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…these songs would play repeatedly:

 

Single Ladies by Beyonce

Poker Face by Lady Gaga

Crazy In Love by Beyonce

Just Dance by Lady Gaga

Live Your Life by T.I. featuring Rihanna

Sexy Back by Justin Timberlake

Mickey by Toni Basil

 

Mommy carried Gage in a sling as she walked down 34th Street to Madison Square Garden for the Ringling Brothers Circus. He slept most of the show, cuddled up with Mommy, but he did watch for about ten minutes, excitedly moving as he watched the lights and action.

Forget homeopathic remedies (no wet socks for Gage)! Who needs traditional medicine! Give us female Indian doctors.

Gage went to the hospital for a follow-up exam (which he passed with flying colors). His doctor was an Indian woman who superficially resembled Grandma Mindy. As soon as she leaned over him to listen to his heart, he started cooing, patiently waiting for an anticipated “Coo!” in response. He didn’t get a “Coo” but he was undeterred and continued to smile and coo for the entire exam. The doctor commented on how amazingly friendly he was, without realizing that he’d mistaken her for his grandmom.

Mommy told this story to Grandmom and Chacha and everyone got a good laugh from it.

Sumo Baby (He works hard to maintain his sumo wrestler physique)
Beefcake
Gagey (Austen’s favorite)
Gage-pinder (Sikh version of Gage)
Sweet Pea (our family’s generic nickname that applies to all family members)
Little Guy
My Little Sweetie (Mommy’s nickname for Austen and Gage)

Gage is totally enamored by Austen’s drawing. Show him one when he’s fussy and he stops fussing and starts cooing and smiling. If you stop holding the artwork in front of him, he complains until you return it to position. We know this is hard to believe. Dada didn’t believe it until he saw it first hand. Grandma and Grandpa Rodey are amazed when they see the phenomenon in action. Mommy has never heard anything like it, except maybe a philosophy professor discussing his child’s love of stim mobiles.

Mommy first discovered this when picking Austen up front art class. Austen’s colorful collage of painted foam peanuts was in her hand, so she showed it to Gage. His eyes fixated on it and he stop fussing about being stuck in his car seat and stared, following it up and down with his eyes, his brow furrowed. Later when he was shown a sticker-adorned marker drawing by Austen, he said “Ahhhh” and did his toothless grin.

Mommy was so excited about Austen’s artistic potential that she packed up three of Austen’s drawings, got Austen to write her name and her cousins’ names on them, and sent them out in the mail. 🙂 Miss Liz, Austen’s art teacher, says she should continue at a special art school next year.

 

Very excited, Austen can’t wait to give this new double stroller a try. Dada even has to stroll her around the house in it.

 

Austen can’t resist…

 

Sandhia, Austen’s first babysitter, dropped by to check in on Austen and meet Gage. Austen didn’t exactly remember but felt comfy enough to cuddle up for this photo. Too bad Sandhia had to move to Ohio!

 

Mama gives Gage a bath in the sink. This won’t last much longer – he’s almost too big to comfortably fit. Time to get the baby bathtub out of storage.