And yet ANOTHER bed!

I have SO many beds - a crib, a pack 'n' play, a co-sleeper, a swing, a quilt on the couch and now I have a true desi-style baby bed! My Ashok dada ordered this Indian style swing for me from India - it's actually very cozy and I guess I have now been desi-fied :)

The new Lord of the Ring!

When my daddy was born, his Thatha gave him a small gold ring and now my daddy has passed it on to me...I'm not even two months old and I already have my very first piece of bling!! (And I think I definitely have a future as a jewelry model, don't you agree?)

Photo Shoot #2

I'm really starting to love that so many professional photographers want to take pictures of me...my parent's friend Kristine came over a couple weeks ago to take more incredible pictures!

Oh boy, time sure does fly when I'm having fun!

The last couple weeks have been so busy - and even busier for my mom since Umibaa had to go back to Arizona (Ashok dada was getting lonely and missing her yummy food...and now I miss it!).

I've had so many visitors lately...mommy's friends Katie, Deb & Camila, daddy's friends Roodley, Isabella and my new friend Natalie and more of my fun family - Ashay mama, Eshaan mama, Trusha didi and Raadhay bhai! I hope I can keep track of everyone's names!

Most importantly, I'm getting much bigger...I keep hearing how I don't look like a newborn anymore (though I still feel like one - I still don't know much about this new place I've come into). My mom makes me do some tummy time everyday and I don't like it one bit! I prefer to lay on my back so everytime she puts me on my belly, I try my hardest to flip over to my back....I'm determined to succeed one of these days!



As expected, my parents are taking lots and lots of pictures - check out "My Latest Photo Album" in the right column.

My Crib!

Now that I'm a month old, I can sleep in my very own big crib!! I am loving the way my mom has decorated the room...I remember my dad saying something about adding Transformers to the room but I don't see anything. I hope he gets around to it soon because that would be super cool - get on it, dad!

My First Month Birthday Celebration

So, my first month birthday was a HUGE event - even the NCAA scheduled the March Madness championship game on April 5 to celebrate my first month! :) It was a great game...although it would have been way better is Duke had lost. I was really hoping Butler would win - they really deserved it!

My daddy invited a couple friends over to meet me and watch the game. My Umi baa made yummy food - chole/bhatura and pau bhaji - for all the guests and it was so good that they couldn't stop eating!

Daddy & Me Time

I don't get to see my daddy too much because he works a lot, however when he comes home from work, he always wants to play! If I'm sleeping (which I usually am), I get to cuddle with him while he winds down watching TV (usually Law & Order)...

My Weekend Out in the Sun

My Neil mama came to visit me for the weekend! It was cool to finally meet him since he's given me so many cool clothes...I really liked his shirt, too. Maybe he'll take me shopping in the future (tho I'm not sure my daddy would let me wear so many designer duds). A lot of people think I look like Neil mama....hmmm











The weather finally got warmer and sunnier so my mommy took me out with my grandparents and Neil mama to see my daddy play basketball and the views from the East River! Was so great to be out in the fresh air - I fell alseep almost immediately and had such a nice nap...

My First Photo Shoot

When I was just 2 weeks old, my daddy's friend Jon Lemon came over with all his fancy photography equipment and took pictures of our family - just looking back at these now, I've grown a lot in just 2 weeks!

Meeting my Cousins!

My cousin Ashvini came to see me when I first arrived at the hospital but I don't remember much from those days - there were just so many people there, I couldn't keep track of everyone that I'd met! Luckly, Ashvini came to visit me again this past weekend, so we spent some quality time together. She knows the whole alphabet...that's just SO cool!!! I can't wait to learn that from her!



My cousin Chitra also came to visit me this weekend with her parents an grandparents, who came all the way from India! Unfortunately, I was so sleepy when they came that I slept through their whole visit. I'll have to invite them over again when I'm awake so we can hang out.



I'm noticing that I have a lot of girl cousins....oh boy! Mom and Dad, I need a brother PRONTO!

The Week I was Supposed to Arrive!

I was expected to arrive on March 20 - which is also my Thatha's birthday. It would have been very cool to share a birthday with my Thatha, but I just couldn't wait that long, and on the bright side, I got to celebrate his birthday with him!



Earlier that week, my Suba athai came to visit me! It was great to meet her - she's really busy in school right now, so came during her Sprig Break...it's a good thing I came early or else I may not have met her until Summer!









That same weekend, my mommy & daddy's friends came to visit me! I met Camila, Nico and my new friend, Manuel. I also met Chris & Christina (my dad has known Chris for almost 15 years so I'll definitely be asking Chris for embarrasing stories about my dad in the future!)

Mommy & Me Time

My mommy and I have reading time together - my first book was "Good Night New York City" - this is quickly becoming my favorite book.





















She also does a lot of embarrasing things like give me manicures.

AND she keeps saying something about "Mommy & Me" yoga?!?! (Oh boy, are you serious, mom?!)

Coming Home!

My Neil mama gave me this super cool Phoenix Suns outfit to wear home from the hospital. Even though it was slightly (ok, more than slightly) big for me, I really wanted it to be my first outfit. My dad wasn't too happy because he wanted me to wear NY Knicks gear before Phoenix Suns, but my mom beat him to it...go MOM! :) But my dad insisted on covering up some of the Suns stuff with a sweatshirt - my mom picked an University of Arizona hoodie (that my Neil mama also gave me)...

The prince formerly called Taco...

Welcome everyone! I came into the world just 19 days ago (which was actually 15 days earlier than I was expected)! After hearing the hustle & bustle of the big city everyday for 9 months, I just couldn’t wait any longer. And boy am I glad I didn’t wait because I’m loving it out here. Now I get to stretch my legs as often as I want without making mommy uncomfortable AND I finally get to meet my daddy!

For those of you who want to see more about my journey to this point, my mom has been documenting it in another blog: tacopc.wordpress.com (FYI – I was known as Taco before I was named Adaiyan. I once heard my parents say they called me Taco because they both love Taco Bell… they are so strange!)

This is Taco...


And this is me (Adaiyan)...