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Guess who is 8 weeks old this week! Yup, you guessed it-- Niece L!!
My family and I were lucky enough to spend Labor day weekend with her and her family (Nana and Nani included). Cousin A and her Husband N came rolling into Charlotte, NC on thursday night with Niece L in tow. This trip had been planned for some time because 1) in Indian culture, the mom-to-be has her baby at her mom's house (typically more common in India) because there are certain rituals that are done, and mom & daughter get some alone time. This is obviously not as feasible in the US, considering the father and mother want to deliver the baby with their own doctor, and the dad def does not want to miss out on their new baby! (Makes complete sense to me) So in the US, the mom usually goes to the daughters' house to help her out the first few weeks post pregnancy. The other reason that they came to Charlotte ( & more importantly) because our grandmother (Ba) (Niece L's great-grandmother) wanted to see the baby. Ba is now 87 years old, and obviously cannot travel long distances, so we usually go to her!
To say the least it was an amazing weekend. We loved every minute of it, and miss everyone so much. It has always been hard when we leave family, but this time was especially hard because weekends like this our very rare for us! Some of our favorite memories were from early in the morning (about 7 am) when Niece L would wake up and play with the whole family for about an hour or so. She is incredibly happier in the morning (which says a lot cause she is ALWAYS happy), and gives out smiles and noises like it's her job! We loved those moments with her! Here is a picture my Masa (her Nana) took of her Friday morning :)
I have so many more photos but don't want to overload you with awesome Niece L photos so I will save a few for next time. I am not sure if I have mentioned before that my moms' brother (Mama) and his wife (Mami), and her sister (Nani/motimummy) and her husband (Masa/Nana), and my mom's mom (Ba) live in Charlotte. Needless to say it is always a wonderful reunion when we go. The last picture of the night is from when our whole family went out to eat at a yummy Mexican place: (Sorry for the odd quality, not sure what happened)
Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
Guess who is 8 weeks old this week! Yup, you guessed it-- Niece L!!
My family and I were lucky enough to spend Labor day weekend with her and her family (Nana and Nani included). Cousin A and her Husband N came rolling into Charlotte, NC on thursday night with Niece L in tow. This trip had been planned for some time because 1) in Indian culture, the mom-to-be has her baby at her mom's house (typically more common in India) because there are certain rituals that are done, and mom & daughter get some alone time. This is obviously not as feasible in the US, considering the father and mother want to deliver the baby with their own doctor, and the dad def does not want to miss out on their new baby! (Makes complete sense to me) So in the US, the mom usually goes to the daughters' house to help her out the first few weeks post pregnancy. The other reason that they came to Charlotte ( & more importantly) because our grandmother (Ba) (Niece L's great-grandmother) wanted to see the baby. Ba is now 87 years old, and obviously cannot travel long distances, so we usually go to her!
To say the least it was an amazing weekend. We loved every minute of it, and miss everyone so much. It has always been hard when we leave family, but this time was especially hard because weekends like this our very rare for us! Some of our favorite memories were from early in the morning (about 7 am) when Niece L would wake up and play with the whole family for about an hour or so. She is incredibly happier in the morning (which says a lot cause she is ALWAYS happy), and gives out smiles and noises like it's her job! We loved those moments with her! Here is a picture my Masa (her Nana) took of her Friday morning :)
Adorable right? How do you not melt at that beautiful baby? Needless to say we are all wrapped, and love her to the moon and back!
Ba was also very smitten with her but very nervous about holding her or playing with her since she is so little. We did convince her to hold her for a little while, so we could snap a few pictures. Ba was awesome and super protective, and still had her amazing instincts! (Quick tidbit: Ba helped raise me when I was young, so she has a very very special place in my heart)
Another memorable moment was when her dad (Husband N) decided she needed to get a jump start on topless sunbathing! Of course, Cousin A and Nani/Motimummy were freaking out, and stated she was going to catch a chest cold (in 90 degree weather)! But Husband N was determined, and she seemed to enjoy it. She enjoys being on a swing and outdoors, so she was a happy camper. A quick photo to document the moment:
Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
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