My due date has arrived!

So yesterday was my actual due date. I can't believe that Nayan would have actually been in my belly over these past few weeks. He's eating a lot and gaining weight at a great pace, so we're glad he made his debut a bit early!

A model in the making?

So I'm well aware that every mother thinks that their kid is the cutest but Nayan really is the cutest baby ever! It's obvious to us and now everyone can see by the results of his first photo shoot that he really is!

We decided to hire a professional photographer who did a maternity shoot shortly after we arrived in Dallas when I was around 34 weeks. She did a great job and despite the 100 degree weather, the photos turned out great. We really liked the idea of the maternity shoot since we will now be able to show Nayan some great photos of him inside my belly.

The same photographer did Nayan's newborn shoot when he was just 2 weeks old. She likes to do them super young since the babies will typically sleep through most of the shoot, making it easier for her to move them around and get them in cute positions.

Well, the little guy didn't sleep at all, but he was amazingly cooperative. He was being his typical cute self - many times even looking directly at the camera. We were pleasantly surprised that he not only didn't cry at all but that he totally worked the camera!

Here are a few shots from the day. She spent about and hour with him so we'll have many more to post once we get the photos.

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We hope you enjoy them- we can't stop looking at the pics!

Change in plans!

Well, I was trying to space out my posts until our baby arrived and this post was supposed to be about our new stroller. Since someone decided to arrive a bit early, we'll focus on that.

Technically, the baby was expected to arrive around 8-20, but we had an inkling he or she would arrive early. After taking it easy for the past few weeks, we decided to finish all of the final shopping for the baby on Saturday. We finished the day off with a great dinner in our neighborhood with some new friends. Later that evening while Sumeet was putting the finishing touches on our new baby gear, the baby started to let us know he was ready to meet us.

Sumeet and I like to think that we were well prepared for the baby. We had read many books on labor and the arrival. But still, Saturday night, we found ourselves googling various signs of labor. I think that after 9 months, we just couldn't believe it was actually happening. Plus, I have heard countless stories of women going to the hospital, only to be turned away because they weren't in actual labor. I definitely didn't want that happening to us!

Well, I certainly was in labor and just a few hours later our biggest surprise was revealed. We had decided not to find out that sex of the baby but I had a feeling it was a girl. A lot of other people seemed to think it was a girl too. I was wrong!

After taking care of this little guy for 9 months, it was the most amazing feeling to be able to hold him and talk to him. I just couldn't believe that this little guy was all ours and he is so perfect. We're so in love with him!

Saturday during the day we had talked about all the fun stuff we were going to do on Sunday...hang out by the pool and have a nice dinner later on. I suppose our little guy didn't want to miss out on all the fun!

Welcome to the world Nayan Robert!