A day of tricks

Yesterday, Ananya wanted to show off a few of her tricks. Here is a video clip of Ananya dancing and another clip of Ananya's favorite new activity - getting up on the couch, crawling to a pillow, standing up, and falling down. This girl has no fear!

Fun with Friends

July was a fun month for Ananya! She got to visit her favorite Connor and meet his new baby sister, Chloe. Her new favorite thing to do is to go to our shoe rack and try on all of our shoes...and then try to sneak a quick lick! Pooneet and I also got to meet Baby Sohum and can't wait for Ananya and him to play together. Conley came over for lunch and Ananya enjoyed showing him her musical tables and secret stash of cheerios.

July Updates

July has been a fun, birthday party-filled month for us! We spent July 4th in Colorado Springs and then celebrated Ananya's birthday each of the following weekends at Ananya's grandparents' houses. Ananya can now say four words: Thatha, bow wow (for any animal she sees, including flies!), Papa (which results in a big goofy grin on Pooneet's face each time he hears it), and eye. Yes, she has learned that she - along with everyone else - has an eye. So if you see her and she pokes you in the eyeball, it's only because she's so excited to let you know that you, too, have an eye!

Ananya took her first few steps at her Dadu and Dadi's house, right after the party ended!

She continues to love all things that start with "b": ball, book, button, balloon, boat...it's amazing how many wonderful things start with that letter! Ananya has picked a convenient "ba" to say when she's referring to any and all of these things. Makes for fun times, trying to decipher what exactly she's referring to!

Here's a picture of her in her new swimsuit:

ATH party

Ananya's Dadu and Dadi threw an amazing birthday party for Ananya this past weekend. For entertainment, Ananya's cousins, Shivum and Aneesh, performed (for the first time ever!) a Bollywood dance. Ananya loved eating her birthday cake and playing with all of her little cousins.











Here is an album with some more photos from the day:

CPT fiesta

Ananya's Thatha and Avva hosted a birthday celebration for their favorite 1 year old. The theme was "Mexican fiesta", and there were homemade soft tacos, quesadillas, and a tres leches cake, which Ananya loved. Ananya had a fun time playing with her little cousins, showing off her standing skills, and parading around in multiple dresses!








Here is an album with a few more pictures:

Family Reunion

We celebrated July 4th this year in Colorado Springs with Ananya's Avva's side of the family - the first family reunion/vacation this group has ever taken together! Ananya had lots of fun being in a big house with her uncles, aunty, thathas, and avvas! She saw the Red Rocks, went in a train up Pike's Peak and saw snow, had fun climbing up and down the stairs...and of course, ate yummy food, got lots of attention, and even said her first word!

So she's been babbling for awhile now - her first intelligible babble being "avvavavava". But on this Colorado trip, she figured out how to say "Thatha" while pointing to her Thatha! So much for all the "mama" brainwashing I've been doing :)

Ananya's birthday pictures

Here are some pictures from Ananya's birthday weekend. On Friday (her actual birthday), we celebrated at home and then drove to Pooneet's parents' house, where we celebrated with family. Ananya's Dadu had blown up a ton of pink and white balloons, which Ananya loved playing with! After singing "Happy Birthday To You", Ananya got to taste her first cake - a delicious cheesecake topped with blueberries and rasberries. Our funny Ananya was quick to stuff almost ALL of the berries into her mouth in rapid-speed, but never actually ate any part of the cake itself. We're very proud - so health conscious at such a young age!

The next day, we had a small party at a nearby park so that Ananya could celebrate with her closest friends. She had lots of fun, sampled cake yet again (and this time tasted the cake and cried afterwards!), and even selected her future career! We borrowed this idea from Connor's birthday where the baby is presented with a few items that represent potential careers, and whichever the baby chooses "means" that is the career path on which he/she is headed. Ananya had many fun options, and had a tough time deciding between the calculator (accountant) and gavel (lawyer). She picked the calculator, but didn't seem convinced of her decision, so she then picked up the dollar bill (business/finance). So while we're still not sure what her future career will be, we do know that she had a fun birthday celebration and loved seeing her family and friends!