Aidilfitri 2012 part 2: Hari raya di Taman Negara

When MIL called around mid of Ramadhan,telling we're going back to her kampung utk beraya,mulut mak dah ternganga.Sebab kampung MIL nie nun di Ulu Sat,reachable by boat or 4WD je.It's 2.5hrs boat ride or kalau ada pajero ke landrover ke boleh redah dlm 1.5hrs jugak la jalan tanah merah okay.Hubby himself hasnot come back since masuk sekolah menengah,MIL pon jarang dah balik since immediate family mmg tak ade dah kat situ.This time the plan was to pegi balik hari naik boat utk beraya dan kenduri kerbau,yes kerbau lagi lah mak ternganga,mak tak makan kerbau!

So we started the journey awal pagi lepas subuh sebab dari rumah MIL kat pekan jerantut to jetty taman negara kuala tahan pon dah sejam.Kalau kat kelantan nie 3.5 hours from KB rasa sampai merapoh kuala lipis dah hehe.boat arrived late,nasib baik Muhriz ok je sambung tido dalam Babybjorn.Yer budak ini masih suka duduk dlm pocket ayah die kekeke.

Bila boat sampai mak ternganga lagi sekali sebab boat kayu panjang takdak life jacket.Sebelum tue dah byk kali tanye hubby ckp ade,so mmg kene jeling lah die kuang kuang.Muhriz was wide awake by this time,mamat ni kan suka main air mmg excited betul nak sentuh air dari dlm boat tue,risauu wehh.tapi bila boat dah gerak die ok kadang2 je tak boleh tahan nak keluarkan tangan sampai mama dgn baba dua2 kene tarik die.power struggle die mmg sedikit ganas kadang tue.But overall,the boat ride was not that bad,first few mins semua excited main pass2 food,tgk monkey,kerbau,jerit lalu jeram.tapi bila passed one hour still tak sampai2,bontot dah kebas mula lah boring.Muhriz tak tido langsung.

 Kg Orang Asli

 Sampai around 11 alhamdulillah.Dari where the boat parked to kene jalan redah sungai pulak,sampai lutut jugak la.Mama buat drama la menjerit sebab seriously rasa ade bende kat kaki,ingat ketam tapi hubby ckp kayu kot.Anak mama lagi buat drama konon2 jatuh habis basah dgn diapers,padahal die nak mandi kat dlm sungai tue kekeke.Org sane tgk mesti menyampah artis mana plok nie mengada menjerit jerit -_- Sampai kampung hubby macam YB rasanya habis kene bersalam.Maybe sebab tak pernah jumpa mama kot,hubby plak mesti diorang pelik eh budak nie rasanya kecik2 dulu dtg sini gemok,sekarang kurus plok kekeke.Anak mama dah start mengamok sebab panas dan mengantuk,mmg die tido for the whole 3 hours kat situ =p Kerbau mama rasa secuit je pastu tak boleh dah,nasib ade patin tempoyak my fav.Makan berkelah bawah pokok lagi syokk.Some pak2 sedara hubby dah sampai earlier utk tolong2 masak.Kami je sampai untuk makan semata mata=p

One question hubby himself pon has no answer is why did his great grandpa move all the way from kota bharu to this kampung.Tapi orang orang kampung sini sgt close to each other,mmg rajin semua tolong each other,even kat kampung saya rasanya dah tidak begini.I'm glad we made it,it's an eye opener you know.Well saya sendiri pon kat KB tue dok kampung je but this one is different,imagine tempat nie nak ke pekan jerantut pon 4 hours baru sampai.Bila nak balik one of the villagers asked me kenapa cepat sgt nak balik,didn't i like it there?Adeiii nasib baik ade jawapan selamat,esoknya pagi2 nak gerak balik kota bharu dah pakcik hehe.

Left around 3,arrived kuala tahan around 5,sampai rumah 6pm fewhhhh what a day! Tapi naik boat nak balik seriously lagi fun hehe

Lalu jeram,scaryy air percik2 masuk boat

Can u spot muhriz?tak main tab die nenen,itu lah kerjanya hehe

 

Aidilfitri 2012 part 1

A kum,

Lepas raya baru ada mood nak update blog.rasanya it's not too late nak ucap selamat hari raya dan maaf kalau ade yg terasa hati :)Meh nak cerita ceriti raya kami

1)This year turn hubby dulu.So balik pahang sampai raya ke 2.raya ke 3 dah gerak balik kota bharu.Kitorang last berhari raya puasa kat jerantut in 2006.Lepas tue hubby raya kat deutschland,saya kat msia sampai 2008.2009 both beraya kat London sebab saya busy dgn dissertation.2010 beranak before puasa so confirm raya kat kota bharu.2011 hubby gi training 1 week before raya,balik 1 week after raya,so saya dgn muhriz raya di KB jugak.So this year die mmg excited betul lah nak balik kg tue hehe.

2)For the first time ever,saya buat kueh raya utk bawak balik kg.Buat yg senang sekali jek pon nak bising tapi considering it's my first trial dan kueh diterima baik dan dimakan habis oleh keluarga,it's a successful attempt lah for me.

Pastu buat carrot cake with cream cheese topping kat rumah MIL.Yg buat mak terbangnya,habis jualan cake mak tue,ramai kate sodap kakaka.bagi saya yg jarang masuk dapur kat rumah mertua,ok ler tue kot kah kah.

3)Jahit manik kat baju sendiri hahaha tipu je.beli border beads siap,pastu saya jahit bead tue,tak tersangka boleh rajin pulak kah kah.

4)Spent 9 hrs on the road from a staq to jerantut rumah MIL.Terjoin bumper to bumper traffic di highway Karak pukul 10pm-12am mlm jumaat tue.Alhamdulillah selamat sampai,muhriz pon behave sgt dlm kereta.

5)Hari sabtu 18 Aug was our 6th wedding anniversary hehe.tkde special celebration pon kecoh nak beraya dah belaka.So saya this year masih record puasa penuh tapi elok je mlm nak tido tu rasa lain macam la check2 period rupanya.Huhuhu so kene berhati hati di jalan raya lah lepas nie since babah kate kalau boleh next year lah baru beradik baby.

6)Pagi raya confirm lah tak gi semayang raya sebab period kan.Kalau tak period pon mmg tak gi sebabnya Muhriz bgn kul 1030!tue pon lepas kene angkat.Mama gosok muka die,tiup telinga,cium2 korek hidung semua tak jalan still tido.Angkat pon sebab nak angkut gi raya rumah sedara hubby,alih2 die jaga.nasib tak mengamok hehe.

see,sepupu dtg kejut pon tak bgn2 jugak

So gambar raya sket.kalau raya kat rumah hubby takde gambar raya satu family nie.yg suka posing2 berchamwhoring ialah keluarga saya hahaha

ok nanti sambung part 2.beraya di taman negara pahang naik boat 3 jam,ko ada?hahah

Lama tak post gambar makanan.puasa2 nie tak larat nak amik gambar.tapi bukan masak hebat pon kan hahaha.semlm buat aglio olio dgn cracker chicken je.tue pon bertempiaran 730pm baru nak masak spaghetti tue(tapi barang dah potong siap) sebab muhriz nak main kat luar.Mmg tiap2 hari pon around 6pm akan baak die main bike kat luar.Kadang seronok sgt nak dekat maghrib baru nak masuk.Ni sosej roll utk Muhriz,since dah masuk 2 yrs nie boleh la makan adult food kan,sosej mama tak pandai buat sendiri,roti boleh la.So jadila sosej roll tak cantik nie hahaha,over baked satu pastu pecah pecah sebab wrap rapat sgt.dah lama sgt tak buat roti,even ada breadmaker pon malas jugak.pastu ckp kat hubby tak pandai nak operate breadmaker tue sebab auf Deutsch(button semua in German,breadmaker nie angkut bawak balik dari sana) hahaha bila org tanye pandai speakang Deutsch laju pulak ckp dulu kat Purdue amik Deutsch level 5 =p

1130am,Muhriz is still in his lalaland.semlm tido 1am,bapak die dah pengsan dah kul 12,hubby penat sgt lah tue sebab selalunya die akan teman mama dan muhriz.Masuk tido still sama2 dah light off semua dah tapi budak ni kalau dah nak membuas,dalam gelap pon boleh aje,gigit kang!

Breastfeed is the best feed: Mission accomplished

Since Muhriz dah 2yrs and 2 day,boleh ke kira extended bfeeding dah?haha

Alhamdulillah Allah granted my wish yg satu nie,nak breastfeed muhriz for at least 2 years.Maybe diberi peluang utk jadi a stay at home mama memudahkan,maybe la kan.tapi i should be proud of myself too sebab bersungguh nak kasi breastmilk saja.

Ingat nak wean off tapi tak sampai hati,mama yg over i know.Rasanya only nursing mommies akan faham,the emotional attachment and bond develop along the journey is just amazing.Huhu ingat during his early days,which is the most critical period rasanya,period yg kite kene hang on kalau betul2 nak susukan anak.Awal2 tak mudah;tak pandai nak latch,pastu Muhriz sakit perut sebab mama makan jamu,makan itu ini.Then sekali nenen kadang sampai sejam tersengguk2 mama.Pastu ada record book utk tulis waktu pumping,amount etc.Dada tugas die basuh breastpump and storage bottles,every morning itu lah kerjanya kekeke.Then we got the hang of it,dah jadi macam 2nd nature for us,senang cite kalau nak nenen,mama boleh selak2 sambil bace buku ke makan ke kekeke.Glad we made it through baby!

I love getting close with Muhriz while nursing,masa nenen main rambut,korek hidung mama,korek telinga hehe.Sengih sengih,nenen sambil bercakap.Kalau nurse to sleep lagi lah,tido kaki tangan peluk mama.Since he sleeps in between me and hubby,kadang tangan kiri die korek mata mama,tangan kanan tarik janggut hubby.

So all of us need time to adjust,hubby pon mesti la kan nanti malam2 die kene bgn buat susu huhu.Sedih weh nak cerai susu ni orang kata.Buat slow slow la kot jadi ingat nak introduce fresh milk for him dulu maybe 1 cup a day ke.I would like to go with fresh milk first instead of formula.Why?Mmg la iklan formula milk nie kedegang kedugung ada DHA,Gangliosides and what not,tapi don't worry those nutrients we believe should be suffice from breastmilk and food intake.So pemakanan mama and Muhriz kena jaga.Since kenit nie mmg dirumah dijaga dgn rapi penuh kasih sayang oleh mama duploh pat jam insyaAllah terkawal.Formula milk sekarang macam2 from murah to mahal,semua claim itu dan ini.Kalau beli yg murah ada yg rasa guilty anak tak cukup khasiat,hahh kalau anak itu dibagi susu ibu kan tiada masalah.Tapi ada masalah juga,my son is one picky eater remember?One day boleh boleh habiskan nasi or pasta,the next day tamau makan anything else except chicken bites.So tgk la macamane,try dulu kasi fresh milk.

Kalau boleh next child pon nak fully breastfeed for 2 years juga.Kene set mind awal awal,sebab breastfeeding is learned and you need to work for it.Bukan senang2 je nak selak menyelak nie kan mommies?hui hui

My monster shushu!

Muhriz turns 2

Happy Birthday little one,

you're just as bright as the sun.

It's so fun watching all you do

know that mama and dada are so very proud of you

There's something about you little boy,

that you always set our hearts aglow

We're just so fortunate that you're ours.

You're a big thing to us we just have to make a fuss!hahaha

Happy 2nd birthday Muhriz,mama and dada love you so very much!Semoga membesar jadi anak yg soleh,berjasa pada agama dan keluarga,cemerlang di dunia dan akhirat insyaAllah.

Zoom out the last photo.Call us cheapskate,but we love homemade food.When you cook for your love ones,you made it with passion and love,that's how special it is.So when Muhriz was having his afternoon nap(2 hours mind ya) hubby and i berpusing2 kat dapor buat a carrot cake for him.Elok je kitorang nak bukak puasa,die jaga.Presented him this cake and you should see his face,macam terkujat like "eh mana dtg cake ni?"hahaha he didn't even have a bite(biasa la anak mak picky sket bab makan nak nasik je) but enjoyed main potong2 then....he dissappeared for a min,came back with a ball then threw the ball exactly on the cake yeahhh.Happy birthday again sayang,may you have fun and wonderful years ahead.

Cerita Ramadhan

Alhamdulillah,dah nak masuk tgh bulan puasa.Lama tak update,laptop minum air Muhriz la tuang.Tapi salah mama la,tak monitor awak betul2.Seriously bila ckp kat hubby "Abg,Muhriz tuang air atas laptop abang" Bapaknya relaks je,suruh terbalikkan laptop,pastu balik keje die gi check.Mama cuak dah sebab dah jadi blank white screen dah laptop tue.Ok so if this ever happens to you,i.e tertuang air atas laptop,immediately turn it off,cabut power plug,battery pon kene cabut,cabut any cable,place the laptop upside down to allow the liquid to drain out.Let it dry for few hours,atau nak selamat,leave it overnight,kitorang biar for 2 days huuu.Alhamdulillah hidup lagi laptop ni!Gambar muhriz la saya paling risau,so bila dah okay cepat2 backup letak dlm external HD.Ok selain kejadian laptop;

-Tak miss sahur lagi so far.Tapi my ayah still call every pagi kjutkan sahur hahaha dah tua2 pon kene ayah kejut =p

-Alarm still set kul 445,bangun nenenkan Muhriz dulu even die tak mintak.pastu sambung tido tunggu ayah call keut kul 5.Muhriz kalau tak kasi nenen siap2,sure masa mama dgn dada tgh makan bangun sekali.Bangun dan beronar la sebab member kan everynite kul 12 baru tido.
-Dah buat 3 kuih raya ahaha.weekend lepas buat biskut dahlia dgn hubby.Hodoh tak hingat.Dah la nak buat tue bukan main berperang dgn kenit.Mandi tepung habis die.Tgh kacau doh die tuang cornflakes,nasib sikit je.Pastu amik doh letak dlm diapers die -_- Baru buat dahlia hui hui

-baru sekali gi pasar ramadhan,beli ayam golek sekor pastu balik.Nak pegi tapi tatau nak beli ape.Next nak beli murtabak la.

- terawih pon mama baru gi sekali kat masjid.Masjid air cond dah so selamat takdee stand fan Muhriz nak kacau tapi lepas tue ramai kawan Muhriz jadi out of control huuhu.So tunggu lah kamu bsar sikit pulak baru gi terawih.Sebelum ni solat biasa mmg a few times dah bawak,ok je.maybe masa tu tak ada budak lain kot.

-Alhamdulillah even mat muhriz still penenen yg berjaya,mama masih okay.terima kasih Allah kerana permudahkan urusan yg ini.

-Minggu depan Muhriz will turn 2!Celebrate masa raya la nak ye.Alhamdulillah sgt2 masih minum susu mama la.Saya pernah tulis kat sini kan,ini mmg one of my main priority for Muhriz dan saya sgt2 bersyukur Allah permudahkan.Pasni kene pikiq camne nak biar die kurang menenen sikit hahaha bukan ape,sekarang sejam sekali mesti mintak huhu.Dari baby sampai sekarang masih monster susu hehe

okay nak gi masak dah sementara Muhriz still tido.semlm die main sorang sampai 1am,mak pak pengsann =p

Muhriz and kentut

Kids learn new skills every day kan.Alhamdulillah the best part of raising a kid at home is you're not gonna miss any of it.Dlm 2 hari nie anakanda saya pandai:

1)Pandai amik baju busuk dlm laundry basket dan berusaha terengket2 letak dlm washing machine(top loader)

2)Pandai kentut,ok more to control dan buat kentut kot.Ok sebab baby lagi kan,kentut pon comel.inii tak boleh tahan sangat lawakk siap tonggeng2 bonbon,lepas kentut gelak kuat2 pastu lariii tutup muka.And he can fart a few times,macam2 bunyi ade.Nak kene ajar kalau nak kentut kene menyorok.

3)New words this week: Hedgehog,snail,squirrel,rainbow,chair,boleh differentiate between frog and fork.Besides your baby can read,saya akan ajar Muhriz 1-2 new words setiap hari.Google gambar,save then tunjuk kat die.letak dlm folder together dgn photo of things he has learned before.Malam sebelum tido revise balik.He might not be speaking clearly but i can assure his vocabs is building tremendously.Kalau hedgehog sebut ed og.Rainbow panggil e bow.

Ok selamat berbuka puasa.Nak gi guling dgn anak,sat lagi nak masak.Day 5,masi tidak berpasar ramadhan.

tweety nine dah

These years,i donot expect much on birthday.Don't wanna make a big deal about it.Cukup dgn wishes je hadiah tak ada pon tak apa.Tanda2 dah tua kot ye huhu.Tapi kalau ade special day macam nie mesti rasa nak mkn something special selain dari ayam masak merah or aglio olio spaghetti kan hahaha. Knowing my hubby,die mmg jarang buat surprise2 ni,kalau buat pon mesti fail.Bila tanya nak present ape,entah macam tatau nak ape so jawapan standard la "Tak payah present,Muhriz kan present birthday,present anniversary" Huhu mmg pon,birthday hubby pon die ckp macam tue jugak.Tapi kalau hari lain,org tak offer pandai pula mintak2 suruh beli itu ini kan =p.So rasanya Muhriz sorang je kot ada birthday present.Since kami mmg tak pegi buffet ramadhan juga tidak begitu excited utk berbuka di luar,hubby decided die akan buatkan pavlova and beef lasagna utk berbuka semlm.Early celebration katanya sebab hari nie kerja kan,mane sempat masak.pavlova tue patut hubby ckp kene let it cool dlm oven dulu baru bawak keluar,tapi sebab nak guna nak bake lasagna,tak berapa cool lagi jadi la terpenyek center part tue.Thanks hub,suami memasak untuk isteri mmg hot hehe.

habis 2 kali makan hihi

Pwetty Telekung solat

preview sket,exclusively from Indonesia.esok nak upload kat fb.sila support saya ye,toceh.

Biskut raya.Saya budak baru belajar

Believe it or not,in 28 years of my life,saya tak pernah buat biscuit raya.Buat cake,brownies,tart,cookies utk makan saje petang2 org kate kudapan tue ada lah jarang2.Saya ialah suka kuih tunjuk2 je hahaha.Tapi tahun ni dpt saya dapat seru,mane dtg entah.kahkah jadi kite mulakan dgn biscuit paling senang,org lain sure buat sambil tutup mata je nie.Saya tutup gak,sampai hangus 1st batch hew hew.

Cornflakes madu

Masakkan:

100g butter

100g custor sugar

5 tbp honey

masak kejap je,agak2 gula dah larut,butter cair semua dah,masuk 150g cornflakes,kacau sampai rata,fill into paper cups,letak choc rice,nak bake boleh,tanak pon boleh.First batch terover bake,jadi le gini hahaha.pastu next one i just bake for 5mins(125C).

Cornflakes biscuit

Mix together:

250g tepung

2 tbp tepung jagung

170g cornflakes(hancurkan)

In another bowl,mix together

2 yolks

1tp vanilla essence

170g butter

100g custor sugar

Dah sebati yg liquid mixture baru campur yg adunan kering(tepung,cornflakes).Bentukkan kecik2 tapi hubby rajin gi buat bulat,tgk2 yg kecik la lagi crunchy sebab senang masak.Bake at 125C for 10-15mins.

Even hodoh,habis jugak saya dan hubby mkn.Muhriz mkn cornflakes saje je,baguih betul.

On Muhriz

Lama nya mama tak update skill baru Muhriz.

1-Kereta Audi(buahahaha) die dah pandai tekan pedal tapi sekali tekan punya la lajuuu,bahaye ni.Ini idea die,yg senang jadi susah hihi apo2 lah

2-berus gigi bukan sikit tapii manyaaak payah.First ingatkan he hated the tooth pasta flavor,so beli flavor macam2 strawberry lah,orange la.Lepas tue ingat it was the tooth brush,so beli tooth brush lain.Sampai sekarang pakcik nie ade 4 tooth brush macam2 cartoon.Tapi rupanya anak mama nie mmg tanak berus gigi haippp!Segerombolan join die berus gigi pon still tanak jugak.We have no option tapi utk beli yg silicon punya tue,boleh insert kat my finger,pegang ini kenit dan gosokkan.Sorry sayang,what must be done,must be done.So far die buat2 nangis je,tapi lepas gosok ok je hehe drama lebih kamu nie ya

3-Suka tgk star and moon nanti nyanyi twinkle twinkle little star.Tgk spider nyanti insy winsy spider.Kalau it's raining of course dgn senang hati nanyi rain rain go away hehe.Kalau naik kereta bising pointing to the vehicles he sees like buses,truck,cars,motor bike.Lepas tue trees,cloud,sky.Kenal alif ba ta lepas tue ckp bye bye hahaha ABC,123 pon macam tue jugak A B C bye bye 1 2 3 bye bye

4-Super loves construction sites sebab it's full of trucks and big machines!Masih amat minat dgn big machines.Yg kecik cenonet tue new addition to his CAT collection.masuk toys r us die mmg tau dah CAT section kat mana,tarik tangan ajak ke sana.Tapi CAT nie tahan lasak wehh,kene duduk,baling,campak semua still elok.Dulu die dpt present truck biasa,sekali kene baling hancuss jadi pekasam terus.

5-Masih suka membace.buku semua dah lunyai sampai.hehe.Can recognize most farm animals and currently his fav is pig! -_- so buku farm animals dah khatam dah tapi still bace every day.Wild animals pon byk dah tau lion,tiger,bear,snake,giraffe,deer,zebra,rhino,hippo,monkey,elephant,turtle etc.Fruits masih belajar now tau apples,orange,grapes,watermelon,banana.papaya,strawberry and mango je dulu.Shape pulak kalau cube sorter yg ade berapa shape pon boleh buat tapi yg boleh sebut nye still the basic ones circle,triangle,square and star.crescent,rectangular,hexagon,octagen terbelit lidah lagi.Body parts pon dah byk tau dan suka points to his owns or ours or his teddies'(hair,ears,nose,mouth,cheeks,eyes,rongue,bellybutton,elbows,knees,toes).feet and legs masih confuse hehe

6-Suka paksa org makan or jadi tester food die.ambik food,paksa mama buka mulut and say "akannnnn"

7-Dah makin byk ckp please or help when he needs assistance.Nak dukung pon dtg dekat,angkat tangan dan ckp pleaseeeee

8-Suka salam dan cium tangan org tiga puloh kali hehe

9-pantang nampak coins mesti nak letak dlm tabung tabung haji die hihi

10-Petang2 wajib main bike,kayuh boleh la seround

11-ha ini ikut bapaknya,lepas guna barang selain toys mesti nak letak tempat die ambil semula.Good job boy!tapi kalau toys die still sepahkan mama jugak yg kutip

12- can understand simple instructions like "please close the door or fridge,pick up things,bring this to mama/dada"

13-kalau tertumpahkan food or drink akan ckp "owh nooooo"sikit punya panjang.lari2 amik kain pastu lap

14-kalau time mama/dada solat suke panjat atas tengkuk dah sekarang nie.Kadang kene sujud for few mins tunggu die turun.

15-Masih amat jealous if we hold or pay attention to other kids especially babies hahaha.sebab tue tak boleh jadi abg long lagi,masih manja kededek

16-start panggil mama "ni" and hubby "ba".kitorang suspect tiru hubby panggil saya "honey",saya panggil hubby "abang"

17-dah boleh turun slide sendiri.naik see saw and swing still mama kene pegang.

18-Kalau die cranky or sad,offer him one of these,sure akan cool down(Nenen,bubbles and ice!)Yes ice,tak pernah ajar tapi kalau kitorang minum ice,mesti die nakk.Die dah tau dlm freezer tue ada ice.Kalau yg die dah mkn habis,akan lari to the fridge,point to the upper freezer dan ckp icee iceee!Hubby ckp sebab saya masa pregnant suka kunyah ice(it was summer mase tue,panas sgt).bubbles dah beli pistol bubbles sebab mak pak semput nyah nak meniup nya tapi sebotol tue tahan 3 hari je -_-

19-Kalau pintu tertutup pandai ketuk dulu,mama open the door for him dan die ckp aaaa kummmm

20-dah pandai pilih sendiri nak pakai baju mana,dan tanak bukak,mandi pon pakai baju -_-

sayang kamu sangat budak bucuk!Alhamdulillah masih diberi peluang utk lihat kamu membesar di depan mata setiap saat. kamu mmg precious sayang!

20 by Rizalman

Once a week,saya akan ada day out dgn Muhriz.Tadi die terbangun dlm kereta on the way ke office hubby lagi,sebab hubby bising dlm kereta bergaduh dgn nyamuk!Rumah to ofc hubby tak jauh pon 8km je tapi utk meriangkan hati anakanda,kite stop kat Tesco jap sebab Tesco ada indoor playground plus sebelah je dgn kilang hubby.Muhriz kalau nampak dada die keluar kereta tinggal die siaplah nak buat concert hehe.Last saturday mase beli grocery, dah tgk2 dah this collection,tapi bila pegang,terus letak balik sebab i iz tak berapa gemar printed lycra.Tapi lepas ada org tanya balik dan balik "sure ke tanak?" i decided nak try this time.Size S tak byk dah tinggal tapi still la ada.

 So sekarang dah puas hati tak beli.

Surviving shopping with a toddler

Weekly grocery shopping is always fine,bawak ke pasar pon takpe Muhriz nie,bookstore lagi lah die suka as it is one of his fav kedai,anak mama nie kan suka bace buku.There's a lot for him to see and learn;ada fish,veggie,fruits,lembu tergantung sibuk ckp "mama,cow mooo" dan kalau pegi bookstore mmg bulat2 mata tue hehe.He always enjoy looking at the stuff on the racks,nanti die sibuk lah tunjuk apa yg die dah tau,especially fruits.But one shop he never likes to be in is the clothing store,NEVER!After 2 mins,mintak nak turun dari Buzz,lepas 5 mins habis sepahkan baju kat situ,larikkkk.So until he understands the art of comprimising,i just give in and shop baju bajan online instead.It's a win-win situation for us now.Plus everything is available online these days,click2 je.Tapi hari tue masuk jugak Cotton On haha,tapi we planned ahead and took all survival steps needed.We thought he would behave as best as he could sebab baru bgn from nap,dah makan kenyang,dan dah pegi Toys r Us,die dpt a new Cat truck.But he didnot!Tak sempat nak buat ape die dah start dah project hehe.Believe it or not,i shopped for these 3 pieces in less than 5 mins,main tarik2 then passed kat hubby la bayarkan,before jadi disaster baik keluar cepat.dah keluar baru teringat eh do the clothes fit Muhriz?haha luar kedai baru ingat nak ukur kat badan anak,punya lah kecoh.

 With his 5th CAT truck.yg nie kecik boleh masuk pocket,senang kerja mama.

Some tips on shopping with small children(even i myself pon still tidak berjaya hahaha)

-Timing is everything-feed the kids as well as yourself.And don't plan to shop around his naptime but if you have too,don't forget to bring the stroller.This is the main reason we choose a Buzz over a Zapp last time.Buzz mmg boleh fully recline so anak mmg tido baring lah.

-Bring a long snack and toys

-Get your kids to involve in shopping.Biar die amikkan fruits,let him know the names of the veggie etc and dont forget to allocate some time at his fav spot,the toys isle.

-Make the trip shorter-Make a list of stuff to buy so you don't just wander around and grab things or later have to go back to find missing items.and plan your trip before hand nak singgah mana dulu.

-Know the location of the baby's room,make sure baby dah minum susu or make sure you know his next feeding time.

Kalau ada tips lagi share ye,tenki.

Belikan toys mahal tapi...

I believe benda nie normal these days.Sgt normal so tak heran pon kalau masih ade yang question kenapa saya choose utk jadi housewife hihihi.

Belikan anak ipad sorang satu,kemudian tinggal dgn bibik for more than 12 hours,7 days a week.Then take a break for a few days,bring them for a holiday,beli toys lagi.Beli mainan semahal mana pon,jika parents tidak sit and play with them,it doesnot mean anything.A kiddo needs attention more than toys.Working parents yg manage to juggle between kids and housework after ofc hours adalah super parents saya rasa,good job.Don't think sendiri boleh handle that.

Different parents have different parenting styles.Kalau saya ckp saya tak suka anak saya tgk tv sangat,akan ada yg ckp kids boleh learn a lot from the educational show.Yes maybe,tapi not for kids below the age of 2.Exposure to tv should be minimal.Remember this,at this early age,we parents yg arrange our kids' schedule.So jgn marahkan die kalau nanti die asik nak tgk tv instead of doing something else.I would rather sit and play with him then bukakkan tv utk die then mama pegi masak yg canggih2.Play with real toys,bukan ipad ke ape.Kalau terpaksa masak masa anak dah bgn,just masak yg sesimple boleh.Sebab tue mama tak pandai masak sampai sekarang har har har.And if i have to leave him,selalunya saya akan ckp "I'll be in the kitchen for 5 mins,then i'll come back to play with you".Housework sebolehnya saya settlekan before little one wakes up.Takpon kalau agak2 tak sempat,siapkan yg mana rasa2 tak boleh buat kalau kenit nie dah bgn like mop the floor,kitchen counter,clean his toys,laundry,masak.By the time die bgn semua dah settle so boleh bagi attention kat anak je.Muhriz even main ganas tapi sgt manja,kene berteman all the time.Owh well maybe la sebab saya yg ajar tak pernah tinggalkan die kan.Tapi mak mmg selfish,suka pulak anak tak boleh mak hilang dari mata hui hui.Every parent akan buat the best for his/her children.Mama tak kerja so tak dpt kasi muhriz benda mahal ke murah ke(itu kene mintak dgn dada) but i can always be there to attend you,shower you with love and explore the day.Main truck/train/blocks sampai lebam kan sayang?Jom 230pm dah,baru boleh bukak tv tgk wonderpet

Durian Buffet Balik Pulau

Ever heard of it?Just click durian.com.my semua ada;what packages do they offer(ade chalet lg should u decide to experience tido dlm dusun durian),direction to the farm,varieties of durian.

Before i got married to hubby,boleh bilang berapa ulas je makan,sekarang i can finish 2 medium sized durians at one go.Hubby jenis yg boleh makan durian one whole day tak makan nasi,so he really doesnot mind durian kampung ke,durian branded ke.Tapi 2 minggu lepas beli durian longgok for RM30,mostly tak sedap dan rosak.So hubby ckp jomlah gi balik pulau,nak beli biji2 one can simply costs at least RM20 so harus lah pegi buffet terus.FYI,branded durians ain't cheap,mostly priced at least RM15/kg.Yours truly belajar makan branded durians with colleagues and friends masa dok penang dulu,imagine my colleagues boleh pegi buffet durians masa friday lunch hour hihi.I didnt follow but i ask them to tapau a few for me.Since then bukan tak makan durian kampung,tapi kalau tak sedap terus tolak tepi buat tempoyak or sambal or masuk bubur.Branded durians so far takde jumpa lagi yg tak elok dan semuanya sedap.so tak la sakit hati bila bukak asik dpt yg rosak.Macam nie la kalau beli yg longgok,out of 5 tue,selalunya 1 je yg sedap.At this farm(and other durian stalls kat b pulau nie),you can tell them nak yg isi color ape,rasa macam mana.Each one has distinguish taste;ada yg manis,yg lemak tapi pahit,ada byk color pulak tue.Dan semua durian baru jatuh,fresh from the farm.So this is my 2nd visit to Bao Sheng durian farm,located right after Titi Kerawang,Balik Pulau.We opted for RM35/pax which excludes Ang Heh or Red Prawn(RM55 and above)sebab baru lepas demam rasa takot pulak nak mkn byk sgt,mkn sikit kan rasa tak worth it.Perfect location,lepas makan durian boleh pi berendam dlm air terjun titi kerawang.Baru lepas demam ja 3 beranak tapi habis 12 biji semua,ada berani?hew hew nasib baik tak demam balik.

Package free semua org tak suka: Demam sekeluarga

Minggu ini minggu sakit.First it was me,thursday lagi rasa tak sedap badan.Ingatkan sore throat sebab byk minum ice,panas kan lately.Tgk2 sebab nak demam.next day temp dah naik to 40 C.

So friday ptg lepas hubby balik kerja terus kerjakan mak haha sponging every 5 mins,minum 100plus and water bergalloon2.FYI,our body temp akan rises a bit higher between late afternoon and early evening,mmg didesign sebegitu,so between this time frame badan paling lemah.
Sat morning rasa dah agak2 larat,terus kerjakan rumah la sakit mata tgk bersepah.Askar kecik besar nie mmg seronok diorang bergabung kuasa dua sepah sane sini.huhu dah tgh hari demam semula,ituuu la,suh rehat tamau!Tapi mlm ok balik tapiii yg tak ok anakanda pulak kena nya :( So Sunday adalah hari merengek Muhriz,check temp 39C,shot pcm bonbon.mmg kitorang wajibkan stock pcm bonbon nie ade sokmo for cases like this,kalau fever temp dah above 39 mmg immediately sumbat,kelakar tgk muka muhriz macam eh ape kat bonbon nie huhu.Bawak pegi panel dulu sebab nak monitor sendiri dulu kat rumah.Dpt lah ubat sebakul.

Saya rasa kalau demam biasa,it's best for him to stay at home,muhriz mama suapkan ubat pon melalak,kalau org lain ape lagi.dr sentuh tangan pon tak boleh okay,so hubby kate kite tgk dulu mlm nie macamana.Before tido letak ubat bonbon sekali lagi,he woke up at 230am,dah terlebih tido kot.check temp still 39.5,so kemas ape patut cepat2 pegi PMC.Euro cup ape segala cup pon tak heran dah.Sampai PMC,kene letak pcm bonbon one more time then jumpa dr,check lung and breathing everything was okay alhamdulillah.So i asked the dr if Muhriz needed to be warded.Dr tue ckp kalau nak mmg boleh je but with his condition nie,baik rehat kat rumah.Tapi kene sponge sokmo,yg tue dr tak payah risau sebab me and hubby mmg tido anak ayam lah every few mins bangun basahkan kepala,lap folded area.So to reassure,i asked him again,if muhriz is warded,what will the staff/dr do.Dr ckp same thing,sponging,ubat demam and maybe kalau tak turun2 temp kene masuk air(drip la tue).Dok hospital nak make sure he takes his med on time lah senang cerita.Discuss with hubby,tanye dr lapan belas kali sampai die malas nak layan=p dan agak2 dah berpuas hati.muhriz pula takde sign of dehydration(mana taknya nenen sokmo) or other more serious sign,so we decided to go home.Kami pon tak sanggup die kene tahan kat ward kalau boleh jaga sendiri kat rumah.plus dr ckp boleh balik je tapi kalau tak confident and his temp tak turun,esok dtg balik.rumah to PMC tak jauh pon about 10mins.

Dan betul lah,esok paginya anak saya bangun,tarik my tangan to his play area,amik few books and asked me to read along.Alhamdulillah,walau mama and dada jadi zombie tapi tak apa asal kamu sihat.Suka betul die habis toys kene sepah,all out lah.Siap suruh bukak pintu nak main bike kat porch tue,nasib baik windy hari tue,so layan je la kejap.Some tips on handling fever ni

-Fever is a sign that our body is fighting an infection
-Put minimal cloth on your kid.Do not wrap him.Kalau hari panas,muhriz pakai diapers je
-Frequent sponging is a must.sgt amat penting.Lap his head/chest and back,folded area yg traps heat(bawak ketiak,kat leher) every 5-10mins.Keep in mind that his body has excess heat and it needs to be relieved.I've read somewhere ckp guna ice tak elok actually sebab blood vessel akan jadi smaller,so buat makin susah nak release heat.Kalau nak mandikan pon boleh tapi expose to air sikit2 tgk die okay tak.kalau sampai menggigil,better jgn.Some ppl ckp lap dgn air asam jawa?Tak sure if that one works,tak pernah try.
-Give lots of to drink;milk or water to lower the body temp and prevent dehydration
-I used to measure his temp every 10mins,tak betul nie.patut biar at least half an hour baru measure balik.
-Use your instinct,tgk baby active ke tak so you know when to get help.Muhriz mase temp 38.5 boleh lagi main,lompat2 tapi kalau die monyok semacam tue,biasanya temp die lebih dari tue.
-Look out for signs off serious illness like breathing problem,diarrhea,drowsiness etc.If there is,or the temp doesnot go down despite the med,get medical help.
 

In our case,hought it's best for Muhriz to rest at home dan Alhamdulillah instinct kami betul.But depending on how high the temp,how long your baby has had the fever and what you have done to bring it down,you may choose otherwise.Owh lupa,dada pon demam jugak sampai ke MC.Ubat kene double dosage lagi.Baby besar nie lagi susah nak jaga sebab lagi pandai memberontak tanak kene sponge la,tanak minum la hew heww