That’s right, my husband and I are expecting our first baby inshaAllah later this year.  The due date is 10/10/10, and as a math teacher and major nerd I am excited at the prospect that my child could be born on a day that’s entirely binary!

I’ve completed 15 of the 40 weeks.  Alhumdu’lillah everything is going well.  I haven’t had many problems at all.  I’ve thrown up on two occasions, and I don’t really think the baby was to blame.

The hardest part for me has been my really poor sleep during the night.  During the day I get pretty exhausted from being on my feet at work all day.  When I come home in the afternoon I usually try to take a nap but all I can think of is all the things I have to get done in the mean time.  Then at night I can’t seem to get comfortable, or my body is just… awake.  (more…)