Medha enjoying her dancing time with her Syam-taatagaru.

Lakshmi proving that she can singlehandedly take care of the two... :-)

Yo Mom! Someone ate all the carrots! No, not me, mom. Someone else!!!

Phase 1 of the Thanksgiving lunch...The deserts came later...The cranberry salsa (ask me for the recipe) was terrific...

Extreme closeup of the excellent turkey that Ranga baked. Needless to say, it was tasty! First time for him, he claimed. I was licking my chops and holding my stomach from the overeating....

They're beginning to get more rambunctious and uncontrollable here. With their Syam-taatagaru

Dipavali 2004. All the more bright because of two out-of-control chippies...

The tykes with their (maternal) Gramma and Grampa.

Pavan with this Syam-taatagaru on Dipavali...

Medha with her Ammamma on Dipavali ...

They're 8.5 Months Old!!

The Charming Chums planning something BIG.

They're 8.5 months old now and are a lot of fun. They routinely crawl all over, and are also busting out of their clothes.

If you look closely you may notice that Pavan's left big toe is creating a hole in his bodysuit. Oh, we're such careless parents!

Pavan sitting on the kitchen floor. He never gets to sit here, so when we sat him down there he was BEAMING!

Medha playing with her non-Rubik's cube. It is child's play for her. Here she was laughing at something Lakshmi was saying.

The boy wonder cheerfully stuck in his crib. He seems to enjoy playing in his bed....

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Hans and Nancy came a-visiting, the first time after they got engaged (You can't miss the large shining diamond on her ring finger). Both Medha and Pavan took to them really well. They're normally a little shy of new people these days, but they were quite comfortable with the power couple. If you're nice people, kids take to you, no? :-)

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Pavan reading a new book of rhymes...

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Medha unleashed!

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Medha finds her way back into her one time bassinet, which now works as Mom's laundry basket.

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Prometheus, er, i mean Medha Bound. To her rocker anyway...

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Pavan standing up on his own looking for toys...

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What one can do, the other can do too... Medha and Pavan seeking out new toys to play with...

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Pavan has a great fall and trys to get someone to pick him up..

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Medha and Pavan are now 7.5 months old and are absolutely heaven to be around. Here's a shot of how happy they are for most of the day. I try to avoid taking pictures of them during the evening hours when they're hungy and/or sleepy....

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These kids know how to ham it up for the camera. Pavan shows the rest of the world how to do it.

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Pavan decided to take his temperature by himself. He is a hands-on kinda guy, y'know.

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Medha just woke up from a nap and boy! was she chipper. Yep, she loves her pacifier. We'll let her dentist worry about the effects... :-)

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Aaaawwww. Their first fight. Medha trying to take one away from Pavan. She was in the exersaucer but still managed to grab the elephant thingamajig that Pavan was playing with. Don't ask about the caps... Lakshmi has a thing for them. :-)

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Get up! Sit up! Sit up for your rights...

We give this play time two thumbs up - way up! Yep, definitely up.

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Celebrate good times, c'mon!

We're ready to par-tay!!! All the desis in the house say "hey...", say "ho...."

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Medha enjoying her sitting time...

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Look ma, no hands!! Medha tries to upstage Pavan...

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Look ma, only one hand barely touching the ground....!

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Pavan sitting up and enjoying it...

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Pavan just after chowing down some rice cereal - happy camper

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Labor Day 2004 with the Saggurti Twins

Medha and Pavan enjoying their Mom's silliness. Lakshmi was making some funny sounds and clapping her hands. They loved it as this picture shows...

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Medha was running off to do something and Pavan is trying to stop her ...

What's Medha reading anyway?

Aha! Caught her! She's reading up on colleges. A few years early and a Berkeley Engineering (Lakshmi's Alma Mater) brochure too.

Visit's From India

Srikanth also came to visit, all the way from Bangalore. He was on an invited trip to talk about his eGovernments work, and it was hugely successful. It was hot today 89F and that should explain why the studly Pavan has his shirt unbuttoned.

My childhood buddy Satish came to visit - all the way from Vizag. Of course, he just happens to be my other childhood friend Deepalu's brother. Here he is with his neice Ruhi (deepalu's daughter).

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Pavan is trying hard not to crack a smile even as Medha is squealing to her heart's content...

Medha @ Bailey's Birthday

Medha wondering what all the hullabaloo is about. She and Pavan went to their first birthday party. She was bundled up in her burp cloth to prevent sunburn...:-)

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Here they are on their first trip to their grandparents' home. They're having a blast as you can see...

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Here's a recent shot of Medha sitting up nicely in her bouncy chair. She seems to like lining her whole face with cereal...

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This is what a close up of a rice-cereal mustache looks like...

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More fun stuff

A lot more new stuff keeps happening every day. On Friday the lil' chaps turned 6 months old. On Saturday they both started sitting up quite regularly. Medha, in particular, sits up nicely in her bouncy chair. Pavan seems a little more "relaxed" in his approach to these physical activities. He does sit up, but occasionally.

Pavan, however, has started to make sounds. He makes sure Lakshmi isn't around and then goes "Amma, Amma". He has now made it a habit to say "daa daa" and "ba-ba" quite regularly. When i try to coach him to say Amma, Naanna, or Taataa he mimics my mouth movement with great earnestness. Medha isn't saying all these sounds but she does giggle and squeal when I try to teach her some sounds. She concentrates on her sitting up and crawling - she's up to a few inches of forward motion now.

It's quite a joy to see them do all this stuff.

The biggest thing for their parents, though, is the fact that they now sleep from 8 to 6:30 with only the occasional crying. Night time sleep is now again a part of our lives.

They're SIX months old now!!

They're 6 months old today (Aug 20th) and out of respect to the many athletes in Athens, they've decided to race. And they're off...

Pavan shoves his way ahead of his sis and gets ahead in the race...

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Medha wins! Medha wins!! She finally edges her brother out of the way and reaches the finish line...

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The inscrutable Mr. P.K. Saggurti

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Medha seems to be having more fun at the 6 month mark than the serious Mr. Pavan.

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