Peanut

Yesterday a peanut fell asleep lying on my chest with his head nestled close to my heart. It's the cutest peanut I've ever seen, with soft, wrinkly skin, innocent eyes, and a half smile that is unbearably adorable. And at 6.4 lbs and 19.1 inches it's probably the biggest peanut ever.

My second nephew was born Wednesday, June 12th at 1:22 am and quickly adopted the nickname 'peanut' for simply how teeny tiny he his. I'm not allowed to reveal his name because the naming ceremony happens on the seventh day, so 'peanut' it is. I was fortunate enough to witness peanut's birth as I was allowed in the delivery room again. A natural birth this time, yup, no epideral, so it was certainly something to witness. I've never heard screaming that loud before. The coolest thing was when the nurse brought the placenta over and showed us the umbilical cord and uterus attachments and also the inside of the amniotic sack. The human body's remarkable!

With Zaman approaching 2 years, we've all forgotten what it's like having a newborn around the house. I needed that reminder, to put things into perspective again. To remember that life's precious and is a gift not to be taken for granted. Wow, 2 nephews for me to adore and spoil, I'm so lucky!

Post ceremony update: Peanut = Jibraan