HAPPY NEW YEAR! I can't believe it's 2007. I remember where I spent NYE of 1999, ready for the new millenium! Time flies when you're having fun :)

Well Naveen is growing fast and starting to do so many things! He now puts his hand on his pacifier when it's in his mouth which is his way of helping it stay in his mouth in case he moves. It's really cute. We also do some "tummy time" everyday where he lays on his tummy for a little while. His pediatrician told us to do that everyday so he starts developing strength in his arms and motor skills that will help him start crawling. He's really doing well with tummy time...he holds his head up and he's also able to hold himself up for a few seconds with his arms. Naveen is also smiling a lot more in response to other people's smiles. He also coos a lot. And, if you converse with him when he coos, he'll keep cooing in response to you. It's so amazing! Chris and I have so much fun making up what we think he is saying back to us...LOL. Physically, he's becoming longer and weighs more. We weighed him at home last week by laying him on the scale. He's 11 pounds and we measured him at 24 inches. That means he's grown 2 inches since he was born. We'll get the accurate weight and measurements again at his doctor's appointment on Jan 23. He'll also get his first set of shots that day...thank god!! That means we'll be able to go out with him...FINALLY.

So I've decided that I love being a mom and staying at home. I thought I would really get tired of it, but I actually love it. I love taking care of Naveen, cooking, and keeping the house together. It was hard at first because we had to get a routine going, but now it's great. I'm dreading going back to work and the thought of leaving Naveen in daycare alone without me or Chris is killing me. He won't see either of us all day...I'm worried he'll forget who we are! Plus, what if he does something exciting for the first time and we're not there? I don't want to miss a thing! I already enjoy watching him all day long and seeing all the new little things he does. I don't know how I'm going to do it, except to tell myself that it's only for a year until I finish my internship hours. After that I'm planning to quit my job, study for my licensing exam, get licensed, and go into private practice as a therapist. That way I can make my own hours and be home with Naveen as much as possible. We'll see how it goes.

Relationship-wise, Chris and I are doing well. He's a great dad and husband and I couldn't feel more blessed. One thing we miss doing is going out together, but this weekend we are going to have "date night." We're going to leave Naveen at my parents' house and go have dinner and see a movie. I can't wait. There are so many movies I want to see!!! Especially the Golden Globe nominated ones, because usually those are the ones that get nominated for Academy Awards. Every year I make it a point to see all the Academy Award nominated movies, but this year I don't think I'll be able to see all of them. I'll have to pick and choose this year which ones I really, really want to see. One movie I really want to see is "Dreamgirls." I love musicals, especially seeing them live. I also want to see, "Notes On a Scandal", "Blood Diamond", "The Pursuit of Happyness", "We are Marshall", "The Holiday", and "Bobby."

Since I'm on the topic of entertainment, I have to mention a great new show I saw last night. It's called, "Dirt" and it stars Courteney Cox. Last night was the premiere episode. It's on FX every Tuesday night at 10pm. Courteney Cox plays the head of two entertainment magazines and the show is about how she gets stories about Hollywood stars. It's a dark show with some comedic elements, but mostly it shows how the paparazzi and media ruin the lives of Hollywood stars. Courteney Cox also produces it and yesterday she was on "Ellen" and said she is doing the show because she wants the public to see the truth behind the paparazzi and how they ruin people's lives. I was totally riveted by the show...it's really good. If you can check it out, you should.

Well I'm off to eat lunch since Naveen is still sleeping. Happy 2007!