This year was the first time I was on the other end of the Mother’s Day celebrations and it was fantastic! Eric hid a cute card in Hailey’s crib for me to find in the morning.

Sal, Sophie, and Caleb were in town, so we had a family dinner to celebrate Sal’s birthday, which is on May 8th, and Mother’s Day!

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Hailey had her first play date with several of my colleagues from Suncor. There happened to be a large group of us who were all pregnant around the same time. Unfortunately, Hailey being the youngest wasn’t able to sit up or really interact with the other babies, but it was a fun day for mommy!

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Nani and nana threw Hailey her second open house on April 10th. It was a fun night with a fantastic dinner! It was great to see the whole family and Hailey’s little cousin Caleb. It’s amazing how a new generation strengthens the family bond.

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Yaya Helen threw Hailey an amazing open house on April 3rd. It was great to see the whole family! There were even enough little ones to have a kiddie corner! Of course Hailey decided to wait until all her guests were gone to flash us her biggest smile ever.

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We spent the Easter weekend celebrating Eric’s birthday and visiting Joe and Elaine for Greek Easter. Hailey was all smiles and was happy to help daddy cut the cake on his big day. At Greek Easter, Hailey did a wonderful job of entertaining us all at dinner.

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We had a modified Indian naming celebration for Hailey on February 22nd. Traditionally, the letter of a baby’s first name is chosen to correspond with the first letter of a scripture or verse from the Granth Sahib, our holy book. While we selected the name in a more western manner, we did conduct the other parts of the ceremony, which includes eating some specific foods and of course showering the baby with gifts. Hailey received her first piece of jewelry.

Hailey visited nana (grandpa Murli) and nani (grandma Devi) for the first time on March 6th. Since it was Hailey’s first visit, we had a special dinner and again she was showered with gifts. However, this time mommy got something too!

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We really enjoyed the holidays this year. We decided to host two dinners with approximately 20 guests each time. This finally gave people a chance to check out our place, which we’ve been in for over a year; yes, this was long overdue. The holidays were a lot less hectic this year, which may have something to do with not traveling as much and Bahar not being on call during the break!

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Eric and I attended Zena and Bruce’s wedding on September 6th. The ceremony and reception was held aboard the Jubilee Queen in Toronto. It was a beautiful event.
A noteworthy mention should go to Jessie, yet again, for her cake.

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On September 4th, we attended a party to celebrate the birth of Sal and Sophie’s son. Caleb Maurice Dayaram was born on June 7th. He is just the most easy going baby, who is happy being picked up by anyone and can sleep through any amount of noise!

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We spent mother’s day with aunty Nimu at Toronto General Hospital. She was recovering well and we wanted to do something a little special for her. Mo baked his famous cheesecake and we had the family sign a gigantic singing card! We even had her grand puppies sign it!

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