Tj, Sanj and Kieran's World

First Haircut: After

2009-03-05T08:49:00.001-08:00

Kieran's First Haircut: Before and During

2009-03-05T08:48:00.001-08:00

2009-it's a new year.

2009-02-08T17:48:00.000-08:00

It's now the beginning of February and Kieran is 18 months now. His motor skills are doing just fine as he runs in every direction, climbs what he can, grabs what he finds and in general, stays "very busy". He jabbers quite a bit and really tries to repeat words after you, but amusingly, he never gets it right.....unless the word is "daddy, ball, dog and/or mommy".

As for everything else, all is well. Sanj and I continue to work (and have jobs!!!), we enjoy our evenings with Kieran.

It was 70 degrees yesterday (during the first week of Feb!!!) so Kieran and I went to the neighborhood park/playground. Here's some pics from the outing. I think he was happy to be outside enjoying the warm sunshine.

Chrsitmas Time!

2009-02-08T17:38:00.000-08:00

Kieran enjoyed Christmas in Nashville this year with his Grandma and Grandpa Patel and his Kaki Ba and Sheenal Masi. Kieran scored a tricycle among other goodies. He was still too young (15 months) to understand Santa and the present giving, but destroying presents and the wrapping paper proved to be a good time. After Christrmas, we all loaded up and went to Indiana so Kieran could visit his daddy's side of the family and hang out with his little cousins-Brynn, Bridget and Mary Ellen...and with his Aunt Jenny, Uncle Brian and Grandma Trish and Grandpa Tom. All in all, Kieran had a great time.

Sanjana and I took in a Colts-Titans massacrer up in the Colts new stadium that weekend. Great venue, major Colts' butt kicking.

Pretty Fall Day

2008-11-05T08:02:00.000-08:00

Happy Halloween

2008-11-05T07:57:00.001-08:00

The Two Elvises

Trick or Treating with my Cousins

What a cute elvis!!

Pumpkin Patch

2008-11-05T07:55:00.001-08:00

Fun in the Leaves

2008-10-20T12:20:00.001-07:00

The ZOO

2008-10-20T12:13:00.000-07:00

He didn't like riding the carousel. He loved watching it and "roaring" like a lion; but he hated riding it.
He loved seeing all the animals.

Oktober Fest

2008-10-20T12:02:00.000-07:00

We have had some fun fall weekends lately. Celebration of Cultures at Centennial Park, Oktoberfest, and the Nashville Zoo is some of the ways that we have enjoyed the fall weather. Kieran is definitely becoming a little boy. We see more and more of his funny personality. His voccabulary is expanding quickly.

Bath Time Fun

2008-10-08T13:30:00.000-07:00

and here is bath time. Man, my boy is cute!

Post Bath Time Fun

2008-10-08T13:27:00.000-07:00

Here's a glimpse of some post bath time fun with daddy!!!! He loves his baths and being in water, but wrestling afterwards is fun too. And don't worry all....we'll wash those bedsheets before you come down next!!!!

Kieran on drugs

2008-10-08T13:25:00.000-07:00

Kieran got tubes oput in his ears recently. Forunately, they gave him some Versid prior ot being taken from his parnets and whisked away to the surgery room. I strongly believe his parents should have gotten some Versid too (calms the nerves....can't you tell from the pics. Little K is very calm.)

A Stamm Summer Tradition

2008-10-08T13:23:00.000-07:00

Kieran enjoys a Stamm Summer Tradition....eating good ole sweet corn!!!!

Tennesse State Fair

2008-09-11T07:25:00.001-07:00

We took him to the fair this weekend to look at all the animals. He loved seeing all the animals. I thought that he might get a little scared but he was fearless. He would try to stick his hand in the cages and try to pet them.

He is now 13 months old and walking everywhere. Rarely does he crawl anymore. He has learned a new word "BA" for ball. He can even dance now. He starts dancing when he hears music that he like. He even blew a kiss at Daddy the other day.

The Taste of Lime

2008-09-11T07:20:00.000-07:00

I thought this face was too cute. We gave him some lime and made this face at first but then he continued and wanted more.

Windy Face!!

2008-09-11T07:16:00.000-07:00

Kieran is loving sitting in the car face forward. He looks like such a big boy now! He especially loves riding in the car with the windows down as you can see!

More pics

2008-08-12T11:36:00.001-07:00

Kieran's 1st Birthday!

2008-08-12T11:30:00.001-07:00

He was a little scard of the whole pinata concept

Night before My Big Party

2008-08-12T11:23:00.000-07:00

Trying on my new hat that Grandma Trish gave me
Runnin' away from the papparazzi

You are making me so mad I could cry!

Books, Books, and more Books!

2008-08-06T06:47:00.000-07:00

I can't believe how time flies. We are getting ready to celebrate his 1st birthday on Saturday. It should be lots of fun. Kieran is doing really good walking. He can make it across the room without falling. Yesterday, he even broke out in a run before he face planted.

Kieran loves his books! He loves pulling everything off his shelves as you can see.

Swingtime fun!! He loves the swing.
Wrestling with Daddy!!

Crazy man!

2008-07-09T06:23:00.001-07:00

Lake Monroe

2008-07-09T06:19:00.001-07:00

Having fun!!

Sleeping after an afternoon on the lake.

Look at me!!! I am driving a boat and I have no idea what I am doing!

Fourth of July

2008-07-08T08:49:00.000-07:00

Kieran lovin' on his cousin Brynn

Kieran and Uncle Brian

We had a great weekend. We started the weekend at the Sheehan pool party. Then Kieran had his first real swim this weekend at Lake Monroe in Bloomington, IN. He loved it. He was a little nervous at first but once he got used to it he was splashing water everywhere. Kieran has taken a few steps last week. It is so cute. He starts walking and then falls face forward.

Growing Up!!

2008-06-25T11:23:00.000-07:00

Kieran is getting bigger and bigger!! He is loads of fun. He has a mouthful of teeth. he has 4 on top and 3 on bottom. His hair is even starting to curl. He has learned to stand on his own now, not yet walking on his own. I think that he is getting close. We can't believe how time flies!!

I'm ready to take a swim now.

Giving Grandpa kisses!!

Chasing Kitty all the over the place. Casey just trying to get away.

Learning to Walk

2008-06-02T08:11:00.001-07:00

Not only has Kieran been learning things in water....but also on land.

Here he is with his new ride.

and then he figured out what else he could do with his new truck.

Learning to Swim

2008-06-02T08:03:00.001-07:00

Starting in mid-May, Kieran has started to learn the joys of water. He and the neighbor boy, Kenan, "play" together in the pool often. Well, Kieran probably does more of the playing and Kenan just tries to stay out of our wild man's way.

I am gonna get you!

2008-05-21T11:05:00.000-07:00

Kieran is growing like a weed!! He is nine and a half months now and still has only 1 tooth. He has learned a new skill----spitting his food while feeding him. It makes a mess but if you tell him no---he just laughs!! This makes it harder and harder to feed him. He can also pull himself up to standing and cruises around using the furniture. He has definitely become a speedy crawler, too. He loves trying to get to the kitty food.

Look at ME!!

2008-05-21T11:04:00.000-07:00

What's UP??

2008-05-21T11:01:00.000-07:00

Stayin' Cool in the Pool

2008-05-21T10:56:00.000-07:00

My new Ride!!

2008-05-21T10:54:00.001-07:00

Kieran and Sheenal Masi (Aunt)

2008-04-30T11:52:00.000-07:00

Grandpa and I

2008-04-30T06:34:00.000-07:00

They were watching Baby Einstein for the first time and he loves it. Thanks Sheenal Masi for my gift!!

2008-04-30T06:31:00.001-07:00

Good Times at Grandma's House

2008-04-30T06:29:00.000-07:00

He loved the flowers but he would eat them if we let him!

By the way Kieran finally has his first tooth!!! I noticed last week, April 22nd. I haven't been able to take a pic of it yet but we will soon. He is growing so fast. He is crawling like a champ, mostly doing the armylike crawl. He can pull up to his knees, but he hasn't quite figured out how to stand from there. He is babbling lots, da-da, ma-ma, na-na!

2008-04-30T06:26:00.000-07:00

Ooops!! Kieran is stuck between a rock and a hard place. He is just checking things out!

How cute am I?

2008-04-14T06:26:00.001-07:00

TOYS, TOYS, TOYS EVERYWHERE!!

2008-04-14T06:24:00.001-07:00

Look at all my toys!! He is really having fun playing with his toys and banging things around. He is not spoiled at all :)

Bathtime!

2008-04-14T06:23:00.001-07:00

Kieran is having fun in his Big Boy Bath! And Look what he found!

Happy St. Patty's Day!!

2008-03-17T11:30:00.001-07:00

Kieran's is now 7 and 1/2 months. He is learning to crawl--he gets on all fours and rocks back and forth. He is such a happy baby and wonderful to be around. He is loving daycare and he just moved up to the next classroom because he was getting so mobile.

As for St. Patty's day, Kieran's parents had a bunch of friends over on saturday and they brought Kieran's friends with them. It was a day of fun and debauchery for young and old.

Playa-To-Be

2008-03-17T11:29:00.000-07:00

Kieran wearing daddy's favorite hat. Reds in the NL and Yanks in the AL...that's how me and the little guy roll.....until he's old enough to get his own favorite teams.

Sledding in Indiana

2008-03-17T11:27:00.000-07:00

Kieran's first experience sledding came in late Febraury. Due to Grandma Stamm's passing, we all went back to Indiana for the funeral. While there, Kieran got his first taste of snow--sledding and building a snowman. He hated the snowman, really hated being laid down in the snow for a "snow angel", but he got a kick out of sledding.

2008-02-20T14:01:00.000-08:00

This is one of our favorite pictures of him....for some reason. He started making this face at about the 5-month mark. Must have leanred it in daycare.

Yum, Yum!

2008-02-20T14:00:00.000-08:00

Month 5: Solids started! Wooooooooo!!!! It is fun feeding a baby. This is some of his daddy's finest baby face (food) painting work.

Sittin' up

2008-02-20T13:59:00.000-08:00

I can sit up....and drool!!! how cool!!!!!!

Kieran and Reese

2008-01-28T08:24:00.000-08:00

Kieran and Reese playing together in Chattanooga. Reese is my friend Misti's little girl and she is about 2 weeks older than Kieran. They make such a cute couple!

Kieran at 5 1/2 months

2008-01-28T08:18:00.000-08:00

Kieran is 5 and a half months old and growing like a weed. One of his favorite things to do is playing "Roly Poly". This is where is he rolls all over the place and he is a mover!!

He has started solid foods now. He had tried rice cereal, bananas, peas, and carrots. He isn't too sure about the bananas.

Christmas time's a-coming, Christmas time's a-coming..

2007-12-18T18:12:00.000-08:00

Kieran is fired up about Christmas. Well, not really, he doesn't even hardly notice the tree. But that's ok, he's still going to get lots of presents and get to see all his family. And he's appears to be happy about that!!!

Kieran and Santa 2007

2007-12-17T07:35:00.000-08:00

Kieran meets Santa for the first time. Santa just happened to be in the Opry Mills Mall.

I'm getting bigger

2007-12-17T07:31:00.000-08:00

Kieran is getting bigger and preparing for his first Christmas. He is now up to 14 or so pounds, smiling a lot, making some fun baby sounds, laughing, sleeping in his own room and in his own crib and really interacting with us. He can play more and grab onto things...as seen here.

My First Real Laugh!!!

2007-11-14T07:30:00.000-08:00

Kieran made his debut with his first real laugh. Grandma Trish made him laugh by singing a Broadway song (which was actually about a stripper :) ). It brought tears to my eyes even though it was hilarious. I am in the process of trying to upload a video (yes, we actually captured the moment on the camcorder) but am encountering some technical difficulties.

Happy Halloween!!!

2007-11-14T07:23:00.002-08:00

Having fun with my neighbor friend Kenan on Halloween. They went "trick or treating" together but Kieran passed out soon after we began.

Fall Fun!!!

2007-11-14T07:03:00.001-08:00

My first road trip to Indiana

2007-11-12T09:38:00.000-08:00

Sitting by the campfire with my aunt Jenny. Good Times by Lake Monroe!

growing up

2007-10-22T06:48:00.000-07:00

Kieran is still growing and growing. Smiling is an everday occurance. Even better, Kieran usually wakes up smiling as he hears his mommy and daddy's voice enter the room and call his name. There have been a couple of times where he has rolled over, but not often.
So here is a picture of Kieran and mommy at Lily Ewing's birthday party in the park.
Kieran will be making his first trip back to Indiana this weekend. It's been a while since grandma and grandpa have seen him. They'll get to babysit as we go see the Dalai Lama. Should be a fun trip back to Indiana with the fall colors peaking at the right time.

5 Weeks and Counting.......

2007-09-18T06:32:00.000-07:00

Kieran is 5 weeks and 5 days old now...and he has changed a lot in such a small amount of time....as so have Sanj and I. Kieran is now found a better sleep and eat schedule, and has started reacting to us as we play with him!! That's the best thing yet! Seeing a smile and knowing that it was that 5 minutes of your insane-sounding baby babble that caused it!

As for Sanj and I, we are now seeing the world thru the eyes of parents. Obviously, our life focus, goals, and short and long-term plans are being adapted to include Kieran....and putting his needs first. And this is a very good thing.

Starting up again

2007-09-17T08:10:00.000-07:00

Well, this is the second blog I have started. My first blog experience lasted for one year and consisted of one post. Surely, I can double that number this year. So this blog will be about us, but probably will revolve around Kieran, our newest addition.
Kieran was born on August 9th at 4:52pm in Nashville, TN. He weighed in at 8lbs and measured almost 20 inches.
He is doing well and is continually progressing as he learns the difference between night and day (aka-when to sleep!!!) and how much he needs to eat.
Sanj and I are adjusting as well. As much work as it may seem to be at times, it's all worth it, every bit.