46w6d old

helping mama on 'cookie monday'. a tradition that began when deepak started 1st grade. i was nervous about this first full length school day, so i assumed he was too. i told him i'd pick him up with homemade cookies waiting in the car. when he got in the car after that first day, he asked if we could do it every day! we made a deal for once a week, cookie monday was born. i've never missed one and someday i will pick rishi up from his first day with a little bowl of homemade cookies, just for him.

46w5d old

sister put her apple down. brother claimed it.

46w4d old

once again, i have neglected rishi's page! well the bigger he gets, the busier he keeps me. today we said goodbye to lola and uncle john after a week long visit for thanksgiving. it was hard to see them go.

rishi is very much in walking prep mode. if you hold his hands he totally walks his little feet along. he can stand unassisted and will lean and fall forward to try and reach someone. he hasn't thought to lift his feet without someone's hands or an object to hold onto. his fifth tooth is coming in up top and teething has been quite the ordeal. he isn't sleeping well. he goes down around 8 and by midnight he's typically been up 5 times already. we are both exhausted.

he has eczema or some skin issue and it is kind of stressing me out. i use aquaphor, cetaphil, coconut oil, cortisone. it really bugs him on his neck and he's constantly scratching it. he has red patches on his back and tummy and knees. i think we are going to do a sensitivity test. his doctor and nurse practitioner do not think he has an allergy.

he is overly in love with the wiggles, eating new foods everyday and starting to stand up to his tough big sister :)

43 weeks old

wow, i'm behind. i'm going to work my way backwards, as best as i can. let's see. yesterday i caught rishi standing up with no support. he used his sister to get to standing, then let go and just stood there for a good 7 seconds. i caught him doing this again later in the day. he is clapping his hands, it's a slow clap like he is unsure. he only makes the mama sound when he's mad or crying. he might be saying dada to amit but it's hard to tell how intentional it is at this age, lol. i have no delusions of that. he is starting to eat more but BM is still his #1 meal. he has four teeth and i think one is coming in. aw, he just made the saddest teething face at me. time for snuggles.