Abhi has sprung into his first spring!

That is an appropriate title seeing that Abhi loves bouncing. He would bounce non-stop if he could. But, instead he walks back and forth from the living room to the kitchen and explores the same things over and over! Then occasionally I will bounce him or hold him upside down. But, since he is getting so heavy and my weight lifting has pretty much gone down the drain, it doesn't last too long. He gets upset when I stop because he is now starting to show his emotions very well. He must be thinking..."I don't understand why I can't do everything I want all the time!!!" Well as far as the bouncing, lifting, and going upside down...mommy's arms would fall off.

So, Abhi's first spring...Abhi had his first encounter with grass a couple of weeks ago...he was not pleased with it at all. I think it was poking him which he did not care for on his delicate baby skin. This is kind of funny because delicate is not a word that comes to mind when describing this little boy or any part of him. He kept touching it then withdrawing his hand very quickly. Then when he finally did walk beyond the blanket and fell down in the grass, he did not want to put his hands down to help himself back up. He has been out a few times since and is getting more used to it. We are off to the park again this afternoon so more fun in the grass to come. We also took him out to see the bluebells, the picture with appa (daddy). They bloom once a year in April and we got out on a good day when they were in full bloom.

More exposure to flowers...I decided I need to do some planting this spring. What else do I have to do? With a 9 month old not much really...sure. Well, I made a little time and did get some flowers and herbs planted. So, Abhi is checking out some of the blooms in the picture. He likes to pull the pedals off and dig in the dirt(and then put them straight to his mouth of course - more on eating later) so it is a limited time with the flowers for now. He loves to destroy everything mama has made pretty and clean; or is it explore?

Welcome Back!

Hi Everyone - Last time you visited our blog, you saw the nursery finally finished for baby. Well, if you can believe it or not that was 9 and half months ago! We now have a busy, baby boy who is ruling our world. So, we are converting the blog to Adventures of Abhi (the busy boy). Stay tuned for updates and new pictures as Abhi grows (more) and does lots of fun things.

Baby's Room is Finished!

Well, here is best all around view I can give you of Baby's room. I finished hanging and organizing everything Friday morning. We also rearranged our room this past weekend to accommodate the bassinet where Baby will start sleeping for awhile. I spared you those pictures though, not nearly as exciting or cute. Yes, it feels like we need a bigger house after setting up all the baby stuff but I think we will be able to manage. So, we are now ready and waiting for Baby!!!

Baby Shower Part 2

Last Saturday my friend Lori had a small gathering (3 of my close friends and their families) at her house for my second baby shower. It was just an intimate affair with good friends, yummy bites to eat, sitting out on the deck and some cool evening weather for a change, and more baby presents!

Lori's daughter Hannah set up a baby shower game for us to play and we had to taste 8 disguised baby foods and guess what they were. It was very interesting and the food for the most part was pretty yucky. I am not sure if I can remember all of them but let's see...I think they included green beans, peas (the worst! except K actually liked it), squash, pears, peaches, bananas, prunes, and another one which must not have been that memorable. I got 3 wrong and Keshav only got 2 right. He was having fun though and was the only guy to participate, so bonus points for him. Guess he got forced into it since he is the daddy after all. But, he is always up for some fun. I got the honor of going first, then my friends Barbara, Anne, and Lori went. None of the kids would do it, so Keshav got roped in and I got to feed him. It was good practice for me right, and quite fun. Everyone had great expressions on their faces after tasting each food item. Some of them pretty awful, especially after the peas!

Here are some of the exciting moments from the shower:
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EXCITING NEWS: My cousin Heather had her baby today and he is 10lbs 3ounces and 21 inches long!! His name is Grant Wayne Likes. Congrats to her and her Husband Carter! Now we know why she was so huge (sorry Heather) and I know she is very happy to be at the end of her pregnancy!

Sonogram at 36 weeks

I went for my 36 week check up on Friday and here is the the sonogram picture. It is not very clear but the big circle on the right is the head the face sort of on the top left. Then, to the left, that small circle is the hand. Baby is getting a little too big to capture a good picture of I guess. But, all is well, baby is in good position and did not go back to breech, yeah. My midwife said Baby is about 6lbs and could potentially gain a pound a week until due. If you do your math you will realize that would be a 9lb baby!!! Yikes! I told her I wanted a smaller baby than that and she said she wouldn't be able to help me there.

So, 4 weeks to go, depending on when Baby decides to make an appearance. Lots of movement these days still but it has changed since Baby is bigger and feels like the whole body is moving. And sometimes those kicks are rather unpleasant!

We also did the final big shopping trip and are now pretty much totally ready (if that is at all possible) for Baby's arrival. We got the car seat, 2 strollers (the first of many according to our friends -much to K's dismay), the crib mattress, and other goodies you just can't pass up when in the baby store. K installed the car seat but not nearly tight enough. I took it to the Ashburn fire station and they did an awesome job making it very, very tight. How we will ever replicate that, I am not sure. So, now that the car seat is in, I am calm. Not that I thought Baby was going to arrive 4 weeks early but I was on the phone with my cousin Heather and told her we did not have the car seat yet. She just laughed and said that is the most important thing. I was then reassured that all this time my priorities were not right when saving the car seat until the last! But, now it is in the car, we can have the baby!

Anyway, all is well for now with Baby and us too...more updates soon.