by AmeenaBlogArchive | Mar 8, 2010 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Family
I love babies. Mine and other peoples. Ian’s brother and his wife had their 3rd child, a baby girl, born this weekend. In honor of that, here is a picture their baby girl, Aliyah (you might need to click on it to see it larger, I copied it from his facebook...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Mar 2, 2010 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Family, Thoughts
Eli’s newest deal is to threaten me with things like, “You won’t be my mom any more.” ” I won’t love you, if you don’t…” and so on. I don’t generally respond to his threats except to shrug my shoulders and...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Feb 28, 2010 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Family, Thoughts
Some of you at home have been asking me to send you pictures of the bump known as little Miss May. So, at 30 weeks, this is what she’s looking like. Perspective and clothing can make a big difference in the “bump” looking small or huge in my...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Feb 23, 2010 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Family, Thoughts
Eli, who is 4 years old (5 in May) is a very perceptive boy. He takes note of a lot that goes on around him, and of what is said. He is apparently very aware of my gestational diabetes, because while eating some candy yesterday, he informed me, “This is very...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Feb 21, 2010 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Food, Kenya
An interesting observation made in the 10 months our family has now lived in Kenya is that Kenyans generally stick to a diet consisting of a few favorite foods. One of these foods is Ugali. Pronounced oo-ga-ly. Tito, the Centre security guard, says he can’t...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Feb 19, 2010 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Family, Kenya, Thoughts
Yesterday, since I was already in Nairobi for another errand, I decided to go ahead with my drop-in ultrasound that my OB/GYN had written orders for a few weeks ago. Looks like baby girl May is growing along just fine, with no worries to report. She is right on track...
