HA! I'm back...for now!

I can't believe it's been over a YEAR since my last entry! 12 months have gone by and BOY have things changed! And when I say, BOY, I mean it! We are now officially a family of four with the newest addition of baby boy ZAIN who was born on September 1st. Blessedly, my pregnancy was healthy, but the delivery was LABOR! (Let me NOT elaborate!)

Anyways, Zain is now 3 1/2 months and a chunky little guy. He's got Hassan's patience and appetite! I am not used to a baby who loves to eat and sleep! He's been the complete opposite of Noreen from the day he was born. Easy in some ways and challenging in others.

What has been the hardest most of all is Noreen's life after the arrival of Zain. Things went off with a rocky start...she was sick with a fever the day we left for the hospital and it continued until we came home. So there were a lot of layers to her irritability and temper tantrums...new sibling, separation anxiety, and illness!

Once she was better physically, we were able to manage her better. She's a great big sister or 'Ate' in tagalog...wants to help with the baby and imitates me ALL the time! Sometimes I feel that if she were a little bigger, she'd understand what was going on.

End of Part 1