The Narayanan Family Blog

Hugo likes it rough / Hugo liebt es wild

Hugo is slowly growing into a big boy. When he was first born, we were so very careful with how we touched and held him. But these days, Hugo laughs the most when our play gets rough — cuddles, kisses, tickles and flying through the air! Aus Hugo wird langsam ein

Time with Papa / Zeit mit Papa

Harish is a hands-on dad. He does everything for Hugo, whether it’s diaper changes, feeding or bathtub time. But most of all, he loves to spend time playing with Hugo. And Hugo really enjoys it! It’s a welcome change from being with his Mama, since Papa just has

Silly theatre / Albernes Theater

Entertaining a baby can be tough, as they get bored easily and like to play with new things all the time. So we make use of anything interesting that we find around the house and turn it into a game. Sometimes all you need is a sock with a funny

Picnic season / Picknick Saison

The sun is finally finding its way through the grey London clouds and it is lovely and warm outside. So today Mama and son went to Hampstead Heath for a picnic. So much fun! Die Sonne hat endlich ihren Weg durch die grauen Londoner Wolken gefunden und die Temperaturen draussen

Hugo’s favorite pose / Lieblings-Pose

Ever since Hugo was born, he would rub his tiny hands against the back of his head. (From the ultrasounds we imagine he was already doing this inside Martina’s tummy.) Now that he is older it becomes more and more clear for us that this seems to be his

Moving beds / Von der Wiege ins Kinderbett

Hugo has outgrown his crib so quickly, his feet and head are starting to bump against the walls. So we bought him a proper child bed from IKEA, which Harish had the pleasure to construct today. Good job, Papa! Hugo does not seem to mind the move to a larger

First solid food / Erste Mahlzeit

The day has finally come! Today Hugo got his very first solid food. We have been looking forward to and planning this for weeks now. We took him to our local vegetable store where he picked out a carrot himself. We even let him chew on it and have a

Reaching out / Bewegungs-Freiraum

Hugo has started reaching out for things. He even stretches out onto his belly from a sitting position in order to get things. It’s great to watch him try out new skills and gain mobility with each new day. Hugo versucht jetzt nach Objekten zu greifen die ihn interessieren.

Blowing a raspberry / Himbeere blasen

Hugo has discovered that he can blow air out of his mouth. And he loves to do this now in different ways all day long. We just found out that this is typical behavior for babies his age, and that there is even a term for it: Blowing a raspberry!

Someone’s thirsty / Durstig?

Hugo has a new favourite toy. He can spend hours with this water bottle, slowly balancing it with his hands and feet. Hugo hat ein neues Lieblings-Spielzeug. Er kann sich stundenlang mit der Wasserflasche beschäftigen und sie zwischen den Armen und Beinen balancieren.

The giggles / Kicher-Erbse

Hugo is starting to giggle at all kinds of silly things. Off camera, Martina is putting a toy on her head and letting it fall down again. He has such a cute giggle, makes you want to be silly all the time! Hugo kichert über die merkwürdigsten Ereignisse, z.b.

First little steps / Kleine Babyschritte

Hugo has always loved to stand up straight on his own feet. Lately he is starting to take little steps whenever he wants to get somewhere. Such a clever little boy. :) Hugo hat es schon immer geliebt auf den eigenen Füssen zu stehen. Und jetzt fängt er auch schon an

Swimming like a champ / Schwimm-Champion

Hugo still loves going to the pool. He has developed so much compared to his first lessons [https://narayanan.co/baby-swimming/]. You can really see him kicking his feet and legs now, trying to move through the water. Hugo ist noch immer eine richtige Wasser-Ratte. Und man sieht schon kleine

Hey, that’s not food! / Ey, das ist kein Essen!

Teething / Zahnen

Hugo has been dealing a lot with teething lately. At these times, his cute little cheeks become fire-red and he starts chewing on everything that comes his way. We have been trying everything to help him cope with the discomfort: teething rings, cold carrots, cold wet cloths. So far he’

Shopping for a jacket

Hugo is growing so fast, we need new clothes and we need them now! The whole family went on a shopping trip together today, riding to the city center on the London tube. How adorable does he look in this jacket, almost like a real big boy. Hugo wächst uns

Changes over a few months

It’s amazing how much Hugo has changed just in the last 3 months [https://narayanan.co/cute-hugo/]. He is nice and chubby now, which is not surprising considering how much and how often he wants to nurse :) Wahnsinn wie schnell sich unser kleiner Spatz innerhalb von 3 Monaten [https:

Chillin’ with Mama / Mama und Sohnemann

Here are just a few mother-and-son moments of late, enjoying each other’s company. Ein paar neuere Bilder von Mama und Sohnemann zusammen.

Big boy tub / Badewanne für Große

Hugo loves the water, but he is growing a bit big for his baby bath tub [https://narayanan.co/after-a-bath/]. In order to give him more space to splash, kick and stretch out, we sometimes take him to the big bath tub with us. Hugo ist eine Wasserratte, aber in

First email / Erste Email

Hugo has developed a growing interest in our laptops — wonder where he got that from ;). The other day we let him type away in Word and this was the result. His very first letter. Hugo interessiert sich immer mehr für den Laptop — wer weiß wo er sich das abgeguckt hat

Trying a high chair / Kinderstuhl ausprobiert

Out at a café the other day we put Hugo on a high chair for the first time. He laughed and smiled at first, but after a few minutes he started crying. Guess we’ll wait a little longer before buying one for him at home. Im Café neulich haben

Baby swimming / Babyschwimmen

Hugo started his first baby swimming class, and he loves it! Before long, he started kicking his little feet as if trying to swim on his own. And he didn’t even cry when going under water (unlike some of the other babies in his class). That’s our brave

Head up / Kopf hoch

Hugo does not yet like to lie on his stomach. So in order to keep him happy during tummy time (and for him to practice lifting his head) we tend to come up with a lot of different distractions. “Hey Mama, can I have some of that chocolate too?” Auf

Hugo’s cow / Hugo’s Kuh

Hugo got this music playing cow from his uncle Martin and aunt Claudia from Dresden. His older cousin, Sophia, had the same toy when she was little and she loved it so much that they bought several cows just in case one goes missing. Hugo and his cow seem to

Playing with Patti / Mit Patti spielen

Patti was visiting us in London for 4 weeks at a stretch, allowing her and Hugo to really get to know and get comfortable with each other. Hugo clearly loved playing with his Patti, just as much as Patti enjoyed spending time with her grandson. Patti hat uns für ganze