Katie's Zoo

Katie isn't staying in her room yet, but we put a lot of love into creating a warm, fun environment for her.

It's a complicated little room to paint, particularly for Sriyesh's first time painting, but he mastered it. We had a lot of fun putting up the animal border together.

We wanted to keep it gender-neutral, but when we found out we were having a girl, we couldn't resist adding some pink accents.

We bought the sign for Katie's door and the letters for the wall ahead of time, but since we were keeping her name a secret, we stored them away. On the day after she was born, Sriyesh came home to put up the finishing touches.

She's a looker!

We've had a wonderful first six days with Katie.

We've been lucky to have both sets of grandparents visiting to take care of the new baby and the two of us. Sriyesh's parents have chosen Thatha and Achi, traditional Tamil names, as their new grandfather and grandmother names.

Anne's mom has chosen Nana and her dad is still brainstorming.

Katie is a really good baby, but we've still given some of the favorite baby-calming gadgets a try. Right now, the cute bumblebee swing seems to do the trick.

She's already starting to show her personality and has the cutest little dimples.

Katie's a night owl, just like her Daddy. She spent most of her first few days sleeping, but today she was awake and alert for several hours, taking everything in. She's absolutely amazing.

She loves it when we jiggle and dance with her, and she likes to be sung to when she's having a bath.

She's quite a boxer when she's wearing her mittens, and when she's not, she likes to try to put her entire hand in her mouth.

She's always making us smile.

Click below to see more pictures in our Web album from Katie's first week.

Katie's First Week

Introducing Katie!

She's here! Katherine Elizabeth Krishnan was born on 8.16.08 at 8:26 p.m. It took a while, but it was definitely worth the wait! She weighed in at 8 lbs, 13 oz. and measured 20.9 inches -- who'd have thought she'd be such a big girl?

We just can't get enough of Katie. She's very sleepy right now and very cuddly, and we're so excited to have her in our lives.

Here are a few more pics of Katie's first day in the world; come back often for more!

Two weeks and counting...

We've been preparing for nearly nine months, but it's still hard to believe D-Day is only two weeks away! The nursery is ready, the car seats are in the cars and all the tiny little clothes are washed... now the only thing left to do is to get ready to share our photos and stories with friends and family. Check.

Until she arrives, a few 3-D photos to tide us over...