little things

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Alhamdulillah, today I feel so blessed! I cannot describe how happy you make me feel. May Allah make you a pious muslim and may He grant you jannah In sha Allah.

You’ve been joining us in prayers since you were about 7/8 months old. You’d stand next to us or make the very cute sujud.. since last month you starte asking to take wudhu’ every time you showered. And today you took your praying mat, your scarf and you prayed one full rakaah! MasyaAllah. I am truly blessed. Your baba looked at me and said: ‘ I am thankful to have Salwa as my daughter and you as my wife.’ You have brought happiness and joy into our lives. I am sorry if I have been impatient with you, if I’ve hurt you in any way at all. If I’ve been snappy or moody. If I dont let you drink cold drinks, sweets or cookies. I’m sorry if I say it’s your bedtime when you’re having fun. Im sorry if Im not a fun mom. But please know that I love you and I only want the best for you. I hope that you will understand when you grow up. I love you my jellybean

25/6/18

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Salwa's first birthday!! ❤️

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Salwa's first birthday!

Dearest Salwa, you turned one year old today. I spent some time yesterday looking through your pictures. You have grown so much! You look so different now compared to when you were a newborn! Salwa, I dont think you will ever know how much we love you. You have changed our lives. I remember the first time I saw you, i thought to myself: she's beautiful, she's perfect. You've grown so much since then. You've learnt to walk now! Time goes by so fast! You're no longer the fierce unsmiling baby, now you're the 'shy' smiley baby whom everyone loves! You can read your own books too! (Although still in baby language) Salwa, as much as I love seeing you grow, a part of me is sad knowing that your infant years are coming to an end. No matter how big you become, you will always, always be my little precious princess! You always brighten up my day and make me laugh with your antics. You are my bestest friend. You are my joy and pride. You are mg greatest gift from Allah. I will always love you baby! I pray that you will grow to become an amazing woman. One who will be intelligent, strong and fearless. A god-fearing,kind and humble person too. I pray that you will be better than i ever was. May Allah bless you my precious. May you be the best in everything you do. May you be happy and healthy always. Happy 1st birthday my angel. Mama and Baba love you always!

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First day of school!

Today was mama's first day of school. And i missed you like crazy!! You were sick yest, you woke up every 30 mins, but Alhamdulillah, Mama wasnt very tired in the morning.. I kept thinking abt you in school, i thought of all the things i'd miss. I miss your smile and all your funny antics.. I missed you soooo much! It hurts. I felt like crying.. But this is for you, i am not just doing this for myself anymore. Its for a better future for you my darling.. And in sha Allah soon, all these sacrifices that mama n baba make will be worth it 😘 (You love the walker khalto bushra n i bought for you and hamzah! Everytime you use it to walk you'll laugh! And walk so fast im always afraid you might fall! Also your funny face this wk is when you scrunch up your tiny nose and make those funny sniffing sounds! I love it, it makes me laugh and you look soooo adorable!! )

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Yesterday you turned 10 months!! You've reached alot of milestones. You've learned to stand, you baby talk alot! You are eating oats now. I cant believe how fast you're growing masyaAllah!

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9 months progress

You can salam people now but you have a very unique way of salam-ing.. Hahaha! Instead of kissing the person's hand you will push your hand towards his face, so that person will kiss your hand instead, and you will smile. 😂 You can wave your hands. But its not just to say goodbye. You wave them when you hear a song, or when you hear sthng or even when you baby talk. You like banging your head on the wall gently, but your dad gets so worried when you do it! You can stand for a few seconds without any support. That's your current fav thing to do btw. You baby talk alot!! Its so adorable! Yest you when grandma said ball, you said 'bull' it was so cute!!! You crawl so fast on all fours now, no longer on your belly. You dont cry alot, you might turn out to be fierce hahah. You like to pull my hair when i rock you to sleep 😪 You have one teeth showing (mand left incisor) But i think alot more are growing. You like birds!! When you are in the stroller i'll stop and you'll stare at them. The other day we went out, and you were so excited to see all the birds. Baba had to carry you and bring you to them, you waved at the birds too! 😂 You are the best thing that happened to me! I love you with all my heart!

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9 months

Yesterday you turned nine months! Mama has been very busy lately, i didn't have time to update your daily progress :( But it's okay, i'll be updating them now! You have already started crawling, proper crawling 😁 you are able to pull yourself up in a standing position. Sometimes you forget you still cant walk, so you move and you fall! 😂 But it's okay darling, every time you fall, get up and try again. Mama and Baba will always be here to catch you if you fall. You're still eating avocado and dates, although sometimes khalto lets you try a bit of her fruit juices. Mama will be starting school very soon.. I'm happy but sad at the same time. I wont be spending all my time with you anymore. I wont be witnessing the funny things you do and say. 😭 im gonna miss you!

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My cutie pie!!

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First bite

Last wed, 20/7/2016, you had your first taste of solid food! You had been waking up for milk every couple of hours, so mama felt that it was time to start you on solid food. We went to grandma's because mama had school later that day. While grandma was at the market, grandpa and mama made date and milk puree for you. We tried feeding you with a spoon, but you refused to open your mouth, you wrinkled your nose, made a face and pushed the spoon away. So mama put the puree in a bottle, but once you found out that it wasnt milk, you refused to drink it :( Grandma came home, and she brought avocados for you! Mama didnt think it'll work at first, but since your grandma insisted, mama blended the avocado into a paste, put it into a bowl and passed it to grandma. Grandma pretended to eat it, and you watched. When she chewed you chewed too 😂 Then grandma fed you, and you took your forst bite!! 😍😍😍 You were so comot! And so cute!! Mama just couldnt handle ypur cuteness! 😂 today (23/7) you finished the whole bowl of avocado and even wanted more! Im so proud of you baby! Every little milestone is huge for me!

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Last 2 days you turned 7 mo. You can already crawl real fast! You crawl everywhere! You can say mama and baba. When you cry you say mek 😂 i suspect you're trying to say milk 😂😂😂 No matter how late you sleep at night, you'll wake up at 7 in the morning! 😪😅 Mama sprained her ankle and cant carry you around so much. Im sorry darling. Baba and grandma have been bathing you and changing your diapers sometimes. Mama's starting school too. I'm happy and sad at the same time. Happy that im finally continuing doing what i love. And sad i'll have to leave you.. I cant imagine not spending the whole day with you. Im gonna be devastated if i miss any of your milestones 😭😭 and i will be heartbroken if one day you're no longer close to me. I hope i'll always be the one you turn to for comfort, the one you look for when you are sad and happy. I love you with all my heart.

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My baby is 6 months old today! How time flies! It's true what they say, the moment you see your baby, you forget the pain of labour momentarily. I was induced on wed night, my contractions started shortly after they inserted the pills. I didn't sleep that night. The contractions kept me awake. I gave birth on sat morning. Three days of contractions is no joke. I felt like my pubic bone was going to split apart, my ribs felt like they were being crushed. This is no exaggeration. The moment they took her out though, all i could think of was her. I wanted to see her, to hold her. Before they took her out, i was feeling very nauseous, i kept telling sufiyan i need to vomit, i needed a pan. The moment i heard them say she's out i just kept repeating 'where's my baby, i want to see my baby' and sufiyan being sufiyan said 'oh so you dont want to vomit anymore? Baby keluar je you dh tk rase nk muntah?' -.- But yes, i forgot everything at that moment except my baby. The moment i saw her it was amazing. The best feeling in the world. I saw the most beautiful baby in the world, the tiniest, most perfect human being. And she was all mine. Unbelievable. Today she's 6 months old, half a year old. I just cant wrap my head around it. Where has all the time gone. Soon my tiny baby wont be so tiny anymore. My baby will grow but she'll always be MY baby ❤️ she used to be a part of me, lived in my womb, now she lives in my heart and she always will.

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New progress!

You can now crawl backwards,crawl down from the mattresses at grandma’s house (always your legs first!) and you’ve started sucking on your toes! You make so much noise too! 😂😂😂 27/8/2016

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Trying to predict if you’re gonna have straight hair or curly hair.. I think its gonna be curly 😍 cant imagine how you’ll look like with a head full of hair! Hahah, so used to seeing a bald head now 😂 Will miss your round head 😪

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Your progress (12/4/16)

At 4 months you can already roll over easily. You actually first rolled over by accident when you were a few weeks old. And then again, when you were around 2 months old. You managed to pull down the mobile 😂 and you gave me the cheekiest look when i saw what you did. Once, I woke up at 2am and you were wide awake playing with the mobile! 😂😂😂 You like sucking on your index and middle finger, both at once. You dont cry that much, MasyaAllah. But these past few days you've been so clingy, you just want me to carry you.. But its okay, i'm gonna miss this one day.. You smile more now! You used to only smile at me or baba,grandma n grandpa.. But now you smile more, at your khaltos n khalos 😁 you even smile at hamzah! Hamzah just turned 5 months old, and youre his fav baby. Everytime he sees you he smiles so wide and laughs so loudly! He tries to pull you towards him all the time! Its so adorable 😍

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Rinduuuu, i miss you like crazy! He's working, but i miss him like i've not met him in yearssss! Lol! Imma call you at work! Just to disturb you 😂😁

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Basically what everyone who sees and holds you feels. MasyaAllah! When you were born, the nurses were gushing about how beautiful you are. Your uncles and aunties are so in love you! And everyone who holds you feels some sort of connection with you. You are truly a miracle. May Allah protect you my baby!