Kav has been babbling for a looong time. He does say decipherable words like amma, appa, thatha, attai that go more like ammamma, appapppapppa, thathathathatha and the like.
But for now, he is an expert at the 'Ya' language. He says titiya, kaliya, koyya and several other tongue twisting sounds that end with a 'ya'. What world language is that, we ask?! It is so cute to see him take a book in his hand, raise his eyebrows as he babbles on. His expressions make you wonder if he knows what he is talking about. If I ask a question, he dosen't miss a beat and talks back as if with an answer. It's a real treat to hear his sweet voice and watch his inimitable tongue movements :)
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Friday, April 21, 2006
First Birthday Party & 1 year checkup!!
Woohoo!! Kav's big day arrived on the 15th. The entire family was so looking forward to the party. The decorators, caterers, magician, entertainers were all arranged well in advance & I was just so excited that my baby was becoming a toddler. Many moms feel a sense of pain at their baby growing up; but I am just so looking forward to it. Seeing Kavin grow each month has just been a pleasure, so there is a sense of expectancy as to what he will do next. Walk? Talk? What will his first word be?
Our closest relatives were at hand to wish him in the morning itself. But the others landed at the venue, Granite Valleys, in the evening. The outdoor venue had wonderful landscaping, a lot of tall trees that were decked with spiralling lights, interesting water features and a lovely playarea. It turned out to be pretty pleasant weather in the evening for the 75 odd guests who attended. The balloon decorations turned out to be much more beautiful than I had imagined. The cartoon character & the clown mingled very well with the crowd and were a big hit. We had to start the magic show a bit later than planned since a few kids didn't land up as expected. The guy did a good job of interacting with the adults as well.
Kav looked soooo cute in his dhoti-kurta. He was just wondering what the hulla bulla was about. But he just played along and was never cranky the entire evening! Well, we ended up cutting his cake since he just wanted to look around at the people around him. It was a lovely 2-tiered chocolate cake with vanilla cream cover and yellow & blue icing. Actually, it wasen't prepared in the exact way that I ordered, so no more Adyar Bakery cakes!
The food was a real icing on the cake. My caterer is just the best! The menu consisted of tomato soup with croutons, dahi vada & pani puri as appetisers. Rumali roti with paneer butter masala, Vegetable sevai with tomato thokku, Bisibelabath with potato roast & vatral and curd rice with mango thokku completed the main course. Raj Bog (a Bengali sweet) and Milk kheer (the chef's specialty) along with butterscotch ice cream were the desserts. Kav's bday cake was also part of the buffet. Every single dish was delicious. One thing I have realised that the food is the most important component of any event in India. It makes or breaks the success of your party. So get the best that you can afford!
The mugs that we gave as party favors were a hit as well. I wish I had chosen a front profile of Kav's to be printed. Well, we live & learn!
Kav got the most wonderful gifts. We totally enjoyed unwrapping it all the next morning. Thanks to all our guests for making it a memorable evening :) I also have to add a special thanks to my sis Nithya who never minded accompanying me on my innumerable shopping trips!
A couple of days later, Kav had his 1 year checkup. He weighed in at a great 9.9 kgs, up 400 gms from just a week before!! No wonder he seems soooo heavy recently. Also got his chickenpox shots. Man, that injection was costly, coming in around Rs 1400. Doc said he would get his first tooth soon, but I have gotten tired of hearing it. Anyways, he's eating chunky foods much easier now. I can get him to have mixed veges by just dipping them in some yogurt. He's also standing without support for upto 10 secs. So it's just a matter of time before I am running behind him like crazy! Look forward to it though :)
All of the photos can be viewed at his website.
Our closest relatives were at hand to wish him in the morning itself. But the others landed at the venue, Granite Valleys, in the evening. The outdoor venue had wonderful landscaping, a lot of tall trees that were decked with spiralling lights, interesting water features and a lovely playarea. It turned out to be pretty pleasant weather in the evening for the 75 odd guests who attended. The balloon decorations turned out to be much more beautiful than I had imagined. The cartoon character & the clown mingled very well with the crowd and were a big hit. We had to start the magic show a bit later than planned since a few kids didn't land up as expected. The guy did a good job of interacting with the adults as well.
Kav looked soooo cute in his dhoti-kurta. He was just wondering what the hulla bulla was about. But he just played along and was never cranky the entire evening! Well, we ended up cutting his cake since he just wanted to look around at the people around him. It was a lovely 2-tiered chocolate cake with vanilla cream cover and yellow & blue icing. Actually, it wasen't prepared in the exact way that I ordered, so no more Adyar Bakery cakes!
The food was a real icing on the cake. My caterer is just the best! The menu consisted of tomato soup with croutons, dahi vada & pani puri as appetisers. Rumali roti with paneer butter masala, Vegetable sevai with tomato thokku, Bisibelabath with potato roast & vatral and curd rice with mango thokku completed the main course. Raj Bog (a Bengali sweet) and Milk kheer (the chef's specialty) along with butterscotch ice cream were the desserts. Kav's bday cake was also part of the buffet. Every single dish was delicious. One thing I have realised that the food is the most important component of any event in India. It makes or breaks the success of your party. So get the best that you can afford!
The mugs that we gave as party favors were a hit as well. I wish I had chosen a front profile of Kav's to be printed. Well, we live & learn!
Kav got the most wonderful gifts. We totally enjoyed unwrapping it all the next morning. Thanks to all our guests for making it a memorable evening :) I also have to add a special thanks to my sis Nithya who never minded accompanying me on my innumerable shopping trips!
A couple of days later, Kav had his 1 year checkup. He weighed in at a great 9.9 kgs, up 400 gms from just a week before!! No wonder he seems soooo heavy recently. Also got his chickenpox shots. Man, that injection was costly, coming in around Rs 1400. Doc said he would get his first tooth soon, but I have gotten tired of hearing it. Anyways, he's eating chunky foods much easier now. I can get him to have mixed veges by just dipping them in some yogurt. He's also standing without support for upto 10 secs. So it's just a matter of time before I am running behind him like crazy! Look forward to it though :)
All of the photos can be viewed at his website.
Friday, April 07, 2006
No teeth yet
See, I knew I would forget something!
Kav has no teeth yet, but I suspected that it must be on the way now. His doc confirmed it. So his gummy smile will disappear forever in about 15 days!!
I am so NOT ready for the change. I just am so used to the way he looks & smiles. I predict I will have a few sleepless nights soon!
Although on the plus side, I can get him to eat my pasta & noodles. And I wouldn't have to overwork my poor blender for his every meal :)
Kav has no teeth yet, but I suspected that it must be on the way now. His doc confirmed it. So his gummy smile will disappear forever in about 15 days!!
I am so NOT ready for the change. I just am so used to the way he looks & smiles. I predict I will have a few sleepless nights soon!
Although on the plus side, I can get him to eat my pasta & noodles. And I wouldn't have to overwork my poor blender for his every meal :)
All about his transitions, infections, photo shoot & growth
I am doing a terrible job of updating this blog recently. There are so many things happening & I just keep adding everything to my memory blog, which is very unreliable to say the least. But I will try to recollect what I can now.
Kavin is just a week away from turning 1 year old! We are all so excited. The party invitations were a big hit and I am so enjoying putting it all together for my baby. I hope that one day he is happy with all that we did for his party! More on this later.
His one big transition lately has been switching to whole milk completely. I just started cutting one formula feed everyday, and he went to milk in under a week. The process completely on March 14, a day before he completed 11 mos. He certainly enjoys milk more, although we still have to climb mini-mountains sometimes to get him to finish his bottle.
He has a very bad case of fungal infection this week. Caused due to the excessive sweating in this weather. Poor guy, had a very bad couple of days (incl an afternoon when he just didn't want to even move an inch) but its healing well now. I am hoping he will be all fit & dapper in time for his big day!
On a happy note, we atlast got a professional photographer to come home to take some shots of him in action (on March 14th). Kav just refused to smile big all evening, but we got some great photos anyways. His eyes speak volumes, so a smile didn't matter! To see some of my fav snaps, get to his website.
Hmm... what else? Oh yeah, during his doc visit for his rashes, his stats checked out to be 9.5 kgs and 78 cms (more than 30 inches) height. He has put on almost a kilo and 2.5 inches in less than 2 1/2 months since the last visit. The results were a pleasant surprise because this is one baby who never shows his weight off!
You will see a detailed report on his bday here after his party on the 15th. All are invited!
Kavin is just a week away from turning 1 year old! We are all so excited. The party invitations were a big hit and I am so enjoying putting it all together for my baby. I hope that one day he is happy with all that we did for his party! More on this later.
His one big transition lately has been switching to whole milk completely. I just started cutting one formula feed everyday, and he went to milk in under a week. The process completely on March 14, a day before he completed 11 mos. He certainly enjoys milk more, although we still have to climb mini-mountains sometimes to get him to finish his bottle.
He has a very bad case of fungal infection this week. Caused due to the excessive sweating in this weather. Poor guy, had a very bad couple of days (incl an afternoon when he just didn't want to even move an inch) but its healing well now. I am hoping he will be all fit & dapper in time for his big day!
On a happy note, we atlast got a professional photographer to come home to take some shots of him in action (on March 14th). Kav just refused to smile big all evening, but we got some great photos anyways. His eyes speak volumes, so a smile didn't matter! To see some of my fav snaps, get to his website.
Hmm... what else? Oh yeah, during his doc visit for his rashes, his stats checked out to be 9.5 kgs and 78 cms (more than 30 inches) height. He has put on almost a kilo and 2.5 inches in less than 2 1/2 months since the last visit. The results were a pleasant surprise because this is one baby who never shows his weight off!
You will see a detailed report on his bday here after his party on the 15th. All are invited!
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