Some more pics

Lunch with aunty Michelle

So I was not kidding when I said that we were on a visitng spree. Today we visited aunty Michelle for lunch. Thanks to little Adah, Michelle has become quite the baby expert. Evani was fussy since it was her nap time - however, Michelle held her and put her to sleep in miutes. Not only that - she ate her lunch while holding her - something I haven't done yet..ha..ha... It was a very nice break for me. The best part was uncle Joss gave us a surpise visit and was able to plant a few kisses on a sleeping Evani.
As usual Evani was sporting a cute grandma Pauline outfit. Thanks aunty Michelle for having us over for lunch!

Visitng aunty CJ, Maggie and Daisy

Today was special in two ways. First - I was FINALLY able to dress Evani in an outfit sent by grandma Pauline. That is very exciting since whoever knows Pauline will know that this is not the only outfit she has sent from across the seas. There are many more even cuter ones and I've been dying to put them on Evani. Unfortuanately she was too tiny for them all this while - but not anymore! :) Thanks to grandma Pauline for making us look so pretty.

Second - today I made the first trip out with Evani all by myself. We went to visit aunty CJ for lunch. What a fun time we had. We also met Maggie and Daisy only with eyes half open though. Maggie was very curious with the foreign object (Evani's car seat) and Daisy seemed to go out for a stroll having found the door open by accident..ha..ha...
Thanks aunty CJ for having us over. Oh! I think I should mention what a beautiful house she has. By far one of the cleanest and tidiest house I've ever been to.

Other aunts and uncles - buckle up - for here we come...

Ms Bobblehead!

Play time

Look - I'm nearly 2 months old!

Its April and I NEED to post...

Okay...okay...I've been exceptionally lame with posting to my blog. I salute Conor, Joy and Michelle for being so regular - especially Michelle in the recent days...:)

I decided to get back to blogging today as it is kind of a special day for me. It is the first day since Evani was born that I am actually home alone with her. As most of you know my dad was out here to help me out - which he did a FAB job at. He finally left last night after 7 weeks. I miss him already.

Today was an interesting day. Evani being colic from birth, is the kind of baby who always wants to be held and gets real cranky at the slightest things, especially if she is put down. All morning today I've been trying to put her down in the bouncer, crib and play pen but to no avail. Even the Baby Bjorn carrier failed me. Finally after a morning full of crying she finally fell asleep at 1pm - hence me seeing the face of my computer. But despite it all - it just feels wonderful to be home with her by myself. Not that I did not like having dad here with me - he was great company - but I did miss our privacy, if you know what I mean.

So starting today, I'm looking forward to my time with Evani till I get back to work on May 29th. If I start losing my sanity I shall call for help! Till then Jen is my inspiration. I also intend to get out more often starting next week and spend some time with my dear friends - so look out for me ladies!!!

Also, for some reason I'm having problems uploading photos - so be patient...:)

Nursery

FINALLY our nursery is good to go. Thanks to Soma (for attempt #1) and Sanhita for their help with the wallie. Thanks to hubbie for intalling and assembling the shades, light and fan, furniture and the little cart as well as dealing with my constant nagging...:) well - atleast i'm happy now. The crib bedding from Michelle looks absolutely adorable - thanks MC!

The SURPRISE shower

Not only do I feel lucky to have family around me, but I am also blessed with some awesome friends who have become such an integral part of my life in this country. I never knew you could share such great friendship with your co-workers but at Lyon - it has been an entirely different story. My friend Joy along with Sanhita and Shomeek organized a baby shower for me on Feb 3rd. It was a great event as I met all my friends and could spend some time with all before the baby arrived. I only wish my little baby knows how lucky she is to receive so many blessings and well-wishes even before her arrival. Next week is Kim's shower and I can't wait to take part in welcoming little Hudson...:) And finally thanks to all of you who came and made the day so special for me. I LOVE YOU ALL!!! :) Special thanks to Joy and Sanhita for making this happen.

The BIG 'shadh'

Jan 28th, my mother-in-law single handedly threw this amazing event for me where she invited most of her and my friends from the Indian community. My brother and his family came from the bay area to be a part of it. Times like these I feel really lucky to have family so close to me in this country.

'Shadh' from the Bose family

History: The ceremony of eating the shadh takes place towards the end of pregnancy, probably based on the assumption that if the mother has no unsatisfied carvings left she will produce a healthy child, rice and fish are the compulsory items.

I had the pleasure of having one of my aunts visitng Sacramento who organized the ceremony for me last weekend. It was a great family get-together and some really good food.

Eventful Thanksgiving!

A very eventful Thanksgiving weekend indeed. Pradeep and Sanhita's first and fabulous attemp at a Thanksgiving turkey meal, first time ever midnight shopping and a surprise from Shomeek at the end - the pictures say it all!

Hollywood or Bollywood???

I guess it is Sacramentowood! Someone we know out here is making a movie(English/Hindi)and we were privileged to be on location for a few shootings. Here are some pictures.

Thanks to my friends...

...for celebrating my birthday with me. It was so much fun and those garlic fries were YUMMY! Baby and mama - both very happy! :)

More family pics

Notice - very less pictures of 'Maa Durga' more pictures of us! Such Camera hoggers...ha..ha...

At Probasi Durga Pujo

Bhowmik family in action!

Stars, Stripes and lots of people

Yesterday I was sworn in as a citizen of the United States of America. However, I still don;t know what that entailed since the PA system was so bad that we hardly heard what the Judge was saying. So our oath resulted in a mere mumbling of some words out of which I clearly heard the part where I swore to bear arms if needed - no comments regarding THAT one!!! :)
While standing in queue to enter the courtouse, a familiar face popped out amongst the crowd - my friend Sweta. She is a couple of weeks behind me in her pregnancy. What a coincidence! I guess it is true that us 'Desi's' are EVERYWHERE! ;) Shomeek was also there to take some crappy pictures.

Oh look - Mala finally has an update!!!

I know....I've been extremely lazy in updating my blog. So this update is dedicated to all of you who have been bugging me constantly (you know who you are!) these past few weeks. ;o)

Here are the first pictures of peanut. ENJOY!