49w5d old

49w3d old

today rishi hung with the shan boys. the toddlers kept the babies entertained, as always.

tonight, the kids and i watched 'the wizard of oz' and rishi seemed to really enjoy the music. when 'ding dong the witch is dead' was playing, he started bouncing and dancing and shimmying from side to side. it's really cute when he dances because he's so chubby it's just so cute.

49 weeks old

rishi is mr. grumpy pants most of the time these days. not sure if it is the teething, or the itching (skin issues) but the boob always makes it better so whatever is buggin' the bugger, it can't be THAT bad. still only pretty much taking one step and then throwing himself at me, still only wants to be in the ergo and is SO not having me put him in a stroller for any reason whatsoever. still pretty much the cutest baby boy you ever did see, only since the last cutest baby boy you ever did see, who would be my deepak :)

tonight we went to deepak's winter concert. we were in the back row with all the other parents of toddlers and babies. luckily we were able to check deepak out right after his class performed. not sure how much longer rishi would've lasted. they babes did look ADORBS though in these coordinated tops from gymboree.

48w6d old

48w5d old

today we ran errands in the rain..........costco, winco (despise the service but can't beat the prices) and the christmas tree farm. we took a really cool drive we'd never been on before and found a great farm with fresh cut trees. they were half off and they would be shaken, baled and tied to our car for free! we found a gorgeous 7/8 ft. noble fir, for $30! we paid 3x that for our tree back in socal. gotta love oregon!

48w4d old

rishi has been doing acrobatic nursing poses lately, he can't stay still. he plants himself face down, puts his bottom in the air, sticks one leg up. i'm not quite sure what has inspired this, but it's great for laughs.

48w3d old

rishi hung out with baby derek today but also wasnt feeling too well. later this afternoon he started running a temp. he was very cuddly and while i am sad that he feels badly, i sure did enjoy all the wakey snuggles i got from him. he would switch from happy and playful, to sad and grumpy. he took a super long afternoon nap at home and then in the car. i'm hoping that he feels much better tomorrow. my poor sweet guy.

48w2d old

rishi's big brother decided that he wanted to bring his siblings for his 'sharing day' at school. so i brought rishi and sanji to dee's school at the end of the day. rishi was wiped out from a busy day of playing and teething so he slept thru the whole thing, in the ergo of course ( i could not live without my ergo, especially with a 30 lb 11 month old! ).

48w1d old

so far today, all we have done is taken sis to her ballet class. mostly, rishi isn't a fan. he wants to be in my arms the whole time. i wear him in to the building but then i unbuckle him once we get there, so that i can get sanji into her ballet shoes.

rishi is wearing big bro's beanie here.

48 weeks old

rishi took ONE itty bitty step tonight!

47w4d old

tonight was the first evening that i wasn't home during rishi's bedtime. i had to go to sanji's preschool auction, and i was gone from about 5-9:45. both a long and late outing for me. daddy got the 3 littles to sleep without a hitch and just one phone call to check on how long i would be :)

rishi has 3 teeth on top and 2 on the bottom. it seems like he should be getting one on the bottom, with all the fussyness and gum rubbing and drool, but there is nothing in site yet.

47w3d old

today rishi played with baby derek. now that derek can sit up, they have fun facing one another. it won't be long before they are crawling together and then running around after their big siblings. we were blessed with sunshine pouring in our windows so we played in the living room in a little play nook area that we have in a corner near the windows. sanji and rishi are starting to play together with more intention these days. pushing balls back and forth, rishi will chase after her on his hands and knees. you can see how interested he is in everything she does. i love seeing how much my littles love one another, even when they are all driving each other bananas!

47w2d old

today rishi hung out with his auntie while i was parent teaching at manang's preschool. he has done really well the few times i've been away. of course, daddy works from home so he is always here and often times rishi will hang out with him in his office. but mostly rishi just like to crawl around, explore, see the wiggles and be cute. he has the latter mastered ;)

rishi is doing this funny nursing position lately where he is totally planted face down into my chest. usually he is laying flat across me, it's not easy to get a picture but luckily my friend took this yesterday because she thought it was the funniest thing.

47w1d old

i will surely end up embarrassing myself by not living up to this goal, but i am going to TRY and remember this blog exists and post every single day until my rishi turns 1, on january 5th. i truly, honestly, forget that i have this blog (and the other ones too, oops!)

this morning rishi was up around 2:30am, like wide awake. this is very rare for him and i can only remember one other time that he woke in the wee hours and wanted more than a snuggle and to nurse. he would snuggle and nurse but eyes wide open, then do his alligator roll and crawl around the bed. sister was in bed with us too so she would grumble as he would squeeze her cheek or climb over her to get to daddy. i was so sleepy! when my alarm went off and it woke me, i realized we had finally fallen back asleep, around 5am.

rishi ended up sleeping until 830! he had some yogurt mixed with oatmeal for breakfast and then we headed off to take sis to her ballet/tap class. some days he is content to crawl around and look thru the glass at the girls doing their shuffle, stomp or their arabesques. today he wanted to be in my arms and he wanted to wiggle in my arms. he tried to climb my back as i changed sanji from her ballet into her tap shoes. after class i snapped him back into the ergo to go to the car. he's still so happy in there.

he played with nate, derek, gabe and pip (who are younger brothers of one of big brother's best friends) and had so much fun. he's such a little explorer. he will use the small chairs to get around the kitchen, he pushes them as he walks around, opening the few drawers that aren't child proofed, but soon will be :) he loves to chase and throw balls. we have a big, red ball that he will lift over his head. sometimes he falls backwards with it, sometimes he loses it behind him and is stumped as to where it could be and sometimes he will throw it forward. we will often sit across one another and push the ball back and forth.

i am trying to feed him more solids. he likes the yobaby yogurt blends that have sweet potato at the bottom, i mix in earth's best oatmeal. sometimes he has steel cut oats. he likes grapes, apples and LOVES mangoes like crazy. he also likes veggie rotini and homemade sweet potato fries.

as i type this he is wearing the pictured outfit, sitting on his bottom, leaning forward and biting his toes. it's quite the sight.