And he walked....

MashAllah. Ali Mesum finally walked on his own yesterday. It was an awesome experience. He had been wanting to walk for a few days now and finally yesterday, he decided it was time to let go of his fears.

To be a father to a 1-year old kid is such a special feeling. It is certainly God's blessing that he bestows upon his creatures. Every event, every new thing is such an amazing feeling. To see him walk like that and to be so confident, I couldn't help but thank my ALLAH on his blessings.

Now we await his first words. He does speak words like "ma-ma", "ba-ba", "da-da", "ta-ta" (meaning bye-bye) and "khatam" (pronounced in a unique way - meaning finish). But still he speaks it when he hears us speak it (although he seems to like the word "ta-ta" a lot - he always wants to go out).

I'll post some more pictures of Ali Mesum soon.

Ali's Birthday

My son Ali Mesum is mashaAllah 1 full year old. Infact he turned 1 on 6th February 2009. He was born around 3.30 pm on 6th February 2008. The day he was born is one of the most memorable of life (and I am sure it will remain so).

When my son was born, his lungs were not fully developed and he had to be kept in N.I.C.U. That day was one of the coldest in the history of the city of Karachi. Spending that night on the floor of a medical center and checking up on my kid every hour was a life-changing experience. To be a dad is one of the world's most amazing feeling.

I am posting a couple of pictures of Ali Mesum. Due to the observance of the mourning period of Kerbala (its the Islamic month of Safar these days), we did not celebrate his birthday. It was just the three of us (mama, papa and baba) with the cake.