it finally fits

Last weekend we went to a friend's house warming party. The dress code was to dress desi style. Initially, I thought I'd put a dress on Diya...but then I tired on one of her older chaniya cholis and this is what I got...

It finally fits her correctly. Now that she walks all clothes look better on her :)

1 year 1 month

So what is Diya doing now that she is 1 year and 1 month old?!...a lot! She is now fully walking which you can see from this video. Her daycare teachers all say that she runs around behind the toddlers all day and enjoys being them more then the infants where she belongs. She will be moving to toddlers room when she truns 15 months. I've been trying to get her ready for that change. What's the big deal you ask? Well, toddlers have some rules...no bottles...only 1 nap...must be able to feed themselves...no food that needs heating up or that needs to stay in the fridge. Diya is already off of bottles(thank God cause cleaning bottles was a pain)...so she is all set there...but that' s where it ends. She still takes about 2-3 naps a day and that will be a tough change. I haven't really been pushing it yet either. She can feed herself if I make pieces of food and keep it in front of her, but she still doesn't really get that she should eat one at a time...she will keep putting food in her mouth even if she already has a lot in there. That last rule is tough for us. As it is lunch choices are hard since we are not giving her meat yet. So, no microwave or fridge use makes it that much tougher. I'm not sure how strict these rules are, but I'm guessing they have to be a little flexible at least in the begining. We've only seen a flyer about this so no one has actually told us about these rules. I'm hoping they'll give us a little introduction to the program and tell us that there will be an adjustment period.

Diya now walks from Diya Shah on Vimeo.

Diya is making a bad impression at daycare. So far her complaints include taking others toys, biting and a new one of hitting. Great. Where is she learning to do this stuff? How do I teach her to be good? I'm pretty sure she doesn't mean to hurt anyone. She just does it to express her feelings.

Past month we did not take many photos or videos. Every weekend since the in-laws left we have had plans. We've been enjoying it actually. But the summer really is flying by.


In other news...today is Premal's Birthday!!! (Happy Birthday, honey! Love you very much.) We actually celebrated yesterday with some friends. We went out to lunch and Diya behaved really well. By this morning he had totally forgot it was his birthday.