You may have thought I’ve completely given up this blog. Well surprise I’m back. Maybe if I decide to keep this up more for myself than anything else I’ll update it more often. I post almost daily on a few other websites so why not here!
For the past 11 months I’ve realized that my camera, my screensavers, my usernames etc. all reflect my shift into Motherhood. iPhoto on my computer is completely jammed with pictures of our little bug 
Tasneem. Mehmet and I usually only appear in photo’s as if we’re guests lol. Happily though we had a pretty full and eventful 3 years prior that to look back on and remanice. There will be more too insallah. We’re pretty happy right now securing our bond as a family of three. Tasneem seem’s really happy too.
Believe it or not her 1st birthday is approaching. I absolutely can’t believe it. I can go back to my labour like it was yesterday, my pregnancy, her first days home. Now she’s yaking to us and herself. Listening and not listening to our whims and guides. Walking around with her arms flared up in the air like she’s a scary monster. If she’s doing something she’s not suppose to be doing and she sees you see her… she grabs and throw’s like a thief trying to fill their bag up with the goods before they get away at the last moment. She’s crazy friendly with people and is a doll full of smiles.
She was 18lbs at her last appointment in June. She’s slim and tall. Don’t know where she gets her golden hair from. Everyone who knew me as a baby says she looks like me. I see it too. I tell Mehmet maybe it’ll be him next time. He’s not too worried tho, he thinks she’s beautiful.
As for us, well, the second half of 2008 has snuck up on us. We were coasting through the Spring and thought Summer would be a bit more relaxing. September is almost upon us and Ramadan will be here! Last year I couldn’t fast because I was breast feeding so I missed out. For this reason I guess I can’t wait to be able to take part this year. It’ll be a bit different with Tasneem as I probably won’t be able to go out every night for iftar (break fast) but I’ll squeeze in what I can.
We have minor hopes of going to Turkey in October. It saddens me a lot that my in-laws have not seen their first grandchild yet. Especially too that Tasneem doesn’t know them. We’re not sure yet because we have a jewelery show in the middle of the month and then big hopes of going on the Hajj pilgrimage in December. How our schedule got so full suddenly I don’t know!! We may have to put off Turkey until January, but then I was hoping to job search by then.
Other special news in our family, Mehmet’s sister Ilke and her husband Akin had a baby boy last week Wednesday!!! Tasneem’s first cousin. They were having some issues thinking of names so we haven’t heard the verdict yet. As of the beginning of this week they were begging us to email suggestions. I have at least 10 names lined up that I LOVE so I can’t imagine why she’s having a hard time. Doesn’t every girl have a diary entry to look back on of favourite baby names?!?! I hope it’s something I can pronounce in any case.
We’ve been trying to spend as much time at the beach as our schedule will allow so here are a couple of the latest pictures to share. Tasneem is definitely an island girl.
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