What's in a name?

Last weekend was Naina's barsa.  I was worried about getting through the ceremony that day if she was fussy, but she did great! In fact, she was even smiling while her aunts were performing the ceremony with her.  Phew!  

Now that she's officially named, hopefully Amit will stop referring to her as munchkin, little munchkin, tiny munchkin, and anything remotely similar :)  

Here's a pic of the big moment - Naina gets her name!

The day after her naming ceremony, my parents left after being our safety net and support for the past 3 months.  And boy was it a tough goodbye. Poor Naina struggled with the transition of one Aji and Aba leaving, and a different Aji being around.  A depressed 3-month old is heartbreaking - her appetite was gone, she stopped playing & smiling, and spit up nearly every entire meal.  It took about 3 days before we saw her smile again, and by day 5 she was back to herself.  Amit and I smothered her with tons of love and attention to help her through the transition.  Things seem to be getting better every day and she's back to her happy, giggly, perpetually hungry self.  Aba will be back in town next week for work, so she'll get to see him then!

We were all set to celebrate her 3-month birthday today...but she had a mind of her own.  Refused to nap all day, until she was as tired as could be tonight.  So in her birthday dress, off to sleep we went without our birthday photo shoot.  Hoping to take some pictures tomorrow and claim that they're from today!  Ssshhh, no one will ever know :)