Hibah’s Head Shaving & Halloween

     Our life is joyfully dominated by Hibah. Of course she sleeps odd hours but we are happy so no complaints. As is part of our culture, we shaved her head. I was surprised at how soft her head was so it took me approximately 3 hours to shave her head completely....

The story behind the name Hibah

. How We Came Up With the Name      As is the rule for my children, we want names that are two syllables or less, easy to pronounce, and Muslim names. We whittled down a list of boys names and girls names since we did not know the gender before the delivery.   The...

The 2nd Day of Hibah

. Day 2 of the life of Hibah was much more pure fun than Day 1. Day 1 was an emotional rollercoaster with a happy ending. On Day 2, Tannu was doing very well and Hibah was exploring her new surroundings. Unfortunately, there was construction being done in the hospital...

The Birth of Hibah Fatteh

Hibah was born today on September 15, 2004 in Austin, Texas. She was 18.75 ” and 5 lbs 12 ounces. She was born one month early and after a day of despair, Hibah was born in an emergency C section. Fortunately, she was 100% healthy and breathing on her own....