This morning my middle daughter knocked out the other loose tooth that my oldest had. It was next to the last one so the space is just a bit bigger now. Lol, I hope this is not a trend.
I can remember when my oldest was just a little baby. She was the loudest baby that I have ever heard and she cried a lot! Every time my mother would call, she could hear her crying in the background, lol. As a newborn, she hated baths and would nurse almost non-stop.
It seems such a long time ago because she is pretty mature for a five year old and I sometimes forget that she’s still so young. I love that she is a great help to me and so eager to learn.
We’ve been adjusting our schedule around here because my mother-in-law lives on the other side of town now so I am shuffling between homeschool, toddlers and babies.
Still, things aren’t as difficult as I thought they would be since my oldest helps her mom a lot. She is becoming such a big girl and to prove it, she’s lost her first tooth! How time flies.
Here are some more pictures from the Ontario Science Centre. As you can see, even my mother-in-law participated in the fun. If you’re in Ontario, I hope that you’re taking advantage of the program. We just got some more free tickets this past weekend. You must get to the library early!
This is a list of indoor playgrounds in the Greater Toronto Area. Although it is getting warmer, InshaALLAH these are still a great alternative for little ones, especially for parties. I will add it to the sidebar, InshaALLAH.
You’ve got to see these time-lapse videos.
Here’s a photo news story.
We dropped by the REALLY REALLY FREE MARKET on Saturday and picked up a few playthings. Nice people.
What to say to a new mother:
Hadith – An-Nawawi, Kitabul-Adhkar, p. 349.
Baarakallahu laka fil mauhoobi laka, wa shakartal waahiba, wa balagha ashaddahu, wa ruziqta birrahu. [“May Allah bless you with His gift to you, and may the receiver give thanks and reach the maturity of years and be granted piety.”]
The reply is: Barakallahu laka wa baraka ‘alaika, wa jaza kallahu khairan, wa raza-qakallahu mithalhu, wa ajzala thawabaka. [“May Allah bless you, and shower His blessings upon you, and may Allah reward you well and bestow upon you its like and reward you with open hands.”]
Go to sketchedsoul and help make the lives of a few children more comfortable, InshaALLAH.
We have had a busy couple of weeks around here. First, the baby went to a pediatric surgeon to have a skin tag removed. It was over in about ten minutes and then she had a tiny little bandage on her head for a few days. She was given some type of local anesthetic but she still cried and oh how it hurt to hear that. She has two tiny stitches that need to dissolve and then she’ll be fine, InshaALLAH.
Here she is in her baby hammock. My husband got this for $8 CDN last summer at a yard sale from a lady who used it maybe a couple of times. They cost a lot more brand new.
When we got to the science centre, the outside was empty but there was a significant lineup inside for the film. Of course, we couldn’t get tickets at that point (it’s separate from the free pass, apparently) so we ate lunch and proceeded to explore the areas designated for play.
It was nice to let them run free and explore without worry. My son really liked to run from station to station and he could be as rough and inquisitive as he wanted.
My middle daughter seemed to enjoy herself as well, although I think she spent most her time trying to follow the others.
It’s hard to catch her smile. She tends to frown a lot.
They managed to pull their dad into the fun in the bubble center 
and then they were literally off and running.
I will stop here for now but there are more pictures to come, InshaALLAH. We’ve been so busy around here that I barely had time to upload the pictures (I took 191 photos that day).
Oh, and if you plan to go to the Ontario Science Centre and you’re a nursing mom, there are designated rooms for nursing your little ones. There was also an area for salat in the Sultans of Science area and a cafeteria on the lower level for bag lunches.
