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First Christmas

The holidays have sadly come to an end...We had great fun enjoying them with Kamran & family this year.

We spent the Christmas holiday at Nana & Nani's place in Lynchburg this year. Nani & Nana were thrilled to have Kamran spend his first Christmas at their place.

The grandparents and Bhami Masi and Rob Masa had so much fun playing with the little guy and getting to know what he's like these days....

While opening presents, Kamran loved looking at all the colorful wrapping paper - and trying to eat it! We didn't even have to take his toys out of their boxes - he had just as much fun playing with the box!

And while in Lynchburg, we had a chance to meet Kamran's new buddy, John, who was also in town visiting his grandparents. His mom, Cathy, and I are old friends from high school. We're so glad we had a chance to meet up while we were all town.

After returning from the holidays in Lynchburg, we celebrated Christmas with Ami Fui and Chris Fua. Lucky Kamran - he got to celebrate Christmas twice in one week!

Happy Birthday Brady!

Daddy finally dug us out of the house on Sunday morning after some 16-17 inches of snowfall - the largest December snowfall in DC history! We attended Brady's 2nd birthday party in the afternoon. Unfortunately Kamran was in a mood and didn't want to be very social. But it was great to see all the kids together in one place!

But Kamran and I did get a chance to take a quick picture before we left....



And the birthday boy just before blowing out his candles...

Happy Birthday Brady!

Cabin Fever

Daddy and Kamran caught a bit of cabin fever over the weekend during all the snowfall. They found all sorts of ways to amuse themselves - who would have thought a balloon (Video #1) and singing some crazy tunes (Video #2) could be so entertaining!?!

But Kamran couldn't figure out why the next picture which was taken right outside of our house kept Mommy and Daddy so amused (keep in mind the closest grocery store is 1 mile away!)...

We Will Miss You Suneet (Fua)....

Late last week we were saddened by the tragic news that Mehul's cousin suddenly passed away. Suneet's life was unfairly cut short and we will miss him dearly. He was like a brother to Mehul and we wish Kamran would have had more time to get to know him. He was a wonderful father to his two boys. Mehul and I always admired his dedication and relationship with his children.

We know that Suneet Fua will always be out there looking after our little Kamran....

Here is a picture of Suneet Fua and Ashmi Fui when they first met Kamran earlier in the summer.

Weekends Bring Fun Times!

Kamran told Mommy and Daddy that it had been a while since he hung out with his buddy Rayan so we invited The Patels over on Saturday evening. We were to shocked to see that Rayan is not so little anymore - he's getting to be such a big boy! Kamran can't wait to do all the fun things that Rayan can do like crawl and pull himself up.



Later in the weekend while Daddy had to go into work, Kamran watched Mommy wrap presents....


and later decided he had enough of that!


and told Mommy she was on her own.


So we packed it up and decided to head over to Bhami Masi and Rob Masa's place. Kamran also got to meet Uncle Sammy while we were there.


He hung out with the boys and watched some football ....


hung out with the ladies, had some dinner, and played with another furry friend!

SNOW!

Kamran's 6 month birthday also marked the first snow of the season! He didn't stay out for long, but Kamran did get to enjoy the snow for a few minutes. He wasn't a big fan of the snow falling in his face but Daddy and Kam indulged Mommy for a photo op.

Later Saturday, Mommy & Daddy attended a friend's wedding while Ms. Kim (one of Kam's daycare teachers) babysat the little guy. This was the first time we had someone besides family watch Kamran. We were a bit nervous but the little guy did just fine!

Unfortunately the fun was cut short on Sunday when we had to take the little guy to Urgent Care. We knew something was off because Kamran was very fussy and crying BIG tears during the morning hours :-( Daddy was convinced it was an ear infection and that was the official diagnosis by the doctor as well. As a side note, Daddy is now saying he should consider a second career in medicine! Fortunately the process of going to Urgent Care was pretty painless and once Kamran got a dose of Motrin and a good nap in, he was nearly back to normal and cracking smiles again. He even got a housecall visit from his Bhami Masi & Rob Masa!

1/2 Year Old!

Happy 6 months Kamran!

Stats:

~12lbs 12oz.

Little Helper

Christmas is my all time favorite holiday of the year. I love the added time with family & friends, decorations, holiday commercials, holiday movies, wrapping presents, baking...I could go on! So this year makes it all the more special since it's our first with Kamran.

To mark Kamran's first holiday, he got to hang his very own ornament (with some assistance) on the tree. I'm looking forward to him being my little helper with the other ornaments when he gets older.



And a new stocking to add to the mantle...

Every night we play next to the Christmas tree and he loves it! In fact if we put him anywhere near it he wants to grab at anything he can get his hands on - the lights, branches, and ornaments!