fun in the snow...

Some videos from our fun in the snow.

1.Diya had just walked outside and she goes face first in the snow. (Ignore my laughing.)

face in the snow from Diya Shah on Vimeo.

2.Then Premal pushes her around in the sled.

daddy pushing the sled from Diya Shah on Vimeo.

3.I finally take her for a real ride down the driveway.

on sled with mummy from Diya Shah on Vimeo.

recent photos and video

Here are Diya's photos from last month.

Diya 17th month

This is a video of her saying sorry. This was hard to capture and this is the best I could do. She only says it once in the begining so listen carefully.


saying sorry.. from Diya Shah on Vimeo.

Holidays are coming..

The holiday season is definitely upon us. I love this time of year...the lights, decorations, parties, music, presents...everything. Diya is already getting a lot out of this year in comparison to last year. She loves the xmas tree...or I should say she loves the lights on it. She kept pulling on them after we first put it up. So we ended up putting a "wall" around the tree.

Last week a scary thing happened. She was in her crib while I was putting her clothes away. I had my back to her for just a second as I turned around I was just in time to witness her falling out of her crib. She went head first. Thank God we have nice carpeting in that room. She didn't really get hurt, but she got really scared and starting crying. Her tounge was bleeding. My guess is that she must have bit it during the fall. She was back to playing in few minutes. But the whole thing got us thinking about maybe getting her a toddler bed. Anyways we will need the crib for #2 soon. We are holding of on that project 'till next year.

She now repeats 'ok'. If I tell her "Don't do that, ok?" She will say "ok". That doesn't mean she won't do it, but she just likes to repeat the word. She does same thing with 'alright' and 'oh God'. The 'oh God' is really cute.

Being Thankful

We had a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Main thing was that Diya's tubes procedure went really well. Whole thing was much better than we expected. We got to the hospital at 8am and were out by 10. It was little scary when we first arrived, but the nurses and doctors were real nice. They had a special gowns for all the little ones. Most of the other kids were there for the same reason. One parent was allowed to go in while they gave her the anesthesia. Due to my condition I was not allowed so Premal went in. She was down in just a couple of minutes and then Premal joined me in the waiting room. Not even 15 mins later doctor came out saying they were all done. We saw Diya in the recovery room where she had just woken up. She was a little cranky, but was soon babbling like her old self. She was 100% back to herself by the time we reached home. She had a nice big lunch then a nice long nap. She is a trooper.

Rest of the weekend we stayed in Burlington. We all had a really great time. At times it was tough to say who was enjoying more Diya or my dad. Diya quickly learned the word 'nana' and was calling for him soon as she would woke up. It was cute. She had also become nani's little helper as you can see. We were little sad when it ws time to come back home.

Diya also got a haircut. It was long over due. Although it didn't come out how I had pictured it I am happy with. I know many others may not feel the same, but not having to run around behind her every morning to do her hair it really worth it. Not to mention the easier head baths.