7 January 2014

It's a Boy!

My best of 2013 - this little guy :)


We welcomed baby Isa into the world on October 28th (just a couple days after posting our nook for baby!) and it’s been a blissfully beautiful 2 months. I'll be honest, it’s been super hard at times too, but he’s just the sweetest little monkey and we are so so blessed.
My labour and delivery didn't go quite according to plan, I ended up having a homebirth! It was totally unplanned and not something I was at all interested in (as beautiful as the idea of a homebirth was, as first time parents we felt more comfortable at the hospital), but my labour just progressed really quickly. It wasn't short per say, it just got really intense really fast. My husband had the car literally packed and ready to go, but by that point I could barely walk, let alone get in the car! In retrospect I’m so grateful for the way things turned out - I loved the privacy and peacefulness of being at home. The lack of access to pain meds though – that’s another story! Maybe I’ll consider posting about our birth story at some point.

Since then we've spent every day getting to know our sweet little man. Everything we do takes literally double the time because all we want to do play with him or cuddle or watch him sleep. I can hardly believe he’s already 10 weeks! He’s growing so ridiculously fast, but he’s also such an old soul. I can't believe I'm his mom, but I also can't remember life without him. It feels like I've loved him forever.
    
As much as I didn’t think it was possible, parenthood has made me fall so much more in love with my husband too. There’s this whole other side of him as a father I didn’t know before, and the relationship he’s developing with our son is so so beautiful to watch. Neither of us is perfect (who is?), but my heart is so full of gratitude for our little family. I don't mean to paint an entirely rosy picture though, the baby blues have been pretty rough and the emotional adjustment to motherhood isn't always the stuff of dreams, but its getting easier with every day for sure, and I wouldn't trade that sweet toothless smile for anything in the world.  

I'm looking forward for posting about our nursery soon, although I'm a little too preoccupied with kisses and cuddles (and diapers and laundry) these days to make any promises :) 

17 comments:

  1. He is adorable Samaa!!!! I'm so happy for you all, congratulations!!!! And what a coincidence, my first born's birthday is the same day!!!! Woohoo! CHEERS!!!!!

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  2. Congrats Samaa! Your little man is gorgeous! I love how you wrote about the good and the not-so-good things about being a new parent and caring for a newborn. Take care!

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    1. Thank you so much Michelle! And I'm glad you picked up on that...one of the hardest things for me was this guilt I had about my negative feelings, but it helped so much to read or hear about other new moms feeling the same way and realize that it was okay..anyway I've been eying your beautiful rocker and wondering if you'd be decorating a nursery soon too :)

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  3. Congratulations! Welcome to the baby boy club. All the best for 2014!!

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    1. Thank you so much Monica! Congrats on your new little one too!! Since you're just a little ahead of us I'm looking forward to following along with all your tips :)

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  4. Congratulations Samaa!!!! He's so cute from what I can see. I'm glad to hear things went well. I miss your posts!!! I wish you a wonderful new year to come with your little family Inshallah!! :)

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    1. Aaw thank you so much Dehdee! You're so sweet :) I miss blogging! Hoping I can get back into it a little Inshallah. Happy new year to you and your family too!

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  5. Congratulations! What wonderful news....

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  6. Congratulations Samaa, what a beautiful little boy you have there. Motherhood is a challenging but wonderful job, enjoy it!

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    1. So sweet of you Faye, thank you so so much!

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  7. Congratulations! Blessings for you and your family..

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    1. Thank you so much Jen, I really appreciate it :)

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  8. Congratulations!!

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  9. Congratulations! I'm new to your blog but really enjoy your posts and pictures (so gorgeous). All the best for 2014!

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  10. congrats on your new baby boy!

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