Jumperoo!!

We got Sarina a jumperoo over two months back mainly because she loves to keep her legs outstretched and likes trying to stand. Until now, it really has been more of a "stand-eroo" as she had not quite got the jumping part down. She still enjoyed playing with all the toys (and munching on the sunflower teether) but no jumping. Well, yesterday, all that changed. Mommy gave her another jumping lesson and she was off - jumping away. She's now a happy jumper... here is a video of her jumping around. She also seemed to have found something interesting on the ceiling - we still aren't sure what it is; and of course she still loves blowing raspberries. (Warning its a fairly long video - about 3 minutes)

How do I eat this cake without getting crumbs on your head?

We went to a 1 year old birthday party for baby of one of Smita's colleagues. They took this very cute picture of the two of them. The cake was amazing, but eating it above Sarina's head was certainly a challenge for Mommy.

There's few things Sarina likes more than hanging out close to Mommy in her ergo... like a little kangaroo.

Picnicking

We were out picnicking last week and caught some cute photos of Sarina hanging out in her little pink hat. We also have a great little video clip of Sarina playing peek-a-boo with mommy.

7-month birthday

Sarina turned 7 months old this past Friday. As has become tradition, we celebrate with a little song, dessert and candle. This month, the dessert was rice pudding. You'll also see that Sarina is becoming a lot more wily and finds a way to get "into" dessert.

Mmmmmm. Beets!

I wouldn't call Sarina a picky eater, but she eats what she wants when she wants and other times her lips are sealed no matters how much I sing, make spoon airplane, make faces or stand on my head. The other day she was in the mood for the beets we got from the farmer's market. Of course now everything is red...

New pictures...

We've been offline for a while, mainly because our primary home computer stopped working. We know the problem, we just haven't yet had time to get it fixed. In short order we will be back to posting photos and videos more regularly. In the meantime, our wonderful nanny took some photos of Sarina (and Owen, our nanny share partner) hanging out one afternoon. There are some adorable photos of Sarina that we wanted to share. As you'll see, she is now sitting up all by herself and enjoys sitting and playing with her toys. She is also eating lots of different foods and generally keeps adding new skills.

Swing!

We put Sarina in a Swing for the first time last week. She seemed to have enjoyed it, although it may have just been all the animal noises we were making to try to get Sarina to smile.

Lake Tahoe

We went to Lake Tahoe over the 4th of July long weekend. We stayed in a beautiful (and huge) house and were joined by our friends Sekhar, Monali, Meena and Naveen. Over the course of the weekend we spent lots of time soaking up the sun, swimming, hiking, playing on and around the lake, grilling, and of course just relaxing. It has been a while since I've been to Lake Tahoe in the summer and have a renewed appreciation for summer weekend getaways there. Here are some pictures from the weekend.

Swim-Swim!

We went to Lake Tahoe for the long 4th of July weekend (more pictures to come...) While there, we took Sarina swimming for the first (and second) time. She loved it... she kicked around, splashed up some water and enjoyed the pool like she would a big bathtub. Back in high school, Smita used to be swim instructor and used to teach babies how to swim... she had all the techniques and the proper holds to get Sarina to have lots of fun swimming and playing in the water. I think Sarina will grow up to be a water loving little girl like her Mommy. Here's some pictures and video:

Rolling Around

Sarina has now mastered the art of the roll. All day and night she rolls from front to back and back to front. She has even learned the "cork screw" where where she rolls from her back all the way around and end up back on her back. She now uses rolling as a mode of transportation and rolls from one place to another... often to find her toys. A couple days ago she rolled completely across the living and dining room... Here is one of her rolling sessions:

Picnic with Terry/Beejal/Saajan

Last weekend Terry, Beejal and Saajan came to San Francisco for the weekend. We had a fun picnic on a warm sunny San Francisco day in dolores park. Their visit also brought out some of Sarina's other aunts and uncles that she hasn't had a chance to meet yet.