Three hundred and sixty five days

My son turned one on the 28th of November 2014, I cant believe it. 

It feels so unreal. I am a mother of a one year old little boy. My BabyCentre App stopped as well. They congratulated me for "making it through a whole year of droopy diapers and slobbery smiles". But I miss reading all the information it gave me.

I don't think i will ever forget his first year of life. All his "Firsts" . But i can't wait to see him grow up as well. 

I baked him a Smash cake too! Next post will be the Smash cake recipe :)

Thoughts: How do you deal with conflict?

I have always been a woman with Many words, a trait that many of us ladies have. But recently, while breastfeeding, I have come to the realisation that this is a LIE.

I am constantly badgering my husband about petty things, I'm not even sure he listens anymore. Honestly, I wouldn't listen to myself either. 

Easy Cinnabon Recipe

I baked Cinnabons. Initially, I did not want to post about my baking because firstly, i’m not a baker and secondly, this blog is supposed to be about me being a new mom.

But actually, when i think of my own mother, or grandmother the first thing that comes to mind is her food and her baking. When she makes scones or homemade bread. YUM I picked up weight just thinking about it.

Recipe: Apple, Pear and banana puree

I decided to give my son a treat by making a fruit puree instead of his usual vegetable ones.

It consisted of: 2 apples, 1 pear and 1 small banana, cinnamon and water. 

Dwelling

Last week was a bad week for me, mentally. My state of mind was unexplainable.

I couldn't tell if I was going through a mental breakdown or if I was just miserably unhappy.

Lets define "happiness", Its the state of being happy. "Happy" is feeling or showing contentment/pleasure. How could i be happy if i'm not content. 

Recipe: Vegetables with a cheese sauce

I decided to try something new for Zakariya to eat. I needed to introduce Zakariya to green vegetables and also a bit of dairy.

Note: you can add as much as you want. Im going to just write down the ingredients I used to fill the 6 Batch Tray that came with my Baby Bullet.

Biosilk Kids Review

I've never put much thought into products when washing my son's hair. I just used the normal Johnson and Johnson top to toe wash or Elizabeth Anne shampoo. Until I started noticing the bald patch at the back of his head. 

Eid Mubarak

On Monday, 28th July we celebrated Eid. It was such a beautiful day, after many days of rain, Alhamdulillah.

We did not take many pictures because obviously on this particular day we did not charge any of our mobiles. So the photos i have are from friends and family!

This was a very special Eid for me. It was the first Eid I got to celebrate with my son and husband of course.

My Labour Experience

My expected date of delivery (EDD) was on the 27^th November 2013 and I was counting down the days. It was Sunday the 24^th November, only 3 days left! I was so excited and nervous at the same time. I was nervous because my plan was to have a natural birth with no doctor intervention at all – thus the reason I chose Al-Nisa Maternity Home. My thought process was: for me to give birth naturally I CANNOT be overdue. I refused it. My fear with being overdue was that the baby would be born too big or that my amniotic fluid would be too little or that there would be complications for me to give birth naturally. So our plan was to be as active as I could be, and for a couple months prior to my due date my husband Nazeem bought me a birthing ball that I used to sit on and bounce on, which was supposed to help move the baby down and closer to my cervix. We started going to malls and made sure we walked for hours (the stores helped to distract me from my swollen, tired feet) and on weekends we would go for drives and walked wherever we stopped.

This Sunday was no different. We decided to take a drive to Gordon’s Bay and walked on the beach. It was a beautiful day: the sun was out, the water was nice and cool and the sand felt great under out feet as we walked. Once we were done we drove along the coast and ended up in Hermanus. It was so beautiful. It was a pity we didn’t see any whales (I don’t think it was the season or something like that) but we had lunch and I ended up buying a sunhat on the market.

The Fall

As a first-time mom, there are many ups and downs. But yesterday was the worst day of all.

Baby Food: Store Bought or Homemade?

I thought a lot about this topic on buying food or making my own. I felt that people would judge me if they saw me feeding my baby some apple and pear dessert from a store bought jar of baby food. 

But then i felt that people would judge me if they saw me making home made baby food and freezing it.

LOVE this Puree!

I forgot to take my ready made puree out of the freezer to defrost this morning and Baby was hungry NOW.

I grabbed the easiest ingredients that didn't have to be cooked so Zakariya could have his breakfast Pronto!

it was so simple to make!

all you need is 2 strawberries and a half of a banana. 

clean the strawberries of course. and peel the banana.

mix them both together in a mixer. i used my BabyBullet Mixer

and there you go! A tasty puree ready for your baby to eat :)

as you can see. Zakariya loved this puree. it was my first time making it.

just remember that anything left over must be discarded as its not suitable to freeze.

Oh and Zakariya is wearing a Woolworths Grower from their winter Range. its super cold.

xxx

Has it been 6 Months already????

It All started with "OMG IM PREGNANT" and then finding out we were having a boy was even more exciting. I've always wanted a boy. especially my first child. I don't know, it was just one of those goals you have for no reason at all. but when it happens you pat yourself on the back for completing that goal.