YeeeYaaa, Poking and Japan Crisis

Hayu recently learned to say her name.. she says 'yeeeyaa.' It's really cute.

This morning, after we woke up, we were playing on the bed, which has been our morning tradition recently, and she kept saying yeeyaa. I didn't understand what she was saying, but later remembered that last week we were trying to teach her to say her name and the closest we got was 'yeeya'.. as you can imagine, this was enough to please her eager parents and grandparents.

Hayaa's also learned something new, and not so great: poking! Unfortunately our early anatomy lessons were a major fail and brought about consequences. We were teaching hayaa where her nose was and she started to put her finger in her nose (i know.. eww right?), we tried teaching hayaa were her eyes are and she pokes her own eyes and mine (ouch!), and we were teaching her where her tummy is and she now lifts her shirt and plays with her belly button in front of strangers (*gasp). Yup, completely a fail.

So, while Hayaa was poking my eyes, after redirecting her somewhere else, I was thinking of how thankful I am that I have her. Alhamdulillah for my baby, my husband, my parents, our home, and our family... Alhamdulillah.

Yesterday when I was watching the news about the Japan crisis, it was so heartbreaking to see the suffering of so many people.. may Allah swt ease their pain, guide them and enable them to reconstruct their lives. Ameen. We build our homes, make our lives for many years and it takes just a moment for everything to fall apart. Alhamdulillah for Allah swt as our protector and guardian.. without Him, where would we be? I think of all the mothers who might have lost their children or children becoming orphaned and my heart aches :(

Ya Rabbanna, protect us, guide us and help us to be thankful for all the blessings you've given us. Everything we have is because of the bounties you have given, and without your guidance and protection we would for sure be lost.