Here's to a great new year !!

Hi everyone,

Hope the holidays are treating everyone well. Everything is great here in Indiana. As the months pass, it becomes more and more apparent that my practice is going to flourish, which makes us realize that we're likely to be staying in Warsaw longer than first anticipated. This is not what Charlie had in mind, but she's adjusting well and is starting to get socially involved in the community.

Nyah is doing wonderful. She's a real sweetheart . . . verging on perfection!! She let's us know in her own way when she wants to eat and when she's ready for a nap. She usually turns in for the night around 7:30pm and sleeps straight through until 7:30 in the morning. She makes us nervous to have another; if you believe in ying/yang, the next is bound to be a terror :)

Now on to the good stuff . . . . .
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Enjoy . . . . . .

Nyah had her first Halloween. She was a pea in a pod :) She tolerated the costume for about 5 minutes . . . then made it very clear that she was over it:



Nyah has learned to roll back and forth, but doesn't do it much. She won't stay lying for more than 5 minutes - she much prefers sitting up:



With the right toys in front of her, she'll sit up and play by herself for up to an hour:



Here she is showing off her very first lengha, compliments of Grandma:




And here she is, showing a little personality:






Here's Nyah's impersonation of the Gerber baby:



Thanksgiving marked Nyah's first experience with solid foods. As you can see, she loves her sweet potatoes:





She's not quite as fond of green beens, to say the least (hit the play button at bottom left to view the video):



Here's Nyah, hamming it up with Santa Claus:



And opening her very first Christmas present:




That's all folks. Hope you enjoyed the update. We'd love to hear from those of you that we haven't spoke to in a while. Enjoy the rest of the holiday season and have a great start to a new year!!

With love,
The Puranik Family

Hi everyone :)

Hope all is well in your lives. Life is great here. I'm happy to report that my practice continues to grow strongly and we've settled in nicely in Small Town, America. My office is 4 miles from the our house and most days, I come home for a lunch date with the girls before heading back to work.

My day ends at 5pm and the evenings turn out to be very nice family time. We rarely go anywhere during the weekdays (there's nowhere good to eat in Warsaw), so we cook together and hang out at home.

Half our weekends are spent in Chicago and the rest are spent here with out-of-town guests. If you haven't made it yet, call us and start planning your trip . . . we'd love to have you :)

Here are some pics of Nyah hanging out at home:

About two weeks ago, Nyah started laughing out loud. She gets especially slap happy right before bedtime. Check it out:

Nyah recently went on her first trip (to LA to meet more family and friends). She did great throughout the trip. Both flights were packed but with a little creativity, we did just fine:

Here she is meeting her uncles Mark and Ken:

And cousin Polo:

Liz insists that kids love her!! We're not convinced:

Enjoying her first walk on the beach with Martin and Ilexa:

That's all folks!!

We'll be in touch again after Nyah's first Halloween :)

A big hello to all our friends and family :)

Nyah is the BIGGEST and BEST of all the recent changes in our life, and we want to share our bundle of joy with you (thanks to Beth for the great idea of blogging it). Our first entry in "A day in the life of Nyah" will cover birth to 3 months.

The first month was tough. Nyah had a hard time latching on since all she wanted to do was sleep. After she finally got the breast-feeding thing (around 3 weeks), she started getting "colicky." This lasted another 3 weeks but ever since, she's been a PERFECT ANGEL.

Charlie is doing great as a new mom (not to mention her new role as housewife) !!

My practice is going very well - better than expected so far.

Now to the important stuff . . . . . . . . .

One day old:



Anne Geddes ain't got nothin' on me:





Pure joy:





Nyah getting ready for her bath:



She really seems to like the water:





Enjoying the porch:





"Thank you - thank you very much ..."



Nyah's just starting to laugh out loud :)



Hangin' with Grandpa:



Chillin' with Grandma:



Watching her first cartoon with Uncle Rohit:




That's it for now. Nyah's getting ready for her first plane ride - we'll be going to LA to meet more family and friends. Stay tuned for updates and more pics/videos . . . . . .