DOUBLE DELIGHT

Christmas is always special to us because we were married on that day.So it has always been a double celebration.We went over to our friend's place and spent Christmas and our 5th anniversary with them.I think it was one of the best anniversary ever... just hanging out friends,watching movies ,playing games ,having the best indian food ever..Our Friends surprised us with a super delicious ice-cream cake. The children had their share of fun too.. Hubby gifted me a Nook Color and i love it..i need to start reading some books now : )

Jenna got a lot of gifts from our friends and Santa .Everytime we asked her what do you want Santa to gift u.She said Dora and boots and Santa fullfilled her wish.She got few other toys,books ,dress and dora hair clips .She was so excited to open her gifts.The look on her face was priceless ... Hope everyone is having a jolly time.Happy Holidays Guys!

Tea Parties and more..

Jenna is too busy nowadays.

She has tea parties to attend with her toy friends,

and Oh Yes! Sleep Overs too....

Happy Weekend guys! Have fun!!

RANDOM RAMBLINGS

1.We had this frozen yoghurt last week ..It's called 21 choices of Yoghurt..Its one of the best
yoghurt shops i have been.. Yummm!

2.I went for a spa pedicure after months .They painted small flowers on my nails... so cuteee..It was so relaxing,i should do more often though.3. I heart Lindt Chocolates.They are so ummm.. delicious.I let Jenna take a bite and her face was so priceless ,like this is so heavenly.. why did'nt you ever give me one before? I stopped buying chocolates because it gets over in like 2 days .I can see that i'm gaining weight in all the places u dont want to, so no chocolates for now... or maybe once in a while.


4.We finally got to watch this movie in the theatre after a pretty long time..127 hours was an amazing movie..The story is about the guy Aron Ralston and he is such an inspiration,to think he underwent all this ordeal to save himself.If it was me,i would have just given up.There is so much to learn from him,his fight to live and get back to his family.Sometimes we just take life for granted.We dont appreciate the value of things when we have it,only when u dont have it u know its true value.

James Franco did an awesome job ,no wonder he is nominated as best actor for Golden Globe.The movie has 3 nominations.

I still have so many movies on my must watch list which i should just catch up on Netflix i guess.

THANK YOU

On Saturday Morning i got the worst shock of my life, that my blog is missing and i was literally devastated because this blog means so much to me.Its not that people are going to miss reading my blog,i know i have very few readers but i have lot of Jenna's milestone recorded here and my family and friend back in India read and get to know what is happening here .After contacting the blogger support guys through the forum,my blog has been restored.Thank you blogger from the bottom of my heart for restoring my blog.I' m so happy and relieved...Now ,i need to back up my posts about Jenna 's milestones.I dont want this to happen again and feel sorry later.

LETTER TO MY FRIEND

Dear N,
Its been 8 years since you left us and not a day passes without me thinking about you.You have been a good friend , more like a big sis and role model to me.You were the one who told me that my hubby then'' friend'' is fond of me and i should get married to him one day and that happened but you were not there to see that happen and that still pains me.I used to look at u and ur hubby and think that u guys were the most romantic couple on earth and i still think u guys must be the most romantic couple in Heaven.
I thought i would never get over the grief but i did...As they say ''Time is the best healer''..
I know u are watching from above and hope ur happy with the decisions i made ,like choosing my husband....

Happy Birthday N!! U are missed terribly : (

BARNEY CRAZY

Jenna is so crazy about this big purple dinosaur Barney.Somedays, Barney is the only person who helps me to get my household chores done .

She has learnt many songs from Barney...Mr.Sun and Wheels on the bus,abc song ,so it has been educational in some ways too.

Her favourite song in Barney is ''I love you'' song which is the ending song in the Barney episodes.She can sing the entire song.

Every day before Jenna goes to bed she wants to sing this song but she does not leave it there, she asks me and hubby to join her in singing .Now this has kinda become our family song..

Is'nt it amazing how life changes after a baby??The songs which i keep humming nowadays seems to be twinkle twinkle and wheels on the bus...Which rhyme are you humming nowadays?

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

I'm thankful for having a lovely family,a beautiful daughter and a loving hubby.Life is good!!

Happy thanksgiving guys!!! Have fun!!!

127 HOURS

I'm a total movie buff and do not miss any of the good movies.But after Jenna was born we dont find much time to catch a movie.We wait until the Dvd release of the movie and then watch it.: (

But i so want to watch this movie in the theatre. You must be wondering whats so special about this movie...This movie is about a mountain climber who gets trapped under a boulder and goes to desperate measures to save himself.

The movie has been directed by Danny Boyle of Slumdog Millionare fame and the music is by A.R Rahman of ''Jai Ho'' fame. (For readers who dont know about him..He is a music director from India and he hails from the place where i was raised .He won the Oscars for his song Jai ho from Slumdog millionaire.)

This movie has a rating of 8.7 from IMDB and its running in a theatre jus two blocks from my house.I think i have enough reasons to get excited about this movie and i'm planning to watch it hopefully in the theatre this time : )

FUN TIMES

We had planned to go the zoo on Sunday and the night before while putting Jenna to bed ,i told her we will be going to zoo tomorrow.The next day the first thing she said when she got up in the morning was zoo...We were actually planning to cancel our zoo plans but once she reminded us about the zoo ,we went ahead with our plans.

It was a beautiful day yesterday in the high 70s...Jenna had so much fun seeing the animals,she was just squealing out of excitement everytime she saw an animal.Her favourite though was the monkey and the lion,she rode on the choo choo train,had her favourite pizza and ice-cream.Jenna had so much fun yesterday that she refused to nap.. finally she napped once we got back home.We were all tired due to all the walking we did at the zoo but i'm glad that Jenna had fun : )

MOMMY AND ME

Yesterday,me and Jenna went out for lunch .. Usually ,if we go out for lunch its with daddy but yesterday was exceptional.We were back late from our My gym class and i didnt have time to make lunch, so we call daddy dear but he was held up with lot of work and we had to go on our own.

We decided to go to Souplantation ,they have all Jenna's favourites mac and cheese,pizza,chicken soup,ice-cream and chocolate muffin.

She had so much fun and i was happy too.. no cooking and no cleaning up after lunch too..( i hate the cleaning up part after lunch.. )

I think we should do this more often, just me and Jenna.. Fun times : )

HALLOWEEN

This Halloween we dressed Jenna as a witch, an adorable one.. Our first choice was a pirate but we didnt get one ... But she was a pretty witch,i bet u would agree : )

We trick or treated in the streets of Old Town Pasadena and in our neighbourhood.Jenna had fun ,she wished everyone Happy Halloween...sounded more like happy hallolee... haha!

She waited patiently to get home to have her candies and i didnt give her much one or two... the rest is mine : )

PUMPKIN PATCH

We went to the pumpkin patch in our neighbourhood and Jenna was excited too though she did not know what to expect.This time it was not so much fun.. Last time the pumpkin patch we went was better. They had pony rides and we could feed the farm animals. Here it was just few creepy halloween stuffs and nothing else : ( Jenna was terrified when she went near the dracula and it started talking and it took a lot of convincing from us to make her stay ,she started crying that she wanted to go back home. After sometime she was back to normal, and started picking her own pumpkin.. she said one for Daddy,one for Mommy and one for Sana (Jenna).. Sweet : )

2 YEAR OLD WELL CHECK- UP

Today was Jenna 's 2 year old well check,and as usual when we entered the parking lot Jenna started crying that she wanted to go home and the crying carried on for the next one hour .

Jenna now weighs 24.7 pounds and is 34 1/2 inches in height.She does not seem to be gaining much weight and that worries me.She has become such a picky eater,she loves all the junk food and i'm to blame for that since i'm not a healthy eater either.I try my best to give her vegetables and fruits but she has become very persistent,if she does not like it she will not eat it.

Her vocabulary has increased suddenly and she puts two or three word together.She says her name is Sana instead of Jenna(we are still working on the J). She say Sana wants to go out,Sana wants milk,Sana sleepy... i love when she talks like this.

We have even experienced the toddler tantrums in public and it makes me go crazy,but i just keep reminding myself that this is just a phase.

She can sing the entire alphabet song and can count till ten.She is an amazing dancer ( I'm not bragging ) I'm sure u will accept if u see her dancing : )

And as i told in my last post we are still working on the potty training and soon we will succeed : )

WE ARE BACK

Yes, we are back from our 2 month vacation.It was fun and me and Jenna didnt want to come back.

I haven't been able to blog in India much since i was busy the last few weeks meeting friends and relatives.But now im back to the grind .So let me start with the updates...

~Jenna is now 2 years.We had a birthday celebration in India with friends and relatives.It was fun...

~I have put on weight which is good since i have had people asking me that whether i was sick and why i have lost weight..

~Jenna is officially weaned now... She stopped nursing herself 2 weeks short of her 2nd birthday and i did'nt do anything to stop her nursing.. I love that she weaned herself and there were no tears..

~Jenna is not completely potty trained ,she is mostly in her underpants and will tell me that she wants the diaper when she wants to pee.If i make her sit in the potty she does not want to go.We are almost there and i hope she gets trained soon.

MIXED FEELINGS

We are just back from my mom's native place .It's a beautiful place and we stayed there for 10 days. I used to visit this place when i was young during the school summer hols and it been nearly four years since i went here.

Its a small village near the sea shore and what made this trip even memorable was Jenna joining us this time.It was Jenna who enjoyed thoroughly ,since the place is near the seashore she got to play with sand, and in the farm too.

She loved feeding the goat and chasing the hen and i sat back and enjoyed watching her. I would say these 10 days was very relaxing for me since i had no work ,just some good food and fun times with the cousins there.

I have even gained few pounds and thats a good thing here in my village..Fat is healthy and beautiful. I had to reassure my concerned relatives that i was not sick and suffering from any disease.

Another 4 weeks to go and i will be heading back to the U.S.Hubs will be joining us in 10 days for his 2 week vacation.I'm waiting eagerly to see how Jenna would react to watch Daddy after nearly 2 months...

The next few days are going to be very busy as i have started planning for Jenna's 2 nd birthday party.Can't believe my lil girl is 2 already?Sometimes i feel she is still a baby and sometimes i can see the terrible two's striking??

MISS YA!!

Hey guys,i know its been long .. been trying to post something but have become super busy here meeting friends and relatives...hope y'all are doing well..

Anyway,you must be wondering who the guy in the picture is?? Say HI to my baby brother Faaj... He is now on his way to Canada to do his Masters and we are already missing him : (

One of the reasons i came to India is to spend some time with my bro before he leaves to Canada...

My brother is more like my best friend ,we both share all our secrets without judging each other.

He will be the one person on earth who will come to my rescue without any questions asked..Sometimes i wonder who is the older one??

We have had a fair share of fights and i love irritating him and not a day goes without us quarreling over some stupid stuffs like who gets the bigger piece of cake? ; )

its been only few hours since he left but Jenna is already searching for him asking where is faaj?She will miss him terribly ...He has been her playmate for the past 1 month.

The only thing i can look forward for now is to meet my bro during the thanksgiving holidays...

and its not far off...

P.S I know u will be reading this and do know we are all missing u here... love ya..

HELLO CHENNAI...

The place where i come from is called Chennai,formerly known as Madras.This was the place where i was raised.

These are some of the things i love about this place.

FILTER COFEE
This is one coffee i would die for ,or should i say any coffee lover.The rich taste and aroma will definitely make you yearn for more .


DOSA(rice pancakes)
This is my favourite and i do make it at home but it never turns out half as good as it does in the restaurant.I'm still working on my culinary skills and i'm sure i will master the art one day : )
If you dont understand what on earth i'm talking about.. then u need to find an Indian restaurant nearby and try this ...
JASMINE FLOWERS

I love this flower and Indian women adorn this in the hair for any special occasion .
You will see this in Indian marriages for sure.



SILK SAREES
I love sarees but i rarely wear them.Silk sarees are my favourite and my wardrobe has few silk sarees but i rarely find the occasion to wear it in the U.S


There are still many things i love about this place and i have mentioned only few. I'm sure everyone will have their own favourite things about their hometown.There is no place like ur own hometown..I'm sure u will agree : )

LIFE IS GOOD

It's good to be back home,i did not know until i got back how much i missed my room where i spent most of my childhood years.. My mom has still not taken down the posters i had in my room...



I love the huge wooden swing we have in our living room here, Jenna loves it too.. she just sits there and tells ''Mommy,wee''



Its good to have someone do the cooking and all u have do is sit back and just relish the food.



Its nice to see the bonding between Jenna and her cousins.I know she is going to miss them terribly when we get back.



Surprisingly,she is doing ok without daddy... Last time during our trip to Portland she missed daddy so much and used to cry for him.She does see him everyday through Skype ,she says hi daddy and shows the toys she has here and then rushes to play.I'm sure Daddy misses her too...

Right now,Life is good : )

REACHED

Hey all, we have reached India safely.It was a long and tiring trip but was a good one.. Jenna was very good throughout the journey.She was well behaved in the flight and did not trouble me a bit the elderly gentleman seated next to us complimented Jenna telling that she was very good baby .Jenna is so very excited to be here.. She is being totally pampered by both her grandparents .

I will update my blog regulary from today since i have lot of time in my hands and this time I 'm going to give my friends out in the U.S a sneak peek of Incredible India.Maybe you guys would come to visit this Incredible place sometime .Whatdya say???

TRAVEL

I wish i could travel in style with high heels and one baggage but NO!! I''m travelling with 3 baggages ,one diaper bag and a backpack wait!! yes,my handbag too and will be sporting my old jeans and tees and incase u happen to be in LAX or Frankfurt airport and notice a woman running behind a toddler looking half-dead ,,yes!!it could be me.....u could drop in a hi... it would make my day better ; )

TERRIBLE WEEK

It has been a hell of a week.. First of all,Jenna has fallen sick.. She has not been her usual self for the past 2 days, she has been running a low grade fever...We visited the doc and she is on medicines now : ( I just hope she gets better soon.. I'm leaving on Tuesday and i thought i will postpone the tickets but the doc gave me the go-ahead sign and told me not to worry.. I'm just worried because its a long trip and she is just recovering, anyway i 'm just praying to God that everything should go well.. On th other hand,i have been busying packing, three suitcases for 2 months trips,loaded with diapers,clothes and gifts for my cousins out there in India..I hopeful plan to potty train and wean her in India, ofcourse with my mother's help : )

We will be celebrating her 2nd birthday in India with grandparents and cousins..I have already started planning for her party,just 2 months and my baby will turn 2....it feels like yesterday i was planning for her 1st birthday party..phew!!!!! time just flies

10 DAYS

Yes!!!The tickets are confirmed,me and Jenna will be leaving to India in 10 days.. so excited.. Its been like a year since i saw my parents and Jenna needs some serious Grandparents time.We will be in India for two months .I have been waiting for this trip for so long.. Now i can get to sleep late,no cooking and definitely Jenna is going to be pampered from both grandparents.I have been shopping all week long buying stuffs to carry for our long trip and some gifts for the cousins . Sometimes its fun shopping for others too.. and thanks to all for ur feedback on the elmo harness,i think im using it for our trip.LAX and Frankfurt are both busy airports and i'm sure Jenna will refuse to sit in the stroller so could put it to use then.. 23 hours trip with 3 stops ... keeping my fingers crossed for a safe and sound journey : )

ELMO SOFT PLUSH HARNESS

image credit:walmart

Few months back i got this Elmo thinking it was a backpack but little did i know that it was a harness for toddlers.Last week at Sea world i saw someone using this and thought ''oh! we have this one but when i saw the leash i was like i dont have that leash along with backpack.I came home and i checked and ofcourse i had the leash too...

Anyway here is the truth ,i'm not a big fan of this harness and when i used to see someone use it,i would say i would never do that...After our trip to Sea World i actually changed my mind,she did not want to sit in the stroller or the sling, she wants to walk all by herself and we had to keep running behind her.. So yesterday during our evening walk i thought i will use it,just try walking around the block ..So she was eager to put the elmo and we left .After walking for sometime she turned back and saw the leash and patted herself and said'' Mommy,puppy dog come...'' I did'nt know whether to laugh or feel bad. I kinda liked the elmo harness , she had the independence to walk alone and i had the control to stop her.... I'm so confused whether to use it or not..Do you like this product? Will u use it for ur kid?

WHAT'S HAPPENING???

It's been a busy week for us and i am guilty of ignoring my blog for a week now,though i do read all my favourite blogs.. We had been to San Diego last week to pay a visit to Shamu at Sea World.Jenna had so much fun.There was an Elmo show in Sea world and Jenna was super excited to see Elmo,Abby and Cookie Monster..The only problem was she refused to sit in the stroller and i had to run behind her ...Anyway she enjoyed and thats what matters..

And finally i got to do the pedicure which i have been wanting to do for so long.. i did the spa pedicure and it was awesome...i wish i could do it more often ...

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY-HERE I COME

FOREVER 21

This weekend we had a few friends come over and we were hanging out in the Old town Pasadena where they have lot of shops.We had a great time,we had dinner at a Mediterranean Restaurant and when we were heading back to our we saw this huge forever 21 showroom.. its one of the biggest showroom among their branches which i have visited...So we bid adieu to our hubbies and kids and thought we will have just a sneak peek at the shoes and accessories and promised we would be back soon.And as we enter there is this huge collection of sunglasses for just five dollars...Of course i could not stop myself ,i started trying out different shades and finally ended up with these 3.. um yes 3!ofcourse i could not stop with 1... what do u think?? : ) and it was 15 dollars for the three.. how cool is that??
photo:image credits:forever 21

So do u like them? The third one is my favourite.. : )

SHOPPING SPREE

I love Shopping, temme which girl does not love shopping????? So this weekend i went on a mini shopping spree to the mall...Hubby took Jenna out for awhile while me and my friend were shopping.We hit Sephora first and spent nearly an entire hour trying make-up.. it was so much fun.But the truth is i dont know to put make-up,embarassing but true.. i apply some lip gloss and eye-liner and thats my make-up. I wish someone can teach me or is there a class which teaches some basic make -up tips..???I would definitely take that class. Then we hit the Payless shoe source and i bought some nice sandals and party shoes for Jenna. And lastly i went to Claire's and bought some big silver hoops which i usually wear since my old silver hoops seemed to have disappeared.

It was nice to spend have some girl time without worrying about cooking,naptime or just doing mommy duties... it is not that i hate doing mommy duty.. it is just refreshing to go out and as always when i see Jenna calling out Mummy i'm so happy to be back and miss her terribly,though i would have been out for like an hour or two..

I'm already looking forward for my next ''ME'' time..Maybe for a Pedicure or a nice movie...Looks like Eclipse is releasing soon,can't wait to watch it : )

20 MONTH OLD

Jenna is now 20 months.. 4 more months until she turns 2.

She weighs around 24 pounds..

She can count from 1 to 10 and the alphabets A to Z(i'm working on putting up a video of her singing The alphabet song)

Her favourite songs are pat a cake,wheels of the bus and itsy bitsy spider and she tries singing them.

She just loves her My gym class and she has learnt a lot from the class.. she is doing head stand,forward roll(with my help,of course..).

She can say her name too..She started saying as Senna but now she says it perfectly.

She loves her baby doll and elmo and barney doll and will not step outside the house without either one of them in her arms.

She loves anything with cheese , noodles,pasta and ofcourse her new favourites are chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream .

She is in the stage where she puts up a lot of tantrums if things dont go her way but we are working on it by distracting her.

Bedtime is another issue,she does not want to go to bed and it takes me atleast half an hour to put her to bed..

I realize life is not easy with a toddler at home but i have no complains... i love being a mom and soon she will grow up and i will miss all these simple things umm maybe i wont miss the tantrums ; )

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY-MESSY EATER

Jenna eats by herself now but sometimes she makes a big mess.. this was one such day..

BAKING WITH MY LOVE

Jenna is in a stage she wants to help me doing the household chores,be it cleaning or dishwashing .So ,i let her help me sometimes .I love baking and decided i will bake today and let Jenna help me out and she was glad to do so. She helped to pour the measured cup of water, broke eggs too..in between she was licking the mix and was saying yummo!!! She does not have much of a sweet tooth that is excluding cakes so i treat her once in a while by making her favourite chocolate cake.Our next attempt would be making a Rainbow Cake which i have been dying to do for very long.

MEHENDI/HENNA TATOO

Yesterday i had a lot of free time.. (Jenna bedtime was earlier than usual)so i thought i will do something and i ended up doing this..

JUST AFTER APPLYING
AFTER LIKE ABOUT 6 HRS...

I applied on Jenna's hands too...

since she was sleeping it was smudged a little.

I HAVE TO VENT

I think of writing something but my mind is blocked ,everytime i sit to write i think about some things which have happened over the past few weeks and my anger rises... I'm not able to concentrate on anything else.. i want to vent somewhere and thought i will blew the steam here after all its my blog but after a lot of thinking i find its not approriate to talk about someone in my blog so i leave it to that.. before anyone puts on ur thinking hats on i want to tell its not something about my hubby and our marriage.. no everything is fine in my household and im blessed with an awesome hubby..i cannot ask for a better soul mate.. its about a trusted friend who we know for so long and does not turn out to be the person who he is..??????

Since i have some awesome bloggy friends i want to ask you guys a question,just to know what will u do,if someone does not respect women and does not treat them well? Will u just sit and watch and say not my household not my problem or do something??Well, let me know... I'm waiting...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

We are back from the Bay Area.. it has been one amazing weekend.My hubby surprised me with a birthday /Mother's day gift...a spa package in La Belle.. I had luxurious time in the spa... Jenna was with daddy taking a look around the Stanford University along with my cousin who studies there. Hubby took off from work on Monday(my b'day) and cooked for me some yummy lamb biryani. In the evening friends came over to our house and we had dinner with them.Jenna wished me too but Happy birthday sounded as happy bad day ..lol! The only thing i missed on my birthday is my family who are in India but neverthless i got to see them through skype.The funny part is they sang Happy birthday and cut cake for me in India and i got to see all this.Thanks to skype!! Anyway i had an amazing time otherwise and thanks to my hubby and Jenna for making my 25th birthday a memorable one.

19 MONTH OLD

Jenna is now 19 months...can't believe she will turn 2 in few months..

Jenna is in a stage where she understands what im saying,she puts her dirty diaper in the trash when i ask her to.. she fetches me the tv remote,she helps to water the plants.. she has become Mommy's big helper.

She uses the word thank you frequently,the best thing about this is after i nurse her in the morning she says thank you ammi.. which is the most sweetest thing on earth.

She says lets go,thats all,please,i'm sorry..she is combining 2 words now .

She loves playing in the water... if u give her a glass of water she will entertain

herself for atleast an hour by just playing with it.

She can almost repeat any word we say but at time s when she cannot she just babbles something instead.

Regarding ,Nursing..I have decided not to forcefully wean her now and I will wean her when we go to India during summer for 2 months so that it would be easier for her and me .

THE HAIR STORY

Last time when we went to get Jenna 's haircut it was a total nightmare... she screamed all the way through and the lady stopped halfway and said she could do no more since she was not sitting still.So we brought her home with haircut half done but neverthless the lady charged us entirely.. Anyway this time i did'nt want to take her to the same place and did some search on the net for someone who specializes in baby haircut and i found a place very close to my place called Little Kuts. We made an appointment and seriously i was dreading the day because i was sure she will cry again. The place is very baby friendly.. they have lot of toys for the kids to play and they have this cute horses and ducks and the children can sit on them and have their haircut... how cute is that!! But anyway Jenna did not want to sit on that,so she sat on daddy's lap and she cried but not much, she stopped once she knew that no one was hurting her.The lady who cut her hair did an awesome job.. We wanted her hair cut short since its getting pretty hot here ... She looks little boyish now but her hair was way too curly and it was kind of messy always.. now its kinda neat.

TRIP TO PORTLAND

Portland is a beautiful place...it has greenery all around and the weather was gloomy most of the time. Just the perfect place to have some good food and curl up and read a book.Luckily,i had a great friend who let me relax and did all the work and took care of Jenna too. I read 4 novels in a week..and i was not the only person who had fun. Jenna loved being pampered by my friend and her hubby.

We took Jenna to the zoo and she enjoyed thoroughly.It was her first time.She was naming the animals.. tiger was cat, pola bear was dada which means Panda.

The tulip festival was just gorgeous.. acres of land with all these colourful tulips was just a feast to the eyes.

If your a nature person and love all these scenic views ,Portland is the place to be.

THANK YOU!!

I received an award from Maegan from a little twig bird house ,this is my first one,thank you so much,Maegan!!She is a beautiful lady in and out and has a lovely blog,dont forget to check it out.Jenna and me are reallyexcited to meet her in a few weeks from now.

So ,Bloggy award rule ... I have to post 7 fun facts about me and give my fav bloggies the beautiful blog award.. so here i go,,

1.I 'm a chocoaholic..i need to have something Chocolate after lunch and dinner or i will die,i mean seriously..

2. I love to watch horror movies and all the super natural stuffs on t.v and will get scaredand not sleep the entire night thinking about it.

3.I have had orthodontic treatment twice from two different dentists ,mine being a complicated case was shown to post-grad students and it was so embarassing.. and thats when i decided i will become a dentist.

4.I have a spot in my right toe and if any one touches it gives me shudders.. justlike someone scratching on the wall or the chalkboard...

5.I love to read gossip magazines like US weekly,Intouch, Hello.. i know its all crap but i still read 'em.I love reading fiction too and will always go to bed after reading a novel.

6.I was unable to speak until the age of five and my parents had me taken to speech therapist but now my dad says i speak so much and i have made up for the lost five years : )

7. I love In 'n' out burgers and its the only place i have tasted beef .i never had a liking to

it before.

Now i nominate this award to my other bloggy friends

Pigtails and puppy dogs- a bloggy friend ,great mom andwe both have daughters who are close in age.

Mother's insight- My friend IRL and has always been a huge support for me..and a huge mommy inspiration too.

Asaaan-Mommy of 4,a huge inspiration for me to blog ....

18 MONTH MILESTONES

We had taken Jenna today for her 18 month well check up. She now weighs 24 pounds and is 32 and half inches in height. She had one shot today but the good news is she wont get any more shots until she is 4.. yay!She will also have her next well check up at 2 years.

She can now climb stairs and get down and it took her so long because we have no stairs at home but the one week when we were in my friend's place in Portland she practised climbing up and down.

She mimicks whatever we do.. the other day while i was putting my lip gloss she was imitating me and it was sooo cute.

She does simple tasks like throwing her diaper in the trash can,she fetches my handbag when i ask.

Suddenly i feel like she is grown up,she no longer has the babyish face...i can see an independent toddler when i look at her... where did the days go?????

A LONG NEEDED VACATION

We are in Portland having an awesome time in my friend's place.. its beautiful out here.. the place is breathtakingly beautiful,lush greenery around ,clean air and its drizzling most of the times,there is hardly the sun out here ,me and Jenna are having fun. A long needed vacation for me.. no cooking.. yay!We will be back the coming weekend and will post more about our trip later : )

NIGHT WEANING

Jenna has been breast fed on demand from birth. My goal was to breast feed until she turns 1. But there was this swine flu going around and under my paedtrician advice i decided to continue nursing... i decided i will stop when the fall season is over.. i started cutting the morning feed but she used to cry so much i gave in and fed her as usual...But last week i decided that if i dont start weaning now its going to be difficult later so i decided i will wean her in the night which is very difficult moreover i wanted to get a good night sleep too.. sometimes she wakes up so many times and will go back to sleep only until i feed her.. so last friday i started, the first day was pretty bad,, she woke up every 5 mins and was crying to be fed.. the second day was worse.. she was crying continuously and i cried too ,third day got a lil better... everytime she wakes up i would say we will feed only when Mr Sun comes up (i got this from the Dr. Sears website) and the fourth day she never woke up she slept continuously and didnt wake up inbetween and if she did i just had to pat her and she would go right back to sleep... now i'm down to 3 feeds... one in the morning ,noon and just before to bed. i will cut back the rest of the feed one at a time now since the difficult night weaning is over.The best part of the whole thing is that i no longer put her to sleep,its daddy who does the job because if im there she wants to be nursed again.... Nursing has been a wonderful experience and im happy that God gave me this wonderful opportunity to feed my daughter..more than all the benefits of breast milk its the lovely bonding we share that im going to miss . But I'm happy and proud that i nursed my daughter even after all the negativity i was receiving from family and friends for nursing for more than year.... at the end of the day all that matters to me is my baby is happy and healthy.

M.I.A

Its been more than a week since i posted becoz i was busy at my friend's place helping her out with her 3 kids since her hubby was out of town. Its been a great week especially for Jenna,she is having a great time playing with her kids.She loves playing catch with them and sometimes they fight for the same toy . Its been a chillax week for me too,i just had to take care of the kids but sometimes they drove me crazy when they all cry at the same time or fight for the same book... ( hats off to all those moms out there who have 3 + kids ).i got to read few books and that usually does not happen at my place since i got to do the cooking,cleaning and taking care of Jenna too..Iwill be going back home this weekend and i'm looking forward to sleep in my own bed : )Happy Weekend Guys!

LOVE FOR ART

Today,i had been to Micheal's to buy some craft items for the Easter Egg Swap I m participating which is hosted by Maegan .I'm so excited.. its been very long since i did something Crafty...Its been more than five years since i painted... i learnt water color painting and oil painting but once i joined dental school i became too busy and painting was the last thing on my mind ...but today after looking at the brushes and paint...i so badly wanted to start painting again.. i think i will join an art class again since i have lost touch with painting and I'm soon planning my next trip to Micheal's for the art items...

17 MONTH OLD

Look who'a turned 17 months...

We have a very naughty toddler at home..She keeps me so busy nowadays..Sometimes i feel like i have a teenager at home, she gets angry if she does not get what she wants...

She is very communicative ... she tells whats she wants for breakfast .. somedays its bananas..otherwise cheese or cheeossss (cheerios)

She plays peek -a -boo with our friend's 8 month old and thats when i get all teary.. my own baby is all grown and entertaining another baby..

She loves to dance and sing songs...

She has started playing with other kids... last weekend she was playing catch with another toddler and they were saying ready steady and Jenna says go... too cute ..

She is a very picky eater and her only favourite food is Jingis aka chicken(have no idea where she picked up that name)

She loves to play her dad's guitar... she picks up a pen or whatever is lying on the floor and strums the guitar.. future Taylor Swift i say...

Cant believe she will turn 2 in another 7 months... where did the time go??