Walking and Talking

There is a famous saying, that walk to walk and talk to talk. Further to explain there are, some people, who just walk while some just talk, but there are some people who are walking and talking at the same time. Aiza khan has turned 13 months and 22 days today. It took us way longer to see, that she walks herself.  Today she has done it. I’m extremely thankful to my wife, Saima Sami for being supportive all the way long to my daughter and me. I will never forget those days, when she had sleepless nights, feeling down, when Aiza was not feeling good, keep Aiza close to her chest when feel to love her. We both were feeling over the moon to see that Aiza has walked 15 feet, with-out any support. We bought her a pair of plastic shoes, which is lighter and easy putting on and off.  Also easy for her to walk in, in the water and being out of water. What I love about Aiza is that, she walks and talk. It builds my confidence that we both, me and my wife are enough lucky to raise her up to this level, facing no issue at all. I’m extremely thankful to my brothers, Saeed and Sibghat for helping Aiza going through this level. I’m so much Happy. Here are few videos of Aiza.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZN5o9GpS2Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZN5o9GpS2Y

My daughter to Nature:

Have you ever written one blog post for 7 weeks, editing, adding, deleting, changing, etc, and then ultimately deciding to erase it because it just wasn’t right? Well, I have. And just did.

That post was about the first year of fatherhood, and it was possibly too broad and yet too intimate of a thing to really encapsulate in a ‘blog post’. I tried, I did, but I couldn’t seem to nail it. (I kept it for me, don’t worry)

She’s 14 months old now. And she’s pretty much the best – or so I say as she’s in her crib, asleep, acting like a total angel. One should NEVER write blog posts when they are sitting in high chairs, looking you in the eye, smiling while repeatedly dropping their sippy cup on the floor, like a psychopath. Sleeping babies are the best blog post babies.

But she’s walking and talking (ish). her first real word, where he intentionally pointed to something and said it was ‘shoe’, and she says it in the most adorable way, more like ‘seeoow’. Since then she has started adding a couple more words – dada, turtle, but she understands so much.

What really mesmerize me, that she loves to nature. She get fascinated to Trees, River, Chickens, Dogs, Birds, Cat and least but more the last she speak to all of them, at her first sight. That is something, which make my daughter so special to me. Secondly she loves to watch cartoon, which is full of Green-backgrounds, Rivers, Animals and Trees.

My reason to live, every single day, is to be the best version of myself for that baby. Many days I fail, but it’s a pretty decent goal, right? Well that and to dress us all in coordinating tones of blue, obviously.

When she Gets close to Plants

When she gets high to see the down world

When wants to spend much of her time, near to nature

before she goes down to see the things from close short.

The Great thing about her, is to play with Nature.

She stood near by Tree, and i love it the most. 

She feels like to Jump-down from the bed.

thats her birds 

She plays with Chicket. 

Happy Birthday Aiza Khan

I‘ll never forget the first day that your Dad went back to work after you were born, and I thought to myself, “Alright, Miss Blake, you and I are in this together.” I had no idea what I was doing and I had no idea what being a mother truly meant. My, how quickly things have changed.

In a way, we both grew together over the past year. You learned many things, and I learned many things. You ebbed and I flowed, and in many ways, you taught me more than I taught you.

And here you are, one year old – a thriving, beautiful baby girl and you’re bigger than life, darling. And I love you more than life.

For the past year you’ve been my biggest worry and my biggest happiness. I stayed up at night researching things so I could always provide the best for you, and we spent every day together – laughing, dancing, singing and exploring this world, together. When I think of life before you, it feels like something was missing, as if I wasn’t yet complete. You made me complete, our sweet baby girl – our angel baby. And as you learned, I learned.

• You opened your eyes for the first time and stared at me, and I learned what unconditional love meant. I had never seen anyone or anything more beautiful.

• You learned to nurse, and I quickly learned everything there is to know about milk supply, nursing positions, latching and pumping.

• You learned to roll over, and I learned not to scream in excitement every time you did, because that scared you – but I was just so excited for you.

• You learned to laugh, and I learned that your laugh was my new favorite sound in life.

• You learned to scream and I learned that you were a girl who knew what she wanted.

• You learned to sit up and I suddenly learned that you wouldn’t stay a baby forever.

• I took you to the zoo, the aquarium, music class, sign language class, baby concerts and story times, and you stared in awe at everything, soaking it all in. I learned how to see the world through your eyes and suddenly, everything was amazing.

• You learned to say “Mama” and “Dada” and “ball” and I learned you were one smart cookie.

• You learned to crawl and I learned that nothing could ever get in your way…you were on a mission, always.

• I showed you the ocean, and you crawled straight into it – fearless, with purpose…you taught me that you have the heart of a lion.

• You learned to eat solid foods and I learned every nutritional fact about every food and cooked for you every day so you could grow big and strong.

• You learned to pull yourself up to stand and I learned not to hold my breath in anticipation of your fall – I learned to breathe again.

• You learned to push your little cart walking on your own, and I learned to let you go, my strong baby girl.
  

And you and I have many, many more years of learning together, my love. You will learn so much more in life, and I will learn how to support you through each step.

We did it, Miss Blake – we survived the first year. Thank you for the lessons, the laughter and changing me forever – you’re everything.

Happy 1^st birthday, sweetheart.

Aiza is 11 Months and 6 Days Now

And so begins my month of mourning. ;) How is my baby so big?? Already?? Aiza is just such a sweetheart. She's SO funny - this month, if it was possible, she got even LOUDER, even sillier and even more weird. ;) I'm not sure what's in the water in this house, but we grow them big, loud and crazy over here!

She is eating everything, all the time, always and forever amen. That kid can put away food. Needless to say, mealtimes are Aiza's favorite time of the day. She's still nursing four times a day and eating three good meals and at least two snacks now. She loves bananas, sweet potatoes, chicken nuggets and he mostly loves squeeze packs more than almost anything in the world. ;) She's learned how to drink out of a straw this month and now, the child has discovered sweet iced tea. Sweet tea brings the biggest smile to her face ever! Ha!

She's fast. She has absolutely zero interest in walking but she can zip around here crazy fast! My wife and I have to run to catch up with her! She's also started climbing. If she can get that knee up on it, she's up there. The stairs, the bunk bed, Nathan's chair... you name it, she's climbing it.

She loves anything that has to do with her mother. Anything. Anything. This has been the source of a lot of joy, fun, frustration and chaos in our house this month since Aiza can now pretty much get anywhere she wants to get.

Aiza loves, loves when she and my wife are playing together.

Aiza can say Mama, Dada,  and "Papapa". She says the same word every time when she sees Kody but it doesn't sound anything like Kody. Ha! she’s very good at asking for more and waves her hands like crazy when she's all done eating (or starts throwing food. But you know, whatever gets the message across). She loves cates the most, and with out being afraid she get over the cate. Thanks to Cats, that they don’t respond to her.

She's also this month developed a little bit of a temper.... oy. Not ready for these days already! If she doesn't want to do something and you are holding her, he'll go all boneless to try and slide out of your hands. If you aren't holding her, she's now laid down on the floor and started throwing a big fit several times. At this point, it's more amusing than anything and if I just walk away and ignore her, She snaps right out of it. But oh goodness. I'm eating all the chocolate I can right now just to stockpile emotionally for what is coming. ;)

Aiza is goofy, silly, quite the dancer, loves to make music, loves to snuggle (LOVES to snuggle!), is the best at destroying at room in .006 seconds, has the sweetest hugs, the bestest cheeks for kissing, loves to be tickled, loves to be kissed and is still 100% okay with being held all day long. ;) Se's the absolute perfect little daughter of us, and is so precious to us that we don't even have the words. We are so blessed by her!


Happy 11 months, my sweet Daughter!!