Kids are Ready for Raya

Pre-School Hunt

Next year Nia will be turning 4 years old... So, I think this year would be a good point to start looking for a good potential pre-school for her... Since Nia has never been to a daycare centre or a baby sitter apart from her Wan's house, we will need to start preparing her mentally for this...until now, the only time yg dia pernah pergi 'school' would be during the time we sent her to playgym dekat Tumble Tots - and she lovessssssssss it.... i know in terms of readiness, dia memang dah more than ready to go to school...everyday she normally follows her Wan to pick up her cousin from Kindy...and compared to the cousin, Nia yg lagi super excited tolong babaikan the friends and teachers from the Kindy...ahahaha...typical of her...full of drama...

anyhow....so i've basically got a few list of pre-schools around Kota Damansara that I'm thinking of checking out....ni pon berdasarkan things that I've heard...so not too sure of their quality of materials, teachers or others yet....nak kena check la dulu..

1. RealKids
2. QDees
3. CIC
4. Genius Aulad
5. Itqan
6. Brainy Bunch Islamic Montessori

so, if you've any experience in going pre-school hunting, please feel free to drop me a comment on items that I should check during my visits...or perhaps if you have any experience with any of these schools pon, even better....what i have in mind that i'll need to check (or perhaps my must-haves list) would be:

1. Safety
2. Hygiene
3. Children-friendliness
4. Qualifications of the teachers
5. Headmaster visibility/availability at school
6. Food/Nutrition
7. Activity modules
8. Fees
9. Teaching methods
10. Discipline enforcement

Anything that I might have left out? Please let me know... I know it will take a few months for me to go around and survey these places...but i better start early so that I know I'm choosing the best school that suits my needs....of course, other parents might have other criterias...so its always up to us la kan which one we will choose...hopefully, we will choose one that works best for us...nanti if we're done with our survey, i'll make sure to put some of my thoughts about these schools here too....somehow or rather, I feel so nervous on Nia’a behalf…can’t believe it that my baby girl is going to school soon….Mama-Tiger mode on….ahaha…I mean, with all the stories that we listen to nowadays, it’s pretty scary to send them out there….yer la….kat rumah kite jaga macam mana….but at school, the teachers might treat them differently kan…*sigh*….ni mommy plak yg jadi separation anxiety…camno tu….huhuhu…u all mcm mana?....how was your first experience in sending your Little Ones out there venturing on their own…

Si Cheeky Monkey!

Scene malam tadi...

Nia: *syiok duk mengorek hidung*
Aaryan: sitting facing Kakak and intently watching was she was doing

2-minutes later...

Nia: hmmmm...(while looking at her finger dengan hasil yg dikorek tadi)
Nia: "Adik...... nahhh...makan ni..." (sambil disua-nya taik idung dia kat mulut adik)
Aaryan: *blink*blink*blink*
Mommy: "Nia....bagi adik makan ape tu?"
Nia: "theee heee heee....taik idung Nia..." (tanpa perasaan bersalah)
Mommy: grrrrrrr

So Where Have I Been

Ok... 3 weeks hiatus from this page... It's not that I've been away yg super jauh ke ape... Cuma I've been swamped! At work and at home... Byk benda nak story-morry ni...But let's start with one story yang paling kecoh skali - our girl Nia, was warded in Damansara Specialist again - making full use of my medical quota for year 2011...

So what really happened?

Memang I was planning to take 1.5weeks leave starting dari end of Nov sampai first week of Dec...kebetulan on Wed - 23 Nov (my last working day), mr hubster was feverish and so was Nia...so, that day, we decided to leave the office a lil bit earlier...went back home and amik Nia skali nak gi clinic..her fever wasn't that bad...temp was just 37+, but she was pretty weak that day...so at the clinic, tgh nunggu turn tu, I saw her face was quite pale...pucat sampai kuning-kuning dah...so when we saw the GP, I told the Doc la, ape pasal si Nia ni kuning skit...riso gak...so the Doc check her tummy....in case of any swelling to her spleen and liver...at this time she was quite weak...lembik and nak berdukung je....which is quite worrying since her temp tak panas mana..lepas da check, there's no indication of swelling, but we were immediately referred to the Hosp...makanya, went back home, packed our stuff and terus gi Emergency Room kat DSH... there, the doctor took some blood samples to do some tests...by then temp dah start to go up to 38.5...terus dapat one shot of voltren...since Nia ni ade fit history kalo demam panas sangat, so we hv to be a bit careful, cannot let her fever run so high...then we were told to wait for an hour for the test results to come back from the lab...maka, tunggu lah kami...

45-mins later, the doc called us back in, and told us we need to get her admitted...sebabnya, her red cell count (hemoglobin aka darah merah) is too low...her reading at that time was 7 and the normal min reading for any person is supposed to be 10...so 3 levels below the min amount...my feelings at that point of time - risau, takut, sedey, u name it, sume bercampo aduk... earlier, when we came in to DSH, we called her Paeds - just to inform him of her case ni, and he told us not to worry, it could just be a regular case of Keratin-overdose...nampak gayanye, its more than that la now... so before naik to the ward, they had to take more of her blood, cos now they need to do more tests to see the cause for the Jaundice - dah second round amek darah - mengamok lagi la princess ni...by then she was pretty pale and yellowish...so after all the processing, we finally settled down in the room at 1.30am...Nia was already asleep time tu - I guess tired from all the crying sebab kena cucuk situ sini... :-'(...my feelings masa da settle masuk bilik and watching her asleep - Ya Allah...risau and takut - Tuhan je yang tahu... I couldn't sleep the whole night and spent my time googling on the symptoms and possible deseases related to it...texted mr hubster who had to go back home to check on Aaryan - dia pon takleh nak tido jugak...eehhe....i guess, both of us had sleepless night malam tu...

so, 2nd day, Dr Musa, our Paeds, came is super early...7.15am he was already with us checking on Nia...cos the night before time warded tu, cuma kena check by the ER doctor...some of the blood test results came back as negative, so we still dont know whats the cause...Nia was a lil bit active on the second day...and can even play around and chit chatted as the usual...she was still pale and yellowish but the Paeds said, as long as she is active then its not so worrying...that afternoon, Dr Musa had to draw more blood from her...3rd time during our 2 days stay....to do more tests...as everything has came back as negative - again!...I was getting more concern now and very very very worried...but can't do much cos still tak tahu ape cause...so...3rd day came...Nia is getting very lethargic on this day...weak, loss of appetite and no mood to play at all...throughout the day, she didnt take any solid food and cuma minum 2oz of milk and a little bit of water and juice...so, we had to start her on glucose IV sebab kencing dia pon da start jadi kotor...partial blood test results came back and it showed that her red cell count was even lower now...6.3...if it goes below 6 there are possibilities of breathing difficulties, heart and internal organ failures, etc....my feelings? *cry*...hmmm....tapi bile org datang visit, control je la, cakap we are ok...so, that afternoon on the 3rd day...Dr Musa came and check, and he finally decided that Nia will need to do a blood transfusion...we were kinda hoping not to do it, since she is still small...there's not side effect whatsoever, cume taknak la kalo bole...the original plan was to get a second opinion from a Paeds blood expert based in University Hosp - but he was away travelling....so in order not to make Nia's condition worse, we had to have the transfusion quickly...at this point of time, i don't really care la...nak transfuse ke ape, as long as we can make her feel better again...so the nurses prepped her, sambung the wires and started the transfusion...tak banyak pon...cuma 1 bag of blood...at this time, i feel so grateful to whoever la yg menderma darah tu (marila kite menderma darah lagi lepas ni ye rakan-rakan)...so, the transfusion took 5 hours to complete and we need to monitor her for any side effects - fever, rashes, heat-flush, etc...

4th day...transfusion ended at 1.30am...wires are out and she's just left on the regular IV drips and some antibiotics for her fever yg dah start to subside....Alhamdulillah - there are no side effects so far and our girl is back to her chirpy noisy self...my feelings? Syukur Jazakallah...Alhamdulillah... my child is healthy again...

5th day...monitoring continued....the Prof from UM is still on leave, so we can't get the 2nd opinion still so Dr Musa decided to discharge us, since Nia's vital signs are OK now...Alhamdulillah...we got most of her blood test results...it's -ve for dengue, -ve for hep A/B/C, enzime checks are normal and G6PD is also normal...last one yg pending is for talasemia check and will only come back in 1 weeks time... so balik la dulu doctor kata...the chances of re-lapse: tak tahu...what if it happens again? terus bawak gi hosp if she shows any of the symptoms that we had before this, lethargic, dark urine, loss of appetite, pale and yellowness of the skin - check on her face, tummy, palm and feet...sounds pretty normal symptoms kan...mmm...any pantang or whatsoever? no....cos she's a perfectly healthy girl and since tak tahu ape cause sebenarnye, there's basicaly nothing we can do...

so follow up a week later...talasemia results came back and as expected, it's also negative...so the final rule is, doctor said, it must've been viral infection....(this is one powerful virus we're talking about!!...phewww)...so she's now on multivitamin precribed by the doc and folic acid - untuk tambah red cell...other than that, she's now back to herself seperti biasa...the final diagnosis that we got masa discharge was: Hemolytic Anemia hope this will never ever happens again...Sebab this is one scary parenting experience that I hope none of us will have to go through....Seeing your child weak and pale...Ya Allah...you feel so helpless and you just wish that you can make everything better again....I salute to other parents who might have to face dugaan yang lagi besar from us... sesungguhnye, this experience is humbling for me...for now i realized, how small we are and how precious life is....Alhamdulillah, Nia is all better now...berkat doa from everyone...Thank you all and Thank you Allah...and of course, thank you to Shell for paying our medical bills throughout our 5 days stay at DSH... :-)

Blood bag ready to be infused

Mommy said, solat dulu before masuk fresh blood - doa to Allah so that, with this new blood, Nia jadi sihat again..

The difference between healthy pink and whity paleness

The following day....dah bole senyum...

My Babies

waduh waduhh....sedar tak sedar...today ngam ngam both my babies are another month older... Nia turns 31 months young hari ni...and Aaryan is officially 4 months...Alhamdulillah, my babies are all well, sihat, gebu, montel, bijak and talkative!!!...ahhaha... kakak can go on and on talking non-stop...and i noticed this past few weeks, she can start playing with a wilder imagination....she can act out princess scenes from the disnye movies that she loves so much...on top of that, can even sing....she plays with her dolls and babies and speak to them in her own version of english...ahahah....tah ape dia ckp...pong pang pong pang bukan main lagi...english version pelat i'd say...:p...

as for adik...si dobot yg forever happy....he's never fussy...smiling all the time...nangis only when he's angry or sleepy...still not showing any signs of turning over to his tummy....and kepala pon still jugak duk head-banging...ahahah....takpela...berat kena tarik dek pipi kot...:p....

macam tak sangka plak, how fast time flies...goshh...rasa mcm baru je kluar spital...anyhow, i'm enjoying my time with both of them...snuggly wuggly time...everyday bau susu masam kena muntah dek Aaryan pon best je...akaka....perfume to mommy's nose...LOL...whatever it is, i'm glad to see both my babies growing up healthily, Alhamdulillah... next year kite plan birthday bash hip & happening lagey...:p

My Babies

Children are truly a miracle.. They heal you with their laughter..

25 Days Young

we've reached the 25 days mark today.....so jom imbas balik kenangan time kakak 25 days young dulu..... then we can see sapa lagi tembam....ekekeke....

How Was Your Weekend?

Our weekend was packed!

Sabtu pagi, we went for my last check-up with the Gyne kat DSH. Alhamdulllah, Baby A is looking fine - Doc cakap baru 2.4kg - macam risau la pulak - a lil bit too small I think despite da masuk 36 weeks+ now... Kalau ikut the tracking kat BabyBump, he should be weighing 2.6kg by now... So Mommy will try to eat more ok lil guy... this week and next week hari-hari kite mintak Babah belikan Baskin Robbins - macam zaman2 Kakak Nia dulu...ekekek... anyways, Baby A is doing good in the tummy.... head down and still showing no sign to engage... amniotic fluid is ok...heartbeat is strong....so, everything is good to go... The Doctor asked us if we have decided on the date, so we told her our options, either on the 10th or the 11th... as expected, she agreed with 10th of June.... so, terus la book OT and gave me the green admission form sume... nak book bilik terus tak boleh - we can only do that 1 day before the operation - so kena call hospital... But hubby said, takyah la susah-susah, so we opted for the Premium Room... kena la topup sikit from the amount that Shell normally covers... asal selesa lepas operation nanti... so peeps, the official date is - Friday, 10 June 2011... Fuh!!

afterwards, off we went to KLCC.... kan semangat nak pergi carnival Mothercare tu...eheh... dengan boyot-boyot ni, masih jugak gigih pergi hokeh... the store was not as big as i imagined it would be...but ok la, it has more items than other Mothercare shops... there were clowns, wheels of fortune draw lots, face-painting, free popcorns and free cotton candy... Ingatkan pack giler, but lucky for us, we were there quite early, so that 'traffic' inside the store wasn't as bad... bought a couple of things, feeding bottles for Nia and Baby A...found my Lansinoh nipple cream, bought gifts for Vikrant's new baby too... and a few new tshirts for Kakak Nia...and Baby A's first blue bear...hehe...

At the store, Nia did her face-painting...one on her right cheek and another one on her arm....suka la makcik tu...ade glitter glitter and diamonds being sticked all over her...then we went to the next counter, where she got a pink beads wristlet made for her - jadi free sebab Babah dah purchase macam2 item kat Mothercare... so, after that, mula la dia berangan jadi Princess...*sigh*...ehehhe....afterwards, we went for lunch at Chilis... Nia was so tired, sampai tertido kat table tengah makan...kesian betol la munchkin ni....after lunch, we did some window shopping since baby girl dah pengsan ni - take the opportunity to go around kejap :p...pas ni nak dating susah da...nak plak kena perintah berkurung 45 days nanti...fuh!....then , we decided to leave KLCC.... drop-by at Masjid Negara for prayers....siap tunggu sampai Asar...then we went to Lake Garden...ahahah... semangat gilak I tell u....Babah nye la...cos he promised to the lil missy that he'll take her to the playground...alang2 da memang kat area tu, he decided to drop by terus kat Lake Garden....so biar la let loose some steam at the playground for 1hr+...

Then on Sunday morning, we went to the Curve.... saje gatai bawak Nia pi tengok KungFu Panda 2... ternganga je la Nia inside the cinema.... there were no songs unlike the typical Princess-sy movies that she loves so much.... so ended up, dia keep on asking me, kenapa tu...kenapa tu...kenapa tu...eheheheh...hadoii...cian anak mommy...couldn't understand the movie so much....but she had fun - bole la gelak-gelak at some of the actions yg funny.... after the movie, we asked her, if she wants to watch Panda again.... then she answered, "But I want to watch Princess!!"....haihhh...princess lagi....kena ajar suke benda lain apart from Princess la mcm gini....

that was our weekend, how was yours? did you had a good time like we did? I hope you do... ;-)

Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan

bersempena with the public holiday yesterday, we decided to do something a lil bit fun for Nia...yer la...lepas ni once Mommy dah start pantang, Nia pon kena pantang skali la with Mommy at home... takleh lar nak jalan-jalan on every weekend for 45 days.... since, Babah dia pon dah promised to her that he will take her swimming, we decided to go to Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan Shah Alam.... we've been hearing good reviews about the place.... my nieces and nephews are all regular patrons to this public pool... they've been taking swimming classes on every weekend and have been going since they are 3-4 years old... all the while, asal depa ajak, tak pernah plak teringin nak pi... so this time, I told Fahmi, let's try it out... tak cuba tak tahu... i'm not a big fan of huge crowds, so Sunway Lagoon is totally out of the picture... so it was either this place or pool at The Club, Bukit Utama... tapi itu we'll have to pay more la, since both of us are non-members... makanya, googled for some public reviews of the place and so far out of 5 blogs, all 5 have given the place a thumb's up... so, yesterday, off we went to Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan - awal gila hokehh...kol 8.45am dah terpacak kat ticketing kaunter...ahahah....talk about being kiasu!!...

Nia pon excited - despite kena kejut from her sleep, she's in good spirit and tak cranky at all... teruja nak swimming lar tu...nampak pool je da terjerit-jerit..hishhh...anyways, bought our ticket priced at MYR2.50/each for adults....children under 3yrs old is free of charge....at 9am sharp, the guards allow us to go in...my my my...that place is HUGEEEEEEEEEEEEe i tell u...the pool besakkkk gilakkk.... at first ingat nak amik entrance to indoor pool...skali abang ticket tu ckp, the shallowest corner for indoor would be 10ft deep...terus tak jadi...mek beli ticket outdoor ja la....i think the depth was around 4ft....ok la....the kiddie pool pon besar pon sadly it was closed for maintenance... else, it would've been more fun - cos siap ade slide bagai macam.... but after awhile, i realized the sun seems to be right smack on top of the kiddies pool....and it was pretty cool around the adult pool...so tak kisah la... Nia pon ade her arms float... i believe she enjoyed the outing very much.... she swam for a solid 2 hours...naik atas for 15mins recharge energy makan nasi lemak and drank a box of lychee drink... i didn't go into the water.... if i did i would've been like a penguin with this huge tummy....so Nia had all the fun with her Babah.... takpela... kasi bonding time daddy-doter skit...eheheh.....

so our review?...will we come back here?... i think we will...maybe not anytime soon - since i'm almost due... so Nia kena tunggu lepas mommy abes pantang la...then we can come here for a dip again....not bad for a public pool....although i do wish they can provide more seats around the area cos I saw many parents had to end up sitting on the floor sebab tak cukup kerusi...lucky for us we were quite early, so we get to hog 4 seats and a table...ehehhe...

A Box of Patchi from my Love-lies!

Just sharing what I got from my sayang-sayang for Mother's Day.... I'm pretty sure the money came from Babah..... But the delivery of the gift was done by Nia... hehehe...she came over with the box and gave it to me after I finished my Maghrib prayers.... mommy siap dalam telekung lagi kot...ahahah.... she said, " Mommy....besday to you"....aahaha....I guess dia da lupa ape Babah dia da pesan what to say....anything wrapped or comes with a ribbon equals to a birthday gift for her...anyways, mommy is really touched with the box of golden Patchi.... and I love both of you very very very much too!!!...muwaksssssss.... Thank you darlings....

p/s: Notice the blue and pink thumb-prints?... no wonder I've been hearing Nia talking about her's is pink and Babah's is blue...was wondering what that was all about....hehehehe...

Nia si Mami Jarum Kecik

Enjoy the picture.

Anak daraku ade potensi utk jadi mami jarum junior ni. We went to a jewellery shop to get her birthday present. Ingatkan dia takut ngen Aunty kedai tu, rupanya, siap boleh pilih2 bracelet mana yg dia nak. Hadoiii!!...Anak mommy ni mmg ade bakat!!...next trip to the jewellery shop, harus kena bawak Babah hokehhh...abes kopak mummy jadinye....hehehe....

Happy Birthday My Love

Yesterday Nia officially turns 2 years old...sekejap je rasanye....it still feels like it was yesterday that I went into the OT room to go into labour...rupanya, dah masuk 2 tahun dah anak dara mommy ni....both mommy and babah took leave yesterday to take Nia out for the day....as promised, we went to Zoo Negara....I think the last time I was here was like 7-8 years ago....time tu pon sebab ikut the whole big family pergi jalan2 kat situ....this time around, there weren't so many people at the zoo....i guess its because it was a working day....so most of the visitors are all kindy children and the occasional families here and there....my take of the zoo? pretty much dissappointing.....stinky, not well maintained and a lot of room for improvements....we compared to our last visit to Singapore Zoo, and that was just marvellous...it was comfortable...the animals looked healthy, takde bau-bauan yg kurang menarik and so on....so I really hope that the government canset aside some funds for our own zoo to buck up and do some serious maintenance groundwork....else, it would be a shame to see all those animals suffering macam tu....haihhh..

anyways, back to the story....mommy's munchkin had a lot of fun....she was all up and sunny pretty early in the morning....when Wan asked her where she's going, dia cakap..."Nia nak gi Joo"...eheeh...clever girl....she recognized most of the animals and had fun walking and running on her own around the place...i guess to her, it doesn't really matter....as long as the can see the animals, its all fun fun fun.....afterwards, we went for a lunch celebration...off we went to 1Utama nak makan at Chilis....There, Nia get the chance to blow her birthday candle again, as we asked the waiter, to serve our ice cream brownie with a candle on top....the patrons were very nice and everone joined in when we sang happy birthday to Nia (again)...eheheh...

There are pictures taken tapi tak sempat nak transfer from Babah nye camera lagi...so we'll do that next time....mommy really hope that you had fun baby girl and of course, happy 2nd birthday with all my hugs and kisses and love...mwahsss....i love you Nia - very very much!

Now:

1. Baby A sangat active in the tummy - everytime he kicks, sampai rasa nak terkencing pon ade.

2. Mommy can no longer lie down macam biasa - end up sesak nafas and cannot breathe - so its 100% sideways kalo tido nowadays.

3. Nia is getting oh so very cheeky - she have started to converse in English - so Mommy is very happy.

4. Baby A is getting bigger and heavier - sometimes end up Mommy had to solat sambil duduk je.

5. Mommy dah start kebas tangan/kaki like previous pregnancy - and the backache pon sudah start @_@

6. Nia dah pandai blow bubbles on her own and can count 1-2-3 till 10

7. Mommy can start thinking of stuff to buy for Baby A - Babah cakap maybe next month we can start going to the shops - yippie yay!

8. Nia dah pandai kenyit-kenyit mata, muncung mulut and say "I love you too Mommy" *melts*

9. Baby A is already 24 weeks old in the tummy - lagi 16 weeks - Mommy will finally get to see you - Insya Allah

Nia's Dora-licious 2nd Birthday Party

Last weekend we organized Nia's Doralicious 2nd Birthday Party. Originally, we planned to have this party on a smaller scale compared to Nia's first birthday last year. Bukan ape, lesson learnt from last year, sebab ramai sangat guests, me and hubby couldn't manage to meet and speak to all of our guests. So kali ni we decided to keep on small, and cozy and invite only those yang memang rapat-rapat sahaja. So, we had a few people from the office, mostly my team members and hubby's team members. And we had our close friends. My siblings. Hubby's siblings were too far in Johor - so couldn't join us - kena la throw another party when we're back in Johor lepas ni. hahah. and a few of our next door neighbours.

This time, we decided to have this at our home - since its empty without any furnitures, so it'll be much easier to clean up afterwards. and lebey kurang ala2 house-warming la jugak. 2 in 1 punye party. hehe. we keep on short, 2 hours je, although ade yg stayed on sampai lepas maghrib but we're okay with that. And Alhamdulillah, everything went well, food pon tak byk membazir, sume habis - ni la yg penting skali. eheh.. ok lah, enough talks, enjoy the pictures...

Preparation - before the guests arrived

The first group of people dah start sampai...

Dora & Boots birthday cake with edible Dora cuppies surrounding the main cake

Birthday girl, blowing her birthday candles

Time to unwrap all the gifts..

Can start playing with the new pressies....
Buat kugiran with the cousins...eheheh

Thanks everyone for coming...hasil 'tangkapan' Nia for her 2nd birthday...
ehheehhe

Project Dora

We are planning to throw a Dora-licious birthday party since Nia is turning 2 soon. As usual, the one who is more excited is always the Mommy. Ha-Ha. Kalo tgk si Nia, I doubt it that she even understands what the hu-ha is all about. Tak kisah la, what I want is a memorable event for my girl before No.2 pops out soon.

So, Project Dora was established and the main Project Manager is Mommy with Babah becoming the right hand man. The plan kicked off from 2 weeks ago (ok...sgt poyo although party nye in March) and some rough idea of what we want for the party. Due to budget constraint, we can't afford untuk tempah every single little things for the party. So some of the items needs to be DIY by Mommy and Babah. We started off with the Invitation Card - ciplak from the idea we saw online and off we sent out the invite to our close friends and families. Then Mommy has always wanted all those cute little fancy cupcake toppers and TQ card that I saw at this website, so we asked for a quote, and it came back not within our range so, again, another DIY project. So, Alhamdulillah, we managed to complete our own set of cupcake toppers, TQ Cards, drinking water labels and food tags. Sume sendiri bikin - that's why we need a longer planning period. Kalo budget ade berkepuk, senang la, main order je. He He. Tapi bile dah siap sume, rasa puas hati jugak. Cos we did it ourselves. Malam-malam bile tang perut keras takleh nak tido tu, Mommy pon operation gunting and gam ler.

Next, we have the menu to think about. Our guest list is not too big - so Wan agreed to help and cook some food for the party. Ordered out most of them too from our regular places. Kuih traditional, birthday cake, tartlets, brownies, cupcakes, etc. So finger's crossed that everything will be ready in time on the event day nanti.

Apart from that, we have balloons to think aboout. Ye la - kata pon party budak-budak. What is a party without any balloons to play with right. Mommy saw some DIY helium balloons pack at the party shop. Tapi bile survey harga, with another kedai, we found that it's cheaper to just order it with them for the same count of balloons. So kiddos who are attending the party nanti, be prepared to swat and pull 50 helium balloons that we plan to let afloat kat ceiling rumah.

Goodie bags! Ni pon dah siap - as of last week. Haha. Ye la - first time nak organize party kat rumah Denai Alam ni. Kena la cepat-cepat. Nak plak rumah tu still empty. Takut tak sempat nak buat so tu yg poyo awal2 dah pack sume benda. So yes - we have completed 60 bags of goodies in preparation for anyone that will be coming.

Games during the party. At first Mommy plan ade la jugak nak main 1 game. Cos the party wouldn't last that long - 2 jam je. So nak main game byk2 tak sempat. Tapi bile tanye kat Babah, he said it might be a bit rushed. So we scraped out the idea to play any games. Main je la korang sama2 sendiri nanti. But we did print out some coloring sheets and activity pages that the kids can doodle with kalo boring-boring.

And lastly, outfit for the birthday girl. So far ini satu je lagi yg still pending. Harap-harap we can go to the malls and hunt for it this week. So far I have no idea nak pakaikan Nia macam mana. No dress for her - cos I am sure dia akan berpeluh2 masam cos ramai org. So, defintiely wearing jeans. We just need to look for a nice top for her. Any idea where we can get any cute little outfits?

So harap-harapnya, the party will go on smoothly. We are trying to manage the crowd - taknak ramai sgt - else tak sempat nak mingle with all the guests. And those that we invited this time pon hanya yg rapat-rapat je. Will update more after the real party day which is gonna be on Sat - 5th March nanti. Till then, it's gonna be a fiesta!

Nia & Minyak Rambut Cap Safi

I came home yesterday from work to listen to an earful of stories from my maid, my grandmother's maid (who is currently in KL temporarily staying with us) and also from my mom. It's the same stories being told over and over and I am just stunt speechless when I heard what happened yesterday morning at home.

Funny it was - my Little Miss - have now started becoming more and more mischevious.

Wan was not at home in the morning because she had religious class at the mosque. So in the morning, Nia is left at home with the 2 bibiks as well as my old grandmother. Yesterday morning, my grandmother, had the itch to have Bubur Asyura for tea. So the 2 maids were preparing the ingrediants and the many kinds of condiments under the supervision of my Tok who is also sitting with them kat dapo. At this point of time, my Little Missy, is in the bedroom downstairs, watching cartoon as what she normally does - and the maids will take turn to check in on her in the room. So all is still well - at this point of time.

30 mins afterwards, my grandmother's maid went into the room again and noticed that Little Miss is sitting down veryyy quietly on the carpet while looking down at something on her lap with her behind facing the door. So Bibik nye pon tanye la, "Nia buat ape tu?" - still thinking that nothing is amiss. This little girl, lepas dengar someone tegur dia, I guess she was shell-shocked, dengan muka terkejut, turned around and faced the Bibik, with white colored hair oil (my grandmother punya laaa ni) smudged full on her face and a another whole bunch of it on top of her hair. In front of her, she has a mirror and a pair of mini scissors ready to cut the changing liner of her Nyang Tok. Hadoi! Bibik punye la terkejut terus menjerit panggil my maid in the kitchen. Haha. Both couldn't help it but to laugh when they looked at Little Missy ni. This girl, I think dia mcm stunt, couldn't understand why these 2 adults are laughing at her just stared at them and after they finished laughing, she stood up with her hands on her hip and said, "Masya Allah". Dah Bibik-Bibiknye gelak for second round pulak. Hahaha.

In the end, Nia ended up having another bath in the morning and my maid had to shampoo her hair for 4 times just to get rid of the oil from her face and her hair. So when I reached home petang smalam, her head sangat la wangi - normally dah masam bau peluh. Kakaka. Macam-macam la Nia ni. One thing for sure, she wiped clean all of Nyang Tok's minyak rambut and made everyone laughed out loud yesterday.

Hari Isnin

Selamat pulang bekerja ye rakan-rakan. It's Monday morning again. Pagi tadi nak bangun tido Tuhan je la yang tahu susahnye. It's sooooo freakingggg cold.....hadoiii....dah la remote aircond tu jauh duk kat dalam cupboard...nak bangun switch off macam sengal je rase....Encik Husband pon 2x5....jadinye, tido la dalam kesejukan kami 3.5 beranak....ceiss...sabo je la...then bile alarm dah bunyik, masuk shower, tengok-tengok takde hot water plak...ni la akibatnye gune that solar water heater at home....our centralized manual heater dah rosak....so kalo takdok matahari, maknanya, air shower tu memang sezukkkk like ice ler....brrrrr....terpaksa la mandi ala-ala kamben....grrrr....

anyways, harini tak banyak kerja sangat.....not as bad as last week....so boleh bernapas and berblog-hopping kejap kat opis...ekeke...multitasking la...what else...kalo tgk documents je all the time, mau juling mata nanti....ekekeek.....this week is gonna be a 3 working days week for me....kamis and friday da cuti CNY.....me and Nia will me making our first trip ber-dua sahaja balik ke Kuala Terengganu Khamis ni....Fahmi has to work on both days.....so it's just gonna be the 2 of us...Tok nak buat tahlil arwah for Ki....so saje la balik...tu pon 1 night je...ingat nak stay 2 malam, tapi MAS nye ticket ya ampun punye mahal la pulak kan....AirAsia and Fireflyz pon sama je....sebab festive season ni la...nak plak last minute baru nak cari ticket...mahu idok mahalnye...so, ended up I have to pay RM400 in total for both of us, return naik MAS...boleh la....family comes first....since airlines lain pon sama je rege, might as well naik MAS je....at least dpt priority since I'm pregnant and Nia pon ade ni....fuhhh....with me luck....neves ni actually nak naik plane berdua...takut Cik Puan ni buat perangai dia la...eheheh.....so far last time pi Langkawi she's been a gem....so hopefully this time around pon sama....

next on the list adalah, furnishing umah Denai Alam...dah lama tak update about Projekt Haus kat sini..... as mentioned previously, kami dah out of budget nak furnish rumah ni....so terpaksa la buat stage-by-stage....since dapo nye cabinets are all done now....our next focus would be the family area kat atas....so that whenever we go there to sleep (ala-ala summer house wiken gitewww) ada la tv untuk hiburan seisi keluarga...especially for Nia la....so, now dah ade TV and home theatre system...smalam dah beli carpet shaggy kat IKEA.....rak TV pon dah assemble....next nak beli 2-seater sofa untuk kat atas ni....and book rack/storage cabinets plus a lot of picture frames (Ni project time pantang lar kot)....lepas abes family area ni....ingat nak cari dining table kat bawah.....or perhaps we can furnish the master bedroom dulu....see how it goes and if we have the $$$....

harap-harapnye dapat la durian runtuh lagi....ahahaha....baru la masyuk nak gi shopping furniture...:p...till then, selamat hari isnin yg sezokkkk!

:-(

it's been awhile tak post entry....the past 2 weeks have been hectic!...balik holiday pon tak ilang penat lagi....then last Thursday, my grandfather passed away....so all of us had to drive back to Kuala Terengganu....sampai pon dah kol 1 pagi...tapi alhamdulillah, sempat tengok and tolong uruskan jenazah....then on Sunday, we were back in KL.....Tuesday tu pulak my husband's aunty passed away....dah another trip but this time to the South to Muar....day trip to attend the funeral....Nia pon kena tinggal cos dah demam penat travel balik Terengganu.....*phew*....

Today plak rasa stress bagai macam....kerja menimbun suddenly ya rabbi....changes here and there....telecons....and late meetings...huwaaaa....ni nak balik pon tak boleh lagi....although its already 6.45pm....have to wait for Mr Hubs yg tetiba ade High Severity ticket plak....adoiyaiii....dah malam ni ade telecon plak at 9pm.....haruslah mak rushing balik ke rumah kena login balik terus...cian Nia....mummy takde time with her tonite....phewww....breathe in...breathe out.....saba saba....weekend is just 1 day away.....tears in eyes right now....sabo je la ye...sekian....

Holiday-holiday Malaysia

Before take off, Little Miss sangat teruja dapat naik luggage trolley at the airport.

Tu lah kan, jakunness cos ini first time dia nak naik plane.

And we've been preparing here for almost 2 weeks that we'll be going on a plane, and that it might be a lil bit noisy.

Takut jugak kang dia start buat drama dalam flight. Lucky she was a gem all thru.

Arrival at the Langkawi International Airport.

Both Babah and doter sempat pose near the aircraft.

So boleh la jadi evidence to Nia when dia dah besar nanti, yg kecik2 lagi dia da naik plane.

LOL

Second day we were there and Little Miss was sooo tired.
I was a lil bit kiasu and drafted a complete itenary for the whole of our 4 days stay.
Sampai to the minute hokehhh the activities.
Mahu tak balik hotel, sume pengsan kepenatan.
Alhamdulillah, we managed to get a good bargain for our ride there.
MYR180 for an auto MyVi for 4 days. Not bad eyh.
We budgetted MYR300 for our ride.
Almost half off.

One of the main activity at the hotel harus la berendam kat pool yg super besar tu with the bikini clad minah sallehs. Ha-Ha.
But, before that, kena la solat dulu kan.

And finally, checking out.

I didn't have any pictures of our room.

Lupa plak nak amik.

Ni pon sume from handphone jer.
Gambar from camera nanti lah ye.

Balik from Langkawi, weekend baru ni, we went up to Genting Highland.

Me and my sister's family with my mom.

Saje nak bawak budak 2 org kat bawah ni main-main with some cool air.

Going on the elephant ride.
Still fresh & perky cos baru sampai.

and riding on the small caterpillar ride with Abang Fawwaz.

And the peak of all, Nia went on the Junior Solero shot ride!
Terer tak terer anak mummy ni.
Langsung tak nangis.
Cool je muka.
Haha.

Last but not least, she went on the indoor ride almost dekat 10x kot.
Sampai brother yg jaga ride tu pon da muke boring tgk Nia.
haha.

Overall, we had fun fun fun! Insya Allah, ada rezeki, kite pergi lagi next time.

I Need a CashCow

I was watching the re-run episodes of Giuliana & Bill on #712, when something that Bill said to Giuls struck me right on my head..."You've got the spend less and save more now that we're having a kid"....ahhaaa.....How very true is that....I mean, all parents know this.....And of course, future parents too....When I was expecting Nia last time, I didn't expect it to be so much like this that I can't even remember the last item that I actually bought for myself....Nowadays, most of the things will either be the groceries, things for the house, infant formula, packets of MamiPokos and new set of clothes for the Little Missy....I was trying to think back when was the last time I bought a new pair of clothes for myself and I think it was during Raya....tu pon sebab beli materials untuk baju raya....ahahah....no new blouses....no new jeans....no new shirts.....not even a new handbag (although I've been salivating for one for sooooo longgg...)......the sacrifices that you make for your child...ahaha....We don't even think of new stuff for us now....it's always for Nia, just to make sure she gets the best of everything.... playschool.... developmental toys....educational activities....hahaha ....my oh my.....if I were to think back of myself 3 years ago....i was no where close like this....every month ade je handbag or kasut baru....mental!....guess its just one of the things that a kid can change in you....