We Love You, Baba

Father's Day is celebrated in Scandinavia on the second Sunday of November which was this previous Sunday. Happy Father's day to my own father and to my amazing husband who gets to enjoy two Father's Days a year! But he deserves it! I want to dedicate this post to my dear husband and the father of my children.

Dear baba/isi,

On this Father's Day we want to thank you for everything you've done for us. You are the world's best dad! 

Thank you for being there for us from the moment you heard we were just a tiny little peanut growing in mommy's belly. Thank you for helping mommy during her pregnancy and especially for taking natural childbirth classes with her and becoming a certified labor coach to help us come to this world. We are very proud of you. Thank you for being there when we first opened our eyes and saw you and mommy for the first time. Thank you for protecting us from all the unnecessary interventions at the hospital and for giving us a peaceful and safe journey and first few days into this world.

Thank you daddy for all the times you rocked us to sleep in your arms, even though you were so tired yourself. Thank you for all the hours you spent walking around trying to help us sleep and for the lullabies you sang to us. Thank you for reciting Quran over us when we were sick or tired and easing our discoforts. Your voice is like magic to us. Thank you for letting mommy sleep in on weekend mornings and for the special times we spent together playing.

 Thank you baba for making me breakfast every morning and taking me to daycare. Thank you for all the fun times we spent at the park, sliding, climbing and exploring the places. Thank you for reading me a bedtime story every night, it is the best moment of the day when I get to lay my head on your shoulder and sleep. I will always remember those precious moments with my daddy. I love you baba you are my habibi.

 Thank you baba for never ever loosing your temper with us and always having so much patience with us even if we were driving you up the walls.

 Thank you isi for learning some Finnish language and for understanding how important our other roots and culture are. The best memories from summer are from our other home country with you at the summer house, thank you for taking us every year.

Thank you for all the kisses and hugs and love and affection you shower us with. They mean more than any gifts to us and make us the happiest and luckiest children in the world. When we are older we will take care of you. We love you always, daddy.


Love,
your habibis