Nikhil Kini's Blog

15th June 2006 - Two days in a row, I had been out for a stroll and I was very excited this morning when my mother  placed me in the car seat. I could not comtrol my joy and I started kicking my feet. Little did I know what was in store for me.  My mother was driving today and on the way we saw a big fire at a store in Santa Monica and we had to take a detour. We finally arrived at Dr Dennis Woo's Clinic. Dr Woo has been my pediatriian since I was born and I first met him at the hospital. Since then I have visited his clinic as per the schedule.  He's a really nice doctor and he always answers my parents questions very calmly. Sometimes he makes me cry though but I suppose he is doing his job.

we went in and sat in the well-area waiting room and there were lots of babies like me . Most were my age. Nurse Stacy called me in and took al my measurements. I now officially weigh 17 pounds and 2 ounces and am 27.5 inches today. She said I was a big boy and said I was as heavy as a turkey.

14th June 2006 -  The Fox Hills Mall is our local mall and we go there all the time. There was a sale in the mall today and so we all went there to see if we could get some good stuff. My dad and I dropped my mother and grandma off at J C Penney and we went to the Circuit City store across from the mall. My father is an electronic-junkie and I guess he wants me to "follow his footsteps". I liked the store. I was really quiet and saw the different sections in the store. We left the store and went back to the mall. I went to the other stores in the Mall - Macy's, Bath and Bodyworks, Children's Place, FootLocker etc. I sat quietly and enjoyed the time at the mall. I think I enjoy going to the mall, with the bright lights and crowds. I like having people around me. I was at the mall for more than 3 hours and I did not complain, but at home, I cannot go that long.

My dad promised to take me to geek-central soon..........Fry's Electronics...

13th June 2006 - As you may already know, I live in Marina Del Rey, CA. Today we went to the Lloyd Taber Public Library at the Marina. The library has a lot of books and they have a section for kids as well. When I grow a little older, I will come back for some books. The library is right by the Marina and its a very beautiful sight as you can see in the picture. There was a cool breeze blowing and it was a very plesant evening. I went to the library with my parents and my grandmother.  My mother and grandmother picked up a few books while my father and I went to see the boats and yatchs .  On the way back, we went to the Ralph's Grocery store to pick up some groceries and went back home.

Other than, I spent the rest of the day at home playing.

11th June 2006 - Sunday, the day to relax. After a long day yesterday, we were all tired and woke up late. Even me, I woke up at around 6, had some milk and went right back to sleep. My dad and I slept till 9:30 or so.  After that, my parents decided to leave me at home and go to Artesia to get some groceries. I could not believe they left me "Home Alone" (well, my grandma was there to take care of me) . The rest of the afternoon, we stayed at home and relaxed.

June 10th 2006 - Today was the longest I have ever been outside the house. My parents, my grandmother and I went shopping.....this nation's favorite pastime.  We drove about 50 miles North to the Camarillo Outlet Malls which is a large outlet mall in the Northern part of Los Angeles. We left early so as to get a nice parking spot. We reached there about 10:30 and the parking lot was relatively empty. We parked right outside the Nike store.

My parents went to the different stores here like Gap, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Nautica, Eddie Bauer, OshKosh 'Bgosh etc. They bought some very cute outfits for me. I especially liked the reversible nightwear from Gap and the sleeveless T-Shirts at Oshkosh 'Bgosh. Look at me with all these new clothes. I am geared up for the summer. For the most part, I was a pretty good baby. I was happy as long as I got my food in time. I just got a bit grumpy in the afternoon. Must have been the heat.