Dutch Lady Kid

Assalamualaikum! 

The small packaging for Dutch Lady's milk is a brilliant idea. 

They offer Dutch Lady Kid and Dutch Lady School in full cream, chocolate or strawberry.

http://www.dutchlady.com.my/

Our lil' tot has been enjoying the Dutch Lady Kid chocolate milk for some time now. 

It all started when she was 2 years old. 

We were out and about, ran out of formula so we couldn't give her the milk bottle. 

Unfortunately, I wasn't in the position to breastfeed her at the time. 

So we decided to buy her a small pack of full cream milk (we even poured the milk into her milk bottle so she wouldn't notice the difference ... hahaha)

Oh my goodness, she didn't like it and refused it. (she's probably saying "My parents think I can't tell the difference? So smart!" and smirks)

Somehow, it got her mind off milk for awhile (as she was busy nibbling the bottle) until we reached home and I managed to breastfeed her properly.

The milk we bought? Daddy had to finish it.

We tried our luck by getting her the strawberry flavour the next time around. 

Guess what?

She loved it! 

So we were like, ok let's buy a whole pack! (eager beaver parents here)

Needless to say, the whole pack was finished off by Daddy and Ummi since our tot wasn't at all interested. *sigh*

We then decided for her to try the chocolate flavour, since even if she can't finish it, Ummi will be more than happy to do so hehehehe

Our tot was SOOOOOO excited to the Disney version and she'd only look for the ones with Mickey on it. 

Not Donald. Not Daisy. Not Minnie. 

It HAS to be Mickey *another sigh* 

I tell you, it took a LOT of persuasion from our end so that she'd look BEYOND Mickey and just enjoy her chocolate milk. :D

Thankfully, it worked.

She loves the Dutch Lady Kid packs as it's super convenient. 

Having them at breakfast makes it easy as I know she'll definitely be able to finish it.

We can even pack one box to-go into her backpack whenever we go out. 

Or the times when she just wants to snack or waiting for me to prepare her meal, I'd give her the milk. 

Talk about convenience and how easy it is for tots to hold the small packs. 

Good thinking! :)

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Assalamualaikum! 

The three of us went to a jumble sale at Publika over the weekend. 

Although it's a bit too early to spread the Christmas cheer but the organizers decided to hold a Christmas Jumble Sale in November. 

Why not, right? :)

Apart from the sale and Christmas-themed deco along with scrumptious cookies and cakes being sold, they had a Santa Claus and story-telling session by the Julia Gabriel Centre.

Our lil' tot enjoyed her time there and even crafted a mini Christmas tree (using an ice-cream cone with icing and other condiments for decoration ie M&Ms and chocolate sprinkles). It costed RM5 and the proceeds will go to charity. 

She got her first butterfly "tattoo" as well!  ;) It cost RM1 for the sticker and looked really pretty with pink glitter on top. :)

All went well until we went to a section which had slides and a colouring station (for free). 

They provided print-outs, colour pencils, crayons stationed on tables kids can just sit on any available seat to colour.

I was holding a box of crayons when Girl 'A', probably the age of 3, came to me and said "Excuse me, that is mine" and she sat down and started colouring. 

I apologized and moved away, bringing my tot along to find other available colour pencils. 

Plus, my lil' tot does that ALL the time as well. Claiming something is hers when in actual fact it wasn't (normally happens in a toy store or when we have play dates at a friends')

My tot was more interested to make friends so she made her way back to the table and sat down on one of the empty chairs. 

Girl 'A' approached her and requested her to move. 

My tot got up and looked for another empty chair, at the same table, and joined Girl A and another girl, Girl B, who was busy colouring. 

Both girls pulled their boxes containing crayons away from my tot so it was out of her reach. 

I totally understand that they're just kids but seeing this just broke my heart as my daughter was just trying to make friends but none of the girls were interested. 

Not long after, Girl A accidentally dropped her box on the floor so a bunch of crayons were scattered all over. 

Girl A stayed put in her chair. 

My tot immediately got up from her chair and started cleaning up. 

Girl B, who noticed the mess, followed suit. 

My tot and Girl B were both busy picking up the crayons from the floor whilst Girl A just looked on. 

It was only when they had finished picking up the crayons, Girl A got up to collect one final piece of crayon from the floor which she found under a chair. 

Shortly after, my tot got back to her table, wanting to colour with her new found friends. 

Hubby, who was standing nearby, told our tot "Good job!" and gave her a high five.

When my tot was settling down to colour, again, she didn't have any crayons nor colour pencils to use. 

Girl B's parent then requested Girl B to share some colour pencils with my tot, which Girl B willingly obliged. 

Girl A's mom who was seated not far away requested the same to be done by Girl A, who reluctantly handed over the crayon to my tot. 

I guess with some kids, they'd get off to a not-so-great start but they'd be playing together not long after before they stop playing with each other again.

My tot then moved on to another toy. 

Girl B then joined my tot. 

Girl A noticed both girls missing and saw that the two girls were having a good time, Girl A wanted to join them too. 

Nevertheless, Girl A requested (again!) for my daughter to move. 

I'm so proud of my dear daughter, Alhamdulillah, who let Girl A have what she wanted and my tot didn't kick up a fuss. 

Girl A was trying to dictate how to play with the toy so hubby and I pulled our tot from there, telling her to say goodbye to her friends as we were also hungry and wanted to find something to eat. 

As I went off to the surau to perform my prayers, hubby brought our tot to change her diapers.

Once done, I called up hubby on the mobile to locate the two.

What I found was amazing. 

My tot was playing with some kids her age in a shop.

All of them had balloons in their hands so they started role-playing by using the balloons as swords. :D

As I was hungry, I told our tot that we needed to go to a restaurant to have our meal. 

She said "Ok!" in a voice which only meant "I have no choice now, do I?" and said her byes to her new found friends. 

At a tender age of 3, I'm unable to reason with my daughter why some kids choose not to play with her and why some kids would be more than happy to have her join them. 

But as a mom, of course, it breaks my heart when I see kids pushing her away or totally ignoring her when she clearly just wants to play. 

Nevertheless, I'm so happy with how my tot conducted herself (yeah, one of those good days) where she didn't throw a tantrum. 

She looked so matured and I'm just truly blessed. :) 

p/s: Emotional mom typing out this post. 

Potty Training

So far so good. 

We have a schedule of having her go diaper-less from the time she takes her morning shower until 2pm in the afternoon before she takes her afternoon nap. 

I'm not that confident as yet to let her sleep without her diaper. 

It helps that she has started to tell me when she needs to answer nature call. 

But to reach that stage was quite a challenge. 

First off, she didn't like to wear her panties. 

Oh sure, she'd get all excited at first when she sees the colourful selection stocked up in her wardrobe. 

But not long after, she'd start to act up, wanting her diaper. 

Initially, we'd visit the bathroom every half an hour. 

I guess she got tired of seeing the toilet so often that when I asked if she needed to go to the loo, she'd decline. 

We then progressed to every hour and not long after, she would be the one making the call. 

Sometimes I made sure that I ask her, every hour, just to be on the safe side. 

One time, after visiting the bathroom, she wanted to get her diaper and refused her panties. 

Of course, a bit of commotion as I insisted on her to wear her panties. 

I left her to whine as I went about my chore. 

It was probably a couple of minutes later where she came to me, tugged at my shirt and requested me to help her put it on. 

Mission accomplished! :D 

But, seriously, she looks MORE HAPPY to put her diaper on rather than her panties. *sigh*

Picnic ... Kat rumah je :D

Assalamualaikum! 

Pagi hari bawak budak kecik picnic kat luar rumah. 

Alaaa, pergi pun dekat kawasan playground yang ada kerusi dengan meja dalam taman. :) 

Suruh budak kecik pack barang masuk dalam beg. 

Aih, semua jenis mainan nak dimasukkannya. 

Kalau barang2 kecik tak pe jugak, ni besar gedabak yang takdenyalah boleh muat beg Ikea tu. 

Kitorang pack biskut, snek, air kotak, buku mewarna, Alif Ba Ta flashcards, color pencils dan yang paling penting, coffee untuk Ummi! hehehehe

Sampai je kat taman, bentang table cloth (feeling2 picnic obersea :D ) dan susun atur sumer barang2 atas meja. 

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Budak kecik nak main kat playground dulu jadi pergilah dia main dulu sambil Ummi makan biskut dan minum kopi ditiup angin pagi sepoi2 bahasa (amboi, boleh tulis novel ni!). 

Balik je budak kecik dari playground tu, dia pun nak makan biskut dan minum air kotak. 

Habis je, kitorang go through Alif Ba Ta flash cards untuk beberapa kali. 

Lepas tu dia nak mewarna. 

Lepas tu kitorang melukis pulak. 

Suruh budak kecik lukis apa2 yang dia nampak kat taman tu. 

Yang paling senang, pokok lah kan. 

Dia macam tak berapa sure nak lukis camner, Ummi pun tunjuk la sikit2. 

Dia pun sambung lukis macam2 jenis pokok dan benda2 lain lagi.

Tak lama lepas tu, budak kecik tak berapa minat nak melukis dan mewarna dah, dia guna pulak color pencils tu untuk main2 dan start cakap sorang2.  

Kitorang pun ada bawak buku cerita, baca jugaklah buku cerita di situ.

Dalam masa dua jam macam tu, kitorang gerak balik rumah sebab nak bawak budak kecik main kat pool pulak. 

Lepas je main kat pool dalam masa sejam lebih sebab hari pun dah start panas, dia sambung pulak main air dalam bathtub. 

Lepas dah lunch, budak kecik tanak tidur. 

Mainlah dia kat ruang tamu. 

Tak lama lepas tu, dia macam dah slow down, duduk kat sofa dan terus lentok kepala. 

Tidur! :)

The Morning After @ Jaya One

Our small family had brunch at this cafe over the weekend. 

We were actually following our lil' tot closely behind as she was contemplating on whether to use the main entrance or the side entrance. hahaha

Anyway, whilst the three of us were standing near the cafe, one of the servers by the name of Alam, stood by the door and looked at us. 

He immediately opened the door for us and gestured us in. 

As we were settling down at our table where there were three chairs, Alam brought an additional chair for me to place my huge backpack. 

He even asked if our tot needed a baby chair but we politely declined as she did not wish to be seated in a baby chair. 

I thanked him for being so attentive. 

As he brought us the menu, he noticed that our tot was sitting quite uncomfortably in the chair, he brought another chair and placed it on top of the existing one to increase the height. 

Wow, just wow. The level of attentiveness is simply awesome and the fact that he was so polite and courteous definitely won us over!

Once we've placed our orders, our tot became slightly restless so I ushered her to the cakes counter. 

The minute I saw this chocolate cheesecake, I immediately ordered it, upon the approval of my lil' tot who just LOVES cheesecake!

Lil' tot and I were both enjoying our cake and because it was just SUPERB, I coaxed hubby to have a taste too before the cake vanishes from the plate! tee hee hee

The breakfast which I ordered probably needed a bit more seasoning and the portion should be bigger (due to its price tag) and it would make the taste perfect. ;)

I had my latte and hubby had his caramel macchiato which he just LOVED! 

You see, hubby is quite particular in terms of food and drinks so he can immediately tell if it is awesome or good or OK or just terrible. 

Their caramel macchiato is a must-try! 

As I was impressed with the service provided by Alam, I conveyed my compliments to Victor, the cafe manager who was also manning the coffee machine at that time (he was the one who prepared the caramel macchiato). :)

Like Alam, Victor was equally polite, courteous and friendly too. 

Both of them definitely left a positive impression on us and it's safe to say that we will definitely come back! 

More pics of the cafe below :)

You may browse through their website for more details. 

Address: The Morning After @ Jaya One, L4-G-2, Palm Square, Jaya One, No. 72A, Jalan Universiti, 46200 Petaling Jaya.

(The entrance of this cafe is facing The School's main entrance)

Jika Anak Demam

Baru2 ni anak saya selsema dan batuk. 

Selsema 2 hari diikuti batuk 2 hari. 

Alhamdulillah, tidak perlu kami bawa dia ke klinik dan semuanya sembuh dalam masa yang singkat.

Beri dia minum banyak air oren, air suam, susu badan, makan bubur & sup, tidur pakai bantal supaya dia senang bernafas (dia cukup tak suka pakai bantal) dan rehat yang secukupnya. 

Naluri ibu akan mengatakan bila anak perlu dibawa ke klinik ie keadaan makin teruk atau tiada perubahan dalam masa 2-3 hari. 

Sekiranya si ibu tidak yakin, tidak salah juga membawa anak ke klinik dengan kadar segera untuk mendapatkan nasihat doktor. 

Terbaca tips di FB tentang tidak perlu membawa anak pergi ke klinik dan berubat di rumah sahaja.

Semoga ianya bermanfaat untuk semua, Insya Allah. :)


TIPS JIKA ANAK DEMAM

"Jika anak demam, pastikan anak dimandikan 3 kali sehari supaya panasnya keluar. 

Ini kerana haba panas di dalam badan akan bergerak keluar mencari kawasan sejuk.

Bila selsema, mandikan anak 3 kali sehari supaya lendir akan mudah keluar. 

Namun, ramai ibu2 hari ini ingat jika selsema anak sejuk maka jangan mandikan. 

Apabila ini berlaku, anak mudah berkahak sehingga sesak nafas. 

Ibu cuba praktikkan langkah2 di atas setiap kali anak ada selsema, Insya Allah, maksimum kena pun 3 hari.

Jika anak batuk, mandikan 3 kali supaya panasnya keluar.

Bila tidur malam, sapukan minyak telon atau minyak yuu yee dibelakang badan anak dalam jam antara 1-3 pagi.

Insya ALLAH, kahaknya akan cepat beransur baik.

Jika minyak terlalu panas, campurkan sedikit dengan minyak kelapa atau minyak zaitun sebelum di urut pada badan anak.

Bila kahak dah longgar, tepuk belakang anak everytime die batuk.

Sekiranya anak muntah, itu menandakan lendir2 itu keluar.

Waktu mandi yang sesuai ialah 8am, selepas zohor dan sebelum 7pm.

Jika terpaksa mandikan selepas 7pm, mandikan dengan air suam dan sapukan minyak panas selepas mandi supaya dada tidak mudah sejuk dan diserang selsema.

Elok menjadi kebiasaan selepas mandi untuk sapukan minyak panas pada ubun2 anak, belakang telinga, tapak tanga, dada dan belakang dada serta betis dan tapak kaki. Ini membantu melancarkan peredaran darah.

Even doktor turut berpesan, jika anak demam, pasangkan aircond di rumah jika ada supaya suhu sejuk dan rumah tidak berkuap.

Bagi ibu yang menyusukan anak dengan susu ibu, menjadi satu kelebihan dengan kerap menyusukan anak semasa anak dalam fasa tidak sihat supaya anak menjadi lebih bertenaga dan antibodi yang dibekalkan mampu melawan penyakit dengan cepat."

Downtime

It has been quite some time since our lil' tot had flu.

Unlike the last time where she'd have tons of mucus rolling down her nostrils, this time around she was able to control it somehow. 

I developed flu and cough before her. 

I drank tons of water and tamarind juice concocted at home. 

Alhamdulillah, I recovered within a week without developing any fever. 

So when our toddler contracted it, I guessed that it was from me. 

She developed flu at first. 

From time to time, I'd ask her to go to the bathroom so that she could blow her nose and wash her face since she just loves to wipe off her nose and leave traces of mucus trailing on her cheeks. *sigh* 

We gave her warm baths, made sure she drank tons of OJ and plain water every other hour, she had porridge and soup for her meals and just rest at home. 

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Alhamdulillah, 2 days later her flu was cleared but she slowly developed a mild cough. 

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We continued with whatever treatment we administered previously. 

When she sleeps at night, I made sure that she lays her head on the pillow. 

Yes, she has a tendency to kick the pillow elsewhere and even her blanket while she sleeps. 

She can even do this with her eyes closed and continue sleeping. 

I wonder if she ever feels cold at night since we have the a/c on? 

Alhamdulillah, 2 days later, she recovered from her cough and on the 3rd day, her voice no longer had that raspiness. 

It was just flu and cough without any fever and I'm glad that we needn't bring her to the clinic to be administered with meds.

Just want to make sure that her body is able to develop its own antibody and fight off flu, cough and fever on its own. :)

Pengalaman Selepas Bersalin

Assalamualaikum! 

Bila melihat cousins dan kengkawan yang baru menimang cahaya mata, teringat balik pengalaman sendiri lepas bersalin dulu. 

Pengalaman yang tak dapat dilupakan.

Tapi, itulah, pengalaman akan berbeza untuk setiap orang. 

Pengalaman saya ni masa deliver first born child.

Semoga dapat membantu sedikit sebanyak, khususnya bagi yang baru menimang cahaya mata pertama. :)

Waktu Tidur

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Kalau dapat tidur 1-2 jam pada waktu malam tu kira bernasib baik juga. 

Tapi masa baru bawak baby balik rumah, malam memang susah nak tidur lena. 

Baby nak menyusu dan kadang2 susah nak tidur balik lepas menyusu, especially bila cuba letak dia di katil semula.

Pernah saya tidur atas sofa je dengan baby supaya dia nyenyak tidur. 

Badan tak bergerak sebab pegang baby, nasib baik tak tergolek jatuh sofa. 

Memang sakit belakang dan bila tiba waktu siang akan mengantuk tahap gaban! 

Barang Kelengkapan Baby

http://kapastree.com/

Kalau boleh kan, hubby nak beli SEMUA barang kat kedai. 

Ya Allah, harga bukannya murah.

Masa tu kami pergi cari barang kat Mothercare dan sewaktu dengannya.

Tak tau kewujudan One Baby World.

Lepas bersalin, hubby jumpa One Baby World yang menjual barang2 baby dengan harga yang berpatutan. 

Kebetulan, One Baby World ada kedai yang dekat dengan rumah, 5 minit je naik kereta. 

Apa lagi, selama hubby cuti di rumah, dalam 2 minggu macam tu, setiap hari dia keluar cari barang kat One Baby World. 

Ada2 sahaja yang dia nak beli. 

Bila fikir2 balik, bukan semua barang yang kitorang perlukan. 

Tapi, yalah, first baby kan, jadi dia pun beli je lah. 

Bila dah ada pengalaman, esok lusa lebih bijak berbelanja. 

Sejak dari hari tu, kalau ada sedara mara atau kengkawan yang mengandung, terus kami beritahu pasal One Baby World dan kemudahan mereka membeli online juga. 

"Melabur"

Masa first day nak buang air kecil di hospital selepas bersalin, ada nurse masuk sekali tunjuk macam mana nak duduk dan basuh. 

Ya Allah, masa tu saya dok tahan nak buang air kecil sebab takut.

Saya kena jahit, jadi perlahan-lahan saya basuh. 

Bila tangan terkena jahitan tu, rasa seriau.

Kalau nak buang air besar pula, memang berhati2 juga. 

Lepas tu dok terbayang, "Eh jahitan ni nanti kena bukak ke lepas dah sembuh?" 

Sebab teringat yang selalunya orang kena jahit ni memang nampak benang jahit tu jadi bila dah sembuh baru bukak.

Dah start takut dah. 

Nasib baik bila tanya doktor dia cakap tak perlu bukak sebab benang tu akan jadi sebahagian daripada kulit, bukan jenis benang yang boleh nampak tu.

Phew! Lega. Yerlah, masa dulu tak terlintas pun nak baca pasal jahit menjahit lepas bersalin tu.

Sakit toksah nak cakap lah. huhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhu memang nangis dah.

Tapi, Insya Allah, ia akan menjadi lebih mudah.

Banyak makan sayur dan buat untuk senang buang air besar.

Komunikasi dengan Baby

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Memang challenging jugak masa awal2 tu bila baby nangis. 

Baru nak belajar berkomunikasi dengan baby. 

Agak kelam kabut.

Pernah buat semua ni ie check diaper, bagi susu, tidurkan baby, check perut (takut kembung) etc tak menjadi juga. 

Last2 baru teringat, belum sendawakan baby lagi lepas bf ataupun baby cuma nak kita dukung je dia.

Hubby pandai tenangkan baby, dia pakai sebelah tangan je kendong baby yang kecik tu.

Sebagai ibu, Insya Allah, bila kita dah tahu lenggok baby kita nangis sebab apa, kita akan dapat menangani masalah baby dengan kadar segera. 

Tapi sebelum sampai tahap tu, memang kena banyak bersabar. 

Komunikasi dengan Suami

Agak terhad sebab kami akan bergilir jaga baby atau tidur. 

Jarang dapat berborak dengan hubby sebab masing2 pun akan kepenatan (tak cukup tidur) atau tengah cuba untuk bagi baby tenang.

Masing2 pun tengah belajar macam mana nak jaga baby yang tersangatlah fragile.

Akan terasa macam suami dah tak sayang kat kita sebab tumpuan dia kat baby. 

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Itu cuma mainan emosi ya, sebab dia sayang kat kitalah dia tolong jaga baby atau cari barang baby atau pastikan kita makan dengan betul etc. 

Bila kita bagitau dia yang kita nak bercakap dengan dia, Insya Allah, dia akan bagi tumpuan kat kita. 

Tapi kena bagitau dia, jangan pendam perasaan ya. 


Keintiman dengan Suami
Apa yang boleh saya katakan, para suami perlu banyaaaaak bersabar dan memahami keadaan isteri semasa dalam pantang dan ketika sedang sembuh di bahagian tempat bersalin tu. 

Ada yang amik masa 6 bulan, ada yang amik masa lebih lama untuk dapat intim dengan suami semula.

Alhamdulillah, suami saya sangat bersabar dan memahami. Alhamdulillah sangat2. 

Salin Diapers

Memang akan ada punyalah 'accident' kecil. 

Belum sempat pakaikan diapers baru kat baby (lepas dah bersihkan) dia akan buang air kecil atau besar (ikut mood dia). 

Kenalah bersihkan sekali lagi, ubah tempat (sebab tempat tadi dah kotor) dan cari diapers lain untuk dipakaikan. 

Kalau yang tak berapa bernasib baik, kita pun kena salin baju sekali.

Elok2 kita nak tukar diapers, terpaksa tukar baju kita juga.

Breastfeed Baby

Saya ingatkan yang baby kalau dah keluar perut, dia akan pandai bf. 

Sangkaan saya meleset. 

Baby pun kena belajar menyusu. 

Kalau baby tak 'latch-on' betul2, si ibu yang akan merana.

Ada satu masa tu, breast saya berdarah dan sakit sebab baby tak 'latch-on' betul2. 

:( Memang nangis lah saya masa bf baby. 

Hubby tolong carikan nipple cream, macam2 jenis ada.

Sebab terlampau sakit, hubby pun mintak izin bagi baby formula milk sementara saya sembuh sikit dan sambung bf baby. 

Alhamdulillah, dapat sambung bf baby balik tapi kena tahan sakit juga.

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'Baby Blues' & 'Post-Natal-Depression'

Saya dulu nangis tiap2 hari sampai hubby naik risau. 

Boleh baca blog entry My Baby Blues Experience

Itu normal sebenarnya. 

Orang panggil Baby Blues.

Kalau ada orang lain tegur cakap tak elok nangis etc kita nak kawal perasaan macam mana sekalipun memang tak dapat. 

Memang tak boleh nak tahan air mata. 

Kalau rasa nak nangis, nangislah. 

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Tapi kalau tersangat teruk, elok jumpa pakar. 

Sebab tahap yang serious orang panggil 'post-natal-depression'. 

Kalau baca dalam news, ada ibu yang rasa macam nak bunuh diri atau paling teruk, bunuh anak sendiri.

Nauzubillah, semoga kita sentiasa dilindungi oleh-Nya. 

'Judgmental' People

Anda akan jumpa ramai orang yang judgmental, yang peliknya, diorang ni kaum ibu juga.

Kita nak buat apa2 pun rasa serba salah. 

Kalau boleh, minta hubby protect kita dari orang2 seperti ini. 

Sebab nanti kita akan jadi bertambah stress untuk menguruskan anak sendiri. 

Kalau tak dapat lari daripada orang2 sebegini, 'masuk telinga kanan, keluar telinga kiri' dan kita senyum sahaja. 

Kita lebih mengenali diri kita dan anak kita sebab bukan diaorang pun yang akan jaga kita atau anak kita.

Walau apa pun pengalaman anda selepas bersalin, rasa penat atau stress atau mengantuk tu akan cepat hilang bila kita tengok baby kita, Insya Allah. 

Kesusahan yang kita lalui tu akan rasa berbaloi-baloi bila melihat anak kita membesar dengan sihat. :)

Trust me, it will definitely get better and you'll have the most amazing moments with your little one. ;)

All the best in your motherhood journey dan sentiasa berdoa kepada-Nya untuk dipermudahkan segala urusan, Insya Allah. :)

"Wonderwear"

Our toddler woke up at 6am whilst I was in the kitchen preparing breakfast for hubby and his coffee-to-go.

Yes, she woke up super early and requested to watch TV and drink her formula.

After seeing Daddy off to work, she showered and got dressed. 




We recently managed to find some decent panties for her to wear, in the hopes that she'd be potty trained to some extent. 

We purchased a pack of 7 panties made of 100% cotton at H&M priced at RM49.90.

www.hm.com

It was quite difficult to find her size and the ones which we managed to find, there was only ONE pack left. 

All the other sizes are for kids aged 10 and above. 

She calls her Daddy's briefs as "wonderwear" (underwear) and calls my undergarments as "wonderwear" too, despite me trying to tell her that they're called 'panties'.

So when she saw the panties we bought her, she got excited "That's my wonderwear!" 

We managed to go diaper-less for 5 hours. 

We went to the washroom every half an hour, even if she didn't feel like going. 

At one point, I asked "Do you want to go to the bathroom?" 

She replied "No."

Less than 5 minutes later, she said she needed to go but had already had a minor 'accident'. 

So we changed her back into her diaper (upon her request and she refused to wear a fresh panty).

Well, this was considered a slightly better attempt coz the first time we tried a couple of months ago, she just couldn't hold it in and answered her nature call in the living room. 

Thank goodness it wasn't on a carpet so it was easier to clean.

Better luck tomorrow, I hope. 

Crossing fingers.

Sun Day Out @ The School, Jaya One

It's good to be back at The School, Jaya One. 

We really love this place!

The place was buzzing with activities last weekend.

We brought our lil' toddler there to join in the fun, "Sun Day Out". 

As we geared her up with a pink helmet, a purple scooter, a backpack filled with a water bottle, coloring book and color pencils, we walked into The School and headed straight to Level 1. 

Other kids were already cycling in the mall whilst their parents either watching from the side or following them around. 

You can either bring your own bicycle or tricycle or scooter or rollerblades. 

Alternatively, you may hire any one of these bikes below for free.

It was great to see all the kids having fun and the initiative put in by The School, Jaya One, to offer kids the freedom of playing in such a huge space.

They've also prepared a mini-playground for kids, much more suitable for smaller kids who're not able to cycle yet.

What's more, kids are also entertained with a magic show and puppet show from this funny magician, Alex, with his good friend, Thomas :) 

The kids really enjoyed the show as Alex brilliantly handled his crowd of young fans, even teaching them one magic trick and Thomas even said he wanted to sing a love song, called 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star', much to the amusement of the young audience. 

The School is the perfect place to hang out with your family. 

On the same level as the cycling area, there's also a comfortable baby room with a diaper change facility and individual rooms to breastfeed. 

A comfortable air-conditioned surau for women are located on this level (Level 1) whereas for the men is on Level G.

If you get hungry, there are a variety of restaurants and cafes around. Food trucks are readily available too, including Little Fat Duck

A great alternative to spend a "Sun Day Out" with your family. :)

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"Sun Day Out"
Every Sunday (10am-3pm)
The School, Jaya One
No. 72A, Jalan Universiti, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia