Re: Questions for Papa aahmed & papa shikra
^ Great plan! Being bilingual never hurts, it's always an advantage! She will not feel "I don't belong here" when she goes to cultural/religious functions. And you are right, an average/educated/balanced person of the west can be a great source to each someone best of the western world. I wasn't born in the US, but I came to the US when I was 14 and I've learned a lot and I've picked up a lot of good things of the American culture.
And let me help make you feel better about having additional children. :D
Maha is about 2 months old now (will be on the 18th). The first 3 weeks were very tough when she would be up EVERY THREE HOURS for her feeding. That's at least TWICE during night. It really used to annoy me even though I wasn't the one getting up to feed her, but I used to lose my sleep and then I would be sleepy all day at work (after 2 weeks of paternity leave). At that time, I had decided: NO MORE KIDS! I DON'T KNOW HOW PEOPLE HAVE MORE THAN 1 CHILD!
Now that tough part is over. Now when we feed her aroud 10 or so at night, the next time she wakes up is around 5-6 in the morning, which is a lot better than twice every night! I have completely forgotten the old times when we would be up 2-3 times each night. So you are right, I agree with you when you say we'll forget this. I am speaking from experience. In a month, you will forget about the hardships of these days. I strictly believe that's a special blessing from Allah to his people that they forget the hardships and look forward to and enjoy the good times.
So in a year or so, I will probably be going through this same time, WILLINGLY :D