Today, on your first birthday, I want to wish you a happy birthday, my calm princess!
You were born on that special Friday, February 18, 2022, at 10:20 a.m., to the sounds of Quranic recitations from my phone, in the same hospital and room where your elder sister was born.
So far, it appears that this is the only thing you have in common with her. Well, the forehead too. How can you not have big brows when your father has mountains up there:)
As a second child and the second daughter, you have your big sister to learn from and it’s already showing though with a touch of your uniqueness.
For me, your birth was simple and relatively "painless" (though mummy thinks otherwise, hehe). You began to descend and were out in a matter of hours.
I could tell you had a calm personality from the moment I held you in my arms. You had a lighter complexion as well. You appear to have inherited some extra fair genes from your maternal side.
Mummy is trying to turn you into a mummy's girl. Please do not fall for it; I have more seats for you and your sister on my fun train. Be a daddy's little girl!
Tinyom is your name because "we're grateful" to God for giving you to us.
As you turn one today, I'm sorry I'm not there to carry you on my chest, where you've always found comfort. Daddy is out there trying to improve your world. I will make amends to you if God grants us both good health and a long life.
I want to wish you a very happy birthday! God bless your journey, and may you grow up to make us proud of your accomplishments.
As you grow, I want you to pay heed to Prophet’s Luqman’s advice to his child:
Establish prayer, encourage what is good and forbid what is evil, and endure patiently whatever befalls you. Surely this is a resolve to aspire to
And do not turn your nose up to people, nor walk pridefully upon the earth.
Qur’an 31: 17-18
