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harith ami & muhriz

My weekend was pretty good.
I always think weekends are meant for rest,family matter and to sleep for longer hours wee hoo!Kalau weekdays kene bgn awal hubby nak pergi keje tapi lepas tue boleh join Muhriz tido semula la ngeh ngeh.


Saturday was a lazy day.Went nowhere else apart from grocery shopping.
Sunday morning started late.DH dan anaknya have lots of things in common;muka bolat,dahi luas lagii dua nie suke bgn lambat!Tgk ni 1030am masih tido!!

So after Asar,ajak hubby keluar;to Laksa Kak Su,Kuala Perlis.My first time here.Love this laksa,kuah pekat.But A Staq to K Perlis is like 40km away.Laksa Teluk Kuchai ceq tak berapa gemar pulak.mama nie,org nak main die ajak makan pulak ;p
Ingat kan pekena laksa kul 6ptg,dinner tak mau dah.Tapi habis jugak nie hiks hiks
This weekend we will be in my hometown,Kota Bharu tercinta.Hubby's leaving for Hannover again,so 2 beranak kene tinggal dgn tokma,tok wan dan dr poksu.Nasib baik still bekerja dgn Muhriz =p,hubby pegi outstation,mama dgn muhriz boleh kejar ayam kat kg =p

Hubby was not very happy with comments he's been getting about his err weight gain =p
Sure,exercising is a nice strategy for losing weight but it will go down the drain if you donot control you food intake.So hubby decided to do 2 things
1.Cut his meal portion
2.Skip at least twice a day

He should thank me for the second idea.He never ever skips before hahaha girls jer skip katenya.Tapi sekarang eksen nak jadi Rocky nak buat criss cross pulak.So hubby skips twice a day sekarang;before morning shower,selepas pulang dari kerja.We thought skipping is an excellent choice because it is as effective as other aerobic exercise;it improves your heart rate, promote fat loss, improve flexibility and co-ordination and balance and it also improves muscle tone and the best reason to skip is because it is cheap!All you need is just a skip rope and you can get one for less than RM10.We used to have sets of dumb bells and a sit up chair tapi lepas tue simpan belakang pintu buat tempat labah labah membiak ;p

So go abg,you can do it!
Yours truly skips 150/day,not bad kot hak hak

Tajuk tak boleh blah.Dok rumah pon ade schedule ka?
Owh well,i have!When you held a paying job,you have responsibilities that have to be completed,in a timely manner,right?But when you stay at home,you are the boss.The work has no beginning and ending and there is no one to tell you what to do.

So it is very very easy to just sit around in pyjamas and play computer all morning.And before you know it,it is already noon!hahaha!! Breakfast dishes were still in the sink and there was nothing for lunch.Panick attacked!Mula lah nak call meal delivery or in my case,i would call hubby to send me some lunch.Bertuah nye bini!

Anyway,that was me few months back=p.Now,i am proud to say that my home is maintaned on schedule.When hubby got home from work,there's alwayssomething to eat on the table and dinner is halfway if not already done.
This is roughly a guide of what i should do and i break down the chores to what needed to be done daily and weekly.

daily: cook,do the dishes,laundry,mop floors,clean up muhriz play area,wipe the stove,kitchen counters and dining table
twice a week: wipe and clean Muhriz's toys,change everyone's towel
weekly: change bedsheet,clean the bathroom,pick an area and clear it.

Yerp i mop the floor every morning sebab Muhriz sekarang is into throwing food on the floor,pick it up and eat it!!Nak pengsan tgk!

It is very important to start the morning right so that you can prepare for the day.So my morning routine is sth like this
1.Wake up,solat
2.Pick up everything on floor(toys are everywhere!)
3.Do the dish and prepare breakfast
4.Mop the floor,laundry
5.Have breakfast while fbing,checking emails and blogging!

If the first 4 things donot happen before Muhriz wakes up,i will feel err a bit............ uneasy.Why?Because:
1)It is not possible to ask my son to sit still and watch me mop the floor or do something else.Muhriz loves attention and hates to be left alone.He won't sit or play or even watch tv by himself.yer mmg anak kangaroo budak ini manja kededek hehe.
2)I donot want to clown around the house;one minute i'm reading a book or playing blocks with Muhriz,another minute i'm in the kitchen doing the dishes.Kalau boleh once he's up,mama jage muhriz je

Huhu before Muhriz,i was a housewife for almost a year and the schedule i had then was thrown away once he arrived.Tonggang terbalik rumah awal2 dulu,kadang tak sempat masak langsung,lunch dgn biscuits jer!

Anyway,I don't have a general schedule on weekends aside from cooking,napping and outing.Besides hubby is around to look after Muhriz,so it's more flexible and relax.
Eh ironing takdak dlm schedule.Did i mention i hate it??Double yuck!
Can't imagine how's the schedule looks like if i were.....a working mama!Hahaha
I was reading through this parenting website when i came across an article over baby name regrets.Do you know that 1 in 10 parents wish they could rename their babies?So careful if you're pondering for a name for your little one.

I was so close to fall into the group.Let me tell you a secret,i love the name Mikael ever since i came across it,and that was years before i got pregnant.I was so determine to name our first baby boy "Mikael" ever since hubby told me that his friend by the same name-Michael(Germans pronoun it as Mi-kha-el) was going to join him for a projectwork in Copenhagen.So when we knew i was carrying a boy,i suggested the name to hubby and he loved it too.We agreed that Mikael was our first reference.Since kitorang dah tak balik Malaysia for more than 1 year masa tue,little that we knew Mikael was creeping up the popular name chart.

Hmm i was not really fancy about that as i was afraid it would become trendy and my boy could end up one in ten in his class;
Cikgu:Which Mikael?Ada seploh Mikael ni.
Then he will answer: Saya Mikael Bin M Harith cikgu!

owh tidakkkk!teringat mak ngah hubby (a kindy teacher in Jerantut,Pahang) cerita,ade a few Daniel/Danish and even Daniel Danish in her class,so ade yg dipanggil Daniel kurus!

So we looked up for other name.Our baby naming rule is really quite simple;
1)It must has a good if not special meaning so the admirable qualities shall be pass to him insyaAllah:)
2)It has to be less common,does not necessarily unique.
3)It is a short and single name ,easy to spell and pronounce.No middle name.
We want the baby to be called by his full name.Kenapa tak nak nama panjang?Sebab mama punya nama sudah panjang,kalau nak travel,swipe passport sure tak lepas,officer kene key in,kalau time exam jenuh nak isi.Nevertheless, i love my name.Pernah jumpa another WAN SALMIZAINI?tak dak kan?Kat Intel dulu org panggil WAN,kat university/high school/kawan2 panggil AMI,cikgu sekolah menengah panggil ZAINI ;p

Anyway,those babies with middle names,if their first names end up being too common, they have the option of using one of their others.But since we prefer none,Mikael was crossed out from the list.
Hubby then picked Muhriz (not MuKhriz).Muhriz means a winner,an earner.And i instantly fell in love with it.He is growing fine with it.Truth be told,i can't imagine Muhriz with any other name hik hik

But again,if you do decide to stick with a popular name,it's your choice.Peace ^ ^

Few weeks ago,nampak status kawan saying he's coming back from UK.Leaving in 2 days kot.Sebagai wanita yang waras,otak saya ligat jer pikir nak pesan ape yg senang beliau cari dan bawa pulang.Hik hik.
Rasa nak sth from cathkidston,a bag lah to be exact.
I think i blogged before(in 2009 kot) that i love almost everything from cathkidston.Jalan passed the store every day nak ke college mau tak suke hehe.Alamak,rindu bus 345,49. Gave him 2 options:
Turned out,Selfridges ran out yg polka dots,so i got my chelsea roses.Tenkiu tenkui. Hmm tapi rasa nak buat babybag Muhriz pulak.Baby bag sekarang yg nie.Well,it's not really a babybag but since there's no bottles to be carried around,this one works just fine.
dah buruk hahaha

And since it is so floweryyy =p hubby mmg tak nak bawak hihihi
Muhriz is into books these days,especially those with sounds and texture to touch or pieces to play with.And i am glad we made it to the book sale last weekend.Kalau tak botak mak.Totally worth it.RM77 for all of these,can you believe it?Mostly priced at RM6/book.But we went on the first day,weekend nie dah tak tau lah tinggal buku ape lagi kan.Next year nak dtg as soon as it opens hehe.
More info on the location,opening hours here
http://www.bigbadwolfbooks.com/

Hubby got himself a few books too.My sister got a Jamie Oliver's at rm25.Mama gigit jari.Busy dgn Muhriz,sempat beli buku die jer.After an hour he became restless,a signal that we should get going.On the way to the cashier,nampak the Shopaholic series,RM8 each.So ambik tak tgk kiri kanan.And this one too.No,not yet expecting but it's only for RM10,who could resist?


So guys,if you have no plans for the weekend,heads up to MAEPS k.

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Saya ialah penggemar udang dan ketam,tetapi tidak mentarang.Hari minggu lepas saya dan kakak kebetulan di UiTM Shah Alam,telah singgah di Kedai Mee Ketam berdekatan UniSEL untuk mencuba Mee Kari Ketam yg disebut dlm Jalan Jalan Cari Makan TV3.Kedainya mmg amat senang dijumpa tidak perlu GPS tolong carikan.
Nak makan di situ bersama putera muhriz tidak sesuai rasanya,mahu bersilat dgn ketam lagi,dgn muhriz lagi.Tambahan pula ade berita baby terkena soup panas ketika dining out bersama keluarga kan,buat saya lagi risau.Jadi kami pesan for to go.Harganya saya rasa murah,RM8 utk mee kari bersama seekor ketam.Sgt oklah kan since ketam fresh kat pasar pon seekor sekurangnya RM4.
Jadi kami pulang bawa 2 bungkus mee.4 org tukang rasa dan makan,satu bungkus sahaja yg habis,lagi sebungkus hanya ketam di makan.Kenapa begitu?Kerana kami menjangkakan rasanya harus lah more or less seperti mee udang sungai 2,kuah mee tersebut mesti lah berasa udang atau di dalam kes ini,kuah rasa ketam lah kan?Tetapi yg kami rasai,mee kari yg tersebut hanya lah mee kari biasa yang diletakkan ketam.Meehon soup pon begitu.Tetapi mungkin juga tekak kami ni yg bermasalah,sebab nampak kedai tue penuh saje,kene tunggu table kosong lagi.Jadi adakah masalah anak tekak saya dan keluarga saya?Mungkin lah kan.
Kerana tidak puas hati,kelmarin makan ketam lagi.Ketam masak lemak cili padi dgn nenas pulak.Saya bukan lah pandai masak,tetapi hubby ckp ini better dari mee ketam tempoh hari hek hek,puji ade makna tue.
Semua org ade citarasa sendiri kan,ada je kot yg suka mee kari tersebut.Same lah jugaknye dgn macarons,i don't give a damn thing about it.Kecil,mahal dan sgt manis,so what?hihi jangan marah!
Being a mama is a tough job,tougher than being a design engineer.
Yesterday was one of my so called "bad" days.Muhriz usually naps 2 times a day,tapi semlm,die skipped the 2nd nap and forced himself to stay awake for more than 7 hrs! At 10pm he was still with us in the living room but i know he was tired.He would simply cry if we didnot allow him something and be
came fuss over every single thing. Nak jadi mak singa dah mama nie as I had use up all energy to coax him for the last few hours!
11pm and that's it!Jom tido.Brought Muhriz to bed,nursed him but still he refused to sleepand cried instead!I got really fed up as i was really tired.Checked his CD,kering lagi but i decided to change anyway.Bukak CD je,wee wee atas mama.Habis mattress dgn mama sekali.Hubby bawak muhriz to the toilet to wash up,mama pon pegi sekali.Sekali die nak masuk dlm bath tub main air pulak siap nak splish splash kat mama. That made me even angrier! :(
So i lost my cool and said something i wish i hadnot!M
mg menyesal sgt2 to have said that,gosh Muhriz is only 14 months :( But before you could think of something yg amat teruk,it was actually something like "mama pukul nanti!!" Tapi version lagi garang!
But of course lah a 14 mths old couldnot understand it,he just looked at me,puzzled and kept playing with the water.I
decided to cool down,let hubby handled him.But few mins later,i heard him crying,hubby kate terhantuk kepala sikit,sikit jer tapi org dah mengantok kan,menangis satu kampung denga
r.He asked for me,tak nak dgn hubby.So i picked him up,dressed and nursed him to sleep.
It was easy to break down in tears watching how innocent my baby looked while asleep and thinking how upsetting my behavior was just then.
I know hubby was upset with me for saying that too.Sorry baby,mama didnot mean to scold you.I regret it how i got angry over you.I pray to Allah for His guidance to go through this motherhood,to be more patient,more understanding and more loving.
I made a promise;If i were to lose my temper next time,i should be mad at myself not the baby.I need to remind myself that my baby boy still doesnot
really know.I can't expect him to understand that i want him to go to bed because i am tired or have other things to do.If he is tired,he would be going to sleep.If he is hungry,he would be asking for nenen.I just can't force him.

Forgive me,baby.I really do not wish to be angry at you.
Alhamdulillah Muhriz turned 14 months last thursday.tak sempat nak blog,busy melawat kawasan ahahaha.

anyway,anakanda,by now kamu
-sudah boleh berjalan dgn laju main kejar kejar dgn mama.tak dpt tangkap kamu menangis
-sudah pandai ckp nakk,bird(then point to the sky),semua bende kecil dan kunin ialah duck
-tak boleh kene marah!nanti mula la buat mulut ikan,lalu berguling atas lantai!package lengkap buat mama tutup muka kat shopping mall
-sudah pandai bace buku dan juga koyak buku ;p
-suke memanjat.hari tidak baik salah landing,dpt la parut hero macam nie
-suke sgt pakai kasut tapi tak suke pakai socks.pantang nampak kasut nak pakai.dlm rumah pon.nak jadi org german celup macam dada ke sayang?hek hek
-suke nak kawan,tapi so far nampak nak kawan dgn boys je.
-pantang nampak playground adoii.dgn mak pak sekali berpeluh ketiak jaga budak nie
-suka cats.ini penyakit keturunan.-suka nasi ayam dan pulut juga.mama used to be very strict dgn diet kamu.tiada garam dan gula.Msg apatah lagi.tapi kamu susah sgt mahu makan.satu pagi mama masak 3 bende pon kamu tolak tepi.In 3 months naiknya 0.5kg sahaja.risau tak tido malam mama.di suatu hari, kamu nampak mama lunch nasi ayam kamu nak sama,mama pon dgn terpaksa hati bagi.tapi idak la mama bagi kamu mkn curry.soup dan nasi ayam ok le.tomyam tak dpt la deknon.muhriz sgt tidak suka makanan manis.sgt amat tak suka sampai boleh muntah.terima kasih kepada susu ibu yg kurang gula tak payah nak heboh2 macam susu lembu kat tv less sugar ke sugar free ker.cuba bagi kueh akok,confirm die muntah hek hek.tak suke juice jugak hihi.suke air kosong jer.fruits pula paling suka dragon fruit dan mango.


Dah entry no 56,tahun nie ada lagi 2 bulan.I only have 37 entries in 2010 tapi tahun nie rajin pulak.2010 byk tulis pasal living abroad,then balik Malaysia on hiatus jap,sibuk nak beranak then sibuk dgn Muhriz kecik lagi.Baru perasan bulan bulan terakhir di Deutschland tak byk update blog,pasal Andalucia pon tak ade update hihi.

So mari ke Andalucia hari ini.I instantly fall in love with Spain after our visit to Barcelona.The people,the weather,the ambiance,the scenery.And i was so looking forward to travel to Spain again.Hubby's family was with us in DE for 2 weeks,jadi masa yg baik utk rombongan cik kiah.Moreover,i was 29 weeks along at that time,risau juga kalau travel jauh2 berdua je kan?Alhamdulillah,diberi kesihatan yg baik sepanjang mengandungkan Muhriz.Boleh travel jauh2,naik flight few hours pon ok :)

So,we took an Easyjet flight from London Luton Airport.Malaga was 2 hrs away from London.The flight was delayed for 3 hrs so we arrived Malaga Airport at 1am instead!Luckily the car rental company(Europcar) waited for us(with extra charge but can be claimed with the airlines).It took us no more than 20 mins to pick up our pre booked VW Tauran.Figured out renting a car and apartment were the best option since there were 6 of us.Andalucia have few exciting cities to explore and our trip was like this Malaga-Granada-Cordoba-Sevilla-Malaga.

Malaga sits on the Mediterranean coastline.Jadi though it was scorching hot summer,the sea breeze brought down the temperature.Forgive me as i've already forgotten the names of these attractions hehe.But the historical sites are mostly Moorish ruins;fortress,castle.

Entrance to the bullfight ring
2 budak gemok di main shopping street

The fortress



cantek kan?
Malaga is the birthplace for Picaso but we skip the museum visit tapi sibuk pergi ke pasar!Buah buahan spain sgt sedap tahu tak?next day sudah ke Alhambra,Granada,i save that for the next post.

Anyway,few notes for preggy mommies yg wish to travel by air:
-inform your gynae and ask her if you are fit to travel
-get an OK letter from your gynae (you might be asked for it during check in/boarding if you check in online)
-check the airlines policy tapi selalunye boleh fly up to 36 weeks(28 weeks and up kene ada support letter dari dr)
-move your legs regularly or just walk around to promote blood circulation(tapi jgn selalu sgt nanti org ingat kite restless nak beranak hiks)
-seat close to the aisle.u might need to use the loo more than everybody else
-minum air and have snacks ready



Yes,I am addicted to Muhriz.Ever since we have him,i wrote about nothing else but him.So this is another entry dedicated to you,my baby.Hopefully bila besar nanti kamu boleh baca hehe.

Hubby and i have many plans for Muhriz:
1.to raise him at home at least for the first year-which i have already talked in the previous entry
2.to breastfeed him at least until he turns 2-syukur i never have problems with my milk supply.
3.to go with cloth instead of disposable diapers-i will blog about this later
4.to carry/wear him in the carrier
5.no pacifier or buai-hurray!

This entry is about no 4.We thought a baby carrier is as important as other stuff that has to be bought when a little person arrives,especially if he is the first one to enters the family.From online reviews,it seems that Baby Bjorn tops the others for its durability and comfortness,jadi saya pon nak satu!

I love Muhriz's Quinny Buzz. But because of its size,yg consume half of the bontot kereta,buggy nie mmg kene tinggal kalau balik kampung or pegi trip mana2 yg jauh(mama suke angkut barang macam nak pindah rumah) or kalau i keluar berdua dgn Muhriz,mmg i tak akan bawak ler buggy nie.It's 10kg i tell you,size nak sama besar dgn mama =p.So we just use it for weekend outing with hubby.

Tapi takpe(sebut macam iklan Dutch Lady!),kami bawa Baby Bjorn carrier ke mana2.It is one thing we can't leave the home without.BB nie mmg kami letak dlm kereta.And muhriz is carried in it ke pasar,pasar malam,hypermarket,mall,mana2 lah yg agak2 tak sesuai angkut buggy kedabak die tue.I have been dreaming to wear my baby in sling lah,pouch lah,but with my petite size,rasa tak balance dukung budak nie lama lama hehe.And since dah beli BabyBjorn nie,rasa membazir pulak kalau beli another carrier(yer,bende nie mmg tak cheapo!).So we just go with it tapi adjust punya adjust to the smallest possible setting pon,masih agak loose dan besar dgn saya,mmg dasar ikan bilis hihi.It works on hubby,so hubby does the job,wearing his son here and there.Saya suke la,boleh lenggang mak limah,plus nampak hubby so fatherly ahahaha ayat cover tamau dukung anak!
After all day spending time with mama,it's time to get close to dada la pulak kan?

Hubby started wearing him since he was 2 .5 months
Facing inward for sleeping baby

Snug and securejust recently at Genting.Yer,dah 13 bulan pon masih in baby carrier hikhik.

You might want to consider this carrier too if you're looking for one.
I so want a pink sling tapi for sure hubby will go against it atau lagi parah confirm mama sorang la kene pakainya.

Car seat pertama muhriz ialah Maxi Cosi CabrioFix.Setelah membuat survey dan math sana sini,hubby setuju utk membeli this one dan owh menengok kan harganya RM800 di Malaysia,nasib baik kami sempat membeli semasa masih di Deutschland!
Kenapa saya sgt berminat dgn Maxi Cosi?i love the idea that it can connect to the pushchair,jadi kalau baby tido,there is no need to switch him from the car seat to the push chair seat and vice versa.Tak kacau tido senang cerita :) So Maxi Cosi Muhriz nie team up very well with his Quinny Buzz for the first 8 months.
umur 5 hari hehe

at 3 mths.masih lagi serasimaxi cosi+quinny buzz-->kereta kebal muhriz
mula menunjuk kan tanda2 tidak suka kerusi comel ini.
Ideally this car seat boleh digunakan sehingga 12 months.tetapi Muhriz nie,once he could sit on his own,sudah tidak mahu duduk di dalam seat ini lah.We believe he felt uncomfortable lying on his back all the time and want to sit up right.Jadi bermula lah pencarian car seat baru,nasib baik ade kawan dari Deutschland mahu pulang ke Malaysia,jadi kami pon berpesan pesanan,dpt lah seketul Roemer King atau di UK dan Malaysia dikenali sebagai Britax.Walaupon shipping cost menelan Euro60,tapi masih murah dibandingkan dgn harga disini.Suka lah si anakanda dapat duduk macam org besar.Selama berbulan bulan,kalau kami balik kampung,kami akan angkut kedua dua car seats hahaha.Kalau anak asleep,letakkan beliau di dlm maxi cosi,kalau awake,ikat die di dalam Roemer nie.Tetapi lama kelamaan,si anak sudah semakin besar,kalau beliau tido sekalipon,ikatkan saja di dlm Roemer nie atau tido tergolek di seat belakang mama letak toto(yer,mmg tidak selamat,jgn tiru!) atau tido mama dukung sambil nenen(pon tidak selamat!)!Roemer ini boleh la recline,tapi nak baring dah tak dpt lah.Dgn itu,tamatlah perkhidmatan Maxi Cosi secara rasminya.Saya sudah membersihkan seat tersebut dan sedia utk disimpan utk anak2 lain kemudian hari pula.
buhbye Maxi Cosi,i won't forget you!

Hubby brought back some stuff rom his business trip to Germany hari tue.Dpt la pesan butterbrezel kegemaranku.Dulu kalau nak travel especially nye,sambil tunggu bahn(train) di Hauptbahnhof(Railway Station),mesti beli brezel dgn coffee utk breakfast!tapi kalau ade jual nasi lemak confirm la saya beli nasi lemak sambal kerang hehe.

Ini hadiah utama.One Touch Culinare Can Opener.Saya ade pengakuan.saya sungguh malas membuka tin.Walau sudah 2 can opener dibeli dlm masa 6 bulan ini,saya masih lagi menyuruh hubby melakukan kerja ini dan sanggup menunggu beliau pulang dari kerja utk melakukannye.lantaran tidak tahan kemalasan si isteri,beliau dgn rela hati membeli bende ini dan saya dgn senang hati membuka tin tanpa byk soal,sekali tekan dah siap,i like!siap bertanya jiran kalau2 ada tin utk dibuka?katenye bende alah ini was selected as one of the coolest product in 2010 by Business Week.mesti yg select tue malas nak buka tin macam saya


Hadiah ke 2.WMF grill pan,terima kasih suami.suami membeli dgn rela hati jugak kerana beliau tidak tahan dgn isterinya yg selalu memberi alasan malas menggrill ayam.Ya beliau bukan penasi tapi pengayam.setelah pulang ke malaysia semenjak setahun lepas,beliau tidak lagi merasa grilled chicken isterinya.Isterinya memberi alasan De Longhi electric grill itu sgt besar utk memasak 2 ketul ayam,membasuh nye juga leceh.jadi dgn wujudnya grillpan ini,isteri tiada alasan lagi kecuali tido lagi sedap dari grill ayam.TEFAL Frying pan tue hadiah saguhati kalah acara siapa boleh pakaikan diapers anak dgn tangan kiri tutup mata kanan.
Ni la butterbrezel yg mama minta.lenyek pon sodap lagi.klau ckp tak sedap kang ade org marah penat hangkut dgn hati hati dari Frankfurt Flughafen
Utk anakanda tersayang.Duit raya dlm Euro tidak perlu dinyatakan jumlah,winter jacket utk winter trip yg tak jadi,buku utk kamu dan mama belajar.mama name je amik german sampai level 5 tapi ckp german macam siam hehe.

Cheese dan makanan2 lain


Pesto for muhriz.fussili mit pesto nie finger food die.saya ingat die tekak melayu habis sebab pantang nampak nasi.tapi sebenarnye tidak,pasta antara makanan die nampak sekali tak layan,nampak 2 kali mkn sepinggan.nampak itu One Touch saya?hehe

So hubby next trip nie bawak balik selori hadiah lagi yer,sayang kamu hehe


i was flipping through the folder,ternampak folder barcelona nie.
Went there in winter 2009,after i completed my MSc.I love Barcelona,and dying to go back there.Everytime DH asked me which Euro trip i love most,the answer will be the same(for now lah)hehe.And there's another reason why do i heart the trip so much;it was our conceptionmoon hahaha.Well,sort of.I was trying to get pregnant months before that.With the thesis writing going on,stress dohhh.So DH decided it was best for us to go for a short getaway.It was freezing cold in Deutschland at that time,so we chose a warmer city and Barcelona it was.Timing mmg kene,about 2 weeks after my period,alhamdulillah semuanya dgn izin Allah.
Hubby cakap pasal tue la Muhriz has brown and goldish hair,made in Barca,baked in Augsburg kekeke.


When i was expecting,the top thing on the list hubby and i was deciding was whether or not i should continue working.Of course the decision is clearly for me to be a stay at home mama and raise the baby at home.

This decision of living on one income for us was not fairly easy.But we have been preparing for it ever since we got married 4 years before,if we werenot,could you figure how did we ever got married when we were still 23?When hubby was still studying and i just started my first job 6 mths earlier?We are so proud that the wedding itself,though nothing grand,was minimally funded by both parents.The answer was simple,when other guys chose to get new gadgets from the store,hubby sticked to his old HTC sampai lunyai.And when other girls have lines of designer bags,i decided to have just a PRADA and a FENDI hahaha tgk org lain pakai nangis jer la.

The deciding factor that come into play was we donot want some one else to raise our baby,at least for the first year of his life. Hubby and i agree that growing him at home is the best and safest instead of sending him to a daycare.You know how fragile a baby below the age of 1 kan?And we want to cherish the time when muhriz is still young.I believe all parents want the same too;to be able watch the child grow up each and every single min and to be the first who witness the little one's new milestone.And what's with all the not-so nice story about the careless and some are even heartless babysitters these days.Mmg risau nak tinggalkan.When Muhriz was younger,he was not an easy baby.He wanted to be held all the time and didnot want to be left alone,he needed 30 mins of rocking and lullabying but slept for only 15mins hehe.Cooking was almost impossible unless while he was taking that 15mins nap.Otherwise just forget it,call hubby to send lunch home or heat up some water,makan lah mee maggi!I was and still glad he didnot need to be cared by somebody else as i fear his carer akan naik angin asik kene makan maggi.i myself pon sometimes stressed up sorang2.Owh this situation might be different for you out there,especially if you have relatives to help looking after your baby while you are away.

Decision was done but can we afford it?Giving up a salary is surely seemeed hard to do.Tapi gaji 5kilo tidak semestinya bawa pulang semuanya bukan?Do the math as you might not be giving up as much money you think. Consider the cost of a babysitter,fuel, eating out, and other work related expenses.Of course when you earn more,you want to buy more expensive things,rumah lagi besar,kereta lagi besar,mortage bertambah.Wait a sec,did i mentioned i'm going to stay home forever?Tidak kan?This is just my temporary arrangement.Of course i want a home of my own,a bigger car,etc too but anak saya baru setahun,i believe he needs my love and attention more than sebuah rumah.

So we learn to live with less income,but we are happy with better quality of living.There's always home made food,baju bersih even not folded,lantai sentiasa ber mop.ala ala keluarga di rumah kecil tapi bahagia huhu.Back then when i was working,even there were just me and hubby,rumah macam kene pukul ribut,dinner tok sah ckp mmg mostly order kedai siam fav tue.Even i went back at 530pm on most day,badan sudah flat letih!Imagine if there were Muhriz yg nak dukung jer hehe.So i salute all working mommies,it puzzles me on how do you manage your routine!

So the 1 year period has passed and my little one,despite masih suke mengempeng dan sudah bagi mama masak tapi i have to give him another set of periuk and senduk,sudah pandai mix around with other kids,sudah makin friendly.Kurang kerisauan if i were to leave him to a carer.So is it the right time to return to the work force?Ok ke to leave him?Ok ke tak ok?But what if the carer is not loving?Is impatient suka marah marah?How to find a trustable one?How to know if she will feed muhriz well and won't leave him unattended?Tak akan pukul?Tak kasi ubat batuk?Should i get a maid and install a CCTV?But i am not comfortable to have a stranger in our home,nor is hubby.Get a babysitter to come to my home and leave as i get back from work?Is that the best option?Or just go on with my online business yg actually cukup to afford nafsu shopping saya?Uiks belum masuk keje sudah nak pengsan!

Mama,i donot want to wake up looking at a stranger!

Tick tock tick tock,fikir fikir fikir.Now where is my MSc cert?