15 Marbles

Aadya turned 4 months old on 30th July and mommy still hasnt been able to update the blog about it and to think,Aadya is the star of the blog!So, today as Aadya is busy screaming with joy as Papa,plays with her, Mumma sits down to write about her 4-month old.
Screaming? you ask..Yes screaming.She is a screamer.She has learnt to squeal and scream.She squeals with joy,when her dad comes home. She squeals with joy when I go to pick her up after her alone time on the playmat .She squeals when talking to her butterflies.Its as if she is practicing the squeals..all the time.Sometimes she even tries to add a squeal or two when she is crying.That is so funny.She is quick to show her discomfort too.When she is mad,she turns red in her face and screams!
She has learned to sit up with support and if we give her our thumbs or fingers to hold, when she is lying down..she has to sit up on her own and not satisfied with that,she has learned to stand up! This is one determined little child.2 days after she turned 4 months old, she decided that she doesnt need our support to get up, and since then she has been trying to sit up on her own, supporting her upper body with her elbow and with sheer willpower,she raises her self to an almost sitting position,kinda like a scoop!
Aadya has 2 new friends now.The fan and the iron board. She favors the iron board over the fan and the butterflies over the iron board.
This little girl is a social bee..She loves to have people around her. We take her to the mall and she is so excited, refusing to sleep.. as if to take in all the pretty sights.
She is constantly babbling..constantly!And when she gets sleepy,she wants to sing herself to sleep too. Her nap routine is like this- Two yawns and rubbing eyes and mumma knows its nap time.and touch wood, its more or else the same time everyday.. just 10-15 minutes here and there. So, mumma wipes her face,puts her in the sleeper sack and takes her to the bedroom.We sit in the rocking chair and mumma rocks her to sleep,while humming to her. And then Aadya starts humming too.If mumma stops she stops..mumma starts n she starts too :)After around 15 mins, Mumma transfers her to the crib and baby opens her eyes, checks if everything is the same in her crib,cuddles up with Poochie and sleeps.( for an hour atleast.) Then mumma has to pat her to sleep again!
When she wakes up,she plays in her crib,waiting for us to get up..and then when she has waited long enough,she calls out to us in clear distinct,AYE..So sweetly called out, who can not answer her 🙂
Other sweet, happy times are bath times-Aadya loves to sit in her bath-tub and offlate has started to thrash her feet in the water and loves the resulting splash.A big grin lights up her face,when the water splashes!
Not one to stay in one spot,she has learned to kick the floor with her heels and move her body. So,there is no way, mumma can leave her on the bed or the couch. The only place for her is on the blanket spread out on the living room rug. I leave her at point A..and in no time she lands up at point B, defintely not on the blanket and at an angle of 90degrees from point A.The scene that typically greets me is my baby girl gazing up at the ceiling,with her hands clasped together,in a thinker pose!
After our early morning nursing sesssions,I bring Aadya to our bed and her favorite passtime is playing with mumma’s hair,touching mumma’s face,Papa’s face and finally falling asleep with one hand holding papa’s night shirt and other holding Mumma’s hair!
When Mumma wakes up and sees this beautiful sight,what more could she ask for 🙂
Happy 4 months,my love!

Last Sunday Aadya attended her first Social event.Nothing fancy,It was a 4 year old’s birthday party.
I was really excited to take Aadya to a social gathering for the first time.I was curious to watch her expressions and her interaction with people and kids.I already know she loves watching kids playing.When we take her to the mall, she goes crazy looking at all the kids playing in kids area or walking with the parents or sitting in their strollers!
The party was on Sunday,and we had already had a tiring day the previous day with our Grand Canyon Trip and so I didn’t know if she would be tired or fussy.Anyway,I gave her a bath and just put her down for her morning nap a little early .It was a lunch party. We got dressed and reached there.Aadya was wearing a red shirt,knotted at the waist and a denim skirt with red frills,matching her shirt

A group of 3 girls(H,A,J),(DH’s colleagues) started to fight for Aadya’s attention.They had seen her as a newborn and we had been planning to meet up for a long time after that,it just didn’t work out. And Aadya,the epitome of grace, smiled at all of them coyly;she didn’t even mind being traded from one person to another and if I can say so, basked in their combined appreciation.After that it was just one fan after other and Princess Aadya,graced them all with coy smiles, even showering a choice fan with her toothless grin. She didn’t even mind wearing the party hat!I was feeling a tad guilty about her stealing the thunder from the the birthday boy.Not that he seemed to mind it,he was too happy playing with his cute friend.
For cake cutting,J offered to hold her and she didn’t fuss.She was so fascinated with the balloons and candles and kids! When it was time to sit down for lunch, DH strapped her in to her stroller and she sat there happily looking around,till she got sleepy.One of DH’s colleague’s wife offered to hold her,while i finished eating.And Aadya went to sleep , no fuss, no crying, just slept without any trouble.
She slept for 20-25 mins-Her Power nap!! and woke up fresh,to charm the crowd again. This time it was time for a photo session. H,A&J brought their cameras out and this time they were joined by another girl,K.They all took turns holding her and clicking snaps with her.Everyone promised to send me snaps,which I am still waiting for,by the way.So, you girls,if you are reading this,you know what to do.
At the end of the party,DH went to drop these girls home,while Aadya n mumma stayed back at the party. Aadya saw the birthday boy playing with his friends, and was suddenly attracted to him.Why you ask? Beacuse he had changed clothes and was wearing a nice red Kurta-suit.Did I mention,red is her favorite color 🙂
Then her eyes followed him wherever he went,occasionally even screaming,as if to call him.Unfortunately her advances were not answered.A four year old has more important things to do..like run around and jump on the couch,than look at a little baby. So, mumma just stood there with her, and let her watch their game to her heart.
It was a great party,we all enjoyed a lot, meeting new people and just relaxing.This was the first party,we attended in a long long time. But all the fun was possible only because of one little charmer,Aadya.She was such an angel(knock on the wood) We couldnt stop smiling when everyone came and told us how adorable she is..
Here’s my little party gal in her Party hat!