As some of you may well know, before the newiest member to our family was born Zahra was doing pretty well at the potty. Telling me when she had to go and things of this nature. After the birth of our lovely new baby girl, Zahra said to me in her actions , ” All bets are off!” Well, she is three years old and I’m getting anciouse.

Alhamdulillah she has only been three for about three months and we are getting some where finally. She has stopped telling me she has to go pee pee. But I’m getting her on the potty in time… usually. Today she only had two accidents all day and that is wonderful. Two of the like five or so times she went potty she did on her own with no help or ‘permission’ from me. Alhamdulillah.

It truly is a hard thing to potty train. It’s like you just want to give up but you know you can’t. I know that if Tahira wasn’t born just yet Zahra would be potty trained, Allahu’Alum (God knows best)… and it just trips me out how adament she is at NOT going.

I figured that Zahra needed to see some kids her age an older going to the potty, you know being big kids. So I bought a dvd called ‘Potty Power’ it is an interesting little thing. But she likes it. I was hopeing that she would ask to watch it over and over as she does with the dvd’s she likes and Alhamdulillah she did. And she watches it all the time. The little songs are catchy and she sings them while on the potty.

One important point that this dvd helped with was the fact that Zahra would hold her pee all day and then pee on her self. Then when she did go to the toilet she would just sit there not do anything and then get up. Well, on the dvd, they have a song ” what do you like to do when you’re sitting on the potty, when you’re sitting on the potty for a while. There are lots of things to do, that will make you happy too, sitting on the potty.” Well it is soo cute and I sing it to her to keep her on it.

Also they tell the kids that it will take them along time to pee pee when they sit on the potty some times, but it’s ok and just play with some toys or read a book etc. And all of this is in a song so it’s catchy. So now she sits on the potty and plays with some toys and she does her duty man and it’s all GOOD! Alhamdulillah.

Another interesting thing is that she use to use the toilet with a potty seat on top you know. But on the dvd the kids use actual potty chairs and they’re all like ” this is MY potty chair, this is MY potty chair.” So she ran into the bathroom cabinet where her potty chair was and pulled it out, ran to the tv and said “This is MY potty chair”. So now she uses HER potty chair. LOL

She also doesn’t wear pull-ups anymore. And it is just so cute and funny how her clothes fit now. She use to have this big badonkadonk back there, but little did we know, it was all pull up LOL. Now she can barley keep her little pants on LOL.

Oh man, is she growing up! I have a three year old… that is just so strange and crazy to think, let alone say! But what a blessing it is. When she is not tearing up my house, jumping off the walls, getting smart and talking out the side of her neck like some grown teenage child that needs their body beat down with something real hard real good……. She is just the sweetest little body of bones any momma could ask for.

Takes me through an emotional rollacoaster I tell ya. One moment I’m praying to Allah to keep myself straight and under control so as to not treat her in a bad way. And make sure I understand she is testing me, or that she is trying out her individuality… And the other minute I’m thanking Him for such a child. A beautiful incredibly creative talented intelligent imaginative sensitive and sweet package of baby love He blessed us with….

Speaking of sweet packages of baby love. Tahira is growing up so fast Masha’Allah. I mean she is only three months Subhanna’Allah and she is just doing all kinds of stuff. And the two little girlies are just the best of friends… When Zahra’s not trying to beat her down and smother her. I just look at her and.. Subhanna’Allah (Praise God) I fall in love. She looks just like Zahra too!! Just like her. Her little gummy mouth. LOL She is sleeping very well now Allahu’Akbar! Through the night most nights. Some times she is all wake wake but not often. And now she is trying her darndiest to set up ! SET UP GIRL lol

I’m so happy I have these two adorable little bodies of baby love!!

OH MY GOSH… I’M GONNA HAVE TO POTTY TRAIN HER TOO!!!! NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Scene: Zahra sitting on the upstairs toilet.

Zahra: Mommy I want to get up.

Me: You have to pee pee in the potty first.

Zahra: Mommy I want to get up now…… (Speaking calmly but sternly)
Ok mommy, 1………2…………3……….4 Ok mommy go to time out.

Me: LOL sweetie, that is what mommy says to you when you are being bad. You don’t say that to mommy.

Zahra looks at me with a blank stare.

Anniversary

Looking at you from across the fire
the image of you I adore.
There.. the silence becomes my heart
as I face you and see my life through yours.

The wonders of what life we share
and the differences we must learn to understand.
The signature of happiness embedded into our souls
after these four years we’ve been one together.

What is marriage? As a child I could not grasp it,
could not see what made two people into one.
And yet now my heart cries for it, the mystery
is stunning and wonderful.

Through these lines I express to you
that which I see in the eyes of your daughters.
That which I see in the eyes of my own.
How wonderful you are. And how easy it is to see it.

It comes as it washes over us, how your Lord has blessed us.
How your Lord has wrapped us together as a family.
One I never could have imagined having before.
One I am so proud to call my own.

How could this be, that we are together?
And by the Grace of your Lord… we always will be.

Like OH MY GOSH like we won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LIKE The SUPERBOWL Like oh my GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LIKE GO COLTS

A change has come,
the nights bring new winds.

The morning heals the tears,
that came from times of whims.

Desires come to fall,
and the heart realizes it’s pain.

The warmth of truth comforts,
while the demons within refrain.

The children have all grown,
and the cries of them have past.

Now life has dreamed new dreams,
to show each new hope at last.

What now can we believe,
when once our fears overtook.

What need can we proclaim,
without His open book?

The day has drifted to sleep,
the night has comforted my tears.

But now the truth has arrived,
and brought closure to my fears.

No one can see faith,
it whispers in the winds.

But the heart feels what is more,
and the soul can no longer pretend.

If I had not believed in You,
the years would be much longer.

And now that I have accepted You,
I feel Your words feed my hunger.

It is not pain that subsides,
it is truth that comes stronger than hurt.

It is not love that washes my tears,
it is acceptance that cleans the dirt.

This transition of growth becomes true,
when all else is weak and frail.

But the strength of hope lives on,
while the night leaves new dreams that trail.