Now Entering the World of Solid Foods...

Yesterday, we had Niva Josephine's official Jhanko aka the ceremony in which she has her first taste of solid foods! What a big day for Eggs and Bakey it was! Gammy and Gampy have just come back from the motherland of Nepal and arrived at our house with a whole bunch of loot for their grandbaby-- beautiful outfits and tons of bling bling. Here are some shots from the day:

Niva in her beautiful traditional Nepalese outfit...her nap got cut short this afternoon so she is verrrry sleepy here:

Niva getting a taste of kheer (rice pudding)...the face says it all!

One of the customs is giving the baby a tray holding a book, pen, gold, soil, and a brick. Whatever she picks up represents what is to be her future-- Niva touched the book and the gold! Smart and wealthy!

Here's another traditional outfit called a lengha:

And here is the back of that outfit! This is the only time she will be allowed to wear such a scandalous outfit!

Showing off some of the baby bling...

Now, we are excited about the party in a couple of weeks to celebrate Niva's new world of solids! However, I am a little sad that I won't be Niva's only source of food anymore...another reminder that this is all going way too fast!