Happy 8 months!

Vir, you have completed 8 months today! Just a few minutes back I was putting you down to sleep and thinking how quickly you are growing. How tiny you were and how long you are now. How quickly this time is passing by. Can we pause please? :)

Last few weeks have been very exciting. Lots of very interesting developments took place and a new phase has started! You are on your all fours!! :)

Not only can you sit without support but you are crawling all over the place. So much so that this past weekend, we put the gates back for security.

Initially when you started crawling, we separated yours and Kabir's play area so you could have nice wide space to crawl without legos in the way but now that doesn't work. I put you on your mat and in a matter of seconds you are on Kabir's mat and then you are under the kitchen island. It's amazing how quickly you have managed to be on your fours and move fast.

You can now enjoy the playground. Sitting in the swing made you super happy! It was a lot of fun watching both you and K on the swing set together! :)

Kabir has been playing with you a lot. He sometimes gets possessive about his toys but once told to share, he does. He gets you toys when you are in your high chair throwing tantrums while eating. He loves being silly.

He has been telling you he loves you. This is what he says; "I love you, Vir". "Vir, I love you"! :) We do a story time together at night before your bed time and he always gives you a kiss before leaving your room! He is the sweetest big brother who loves you dearly and I can't wait to see the friends you two will become! :)

Apart from eating combination foods, you've tried some soft puffs. You've been eating a few everyday. You just put one in your mouth and it pretty much melts.

I can see a little while pearly almost ready to sprout on your lower jaw!

Yesterday, we celebrated Rakhi. It was your first! :) When I was tying the bracelet on your hand, you had no idea what was going on. Normally, Rakhi is a brother-sister festival but in our family, it's our thing! I had fun picking cute bracelets and little gifts for you and Kabir and now you are having fun playing with them! :)

Lots of blessings sweetie! Happy and healthy growing up. Can't wait to see what's next! :)

Happy Birthday!

Love you,
Mama

Once upon a time...

Last weekend, K and I went to watch children's theatre at Wolf Trap. I had been planning this for a few months now, so when I noticed Pushcart Players; the Emmy nominated group performing over the weekend, I knew I had to book the tickets!

A great deal of planning and time management was involved to make this possible. The performance was at 10:30 A.M. which meant, I had to feed both the boys, put Vir down for his nap, get K ready, get ready myself and leave on time.

Even though, I had booked the tickets, I still had to pick them up from the event venue. To save me from the morning rush, we decided to pick them the evening before. The other thing, I did the night before was shower! :)

Come Saturday morning, I had two less things to worry about! Boys woke up at their usual time, we started with the morning routine, not only was I able to accomplish getting them fed and ready, I was able to cook lunch for us for later! It felt great! :)

At 9:30 A.M. sharp, Vir was in his crib, ready to go down for his nap and at 9:40 A.M., K and I were out of the house, while Tarun stayed home and baby-sat Vir, while he slept!

At 9:50 A.M, we were at Wolf Trap! It's great that we live so close, we only need to go there more often. :)

K and I walked the trail to the open theatre and got good seats.

At 10:30 A.M. sharp pushcart puppets were at the stage and the show began.

They enacted 4 tales in a 45 minute duration and the audience was all laughs and claps. It was so nice and encouraging to see Kabir cheering the actors and enjoying the show!

I enjoyed it as much, if not more! :) It was like going back to the childhood days when I had read some of those tales!

Kabir has since been telling me he wants to be an actor! May be one day, we'll go catch his performance! What a treat that would be! :)

For now I am already looking forward to doing it again but as a family next year! :)