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.
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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.
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. :)
Check out their Facebook page so you don't miss out on their updates.
"Sun Day Out"
Every Sunday (10am-3pm)
The School, Jaya One
No. 72A, Jalan Universiti, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
I came across this whilst browsing on FB recently.
I immediately thought of my beloved grandmother from my dad's side.
She's been staying with us ever since my younger sister was born, that would be more than 25 years.
She practically raised all 5 of us as both our parents worked.
She'd cook for the entire family (8 of us), do the laundry, hang the clothes and fold them every single day.
She cooked only until recently, at the age of 98, I think.
She stopped cooking as both her legs were extremely weak and she can't stand without support.
She'd get my brothers ready for school, bathe them and get them dressed.
At one point, she even helped to wash their school shoes until they could do it on their own.
On school nights, my brothers and younger sister would sleep downstairs in the living hall so that it was easier for my grandmother to wake them up for school.
Her legs aren't strong enough to climb the stairs so she has her own room downstairs.
In the event my brothers decided to sleep upstairs, she'll have a tough time making sure that they get dressed in time before the school bus comes to fetch them.
She'll make sure breakfast was ready too, every single day, no matter how simple it was.
Whenever my younger sister has homework to do and needs to burn the midnight oil, my grandmother will sit next to her, accompanying her.
On Saturdays, my grandmother will prepare fried chicken and cook extra as we like to munch fried chicken on its own. She knows how much we love our friend chicken :)
We can't eat in front of the TV when our mom is around but on Saturdays, our grandmother lets us eat our fried chicken while we watch TV.
She's always the mediator whenever there are fights amongst us siblings.
She's often generous with her advise pertaining to religious matters.
She can't read but she memorizes by heart.
The surah during prayers and the Yasin too.
She prays 5 times daily and wakes up at 2am every single day to perform her sunnah prayers in addition to all the selawat and zikir. She will sleep at 4am only to wake up at 6am for Subuh.
Whenever people visit her, all she requests from them is to make a supplication to Lord the Almighty to bless her with sanity and die peacefully. She wants to perform her ibadah until the day she dies.
Her eyesight has deteriorated and her hearing is slightly deteriorating too, but her memory is so strong that she could even remember details of her life when she was a child. SubhanAllah.
I love her soooo much.
I'm glad that we still have her, that the Lord is still allowing us to have her so that we can spend time with her and tell her how much we love her.
After reading the FB post which I stumbled across, I don't remember our grandmother ever being snappy or rude or even complaining about her workload.
The only thing she would mention is that her knee or leg hurts and she can't stand for long so we'll help out as much as we can.
We're definitely blessed to have such a wonderful role model in our lives, the woman who had showered us with so much love, until today.
For all the things that she has done for us, I don't think we would ever be able to repay her.
The only thing is for us to pray that the Lord grants her good health for as long as she lives.
