vanya tries....

to talk. this is at about 8-9 weeks

kicking away

this is the first time vanya was able to kick up and actual hit something...maybe some competition for beckham.

its official...

vanya can now flee, i mean, leave the country without breaking the law. she is now a swedish passport holder and member of the EU :)

doesn't it look like she's saluting to her new passport?

she's pretty happy.

vanyas changing post

well..with the parents gone..we have our extra room back and its vanya's..alll vanya's. we managed to use our exisiting ikea storage system and just added on parts to make it look the way it looks now. im glad we did as buying extra 'baby' furniture just didn't seem right for us...being creative we are happy with the way things turned out. as even the coloring is all calm cremes that just happened to match the sofa bed in the room. thank jeebus for ikea!

the batik painting is of an indian mythological woman named 'shantala' - she in an incarnation of goddess parvati (wife of god shiva) & shantala is the name of the beautiful wife of the ruler of karnataka (state where we are from in south india) centuries ago. At one time and when vanya started laying on her changing mat she always looked up at her...im guessing because of the bright colors..but maybe shantala was talking to her in some mythological way? hmmmm i find it interesting when there seeps more meaning in things we think are placed by chance. AND shantala massage (shantalamassage.org) for babies is a special indian based way of baby massage. whew!

secret admirer

vanya has a not-so-secret admirer already and his name is Kush. he lives in NJ and sent her these cute onesies from the gap. the envelope had mickey and minnie and a big heart...i don't know tracy...i think this might be a little bit of a face off with roland and kush now. they start so young these days...oy..oy..oy....

smiles...

all around the world. my pregnant friend ginny, in nyc sent this fun smiley card...the smiley face turns into a huge sponge ball once submerged in water...fun for vanya when she can appreciate big smileys. looks like she's trying to smile in this pic..but its not that easy being a baby and all.

cool blu daddi-o

this is jp in front of our local supermarket, called COOP. its walking distance and so Vanya can go there in her stroller anytime.
when you look closely at the pic, doesn't it look like JP is balancing the COOP credit card on his tough head? yeah..i love those random funnies :)

week ten : vecka tio

vanya can now hold a gaze into your eyes and her own. she likes looking at herself in the mirror - as seen here with our good friend, viktoria. i guess, like father like daughter!!! ahhhh yeahhhh.

just in case the stars are right...

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