Aviana is six-months old!

Yesterday was Aviana's six month birthday. Time is flying and she's becoming more of a handful everyday. You can watch a video of her from last night going nuts with this rubber ducky here.

Here's a slideshow of the first six months:

On another note, what's this I hear about NeelaKaki having Vibram Five Fingers? Word I get is she's enjoying them and I'm glad someone else finally took the plunge! If anyone else is thinking about picking up a pair ... check out this beginners guide to toe shoes

Thxgiving / Akash's post

After taking a two year sabbatical from the Amin blog, Akash came out of the wood-work to delivery his last posting by stating prophetically to Atl that “We comin. . . ” Very impressive Aku. Either way, look forward to seeing all of you soon.

Puja & Vinod

thanksgiving

Puja, Vinod, and most importantly Akash are in South Carolina visiting the parentals for Thanksgiving. On Friday we are heading out west soooooooo... look Atl, we comin, Akash is comin~!!!!!

Baby Shower Photos

Parth's mom coordinated a baby shower for us on 9/27/09. It was held at Bombay Cafe, one of my and Parth's favorite Indian restaurants. We had a great time and were happy to hang out with so many family and friends all in one place and prior to 12/4/09.

PS - Wearing a saree while being pregnant is not fun!


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Introducing: Aviana Rajan Owings

Hey everyone! It's been a while since I've updated - so I'd thought I'd send out a quick photo of Aviana at about 3 weeks. She's almost 5 weeks now, and has grown a ton! I just haven't had a chance to take any good photo's of her in the past two weeks - I'll get Justin on top of that.

1st I'd like to say CONGRATULATIONS to Neepa and Manish :) - I am super excited for the both of you and I can't wait till the new bundle of joy arrives.

Things so far with Avi have been good - she is a pretty good baby :) - not colicky and sleeps pretty well. I have to say though - I have a new found respect for all you mom's out there. This is the hardest thing I've ever done in my life. Shaila - how the heck do you have FOUR children. I definitely need to have a conversation with you soon - I need to know your secret.

Thanks EVERYONE for the calls, gifts, support, etc. etc. I haven't gotten around to calling everyone back or even writing thank you card, but please know I feel extremely lucky to have such a supporting and loving family!

-Sonal

REPOST: BLOGGING TIPS

Hey all - I think it is time to reintroduce everyone on how to blog! I've been getting emails from various folks on things that they have been up to, things to add to the blog, etc. Unfortunately, I don't have time to keep up with everyone's posts - so please try to learn to post things yourself!That would be a great help to me, and get things posted timely. I love getting the emails on what you all have been up to, but with everything I'm doing at the moment, I just don't have the time to post things for you. Help with posting for birthdays, etc, would be GREATLY appreciated. I will definitely help if you have trouble posting, but I can't be the sole poster for this information any longer.

Below is the information from long ago on how to post:

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It's funny that I'm writing "tips" considering this is the first blog I've particpated on. If you "blog gurus" (i.e. Justin) have additional tips, please advise! My tips are very basic and will help with getting started.

To become listed as a "contributor" to this blog, you will need to log in with a username (email address) and password. I used my gmail account address and password, I'm not sure if you have to have a gmail address or if any email address works? Maybe someone else knows??

Once a contributor, your name will be listed on the right panel. You'll also be able to create new posts and make edits to other items on the right panel (e.g. Birthdays), but you'll need to be logged in to do so.

Once you log in, you can Post but clicking on the "Posting Tab" on the left hand side of the screen. From there, you have the option of "New Post" or "Edit Posts." Click on "New Post" and you should be able to see a box where you can type a message - just like any Word Processing program.

If you want to put in a picture into your post, there is a button along the top of the screen where you type your message right next to the abc check mark button. Click on that and follow the instructions to upload an image.

After you finish typing your message, click on "Publish Post" on the bottom left of the screen - it is an orange button.

OK - I hope this helps each of you post messages!!

Love,

Sonal

Family Updates?

I know everyone is busy, but please provide updates!! ;o)