http://kalloldas.com/blogs/main/wordpress Kallol's Wonderland of Wonders Thu, 04 Oct 2007 06:24:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The last month has been an action packed one with more visitors, moving into our condo, a sailboat ride for Amiya and Kallol and more enjoyment of San Francisco in the fall. Through it all, the remote grandparents have been banging at our cyber-door wanting more pictures. ... http://kalloldas.com/blogs/main/wordpress/2007/10/03/restless-grandparents/ Linda and Terry (Nami and Grandpa) flew down for the weekend to see the latest addition to their family. We all spent a couple of days lazing about the house holding the sleeping beauty and celebrating everyone being together with good champagne, Mitchell brothers' ice cream and some goodies ... http://kalloldas.com/blogs/main/wordpress/2007/08/26/visitors-from-seattle/ In the left corner (of the country), in the light blue receiving blanket, hailing from San Francisco, California, the Sister of Disaster, weighing in at 6lbs 2oz, GITA DAS! http://kalloldas.com/blogs/main/wordpress/2007/08/23/introducing-gita/ The latest member of the Das-Gardiner household, Gita, made her grand appearance on Monday afternoon at 1:42pm. Kirsti amazed (but not surprised) all who know her by having the natural experience she was targeting. The UCSF birthing crew were, however, all surprised by Kirsti's tremendous effort. ... http://kalloldas.com/blogs/main/wordpress/2007/08/22/hear-ye-hear-ye-get-me-some-milk/ One day after bidding goodbye to Seattle and my friends at the biggest retail store on the internet in the world, Kirsti, Amiya and I found ourselves in Krates and Natsumi's place in San Mateo, devouring some good old Mexican food. Pancho Villa, you may not have succeeded in ... http://kalloldas.com/blogs/main/wordpress/2007/06/24/california-here-we-come-i-mean-here-we-are/ If it's May, then it's time for birthday cake, party favours and noisemakers at the Das-Gardiner household! Amiya turned two on the third and I turn thirty five in a couple of days. Amiya had a wonderful party at scenic Carkeek Park in North Seattle. Seattle ... http://kalloldas.com/blogs/main/wordpress/2007/05/20/smackdab-in-the-middle-of-birthday-month/ I have not been very diligent about posting but I have kept up the photo albums. Among the new albums is Amiya's first day of preschool. The new setting has been fum for both of us. I have met lots of new parents and Amiya is learning that not ... http://kalloldas.com/blogs/main/wordpress/2006/12/06/its-been-a-long-time/ Summer has been full of trips to the wading pool and visits from family. Didima and Grandpa finally returned from months in Alaska but it didn't take Amiya long to remember his grandparents. He has been spending quite a bit of time dancing around their living room to various types ... http://kalloldas.com/blogs/main/wordpress/2006/09/06/new-pictures/ Like everything about being a parent for the first time, watching language bloom in a child is breathtaking. Amiya, Kirsti and I have officically entered the world of baby-speak, conversing in our own patois of signs and single syllable words where context is critical. For example, 'ba' can mean alternately, ... http://kalloldas.com/blogs/main/wordpress/2006/08/06/on-language-a-scraped-knees-and-a-baby-jogger/ Amiya learned to walk on Father's Day, a great gift for his Baba. I know Kallol would have preferred the traditional breakfast in bed, (which at this stage would have consisted of a tub of applesauce) but it was wonderful to see Amiya tottering around the house. More and more ... http://kalloldas.com/blogs/main/wordpress/2006/06/20/fathers-day-news/