I seem to always have a reason why I haven’t posted
a recent recipe these days or updated the blog. But I do not think there could
be a better reason for my silence than this :)
Last Saturday the familia and I had lunch at one of
our regular spots, and somehow, Phiras, my niece and I got food poisoned. So
last week, the food bug got the best of me. It would not have been such an
issue, had it not prompted me to give birth to my little munchkin earlier than
expected.
I just returned home from City Hospital, and
finally had my beautiful daughter, Joanna, on Monday May 6th. Hamdellah.
She is such a cutie, so tiny… I actually forgot how
small newborns were. She is significantly smaller than her brother was when he
was born, which makes me that much more protective over her.
Baby Joujou, as we call her, carries my sister's
name. Since we were little girls we had made a promise to each other that if we
ever had daughters one day, we would name them after one another. Joujou, my
sister did call her daughter Dalia, and so now I did the same. The name has so
much meaning to me, as my sister truly is my other half. I hope one day, my
little Joujou can be just like her auntie, a strong, independent and beautiful woman
who can take on the world, no matter what comes her way. InshAllah always.
It’s a funny feeling being a mommy for the second
time. Phares is my life, and for some kind of reason I thought I would take a
little time to get close to baby Joujou. But in an instant, I had this
overwhelming connection. It’s not due to the love I felt that moment, but more
because I already know what crazy love is coming my way. This little bundle of
joy will be my entire life. No matter how cheesy this sounds, but I cannot help
but say that the love you feel for your child is such a beautiful, intense and ever
growing addiction.
Yes, I am obviously extremely emotional and utterly
in love with my new baby girl, what can I say. But it seems Phiras has fallen even harder than me, he is already head over heels for his little lady. Just look at the snapshot of them hours after she was born.
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May God bless you inshAllah. My darlings Baby
Joujou, big brother Phares and Daddy Phiras, I love you all so incredibly much.
To give this post some food blog value, I will leave you with the latest
episode from my cooking web series. Divine Yoghurt Muffins (in Arabic but
subtitled in English as always)
Much love,
D xx
For the complete recipe visit: http://www.daliaskitchen.com/2011/09/blueberry-yoghurt-crumble-muffins.html
