Do The Potty Dance?

Zakariya has approached the 1 year old mark Alhumdulillah and I have already started to potty train him. Did you know that everywhere else in the world, babies can be pottytrained by the age of 18 months! North America is just SO behind in comparison to the rest of the world. Remember we are still the only people who think birthing babies on our backs is normal! (tsk tsk, but lets not get into that!)

Has anyone tried training their babies or atleast trying to get them comfortable with the idea?

Here are some tips that have been working for us:

1) Make sure you have a UBER cool potty dance and song
2) Be prepared to make ppssssshing and grunting noises
3) Get a book about the potty- and let your little one read it while trying to go
4) Reward stickers and a reward chart
5) Be consistant- consider purchasing a travel potty; to use at grandmas or in the car!
6) Make anything poo-poo, potty, or bathroom related really fun and exciting
7) And if all else FAILS.... you could always listen to this for a good laugh:

Kiddie Talk!

What is the funniest thing your kid has said?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDI6GuAyo94

STILL pregnancy was worth it

5 things that made pregnancy hard

1) Morning sickness… or should I say all day and all night sickness.
2) Occasional swelling… or should I say swollen nose, swollen fingers, especially swollen ankles.
3) Growing show size… or should I say grown shoe WIDTH size.
4) Mood swings… or should I say lack of PMS.
5) Contractions… or should I say Labour.


What made your pregnancy difficult but worth it?

Pregnancy I miss you!

No thank you in advance to those of you who think I need to get pregnant again! This is just a trip down memory lane for me =)


1) Eating endlessly

2) The funky food cravings. I loved eating white rice at all hours of the day and night. That would explain the whopping 50 pounds I gained

3) Looking cute and glowy during the second trimester

4) Random strangers being extremely polite and nice to me

5) People holding the door open for me

6) Unbelievably shiny and healthy hair

7) Expectant mothers parking- right up front next to the wheelchair parking

8) Giant loose underwear

9) Prenatal Massage

10) Prenatal yoga; when I used to work out!

11) Swimming; I swam up until 7 months and it was the best work out because I could not tell how fat I was under water

12) Napping during the day

13) Hours shopping for cute baby stuff

14) Having the time to take a bath

15) No pressure or expectations- from my parents,friends and family

What do you miss most about pregnancy?

Adjusting to Motherhood

Motherhood for me has been really rewarding. There are times that I feel so overwhelmed or tired but then when I see my son at his happiest and most serene moments- I see the fruits of my labor.

People often ask "so what does being a mom feel like" and I struggle to find the words to really describe it. There are the days when I cannot wait for Zakariya to take a nap, but as soon as he does nap, as soon as I do have quiet adult time... I miss seeing him roll around our living room floor. When it is late at night, after I have caught up on some much needed relax time, I find myself peeking thru the bedroom door- hoping to catch my little guy smiling in his sleep.

Why o why does motherhood taste so sweet?

It really is the most rewarding experience... because not a single day goes by where I feel as if nothing was accomplished. We managed to nap, eat, drink, sleep, shower, play, smile and cry-- and to be honest, even if my house is a little messy or I am behind on the laundry; I still accomplished much more then the average person does in a day... and my days are measured by the quality of moments I have with my son, not the quantity of things I get done.