Thanks for reading my blog. I got a comment from this person, accusing me as a bad mother because of Sophie’s circumcision. To Totoro and all readers, please note that circumcision in Islam is to“cut off only the foreskin (outer fold of skin over the clitoris; the prepuce) and not deeply to the clitoris itself”. Most Muslims perform this sunnah, and  yes we are living healthily and very sexually-well- function. If you wish to get more information about circumcision in Islam,  don’t just waste your GOOGLE…use it to the fullest please!

Now, I wish to continue the circumcision story. Remember in last entry she had floral bath? Yes, after that Sophie and Aira were dressed beautifully like princesses wannabe…Sophie wore a lace-modern-baju-kurung and Aira in pink gown. The theme was pinky chick just right for our both beautiful babies.

the pelamin

the pelamin and buaian

Mama and Kak Weng (my sis in law) decorated a Pelamin (a low-decorated-stage where I could sit while holding Sophie during the circumcision) for Sophie and a Buaian (a cradle where they put Aira in and recites prayer and selawat while swinging her cradle slowly). I remember doing the same cradle for Sophie when she was 1 month old (for her Aqiqah and Hair Cut ceremony) . So all nite long, me and Kak Weng arranged those garlands. We also prepared two bouquets of bunga telur arranged in proper vases and also goodies packs wrapped in small-pink-boxes. Sophie was  refused to sleep and acted like she was busier than us- moving around, took some of the equipments away from original places and other ultra naughty feats.

As she had a very late sleep, on the next day she slept right after the floral bath until the point to circumcise her. The event started with Aira’s hair cut ceremony since her Aqiqah was done one day earlier.  Aqiqah is a sunnah associated with child birth; the word in Arabic means sacrifice; for the sunnah involves sacrificing a goat or lamb and donating the meat in charity or making a feast to feed the poor and friends. Through this ritual we express thanks to Allah for His most wonderful gift of a new born; it also an opportunity to share the joy with fellow humans just as it accords an opportunity to empathize with the poor and needy and share God’s gifts with them. Hair cut (or shave) is included in this sunnah.

Selawat and Quran recital

Aira in cradle

After Aira’s part ended, the time came to circumcise Sophie. I sat on the pelamin and cuddled my sleeping beauty baby. To make sure Sophie not moving during the process, old peoples (which most of them were my husband relatives) were asked to hold her tightly at the same time as I hugged Sophie. A person that responsible to perform the procedure is usually known as Mak Bidan who is also a village nurse that helped women to deliver baby.

Mama holding Sophie

Sophie was aroused when the old relatives hold her tightly. That totally made her staggered and cried out loud! Mak Bidan used little shredded turmeric on wet cotton and a very sharp knife. I was very dare to look how it would be, and surprisingly; it was a very short moment- like in a glance. No bleeding at all! Mak Bidan said, the feeling just similar to: “ants bite”. Oh really? I had previously imagined a circumcision would be terribly hurt but seeing Sophie cried in a very short moment, perhaps the process not really hurting!

After the process.. See it’s not hurting!

Alhamdulliah, everything had run smoothly. Although she had cranky mood throughout the event (as a result of not enough sleep) but she still scuttled (hey teacher, is this correct? (puke, wekkk)) here and there after the occasion.

Sophie and ibu (kak weng)

A little updates here, our Sophie could stand when she was 7 mos and began to walk at 9 mos 3 weeks. She was 10 mos, at the time she was circumcised. Nowadays, she can walk and run very fast making me and hubby extra tired to catch her.

I’ll be updating more stories soon. Gracias.

Us!