I used to make fun of moms I know who'd fight with their under-5-yr-old daughters. Well. I confirm. Karma's a bitch. #MommyTruths
Nov 20, 2012
"Hubby's not in town for hugs'n'kisses day, but he did leave Mia for squeezing purposes so I guess I'll skip cheating on him. This time."
Feb 14, 2012
"They say motherhood will make you immune to your own child's pooping surprises. Yeah, ok. If you say so. #MommyMyths"
Nov 20, 2012
"Hubby's not in town for hugs'n'kisses day, but he did leave Mia for squeezing purposes so I guess I'll skip cheating on him. This time."
Feb 14, 2012
"They say motherhood will make you immune to your own child's pooping surprises. Yeah, ok. If you say so. #MommyMyths"
"Pedestrians are as scary as cars! They see you struggle with a stroller on #Beirut's tight sidewalks and will race you and shove you in a wall."
Feb 9, 2012
"Baby, Mama loves you to death but you need to stop squashing Mama's bladder because she's fed up of rushing to the bathroom every 2 minutes!"
Feb 8, 2012
"Mia uses her books as steppers. That's not exactly how I viewed her climbing the ladder of education, but whatever."
Feb 8, 2012
"I love #Hamra and #Beirut more than any place in the world. Can't live elsewhere. But I take Mia out for fresh air and we end up with fresh CO2."
Feb 8, 2012
"Just love Mia these days :D Don't get me wrong, love her to death every minute of every day but she's so funny and freakin' awesome lately! :)"
Feb 3, 2012
"My Mia looks like a boy. Her papa took her to get her ears pierced a few days ago. Now she looks like a boy with earrings. #JustSaying"
Jan 31, 2012
"So yesterday, Mia was looking at her balloons’ reflection in the mirror, insisting with her arm stretched towards them “baddeh, baddeh” (I want, I want). Then she suddenly stops. Turns around to look at the actual balloons behind her. Smiles. Stretches her arm towards them and screams “baddeeeeh”. My baby knows the difference between real and reflection. That may be boring to you but to me it’s just plain genius! Or someone’s reincarnation… Go figure! Oh and while we’re on the topic of Mia’s language, she now uses “baddeh” (I want) and “ma baddeh” (I don’t want) in their right context. Every time. At first I thought it was just a fluke, but nope. We’re talking now. The other day at the ER she screamed at the nurse and doctor: “ma baddeeeeeeeh ma baddeeeeeeeeeh” as they tried to do stuff to her I don’t even want to talk about right now. I’m focusing on fun memories, thank you. She also says “botti” when she wants to wear her boots which is exactly right since we speak to her in French and by “botti” she means “botte” or “bottine” depending on how we’re dressing her. She also knows the word “socks” in all languages but can’t say it yet. Oh and she can locate her nose, ears, head, eyes and feet. Yep. That’s MY super-smart baby."
Jan 26, 2012
"#Beirut, I love your power cuts, especially when I'm on my way to check my feverish baby's temperature. A little notice goes a long way. Thx"
Jan 23, 2012
"Jealous much? Mia categorically refused to sit in her stroller. We got Téa to take a ride. Who's Téa? Her doll. Now Mia's in the stroller."
Jan 13, 2012
"While Mia was Skyping with her dad, she went to the Home screen and took icons out of their folders. She made a virtual mess in my iHome."
Jan 11, 2012
"@MiaConnects loves @MythBusters. Her experiment today ► Myth: MacBook can fly. Results: It flies but it can't land. (cc @battikh000)"
Jan 11, 2012
... more ...
Some older posts on Facebook:
I am very pleased to report we had our shots and we did not cry for one second. To be completely accurate, we cried for exactly one second at the first shot. And then for exactly three seconds at the second one (probably thinking: my God, it seems they're planning to keep on doing this to me) and once we were up in maman's arms, not one tear or cry anymore :D abadaaaaay mimeyteh! ♥ Also, we held our bottle all by ourselves and drank water on our own, like 6 months old ladies do :) ♥ Should I also mention we flirted with the doctor? Yes, every time mimeyeh sees him, she's all smiles and sunshines! :D Also, we held our bottle all by ourselves and drank water on our own, like 6 months old ladies do :) ♥ Should I also mention we flirted with the doctor? Yes, every time mimeyeh sees him, she's all smiles and sunshines! :D
May 30 at 8:39pm
To celebrate her 6 months, mimeyeh held her bottle and drank water all by herself yesterday! Cheers! She also managed to eat her toes! Finally!! ;) Hier, pour ses 6 mois, mimeyeh a célébré royalement en tenant son biberon et buvant de l'eau toute seule comme une grande! À ta santé bébé! Elle a aussi réussit à mordiller ses orteils! Enfin!! ;)
May 30 at 4:00pm
Love it when Mia's sleeping in her room and Violette's still singing to her as if she's next to us in the living-room! :D grand-ma's rock! ♥
May 13 at 1:50am
Palm Sunday in Lebanon :) Second flight for Mimeyeh ♥
April 17 at 9:28pm
Cha3niné Mbarké! ♥ Quel beau Dimanche des Rameaux avec la famille et les amis ♥ Beautiful Palm Sunday with family and friends ♥
April 18 at 1:07am
What remains of téta Violetera's fabulous hand-made chocolate wrappings paired with Hala Khodary's fantastic and oh-so-delicious home-made Chocolat Fée that were designed to celebrate Mia's birth ♥
April 1 at 3:38pm
Our Brave Mimeyeh had her shots yesterday and she cried for 30 seconds! Only! She's so much stronger than her Mamma Mia :)
March 30 at 9:32am
Mia's Weight (at-home scale) - 17 March 2011 6.9 kilos(mamma mia's back confirms the numbers)
March 17 at 11:59am
Mia vient de réussir à sucer son pouce! Elle essaie depuis sa naissance, en vain! Elle vient de se réveiller il y a quelques minutes juste pour sucer sa main entière, et soudainement, elle a pu attraper son pouce! Zut! Flute! Crotte! Contente Nancy??! Je note cette date pour la postérité: le 15 février 2011 a 3 heures du matin... Happy Valentine et Happy Birthday téta ♥
February 15 at 2:13am
This girl couldn't be more like her mom if she tried!! This morning, she stretched for 10 minutes, opened her eyes wide, blinked twice... And fell right back asleep!! LooL! Totally love her! ♥
February 13 at 12:47pm
Mia: "I've decided not to sleep tonight... What's happening in Cairo's too exciting.... So I'm gonna make sure my parents don't sleep either... They wouldn't want to miss it; I'm sure they'll thank me later :)"
February 10 at 11:27pm
Tunis and Egypt are contagious. Last night bebeyteh stuck to her guns and rebelled against the system, against the tyrants enforcing that unjust system and even against her own nature: She categorically refused to sleep before 4am when she decided it was OK to finally take a break.
January 29 at 10:36am View Post
getting mimeyteh to fall asleep is as hard as getting Mubarak to quit!
January 29 at 2:58am · View Post
les contes et comptines pour enfants sont d'une violence, mais grave! ça empoisonne, ça assassine, ça mange tout cru, ça plume tout et n'importe quoi, ça se fracture, c'est machiste et même parfois carrément raciste! bon bein va falloir inventer hein, si non Mia, bein elle va devoir faire sans :P
January 25 at 3:04pm · View Post
mimeyteh had her first shots earlier today: 7 vaccines at once! When the pediatrician said both shots would hurt badly, I would have never imagined the screams would be that horribly painful. I think I cried more than bebeyteh :(
January 24 at 5:52pm · View Post
Despite the loved ones we've lost, the pain and emotional roller coaster I can honestly say THANK YOU GOD for the most wonderful birthday: this year I celebrate with my angel. She's magic and makes any hardship bearable Even politics ;) lol
January 22 at 12:30pm · View Post
Mia: "One can never stop teaching others...Just today I had lunch with Mamma Mia. She performed her duties perfectly until the bottle was empty. So then, as usual, I kept looking at her and opening my mouth. And what would you like her to say? "No Mia, no more!" So I keep staring her in the eyes and opening my mouth and moving my head right and left hoping she finally does something. And she did. She made me some more milk! I just couldn't believe my eyes! OK, fine. I drank the milk. Then what? Come on woman! Again, the staring in the eyes, the mouth opening, the head moving right and left... "No Mia, you've had much more than your usual portion. It's enough!" It seems Mamma Mia is really slow sometimes, so I go again: eyes stare, mouth open, head right left. What do you think she did? She put some water in the remaining milk and gave it to me!! My God!! Please someone help me!! I drank a little and spit the bottle. Will she ever get it? Will she understand? I keep opening my mouth and she keeps shoving the bottle until finally she realizes that there is something wrong and calls my téta. Finally someone I can talk to. And who understands! In a second téta gets my pacifier and finally I can go to sleep! It was about time!! Mamma Mia still has a lot to learn. And it looks like it's gonna be a long 18-years before I can run away! It seems Mamma Mia is really slow sometimes, so I go again: eyes stare, mouth open, head right left. What do you think she did? She put some water in the remaining milk and gave it to me!! My God!! Please someone help me!! I drank a little and spit the bottle. Will she ever get it? Will she understand? I keep opening my mouth and she keeps shoving the bottle until finally she realizes that there is something wrong and calls my téta. Finally someone I can talk to. And who understands! In a second téta gets my pacifier and finally I can go to sleep! It was about time!! Mamma Mia still has a lot to learn. And it looks like it's gonna be a long 18-years before I can run away!"
January 13 at 3:35pm
Mia: "I think I'm going bald..."
January 13 at 1:22am
Mia: "Turning 40 never felt younger ... I really don't understand why women make such a big deal about it ;)"
January 9 at 1:33am
Mia is having the deepest conversation ... with the bedroom curtains!
January 8 at 6:13pm
Mia: "Call me crazy but... Today, I called out to my grand'ma as she left the room, and then when she came back and looked in my eyes, I smiled... And they say babies can't see! I see and hear everything so... watch out, world!"
January 8 at 5:49pm
Mia: "Message for Papa Mia : MABROOK and NA3IMAN! Mamma Mia finally found the courage to clip my nails for the first time... in my sleep! Just thought you'd like to know :) Feel free to let the whole world hear your zalghouta! :D"
January 7 at 8:40pm
Mia: "today papa brought me my very first passport... and apparently I am someone else's baby... Last call for Mr. Bou 3enef to report for duty..."
January 7 at 8:13pm
My very first passport photos :)
December 30, 2010 at 7:50pm
khalto Nancy (holding Mia in her arms) : "no bébé! you are still a tiny bébé! you're not allowed to raise your head so high on your own!" :)
December 21, 2010 at 6:36pm
Hady and Rouba: A letter to Mia
Dec 18, 2010
December 19, 2010 at 1:08am
Mia: "Everyone at home is amazed :D I have to say I'm quite proud of myself ... hihihi ;) Khalto Nancy got me a Gymini® which I used for the first time today. It was so much fun! The shapes and sounds were captivating and I couldn't stop playing with the hanging toys! I love them! Apparently at my age, it's very surprising I interacted so much... Well... What can I say... I'm just too cute ;)"
December 17, 2010 at 8:39pm
Mia: "Colic attacks are the works of the devil! When I grow up I'll learn some Jiu-Jitsu and kick some evil butt!! There! (dumb colic)"
December 15, 2010 at 6:02pm
Mia: "spoke to papa on the phone today... well not exactly spoke: kind of ghrrrr-ed ;) my first international phone call from dubai to beirut :D miss you papa ❤"
December 13, 2010 at 9:20pm
Mia: ".❤. Finally got to meet my auntie Nancy Abouzeid after so many video conferences on skype .❤." Dec 11, 2010
December 12, 2010 at 10:32pm
Feb 9, 2012
"Baby, Mama loves you to death but you need to stop squashing Mama's bladder because she's fed up of rushing to the bathroom every 2 minutes!"
Feb 8, 2012
"Mia uses her books as steppers. That's not exactly how I viewed her climbing the ladder of education, but whatever."
Feb 8, 2012
"I love #Hamra and #Beirut more than any place in the world. Can't live elsewhere. But I take Mia out for fresh air and we end up with fresh CO2."
Feb 8, 2012
"Just love Mia these days :D Don't get me wrong, love her to death every minute of every day but she's so funny and freakin' awesome lately! :)"
Feb 3, 2012
"My Mia looks like a boy. Her papa took her to get her ears pierced a few days ago. Now she looks like a boy with earrings. #JustSaying"
Jan 31, 2012
"So yesterday, Mia was looking at her balloons’ reflection in the mirror, insisting with her arm stretched towards them “baddeh, baddeh” (I want, I want). Then she suddenly stops. Turns around to look at the actual balloons behind her. Smiles. Stretches her arm towards them and screams “baddeeeeh”. My baby knows the difference between real and reflection. That may be boring to you but to me it’s just plain genius! Or someone’s reincarnation… Go figure! Oh and while we’re on the topic of Mia’s language, she now uses “baddeh” (I want) and “ma baddeh” (I don’t want) in their right context. Every time. At first I thought it was just a fluke, but nope. We’re talking now. The other day at the ER she screamed at the nurse and doctor: “ma baddeeeeeeeh ma baddeeeeeeeeeh” as they tried to do stuff to her I don’t even want to talk about right now. I’m focusing on fun memories, thank you. She also says “botti” when she wants to wear her boots which is exactly right since we speak to her in French and by “botti” she means “botte” or “bottine” depending on how we’re dressing her. She also knows the word “socks” in all languages but can’t say it yet. Oh and she can locate her nose, ears, head, eyes and feet. Yep. That’s MY super-smart baby."
Jan 26, 2012
"#Beirut, I love your power cuts, especially when I'm on my way to check my feverish baby's temperature. A little notice goes a long way. Thx"
Jan 23, 2012
"Jealous much? Mia categorically refused to sit in her stroller. We got Téa to take a ride. Who's Téa? Her doll. Now Mia's in the stroller."
Jan 13, 2012
"While Mia was Skyping with her dad, she went to the Home screen and took icons out of their folders. She made a virtual mess in my iHome."
Jan 11, 2012
"@MiaConnects loves @MythBusters. Her experiment today ► Myth: MacBook can fly. Results: It flies but it can't land. (cc @battikh000)"
Jan 11, 2012
... more ...
Some older posts on Facebook:
I am very pleased to report we had our shots and we did not cry for one second. To be completely accurate, we cried for exactly one second at the first shot. And then for exactly three seconds at the second one (probably thinking: my God, it seems they're planning to keep on doing this to me) and once we were up in maman's arms, not one tear or cry anymore :D abadaaaaay mimeyteh! ♥ Also, we held our bottle all by ourselves and drank water on our own, like 6 months old ladies do :) ♥ Should I also mention we flirted with the doctor? Yes, every time mimeyeh sees him, she's all smiles and sunshines! :D Also, we held our bottle all by ourselves and drank water on our own, like 6 months old ladies do :) ♥ Should I also mention we flirted with the doctor? Yes, every time mimeyeh sees him, she's all smiles and sunshines! :D
May 30 at 8:39pm
To celebrate her 6 months, mimeyeh held her bottle and drank water all by herself yesterday! Cheers! She also managed to eat her toes! Finally!! ;) Hier, pour ses 6 mois, mimeyeh a célébré royalement en tenant son biberon et buvant de l'eau toute seule comme une grande! À ta santé bébé! Elle a aussi réussit à mordiller ses orteils! Enfin!! ;)
May 30 at 4:00pm
Love it when Mia's sleeping in her room and Violette's still singing to her as if she's next to us in the living-room! :D grand-ma's rock! ♥
May 13 at 1:50am
Palm Sunday in Lebanon :) Second flight for Mimeyeh ♥
April 17 at 9:28pm
Cha3niné Mbarké! ♥ Quel beau Dimanche des Rameaux avec la famille et les amis ♥ Beautiful Palm Sunday with family and friends ♥
April 18 at 1:07am
What remains of téta Violetera's fabulous hand-made chocolate wrappings paired with Hala Khodary's fantastic and oh-so-delicious home-made Chocolat Fée that were designed to celebrate Mia's birth ♥
April 1 at 3:38pm
Our Brave Mimeyeh had her shots yesterday and she cried for 30 seconds! Only! She's so much stronger than her Mamma Mia :)
March 30 at 9:32am
Mia's Weight (at-home scale) - 17 March 2011 6.9 kilos(mamma mia's back confirms the numbers)
March 17 at 11:59am
Mia vient de réussir à sucer son pouce! Elle essaie depuis sa naissance, en vain! Elle vient de se réveiller il y a quelques minutes juste pour sucer sa main entière, et soudainement, elle a pu attraper son pouce! Zut! Flute! Crotte! Contente Nancy??! Je note cette date pour la postérité: le 15 février 2011 a 3 heures du matin... Happy Valentine et Happy Birthday téta ♥
February 15 at 2:13am
This girl couldn't be more like her mom if she tried!! This morning, she stretched for 10 minutes, opened her eyes wide, blinked twice... And fell right back asleep!! LooL! Totally love her! ♥
February 13 at 12:47pm
Mia: "I've decided not to sleep tonight... What's happening in Cairo's too exciting.... So I'm gonna make sure my parents don't sleep either... They wouldn't want to miss it; I'm sure they'll thank me later :)"
February 10 at 11:27pm
Tunis and Egypt are contagious. Last night bebeyteh stuck to her guns and rebelled against the system, against the tyrants enforcing that unjust system and even against her own nature: She categorically refused to sleep before 4am when she decided it was OK to finally take a break.
January 29 at 10:36am View Post
getting mimeyteh to fall asleep is as hard as getting Mubarak to quit!
January 29 at 2:58am · View Post
les contes et comptines pour enfants sont d'une violence, mais grave! ça empoisonne, ça assassine, ça mange tout cru, ça plume tout et n'importe quoi, ça se fracture, c'est machiste et même parfois carrément raciste! bon bein va falloir inventer hein, si non Mia, bein elle va devoir faire sans :P
January 25 at 3:04pm · View Post
mimeyteh had her first shots earlier today: 7 vaccines at once! When the pediatrician said both shots would hurt badly, I would have never imagined the screams would be that horribly painful. I think I cried more than bebeyteh :(
January 24 at 5:52pm · View Post
Despite the loved ones we've lost, the pain and emotional roller coaster I can honestly say THANK YOU GOD for the most wonderful birthday: this year I celebrate with my angel. She's magic and makes any hardship bearable Even politics ;) lol
January 22 at 12:30pm · View Post
Mia: "One can never stop teaching others...Just today I had lunch with Mamma Mia. She performed her duties perfectly until the bottle was empty. So then, as usual, I kept looking at her and opening my mouth. And what would you like her to say? "No Mia, no more!" So I keep staring her in the eyes and opening my mouth and moving my head right and left hoping she finally does something. And she did. She made me some more milk! I just couldn't believe my eyes! OK, fine. I drank the milk. Then what? Come on woman! Again, the staring in the eyes, the mouth opening, the head moving right and left... "No Mia, you've had much more than your usual portion. It's enough!" It seems Mamma Mia is really slow sometimes, so I go again: eyes stare, mouth open, head right left. What do you think she did? She put some water in the remaining milk and gave it to me!! My God!! Please someone help me!! I drank a little and spit the bottle. Will she ever get it? Will she understand? I keep opening my mouth and she keeps shoving the bottle until finally she realizes that there is something wrong and calls my téta. Finally someone I can talk to. And who understands! In a second téta gets my pacifier and finally I can go to sleep! It was about time!! Mamma Mia still has a lot to learn. And it looks like it's gonna be a long 18-years before I can run away! It seems Mamma Mia is really slow sometimes, so I go again: eyes stare, mouth open, head right left. What do you think she did? She put some water in the remaining milk and gave it to me!! My God!! Please someone help me!! I drank a little and spit the bottle. Will she ever get it? Will she understand? I keep opening my mouth and she keeps shoving the bottle until finally she realizes that there is something wrong and calls my téta. Finally someone I can talk to. And who understands! In a second téta gets my pacifier and finally I can go to sleep! It was about time!! Mamma Mia still has a lot to learn. And it looks like it's gonna be a long 18-years before I can run away!"
January 13 at 3:35pm
Mia: "I think I'm going bald..."
January 13 at 1:22am
Mia: "Turning 40 never felt younger ... I really don't understand why women make such a big deal about it ;)"
January 9 at 1:33am
Mia is having the deepest conversation ... with the bedroom curtains!
January 8 at 6:13pm
Mia: "Call me crazy but... Today, I called out to my grand'ma as she left the room, and then when she came back and looked in my eyes, I smiled... And they say babies can't see! I see and hear everything so... watch out, world!"
January 8 at 5:49pm
Mia: "Message for Papa Mia : MABROOK and NA3IMAN! Mamma Mia finally found the courage to clip my nails for the first time... in my sleep! Just thought you'd like to know :) Feel free to let the whole world hear your zalghouta! :D"
January 7 at 8:40pm
Mia: "today papa brought me my very first passport... and apparently I am someone else's baby... Last call for Mr. Bou 3enef to report for duty..."
January 7 at 8:13pm
My very first passport photos :)
khalto Nancy (holding Mia in her arms) : "no bébé! you are still a tiny bébé! you're not allowed to raise your head so high on your own!" :)
December 21, 2010 at 6:36pm
Hady and Rouba: A letter to Mia
December 19, 2010 at 1:08am
Mia: "Everyone at home is amazed :D I have to say I'm quite proud of myself ... hihihi ;) Khalto Nancy got me a Gymini® which I used for the first time today. It was so much fun! The shapes and sounds were captivating and I couldn't stop playing with the hanging toys! I love them! Apparently at my age, it's very surprising I interacted so much... Well... What can I say... I'm just too cute ;)"
December 17, 2010 at 8:39pm
Mia: "Colic attacks are the works of the devil! When I grow up I'll learn some Jiu-Jitsu and kick some evil butt!! There! (dumb colic)"
December 15, 2010 at 6:02pm
Mia: "spoke to papa on the phone today... well not exactly spoke: kind of ghrrrr-ed ;) my first international phone call from dubai to beirut :D miss you papa ❤"
December 13, 2010 at 9:20pm
Mia: ".❤. Finally got to meet my auntie Nancy Abouzeid after so many video conferences on skype .❤." Dec 11, 2010
December 12, 2010 at 10:32pm
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