9 months old

Diya officially turns 9 months this Sunday. It’s been an exciting month...lot has happened. Biggest thing was that she started to crawl which I mentioned before. Every day she perfects this new skill of hers. She is speedy and will follow me from room to room. It’s very cute. By end of the day you can see the dirt she’s collected on her clothes around the knees area (not so cute).

Yesterday, something new and kinda big happened while I was at work. Diya was napping in her crib upstairs while Neha was downstairs. The monitor was on. Neha heard Diya rustling and getting ready to wake up. Then she heard her talking…all still normal…then she heard the mobile on the crib. Strange…it doesn’t go off on its own…unless you turn it on or touch it by accident it doesn’t make a sound. So she rushed upstairs to check. What did she see?... Diya was STANDING in her crib. She was holding on to the side of the crib with one hand and playing with the mobile with the other hand all while standing. Naturally, in the evening we put her in the crib hoping she would do it again and we could see it in action. Luckily she did it again. She was even able to pull herself up using the ottoman. She does get lazy after a few tries and gives up, but I’m still proud of her.

Another thing she has learned that I also love is that she waves bye-bye. Of course she does it at random times. But, she waves her hands and says ‘ta ta’ at the same time all while giving a little smile. It’s really cute and she’s getting good at it.

Yesterday, we could have sworn that she tried to copy some words we were saying. We weren’t even trying to get her to copy us. Premal said excuse me to her and Diya immediately mumbled something back and it was very close to ‘excuse me’. We laughed and thought it’s just a fluke. Later in the evening…I turned off her toy drum which says ‘Bye Bye’ before it completely turns off and Diya repested something that sounded close to ‘Bye Bye’. After that time we started to think that maaaaaybe it wasn’t a fluke. But, of course she didn’t repeat it so it must have been.

There is one last thing that she has learned to do. But, I won’t comment on it…I’ll let this video do the talking.

So, as usual here are the photos from last month and the link to the video.

First visit to the park

Guess who visited the park for the first time ever!! She loved it. She didn't really care for the sing or slide...she really just liked watching the other kids.

all better

I just wanted to let everyone know that Diya is back to her old self again. Knock on wood, all her sickness is gone. Only thing that hurts are her teeth. We are giving her some ayurvedic teething medication. Premal’s kaka is a big believer in the stuff and sent it with Neha. It’s a small pill that Diya takes once a day. Since its all natural I didn’t mind trying it out. I have to say that it seems to help. On days we forget to give it to her that following night she seems to have more trouble sleeping soundly. On top of that Diya loves chewing on the small tablet which easily breaks with her gums and tastes lil sweet.

Past weekend we saw some really cute summer clothes. So we got some for Diya and tried them on when we got home. As you can see this fits Diya perfectly now and no way will it last ‘till summer arrives. She was looking too cute… couldn’t resist not taking a photo or 2 (or 2 dozen). I’m really looking forward to summer. She’ll be old enough to sit in those baby swings at the park. We’ll get those mini pools that she can sit and play in…will get a cute little swimsuit...ohhh…I can’t wait.

and she's off...

Many people have been asking how Diya is doing so here is an update. She is doing better. She no longer has diarrhea or constipation or a fever. But the ear infection seems to be causing her some pain. It’s either the ears or her teeth (or both). She’s been a little fussy during the day and wakes up so many times in the night. Last night she woke up at midnight, 1:30, 2:30, and 5:30. This was actually an improvement from the night before when she woke up every, single hour. Each time she starts screaming within moments of waking up. Usually, she can fall back to sleep on her own, but lately she has to be held while you walk around. When you think she’s finally sleeping… slowly put her back in the crib. But it’s this last step that usually wakes her up again and you have to start all over again. Getting her back to sleep takes 30-45mins these days. Premal and I (and even Neha last night) have been taking turns putting her back to sleep. Hopefully each passing night will get better. Keep your fingers crossed.

So, while all this has been happening there was something amazing that happened yesterday evening…a huge milestone was achieved by Diya. She learned to crawl!! Luckily we were all there to witness it. It was really exciting for her and for us. Soon as she figured it out you could tell her face was saying “Wow, this is awesome!!” We can already see how we are going to have to be more careful with her now. She was all over the living room yesterday...no fear of coffee tables or fireplaces or ottomans…nothing was stopping her. Here is the video from moments after her first crawl.


Diya learns to crawl! from Diya Shah on Vimeo.