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Bhurrrrrrrr Bhurrrrrrr!!!

Bhuurrrrr, Bhuuuurrr.. What is that sound and where is it coming from... This was my reaction when I first heard Arhan do it. Now a days he flies the helicopter non stop most of the day.Gone are the days when Arhan used to gently coo, he is now competing with Tansen. If he is not busy bhuuuuring, he's busy with bababa
bababa... (read as mamama or papapa :)). At times he will dazzle us with his babbles, as if it's coming straight out of the hollywood flick The Great Debaters (Denzel, you might wanna remake it).

His reaction to things are becoming very noticeable too, a like generally means a big toothless grin or a hug and a dislike is generally expressed in the form of a loud squeal with a sulking face. They learn so fast don't they.

Perhaps the best times we have with Arhan is when he is on a laughing binge.Its wonderful to see him chuckle with his eyes twinkling, nose crinkled up and mouth wide open. He just needs a cue to start his session and then there is nothing to stop him. Sometimes these can almost take the shape of a riot, even putting Jay Leno to shame..

Guess what is his Favorite passtime. Ofcourse, it has to be music, and it has gone so bad that even we have started to sing nursery rhymes in the bathroom. When, the little guy is cranky all he needs is a smooth nursery rhyme (read as smooth jaaz). His favorite number is "lakdi ki kaathi", he can't stop grinning when we sing that for him. I know, we are going over board with every small thing he is picking up, but can't help it.
Now we just can't wait to hear him utter his first words. Its going to be a while but I guess it'll be worthwhile.

Miles to roll before I crawl

The last couple of months have been full of fesitivties, fun and frolic. What else do you expect when you have Halloween, Diwali and Thanksgiving holidays all lined up together along with Arhan. His presence has truly sparkled this whole festival season for us.

Dressing up Arhan for Halloween was a memorable experience. More than wearing the clothes, he wanted to touch, feel and "taste" them. For him it's simple, anything is only as good as it tastes. We had to shoot his pics when he fell asleep!!.

This is Arhan's first Diwali so we wanted it to be special. We took him to all the temples in the area lit 101 diyas and candles. The next day we took him to a firework display.

From festivities to activities, Arhan (has been on his toes and) has kept us on our toes too these days. He turned 6 months old earlier this month, yes the little champ is close to cutting his first birthday cake. It seems like time is flying away too fast and Arhan is growing faster than time. Early this October, on the 11th when I was feeling sleepy and lazy (as any other noon), Arhan had something exciting in store. While lying down something caught my eyes, Arhan was on his tummy. I turned him to his back and to my surprise he was on his tummy again. I could hardly believe myself, he was rolling!! We were pretty excited, so much so that we kept waiting for hours to see him roll again, and he sure did keep us waiting untill next day. After around 3 weeks on the 21st he could roll from his tummy to his back. Since then there has been no stopping him, he just loves being on the floor. Leave him on the floor and in no time he's on the other end of the room. He rolls like a ball - effortlessly. He now gets to go where he wants, chase his toys (a few years before the girls come into picture!).

Now a days he has been trying to crawl. He does pushups to generate motion, stretching himself perfectly with his palms and toes. Arhan rocks and squeals with jubiliation to express his inner joy. His dedication amazes us, even at 2 in the morning when we are fast asleep he would grope around the bed trying to crawl banging himself into us. Our apartment will not be the same, every little thing from the shelfs, center table and entertainment center is going to pulled out. Mess it will be, but we cant wait for it be messy!!