Sixth Day Naming Ceremony (Chathi)

Colin's Sixth Day Naming Ceremony was Monday night.  Mummi made tons of food and Colin did not get to enjoy any of it.  Dina came from New Jersey and Julie participated via skype.  Colin was given 5 names beginning with K (the astrological letter for October 19): Krishna, Keshav, Kayden, Krishant, Kevin, and then finally Colin.  The pictures are here and if you would like there is a 15 minute video  available by request (if you really want it).

Colin has arrived!

COLIN BHAVESH GANDHI is here!

He was born this past Wednesday morning, sharing his Uncle Chris' birthday. 

9:34 am

5 lbs 9 oz

19 inches long

There are a lot of pictures of Colin's first week here.

The Baby's Room

The baby's room is mostly finished except for a few things we still need to hang on the walls and the curtains, which I have not finished yet.  Oh, and the baby.  The room started out a few months ago pretty boring. It had almost nothing in it and it was painted bright bright blue. 

Now it has 3 yellow walls and 1 green wall complete with bright animal decorations, a bright baby quilt, jungle and circus themed wall decals, a futon, book shelves, and not just 1 giant stuffed animal, but 2!  There is a giant bear and a Giants Baby Giraffe.  (This is of course in reference to Giants rookie Brandon Belt, aka The Baby Giraffe.)

I spent a lot of time in the past few months sewing. I made our baby a quilt with sharks, dinosaurs, and ladybugs. I made a bunch of pillows for the futon with cute little animals on them.  I made 3 animals for the pack-n-play mobile, and I am making curtains. The curtains are not done yet.

But overall the room is bright and cheery and perfect.  Check out all the pictures here.

Baby Bump

This is what I look like now at 38 weeks pregnant.  Almost time for the baby to arrive!

When will the Baby be Born? Survey Results (so far)

So far no one thinks it will be born on the due date (October 25th).

Baby Survey

Baby Shower #2!

Last weekend we had a baby shower and it was wonderful!  Mom came in from California, Justin and Tiffany hosted us all at their house (although I am pretty sure Charlotte the 3 year old really did the hosting), and friends came from all over. (See the pictures here.)  There was delicious food, games, and we got lots of baby goodies (sheets, changing pad, diapers, all sorts of stuff), which is great.  The baby will be here so soon.

I am 35 1/2 weeks here.