Testing posting video to the blog from the phone

Fun with the vaccum - oh my scary scary!

Fun on the see-saw

Days like this we love San Francisco - it's beautiful!

The Very Cute Boys

A childhood classic is "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carlisle (we have 2 copies, thanks to gifts, in case anyone's interested). Deven loves it & insists on it as a bedtime story most evenings- and can already recite almost every sentence by heart.

I walked into our room this morning, to find my 3 boys engrossed in the story somewhere between the 3 plums and the 5 oranges. They didn't even notice me until the flash went off.

In other news, Rohan now has his 2 top teeth, and we're expecting to see more soon. :)

Happy Birthday Daddy, part 2

More photos from dinner.
:)
Kate Sherwood
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Happy Birthday Daddy!

Uncle Rahul from Toronto, Auntie Kathleen from Seattle, Tante Inge & Uncle Cliff from Maryland, and Aunties Danielle & Christie from right here, all helped us celebrate Daddy's birthday on Thursday.

Tante Inge made 2 *yummy* German cakes, Auntie Christie brought bubbly, and there were flowers, Auntie Danielle brought balloons & flowers, Uncle Rahul brought gifts for the boys, and a good time was had by all!

I know you'd understand

To all Parents of kids over 3, and preschool teachers:
This morning, Deven insisted on wearing underpants instead of a pullup-diaper. I took him to school (using the jogging stroller) for the first time in a week b/c he's finally over the hand-foot-and-mouth disease he had. He didn't want to use the toilet right before we left.

When we got there, he was holding his crotch-area - a signal I've learned means he has to go su-suu (pee-pee). He will say "NO" if you ask him; but this time - I didn't have any meetings right then, so I stayed, held him, then gently told him I'd pull his pants down and he should sit on the potty. He likes privacy (who doesn't?); so I sat facing away...
And I was rewarded with a potty of su-suu, and a grinning toddler!

Yay!
We washed our hands and I thought my heart would explode with happiness & pride.

I saw one of his teachers en route to BART for work - and was so excited, I told her what happened.

It may not seem like much - we haven't had issues w/this per se, but still: Parents, I know you'd understand.
:)

Mommy's worst nightmare

Is coming true.

Deven is able to climb - by himself - to the top of the 20' high jungle gym - and Rohan is walking by himself.

Thank goodness for health insurance with high flex-spending account limits.

First Tooth;& Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease

On the eve of Cousin Ante's first birthday, Rohan finally cut his first tooth! He's also very close to walking (standing & squatting unassisted, regularly).

Deven has finally started potty training in earnest. He likes underwear, and he likes sitting on the potty - though he still often has accidents...we are looking forward to the days of no poopy diapers.

Both boys have been sick lately, but it's with a (so far) mild case of Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease - manifesting in small pimple-like blisters on the - what else - Hands, Feet, & Mouth of babes (and in our boys case, and their bottoms). Photo of Deven's hand shows a tiny blister right below his middle-finger knuckle.

It can make 'em fussy & not want to eat, so we've been plying Deven with things he will eat (ice cream, juice) and he's been happy.

Happy almost-Birthday, Ante!
:)

Deven pushing Rohan

...lately it's been the other way around (Rohan pushing Deven) but enjoy this:

11 months

11 months ago, Rohan was 1 day old, and Deven was saying "1-2, 5-6, 9-10!"

Now, Deven speaks in full sentences (but less in Hindi), and Rohan's very close to walking.

Today for the first time, when it was time to go to sleep, I had to offer Rohan a bottle, because I wasn't able to feed him enough myself. Sure, others have offered him a bottle - he's been ~ 50-50 breastmilk-formula since ~ 5 months old; but *I* haven't had to offer him one yet.



But he drank 4 ounces and has only woken up once since going down - so I guess it works.

And he's growing up. And he's cute. And cuddly. And all's well (excepting Yogesh's knee but that's improving).

And that's good.