We are back

I know we have been missing for a while now. It's been a pretty busy year. Mommy promises to help me write more often. Here are some updates on what's been going on with us. We moved into a lovely home with a huge backyard. Sanjay and I love playing out there when it's nice weather. I have my own room and really cool stuff in it. I'm also getting so much better at reading and writing. My current interests are cars and superheroes :):) I try being a good brother to Sanjay. It is a very difficult responsibility being nice all the time to Sanjay. Sanjay has also grown so much. He walks and talks a lot. Mostly gibberish but he usually gets what he wants :):)

We did so many things last summer. Mommy kept us busy every weekend with something to do. I also have to really good friends as my neighbors. I'm super excited that we'll be going to school together. I start kindergarten in August. How cool is that??? Here are some random picture we have taken since we moved into our house. I promise to blog more often :)

Sanjay @ 6 months

Here are some picture we took together. Mommy had wanted to take individual shots but I insisted on doing it together!


Sanjay: There is Mommy again with the thing that has these bright flashes!
Vikram: Just ignore Mommy you'll get used to it really fast.


Sanjay: Mommy!!! Vikram is kissing me again!!


Vikram: Here I'll make funny faces and make him laugh.
Sanjay: Alright! I like you just because you play with me!


Sanjay: Don't move! I need to figure out this thing right now ok!!!
Vikram: Fine! I'll try


Sanjay: Are we done?


Vikram: Are we done?

Sanjay: Wait! I know I can grab you hands with mine :)

Vikram: Ouch! That hurts!!

Vikram: Yes thambi! That's our hands together!

Sanjay: ??????

Sanjay: Gosh! I really can't wait for this to be over!

Vikram: Tell me all about it.

Holiday Pictures

These are 5 best pictures we could produce after taking so so so many. Sanjay wasn't really very cooperative.

Pre-Holiday Season Pictures

No..No.. It's not me. It's Sanjay pre-holiday pictures. Mommy wanted to have some practice first..

So... what do you think? So I've been told many many times over that Sanjay looks so much like me when I was that age. Here are some of my first holiday season pictures and here is another set of them. I see so many differences. Even Mommy thinks we look so different!!

Partner-In-Crime

So much has been going on since Sanjay got here. Aya and Ayya left. There goes by back-up in case I don't get my way with Mommy and Daddy. Aya and Ayya were definitely an ally for me.

I have definitely taken the role of big brother very seriously. I'm learning to help with the diapers and feeding. I have proof too :) My next assignment with Sanjay is to teach him potty training. Mommy thinks Sanjay is jsut a little too young to be potty trained right now. Mommy says I don't remember how long it took me to train. Hey! I just thinking in terms of saving money from buying all that diapers and use the money instead on buying toys for me and Sanjay.

Sanjay is definitely getting bigger. He definitely likes it when I sing all the cool nursery rhymes I learn at preschool. Preschool is so much fun. I have made so many new friends and am learning so many new things. Mommy is a little worried though because of the girls who like me. Mommy thinks I'm just a little too young. Some of the girls have asked me out on a playdate. I think that's pretty cool. I also get to ride the yellow school bus to school. I think that's the coolest thing ever to ride on the bus

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Happy Birthday to Daddy :)

Happy Anniversary to Aya & Ayya :)

Isn't it cool that Daddy shares the date with Aya and Ayya's Anniversary? I'm been extremely busy playing the big brother role with Sanjay. It's a huge task keeping up with the all the stuff that is involved with Sanjay. Whoever thought that a tiny baby has so much?

I promise to post pictures really soon. Mommy has just gotten them downloaded to the laptop and hopefully by this weekend I'll have some pictures to post.

Sanjay Alexander

Day 1 - Sanjay fast asleep

Day 2 - Snuggling up to Mommy :)

I'd like to introduce my little baby brother Sanjay Alexander. Pretty cool name huh? I call him 'thambi'. It means little brother in Tamil and Sanjay when he's a little older will call me 'Anne' which means big brother.

So who would like to know the birth story about how Sanjay got here about 2 weeks before his due date??

July 20, 2010 - First we have to start talking about the day before Sanjay got here. Aya and Ayya who were supposed to be here on Monday got delayed due to a slight misunderstanding about a visa or something like that. They flew in the following day instead (Tuesday). That was the day where the mid-west had the really really bad storm. Mommy was already stressed out about the storm and driving to the airport. I heard Mommy telling Daddy that driving was really bad and the visibility was almost non-existent!! I fell asleep in the car as I was tired and Mommy was driving really really slow. Poor Mommy!

Finally after arriving at the airport. I think we drove for almost 1.5 hours. Usually it takes about 40 minutes to get to the airport! We get to the airport tired and exhausted. I know Daddy was a little worried as we kept receiving calls and text so often to make sure we were doing ok. This is when we find out the flight is delayed and because of bad weather the flight has been diverted to St Louis and waiting there for the weather to clear at Kansas City. I was so bored that I think I made Mommy stress out even more. Hey! I am after a hyperactive 3 year old with too much energy. There isn't much to do at the airport anyway.

I think we must have waited about 3 hours before we heard anything. I think Mommy was almost in tears. I know I wasn't helping the situation at all. Finally there was some good news. The flight had left St Louis and would be in Kansas City really soon. Yay! I was getting tired and I think Mommy was tired too.

Aya and Ayya arrived safely and all the luggages also arrived on time surprisingly. Next thing you know we're heading home really hungry. The weather wasn't too bad driving home. Phew!

July 21st - Sanjay's Birthday. Mommy wakes up as usual in morning to head out to work. Aya and Ayya are already up and about. I think it's the jet lag. They have been in 3 different times zones in the last few days. Aya was already starting to cook up all of Mommy's favorite dishes which at the end Mommy didn't get to eat any. This is when I find out that Mommy has been up since 4am. I think she was having contractions. I think it was due to the stress the day before. I swear I didn't have anything to do with that :). Mommy has also been keeping contact with the doctor who I think told her to wait out a little longer.

About 10am, Mommy was ready I think to have Sanjay and called the doctor who as trying really hard to get a room for Mommy at the same hospital I was born but there wasn't any room at all so Mommy and Daddy were sent to another hospital. I think Mommy wasn't very happy at all with this hospital. I think Mommy had her mind set to have Sanjay at the same hospital as I was born. I think Mommy and Daddy didn't have any choice so they went ahead and started the registration process at the other hospital and got admitted. Just as the rest of the paperwork were being done. Mommy gets the message that there is a room available at the hospital Sanjay was supposed to be born! Mommy didn't really waste anytime and got dressed again and rushed to this hospital. Funny isn't it?? Well! I thought it was.

After all the trouble of admitting and getting discharged from one hospital and rushing to the other; Sanjay was born at 1.46pm. I was super excited that finally my little baby brother is here. Someone to play with and get into mischievous with. Daddy finally came home and picked us up so we could head out to the hospital to meet Sanjay. I was so excited. I even got to hold Sanjay for a few minutes. I've got so much more stories to tell but maybe another day another post right??

June Bugs

It's been a very busy June so far. Every weekend is spent doing something. Thank you to Mommy and Daddy for organizing all this fun activities for me and my friends.

Baby Sanjay is almost here. I think he's got a few more weeks left before he show up. I can't wait to meet my baby brother. I am so ready to take the responsibility as the older brother and teach Sanjay some of my tricks.

Aya and Ayya get here in a few weeks to help out with Sanjay. I can't wait to have them over and get spoilt by them. It's going to be a fun fun summer.

I think being 3 is the most fun thing so far. I can almost get my words across to others. I get a lot of big boy toys too. I'm a fully potty trained toddler and love being outdoors. I think I'm also starting preschool in August. I can't wait for that.