Our Amazing, Wonderful, Hilarious Poloo

6th: Our sweet baby doll was here for a week, and I’m already missing his warm cuddliness. Rabia was out a lot, and he mostly stayed calm and happy but would sometimes get fussy, at which point we'd all panic 😂 He is fat and beautiful – dimply elbows and knees, round little toes, pudgy thighs, and perfect hands. His big toe is insane – it can probably control the universe. It has to be seen to be understood. He looks at us and smiles, and he adores mama (as well he should!) When we take off his diaper, he waves his feet around so much – I was leaning over him today and he put both feet on each side of my face – so cute 😊 He has a Kick N Play that he loves, and I always sing along – he LOVES Bingo. Can’t stand how cute he is. After he leaves, I always hear phantom baby shrieks around the house (that wasn’t meant to sound spooky!) We had given Shoaib a going-away (to UGA) tailgate party, and the piece de resistance was Aden, dressed in red UGA shorts and a t-shirt that read ...

1st: Rabia was here last weekend, and then out a lot, so we had lots of poloo time. By far the most amazingly adorable Aden moment for me – mama was sitting holding him in the chair and a half, and I was sitting across the room. Aden seemed to be staring at me, although he had been fussy just a moment before. I walked towards the kitchen, and he started craning his head to watch me, so I came running back, and sat right near him. He started, smiled, then – TWICE – raised his arm and clenched fist towards me, as if reaching for me!! Which he hasn’t done before, with anyone! It’s just so amazing that we can have these amazingly beautiful babies that are related by blood to daddy ❤ 15th: Went to Columbus on Thursday. As soon as we went to his bouncer, Aden starts sending spectacular smiles our way. He now focuses on everyone around him, and keeps sticking out and rolling his tongue (because he’s teething.) Mama and I went nuts when we saw him, and I think eventually freaked him out too!...

4th: We talk about Aden, a LOT. The cutest thing is when we hold him to our shoulders, and he cranes his head back to try to look at our faces! And when we try to burp him, and he’s sitting up in our laps, his chin and cheeks cradled in our hands. Love him, love him, love him  ❤  Mama and I were saying today that Aden is such a shareef baby, and only cries as much as he needs to, to get his hunger noticed. Never bawls, isn’t fussy all the time. They’re coming Friday to Monday, and by then we’ll have the room adjoining mine set up for them, so poor mama doesn't have to get evicted from her room anymore! And now poloo will be next door to me!! 9th: He’s back, and he’s cuter than ever! Rabia shaved his head, and he’s fuller and he’s more alert. He was in a vertically striped jumper today, which left his arms bare – SO precious! He’s starting to be a real person, with moods and everything. 12th: Aden is brilliant 😊 On Sunday, he was clearly focusing and staring at each o...

Our sweet angel baby went home today. He’s so much more exhausting than I ever imagined, but SO cute! I was holding him during a first – he worked his hand up to his face and started sucking his tiny little thumb. He drinks every 2-3 hours, and sleeps in-between. But when he wakes up, the cutie pie screams his lungs out. I saw with him last night, and it was too adorable for words – he kept smiling and passing gas. I never knew gas could be so cute. Aden has the most precious, milky-sweet smell, and he’s so cute when he stretches. Yesterday was his one month birthday 😊

Change of plans! Rabia called yesterday to ask if we could come pick up her and Aden, so we did today, and he’s at our house for the first time. I held him while mama was preparing his bottle, and he was crying like it was going out of style. I felt so helpless. But generally, he’s a sweet, non-fussy baby. We love him so much.

I haven’t seen our sweet baby for over a week, and won’t be able to until next weekend ☹ I wanted to go this weekend, but mama had too many things to get done to prep the house for when they’re able to come visit. In the last two days, she bought new king-size mattresses, new refrigerator, and a new washer dryer set. 

This weekend was my fourth trip to see my darling baby nephew 😊 Mama and I went last Thursday, and he was darling, although I can imagine why Rabia would be exhausted. At the beginning, I was holding him and he just stared at me for 2-3 minutes, as though storing me in his memory banks. And he kept stretching and opening his mouth, and it was so cute that my knees kept weakening! Shoaib freaked out when he went to visit too, and when we first sat down and put Aden in his arms, he broke out in a sweat and I had to wipe his brow. Then he looked down very seriously and said “He’s the most precious thing I’ve ever seen.” Shoaib kept repeating in the car how he was going to teach him “everything” (as in sports.) I can’t wait to see him on Friday! That baby will never know how much light he brought into our hearts ❤