1 year old!

I swear I could write a novel. I think I just might.

 

 

So much has happened since my last entry. Veer turned one, travel to England, and started walking. He also starting talking more and eating more items (bread, cereal, and some regular food).  I traveled to India and met the family in England for our cousin’s wedding in England. I didn’t have the awesome (interest sarcasm) job of traveling with a baby – I left that to Anand and Kavita. They said he behaved really well going to England, however coming back was another story. He was really well behaved for the most part in England. He played well with other kids. He broke out in a rash over there and it didn’t seem to get better until we came back home. I am not sure if it was the water there, or food, or the heat but since we have been back it’s been a little better. He still has really dry skin.

We celebrated his 1^st birthday party this past weekend. The theme was balloons and rainbows. I know very generic but we made the most of it. The entire decor was homemade starting from the birthday banner, to the balloon basket. I ended up not going with the 32” balloon for the hot air balloon basket because 1) they cost $16 per balloon, 2) I didn’t really have time the day of the party to go get them 3) I would need two vans to transport 3-4 balloons from the party store to home. So I made do with the lots of regular sized balloons. All the parents and kids had a blast at the hot air balloon photo drop. We hired a face painter/balloon twister. She was great, although I still think she is better suited for a little girl’s birthday party. Her face painting jobs were amazing but a little on the pretty size. We had a lot of snacks that kids would enjoy (after all it was a kid’s birthday party) and we ordered pizza for lunch. The weather turned out to be great and at times I felt it was little too warm.  I doubt the kids noticed. The milk and cookie bar was not as big a hit as I thought it would have been. I think probably the kids filled up on other food and didn’t eat much, or probably we had more food than we thought we needed. The rainbow (pan)cake was a big hit. We really wanted Veer to dive into the cake but he just picked at the frosting. The kid has OCD or something.

Week 50 & 51

 

 

 

Week 49

The last couple of weeks flew by. So much so that I didn’t get to put an entry last week. I am super busy packing for India and getting things ready for Anand and Veer. They leave for London like 5 days after me. I am super excited about India and kinda exhausted already. I will be traveling more than I would care to. Veer rash on his face is getting better but still not sure what caused it. I tried giving him Cheerios yesterday and it seems like that wasn’t it. I wonder if it is the veggie sticks I got him. Or the junk we have been letting him eat. I can’t believe his birthday is about 3 weeks away. What were we thinking throwing a party 3 days after we get back? Vaishali came over last week and helped me make some decorations for the party.  This past Saturday we attended Saanya’s party. It was monsoon that day but that didn’t ruin any fun. I can’t believe we are celebrating 1^st birthdays already. It crazy how time flies. In the last year, I have had the best time of my life. Veer is the best thing in the world to me.