To Jood with love… - Shoot 4 The Moon,

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Little Jood,

Even that we have not met or talked before, but we feel we know you well, and really we can not wait more for you. Maybe in the eyes of your doctor and my blog readers you are a black-and-white sonogram, but really love and passion made me & your mom realize you present in each and every moment in our life since the day we figured you out.

Little Jood! You will be our first child, which means all care, nurture, and dalliance will be going towards you, not only from me & your mom, but also from the whole family; starting from your passionate grandma's, grandpa, aunts, uncles, all their naughty sons and daughters, and their friends and neighbors as well! You, being the youngest child in this big family means you will have so many slightly-older kids to play with and learn from. With them, you will discover the world in your own way, and make your remarkable adventures.

Eventually, they’ll be jealous of how we let you do things at a much earlier age than they got to do them. By time, you’ll compete and fight in many good & bad things; who eats his/her meal first... who is the best in school... who is going to sit in the front seat in your grandpa's car and who gets the last piece of cake.

Your full name is Jood M. Khawaja. We named you Jood because we believe it is the generosity of Allah having you, and called you Joode to always remind you that you are the one and only Jood that we will have. Your mom is pleased that you will be able to write your name with those double 'OO' in very funny artistic ways; two squint eyes, two smiley faces, two lovely hearts, or in any style that reflects your own personality.

Looking at you in your crib, I’ve been overwhelmed by my love for you. Your fascinating fashionable clothes make me & your mom imagine how cute you would be dressing these little "things" with wonderful lively colors.

Parents talk about what they want from their kids. It starts right after a baby is conceived and doesn’t ever stop. When we told people your mom is pregnant, often they asked, “Do you want a boy or a girl?” We told them we wanted a healthy baby. Some parents know what they expect from their kids when they start school, or even what they want their kids to be when they grow up.

My wants are much less specific. I want you to be a confident Muslim lady. I want you to learn who you are, decide for yourself, and be satisfied with your own choices. I want you to experience life and find your own way in a world that can be confusing… painful… wonderful… and breathtaking. I want you to have friends and family that support, respect and love you.

I want this post to be a written proof of that support and love we promise to give you...

Awaiting You,
Mohd & Hama..

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On May, 20, 2007 11:30 PM , Hani S
from Jordan said:

I guess I was the first to know about this post, so I have to be the first to comment…

Actually, I don’t have to comment, but anyone who reads this will feel inside that he\she wants to say something…

In simple words, your Jood doesn’t need this “written proof” to feel your love and support… I can tell how much you will be supportive and love her…

She is taking from your time even before she shows up in this world, so apparently she will have the biggest chunk when she is here…

If she knows her father from now, then I bet that she is gonna work hard to be out ASAP!!

Well, this has exceeded a comment:) inshala tetraba b 3ezkom…

HMS.

On May, 21, 2007 7:12 AM , Tamara
from Jordan said:

Mubarak to you and Hamah : )

I'm so happy for both of you, please convery my wishes to Hamah as well.

Tamara -Life Makers

On May, 21, 2007 8:05 AM , Summer
from Lebanon said:

Alf Alf Mabrouk!!
it seems like baby season these day! check this out:
http://www.brycelover.com/267/

May God keep her for you and give her a long and great life with you in it! God bless you and your family!

On May, 21, 2007 9:29 AM , Qwaider قويدر
from United States said:

Ya rab towsal bilsalameh

On May, 21, 2007 2:11 PM , tsedek
from Palestine said:

That's so beautiful. She is a lucky baby. Congratulations ;-)

On May, 21, 2007 10:41 PM , Khalil Yousef
from Jordan said:

ما شاء الله
الله يخليليك إياها وتشوفها عروس إنشالله.

بعدين خلص إحجزها لأبني محمد من هلأ.

On May, 22, 2007 2:37 AM , bigheart2006
from Jordan said:

salam m.khawaja

i hope that your dreams come true
and i hope to see your JOOD in great health and i wish her safe landing :>

and salam for HAMA the great future mother ,. and tell her that we'll pray for her and ask god to give her strength ...

yours : ahmad moghrabi.

On May, 22, 2007 1:08 PM , mkhawaja said:

Hani... this is really so nice of you :))

to tell the truth it does need a "written proof" because I do not want to repeat the same history; parents used to be so positive toward their kids when they wait for the first child, but -unfortunately- everything change gradually by the time... and for me this is a disaster..

I do not want to be that "typical"; dad who wants a "tailored"; child who never takes risks and never try to decide on his/her own.

Really my friend, I'm so much afraid of surrendering my believes one day, and loosing my commitment to be father who grows up SUBJECTS not OBJECTS...

Simply, Subjects are proacting toward things... while Objects are just affected by what other do or plan for them!

On May, 22, 2007 3:39 PM , sotari
from Jordan said:

مبارك ابو جود ان شاء الله نجتمع على محبة الله من جديد
ومبارك لا اختي هامة سبقتني ....:)

On May, 22, 2007 5:04 PM , mkhawaja said:

On May, 23, 2007 5:33 PM , blackr0se
from Satellite Provider said:

enchalllah 1000 mabrouk salaf May Allah send with her all the blessings for you and her mother ...

very nice post indeed ,thank you for sharing :)

On May, 24, 2007 10:34 AM , wrag
from Syrian Arab Republic said:

ألف مبارك ..الله يخليها ..وحمدا لله على سلامة هامة ..تربى بعزكما معا ..

وردة

On May, 24, 2007 11:38 AM , نور الأرض said:

Mabrooook!

what a passionate father you are :)
really communication between parents and children shall start as early as possible.

Allah bless her...

On May, 24, 2007 11:47 AM , Ata Yousef said:

Hey ... you have to think seriously of transforming your blog into a book... it would be the world's bestseller :)

On May, 24, 2007 12:13 PM , Ahmad Eid said:

I wish one day we will read her posting replying this one at her own blog... that would be really so impressive..

On May, 27, 2007 1:03 AM , Noor Darwazeh
from Jordan said:

Salam Muhammad,

first of all u need to know that its a true pleasure for me to read ure amazing articles every time i check ure blog...ure a very talented writer and i honestly wish it will be more broad than a blog site.

second its amazing the love u and Hama have for ure wonderful Jood,each day and each minute a child is brought into this world but not even half of them take the responsibility to love their children beyond just buying the dipers and preparing the formula at 3:00 a.m cause love is beyond that!

Inshallah you will make great parents soon,and i think its wonderful when one day she can have these articles to show her that love can start long before two people can actualy meet!

last note,
i grew up to learn that not all people are destined or supposed to be parents,some people just dont have what it takes...but im glad u and Hama reside on the other hand of the scale :)

On May, 27, 2007 5:17 PM , mkhawaja said:

Special thanks to Hani, Tamara, Summer, Quwaider, tsedek, Khalil, bigheart2006, Sotari, Blackrose, wrag, Nour, Ata, Ahmad ...

for you kind greetings :)

wish you all the best ... & stay tuned!

On May, 29, 2007 1:28 AM , Mariam Abdoh
from Jordan said:

Fist of all, I would like to Say “congratulations and may God bless you and your family”, actually I have nothing in mind to comment with, but I have to tell you… what a great and wonderful feelings you have showed through this article!!!, and I have I confess that my tears ran out from my eyes while I was reading the passionate words form a father who is ready to commit to his daughter and to the entire world that he is going to be a FATHER even before she come out to this life!!!