My Best Present

Sara is the Best present I've ever received!

First Christmas!

We had a great time at chachi's place today. All our friends were together to celebrate Christmas....Mahesh Chacha, Andy Chacha, Madhu Aunty with all kids. It was so fun to have all the boys (big and little) and us girls together again. Love you All!!

Family Getaway

I Love it...it's a perfect description of the nice vacation we had with our "family friends - The Matta's". We went to Puerto Rico - Sara's first airplane ride. We were flying from EWR to Puerto Rico. Sara seemed quite pleased and thankfully we had no issues on the flight.

First Time at the pool - haha! Man, we were missing out the fun to see Sara in water! What a bummer that we didn't take her sooner! She LOVED it!

It was, quite simply, a Perfect vacation. We  were guaranteed good company and LOTS of laughs.

4 Months old!

Sara is already four months old. Time is flying by and our little baby continues to grow and discover new things. Our family is truly blessed with her. She thumps her legs, flaps her arms, and/or gives us the big gummy grin when she is excited.

In the past week, she's discovered her feet and is quite pleased with these new little toys. She is too darn cute and we love her to pieces!

Tummy Time

Sara is getting so strong! She can lift and hold her head for quite some time during tummy time now.

Look Who's Talking

Ok, maybe not really "talking"...but here's Sara acting awfully cute in mommy's bed. For all the people who have requested more videos...enjoy!

Quick Learner

Papaji is teaching the little one the important things early - namely how to sing songs on Karaoke...

More Interactive

Sara is now smiling purposefully instead of just when she is falling asleep...she still does this and it's still adorable. But the smiles and coos in response to things are just incredible and really light up our hearts!

Sara was in a particularly good mood tonite after her bottle and Vishal caught some of it on video:

First Snow!!

Today is the first snow since Sara's arrival. We've spent the day all toasty warm inside the house watching this beautiful winter day evolve. Below is the pic I took of little girl today that make me LOL:

First Diwali Celebration

Today we celebrated Diwali with all our family & friends at our home. Since I had Sara all my friends decided to help us with the food.   Delicious food and drink and partying with all our friends until 1 AM made for one sleepy family. We all slept in until 10:20 the next morning!!!! Unheard of...but totally awesome!

Chachi gave some nice dresses for Sara that she was looking darn cute :) Some pics from the Diwali celebration:

Swinging Away!

I love the swing (& Sara loves it, too!)

3 months old!

Sara is three months old today! We can not believe how fast these 3 months have flown by! Lil Sara is the light of our lives and we don't know how we ever got by without her! And she just keeps getting cuter by the second doesn't she?!?!

The End of the World As she Knows It...

Who can believe that 8 weeks have already passed since Sara was born? I have to go back to work now. No one is happy about this (except my co-workers...). Sara and I have never been apart for more than a few hours so this is going to be a major change for both of us. Thankfully she is being watched by her grandparents, so at least we know she is in good and loving hands. "It's the end of the world as we know it..."

First Outing without Daddy

Today was a BIG day!!! Following prompting from my colleagues, Sara and I went out for the first time without Daddy to my office. Man! You'd think we were going away for a week! I was all sorts of paranoid about forgetting something. Vishal was patient and calm and helped me pack the diaper bag and put Sara in her car seat. The trip to NYC is about 12 miles (lol!). But for all of those miles, every muscle in my body was tensed up. Sara squeaked a few times, but all was well. It was SUCH a FUN day!!

(Again i don't have any pictures!) 

Two Months old!

Sara is a tall girl .... about 25 inches tall but not that great a eater (12.5 lbs). Our sweet Sara continues to do just great! She's even more fun these days- with all her smiles.

Apple Picking

We went apple picking today with friends - The Matta's, The Jain's (Bharat-Vinita with kids & parents), Shuchi-Siddharth.! SO SO SO fun! Obviously Sara didn't participate (she was passed back and forth between Grandma, Daddy and me)!!

   The whole Gang!

One Month Old!

I really cannot believe it's been a month since she was born! I have felt tired, but not in a bad way. Sure, I've had my moments but honestly this past month has flown by and it has really been wonderful. I'm told it only gets better. *sigh*.

Weight: 9 lbs. 8 oz.
Height: 22.5 inches

The weigh-ins and height measurements are the highlight of her doctor's visits and really make them fun.

Life is sweet with you baby girl!

Havan Pooja

We had a havan pooja when Sara turned a month at our place. Our family & friends joined us to bless the little girl!

(The panditji was quite a funny to keep everyone engaged in the pooja.)

Bath Time

Sara seems to enjoy her bath time. I just don't take enough pictures at bath time. I love seeing Sara's little baby rolls and feeling her super soft baby skin!

Sara sound asleep after her bath

Few more...

Just few snaps of happy family enjoying beautiful weather outside

Sara is Three Weeks!

Sara is three weeks today!  She continues to grow like a weed and is starting to outgrow some of her NB clothes. She has pretty long legs. Poor little girl is still struggling with gas. Gripe water works some of the time on her, but for some reason the gas always seems to strike in the middle of the night. Today mommy and daddy are walking zombies...

Cute Stuff...huh?

In between all the visitors, sleeping 16-18 hrs a day, and the feedings...Sara was finally able to settle down and just enjoy herself for a little bit. Luckily, Daddy had his camera nearby and was able to capture a few pics of Sara being the little ham that she is.

Week 2

Sara has had a busy second week of life so far. She seems to really love her seat and sleeps well in it. Today starts the beginning of her third week of life, and we continue to have a blast watching her grow, which she is doing tons of. I have already had to put clothes in the tooooo small pile.

Blessing from Nani

Vishal's mom had Sara wear the blessings my mother sent from India.

First Pediatrician Visit

Sara had her first visit to the pediatrician today. She was a very good girl while we were there. She only got mad when we had to strip her down to her diaper and do the measurements. Other than that, she was a happy camper.

Vishal went back to work today. He said he missed her little girl tons, and is now sitting very contently with the little girl sleeping on his chest.

One Week Old

Little Sara is one week old today. Wow! Time flies. Vishal was very patient with me; as were his parents. They allowed the three of us to be holed up in our bedroom to have quality family time.  I truly love being a mom and love my little family more than words can describe.

6th Day Pooja

Since Vishal parents were here to help us, ma did some pooja when Sara turned 6 days. She made some halva which i loved....especially because i was not looking at the calorie count :)

First Bath

Sara had her first sponge bath today. She did Great! It was not nearly as bad as we were anticipating. She actually seemed to enjoy it but I forgot to take any pictures.

Welcome Home Sara!

After a long 2 days in the hospital, I was discharged from the hospital and we were ready to take our baby home. Grandma helped us unpack and organize all Sara's essentials.

Here She is!!!!

6:49 PM - Happy Birthday Sara!!

3 hour and 25 minutes of concentration and pushing by me, counting and encouragement from Vishal and finally vaccum extractor and we welcomed our daughter, SARA GARG.

She weighed  pounds lbs, 8 oz and was 21.5 inches long. It was an amazing process and truly was love at first sight.

The Baby Shower!!!

My Chachi was gracious enough to host it at her home and she did a beautiful job. Thank you Chachi and everyone for your thoughtfulness and generosity.

Few Pics of THE day

Niagara Falls & 28 Weeks Prego

My family isvisiting us from India. I was soo much pampered; felt so good. We went to Niagara Falls/Corning Museum & Finger Lakes. Our trip was GREAT! I had a ton of fun just hanging out with my full family!