Dad's note today...on Facebook

Anand's note in Facebook: Growing up quick!!!! No more high chair and belts.... She has her own table..... Not long before she wants to borrow the car I guess...

Self Pictures!

Megha started opening the camera in my phone and here is one picture of her leg which she took all by herself :)

lol

Play-date with A and K

Megha loves to have company and she was delighted when the twins Arianna and Kasandra (15 month old's) visited us for a play-date on Monday, 17th Feb. She loved sharing her toys (after the initial hiccups; we dont have company often at home. So she took initial few minutes to adjust with sharing like she does at the daycare).

The kids I believe LOVE to tear paper! Look at the room below with 3 toddlers tearing wrapping tissue! But what a fun time we all had. It was great to catch up with the girls. nice eh?

The little twins had just started walking and they keep going behind Megha everywhere she goes...and boy she took them to every corner of our home...lol

On a cold wet day...

The last weekend was a long weekend with Monday off. So, the three days Megha and I stayed home and did whole bunch of fun stuff!

She was getting a little bored on the main level and hence, she decided its about time we head to the basement and claim the place :)
Our's is an unfinished basement, meaning, its not as comfortable as the main levels...on several counts.

That didnt stop us though! We set up a table and learned the names of few fruits and veggies.

She also built beautiful towers with building blocks, while saying building blocks cuter than a cat :)

She also rode her trike. I tried to teach her to paddle with feet but i think she will need a few more months to get there. We have a lot more room in the basement to ride, so it makes sense that she loves to ride here.

Now, whenever she wants to go to the basement she gets ready by wearing her shoes and her jacket!! (I put those on her as its cold in the basement). 

Eating like a big girl!

I had been told by the daycare provider that Megha eats most of what the other big kids at the daycare eat. So, these days I stopped sending her lunch and sure enough, she had been really good in eating big-girls food; that includes spaghetti with marinara sauce, mash potato with cut veggies and chicken etc.

I believe she also likes to sit on the mini table while eating instead of the regular high chair! I guess its about time I put the high chair away at home too :( (hint hint Anand!)
She is growing up :)

Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti

I love The Sound of Music and so, I tend to sing this song to megha. She picked it up and am I so proud of her?! Below picture was taken on Valentines Day, 2014.

While I certainly dont know Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Da Ni Sa, I dont know Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti either. But I started Do Re Mi with the help of The Sound of Music. I keep singing the songs and she keeps picking them up; she starts with the last words, like she did from the very beginning and slowly progresses to singling lines. 

When she sang the Do Re Mi, I was so thrilled! I really wish I knew Sa Re Ga Ma as well, but, thats OK :)

Well, here is the song I sing while Megha finishes the line with the last word.

Me: Doe- a deer, a female 
Megha: deer
Me: Ray- a drop of golden 
Megha: sun
Me: Me- a name i call  (she very cutely repeats after me..."me")
Megha: myself
Me: Far- a long long way to 
Megha: run
Me: Sew- a needle pulling 
Megha: thread
Me:La- a note to follow 
Megha: so
Me: Tea- a drink with jam and (and she says Tea...very very very sweetly)
Megha: bread
Me: That will bring us back to do 
Megha: oh oh oh

Here is the full song from The Sound of Music

Valentines Day - 2014!

Happy Valentines Day Megha! This is the third valentines day we are celebrating with Megha. How fast they grow?!

Megha dressed up in red for the day when she went to the daycare. She gave a card and a heart shaped chocolate cake to her daycare provider.

Here is her playing at the daycare...

Eating a homemade cupcake....

Here is her opening the gift which Anand had sent me...a very thoughtful gift :)

Oh how she loves playing with the wrapping paper and the packaging itself! She put in on the floor, on her hair, my hair and everywhere :)

Here is her making crafts for her dad and our next door neighbors. She is thinking how to decorate the cards.

Here is her opening the card which Anand gave her :) What a pose eh? She read and re-read the card at least 10 times!

Here is her dad opening her handmade craft and his gift:)

Here is how it looks :) I helped her just a little :) It now hangs in our entry way, though, I am planning on removing it soon.

Here are couple of more crafts made with the help of our daycare provider :)

What a great day we had :)