My plants this year

Tattoos Indian style

Flowers

Spring tree - in front of our home

Cherry Blossoms - Infront of our home

Baby Shower

Baby shower are done traditionally for giving blessings to mother-to-be for a safer delivery and also for giving wishes for the coming baby. In our tradition we celebrate it by giving 5 types of sweets, 5 types of fruits to the mother-to-be. Also with lot of bangles. You can see some in the following pics.






Update on 04/09/2010:
Some more photos from my cousin's Baby Shower:

Traditional Photo

Photo taken while performing house warming ceremony rituals(Gruhapravesha puja) at one of our relatives home.

First Birthday Cake

My Son's First Birthday Cake (Mango Moose Cake.. yummy)



















Update: 05/04/2010
My Daughter's first birthday cake:
It is same mango moose cake but much better and much thicker than the other one which we ordered at a different whole foods. So I guess it depends on which place you order also. But everybody loved it and we are happy about it.

Happy Holidays

Hi all

Happy Thanks giving and Happy Holidays to all......

Old Myths of Pregnancy

There are some old myths regarding pregnancy. Although I would not suggest that all of these would happen or likely to happen with everybody, but I do see and experiance some of them. So I thought why not I share it with you. Again these are just old myths. Please do not take them to heart.

During Pregnancy:

• Its common to have bad memory in pregnancy. Keep a pen and paper handy to note things down, when you remember.
• Take lamaze classes/learn breathing techniques which help you in labor.
• If you have Nausea or moring sickness try something sour like dried amla (without salt preferred) or lemon. It helps reduce the morning sickness and through up feeling a lot.

If you are pregnant and your due date is nearing, then watch out for the following symptoms:

• If you have an urge to clean, then looks like your due date is really close by. This urge to clean is also called "nesting" in some places. Prepare for it.
• Take lamaze classes/learn breathing techniques which help you in labor. These breathing techniques learnt will be helpful to divert your mind while labor.

After Delivery of the baby:

• Keep yourself warm all the times, which will help mother to get more milk for the child.
• Some doctors say that, if you feed the baby totally using breastfeeding then you can get back to your shape within one month.
• Drinking more water daily increases the quantity of breast milk.
• Peanuts or any good iron content food increases the quality of the breast milk (ex: Thick milk instead of milk like 1% ).

I shall keep updating this post as and when I remember things.

Backyard Plants - Part 3

More Plant Photos


Small Sorakaya/ Small Ridge Gourd



Racha Gummadikaya





Green Chillies



Small Bhendi / Okra's


small Dosakayalu/ Indian Cucumbers

Alasandalu

Backyard Plants - Part 2

In this post you will the little grown plants with their Fruits(vegetables).

Home Grown Tomatos


Our small watermelon on way to go still:



Tomato Plants with small young tomtos:











































Small Cucumber, Still growing...


two gongura plants (Sour Green)