I've missed you and Blog Awards

Hello everyone,
My blogging has been scarce these days due to a complete lack of motivation on my part to get off my lovely couch. Sleepiness, tiredness, laziness, you name it I've been suffering from all sort of inesses lately mostly associated with late pregnancy.


I was able to fast for about 2 weeks when my OB-GYn raised concerns about my condition. Instead of gaining the required 1 pound/week, I lost 6 pounds and my uterus stopped growing(I was measuring 32 weeks at my 34 weeks appointment). She's concerned that the baby's not growing properly and my amniotic fluid is low and asked me to stop fasting right away. The whole time, my husband was just sitting there with the " I told you so" smirk on his face since he was against me fasting to start with. After measuring my uterus, the OB-GYN just kept on going on how this was why pregnant women were exempted from fasting and yadi yada. Mind you, she's muslim and said she would love to be pregnant so she would be exempted and she's planning just to do that next Ramadan since the days will be longer, lol. After we were done with the visit, my husband said he thought the dr was going to take out a belt and spank me right in front of him coz she was so mad at me for fasting against the other dr's recommendations. Long story short, she also ordered an ultrasound that I have to do tomorrow to measure the fluid around the baby and determine the baby's growth. She did indicate that if the fluid was low, I would need to be hospitalized and some sort of intervention will be needed. I was really sad to break my fast at first,it made me feel like I was missing something but I knew it was for a good cause and the baby's health and growth are more important at this poing. Now, I've come to terms with it and I've spent the last week resting, eating and drinking a lot of fluid to gain back what I've lost. Despite all that, I've not gained any of the lost weight back so we will see how things go tomorrow at my appointment inshaAllah.

Also does anyone know what the ruling is on pregnant women who are not fasting? Should we just make up the days we missed or do we have to feed poor people for every day we did not fast, or both? I've read so many different opinions on this that I don't know which one is correct so any thoughts would be appreciated. Ramadan Kareem!

I just visited this lovely site Book-Room, it's new and by muslim sisters for muslim sisters. Take a look if you have a chance!

On another note, I've been awarded by Mina, Hajar and Umm Omar . Thank you so much for thinking of me and for this award :-p

The rules are

List five current obsessions

Pass the award on to five more fabulous blogs.

On your post of receiving this award, make sure you include the person that gave you the award and link it back to them.

When you post your five winners, make sure you link them as well. Don't forget to let your winners know they won an award from you by leaving a comment on their blog.

* I'm obsessed with pregnancy and anything baby related.
* I am addicted to the discovery channel freakbirth shows!
* I'm obsessed with home decoration as we're getting our new place together.
* I'm obsessed with learning how to make a fool out of myself bake. Made a strawberry shortcake yesterday, yummy!.
* And finally,I'm obsessed with the swirls, kicks and jumps by the alien baby in my belly.

I pass this tag/award to,
Tuttie
Jasmina
Umm Saliha
Skye
Malizea

Award

Lovely & Crazy Mina gave me an award! She said :'Hijabee - That's one sister who makes me laugh so much i cant breathe sometimes...and has a very special talent for writing stories.'

This award has to be passed on to 10 other cool sisters blogs. I'm so touched, Mina * tears*. I really did not expect this award


Thank you! Oh! Thank you! I can hardly believe this! I feel so blessed! And this statue - it's so shiny! Oh, thank you again! I just want everyone to read in the tabloids that even in my wildest hallucinations, I never would have imagined that this could ever happen to me. And to the other brilliant nominees, I want each of you to know how totally saddened your crushing defeat makes me feel right now!

You know when they first told me I was nominated, I just had to take a minute and think about how great my experiences have been. I guess it all just makes me feel kinda special!


You know, there are so many obsequious stalkers to thank! First off though, I want to thank the self-congratulatory Mina, who looked deep within her Magic 8-Balls before giving me this fantastic award! Also, I want to thank God, for being such a powerful force in my life. And to Mom, who taught me to take life by the horns. And finally, to all the sycophantic bloggers - I couldn't have done it without you!

Thank you America, and good night! * ROund of Applause*

Ok, back to reality! lol. So, I'm gonna nominate:

Empress Anisa What can I say? I felt an instant connection with her blog. Her posts are always so instructive and beautifully written. You just gotta read her blog! She is such a beautiful person!

Mina She's like my long-lost sister from a different mother who escaped for 20 something years and I found her on Blogger minding someone else's business lol. Just know that I love you so much dear Mina and your blog is one of my daily reads, can't go through the day without my dose of Mina :)

Mama Mona Such a sweet blogger! Love reading about her life in Egypt and her beautiful children.

Ms.Unique This is another cool blogger. I love all her blogs, she has about 5 I think lol. Love reading your quizzes too.

Muslimahh is so so sweet! You can just feel her sweetness by reading her blog. She was also the first to comment on my blog when I started! KUddos * you get extra points for that* lol

Hajar That's my asian connection. I love reading about her posts about Malaysia, her travels and culinary posts.

Angela is just so kewl! She's my Aussie connection. I actually started talking to her even before I started blogging, weird I know lol. She's always got great advice when you need it and not just limited to fashion!

Yasmeen Another blogger I discovered recently! For someone like me who doesn't even love cooking, I got addicted to her cooking posts very quickly! Gotta check it out ladies

Amina What can I say about Amina? Ok, first Amina & I did not meet on Blogger lol. We went to college together in Boston and she was always there to explain Economic notions when I first majored in Economics. We lost track of each other till I met her on blogger one day. Her blog is rich with information about natural haircare and skincare products! I asked her once about haircare products and she mailed me a whole bunch for free. So sweeeet!

Yaye Marie This mamacita is my African connection. Visit her blog for a whole new look of the Continent. SHe blogs about African women in general, North Africa, South Africa, East, West, you name it, she's talked about it. Visit her blog to learn more about the old continent!

Flifla She's gotta be cool with a name like this! Read her blog for perspectives on living in France while wearing a hijab!

Safiyyah I wanna be like her when I grow up, lol! Her posts are always very well written & researched

Nida That's another gem in Blogger. Very interesting blog indeed, she also shares experiences from Bosnian Muslims that the media fails to portray!

Michelle is the cool Catholic Hijabi Mum in Scotland. Read her blogs to get a peek at her life in a farm in Scotland

Francesca . Her blog is the place to go if tou want fashion ideas straight from Morocco. She also opened a store where she sells beautiful hijab-friendly outfits that you can order directly from her blog. How cool is that?