TagGeD

I was tagged by amygeekgrl. It was a long time back...but at last, here it is...

1. What were the three of the stupidest things you’ve done in your life?
a) Letting the stylist talk me into a new and trendy haircut… (Cost me thirteen inches of my long hair I prized!)
b) Getting hooked to one of those chatting softwares. (As bad as smoking/ drinking addiction! After prying myself away, I deleted the program…and still steer clear of it lest I get addicted again!)
c) Hey, most of the arguments I had with my parents were stupid! How I regret those!

2. At the current moment, who has the most influence in your life?
My husband.

3. If you were given a time machine that functioned, and you were allowed only five people to dine with, who would you pick?
a) My grand father.
b) My father in law. Someone I never met, but have heard so much about.
And really, I can’t think of anyone else: /

4. If you had three wishes that were not supernatural, what would they be?
a) I have better control on my emotions.
b) The daily killings (by the dozen) of innocent citizens in Afghanistan, Palestine and Iraq would stop.
c) My country would rid itself of the selfish dictator who is trying to change it for the worst!

5. Someone is visiting your hometown/place where you live at the moment. Name two things you regret your city not having, and two things people should avoid.
Two things I regret not having: a round the clock super Market: p and I’d really like more greenery around here!
Two things I want people to avoid: the theatres here and the ‘Sadar’ area (an entire area filled with all kinds of shops… but the traffic is so bad, you feel dehydrated, get a head ache and a bad temper whether you are shopping or just passing by in the car!! It is o popular because of the low prices!)

6. Name one event that has changed your life.
Getting married.

7. Tag three people.
a) Tazeen Mohsin
b) Black Empress
c) Mistress of Magic

A Walking, Talking doll.

She’s finally walking! Hooray!
She started crawling when she was 5 months and two weeks old. Fawad was at work. I called him up. He came home with movenpick ice cream to celebrate. But urge as I might. Yumna refused to budge! Was the ice cream in vain? Was it a fluke? Sigh!
It was a week later that she started to crawl freely. It was so cool. We’d put something out of reach to tempt her and off she’d go.
The novelty faded when she started standing up using support when she was almost 8 months old. Now we wanted her to walk. She started walking holding on to objects at eight plus months.
“She’ll start walking when she’s nine months old- you just see.” Was what everyone told me.
She turned nine, ten, eleven, her birthday….
I despaired. She refused to let go of support.
After her birthday she started standing without support but did not take a single step. Man, the process sure is slow!
Finally! At twelve plus months she took her first steps. History repeated itself. I called everyone. My husband, my mother, my father- my husband bought a cake home….
She refused to walk!
It was a few days later that she showed my husband she really could walk. A few steps and that was all. As the number of steps increased, (at an extremely slow pace I might add) her grand parents gave us cash- as a gift to her- and asked us to get something for her. And you know what? She still refused to stop crawling and start walking. She would only walk if she felt like it!!
And now, finally, when she is 14+ months she gets up herself and walks. Whew! But she still crawls. Only, now I’m hopeful in two or three days she’ll shift to walk only!
Hopefully.

But she looks so cute when she walks! The small, close steps; balancing herself lest she falls. So like a toy doll! And a doll she is!

Still Not Well

I haven't been able to write much. Yumna's throwing up seems to be in control but she still has diarrhea. for two days i was relieved since my only problem was her tightly shut mouth and a watery stool once a day. then when she did eat a bit, her diarrhea seems iuncontrollable. I had to put her on medication i had so wanted to avoid. Medication means loss of appetite for Yumna and as it is she weighs only 8.6 kg at 14 mnths. Now, on top of it all, she is on a diet control. The semi solids that i can let her eat are obviously tasteless! Distressing...!

what really did get to me was now even Yumna is losing patience with her condition. On the first night, my little brave girl did not give in to crying. After being subjected to nausea for hours she did not even cry when she threw up. She did not bother waking up her parents but came and sat next to my sleeping form and started playing! it was when she threw up again, some of it touched my hair- and woke me up! She threw up 4-5 times yet not once did she cry. her bravery made me want to cry! now after 4 days, she is weary. the stomach aches are now getting to her. i feel for her, i really do. My poor baby. I'm hoping she gets well soon and her paed is not forced to start an antibiotic!

food poisoning

Yumna's had a bad night. She ate something that obviously did not suit her. The poor girl was restless till 4 in the morning- then she threw up. b-a-d. i changed the sheets, gave her some water and put her to sleep again. she woke after a short while and after a restless hour or so threw up again. I gave her the medicine, it didn't stay in. A call to her pediatrician, and a trip to the chemist was what followed. The new medicine seems to have worked. Thankfully. But for an active girl she is remarkably quiet. she is now catching up on lost sleep while I decided to do the laundry. 3-4 bedsheets were spoiled, so that means a few extra chores. I just hope she will be fine when she wakes up. It is not a nice feeling- watching your child suffer. The worst feeling in the world!

YumNa'S 1st tEn DaY tRIp

Amazing? i thought so, at least! I hope you all like them as much as I did!

To Rhett, Love Scarlett

I doubt You'll Ever Be
As Close To Me As You Were-
I Wonder If You'll Ever See
How You & I Really Were.

You Said I Dont Know
What True Love Means-
I Wonder If You'll Ever Know-
I'm In Love- Or So It Seems.

ButYou Left Me; And Now-
You'll Never Know
How Much I Loved You,
And Whether You Loved Me.

A dietErZ j0uRnAl

Lactation has given me the freedom I always dreamt of- that is, the freedom to stuff myself however much I want to. As a result I haven’t lost much weight in the past year; but I tell myself I couldn’t possibly diet- it is bad for the child. [;)] The good thing is I hadn’t gained much during pregnancy and it took me just a month to get back from where I started. The bad thing is somehow my inches do not seem to understand I’m back to my pre-pregnancy weight. They adamantly refuse to go down to what they were!! (That might be because I refuse to exercise and refuse to watch what I eat but that’s beside the point.) My only consolation is in the fact that my doctor says inches go down once mothers stop lactating…. I even plan to diet once Yumna stops feeding.. (Ahem- right!)
I mean, it’s not like I eat a lot… as I usually say ‘it’s not how much I eat- it’s what I eat!’ If I stop having ice cream for breakfast; cheese for snacks; skip lunch [see- I do watch what I eat ;)]have mousse cake for dinner and… ( see what I mean)… but back to the topic…all I have to do is get a grip on this sweet tooth of mine… (Make it teeth, all 32 of ‘em!) I’ll be okay!
Jokes aside, since I was once (almost) an anorexic, I still feel the effects. While I enjoy desserts all I want since I am not gaining any weight, all hell would break lose if I actually did! The inches, I’m hoping, will eventually go down… (Hopefully before they get a chance to go up again!!) I do plan on exercising and dieting once I stop lactating- actually I’m hoping to start exercising sooner than that- but it’s much harder than I expected. The agility I once had is not there and my head starts swimming if I do my all time favorite Yoga poses (plough, bridge etc). Where I was once good at endurance I am now out of breadth after climbing three floors. (I live on the fourth; I’ve recently taken to use the staircase rather than the escalator) I haven’t yet started using the Orbitrack I once did (a full body workout machine. Like a bicycle- only you do it standing which gives other muscles a go and the hands move in accordance with the feet!). That’s because I’m worried Yumna would try to join me and that might result getting her hurt. (As it is she wants to join me when I’m typing and using the mouse…and I have to wait for her to take a nap before I use the pc!)
All in all, getting back in shape is hard work. Harder still, if you’ve had a cesarean! Since I’m having this much trouble after my first child I can not even begin to contemplate what happens after my third… (But I’ll have to go through months nausea, sleepless nights and *sHudDeR* labor before that!) so I’ll reserve the contemplation thank you very much!

Its A Beautiful World

The euphoria I experienced here was beyond words...and whats more Yumna seemed completely at ease whereas her parents continued to shiver even after putting on two sweaters! All I could think was God is Great.... He who made such a beautiful world has to be beautiful Himself!

Hogwarts & All That Jazzzzzzzzzzz (PS DO NOT read it if u haven't read the latest potter bk!!)

The Potter mania had always eluded me. One would say age has something to do with it, but not really. Had age ever stopped me from laughing at friends when ice cream spills on their shirt, or watching ‘The Mask’ or ‘Scooby Doo’ cartoons entranced or the like, I might’ve told myself Harry Potter is supposed to be for kids. Since this is not the case, I believe I’ve read better books. Now, after reading the latest arrival in the Potter series I consider myself to have been converted into one of those millions of fans all over the world.
The series seems to be getting better by the book. That is seldom the case with writers. The sequels are mostly disappointing. Harry Potter, in my opinion, has never been better.
For one, I’m glad Snape is a villain- never did like that man. [;)] The drama has heightened; the flair of story telling is there; and the characters are at their best.
What I do not like is Rowling getting Dumbledore killed. Sirius Black was killed in the last book- what is this woman doing?! She can’t go on killing the good guys…! I happened to like Dumbledore! *sgH* whatever happened to the good old fashioned storyline of no good guys really dying? Taking in fifty bullets and still fighting- couldn’t they take in fifty curses and still fight?
Hey, Hagrid survived the curses- why not Dumbledore? And oh yeah, what about Horcruxes- maybe Albus Dumbledore had made a horcrux Ms Rowling doesn’t know about? He was a great wizard after all.
See, I’ve got ideas- great many of them. They’d make a great book. If Ms Rowling wants to correspond, I can find time in my busy schedule to fit her. Here’s my contact number…..