So, I have to catch up from February. Sahana is almost one year old -- she's now crawling at full speed and pulling herself up. We have yet, however, to see any signs of a tooth. She's still all gums. It's kind of strange, but it's nice because I remember how much Paras' face changed when his teeth came in and as long as she's got her gummy smile, she's still a baby. Sahana is already starting to love fashion -- we have to keep her closet door closed because she loves to explore her wardrobe and take everything out one by one (usually to chew on it). I recently did a home photo shoot because I was going to enter her in a cover baby contest in some magazine, but then missed the deadline. Anyway, here's one of the good ones (I am planning to get some professional ones done soon, but that's around #6 on my resolutions list):
Paras has also made huge strides in the last few months. He's started to do Hooked on Phonics, and understands rhyming sounds (it seems weird to me but that's what the program starts off with). He's continued his soccer and swimming classes and can now be in the pool by himself (and the teacher). He's also gotten started in Little Dragons tae-kwon-do, during which he gets kind of spaced out and doesn't really know what's going on but he seems to have fun. And, two weeks ago he started playing in the Hamden Bam-Bam Baseball League. (NOTE: Mothers and More is a local group which is sponsoring his team. Not clear of the meaning of "Mother's and More" -- like, the kid wearing the t-shirt belongs to the mother, and more?) Here he is on his first day:
One of the biggest changes in our household has been the establishment of a family dinner time. I, Andy, and the au pair were about to fling ourselves out a window at Paras' refusal to eat anything besides Sponge Bob mac n' cheese, pasta and tomato sauce, or pizza. My friend Lauren gave me a tip to try to eat together. So I changed the routine around a bit to have Paras and Sahana take a bath together, and have him join us for dinner. It has been nothing short of a miracle. In the last three weeks, he has eaten three-bean chili, polenta with zucchini and spinach, swiss chard tacos, broccoli-tofu stir fry, (veggie) meatball pizza, spinach and goat cheese pizza, gnocchi with zucchini ribbons, etc. etc. And he loves it all! It's been a huge relief for us, both in terms of being able to avoid cooking separate meals for him and making sure that he's getting some balanced nutrition.
Sahana, meanwhile, will only eat avocados.
We're gearing up for the summer, where we have some exciting plans. My parents, my sister, and her family are coming in a few weeks to celebrate Sahana's first birthday here at the house. I hope that we'll take some days to do some fun things around CT like go to the beach and the aquarium, and also visit NYC. After that Andy and I will go to Mexico for a week. This is a reprise of our honeymoon trip, which was canceled the day before we left because Hurricane Emily hit our hotel. (If another hurricane spoils this trip, we're going to just assume that the Universe is trying to tell us something.) At the end of August we're heading to Dallas to visit my sister. And Paras will be spending the summer in the YMCA summer camp, so he'll have a change of pace from his regular routine.
OK, I'm going to sign off -- more to come within the next week! I'll close with a video Andy made of Paras' Daddy Date to the beach (which he earned via his sticker chart):
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