On the brighter side...

Ramadan is increasing the time I have to spend with Mk. Twice a wekk we get to school about a half hour before the nursery opens its doors. We spend the time playing on the playground and I find it delightful.

She is also getting used to the place, yesterday afternoon, when I went to pick her up, she didn't want to leave, she was having so much fun there. This morning was the first time she didn't fuss when I dropped her off she walked right in, sat down and started flipping through a book. Maybe it was the pink silk Hello Kitty Kimono she was wearing. (Thanks, Terry)

Also, last night she slept in her own bed the entire night. Usually she wakes up to nurse. I only know this because she's always in our bed when we wake up in the morning, but today, I went and got her out of her own crib in the morning.

In other Mk news: Her vocabulary has increased dramatically recently. In addition to Bye bye, she now says hello. She also says dog (or maybe duck) which is the word for every animate creature except humans. She's also got command of shoes and juice which, because of their phonetic similarity, have caused a few comic situations.

Her Arabic also seems to be expanding at a similar, if not greater pace. Yesterday, when it was time to go down to the garden, she pointed at the floor and said, quite firmly, taht (down). We also suspect that she is saying 'oh, as a version of qqoh (yucky).

I love watching her grow.