8lb 2oz Saturday at 4AM. She was a c-section! I dilated all the way to 8cm but her little head would not drop down into the birth canal. I’m tired and sore so I’ll post more later, InshaALLAH.
Baby is still not coming so I get to enjoy a little of this:
Take care!
Still here. Just running here and there, getting ultrasounds and walking in the mall….. I spent the afternoon counting regular contractions that aren’t getting stronger and figuring out what the children need/want for Eid, InshaALLAH. I’m almost finished with the quilt (AlhamduLILLAH), the binding is taking all the fun out of it, lol.
I fell asleep in the homeschool while the kids were working on various things, (AlhamduLILLAH they weren’t painting, lol). I was really snoring and everything. I guess that means it’s time to take a break. I feel like things are getting close and now, we’ll have to wait and see. Make du’a that everything goes well – I will try to keep you posted. Take care and Eid Mubarak if I don’t post anything before then.
This whole week has been long and tiring for me. I am playing the waiting game with the baby and trying to keep the other kids entertained. I am especially impatient because the last two were born between 38 and 39 weeks and now I feel entitled to give birth before the 40 week mark, lol. Not that I’m ready. Well, the clothes are washed and the house is clean (sort of) but I’m not in the mood to go through labor! LOL that sounds funny but my labors are always long.
To keep busy (we’re taking another homeschool break except for her math homework for the abacus class), I am making my first quilt and it’s not so bad. It’s the “Tied Scrap Crib Quilt” from a book called Quilting for the First Time by Donna Kooler.
I am further along than the picture shows, really all that is left is a few ties and to finish the binding.
It’s not perfect but I like it. It’s made from cotton napkins, a curtain, and an apron. I bought them on clearance from the Sears Outlet for about $1-2 each so the quilt is costing about $12, including the batting. Of course, now the other kids want one too, lol.
Today, the children and I finally put up the Big Realistic Tree.
It took a little while to punch out all the pieces – there are 69 leaves in there! Eventually, I would like to laminate the tree, but in the meantime, I will have to do the leaves and cut them out (yikes).
What I would like to do is study the Prophet’s (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)family tree and use it to study the prophets of Islam. First, I think we might discuss in general what a family tree is and use our immediate family so that they get the idea behind it.
I also put the green felt on the wall so that the kids can use it any time they want instead of waiting for me to get out that heavy board.
I think I might make a felt set of Arabic letters soon InshaALLAH so that they can play around with those. There is a template here that can be used.
My older daughter is anxious for the arrival of the new baby and has been extensively studying her calendar and counting how many days are left for the due date. I told her that only ALLAH knows the sure date but she’s still calculating, lol.
She’s been working hard on her Arabic with her dad in the evenings and her abacus work is getting tougher so they’ve been putting in some extra time on that as well.
Then, they did a little coloring
and a little pillow-fort building
and I did a mountain of laundry (including the soon to be newborn’s, InshaALLAH) and I’ve finished knitting a few more things including the Sheepy sack
the Perfect Baby Bib
and another Ottobre Soaker
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Now that I am tired, I have to go finish cleaning because my midwife scheduled my home visit for the morning.
This is the kit for my son’s phonics/reading lessons.
This takes an approach similar to that of the Calvert School Kindergarten by giving the child pictures and allowing them to “read pictures” and to cut, paste and color.
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One thing I do to build strength in their hands is let them color, draw and use clay or Playdoh. This will help when the time comes to use scissors and pencils, InshaALLAH.
InshaALLAH, I plan to supplement this with alphabet flashcards (leftover from the Calvert program) and the 100 Easy Lessons book (about $5 used) and supplements from Donna Young’s website.
Right now, we are using various alphabet books to recognize the letters (by sound, not name).
Okay, so this is the grade 2 kit for my daughter:
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So far, I like the way it looks because there is plenty for her to read on her own, the phonics rules are still emphasized as are morals and etiquette.
We haven’t started yet but she is very eager. I am editing our school schedule because I am the only one here during the day with the children now and each has their separate needs that need to be addressed throughout the day. It’s hard and tiring but we still manage to do our fair share of work, AlhamduLILLAH.
This is my practice run of reusable cloth menstrual pads.
There is a program called Goods 4 Girls that provides these types of pads for girls in areas that cannot afford disposables and where the only way to dispose of the plastic pads is by burning – therefore polluting their environment.
I made seven of these (don’t laugh – the fabric was on sale) with a waterproof layer. My sewing is not great but it’s improving!
If you sew and are looking for ways to give charity, maybe this is for you. There are plenty of free patterns online, like this one.
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