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Family fotoshoot

I’ve always been a big fan of photography. I’ve always had a penchant for making sure that there are a good number of pictures of every little incident in our lives. Although Sajuchayan constantly mocks this tendency of mine, he’s, at most times, an enthusiastic photographer. Before Leah, we’d make sure that the tripod is [...]

MSG: How safe is it during pregnancy?

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) was shown to penetrate placental barrier and distribute almost evenly among embryonic tissues using 3H-Glu as a tracer, in some research studies. MSG performed its transplacental neurotoxicity (damage to nervous system in the fetus, by crossing the placenta) in a dose-dependent manner. The excessive activation of Glu receptors and the overloading of [...]

Tips for finding a good OBGYN in the US

Talk 2 ur friends first, and get the names of some good Ob’s in ur area. Find out if the one recommended is on ur insurance plan (most important). Ideally, ur OB and the hospital that she/he conducts deliveries should be w/i 30 min driving distance. For me, I wanted an all women OB group, [...]

Breast is best

If new mommies who are breast feeding wanna make sure that their bundles of joy are getting enough, some tips to keep in mind: Keep an accurate count of those wet diapers. Not the poopy ones; but, the WET ones. If the number is <6, it’s a red flag. Is ur baby satisfied after a [...]

Slum dog Millionaire

Directors: Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan Cast: Anil Kapoor, Azharudin Mohammed Ismail, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Irfan Khan, Madhur Mittal, Rubina Ali Slum dog Millionaire revolves around Jamal Malik (portrayed on screen by Dev Patel), a muslim boy, who grew up in the slums of Mumbai and at merely eighteen years of age, is a single [...]

Winter skin care tips

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Leah's school

So, Leah vava started going to a Stepping stone School, w/ is a daycare plus mini montessory school from October 2008. Me, my mom & Leah vava, ‘d visited the school a couple of times before my mom left for India & she was busy saying Hi & Bye to the lil kids & teachers [...]

Flu mania

Flu season is still going strong & we’re seeing 10-15 cases of flu every day in our Pediatric clinic in Georgetown, Texas. Flu vaccine seems to have a better effect this year compared to last year, w/ most circulating Flu viruses so far being Flu A, and these are related to the viruses in this [...]

Leah's got a new tooth!!!

After commenting about Leah’s smile flashing her ten teeth, I got back home yesterday from work & was playing w/ her. Lo & behold!!! I saw that a new 1st molar has popped out of her lower gumline on the right side. Today, I’ll go back and check the left side as well. I’d bought [...]

Leah's eve w/ Cynthia chechy

Our li’l girl, Leah is an amma’s n appa’s girl, especially so, if she’s around people that she’s met for the first time. We’ve seen time n again that Leah has to be around someone at least for a few hours, before she’ll flash her 10 teeth for their viewing pleasure; and at least a [...]

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