No Nanny Necessary

So this post is just me counting my blessings. I got home from class today two hours late because I had to work on a project, and my awesome sister-in-law was holding Jibrael, getting ready to feed him sweet potatoes. Before her my sister watched him until she had to leave for school. In the morning, I laid him next to my mom, a woman who doesn't usually wake up until noon but gets up at 8 now so I can go to school. And later today, when I'm taking a nap to make up on lost sleep, my other sister will watch him.
It's only mid afternoon, and already my baby has had four caregivers besides me. How loved is he? How lucky am I!

My teacher made me do it

It was an assignment for one of my classes to start a blog, and it couldn't have come at a better time. Every day as a new mom, I think-I should really write this stuff down. Milestones and funny baby stories and vent, but I never actually got around to doing it. I probably should've done this a year ago, cuz I had a lot of funny preggo moments too, but never late than never.
So here's a little about me.
My name is Maryam. I'm 26, a single parent, and I have the cutest (until he starts crying) four month old (for now) baby boy named Jibrael. What kinda name is that? Glad you asked. It's the Arabic version of Gabriel. I love it. So that's what my blog will be about. My adventures with this soft, wrinkly, demanding lil guy who keeps me up all night and on my toes all day. Much to my chagrin, I've already become one of those people who only talk about their kids. You should see my facebook page. No, seriously, check it out. I'm hilarious.