The First Year
She is a fast learner and quickly picked up a regular feeding/sleeping schedule. By the end of 2nd week she was sleeping 5-6 hours in the night, giving us the much needed rest. She had her fussy days and her smooth days.
Though she slept most of the time, she did spend couple of hours laying quitely and observing everything around her; and cried out loud with a snorting sound when she wet her diaper.
Ceremonies - Chhati (sixth day ceremony), Namkaran (Naming ceremony)
Festivals - Valentine's day (14 Feb)
Festivals - Shivratri (1 March), Holi (18 March)
Festivals - Gudi Padwa (2 April), Ram Navami (11 April), Navratris
Festivals Mother's Day (May 11)
Ceremonies - Pashini (food eating ceremony, June 14)
Festivals Father's Day (June 15)
Festivals Independence Day (July 4)
Festivals Rakshabandhan (August 12), Janmashtami (August 19)
Festivals Labor Day (Sep 1)
Festivals Dusherra (Oct 5), Diwali (October 23-25)
Festivals Thanksgiving (November 27)
Festivals Christmas (December 25)
Festivals New Year (January 1)
Adya Vageesha Joshi
was born in February '03
She weighed 7 pounds 12 ounces
and was 21.5 inches long.
Adya's first month was a major adjusting period for us. Till her birth she was an abstract romatizised concept, and now she was here, requiring 24x7 support 
Adya's second month was smoother. She started following a decent schedule of feeding once every 3-4 hours and was taking long naps in the day. She also continued sleeping over 6 hours in the night. She began to lift her head almost 45 deg and began interacting with lots of oohs, aahs and hmmms. Her fussy time remained in early evening (6 to 9 p.m.).
At the beginning of this month Adya weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces (40th percentile) and was 22 1/4 inches tall (90th percentile).
In her third month, Adya grew very fast. She began smiling interactively (and not because of gas ) and began conversing with 'agoos' and 'ooh's. She could hold her head briefly at greater than 45 deg when laid on her stomach. She started spending time playing between feeding and sleeping. The panel on her cradle caught her attention as did the paintings on the wall. When carried, she would bend back a lot to observe all the things in the vicinity.
On April 15, Adya weighed 10 pounds 12 ounces (50th percentile) and was 24 inches tall (95th percentile).
In May, Adya smiled a lot and played with her new favourite toy 'peekaboo'. She also began squealing and screaming loudly to converse. Her play time increased and she began taking everything to her mouth.
She began to hold her head steady, but would always be turning her head around when held erect. She would try to push her feet down.
She however, did not enjoy books being read to her . She would just look around when a book was read to her .
Adya's Anna Prashchan (Grain eating ceremony) was held on June 14th. Her Dada-Dadi (paternal grandparents) left for Des Moines, IA and she was joined by her Nana-Nani (maternal grandparents). However, she didn't begin eating solids till she completed five months.
On June 19, Adya weighed 14 pounds 4 ounces (50th percentile) and was 26 inches tall (95th percentile).
July saw Adya practising her sitting and screaming skills. She loved to stand on her feet and sit assisted by pilows. She also began holding her feet and try to suck her toes.
Adya began relishing various tastes in food in August and showed a preference to salty and spicy foods much to her father's pride. She made her first air trip in August to Des Moines and first train trip to New Jersey. The trips went smoothly.
On August 18, Adya weighed 17 pounds 12 ounces (75th percentile) and was 27.5 inches tall (95th percentile). Her head circumference was 43.75 cm (80th percentile)
Adya began practising standing up with gusto. She also began climbing out of her bassinett. She continued screaming and saying a few consonants like ma-ma and ba-ba. She developed stranger anxiety and began what Abhay put as "Chipko Andolan" (clingy movement) with her Ma.
October found Adya practising her speech by adding 'da-da', 'ta-ta' to her vocabulary. She also began crawling around October 7 and was soon going places :-).
October was the festive month for Adya when she celebrated her first Dusherra and Diwali. Her Nana-Nani (maternal grandparents) were present with her on this occassion.
In November Adya began going to the Day care thrice a week. The first week was smooth, but she developed separation anxiety after that. She did enjoy the variety of toys available there and also loved interacting with other kids. She had her first trip to the west coast when she went to San Diego.
In December Adya began regular Day care at IMF. She took sometime adjusting to the new surroundings, but soon made friends and enjoyed the variety of toys available there. December also saw Adya standing on her own briefly.
She cruised around holding to various things. Adya's vocabulary increased to add Ma-ma and Nai intelligently. She also began to throw a fit if things didn't go her way.
She had her first trip to India beginning mid December to mid January.
Adya began the new year in India. She had lots of fun meeting her grandparents, uncles, aunts and all other relatives. She began standing and walking couple of steps.
After returning from India, Adya had to readjust to the day care. She also fell ill with RSV (requiring an emergency room visit) and ear infection and spent some time recuperating.