And we’re back!

Hello! And welcome back to my blog, SweetDreamer! I'm so excited to welcome you back here and begin posting blogs again. It's been just under two years since I last posted, funnily enough my last post was about expecting a third baby..and now she's a 2 year old! But I'm happy to say that I'll…

Preparing for Baby #3

So i'm writing this post, as my baby sleeps next to me. She's five months now, which is kind of unbelievable. I wanted to write for a long time, but just haven't been able to catch my breath for some time. But now that we are five months in, I can sit and collect my…

Trapped in Motherhood Inadequacy

The other day I was in tears because I felt an overwhelming feeling of inadequacy as a mom. I'm not sure what triggered the feeling, it's definitely hard for me to pinpoint my feelings sometimes. But it made me doubt myself, and my parenting. This is not the first time I've felt this way, let's…

Interview with Zair Zabr Play

It gives me great joy to be writing this post, which is a one-on-one interview with a good friend of mine, Hira Rizvi, the creator of Zair Zabr Play and author of My First Quran Activity Book. I first came across Hira's instagram account @zairzabrplay a few months ago, and have been a loyal follower ever…

Fasting with Toddlers…What It’s Really Like

I get asked this question a lot, by friends, family members and even other moms who are going through the same thing. How do you fast with small kids? And I usually don't have a very descriptive answer, because I'm not sure what to say. Is it hard? Yes. Is it doable? Yes. Some days…

5 Things I Didn’t Know About Motherhood

The title of this article is pretty self-explanatory, so we can just dive right in, shall we... I never predicted that motherhood meant entering into a permanent state of feeling tired. It isn't just a feeling, we really are always tired. Our mental, physical, emotional state is permanently tired and there is just a small…