The Dress

Today we got the dress for my mom. Macy's at 34th Street had such a wonderful selection that it took my mom about three hours ;-) She had many choices and I think she choose the best one. I can't post a picture but will post her wedding pictures later.

In the meantime while my mom tried on all her dresses for about thousand times, Sonia and I got to play peek-a-boo and roll nice dresses around the floor.

I was picking some cute dresses for my mom when Sonia ran away and I heard someone saying, "What a cute child. Whose child is it?" then I got lectured by some European pro who suggested a child leash for my little girl. I just smiled through it.... I really don't mind when Sonia runs away because she always comes back. She is so good and I can let her be herself even in the biggest Macy's in the world.

FAO Schwartz Day

My mom and I decided to spoil Sonia at Schwartz today and we did it ;-) Train ride was a bit long but it was worth it.

We got there right on time for a story time with a fun soldier.

Sonia loved a story about Elephants. Then she played with push toys until she got very tired. She is practicing walking and it can be tiring for Babulya ;) We didn't get any push toys. We got finger paint and a very special baby in the crib. Baby's name is Lyalya.

Sonia loved Lyalya so much that she put her close to heart and was stroking her hair. It is her first little baby. My mom took all these photos so I got to be on the pictures ;-) She loves taking pictures but tomorrow I'll try to get her on the photos.

Our hair saga

When we first met, Jeremy had a wild hair style. His hair was puffy and long. My roommate tried giving him a cut but Jeremy insisted on keeping the length. I had to wait until our wedding day to see Jeremy's sharp hair look. His natural curl makes it impossible to make his hair look nice unless it is short or has tonz of jell. Nowadays I keep up with it almost twice a month. I love cutting his hair and hope I do a fine job most of the time.

My hair is... straight. When I was single, I took about five minutes to get ready for my dates. The most fun I had was for my bride pictures when Susan's hair mistress, Kathy gave my hair a look with lots of curls. Plus on my second reception day when I had it down with funky curls. I love my hair plain. When it just naturally falls down.... it is a look that is easily achieved with a morning shower and ten minutes to let it dry. I might do something else some day when I turn gray.... maybe.

Sonia is another story. She inherited untamed hair style her father is so proud of. Only her hair is very fine like mine. She'll most likely have my color so she probably won't need to die it. But I still think she is a poor little creature who will have to spend hours shut in the bathroom trying to make anything out of it. I am not sure how to help her. My friend Lakshmi who has beautiful curly Indian hair suggested putting baby oil in it for now. She said I could even use olive oil. So that is what I tried today. Sonia enjoyed the experience. Her hair is much more manageable and doesn't get into her eyes as much.

Boots and shoes

A few days ago while I was cleaning and organizing my closet, Sonia got one of my boots out, put it on her arm and crawled with it back and forth for about fifteen minutes. She enjoyed the boot so much that now every morning she goes into a closet to find a boot. She walks with it across the room and I end up with shoes spread across all corners of our apartment.
Yesterday I put a little pair of shoes on her footsies for the first time or maybe a second time. Sonia finally liked them. Today she found her left shoe, tried putting it on the right foot, crawled to me and wanted my help with putting it on. We got right shoes on her feet. Then we went to a playground. There she was proudly walking without taking them of. It is amazing to think that just a few weeks ago she absolutely disliked wearing any shoes. She survived for one year with socks only even in public places. I feel good about it since shoes are expensive little things. The pair she is wearing now came to us from the downstairs neighbors. They are well worn and fit perfectly ;-)