Rishabs Mundan (Hair Tonsure)

On 9th of July we had Rishabs Mundan ceremony. It was held in Laxmi Narayan Temple here in Singapore. We took him to the temple around 10 in the morning. The maharaj came and did some pooja and this was followed by the head tonsure. Rishab sat in Papas lap and the barber gave Rishab a lollipop and started off. Ohh the ceremony went off in a breeze. No crying or any kind of drama from Rishab.  By 10.30 am we were done with his hair shaving. We then took him for a short bath and this was followed by a small pooja again and some thread tying on the wrist. We also went to a gurudwara the same day. It was a surprisingly calm and relaxed ceremony without any tantrums from Rishab. He was really enjoying his hair being removed. Actually I think Rishab likes cleanliness, he lets me clean his ears without any fuss.. Good boy!! Mommy loves you!!

Rishabs First Birthday

So finally my dear little son has turned 1 year old. Seems like a big achievement for us. Let me start off with describing our preparations for the party.. Well the week before his birthday was quiet a busy week. Once the guest confirmations came in we went and booked the cake.. a cool 2.5 kg for about 40 adults and 10 kids.We ordered it from "Awfully Chocolate". The cake was sponsored by my dear friend Jaya. Thanks again for the cake. On the weekend of 1st July we went for return gift shopping to Mustafa.... After much research we decided on giving pencil boxes and a set of pencil/rules/sharpner and glue to the elder kids.. to the younger ones we gave colouring books and crayons and to the infant it was teethers and bibs. We also brought home some decorations for our home. In addition there we birthday cap which we took for the kids to come.

On the penultimate day, I made something special for my son. We selected one photo each from month 0 to 11 and took A4 size color prints. We then made chart for each month with baby saying below. It was quiet appreciated by all guest who attended the party. That day we were still confused about Rishabs dress.. Should he wear a suit or a Sherwani(Indian clothes). Finally we went with the suit after a short dress rehersal. That day we also decorated the house with balloons and other decorations. My and Mrugesh were so excited that night that we could not sleep.

                           

On the "D" Day my son got up by 7.00 am. Normal activities of potty, going down for a morning walk and breakfast was completed on time... and Rishab was down for his nap by 10.00am. By 11.00 am he was up.. We dressed him up and took him to the venue (Novotel Singapore). 

We reached the venue by 11.45 am. My dear hubby and my friend Jaya and her family were there well in time.We let little Rishab get accustomed to the place. Around 12.15 people started coming in. We were busy clicking snaps with Rishab and the guests.. Then we had the cake cutting ceremony around 12.45pm. This was followed by a short speech by dear hubby and then by the lunch. Everything went off well.. Rishab was very happy and to our surprise enjoyed socializing with the kid guests.This was an event I enjoyed more than my own marriage too. Every moment was just too overwhelming for me to decide... and Rishab was looking like a prince in his Birthday Dress.Everyone enjoyed the cake and the food. It was a a memorable day. 

                                       

This was followed by his first session in the Schichida class.. Once he was home he slept like a baby... He was up at 6.30 pm. We then opened his gifts and he was too happy.