:: alahai anak-anak mommy ::

reached home and was greeted by the sight of aidin - unwell. melepek, melekap dekat dalam kain dukung maid. demam, selsema. alahai, anak mommy. kesiannya. rasa bersalah pulak balik lambat hari ni. sampai rumah pun dah almost 6.15pm.

terus kasi aidin ubat, and he seems to get a little bit better. sudah boleh merangkak2 and mula main. instinct kata hantar klinik. OH balik lambat pulak ari nih, ada futsal game. luckily little bro ada kat rumah. mintak tolong dia hantar gie klinik.

ramai la pulak orang kat klinik. tunggu nak dekat 1/2 hour. dr kata tekak dah merah, and i noticed aidin is teething his no. 9th! tapi dr tak nak describe any antibiotik sebab aidin baru jek amek antibiotic according to her records. so, basically, harus monitor 2-3 hari n see. kalau takde improvement, then terpaksa kasi jugak antibiotik.

tadi pulak dok belek2 si adib, nampak ada 2 blister dalam mulut. ah, sudah! jangan la kena hfmd pulak. check kaki n tangan, takde pulak apa2. clear. moga2 anak2 cepat recover from their sakit. kesian tgk.nampak gaya, kalau tak de yang kurang, esok terpaksa EL walaupun kerja kat opis menimbun2.

okayla readers. minda serabut. bye.

:: senyum tho stress (tapi tak la stress sangat pun) ::

aidin has been waking up many, many times in the middle of the night, refusing to sleep for the past days, hence explain the sleepiness i get the very next day in the office. and after completing his rounds of play with OH waiting (and fall asleep definitely), aidin will crawl back to the room sambil merengek² asking for mom's b. kalau mommy tak bangun, dia akan panjat badan sampai ai bangun, pick him and give him what he wants. aidin, aidin..

afiq and adib on the other hand, dah makin independent & naughty adventurous. semalam i caught them pegi campur²kan sambal dalam kuah gulai yang my mom dah hidang on the table for dinner. ooooohhhhh, terus darah menyirap sampai ke kepala, sbb mommy dia mmg sangat tidak boleh tgk makanan dibuat main. mmg marah the kids sampai make sure they cry. asked them to stay in the kitchen and tak kasi duduk sama mommy. finally, asked them to apologize. OH kata kesian sangat masa kena stay in the kitchen. both of them sat side by side sambil sandar dekat fridge. :P

anyway, yesterday marked the 11 years of courtship between me and OH (of course la dia, takkan orang lain. nak kena sekeh?? :P). tak celebrate pun, sebab i was unwell.

okay la peeps. take care. one week to aidin's first bday.. yippie!

:: sibuk (konon²) ::

lama tak update blog. last week,boleh kata whole week busy dengan course, weekend pulak fully occupied. this week nak kata sibuk tak la sibuk mana, tapi serabut memanjang sebab banyak masalah. cepat tua mak cenggini oiiii!

anyway, aidin will turn one next 2 saturdays. yeay!! dah beso anak mommy. :) sudah plan nak buat makan² secara kecil²an, just to entertain the kiddos. menu yang jadi pilihan adalah yang ringkas dan mudah yang boleh dimakan oleh orang besa or orang yang baru nak membesar. :D

aidin sudah ada 8 batang gigi, agak cepat untuk baby yang baru nak masuk setahun. tapi anak²ku semua memang stok cepat tumbuh gigi (dan cepat jugak gigi rosak.. thanx to formula milk). sudah pandai throw tantrum bila tak dapat apa yang dia nak, and sangatttttt suka amek barang/toy yang abang² tgh pegang. of cos la abang² tak kasik, and harusla si dindin nih buat drama di situ. kecik² sudah belajar survival mode.

owh by the way, last thursday, i took leave to entertain the elder two. mula² nak bawak pegi petrosains, skali afiq ngan adib goreng mommy ajak gi main. udahnya, we ended up at kizsport @ great eastern mall (rabak mommy RM 60!!) for 'a jumping up and down, non stop climbing & running' session. knowing them, i know it won't last that long. 1 hour, adib dah surrender. 1.5 hour mommy paksa afiq surrender. (afiq nih nampak jek kecik, ntah mana energy dia datang ntah!)

kay la peeps. nanti² ai cari idea entry yang menarik sikit. makin lama author makin selalu kena block syndrome.

da!

:: A Hectic Weekend ::

dalam kepala terbayang-bayang baju yang diintai last friday lunch. nasib baik akal dan hati boleh synchronize in prioritizing things in life. kalau tak, mau koyak poket yang tak berapa nak dalam & tebal nih. moga Allah murahkan rezeki. amin.

this weekend sangat hectic & pack. since cousin akan bertunang on saturday morning @ kota damansara, i've to schedule my time so that aidin's one week food supply will be ready in time. (i normally cook on saturday morning) after arriving home at about 10 pm-ish, i put on my chef hat and start making aidin's porridges. settle everything at almost 1.30 am. head dah start dizzy, and off i dozed.

:: Saturday ::
started the saturday morning pretty early. only simple breakfast, (roti bakar with butter + kaya and butter + jam) as we have to make our move to pick kuih that we ordered & pushed off to cousin's house before ceremony started. having twins and a baby and no helper, hence, this is a challenge. but alhamdulillah, the kids cope well, that we managed to hit the road at 10 am. reached the soon to be bride's house in time for the engagement ceremony.

the ceremony started sharp on time. in fact 5 minutes ahead of schedule. it went pretty well. lepas engagement ceremony, we rushed to ampang to attend a friend's wedding reception. we managed to reach there just before the reception ended. phew!

after the reception, we made our way to danau kota to get new bikes for the twins and a push car (early birthday gift to lil dindin). kids were excited and they took quite sometime to choose. rabak RM300 di situ for 2 bikes and a push car. (aku rasa zaman aku kecik2 dulu, basikat 'mountain bike' baru RM150! how price escalate!)

:: Sunday ::
afiq dok sibuk ajak tengok dinasour since it's school holiday. so OH decided to bring them to Pusat Sains Negara. kata nak tengok dinasour sangat, tapi bila sampai sana, nangis sebab takut dinasour. it's an interesting place to go with kids. they enjoyed themselves (but i would suggest avoid school holidays sebab it was pretty pack and kids need to take turns to try things out) the dinasours was huge!

we spent almost 2 hours there. kids pun dah lapar. heret the kids to the nearest mall, which is curve for lunch. ended up at marche with kids tak nak makan sebab dah mengantuk or perhaps they're just tired. sampai dah kena marah2 baru nak makan. habis jek lunch terus balik rumah sebab nak kejar waktu zohor. afiq sampai tanya OH, "kita makan saja ke?" haha. tak puas la tuh.

all in all, it's a nice weekend minus some statements that hurt me loads. malas nak ingat pasal tuh. buat sakit hati saje.

kay la peeps. da!

:: Cerita Aidin Nasri ::

production EBM makin hari makin sikit. risau. though stock masih banyak, belum masuk tahap 'rizab', mak tetap risau. adakah ini natural? any mommies out there yang dah bf anak for more than a year kasik advise sket?

semalam dah place order kek untuk aidin. ngee. semangat gila. order dari kak nina. menu tak finalize lagi pun. menu tuh standard ai nih, selalu jek berubah. sampai time nak masak pun boleh tukar. hehe. biasalakan.

aidin sekarang makin melekat dgn ai, macam gam gajah. kalau aidin bangun awal pagi, and sees me gerak pergi office, meraung la budak tuh. kalau ai start dukung dia sambil pakai tudung, maka aidin akan start babai semua orang. budak kecik tuh suka tgk lampu ngan kipas pusing. agaknya kenan gi i-city masa ngandung. ;p sangat suka tengok big trucks and lorries sampai terteleng² kepala tgk. sangat suka main apa yang abang² main, sampai abang² dia mengamuk. haha. sudah pandai rebut barang (nak buat cemana, cikgu ada 2!). aidin belum jalan lagi, macam takut² nak jalan. tapi kalau merangkak, kusssss semangat! takut tersembam sebab laju sangat.

haih, dok citer² pasal aidin nih, dah teringat dia. tak sabar nak balik petang, nak gomol² budak kecik nih. :D

syukur ya Allah, atas nikmat dan kebahagiaan ini!

:: Parenting Milestones Calculator ::

try the parenting milestone calculator. here's my result..

Your Parenting Milestones Calculator results:

Birth
Mom's Age: 26 years old
Dad's Age: 29 years old

First Steps
Child's Age: 9 to 15 months
Mom's Age: 27 years old
Dad's Age: 30 years old

Potty Training
Child's Age: 18 months to 3 years
Mom's Age: 28 to 29 years old
Dad's Age: 31 to 32 years old

Starting Kindergarten
Child's Age: 5 to 6 years
Mom's Age: 31 to 32 years old
Dad's Age: 34 to 35 years old

Beginning Puberty
Child's Age: 8 to 13 years (girls)
Child's Age: 9 to 14 years (boys)
Mom's Age: 34 to 40 years old
Dad's Age: 37 to 43 years old

Starting Middle School
Child's Age: 9 to 10 years
Mom's Age: 35 to 36 years old
Dad's Age: 38 to 39 years old

First Period
Child's Age: 12 to 13 years (girls)
Mom's Age: 38 to 39 years old
Dad's Age: 41 to 42 years old

Starting High School
Child's Age: 14 to 15 years
Mom's Age: 40 to 41 years old
Dad's Age: 43 to 44 years old

Learning To Drive
Child's Age: 15 to 18 years
Mom's Age: 41 to 44 years old
Dad's Age: 44 to 47 years old

Graduating High School
Child's Age: 18 to 19 years
Mom's Age: 44 to 45 years old
Dad's Age: 47 to 48 years old

Graduating From College
Child's Age: 22 to 23 years
Mom's Age: 48 to 49 years old
Dad's Age: 51 to 52 years old

Getting Married
Child's Age: 25.8 years (girls)
Child's Age: 27.4 years (boys)
Mom's Age: 51 to 53 years old
Dad's Age: 54 to 56 years old

Having A Child (Your Grandchild)
Child's Age: 25.1 years (girls)
Mom's Age: 51 years old
Dad's Age: 54 years old

Having A Grandchild (Your Great Grandchild)
Child's Age: 50.2 years (girls)
Mom's Age: 76 years old
Dad's Age: 79 years old

:: Cerita EL ::

insya Allah, i'll be attending my cousin's e-day this coming weekend. thinking of bringing some macaroons for the special day, but time didn't permit me to place such order. gamaknya we have to settle on the kuih lompang only. sorry cuz, takde rezeki this time.

anyway, aidin was unwell the other night. high temperature at wee hours. he has got this fever + flu for the past weeks, but he is still one happy chap. yesterday, we brought him to the paed. heavy traffic and such, we finally decided to call the day off from work.

since wer'e off, took the opportunity to settle some immigration matters for the kids. untung bawa kids under two, dapat guna kaunter khas. cepat sket. :D sangat tidak sabar untuk bercuti dengan the kids, tho it's two months away. this will be aidin's first experience on board.

in 3 weeks time, aidin will turn 1. *big grin* dah besar anak mommy yang masih melekap kat mommy macam gam gajah. i have another year to go before weaning him off from breastfeeding. taking 6 months milestone at a time, so far, we're doing great. alhamdulillah! syukur penyusuan anak dipermudahkan tho pernah 'breastfeed aidin secara jarak jauh' for 45 days. cuma sekarang amount of EBM dah reduced. kalau dulu 3x pumping = 12-15ozs, sekarang nih 2x pumping nak dapat 10oz pun payah. normally 6-8oz saje. nasib baik stok EBM banyak, so tak la berapa stress nak make sure EBM cukup.

rasanya, most prolly buat party kecil²an saje, sebabnya, mommy masih belum ada helper to assist me out.

kay la people. da!!

:: Diet Tips ::

remedy for monday blues syndrome.

I DON'T KNOW WHICH DOCTOR WROTE THIS, BUT HE/SHE DOES MAKE SENSE!


Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life, is it true?
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats and that's it. Don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer. That's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.


Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green, leafy vegetable).


Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.


Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?
A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No pain... GOOD.


Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?
A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!! Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?


Q: Is chocolate bad for me?
A: Are you crazy? HELLOOO... cocoa beans! Another vegetable!! It's the best feel-good food around!


Q: Is swimming good for your figure?
A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.


Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?
A: Hey! 'Round' is shape!


Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets.

Source : Undomesticwifey

SO SCREW THE DIET!

;)

:: GATAL! ::

kepala hotak ada sedikit jam with some issues, but i don't want to buckle under unnecessary & nonworthy stress. so, hafta start thinking of something fun, i.e. aidin's birthday party, next holiday plan, next next holiday plan and more holiday plan. :P

ngee!

anyway, here goes my dialogue with the kids on our way back to our nest yesterday night.

mommy : sapa nak tido dengan mommy?
afiq : afiq!
adib : adib!

tetiba..

afiq : mommy, kenapa mommy ada satu saje?
OH : Senyum lebar gila

me : (dalam hati) amboi gatal laki aku.

sabar jek ok?

:: a month to aidin's first birthday ::

it's a month to aidin's first birthday. how time flies!

it's time to start thinking of a small, meaningful & happy birthday bash for this little cheeky chap.

so, where shall i start?