Zara is down with fever :<

Luckily she's not afraid to take her medicine.

Get well soon dear.

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Damn u my late SE.

I hv like 1400+++ pics and vids of zara in the card and u chose to erase it while i'm transfering it in the pc...and the whole pics and vids hilang.

I know SE u r jealous because i hv a new E kan?

My precious pics and vids...is there a way to get it back???...huhuhu.
Bloody SE. I'm gonna give u to lil Zara as her new toy, biar dia campak2 and gigit. Grrrr...


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I love eggs!!


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We finally chosed a car seat for Zara, and Ibu gonna buy it today!!

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To Mummy Ezan, i told zara that Iman Yusuf probably will not come to her bday party. Terus...zara demam panas;P

Iman Yusuf pujuk ur mummy & daddy bwk Iman dtg KJ!!

HOW I BECAME AN EARLY RISER

It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom.
- Aristotle


It's a wonderful feeling waking up in the morning
to soft kisses on ur face...
a bright smile that cud lite up the room with a hint of playful look in the eyes...
a warm hug...
cuddling together under the sheets...
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Finally, end up in a kitchen preparing a bottle of milk for my baby.


My baby is an early riser
I'm not an early riser nv thot that i'll be one of them, but..
i recently been forced to become one as motherhood sets in.

Yuhoo..i'm back!!
Lama da takde entry.
Lame excuse: i'm so busy sampai tak sempat nk bukak blog.
Tp org lain pun busy jugak, how can they juggle between work-life-parenting-blogging?
I dunno how they did it.

Updates:

Zara @ 8 months 4 weeks :

• An active baby..active giler, panjat sana sini [katil, cot, sofa, high chair, stroller and even her car seat] sampai semua org mengah nk layan n boleh dpt heart attack selamatkan lil Zara fr falling.
• Da pandai diri and jalan pegang railing from one end to the other end of the cot/playpen.
  
• A strong baby..terhantuk ke, terkepit jari ke..nangis dua saat lepas tu pegi tarik laci again.
• A cheeky baby..suke senyum/sengih sambil lentok2kan kepala, konon manja la. *ok...mmg nmpk manja pun.
  
• Loves her porridge, bread, chicken and whatever kind of foodie that ppl put into her mouth.
  
• Dah tumbuh dua gigi atas and dua gigi bawah. We bought a wooden cot for her and...she enjoyed chewing her cot. The cot dah ade new pattern!!- her gnawing marks.
  
• When she's sad/wants her milk/wants an attention she'll call mamamamamama, wc melts my heart right there and then.
  
• Loves magazines, papers, thick novels...Oh yes!! as i'm typing these..lil Zara baru koyakkan my Anne Rice. *tarik buku Anne Rice perlahan2 n bagi magazine camera DH to her instead.
  
• Loves sucking on her toes (both toes ok!). Old myth: nk adik la tu. Betul ke? Perhaps..however, she enjoyed having lil kids and babies around her.
  

Urs truly:

• True to the old myth-babies sucking toes=nk adik. As lil Zara turned 7 months, we found out that she's going to be a big sister. It's the best feeling to be pregnant again:>Whatever to those ppl whom questioned Zara kan kecik lagi? I hv my own reason why i'm on a fast track mode.
  
• However, at almost 3 months we rcvd a sad news-there was no fetal heartbeat in the gestational sac, it was an empty sac. After seeking second opinion and tests-our final decision is for a D&C rather than waiting for a natural miscarriage to happen.
  
• So, on 16th of Dec 09 i hd a D&C [a few days before my birthday..sape tak wish birthday lagi tu?? sile wish cepat;PPP]
  
• I'm recovering at home until early next year. The best part is i get to spend time with lil Zara & i dont hv to wake up early morning to go to work;> *blissful...
• A lil sad tho the lil baby bump is almost gone *rubbing my tummy. Owh well...i can fit into my old pants and jeans and having fun making baby bumps again;>
  

p/s: I hv loads of lil Zara's pics but our card reader ttinggal kat ofis pulak. Hence no piccas.

Dang!! i hv so many things to blog about but so little time btwn juggling jobs, zara and DH i'm handful and legful too. Right now, i'm stealing a lil time because i'm tired of thinking about stats and grounds. Besides, there's no way i can blog at home with zara around.

• End of August we managed to grab this:
  

Yes a DSLR! Now i can take lots of Zara's pics. But, every now and then i caught myself using my camera phone to take pics simply because it's within my reach and the most convenient thing around. Kan best kalau ade DSLR mcm pen ke pensil ke.
Bile nk outdoor korg?? hehehehe

• Update on my lil Diva:

See? she posed like a diva herself. And yes, she's an attention seeker nowadays. My lil social butterfly laughed and smiled when being surrounded by lil kids who ooh-ed and aahh-ed around her. Enjoyed being kissed and tickled. But, she's afraid of men except her Atuk and handsome abah and seriously handsome guys. hahahahaha. Kecik2 da pandai appreciate beauty.

She's an expert on rolling rolling rolling and sondol. Zooming here and there in a walker [walker is the only thing that cud keep her interested and quiet for a good half an hour]. A few times terlepas ckp 'mama' 'ma' when she cried, most of the time 'baba' 'ba' 'bua' ' aya' 'da' 'dada' even..'ek elleh' and 'alah' - i just can't believe my ears. Kelakar giler we laughed our heads off sampai terduduk. She's so active suke jumping up and down..i think it's the result of consuming lots of chocs during pregnant-I hv a super ACTIVE LASAK baby. Other than milk she consumed crushed farley biscuit, mashed apples, mashed potatoes and i'm planning to broiled a beef broth or fish broth for her. OK...i can go on and on and on about her. It's true...when u hv ur own baby u marveled at every single thing even the most yuckiest thing such as their poop or boogey as what happened here. Hahahahahaha..i love picking zara's nose and ears too!! Muahahaha.

• Raya

It's never too late. Sib baik raya sebulan. Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri & Maaf Zahir Batin. Lots of houses and open houses to attend in order to collect ang pow for Zara.
For the first time, on eve of raya around midnite we went to jalan TAR and i managed to grab 8 brand new baju kurung which fits me nicely at a bargain price, oh..except 1 baju i hv to send it for alteration. Zara- 1 baju kurung and DH- baju melayu. Semuanya at a bargained price. Best!! Can we go again next year DH?? please please..

• 6 months after delivery
  

Wow!! 6 months already? mcm tekan fast forward button je da 6 months. At 6 months, i'm supposed to call for an appointment to meet up my gynae. Is it important to meet up on the 6 months after delivery? My MIL asked me whether i hv my menses yet. I said no. She said...bahaya tu, Zara boleh dpt adik. I'm still BF-ing Zara so, i guess that's the reason why i'm still not getting the flow. Tp mmg bahaya pun sbb Zara leh t'jadik big sister. Then again, kalau da rezeki nk buat cemane? hehehe *peace*

Back on work mode. Daa!!

At 8pm - Zara's asleep.

At 9:30pm - Zara's wide awake.

At 10pm - Mommy is sleepy already. So, Mommy hands Zara over to Abah & hit the sack. Zzzzz..

At 10:30pm - Mommy's asleep. Zara's asleep too.

At 11pm - Zara's awake. Mommy tried to ignore Zara & hope that Abah will attend to Zara. BUT...Zara kept on crying at the top of her lungs. Mommy picked her up..and owh..Zara smiled and looking at Mommy with her big bulat eyes. My heart melts. She wants to play..huhu..

At 11:30pm - Play Play Play tickle tickle Giggle Giggle..ok da happy kan? Mommy placed Zara carefully in her cot. At first, Zara cooed and talked to herself. Mommy tepuk2 Zara with her eyes closed. But, 10 mins later Zara cried again..nk main. Mommy said..Go to sleep Zara..Mommy wants to go to a SOGO MEMBERS SALE tmrw, Mommy have to sleep early. But Zara keeps on crying louder & louder..sampai Mommy rase nk letak baby cot Zara kat luar rumah [sbb kalau kat luar rumah Zara diam].

At 12am- Zara's still crying..so mommy brought her to the hall. She's having a blast crying & can i say shouting at the same time? That is when Wan & Atuk came to Zara's rescue. Mommy went to the kitchen for a hot milo.

At 12:30am- Mommy is so sleepy that she decided to switch on her laptop and play sorority life while waiting for Zara to fall asleep.

At 1:45am- Zara's asleep. Mommy's still in the kitchen blogging bc Mommy no longer felt sleepy. While Abah? Abah still sleeping soundly despite the raucous.

Lil Zara's 1st baby food prepared with lots of love!

One of the moment that i've been waiting for is to prepare a baby food.
Zara's 1st solid food prepared by me is apple puree.
However, her 1st taste of solid food is nestum cereal prepared by her grandma.
We started giving her solid food when she's at her 4 months as advised by her Paed.
I thot babies shd start solid food at 6 months old, but her Paed assured me that Lil Zara is an active baby she's ready to start on solid food.
At first, DH & me were hesitant to introduced Zara to her solid food until she's 6 months.
But, she looks starving after BF & looks happy during eating time & her bowel movement is not effected.
So..now, at 5 months i'm introducing her to apple puree;> She loves it.
I can't wait to prepare more baby food. Next will be veges!!


Apple Puree Recipe:

Ingredient:
1. Apple
2. Lots of Love

How to:
1. Wash, peel and sliced an apple into small thin pieces (Easier to mash it later on)
2. Place in a small saucepan filled with water. Bring to boil and simmer until tender.
3. Tossed the tender apple and then mashed it.
4. Cool it and ready to serve.

Lama da tak update.
That's bc my mind when blank everytime i signed in.
In fact, i don't hv much to update about except on my fave topic: Zara.

She's 5 months yday.

Looking at this pic, i realised that she's a carbon copy of me.
When i showed this pic to my mom and asked her "Muke sape ni?". My mom laughed aloud and said "pegi tgk lik UR baby pics. Same pose..same eyes..exactly the same."
Perhaps i shd dig out old baby photos of me and compare it with her pickan?.


P/S: BTW, Happy Sahur, Happy Fasting & Happy Breaking Fast with ur loved ones everyone.

Lil Zara suke baca buku . Shares the same hobby as mommy dia:)

Tgk tu...Lil Zara baca sampai terbalik-balik buku tu atas dia..

What's on my mind dr pagi sampai ptg kat office?
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Nih...my lil cuddly bear yg sooo soft & best nk peluk+gomol2.

How to teach ur baby to stay quietly in his/her stroller while Mommy shops?

I tried several times and end up with failure.
Gantung toys la, letak blanket la, letak pillow la, letak head support la, to make sure she's comfy.
Tp, semua tak berjaya. She'll cried out loud mcm kene kidnap.
Last2 shopping bags and Lil Zara's diaper bag yg dok dlm stroller.

So, stroller is out unless she's asleep, but she seldom sleep when we go out bc she enjoyed having her look see.

Next option: I've tried baby wearing...

She kept quiet for 5 mins n then she cried. I guess she didnt like it because she can't stretch her legs. Lil Zara ni suke stretch her legs.

and now


Anor option: I've tried baby carrier...

Bought one from Mom's care in red. Ok..Lil Zara seems to enjoy it (dia bole stretch2 n look around) and siap leh tertido in that front position. Tp, the carrier mcm leceh giler nk pakai and nk bukak.

So, ade sesape nk hadiahkan BabyBjorn? The carrier seems a lot easier to wear;P

I noticed that bile da ade anak, question ni amat popular: "Anak dah pandai ape?"
Truthfully, I'm always..dumbfounded by this question.
Tatau nk ckp dia da pandai ape...in my head is "err..dia pandai nangis??"
So, this entry is going to be about Lil Zara's progress:

@ 1 month:

Cube teka hairstyle sape itu? I missed her hair *sob

• Pandai nangis suara sedih2 pilu gitu.
• Suke tak tido mlm.
  
• Bole tido lena on her Mama's chest. Sib baik ringan Zara ni..kalau tak, tak bernafas haku.
• Kalau Lil Zara marah, kaki dia lurus2 tegak. She has a very strong legs.
  
• Marah & nangis kuat2 bile org bukak baju dia.
• Tak suke tido siang. Tido pun like 30 mins aje.
• Noticed moving object. She noticed a moving graphic in my phone to the amazement of my neighbour.
  
• 1st injection masa 1 month - Lil Zara cried without a sound masa Dr cucuk jarum. Olololo..cian dia. Her grandma bergenang2 mata tgk Lil Zara nangis sampai takde suara. While Lil Zara's own Mama? sengih2 tgk dramatic la anak haku ni.

@ 2 months:

Playing with Ti Ya.

• Lil Zara buat mogok kat rumah when her Mama's at work-tanak minum ebm for almost 3 weeks and tanak tido di siang hari. Huhu..ikut perangai sape ni pandai mogok lapar.
  
• Lil Zara tak bgn mlm da..tp takleh tido alone. Manja mengada si kecik. Sib baik comel.
• Suke nk bdiri, suke kene dukung, & nangis2 kalau org duduk masa pegang dia.
• Choosy on bottle teats. Teats terpilih ialah NUK.
• Tak suke Mr Inch Worm.
• Can lift her head for several second.
• Suke main air liur.
• Can rolled to her side.
• Pandai tgk 3G and borak2 with her Ti-Ya.
  
• 2nd injection: Da cool, nangis sekejap je.

@ 3 months:

Lil Zara with Mr Inch Worm & Bugs.

• Lil Zara buat attempt nk bgn bile kite baringkan dia.
• Can lift her head without support.
• Sgt suke main air liur..meleleh2 sampai kene pakaikan bib.
• Loves to talk with Spider/Speder & Mr Inch Worm.
• Refused NUK teats, so da switch lik ke Avent.
• Suke nk bdiri. Mmg strong legs.
• Dulu suke nangis bile bukak baju, skang tidak lagi...Lil Zara nangis bile org pakaikan baju pulak.
  
• Can roll to her side sampai terlangkup..pastu nangis sbb tak pandai roll-over.
• Manja with Abah. Recognizes Abah's voice. Baguskan?
  
• Suke nk borak2. Grunts outloud when ppl didnt pay attention. Huhu..
• Pandai tgk tv. She can watch Jungle Book Cartoon quietly.
• Ticklish Lil Zara.
  
• She laughs when someone tickles her. Yes, i said laugh not giggle. [I'm amazed..i thot lil baby dunno how to laugh.]

Ok...that's a looong list of progress. I'm done with Lil Zara's progress:)

Last Sunday bwk Zara jln2 pegi Melaka (to my unc's house).

On the way to Malacca for about 1 hr...

Zara tido...maka sempat posing bsama.

upclose Zara yg sleeping soundly.

However, after that she woke up crying cari milk bar. Takdela snap gmbr.


Ini da sampai n Zara da kenyang. She wanted to sleep like this..Sile takyah kesian..her fave position to sleep or to be soothed mmg pelik2. If she didnt get her way she'll cry.

No pic pls!! malu ok..pale da botak!

Pada pukul 8:30am, DH woke me up while smiling brightly saying today is the day!! Lil Zara tgh tido tanpa ada keraguan yg DH+me got a big plan for her. So, we prepared what shd be prepared and mengerjakan pale lil Zara yg tgh tido...

tgh2 trim rambut, lil Zara t'bgn n nangis...terpakse stop.



Nyang dukung, pujuk2 lil Zara

Pastu, atuk lak pujuk sampai lil Zara tertido. DH tgh admiring his half done job.

Tibe2 Wan lak dtg, and continue shave rambut lil Zara

Finally, lil Zara is left with a bald and shiny head.

p/s: Kb adalah pen'trimmer' rambut (not in the picture, sbb takde org nk amikkan pic).

Lil Zara went for her checkup on Friday...

Sementara tunggu tgk2 org..

sementara tunggu, mommy & daughter mesti posing dulu

Senangnyer hati dia..little did she knows that she's getting a jab today

timbang berat & ukur pjg lepas tu nangis sbb tak suke baring lama2

Gmbr masa injection tak amik..sbb Zara nangis kuat2, mane hp pun da tatau.

This is Kamie & Apek's bundle of joy:)
It's a boy!!

And

Lil Zara is 2 months today!!

Mostly, Lil Zara's playmate is a boy..bile nk dpt kawan girl ni?

Lil Zara sgt manja with her Atuk. One makcik (neighbour) said to me : "Abis la ko, bagi kat mama papa ko jaga, budak ni nanti manja ngn diorg. Bile dia tak dpt barang yg dia nak dr mama ngn abah dia, dia mintak kat Wan /Atuk dia. Atuk la yg akan paling senang nk cair dgn cucu perempuan.". Hmm..mmg Lil Zara manja ngn Atuk dia pun da...

• Bile nangis..bagi la kat Atuk terus diam.

• Bile Atuk lalu tak angkat Zara, she will tegur Atuk as if saying "Atuk, tanak amik Zara ke?"

• Lil Zara pun senang sgt di tidokan Atuk as compared to other ppl in this house.

" I have little tiny fingers and little tiny toes.... I'm just sooooooo cute!"

I trimmed my baby's nails on my own;>

My mom thought that i wudnt dare to do it. Well, she's wrong..I'm not afraid to cut her teeny weeny halus malus finger nails.

I did it while she's asleep after her bath and 10 min feed.

The utensils are:

Baby clippers and an emery board

and the results are..

Cute trimmed teeny weeny nails;)

Baby Pedicure anyone? I think i can fit the job perfectly.

Baby Zara's first outing

Zara's first outing adalah Mph Warehouse sale. What a bookworm ek? Bersama ulat2 buku yg lain iaitu, my mom, Aqeel's mom & Azali. I can't leave her at home...rase tak lengkap. So, i just carried her along with me. Sampai2 je dpn Mph the littlest book worm [Zara la tu] tertido in my arms saaaampai balik umah. Ulat buku yg paling byk borong ialah Aqeel's mom. Azali rambang mata sampai tak beli buku.

Ini pic taken masa da on the way back. Tgk tu Zara tido, so the mommy terpakse interframe.

dan

Below adalah buku2 Zara. Zara=baby ulat buku.

I didnt buy a book for myself....rambang mata jugak. I think i need to go there again.

Nak update tapi malas..tapi nk update jugak in point form je.

Citer yg best dulu:

• Amusing. Zara tido lasak. We found out that we can't left her alone on our bed or on her bouncing net-she can rolled over [eekss..bukan ke baby shd rolled over by their 4th month??]. Sib baik she can sleep in her playpen during the day..but at nite we co-sleep bc dia suke mengigau lately.

• Zara manja with her dad, auntie and atuk [papa yg selalunyer kurang sabar boleh bsabar layan Zara? unbelievable!]

• Zara suke mengada2 with her mommy and grandma. Cerewet extra with us. I wonder why??

• I went for my post natal check up last week and the Dr gave me a thumbs up & a green light after 6 weeks [muahahaha]. Semua da heal:))))

• My fave pic..Zara with her Grandma:

Citer yg tak bape best:

• I lost 11kg out of 16kg in just 2 weeks. However, after 3rd week and so on..weight itu tidak mahu turun2 dah. It just stops at 45kg. GRrrr...

• Yesterday (ok..pantang lom habis, tp DH ajak teman..i have too! tak ikut kata suami derhaka kan?) we went to Hush Puppies..i tried on this high heel peep toe-asked for size 4: TAK MUAT!!!! my size is either 5 or 6 now. Sib baik DH menenangkan keadaan and told me.."baru one month la yang...u'll get to ur size 4."

• Altho luka da heal, i still dont feel fit. I can't walk for long...rase mcm nk pengsan and fr waist to feet felt so heavy [it's not bc i hv a bubble butt now..tp i think..sbrnyer dalaman belum 100% heal kan sbb tu rase tak fit]. I wish this recovery cud speed up...

• I can't eat my fave food-too much tomato based takleh, spicy food takleh, anything yg bole produce angin takleh bc Zara sgt sensitive and prone to colic.

• Zara's a fussy baby-she refused to be bottle-fed at certain times.
  

• ...I hv like a few more weeks to work..and i don't feel like working. Cemane?
  

"ape makna Zara Khalyssa?"- I get this question a lot especially from the makcik2 + nenek2. Ade makna ke? Ade..ini maknanyer:

Zara = A brighter dawn / Subh yg terang
Khalyssa = pure, clean, sincere / Suci, Bersih, Ikhlas

Zara is simply because she was born at the beginning of dawn. It's a coincidence that i read twilight series and i love the last one 'the breaking dawn'. Maka nama ini sgt cocok sekali. I read 'Twilight' to her as a bedtime story(while she's still in my womb) and 'Breaking Dawn' (when she refused to sleep at nite).

As a result..padan muke the mommy, now the baby lives up to her name (I hope during confinement aje). Our house now is brighter during dawn. Why? Iye...tepat sekali sbb Zara akan bgn and menangis during this golden hour. Muahaha. I'm so amused with her name.


Khalyssa is because i need a name with a K, with a good ryhme to tag along behind Zara and with a good+compatible meaning. So, the spelling shd be Khalisah/Khalisa/Khaleesa but instead i gave it a lil bit of a modern twist into Khalyssa. Ngehehe..kekonon cam cantik gitu ejaan and with one look it doesn't seem like Kelisa.


U can call my daughter Zara/Lyssa. Her great grandma and my SIL called her Lyssa. The rest of us called her Zara. Well, I love both nicks;>