Datha, Dear Datha!

The past few months brought some twists and turns in her life but don't we all have those? She turned three on the 9th of December. It has been an unbelievingly amazing journey for everyone who so dearly loves her. Six months ago she got the chance to meet her maternal grandparents for the second time. The last time they saw her was when she was a baby just like her brother is now. She has a wonderful time with her grandparents who loved her to pieces. She grew very fond of them and hardly spent a minute without them. We also made a trip back home where for the first time she met and made friends with many of our relatives.

On the down side we also began to see many unnecessary temper tantrums. May be it was the terrible twos or may be it was the coming of a new baby brother or may be the spoiling of the grandparents or all three of those combined but Jannah was becoming somewhat difficult to handle. We thought we had the perfect daughter until she started wanting to do things by herself and then got very angry when she was not able to or someone tried to help her. We told ourselves it was passing phase and dealt with it patiently. We had to send her on time out and we used the count down method which both worked well in winning herself back.

She is now slowly coming back to being the sweet child she used to be same time last year. Lovable, kind, polite and extremely adorable. She chats and talks all the time. When haroon cries she comes running to rescue and entertains him - a great little helper for me. She is very gentle and loving towards him. She is awfully fond of her dada but is also quite a mama's girl. She doesnt really like nap time and is a less fussier eater than what she used to be.

The toilet nightmares and temper tantrums are finally ending and she is doing good with her counting and social skills. She cracks us up all the time with the things she says. A very happy and content child who is slowly growing into her girlhood is emerging from this baby faced angel. Very soon she will be independent and will grow out of her childish habits but our love for her will always be fresh in our hearts... as fresh as it was the day she was born..

and I have to thank God everyday for the two! They mess up your home big time but beautify your life in ways that are unimaginable... Alhamdulillah!