Milestones: Safah turns 5 and Deen turns 1

So this as many recent posts, is late. I have been swamped planning the October birthday events and traveling for the marathon Waseem and Mom ran. More on that later.

Safah turned 5 on Oct. 14th. She wanted to have a costume bowling party. She had a regular bowling party last year. This year though, she had more friends there since she had the rest of last year (after her early birthday) to make them. She was pretty lucky to have friends from her old school (Morehead) and her new school (Pearsontown). It is strange though. She is turning 5 while the other kids in her class right now are turning 6. I am not sure how I feel about that. On the one hand, she is out-reading any of them by a whole grade, but she is also transfixed on things that happen when you turn six. Your baby teeth falling out, etc. And there are some things I just don't think are appropriate for her yet, in a year, I may feel different, and other parents of the 6year olds do things differently with older kids. Sooo.


Safah was Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty). So I had to be a queen, and Waseem got to be a King. Deen was an innocent bystander. ;)

Most of the girls came as Disney Princesses ( we didn't even have doubles...there are alot of princesses. Shaan came as a cowboy...though technically I think he was Woody from Toy Story. At least that is what he looked like to Safah, and she kept correcting me. "He wasn't a cowboy, he was Woody." I thought that was adorable!

And Deenie-bug turned 1 on Oct. 26th.

I made him a small cake for him to destroy ( a family tradition my mom started with me and my brother.) He became a very messy camper.
Stats: His head size had increased from 25th percentile to 75th. Everything else is holding at 75th percentile. He weighs 221/2 pounds and is 33 inches tall. He has 8 teeth, four on top , and four on the bottom. His excema has gotten much MUCH better. Except when he has a cold, then he gets a little outbreak.

He started walking about a week before his birthday. He saw Sameer walking and took more than his normal 3 -4 steps the very next day. Now he rounds the corner behind me like he thinks I am trying to escape. The speed walking is funny sometimes, you would think we had a drunk baby as he tries to balance and walk fast.
He has not mastered his shoes yet, but gets so upset if you take them off while we are out. He thinks that means we are home or going home, and he likes to go out. Alot!

He has gotten pretty vocal now too. He will talk to me and ask me about things (at least I feel he is) and he is very particular about the way things have to be. He wants real food, no more baby food, he wants a real fork or spoon to be used and a real bowl that we use. So basically, he eats what we eat. I just wash off the mirch and stuff from the spicier things and cut pieces up smaller.
It's funny, with the time change, he now gets up early enough to see his Nani before she leaves for work. So after a diaper change, he climbs into her lap and shares her oatmeal every morning. So funny! But he loves his Nani.

Poor thing got 4 shots at his Dr. appointment. The normal 3 and then his flu shot. He got a little bit of a cold the day before I think. We have all been coughing and cranky and he has a runny nose too, plus more crankiness and a low grade fever. But Mashallah, he is fine otherwise.
Mashallah, another year has passed and my munchkins are healthy and happy. Mashallah...Mashallah.!!