Icing on the cupcakes!

We were able to take Kavya & Oviya outside now for at least short periods of time before they start crying. We took them to the mall, to the restaurants, to the shopping, for walk etc. They still had stranger anxiety and would never smile at anyone. They used to sit in the double stroller & watch the surrounding very keenly. Initially Kavya was crying whenever we entered a new place. Oviya seemed so brave, but that was not the case. She cries if someone comes close and talks to us. She'll start crying even if the bearer comes to us for taking the food orders in the restaurant :-) .
When we did shopping, we would give each some grocery item to keep them entertained :-) This might help for a while.  

                                                 

An important life event happened this month - 'ear piercing'. Gun shots in the mall are quick & less painful & hence we chose to do there. We get 14k gold here for piercing and if we buy an earring, they pierce for free (what an offer!). I was very nervous about how they're going to react & how are they going to manage. Kavya already slept in the stroller, so the first victim was Oviya :-\ .
Oviya was happily smiling & giggling at me when the measurements were taken. And within few minutes it happened, yeah her soft little ears were pierced and she was screaming. It took a while to console her, but she looked extra pretty now :-) . She gave a hi-five & cheered up immediately.
Then Kavya woke up without knowing what had happened. It was her turn now. Kavya was already freaking out when the measurements were taken. When her ears were pierced, she was sobbing & looking for help. I came in for her rescue & she was ok after few minutes. With their sad faces, we took our family picture together :-). They forgot the pain soon, but Kavya had to come back after couple of months to re-pierce one of the ears since it was pierced wrongly (whew! Poor Kavya!).
Soon everything was over & the pretty little ladies were all ready for the closeup with their pretty shiny earrings :-).