Why I love having a girl....

It's a long (but not that interesting) story how it came about that Maymuna has geisha-hair in this picture. Basically we were getting ready for a lunch date with friends. Maymuna was watching a video while I was in the shower and Ozayr was doing work. Then Hafsa awoke from her nap, and Ozayr went to get her. Just a minute later, a "scary" part of the video came on that freaked Maymuna out (by the way, it is only the Berenstain Bears she's watching, but apparently Sister Bear has a bad dream and it turns out to be Maymuna's worst nightmare too). Anyway, before I know it Maymuna has joined me in the shower. As strange as this sounds, people with children know that it's perfectly logical that something like this should happen. This video is freaking me out! I must find my mother wherever she is and be with her!!

So while she was already in there I gave her a good scrub before we started getting ready. But Maymuna's hair is incredibly thick and I was concerned because it's so cold outside today. So, much to our mutual delight, Maymuna needed a blow-dry! Woo-hoo! The velcro rollers, well, they were just there and it seemed like the natural thing to do. :)



We had a lovely time at lunch and now we're hunkered down, in from the cold at home, for the rest of day. Here's a picture of Hafsa. She's working on the 2 top teeth at the moment, and she's putting everything in her mouth, as you can see!


Speaking of our little lion, she has taken her first tentative little steps... It's happened a few times over the last week or so, and I must say that I was delighted and in complete disbelief at the same time. She is pretty pleased with herself, and thinks it's a fun game to take 2 or 3 steps and then fall into my arms, giggling madly. I don't think she fully realizes the implications though, of walking (the freedom! the independence! the trouble!) if she did I'm sure she'd be practicing day and night. But there's plenty of time for that, inshallah.

You know, there's a part of me that always braced myself for the worst, who never wanted to take for granted that this day would come. I can't even express my gratitude that it appears as though my fears are unfounded.