It has been quite a while since my last post, but so much has happened in the past two months. First off Aamira celebrated her first birthday. I took the day off and really took my time hanging out with her. I woke up, got her ready (in her cute little birthday outfit from Gurjeet Maci) and we headed over to my parent's house to pick up my sis, nieces, and brother. I wanted to take Aamira to the Oakland Zoo since I have been teaching her about all of the different animals and the noises each one makes. The monkeys ended up being a favorite for all of the kids, I loved the tigers (even though they were sleeping).
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| Birthday Morning |
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| Full House (Samirra's in her carseat) |
We ended up leaving the Zoo a little early (it was too hot) to visit Aman's Grandpa. Aamira and Papaji share the same birthday, and I am so glad we got to see him on his 88th birthday. He was super excited to see us, but as usual it took a little time for Aamira to adjust to a new person. I am so glad that we got to share Papaji's last birthday as a family, I will really miss him and his stories, and I am glad that Aamira got to meet him.
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| Visiting her Great Grandfather |
I know that seeing your kids celebrate a birthday is a bittersweet moment, but for me it was just SWEET. Sweet until my sister Anu played a video of Aamira's first year with our family. She had pictures of me as a baby, and many of Aamira as a baby, and a cute hindi song played in the background (hearing that on it's own would make you tear up). I really wanted Anu to make Aamira a round cake for her birthday since that's what I had for my first birthday, she ended up adding a picture of it in the slideshow.
Simi made a scrapbook that told the story of how Aman and I met, and how Aamira came in and changed our lives forever. The last page in the book made me even more emotional since it was Simi's message to Aamira and I knew that they would be moving to North Carolina in a month.
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| Nani Time |
After Aamira's first birthday party, time just flew by...maybe because Simi and the fam were going to move away. We had a family wedding to attend at the end of August, and although all of us wanted to be happy, we couldn't help being sad since our sister was moving away (SO FAR). The day before they left Simi came over with Samirra and I was so upset that I couldn't even talk to her, I would start crying (sorry Simi, I know....awkward haha). Now I am just looking forward for them to move back, I hope it happens soon so that Aamira can spend time with her crazy cousins.
Aamira is a one year old little monster and sometimes I wish I had five more of her (I know, I would be pulling my hair out). She keeps me and daddy on our toes and bosses us around like nobodies business (but don't get carried away mommy will still keep you in check when need be). I remember all the selfish feelings I had when I found out I was pregnant, I was worried about having alone time, spending time with Aman, and how much my body would change...but I found something more precious than all of those things. I learned to share my time with a cute little beast, I now had an awesome father by my side to help me raise our daughter, and I know I am a hot momma ;). I wish my baby the best and I hope she can achieve greater things than I ever will. Love you Aamira, you are the best baby a mommy could ever ask for!
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| Ready for her first birthday party |
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| Tied a rakhri on Mamu |
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| First trip to the library, can you tell she loves books? |
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| Bean |
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| One year shots (she won't forget those) |
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| If I asked her where her "ayi" was, she would lift her shorts and cry. |
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| They haven't hung out in almost two months :( |
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| Love them |
