Happy Birthday Maya!

Today we went Maya's 1st birthday party! Rayan had so much fun, he completely skipped his afternoon nap (which is usually 2 hours long) and just played. He had a blast playing with all of Maya's toys. He had lunch with Maya and then spent the afternoon playing and meeting new people.

Rayan with Priya and Rachael Auntie

Rayan with Parakh Auntie

Chillen with Kamran

Yesterday, while Piyush was away for the day, Rayan and I hung out at home. We spent the rainy Saturday just playing and relaxing. Later in the afternoon, Nani stopped by to visit Ry. In the evening, Ry's buddy Kamran came over to watch the VT game. Kamran's daddy was with Ry's daddy at the game. While the mommy's caught up, the boys watched the game! Go Hokies! Since it was a cold day, the boys were not sporting their Hokie gear. This was the first time the boys 'hung out'. In the past, when one was awake, the other was asleep. Rayan always gets super excited when he sees people his size!

8 Months!

Rayan is 8 months old! He seems like he is changing so much every day. This month, the pictures with Mr. Bear were difficult. Ry was not in the mood to sit still. He preferred to bite Mr. Bear with his new teeth!

So lots of changes have been going on with Ry. First, he has teeth! And is getting more! We were able to get a picture of them. He figured out how to chew and is eating much more now. He enjoys picking up food and eating it himself. He is also is using the sippy cup! Ry is standing up on everything, his crib, the console table, coffee tables, anything. He is also crawling and scooting to everything! His unofficial weight at 8 months is 16 lbs 4 ounces.

Hanging with Masis!

Today, Piyush was at VT for the Nebraska game. While he was gone, Rayan's Nani watched Ry while I ran some errands. Later in the evening we went to Usha Masi's house for some tea and to catch the end of the game. Rayan watched the game and hung out with his Anisha and Nikki masis.

Bye Bye Minnieland

Today was Rayan's last day at Minnieland :( He has been going there since he was a little under 3 months old! His teacher's have been wonderful for the past 5 months and he is really going to miss them. Especially his primary teacher, Miss Samantha. He has also made so many little friends there that he is going to miss. Although he looks sad in this picture, he really has no idea what is going on and is just really tired!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Today is Piyush's 34th birthday! We celebrated by having his sister, Manisha and her family over some dinner. They brought a really yummy cake and the kids helped Piyush blow out the candle. Birthdays are so much more fun with the kids! Rayan had a great time playing with his cousins!

OBX Vacation

This past week Rayan went on his very first vacation! We went to the Outer Banks (Coralla, NC) for the week of Labor Day. We rented a house with my cousins the Doshi's, the Mothelompet's, and the Satija's. Rayan had his cousin Alisha there for company and Tiger & Caesar too! Despite the rain, Rayan had a great time, and so did we!

During the week, we discovered some things about our little Ry. We learned that Rayan loves dogs! Every time Ry was upset or whining and either Caesar or Tiger walked by, Ry would just crack up and try to go after them!

Another thing we learned was Ry's love for the water! He loved the beach and pool. The freezing pool water didn't bother him at all. I was too much of a wimp to go in, but Piyush took Ry in for a couple of minutes. At the beach, Rayan loved the waves. He looked so cute in his swim outfits and hats! We couldn't resist taking so many pics. On a side note, you may notice some scratches on Ry's nose in some pictures. On Wednesday, Ry had a fall pool side and hurt his head and nose. He was a trooper... I think I was more hurt!






This week Rayan also had many new developments. On Tuesday we realized that 2 of his bottom teeth popped. We knew he had been teething because of all the drool, plus he was running a low grade fever the week before. He also has FINALLY figured out chewing. Or the motions of it. No matter what I gave him before, he would just suck it up. Now, he chews it and kind tests the texture of it. Hopefully he will enjoy food more now?

During the week, Ry also started pulling himself up on things. He loves to stand so now he finds things that he grab and pulls himself up. So cute! I don't know how we didn't get a picture of it! Ok long post, but lots happened last week! Here are more pics from the week!




Visit to the aquarium on a rainy day. Rayan seemed really interested in the fish!