Dear Zakariya, Can you believe you are one whole year old today? I can’t. It feels like just yesterday your abbu and I brought you home from the hospital; absolutely clueless about this journey we embarked on as new parents. Do you remember our car ride home from the hospital? Your abbu drove, as I … More To My Baby Z, As You Turn A Year Old
Hey guys! Hope you got a full night’s sleep, because we didn’t 😦 Our precious baby is 7 months old and teething. Any parent will tell you how rough this phase is. He’s fussy, cranky, and just not sleeping well. It’s been so hard for him and for us as well. I have been trying different … More Baby Teething Products
Before you go to the hospital, it’s really important that you have some things prepared for when you come home with the baby. Because you will be absolutely exhausted, and between diaper changes and feeding the baby, you really won’t have any time to go shopping for yourself. Here are some things that I bought … More New Mommy Products
Hey guys, thanks for dropping by. I’m both excited and nervous to share this with you. It’s such a personal experience, but I didn’t want to stop the “Pregnancy Memoirs” series at the third trimester, I think you guys need closure :P. So here I am, sharing one of my most intimate and personal days … More Baby Zakariya’s Birth Story
The honeymoon-phase-second-semester went by quickly. When I was finally enjoying the pregnancy, time just flew by. I was busy with work, and we also decided to moved to a new place before baby came. I was excited to decorate our new home, and every day we added a little bit here and there to make … More Pregnancy Memoirs Part 4 – Third Trimester
I came back to Toronto from Dubai just as I entered second trimester. I still had all of August off before I was scheduled to start teaching from September. The plan was to take it easy and see how things go, and depending on that I would be going back to work or staying home. … More Pregnancy Memoirs Part 3 – Second Trimester
“I HATE BEING PREGNANT” -the phrase that went through my mind 24/7 during my first trimester. For 12 weeks straight, I was crippled with negative thoughts because I was going through so much physically. I didn’t understand why it had to be that hard to bring a baby into this world. I didn’t feel like a … More Pregnancy Memoirs Part 2 – First Trimester
I was on the bus going to my last day of work before heading off to Dubai for my summer vacation. It was beginning of June, and even though it was early morning, all of a sudden I started feeling really hot. I broke out in sweat – literally. I felt my hijab slowly soak … More Pregnancy Memoirs Part 1 – The 5 Stages of Finding Out You’re Expecting
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