Pushpak's visit and Ritvik's fourth month Bday

On 15th July Pushpak Sen visited Mumbai to meet Ritvik. He came on 15th morning and I went to receive him at Mumbai Central railway station. Ritvik liked him a lot and was very happy with him. He even cancelled all his plans of going to sleep for the time being, but somehow Ratna managed to make him sleep at around 1 AM in the night of 15th /16th.We went to Hiranandani Gardens for go carting and also to few malls on 15th. Ritvik was amzingly happy as it was not too hot outside, plus he liked outing.

It was Ritvik's foutrh month birthday next day, i.e. 16th July. We brought cake and master Ritvik happily saw people feasting on his birthday while he got nothing special to eat :-)

We visited Gateway of India, Nariman Point and Marine Drive and then Pushpak left. Ritvik was a bit cranky on 16th as it was warm and sunny outside. But he became OK upon return to home.

Your first food

Today on 11th July 2006, Ritvik had his first food. It was a mashed banana. He liked it very much.

Ritvik's Doctor Visit

On Friday, 7th July we visited Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital to see Dr Praveen Gokhale. It was terribly congested on all the roads, as Mumbai witnessed torrential rains on 3/4/5/6 July. However we managed to see doc. Doc said Ritvik is absolutely fine. He administered couple of vaccines too, but amazingly Ritvik did not cry at all.
His weight is 7.26 Kgs now and he is 26 Inches tall. I wonder the pace at which kids grow. Ritvik has gained almost 100% weight and 25% height in just 16 weeks. His ability to learn and observe is increasing as well. Ritvik is now able to perfectly focus on all the objects. Upon making sound, he is able to judge direction of source and focus in that area. His hand eye coordination is getting better, he is able to capture and hold big colorful objects.
Doctor suggested to start mashed fruits and dal/rice water, but we decided to wait till his Annaprashan which we are planning to do on 21st July.

Few Firsts of Ritvik

3rd May 2006 -> First train ride in Pushpak Express from Mumbai to Kanpur.

4th May 2006 ->First party on the occassion of Goldy's first anniversary at Raves, Kanpur.

5th May 2006 -> First visit to Varanasi. First sight of Nana/Nani.

10th May 2006 -> First rain of your life but Ritvik did not get wet.

16th May 2006 -> First visit to Balamau.

19th May 2006 -> First rain drop on face.

28th May 2006 -> First turn on his own. Also first visit to a five stat hotel, Taj Ganges Varanasi.

4th June 2006 -> First air travel from Varanasi to Mumbai on Indian Airlines flight IC 805.

12th June 2006 -> We applied for your passport.

13th June 2006 -> :-) We noticed a tooth. It is a tiny lower jaw front tooth.

30th June 2006 -> We got your passport.

5th July 2006 -> We saw you trying to crawl.

21st July 2006 -> Annaprashna of Ritvik. First time you had anything other than mother's milk.

27th July 2006 -> First turn from your back to your stomach.

04th Aug 2006 -> You are able to crawl, but backwards.

09th Aug 2006 -> First Rakshabandhan. You got Rakhis from Goldy and Preeti.

11th Aug 2006 -> First words spoken by you. You started saying "Booaaa". Or Bua (Aunt)

12th Aug 2006 -> You fell of bed (1:10 PM IST). You managed to make a way through pillows which surrrounded you and fell off.

26th Aug 2006 -> First unsupported sitting on your own.

31th Aug 2006 -> First overseas travel to USA (Los Angeles).

03rd Sep 2006 -> First forward crawl, to bite toe of Avani in a party.

23rd Sep 2006 -> You are able to sir perfectly and crawl (forward) on your own.

08th Oct 2006 -> First wound and blood after getting hurt from a table.

29th Oct 2006 -> First sight of ocean. Pacific ocean, Venice beach, LA

A short account of our vacation in May 06

We took Ritvik for his first outing in May 2006. We started on 3rd May from Pushpak Express. We halted at Kanpur to participate in Goldy's first anniversary. We also went to Guddu Mama / Meera mami's place. Ratna and Ritvik went to Varanasi on 5th May. Papa and Mummy were extremly delighted to see their 3rd Nati. Papa purchased a pram for Ritvik. Papa organised musical recitation of Sunder Kand. It was fabulous. Gaurav and Nidhi also came to Varanasi to attend Nilesh & Mansi's reception.

On 16th May we arrived at Balamau. It was Ritvik's second month birthday also. We had another wonderful experience there. BK bhai had got our traditional temple fully decorated as well as our house. They burned crackers and Ritvik cut cake.

Ritvik and Ratna returned to Mumbai on 4th June.

My Delicious Account

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My Photo Album

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My Photo Album.

A Collage Of Ritvik's photographs