“Motherhood has taught me so much about life that I didn’t know before. I had no idea how it would feel to have someone I love so much, depend on me for everything…and eventually grow up. Being a momma is so beautiful and so hard. I wouldn’t give it up for anything.”

— Rebekah Maddux El-Hakam, ElMomma.com

Latest Posts


  • More Hospital Pics of Trinity Rebekah

    Yesterday, we spent the entire day at the hospital waiting to see if Trinity would be released. At 4:50am, they tested her bilirubin levels and they were 2 points above normal range. She really didn’t look yellow to me, which… Continue reading

  • Lots of Family and new Friends

    We’ve had an eventful and pleasant stay with our new daughter. She has been absolutely amazing. What a dream little baby she is. She eats so well. Sleeps so well and is content the rest of the time. Moustapha and… Continue reading

  • Labor and Delivery

    September 21st, 2008 Here is a “brief” summary of the events yesterday. When I finished my last blog we were on our way to the hospital and I was confident that I was in labor. * Moustapha and I arrived… Continue reading

  • Having Contractions

    So, I thought it would be fun to blog about the contractions I’ve been having all morning. I have been having “braxton hicks” contractions since July. The first time I timed them was July 17th. That was 9 1/2 weeks… Continue reading

  • 40 weeks pregnant…oh my!

    Well, I can honestly say…”I’ve never been THIS pregnant!” Tomorrow is my official due date. It is also my mother-in-law’s birthday. Yesterday was my mom’s birthday. So, I was thinking today would be a good day to have a baby…do… Continue reading

  • Our neighborhood- Richwood Place

    This is a photo of our backyard after the storm. The rest of the pics are in our neighborhood. We just have 3 streets (each with 3 blocks) in our neighborhood. The majority of the homes were built in the… Continue reading

  • On our way home…

    Well, we’ve spent the last 2 nights at Moustapha’s sister’s and brother-in-law’s house in Sugar Land. Thank God they had a place for us. We’ve had great food, good company and warm baths. We’re still without power at our house.… Continue reading

  • Bracing for Ike…

    Moustapha, Maddux and I headed to the hardware store this morning to pick up a couple of things to prepare for IKE. My mom is staying with us tonight to help when the storm hits. We’ve taped up our windows….Bakri… Continue reading

  • Moustapha’s Surgery and other happenings around here…

    Moustapha had his surgery on his left hand Thursday morning. The hand surgeon said everything went well. He had soft-tissue replacement surgery which required his injured finger to be bent into his palm and attached at the tip there. This… Continue reading