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Monthly Archives: September 2011 Growmama Picks is a collection of fun, interesting, and/or inspiring links that we share with you at the end of every month. Enjoy! 1. This article on stress-busting for parents had some helpful advice. 2. We are told to encourage tummy-time for new babies, but it is often met with crying and protest. Maybe this is why. 3. We...  Breakfast is a family affair in our home. With one child aspiring to be a chef and another who tries to be a master of all, it’s easy to come up with delicious breakfast ideas. My youngest independent student, my 7 year old daughter, is learning to set the table. While learning the difference between...  Seems like just yesterday when I held you for the first time, I thanked Allah for the gift, as your eyes looked into mine. Seems like just yesterday when you smiled your first smile, I felt my heart melt, for you did it in such style. I watched you grow as you hit each milestone,...  “Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar…..” The beauty of the words of the adhan and the voice of my dear son as he beckons us to pray are familiar sounds in our home on any given day. Today, however, I am stopped in my tracks! In the process of donning my hijab, a shrill little voice also...  I’ll be honest, it might not show but working away from my family eats away at me. Especially in the early months of motherhood, it pained me to leave my daughter behind. Now that she is more independent, the burden of my working has shifted slightly from causing me self-inflicted pain, to being verbalized by... |
