BGRC Revisited

Last CNY, we had a kenduri kahwin in Kuantan. Husband's niece got married. So off we went on early Saturday morning around 815am. Traffic jam was horrible as expected, started from Middle Ring Road (T.T). The traffic only cleared after Bentong. We had to drive 2 cars, cause or parents tagged along. Tak muat satu kereta...hahaha. Husband had a plan to book MPV. The plan remains a plan...all MPV booked perhaps due to CNY. Book lambat pun ye jugak...So akibatnya, he drove 1 car with the elders and I drove another with the kids and bibik.
We checked-into a homestay in Gambang after the kenduri around 4pm. The homestay is very close to BGRC (cheaper lah...ramai2 ni). Rehat je dulu...
Next day, we went to BGRC early morning. Long queue was already there at the water park. We simply bought the entrance ticket only, no rental of floats or cabana whatever. We hardly used them last time...bazir je.
The fish bucket apparent filled up fast that day hahaha. Husband counted, every 5 mins or so, it toppled. Last time it took like 30 mins or so to fill up and topple.

Wargghhhh !!!! Feel my wrath! Splash! Splash!

Umar dah berani main air. During the last visit, he refused even to budge from my lap. Main tepuk2 air je. This time, he sat by himself in the pool, baring2 kat section yg cetek, sempat curi2 minum air pool. He finally got hooked playing the water slide. That's it lah. After this, I'm sure I'll have a headache chasing him around water parks/ swimming pools.

Superman style

The day was overcast and it rained around 12noon. Those who were properly dressed and dry, scrambled for shelter. Hayaa has this rain-phobia (takut kilat/ guruh). So when she ran out of the pool, adik2 dia pun ikut laaa lari keluar. Thankfully husband brought a big umbrella and I was also not keen to move all the sandals, water bottles, towels, bags etc. So we ended up huddling under the umbrella.

Sempat wefie

Maka kami pun menggunakan alasan hujan to cut short the water park trip, with no objections from the kids. Yehey....hahaha! Balik! Cari lunch pulak.

Sg Pisang Waterfall - Sweet & Simple

A group of husband's office mates arranged for a trip to Sg Pisang waterfall last Sunday. Since they did not mind, me & daughters tagged along. Did not bring Umar, he's still small.
The waterfall is near Karak, very close to KL. What a gem. Never knew about this waterfall when I lived in Gombak. Otherwise would have frequent it.

Before entering the river tunnel

Trekking across the river tunnel was an experience by itself. It crosses underneath the Karak highway. I would say, the length is about 70-100m?

You can either walk on the ledge or just walk in the water. Level was not so deep, almost mid calf. I opted to walk in the water. Sejuuuuk air nya. It was quite dark. Here, you can really appreciate 'the light at the end of the tunnel' phrase.

The trails are quite easy - be it dry trail or wet trail. We crossed the river so many times, lost count. The only annoyance was when the coarse sands and pebbles ended up in your sandals. You can always rinse it away, but after so many river crossings...you sort of bear with it.

There was a very short trail, we were practically walking on tree roots. Finally got to the waterfall after about 1hour and a half of trekking. Some bloggers claimed 30-45mins journey. We were practically towing the kids, so that might explain the longer journey.

The waterfall itself is cute. 20m fall je but nice and cool. But for me, the water was too cold, I did not bother to take the plunge hahahaha. Rendam2 kaki aje. It's a small pool, perhaps around 10m diameter, waist deep. There are fish in the pool too. We even fed them with breads that we bought along.

The kids loved it. Hayaa' told us a few weeks earlier that she wanted to see a waterfall and she got it. Both girls would like to take a dip but I think they found it awkward not wearing swimming suit. So they just played at the side, fed the fish, played with the sand, threw stones, played with twigs & branches. Well...kids, they always have things to do.

Ok lah..lain kali boleh datang lagi. Bawak Umar sekali.

Jaundice Scare

For the past 1-2 weeks, I was getting paranoia coz when I looked at Umar, his skin had this yellow tinge. But I kept this paranoia to myself, since no one else seemed to notice it. Last Saturday, I mentioned about it to my mom but my mom saw none of the yellow tinge...at first. Later however, she said 'Macam ya jugak nampak kuning.' Press Umar here, press Umar there. Yep, I did a lot of Umar pressing.
Monday then, coming back from work, I entered our home, saw Umar and his yellow tinge. I told hubby 'Let's go to clinic and have him checked.' Hubby told me that dia tak perasan pun Umar kuning. Tak kisah lah, I was worried and had this need to make sure that it is not jaundice. While waiting for our turn at the clinic, I pressed Umar's palm and foot sole. Only then hubby noticed the yellow tinge.
The doctor also did a lot of pressing. Luckily the kid was all happy and smiling through out the examination. One thing was pointed out by the doctor ie the whites of the eyes. Umar's were...well..white. Jaundice will cause the sclera of the eyes to turn yellow too. Nevertheless, he also noted the yellow tinge and told us to proceed to Hospital Emergency and have his blood checked.

Umar dgn kulit yg kaler tak best...Mata putih, ok

So we went to the SDMC Subang Jaya's Emergency. Poor guy was pricked for blood samples - 2 blood samples! Tapi tak nangis pun...most probably he was too engrossed with the different surrounding and happening.
We finally met the med officer around 11pm and explained our concern a bit. The first thing that he asked after membelek2 Umar, 'You bagi makan apa?' I was ready to naik angin at this point of time (what..? I tak reti bagi makan anak sendiri ke?). His next question stumped me. 'You bagi makan carrot ka?'. Errrr...yes, with rice porridge, together with pumpkin? The doc bulldozed an explanation, something to do with beta carotene bla..bla..Wellll...we do consistently feed Umar rice porridge+chicken+carrot+pumpkin. For a few seconds, I had trouble taking this in his explanation and I was like, eh really ka? Talk about a jaundice threat being undone by a mere carrot. Again, the MO said to wait  for the blood test results (bilirubin & liver function test) just to be sure and call tomorrow morning for the results. Ok, go home for now. We went home dengan agak terpinga2.
Morning came and I called the hospital. Results...all normal. Lerrr...Oleh kerana masih musykil, I googled yellow skin and carrots and found lots of articles about it. No harm done, except you will be aesthetically challenged by looking a bit yellow :P Penat makcik dok paranoia. Apa2 pun, alhamdulillah..

First beach outing for Umar

Teluk Chempedak, it was during Labour's day holiday. I brought Umar to the beach, just the two of us. Terperanjat2 haaaa anak bujang sorang ni, tiap2 kali ombak datang. First time lah katakan. But after 5 minutes or so, baru laa he could sit still and watched the waves calmly.

It was early, like 730am, tapi dah panas terik and we could not stay out long. Maka baliklah ke bilik hotel...and found the rest of the family still tidoq...ish ish. Susah jugak dukung baby and jalan2 atas pasir nih...

Like Father, Like Son - the sequel

I could not remember what I was doing at that time last weekend. Suddenly hubby called me, excited about something.

'What?'

'Cuba tengok Umar. Psycho la pulak.' Hubby was giddy and all smiling.

No wonder....Umar was trying to assume hubby's favourite lounging pose, a pose that has been exhibited by his sisters too, Huda and Hayaa'. I managed to catch Huda (previous post) doing it on camera. Hayaa', masih tak berpeluang to snap a photo while she was doing it (will be a prequel if posted ngehehehe).

'Are you sure it's a genetic thing?' I asked hubby.

'Yelah kut? All the three kids dok buat.'

'Or is it a general traits in small kids, that you seems not to outgrow?'

'Ye ke...?' Hubby sounds annoyed...hehehee...ok makcik..stop teasing.

Penang Vacation 2014 - Part 2

When hubby ran Penang Bridge International Marathon 2013 last year, his friend brought him to Puncak Mutiara Cafe, a restaurant in Kampung Pelet, Bukit Mertajam. He was so impressed with the place, he promised to bring us there. So we went lah. And I likee. Sebabnya....tempat makannya ala2 gazebo style and I chose gazebo yang boleh duduk bersila. Yey...boleh letak baby Umar baring atas pangkin gazebo tuh. Freedom to eat, tak payah nak kendong2, dukung2 (eeee...rimas ooo...tak enjoy makan).

Sorry ye, mama nak mamam

Nasi briyani is the specialty. Agak steep jugak la price. Rambang jugak la mata nak milih menu. I settled for nasi briyani kambing grill. Hubby chose nasi briyani paha kambing. Bibik chose briyani ayam kampung goreng kunyit. Budak2? Briyani ayam goreng + fries ngeheheh. Tak boleh order yang exotic2 sgt kat budak2 ni, kang tak makan.

Macam2 ada kat sini. Rabbit farm, ostrich farm, goat farm. Tapi kitaorg pegi tgk goat farm je. Like 50m away from the tempat makan.

 Macam2 species kambing ada. Quite a huge kandang, mak kambing, bapak kambing, anak kambing sumer ada. The kandang was clean and well-maintained. Bau je laaaa...itu tak dapat ditolong lah kan?

I'm sooo cute & adorable ya?

Apa tengok2 ?

Awat? Minat my shoe ka? Nak match kan dgn bulu awak ke?

Hayaa enjoyed it so much, she wanted to go there again sebab nak melawat kambing2 tu. Bapaknya, bagi chan, we stopped for a while on our way back to KL.

Boleh laaaa...next time datang lagi to try other menu.

Penang Vacation 2014 Part 1 - Street Art

I had this ambitious plan to visit all the Street Arts by Ernest Zacharevic and took pictures during the recent CNY holidays. Had to revise the plan. Payah laaa pulak kerana....si Huda tak boleh duduk senyap2. She was restless, tak nak posing and restless menunggu kitaorg posing. Ye laaaa...bukannya kita sorang je nak bergambar. Tourist2 lain pun ada. Kena la take turn. Kadang2, ada kereta lah, motor lah, beca lah, orang lah dok lalu lalang. Bila dah restless tu, mula la Huda berlari sana sini, berlari nak lintas jalan, berlari masuk kedai. Peninn. Macam mana nak bergambar?...haishh. So we had to optimize and visit the most wanted aje. Yg lain2 tu, ikut nasib je la kalau terserempak.

'Boy on a Chair/ Reaching Up'. Huda is on the mural's chair

'Skippy, the Giant Cat'

'Children on the swing'

'Children Playing Basketball'

One of the Street Art - Welded iron wall caricature

Cute :)

Not sure if this is acknowledged as Georgetown's list of Street Art.

Upside down statue?

My favourite...ngehehehee

Of course with the most well-known Street Art 'Two Children on a Bicycle' at Lebuh Armenia

Both me & husband decided to do a thorough Georgetown heritage walk one day (bile nye ni...ntaaahh lee), just the 2 of us.

Mission for Mom's Milk

By end of this week, Umar will be 6 weeks. I'm currently directly BFeeding Umar yey ! However, my milk is not yet enough. Still need to supplement with formula milk. Dah masuk 3 tin formula weh..Before this, since Umar gelojoh (mengamuk2 hokay) and my milk flow was selloww melloww, terpaksa la fed Umar with formula. Concurrently I had to pump (using Medela Pump in Style) and once amount of EBM (expressed breast milk) cukup, baru bottle fed the EBM to Umar. Terkejar2 nak pam susu. Awal2 tu depressed ooo..nangis 2-3 kali. Dah pam tapi tak seberapa yang keluar sampai bengkak susu. So bila feed baby dgn formula dgn empunya diri tgh bengkak susu...sedey la. Haishhh..

Truly, those mothers yang practice exclusive pumping (EP), tabik spring lah. Dah lah kena menyusu baby, lepas tu nak kena mengepam. Kalau nak jimat masa terpaksa la sambil bottle feed, sambil pam susu.

Now on average, I'm supplementing Umar with 2-3 bottles of formula. Once in the morning after dia mandi, maybe once late noon and once before he goes to sleep.  Kalau Umar lapaq, mau nak kena double formula feed another one late night.

Terasa geramm la jugak..eeee..I just need to cut down/ cut-off those 2-3 bottles of formula. Sikiiit lagi. 

So, tgh gigih nak meng'up' kan lagi BM. I start to take oats with my Milo during EP days. Siap beli Kjeldsen's oat cookies. Ok, ada laaa half to 1 oz milk increase everytime pumping session. I even took fenugreek for 2 days. Huhuhuhu...this one I buat sekejap je and stopped doing since I was gassy and experienced stomach cramp. Tak sempat tgk whether fenugreek berhasil ke idak. My fren tried and it worked for her very2 well..susu byk sampai tersedak2 la pulak baby dia.

Latest galactagogue I'm taking is alfalfa. This one I just started taking on Monday - Shaklee product, coupled with its Energizing Soy Protein. Tgh saspen la ni whether this will help increasing my BM.
On Monday itself, I managed to BF the whole night. Tuesday morning, managed to cut-off the FM down to only a single 2oz FM feeding at 10pm. Ughhh...so close. Maybe I need to add alfalfa dosage during dinner time.

Beli at Empire Tower. Thaks to Zai, for ID number. Oat cookies tin at the base of bottles.

Wednesday, 100% BF achieved. I'm cautiously happy about this. Hopefully this can be sustained. The 3rd tin FM still there (dah nak habis). I even bought the 4th tin. Hopefully remains unopened. Susu formula mahal ooo, tapi alangkah bahagia nya walaupun rugi tak terpakai the 4th tin tu.
Reminder : Trying to pump at night, 1-2 sessions. Umar sleeps like 2-4 hours between feedings (belum consistent lagi). Let's get a pumping session every 1 hour after he feeds, shall we? Cmon...kena gigih sikit lagi. Tapi dua mlm dok fully BF ni, tiap2 1-2 jam dia bangun menyusu. Soooo...susah sikit laa nak mengepam. Ngantuk weii plus takde susu nak dipam kut. Nyusu je takes like 30-45 mins, sometime can last until 1 hour, campur dgn masa nak menidokan dia.

16 Nov
3 days 100% BF..yey! today wud be the 4th day in shaa allah. ya allah, murahkanlah rezeki amiin. Yesterday got some scare. Umar menyusu tak henti during the day, like every 30min-1hr. Nighttime, marah2 lagi coz milk run dry? But did some reading, most probably he's into his 6weeks growth spurt. So that's why extra demand kut. Tabaaaah...! Preservere..!

9 Dec
Weeheehee..happy..happy :) Soon will be 4weeks Umar on BF 100%. I really have to thank Shaklee product. It works although with a side effect. I really believe the product helped to increase my milk but I developed itchiness on my hands and legs few days after consumption. The itch progressed into rashes - largest rash almost covered my right calf. Gatal oooo. Had to stop using them after being advised by dermatologist (yep..siap jumpa dermatologist). Funny thing is, it still itches but thankfully it's reducing.
Nasib baik susu maintain. I luuuuv my Medela PISA. Berbaloi lah beli although mahal ~RM1800. My previous pump was Avent hand pump. Why do I love this PISA? Kalau dgn Avent, I managed to get 1 letdown je and jaraaang2 dapat 2nd letdown. With this PISA, I can get 2 letdowns or ever 3rd letdown if I extended the pumping session.
So now I'm building up stock, as a preparation to go back to work. So far, I pump once a night, carca marba timing. Kalau terbangun tido and rasa penuh dada and Umar macam nyenyak je...pam le. Depending on duration of pumping, I can get 3oz. 2oz if I pump right after feeding Umar or if I have to cut short the pumping sebab Umar bangun.

Huda's Toilet training

Today is the 4th day. Miserable first and second day. Bibik la miserable ahahaha. Dia yang kena mop lantai. Bersungguh betul makcik tu nak toilet-train Huda. 2-3 months ago Bibik asked me about Huda going to tadika (next year?) and I told her not until she is out of diapers.
First day, Huda wet her pants like 5 times? Same on second day. Luckily she consistently did it in the hall and waddled to us after she did her business. Senang for both me & bibik then mencari2 la the wet spot. The thing is, everytime we put her on the toilet seat, nothing happened and we did this hourly. On some occasions, she would wet herself few minutes just after the toilet visit.
Third time is a charm and third day was a dry day. I put Huda on the toilet seat and gave her ipad so that she could bear with a longer seating. It worked! Tak lama mana pun, 10 mins? My theory, Huda actually is not aware/understand the wee-wee feeling/ condition/ situation. Subsequent visits to toilet gave splashing results ehehe. .
Today, Huda woke up with a dry diapers and Bibik told me byk jugak la dia wee wee time mandi pagi. Hmmm..very promising.
p/s : As long as we keep sending her to the loo, there will be no incident. Twice she wee-wee upstairs and both me and bibik spent most of times downstairs. Night diapers has been consistently dry.

21 Dec
Wee wee dah sangat ok, except maybe when we totally forgot to remind her and she's totally occupied doing something or when she's stressed (ie gaduh besar dgn kakak...).
The poo-poo is another story. Haishhh...this one is really tough. For many weeks, she did it in her pants. Thankfully, everytime she did it, it would be dry sebab dah pandai tahan wee wee. She would only let us know 'after' lah or we would notice due to the not so nice smell lah. Eventually we figured it out that she knows poo goes to toilet but simply does not comprehend that poo-ing itself (sorry, TMI..) must be done while seated on a toilet.
What we did? Demo laaaa...har har har...tak payah la go into details eh. Results? Promising. No accident so far.

A gift from a friend - book on Susu ibu

Recently I posted in FB that I've been bottle feeding my LO with EBM. Yep, direct BF was unsuccessful due to slow letdown and Umar's impatience was not helping. A friend heard the hidden distress call and posted me a book, as a gift. Jarang ibu baru dpt gift ye tak? Selalu org bagi hadiah to the baby.

Thanks Leen! The author is her SIL.

I was too hung up on preparation for delivery, and paid less attention to breastfeeding preparation. I prayed a lot for healthy pregnancy and healthy baby, for smooth delivery and fast recovery. I forgot to pray about BF. So, will be reading this book. Like I mentioned to my FB friend - tak surrender lg to direct BF. It's a strategic retreat, will re-attemp once letdown and milk supply is sufficient. For now, kita pump dulu!

8 Nov 2013
Going into 5th week now. Let's see the progress so far. Still feeding Umar with formula - 3rd tin now, have to buy 4th tin soon (konon nak target full BF by 2nd tin formula - uhuhuk tak dapek). However, BF is taking center stage ie only give formula if Umar still hungry post BF. Got faster letdown, last time macam jenuh nak nunggu letdown. On average, once bottle feed formula midday and once/twice before nap. Once in a while je feed EBM (kalau tgh mlm Umar tak bgn so I'll pump). Now need to tackle milk production. Still low and have to make sure Umar is not that hungry when BF. Kalu idak, frenzy2 marah2 awang tu.
So for the mission to increase milk production. Took fenugreek last Saturday ie half TSP for the whole day. Mmm...gassy and minor stomach cramp. So I stopped fenugreek today. Been taking oats like 2-3 TBSP a day, plan to increase the amount. Will re-attemp fenugreek maybe in few days time.
And yes, makan lebih sikit, minum air byk sikit, minum susu jugak.

Arrival of newest family member

Nama dia Umar...ehehe. It's been 2 weeks plus since the speedy (no joke...) arrival of our first boy on 6th Oct. How speedy? The estimated delivery date was 9th Oct. So Umar arrived 3 days early. Hayaa was 2 weeks late and Huda was 1 and a half weeks late. I thought this one would arrive late as well. Wrong !
On Sunday 6th, manageable contractions were already occurring every hour, it started around 10am (early labor). Water broke around 4pm followed by excruciating labor pain. Emmm..we were at home eheh eheh (lame laugh..). Hubby rushed to car with the hospital bag and I could only grab my tudung, wearing kaftan. Tak larat tukar baju dah pun. The amniotic fluid kept gushing out.
By the time I got into the car, hubby glanced at the time, it was 412pm. I did not know what time we arrived to the hospital. I managed to gasped to hubby to go straight to Emergency, could not walk anymore. The urge to push was already there...Tuhan je tau betapa seksanya nak menahan the urge to meneran in the car. And hubby pegi langgar je bumper2 jalan, panik nye pasal, lagiiii la rasa macam nak terkeluaq.
From emergency, they transferred me to Labor room. I was already at 10cm opening. Sapa tah hulur the mouthpiece for the laughing gas (Entonox) which I gladly took. Dr Siti kebetulan was visiting her mom somewhere nearby and arrived just in time for the delivery - staff nurse dah standby to do the delivery herself if the Doc did not arrive in time. 5.04pm Umar arrived. Speedy huh? Hubby managed to call MIL and my mom during the panicky drive and imagined their surprised receiving another call soon after about the delivery.

Byk nye pink - hand me down from kakak2 dia

Ini lah gara2 tak nak kena induce and prevent episiotomy. I decided to wait out at home until the 'golden rule contraction' - contraction every 5 minutes, lasts for 1 minute, for duration of 1 hour - which I did not experience. Mine was like 3-4 contractions in 15 mins then nothing for 45 mins, happened from 10am to 3pm. Tak sangka la pulak after air ketuban pecah tu at 4pm, active labornye sekejap sangat. Welll...I got what I wished for, was not induced and no epi/ tearing weeheehee.
Now, recovery was definitely faster compared to Hayaa's and Huda's time. I'm not on crutches since mid last week although once in a while the pain in the pelvic surfaced if I walk too fast or sit/ lie down asymmetrically. Still going through the sleepless night uhuhhuuhu..tabaahh.

False Alarm :D kakakaka

Agak tersentap during one of my visit to the bilik air weekend baru2 ni. The reason? Pinkish panty liner (too much info?). Adakah turun darah, bloody show? At that time, we had sedara mara visiting and they were about to make their move, depa dah nak balik. So had to keep cool. Salam2, babai2...then only I told hubby about it. Hubby dah macam saspen but since there were no other labor signs, kita rilek jee.

Went back to the bilik air to have a look again at the liner. Hmmm..oleh kerana mentol bilik air tu kuning, I took it into our bedroom (mentol putih). Under the white lighting, saw that the pink color was....a bit off. Baru lah teringat. Huda spilled air sirap earlier, my pants basah lah sikit. Tapi malas punya pasal nak naik tangga ke bilik and tukar (badan berat...), I just pat and let the pants dry. Hohohoho. Air sirap beb...air sirap.

Nasib baik tak lari pegi hospital. Dah la takde contraction bagai. Braxton hicks ada laa 4-5 kali sehari. Dah 39 weeks ni, mau kena induce tak pasal2.

Like father, like daughter

Caught on camera, during the weekend.

Huda asleep on bean bag while watching channel 613

When I checked on hubby..hmm..you can see lah the resemblance eh?

Hubby browsing apa tah

Preparation for baby's arrival

Let's see :

• Beli pakej bersalin. Most probably will buy NR (nona roguy), just like before. Cuma nak pikir, kut2 nak tambah barang2 dalam pakej. DONE ! Dah dapat pun NR delivery Friday 19/9. RM300 plus bengkung free...tak plan nak pakai pun. Got my own 'bengkung'. Additionally, I added a bottle of madu+herba2 (Nu3med) and Lawas Kencang. Nak try.
• Pati ikan haruan. DONE! Bought Harwany+Gamat (6+1free RM36.90) and Ori (6+1free RM33.90)
• Beli waist trimmer, cari kat kedai Cosway (Julian Jill ~RM17/piece). Ni jenis malas nak pakai bengkung. DONE! Hubby belikan 22/9. Need to wash the wrap.
• Beli additional baby boy PJs and day clothing. PARTIAL. Baru beli sikit Friday 19/9.
• Bawak kuar katil kayu & letak in master bedroom
• Bawak kuar basinet & letak kat living hall
• Bersihkan baby carrier
• Basuh baju2 baby yg lama2, including cadar, towel, etc2, socks, mitten, booties, kelambu, padding. PARTIAL
• Beli barut, bibik kater, tak jumpa. DONE Jumpa dahhh
• Tongkat Lifesaver - DONE. Bibik carik dalam store, jumpa
• Bawak mummy's stuff turun and put in daybed drawer. I plan to duduk kat groundfloor, expecting bad pelvic pain, just like before. So daybed IKEA already bought and installed downstairs. PARTIAL
• Stock up toilettries for baby. DONE
• Book tukang urut. DONE. Kak Siti from Rawang, by words of mouth. 3 hari urut & tungku RM270 total.
• Mana pegi barang2 mandi - babybath seat, baby basin
• My salt bath basin yg warna merah tu. Hmm...kena beli garam kati?
• Mandian stuff : salt bath, herbal stuf (nak beli ready made ke or nak beli sendiri pukal?). Saw Mandian Herba TYT. RM10/pack. Shop assistant said, tak boleh rebus byk2 kali like Jamu Mak Dara's (RM30/pack). DONE ordering 2 pkt Jamu Mak Dara's, maybe sampai ujung minggu
• Bawak kuar steam sterilizer. Should I bought a tin of powder milk-soy based since lactose intolerance runs in the family. Just in case susu badan tak cukup. Tapi berazam nak breastfeed.
• Hospital bag DONE

Later2 stuff, less urgent.

• Maintenance of breast pump, milk storage etc. Ice pack, pump & milk storage bag. DONE. Already received 26/9 the ice pack, milk storage bottle & bag, new cooler bag (yg lama dah bertahi lalat..). 
• That leaves the accessory for breast pump. Last check, I may want to buy the pump funnel cover, the handle and the diaphragm. Maybe the rose petal massager jugak...dah kuning yg lama punya.

Phasing out the kids from our room

We practiced co-sleeping ie the kids sleep with us. Hayaa slept with us on the bed and Huda slept on the floor mattress. We tried to move Hayaa to sleep on the floor mattress many years ago but it was unsuccessful, she kept creeping back into our bed. Nasib baik king sized bed, so between the 3 of us, it was manageable. But not when she reached 5-6 years and jadi semakin lasak tido. Sometimes hubby tak tahan, he slept in the guest room...apa tak nya, kadang2 budak tu tido melintang kut, kaki naik ke muka kitaorg lah. When Huda arrived, it was a lesson learnt so we were diligent to make sure she stays sleeping on the floor mattress.

Maka, bermulalah projek memindahkan budak2 tido di katil sendiri. To make sure the transition is favorable, rule #1, katil mesti appealing. We think the tougher challenge is to convince Hayaa, so we let her choose the katil lah. We brought her to Home Furniture expo sometime mid this year, and she chose : 

Bunk bed for 3-Tomatokidz

 Pink laaaa..macam tak tau budak2 pompuan nih. Actually, the one displayed at the expo was without the trundle bed (the lowest one). We decided to add the trundle bed. Mana tau for future purpose. Lagipun, one of the parents nak kena teman dulu especially during transition period. The bed was delivered last weekend and we put it in another room.

Gonjeng lagi. Huda berjinak2 dgn katil.

The bed cost is RM1499, free delivery, free installation and free photo frame (on mid bed). Kebetulan pulak photo is about pink butterflies, memang si Hayaa tgh gila butterfly at this stage. Very sturdy bed. I dunno lah mahal ke idak for this package..might be but we did not bother checking others sebab bottom line, kena dapat stamp of approval tuan punya badan yang nak tido in this bed iaitu Hayaa. Lagi satu, masa cari katil, I was already pregnant. Penat lah nak meronda 2-3 kali, 2-3 tempat.
We even bought pink bedsheets and pink/white IKEA cabinet to create the environment that we hope would excite Hayaa. Hasilnya...

Huda in mid bed. IKEA cabinet on left. Pink Hello Kitty sheets.

Huda terlebih excited. Hayaa...hmm..she's not the type to express too much and too long pun. We asked whether she liked it. She said 'yes'. Hah, dah cukup bagus. Both girls started sleeping in it since last Sunday so it's been 4 days. Hayaa chose the top one and Huda slept in the mid. Hubby slept in the trundle bed...kekekeke. Once transition complete, we will leave the trundle bed a bit opened, just in case Huda jatuh katil. So far, so good. But as advised by my fellow friends, it will take about 3 months for the transition to complete. Sometimes the kids might crawled back into the parents' bed in middle of the night. When this happen, cempung je la budak balik ke katil diaorg.
Phase 1 - decoration - complete. Phase 2 - moving out - complete. Phase 3 - transition - work in progress.

Papan Rehal for ipad - salah guna ke?

Last weekend, my husband's nephew got married. The solemnization (akad nikah) was done in a surau close to the bride's home. The akad nikah (sekali lafaz) was successfully completed around 1130am after solat sunat by the bridegroom, upacara membatal air sembahyang and much photo-taking.
The arrangement was to wait for the kenduri to begin so the bride's entourage duduk melepak dulu lah dekat surau tu. Quite a spacious, neat and airy surau. Surau macam baru gitu. Well the neighbourhood is quite new, so it's logical if the surau looks new. Selalunya surau ni bina kemudian kan, after getting the required derma from the residents.
While waiting, my kids ran around the carpeted surau, creating havoc. Bila dah penat, they sat down and asked for ipads to play with. Coincidentally, saw a few papan rehal not in use. So..hehehe..ini lah hasilnya.

Comfy and convenient

Maximizing the use of papan rehal. Kakak main game, adik main educational game. Of course lepas pakai, kena simpan balik lah kan?

Family Photo by Hayaa and surprising encounter with a good person

Ni sekolah punya homework. Punyalah berhari2 dok pester kitaorg for manila card, kertas warna, kertas hiasan, gam (dah ada pun mintak lagi..?!) and photos of each family members. So last Saturday, we took photos using hubby's iPhone and printed it out using our printer color.
Hari Ahad cari la kertas2 tu dkt Mydin, takde. Pergi stationary shop nearby, tutup. So I decided to buy it @Ampang Park on Monday. When I walked out from LRT station, I saw the Pos Malaysia stationary kiosk, totally forgot about buying things here. So I stopped by and gathered all the necessary stuff.
Tapi bila nak bayar, I discovered yg I was out of cash! Lupa lak semalam dah pakai habis. Segan dgn adik tu. 'Kensel lah dik.' Tapi tiba2 adik tu kata 'Takpe lah kak, bayar kemudian.' Wahhh...masih ada lagi this tahap of kepercayaan, I felt happily surprised. So I promise to come back during noon break. She only noted down the amount I owed, my HP number & my name on her note book. That was it.
During noon break, I came back and she remembered me, smiled at me. I picked up some other stuff eg. scissor that cut a pattern and Pilot refill. Tapi bila nak bayar (RM10.30), takde syiling nak bayar 30sen. Again, the girl surprised me. 'Tak payah lah Kak, takpe boss saya tak kisah benda2 kecik macam ni.' Kita pun korek la purse, jumpa laa 5 sen 4 keping. Jadi laaaa, so I gave it to her. Discount 10 sen.
Syok kan, ada lagi orang2 macam ni in KL city center.
Anyway, back to Hayaa's family photo, this is the result.

Terror jugak awek ni menghias :)

Kids :)

Yesterday, Hayaa was at the PC playing games when Huda appeared, waking up from her evening nap. Yg nak tergelak (tahan dalam hati..) masa Hayaa nampak Huda, she said 'Huda!). And both hugged each other. Alolololo...hahahah..terasa gedik I tell you!
Anyway, about baby boy. we are now tgh actively thinking about baby boy's name. Antara calon2 nya :
- Imaduddin (or Imad Addin) - my idea
- Umar abd Aziz - hubby's. I kinda of like Umar since I admired Umar al Khattab - 1 thumb up. But Umar abd Aziz is wayyy tooo longgg. Hubby said he chose Umar not after the 2nd khalifah, but of another great ruler. I did my search and apparently Umar II was the great grandson of Umar al Khattab - 2 thumbs up :).
Rasa nye lah kan...saya memang dah berat ke nama Umar nihh..eheheh..

Huda and her eyelid problem

 Huda ni..eyelid memang problem. Tiap2 tahun, mesti jadi ketumbit. None of us are afflicted with kind of problem, even Hayaa. Well, I do have once in a while but mine is like a pinhead size of white thingy that usually sits on the border of the lid (usually happened when I'm stressed/ tired).


See the ketumbit on her right eye, lower lid. Aug2012 on plane nak pi tgk London Olympic 2012.

Ketumbit got a bit better few days later. @London, tunggu Hop-On, Hop-Off bus.

This time around, the whole eyelid kemerah2an. Sembab dua2 kelopak mata. Search of the net describes the condition as blepharitis. From the description, seems to be a minor inconvenience, not curable except only with hygiene care of the eye and eyelid. What worrying is...it might be an indication of eyelid skin cancer. Aduiii..

'Early detection is essential, but may be difficult because eyelid tumors often grow under the skin for years before presenting on the surface. Early warning signs include:

• a lump or bump that frequently bleeds or does not disappear 

persistent red eye or inflammation of the eyelids that does not respond to medication 

newly acquired flat or elevated pigmented lesions that have irregular borders and growth

unexplained loss of eyelashes

source : http://www.skincancer.org/prevention/sun-protection/for-your-eyes/detecting-and-preventing-eyelid-skin-cancers'

I'm ruling out first bullet sebab the ketumbit did disappear plus kalau berdarah pun, masa ketumbit tu betul2 tgh besar. Lps berdarah, mesti surut. Second bullet, this one time mata dia macam peachy sikit itu pun 1-2 dah hilang, not persistent. Inflammation of lid ni nak kena monitor.
I'm applying ointment. Let's see how it goes. Ni pun nak kena bersungguh sikit buat sebab si kenit ni dok kejip mata beria benar everytime I applied the ointment, takut tak berapa nak kena ointment tu to the inflamed area.
So far, no evidence of bullet 3&4. I'm watching out.

28 May 2014
Earlier this year, a new eye problem afflicted Huda. Her eyelids were swollen for a few days. Then, we noticed she would squint her eyes when talking to us. She would keep her head down if we walked outside of home. The worst, she would cry when waking up, refusing to open her eyes, even walked with her arms flailing around (coz she would walk with her eyes closed).
We decided to bring her to Pediatric Ophthalmologist in Tun Hussein Onn eye hospital. The verdict - Huda got Blepharitis. It's a common eye disease and not so serious. She got well about a month after that.
Now, her ketumbit muncul kembali...haishhh...we decided only to bring her back to the eye hospital if her light sensitivity issue crop up.

Hayaa's Art Studio

I would not say she draws or colors very well. But she has some creativity in presenting her artwork. Last time, she had an art gallery created out ouf a corner of our bedroom. This time around, she had an art studio la pulak out of our bedroom door. Macam2. Suka betul hubby dgn anak dara dia nye creativity.

Siap ada door sign 'Close/Open. Gelap sikit, snap night time

Lekat kat pintu pakai UHU. Noticed the botol susu? Huda pun nak nyibuk begambo

Close-up photo of her so called art work.

Kononnya center piece..kekeke

 Maybe I should consider sending her to art class? Not the conventional art class. The creative, self-expression, modern art class. Ada ke? Hmmm..maybe she can go into art gallery management thingy bila besar nanti. Is there such a thing?