For a while, I thought I lost the will to blog. The past month has been so eventful that by right, I should have loads to blog about, but instead I find myself merely making mental notes “I should write about this… and that” but never actually found time to sit down and do it! I am posting this to get over this blog hiatus and inertia by making a public promise to friends and fellow bloggers on what I owe.

Lets see.. what has happened since the last time I blogged till now…

- The month-long of Eid visiting: Apart from posting my Eid pics, I’ve been meaning to write about tips to ensure a contented little baby during long long days of visiting (would apply to other day trips, large family events eg weddings)

- The arrival of a very special little person Baby Hana (of Happygrub). I had the honour of being part of the events leading up to her birth, and the very very special days that followed. Being part of F’s journey as a new fully breastfeeding mom brought back many beautiful memories of my own first few months with Umar, and all the challenges that came with it. Plan to write on some of them, both to reminisce and to share with my soon to be mommy friends on what may help you survive the first month as a contented mommy and nursling.

- Umar had his first swimming lesson, just yesterday! I definitely owe an entry and pics on this!

- Umar turned 9 months old! This is actually the primary reason why this blog has been so quiet. Umar has been keeping me very occupied! In his 8 to 9th month Umar went through a whirlwind of development alhamdulillah! He learnt to crawl, cut his first tooth, responds to verbal request (wave bye-bye, kisses) and exhibits signs of developing emotional and social relations (look upset when I go to work, laughs out loud when he’s happy, responds to my frowns and “no”s). I should REALLY try harder to document his development before they are overtaken by more and more exciting ones. In the meantime here is a sneak peek of him at 9 months. More on my Facebook album.

So there you go… my promises on entries to come… insha-Allah! Make encouraging sounds to motivate me will you?