Week 30 Belly pics - from Miami

Here is the profile at Week 30. We were back in Miami this weekend; one of the photos is from the beach and the other from the Bills-Dolphins game

Buffalo Baby Shower

Here's some photos from the Buffalo baby shower at my parents house a couple weeks back. My sister and kids came as well as Smita's brother and wife. Lots of food, singing, dancing and games...

All the rest of the pictures are here:
http://sjains.smugmug.com/gallery/6293379_yj2Kq

Week 29 Belly pic

Here is the week 29 belly pic.. the growth is probably a combination of baby growing plus a lot of pumpkin pie & chaat at the celebration lunch....

San Francisco Baby Lunch

We had a celebration lunch in San Francisco this weekend. Lots of our friends came to spend the afternoon with us. Some pictures are below; all the rest of the pictures are at:

http://sjains.smugmug.com/gallery/6313155_Tnta2

Week 28...

I've been a little delinquent adding updated to the blog the last couple weeks... Hopefully will see a flurry of activity here now. In any case, here is the week 28 photo.

Week 27 pictures

We had a very busy weekend with lots of baby activities. Smita and I were in Buffalo on Saturday for a baby shower held by my mom and then in Toronto on Sunday for a baby shower held by Smita's mom. We had a great time and saw lots of family and friends. We will post some pictures from the showers here... in the meantime, here are a couple pictures from week 27...

Week 26... start of Third Trimester!!!

Smita is now in her 7th month of pregnancy and the start of her third trimester. Less than 100 days to go!!

Now is when the belly will REALLY start growing FAST...

The first (of four!!) baby showers!

This baby is going to be welcomed with grandeur and style. Last week Smita has her first of four planned baby showers - this one was at work and put on by her co-workers in conjunction with a colleague who is also having a baby. Next up are the Buffalo, Toronto and San Francisco showers...

Sanjay Visit

Smita's brother, Sanjay, was in town for a conference... here's a couple pics. Note the comparison of Sanjay's head to Smita's belly while sneaking his in during the weekly progress photo shoot...

Here they are at Week 25!

Back in San Francisco, week 25! I hope that dress makes it through all 40 weeks....

Live from New York City!

Smita and baby J...

I spent the weekend in New York this week, while Sumeet was at his friend Mitul's bachelor party. I had a fantastic, restful weekend (unlike most in manhattan)! I spent a few days with my friend Jayanthi, who's a friend from business school, who has an adorable 7 month old, Rohin. I got to catch up with a lot of folks in NY, including Ayesha, and my long time friend Lara. Here's a picture of Lara and I and little Rohin being fed. Sumeet had the camera this weekend, so we're relying on the Blackberry!


She was kind enough to do my belly shots (week 24) this week in Sumeet's absence.

i got to walk around lots in Central Park to keep chubby Smita and baby active, and Lara and I also got manicure, pedicure's in the city. AND, while we were waiting for our nails to dry, staring out the window, we saw Dustin Hoffman! In the flesh. Talking on his cell phone. Fun! I guess I can't forget to mention that Baby-J had her first Magnolia cupcake. It was a LOT sweeter than I remember in the past...baby J was jumping around after. . .

A few other pictures from San Diego

Some pictures of baby celebration and festivities in San Diego as well as a fun afternoon with our friend Beejal who is also pregnant and our "anniversary" treat at the hotel!

Week 23... from San Diego

Smita and I went to San Diego for the weekend. We relaxed and enjoyed the outdoors and also visited her Aunt and family. Here's the belly pic...

I FELT HER!!

So, big day yesterday (this is Sumeet)... Smita and I were in San Diego this weekend and Smita who has been feeling the baby internally thought she could feel it externally also. So...I put my hand on her belly and sure enough, I felt the baby kick. Little, tiny kicks, but I sure felt her.

Fun!

Here they are... Week 22!

Week 22 - the baby is now one pound in size!!

We made $0.01 !!!

Just for fun, I turned on Google AdSense a couple weeks back and ran ads on our blog. So far, we've had 203 impressions, 2 click throughs, an effective CPM of $0.05 and earnings of $0.01.

I don't think my goal of earning enough to buy a onesie will be realized.... It may be time to pull the ads and seek another monetization tool. :)

Baby's second wedding!

Baby-J's first wedding was my brother's wedding in Maine in May, though no one knew she existed then. This weekend, she got to attend Vip and Vidya's wedding! Here's a picture of the lovely (blue!) couple from the Sangeet.

I had a pretty fun time going through all my Indian clothes trying to find something that would fit me and the baby, given my widening girth (evidenced by the weekly photos below!). In the end, I found just enough outfits to make it work, including a beautiful purple sari my mom gave me a couple years ago and an incredible sherrara that my sister in law gave me - thank goodness I haven't had time to get it altered to fit the old me! Rest assured, the beverage in the picture is merely a club soda. The three of us had a great time at the sangeet, wedding and reception - congrats to Vip and Vidya on a well executed event. (as always, if you click on any of the pictures, it blows them up to normal size)

Week 21...

Here is the belly photo at week 21. The growth when you compare to the first picture is now very apparent!

The Helicopter Follow-up

Just wanted to point out that if you look carefully, the propeller is broken on the helicopter. Luckily, my genius husband was smart enough to buy a protection plan, thus encouraging wreckless flying! We can get it replaced any time within the next year. For some reason, the period of time between replacements are growing shorter...

The Gender Bet Booty...

Since I won the gender bet, I had $100 to spend a couple weekends ago. The rules were it has to be only for fun and not something for "us." So, here's a picture of one of the purchases... a little remote control helicopter. FUN!!

Half way there!!

I believe week 20 means I'm halfway there! So far so good.

On the topic of the bump and the picture below, I wonder if the bump looks especially luscious due to the buffet breakfast I partook in. We named it the 'unbreakfast' of champions, because I had to pass out from food coma every time I ate at it. The breakfast for champions who like to nap after a big meal. None the less, there's no disputing the bump is in full growth mode, though I've decided to avoid weighing myself other than at doctor's visits.

I must say Sumeet's belly is looking quite nice in the picture below as well. Seems less stress and work, and flying remote control helicopters is a good influence on belly reduction.

Week 20 belly photos

We spent the weekend in Miami. Here's our belly photos from South Beach... The bump is certainly looking like a bump!