Baby Graduated!

I was always worried about this step, where the physical connection with my baby would stop.

It wasn't easy to make such a decision at this point of Mariyah's age, but I had to do it. She became too clingy and feeding her solids became harder with every passing day.

Mariyah is weaned now. She refuses to drink any kind of milk, so I try to give her yogurt instead. The 1st three days were so hard, but now, almost one week later, it's becoming better.

It's more enjoyable to watch her fall asleep on her own now. I sing to her til she sleeps, and sometimes I recite Quran to her.

We decided it's time to wean her last month, and during the flight to Amman all I could think about was how I couldn't wait any longer to do it. She was so demanding and acting like a newborn, and the fact that we missed our flight from London to Amman and having to wait for an extra 8 hours at the airport made the whole situation even worse!

Yea, it was time to do it...we did it! Mariyah has Graduated!

The connection is still there, and the emotions are still the same :)

When you are in Amman...

A visit to Down Town is a must :)

Mariyah's 1st falafel.

At Hashem's of course!

Happy in Amman :D

A whole week has passed!

Looking Good in Amman ;)

When you travel overseas, to visit your family and friends after being away for a long time, you always work so hard on looking your best the first time you meet anyone! The first time is mostly at the airport.

My experiences were bad, so far! I'm worried about the up coming one :s

The first time I visited after marriage was summer 2007. I was EXTREMELY excited about seeing my family! I was shaking the whole time, my stomach was killing me and I just couldn't wait to see them and hug them and all!! I was missing them BADLY!

It turned out to be so dramatic!! I cried a lot once I saw them, they were all laughing and they still tease me about it and about the way I reacted to seeing them :s

Some people in the airport were wondering and actually asked my family: God!! When was the last time you guys saw each other?!

The answer was: 10 months ago!!!

My second trip was last summer, I was NOT ready at all, and travelling with a "Mariyah" was like mission impossible. With the depression I had, it was really bad! I looked miserable at the airport, and I just couldn't wait to get some rest and SLEEP!

Me and my friend Amal talked about our experiences before she went to Jordan last month, and her stories were also funny. Hers were mainly about the way she looked. For her it's more embarrassing because not only her family come to see her at the airport, but also her in laws. Her mom always wondered why she and her two little daughters looked really bad. with dirty or wrinkled clothes.

This year, she decided that enough is enough. She paid extra money to travel through Dubai, where she got to rest and change in a hotel over there before she met her family in Amman. Her trip was way longer but she said -when I called her- that it was worth it.

As for me, and this trip, I don't know!! I don't want to think about it, and to be honest, I REALLY DON'T CARE :D

Some women give medicine to their kids to make them fall asleep during the flight, but I won't do it, Even if it will make me look good, clean and neat after the 16 hours flights.

Wish me luck everyone :)

A day at the park.

Vasona park in Los Gatos is my favourite park, so far, in the area. It's close to our city, it's so big and there are a lot of hungry birds to feed, and of course the Train :D

We are trying to spend as much time as we could with baba Jeeej before we leave him and go to Amman! It's not going to be easy saying goodbye...Mariyah is making it harder, with every passing day :(

She is becoming so attached to him and keeps asking about him, where ever she is! once she wakes up, at the day care, in the car....everywhere!!