Meet Coco Iman
I met my 3-week-old granddaughter, Coco Iman, for the first time yesterday. She’s in that delicious newborn phase – where they smell like hope, and dazzle with their tiny feet and hands. And they sleep, feed, and poop on repeat. She fits into your arms, onto your chest as if she has always belonged there.
Teach a man to fish…
Last night, on the drive home, we asked 4-year-olds Mos and Amaal a question that’s been debated for centuries: “Is it better to give a man a fish, or to teach him to fish?” Their answers? Delightfully surprising. Amaal (without hesitation): “You should just give him the fish because he may be hungry.” – Immediate […]
Adventures in Babysitting (Jet Lag edition)
Nairobi, Kenya – April 25, 2024. Amaal, Sabrina, Afzal and I arrived on Wednesday, April 24th for a three-week “workcation”, my work being primarily to help with the grandkids. The first full night saw Amaal struggling with jet lag in a big way. She went to bed at 8 pm Nairobi time (1 pm in […]