LESS WORD on Wednesday

1st timer: wajah2 seorang anak yang pertama kali naik troli.

Pumkin Lover : macam2 resepi dah try so far~

Eating out : she eats whenever we eat.

 

yougurt: mommy needs to be more adventures with this. pi balik dok buat smooties saja. boring~

gambaq raya kami

official family photo on the first day of the Eid 2012.

FINALLY.... we have proper family raya photo this year... *lega semacam* yeah, i felt relieved to have this picture to commemorate our first raya as parents to the lil' one. hehehe... 

i really wanted to have a photo session. a quick one since Maryam is the type of person who is not at ease with strangers. so i really malas to go through the drama with her crying and all. so it was very important for me to choose a professional photog to do this. cewahh...hahaha...but ok la, we had this session done within 30 minutes lebeh kurang.

We had our family foto taken at the Star East Wedding Gallery. i didn't know that the wedding gallery nearby our place had  a promo for raya. i found out about it through a very good friend amy. she and her whole family also had a session there earlier on the same day ( raya pertama). and she posted on her fb that she was having family photo taken there. so i msg her asking about the place and price and the next thing i knew we were there already. that evening of raya sebelum kami tukaq baju.hahahah...

i had my make up done there too and it cost me rm60 only for a simple do. best jugak...and i went to beraya later with that make up afterwards. hehee...tahan pulak tu sampai ke malam...produk apa la amoi tu pakai...

anyway, look at my Maryam..she was all chearful looking kan? and look at the mom and dad lak...kejung! hahahah... actually it was quite a challenge to get this shot ok. they had to
make a lot of noise and put a some toys to attract her..bepeluh okay i menunggu bila laaa nak ok nih...hahhah..yang bapak Maryam asyik2 pejam mata...aduh...letih!

throughout the process Maryam was not in her best mood. she was hungry and grumpy...sian kat dia...

she refused to look at the camera

i think i am quite happy with the outcome because i was so desperate nak ada gambaq cos we didn't have any foto di pagi hari raya tu...sebab was busy with a lot of things. biasa la hari raya kan...plus, i really want to make this as a must event every raya starting now. every raya must go and take picture somewhere... 

who know, this raya bertiga, next raya berempat? hahaha....

Dalam semua gambaq, i guess this one i look like i just had botox...serious...pelik gila muka i dalam ni... overedited rasanya ni...

all the pictures will be hung at our crib later...i actually had a few pictures framed by them as well.. nice jugak.

an over excited mom

My baby is turning 1 year in about 2 months time. and being a person who loves to attend makan2 events i think i would love to throw my baby her very FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY! InsyaAllah. if everything goes well, we might have her birthday celebration not on November but December la instead. because i would be glued to exam papers doing my usual routine, marking, keying in marks, and all the headaches with my students's affair  la. Zaman la ni i think budak2 exam, pensyarah yang big headaches! hui.. and because of that i don't think i could focus doing the planning or arranging things related to party.. i think December is good time to have a party and ada school holidays some more, so boleh la sepupu2 and kawan2 seangkatan Maryam datang her birthday party sebab mak2 cuti kan. ;)

Back to the story. i am now almost confirmed with the birthday theme and i think i could slowly plan the party kot. remember it took us (the ex-brides) years to plan our wedding kan?? now i am planning for my baby's party pulak...the feeling is...overwhelming kot? hahhaha... biasa lah...bab2 anak ni memang mak2 yang selalu over the top kan...

And for the record NO... i am not throwing a big party. i actually planned to have a very small celebration. just the three of us. Maryam + Mommy + Daddy. i thought of going somewhere for a short trip this end of year but thinking back, i think it would be nice to share our happiness by having at  least a small gathering of children and mothers, eat, chat, camwhore, eat lagi and stuff like that... it doesn't have to be a big party. Cos i really don't have any intention to spend like mad over Maryam's birthday celebration.

Anyways, i have a few themes in mind to begin with. at first i couldn't really decide. i wish i could just ask Maryam what she would like for her birthday celebration. hahaha...

We had ( i mean i had 4 favorite theme of my own that i always saved in my memory.) ok fine, these are basically what i wished for if i were a kid! LOL. 

* Strawberry short cake theme

* Mickey mouse or Baby Minnie theme

* Snow white and the 7 dwarfs theme

 * Rainbow theme

i wish i had the creativity and the budget to realize everything that i wish to have for my girl la..seriously.. i have all the creative imaginations but i am just not as creative to do it all on my own. silap2 jadi benda lain lak..but when i think carefully again, i want to take the effort to do the planning and see how it turns like. and i hope when Maryam grows up she would look at the pictures of her first birthday and happy la... that's the most important thing for me. and i just want everybody to enjoy together with us. pheww....to plan for something enjoying is a challenge nih!

i just hope that i won't get carried away as if i am planning for my own birthday pulak. yang tu haru tu..hahahha...kids should be allowed to be kids. and YES i would let Maryam eat her birthday cake by ignoring the sugar content and such... well, once in a while, no harm kan~ let the kid enjoy.

Anyway, i am just wondering could somebody custom made this flags for me in Penang? i mean i 'd like to have flags with HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARYAM wordings. but i just don't have the idea where can i get it. NO i am not DIYing ok. cos, i'm just horrible at it. hahaha... where hah???

okay what is the theme??? well, should i say here? i still have 2 months and maybe i might change...who knows... ;p

so far, the rainbow theme fascinates me. i mean, i love to see colors during this kind of party. we'll wee how lahh~  wish me good luck! LOL.

all pictures credit to hostess with the mostess site.

Maryam & her sleep pattern

Having a growing  up infant can be a little bit challenging for a first time mom like me. i am not gonna say that for the past almost 10 months of taking care of my child has been all beautiful journey. i love my baby too much but, hell no to the waking up like 2-3 times at nite is a beautiful moment... yeah..my baby still wakes up at least 2 times at nite for her milk time. and NO, not because she is not enough fed. she eats 3 normal meals a day, and frequent snacking in between. still she would be waking  up at nite wanting  for milk. i think it is normal. she is just a baby... ;)

i just envy those mothers who said that their babies from the first day has no problem with sleeping all nite. i'm like,... whattt??? bestnya~ my baby from her first day at home until she turned 3 months ++ would only sleep during the day and spent the whole nite "burning  the  midnite oild" hahahaa... 

as she gets older she switched her sleeping time gradually to nite but i guess her sleep patterns only stable ( i mean, when i could finally adjust to her style) after she turned 7 months. that explains why i am fat! cos i would be munching away at the wee hours. hahahah...

Did i mention that my baby has a very very VERY sensitive auditory sense?? yeah...bunyi sikit pon boleh terjaga. bunyi cicak pon dia jaga. lagi la kalau bunyi TV. sikit pon dah jaga. aduiii....i think she got that from me. i am a person who would be wide awake if i hear something during my sleep. i am alert to any sound even if i'm in a deep sleep. now, Maryam seems to "inherit" that as well. hahaha...

there are times when i consider the lucky times or unlucky times associating to her sleep pattern.

a) Lucky Times

Okay, these are the  most relaxing and happy times when she would wake up at nite to drink her milk and then fall into sleep after she is full. and i could continue with my sleep or whatever things that i need to do while the baby is sleeping. Usually i would sleep or be doing some office works or house chores. (kemas mengemas time pukul 1-2 pagi oi)

Also considered as lucky times because she would only wake up 1 or 2 times only and then back to sleep. legaa...

b) Unlucky times

The most painful things i would say. when she wakes up asking for milk and then starts to crawl and climb around the house and explore everything she feels like to. usually starts at 1 am until around 4-5 am!! and just imagine u have to go to work too the next morning...goshhh.... i have to say that she still does this at least once or twice a month until now. painful~

 there was one occasion when my husband and i had to take Maryam out and drove the car at 3AM just to get her sleep because we ran out of ideas on how to put her to sleep. and it worked!! masuk keta start enjin, jalan tak sampai 2 minit dia pengsan...

Unlucky time number 2 pulak usually occurs almost ever morning when i get up to take my bath and get ready to work and there she is with her eyes wide open going around the house, again! pheww.... usually if my husband is around he would be looking out for Maryam until i finish my bath and dia pulak ambik turn mandi  and get ready for work.

that is IF my husband is around (remember he still has not gotten his tranfer yet). 

but the usual days where only Maryam and i sahaja bedua. imagine that! nak mandi pon sambil bukak pintu tau.sambil menjerit-jerit "Maryam!Maryam! what are you doing??? MARYAMMMM" haaa boleh bayang??

i am not gonna say i am a perfect mom. i have never lost my temper. It is impossible. i did lose my temper and scold my poor baby. and trust me. i would regret that later BIG TIME. and cry later because i scold my baby... kesian kat dia...tak pasai2 mak dia menjerit kat dia.

i guess being away from the husband really takes its toll on me. it is  hard to handle the baby all by myself. and when u are tired after a long day at work all u wish for when u reach home is to rest. but when the unlucky times happens, it is hard not to lose the temper. 

Nowadays, i spend most of my nite at my mother's place and i have to ask my mak's help if i really really has to sleep to take over jaga Maryam at nite. Besalah sangat bila menyusahkan mak sendiri but what to do?

i am an indipendent person. i tak biasa duduk rumah mak i lama2 macam ni since i started working right after finishing my studies... cos i am more comfortable to have my own life or my own place. but since my husband is not with us and i think i could not handle Maryam alone at nite, so i tepaksa tumpang mak i and my rented house now we bayar every month but jarang balik. MEMBAZIR but i guess this is the sacrifice we have to make for some time. at least until my husband and i leave together again. i really hope for that to happen soon. but none of us know when exactly the time. hukhukhuk.... 

as for Maryam sleeping pattern i don't know when will she be sleeping all through the nite like other infants. but i am wondering, betul ka some babies at Maryam's age tidur tak  bangun2 sampai siang???

but one thing for sure, seeing my baby in her sleep is a beautiful and priceless moment. it's the moment when my heart melts and feeling like kissing her without stopping! and usually i would take that opportunity to say sorry i scolded her (with my eyes all teary) and say Mommy Loves You Maryam.... mmmmuahh! a big kiss on her face~

Syawal Datang Lagi~

pagi2 bikin spoil laa.. sudah marah2 anak ini kepada bapaknya~

petang pi beraya. i am huge!! *&^%#@

seriously i don't have proper family picture on the first day of raya morning. all of the gambar memang horror dengan ank i buat hal lagi amok2 rimas pakai baju kurung segala so that evening of raya we went out to take a proper pictures at one wedding gallery phothograpy boutiqe which i ended paying like RM500++ for a session! ciss betul  to commemmorate the special occation. and Insya Allah the photos will be ready in a copule of weeks... can't wait for it! cos i think i looked polished in the pics. LOL~ (worth every penny la)

anyways, just wanna take this opportunity to wish all SELAMAT HARI RAYA & MAAF ZAHIR DAN BATIN. i hope u guys had a lot of fun cos i really did... *bejalan sungguh* hehehe...

wish i could write more but my time is so limited ( as if i sorang ja busy. cehhh) especially after work. after anak tidoq baru lah boleh buka lappy. tu pon buat keja. tsk tsk tsk...

i shall update again, soon. InsyaAllah.

babai.

girl with an attitude. hahaha

Lil' Maryam is 9 months & Big Daddy turned 30 this month!

salam to all, hope everbodeh is fine and trying our best to upgrade our ibadah inthis blessful month. ;)

so yeah i am a pround mommy to a big girl who turned 9 months today! HAPPY 9 MONTHS OLD BABY GIRL!

hye!

well lama la i tak update Maryam punya milestones kan! it's fun to share with everyone what our babies can do sometimes. hehe..not to brag or anything but as mothers we love to share a few small things that our babies can do i think.

so as off 9 months what Maryam is all about? let me think as i write this slowly ok..hahahaa..

• she is a small girl with big appatite. seriously! no kidding... my mak cakap budak ni tolak batu dengan kayu ja.. but i think if i give her batu and kayu pon dia still sumabt masuk mulut jugak kot. hahahah... she eats breakfast, big lunch, big dinner and a few snacks in between. so it is very important for me to select her foods carefully. sepanjang Ramadhan ni never once she missed to join us beriftar. dia suka makan okay... she would be quiet if u give her food. and she won't bother anything revoleves around her. hahahha... 

caught eating again!

• she can say "BYE BYE" but not that precise.. it's more of "BABABAbyeee" with her cute hand waving at you. actualy she just learnt to wave and we've been very consistent to teach her how to wave and Alhamdulillah she got it. now i balik kerja and pegi kerja  tak larat wave and say BYE BYE MARYAM because dia suka wave and say babye tak henti2... but she wouldn't do to any stranger la or orang yang dia tak biasa.

•  she could clap! adoi..kelakar... kalut semacam when i say " CLAP" ini pon baru 2-3 hari ni dia dapat akal how to clap. probably because i always sing to her and clap clap clap.. kot..

•  of course like any baby at this age they know their name. so does Maryam. just call her she'll turn at you. :)

• she loves cat but i wouldn't let her gets to nearer laa. because she has had history of a bad acute broanchitis and almost had astma. so it is to prevent her from any infections. the cutest part is she would call the cat by making her cute voice to call them. i always call the cats by saying "meow...meow.." but she cannot say that just yet so would make her own sound to call the cats. so..memang precious... ;)

kucing betul cannot. kucing jadian pun okay laa...

• other than that, at 9 months she can crawl very fast and would try to get up. dah mula memanjat and nowadays memang tak boleh tinggal dia sorang2 main. sebab dia akan memanjat and cuba lepaskan tangan..dah jatuh tehantuk a few time already...but never give up trying. that's my baby! hahahah...

• ohh  her teeth are 7 the last time i counted. 4 bawah and 3 di atas yang baru muncul all at the same time... patut laa menggigit sakan...

• sangat penggeli akan corak seperti animal prints on baju or seluar. especially corak kulit harimau and snakes... yeay! she is like me. finally 1 benda yang sama macam mak dia. ahhaha.. we discovered that when her aunty wore seluar yang ada corak macam harimau. her aunty was trying to lift her but all of sudden she screamed like nobody's business and tried to release herself from her aunty's arm.. kelakar gila! tak padan dengan kecik...and aunty dia cuba datang dekat dengan dia pun dia dh jerit sebab tengok seluar harimau tu sampai kena tukar seluar baru dia nak aunty dia dukung...lawak gila tengok gelagat.

•  hmm..sangat sangat sangat active. asal buka mata ada saja kerja nak buat...bukan kemas rumah okay...tapi tolong buat semak. segala majalah ka barang apa ka tak boleh dah letak within her reach. kalau tidak sedar2 rumah dah mcam tongkang pecah. pukul 3-4 pagi orang tidur dia sorang2 pusing rumah buat keja...adoii...tak dok diam.

•  i guess other than that she is just an angle to us...my sis kata ada potensi jadi budak manja but tak tau laa... i memang manjakan anak at this point pon...ehehehee cos i think she's too small for me to be too serious...

okay, cukup la cita tentang anak dara ni yang pastinya takkan habis... moving on to next storey.. yesterday, 6th August was my husband's birthday...and we didn't go out to celebrate but we had a mini celebration after berbuka puasa with  my brother's family. nothing fancy, just a cake cutting and then off we went to home and slepts. hahahaha... ohh, he is now officially turned 30... TUA! hahahah... okay lahh i gelak tahun depan i pulak 30!! ambikk..

so here's a family picture to share..more in the camera which i malas nak transfer ke laptop. so pakai gambaq henfon cukup.

a simple chocolate brownies made bought with LOTSA LOVE! heheheh...

happy birthday dear husband!! you know i always love you no matter how old and wrinkled you get kan! heheheh...

BABABABYEEEEE to all!

salam ramadhan

Salam to everyone,


pejam celik, pejam celik...Ramadhan datang lagi and it has been 4 days already... # time surely flies fast# 


i just had to take this opportunity to properly  wish to everybody my Ramadhan Wishes since i have not had enough time to reply those smses through the phone, FB etc. 
 

so... AHLAN WAHSAHLAN YA RAMADHAN!

Last year, we may have not welcomed the blessed month of Ramadhan well. So, this year, let’s seize the opportunity and welcome our Ramadhan appropriately and bid it the farewell it deserves.

Ramadhan ends the moment it starts. Let’s ensure by the time it passes, we don’t regret for wasting any moment of it.

HAPPY RAMADHAN  to my family members, friends (online and off line..hehehe), bloggers and reader of this blog. and i just hope that you guys HAVE A BLESSFUL RAMADHAN AND MAY THIS RAMADHAN BE BETTER THEN THE PREVIOUS..

p.s. make sure jangan gain weight pulak since there are soooo many marvellous choice of foods this time aroung hehhh! ;p