gladly show this skill when I am in the mood. But the keyword is mood. I have started picking up my finger food-not one but all pieces at a time,and dont always understand I need to bring it to my mouth. I have been eating dal and khichdi and I usually do this without a fuss.


As for other skills, I cant wait to walk on my own! At this time I have to make do with any chair or my gym and use it as a walker. Sometimes this gets ugly when the chair falls, taking me with it.

Here are pics from a recent playdate with my old pals Casey and Whitney- our friendship dates back to even before we were born!

Like papa and momma, like Aariv

I love anything with buttons, my favorite toys are the remote, the cellphone, my toy piano and the keyboard (I prefer the laptop but I am getting very skilled with the desktop keyboard too!). Now mommy finds it difficult working with me in her lap. Its a good thing I let her work with me being around the house!

Doctors visit

I had my 6-month doctors visit on Thursday. I am 7 months old now but this visit was delayed since my 4-month visit had to be delayed since I was still under medication for croup and Dr said I have to space my shots 2 months apart. No complaints here with delaying the shots. Dr couldnt believe dad when he told him I crawl. He said it is very early for me to start crawling and gave me his fingers so I held on to them and stood up, only then he believed how fast I was developing. He said "this is a 9 month old baby"! I weigh about 17 lbs now and measure 28 inches.
He gave me 2 shots on each thigh :(


He said I can start eating 3 meals of food a day (yay!) and alternate between milk and food every second meal. This, Mommy and Daddy got me a brand new high chair that makes mealtime so much fun! Mom got me some finger food flavored with fruits and this keeps me occupied. Holding the itty-bitty pieces of food is a challenge, I have to be fed at this time. He also said I must sleep in my crib and not in my parents bed when I wake up in the night. That way I will learn to go back to sleep on my own.

Now I am pretty comfortable crawling all over the house. I dont stay on my mat anymore, I go for a stroll to he kitchen, bathroom or bedroom. I tend to go towards the wheels of my stroller all the time. Daddy and mommy are getting a little worried and have started baby-proofing the house now.

Last two weeks have been very eventful. We had the official naming ceremony where my fois came over and named me. I also got some cool new toys from my fois, yay!!



I also had my first Raksha Bandhan, my mamas and didis visited me, the didis tied me rakhis and I got a lot of gifts. I love occasions!


Here are some pics from a recent day out at the beach: