Aisyah Anak Dara Ibu

Peace! Look Ma, No Hands!

Ni la anak 'dara' Ibu yg dah dewasa sket lg pd hari bersejarah ni. Tgh lena dlm pouch bak kangaroo.

Aku x biasa ambik gmbr buat Peace2 nih, tp siap baju aku oren, lawan ngan pouch yg kaler pepto pink tuh, terus rasa funky and muda. Poyo jer :p

Pg td gi settle kan urusan Medical Checkup si Aisyah. Seronot sgt, sbb queue x lama, proses x rumit n byran pon di bwh budget. Pegi dlm pkl 10 pg. Dlm wat medical checkup tu, sempat lg buat satu decision impromptu, iaitu mensunatkan Aisyah, atas cadangan Dr, sbb lps ni kan nak gi UK takut x sempat buat dah. Alhamdulillah, settle semua. Oh, btw, kos sunat baby pompuan kat Klinik Pakar Kanak2 An-Nur ialah RM72.

Ptg sat ni plak aku gi kedai MLO tu lg. Tiap2 minggu nmpknya aku ke sana. Sah addicted dah ni. Tp aku pegi bkn utk wat purchase baru, tp aku nak exchange pouch yg aku beli itu hari. Aku sepatutnya saiz S, and masa aku beli tu, dekat beg luar dia sticker dia said 'S'. Malangnya, a week after beli, aku baru perasan yg pouch tu sbnarnya saiz 'M'. No wonder la agak londeh masa aku guna utk carry Aisyah sekali tu. Aku ingatkan dah x bole buat apa la, but I really tried my luck and called Puan Rita Rahayu.

You know what, guys? Dia mmg professional n ikhlas. Terus dia bg je aku tukar (provided that pouch aku tu mmg tiptop condition lg, which it was -- honest!), without much hesitation. Betul2 based on honor system. Rasa cam duduk kat UK plak. Chewah! So, kerana aku amat2 puas ati, aku mengambil kesempatan ni utk berkempen bg pihak MLO, 'Yo All BFing Mom! Singgah n shop la kat kedai MLO tu. Macam2 Adaaaa!!!!'

Antara yg offer this Ramadhan yg aku nmpk td ialah Organic Baby Oats tu, 2 peket RM9.90. Sgt2 orait tuh. Geram nak beli, tp pikir kan yg kat umah pon ada sepeket x bukak lg, kang membazir plak. Nafsu, nafsu... So in the end aku bwk balik pouch yg telah ditukar ganti tu je la, yg saiz S. Btw, kaler khakis n light blue mcm ari tuh dah x de saiz S, so I settled with pink and lime green. Mak aiih... funky gituh. Sepuluh batu pon korg dah bole spot aku. Nescaya Hubs x kan pakai la nih, but I will make him... hehe ..

Ok itu sahaja update hari nih. Aku penat pikir psl nak settle accommodation kat UK nih, plus aku letih sket sbb selsema. Sapa ada stok Clarityne? Mai sebijik... aku x sempat gi klinik td :)

Aisyah - My Little Soldier

Ok ni adalah pics of gaya2 Aisyah Nurzahirah meniarap dan pumping songsorg. Ala2 commando crawl gituh. Dia skang dah pretty much bole entertain diri dia sendiri dgn meniarap. Pantang letak flat / baring aje, bergolek. Pas tu suka hati, senyum2. Leka je aku tgk aksi dia dari jauh.

Ok tgk la aksi2 Aisyah ala2 soldier ni!

"Troops, we have to move forward. The enemies are coming in. Follow me. Stay low. And under any circumstances, don't let yourself be seen."

"Holy Smokes! The enemy has spotted us. Run for cover! I repeat! Run for cover!"

"Must move forward. Must move forward. To surrender? Never!!!!"

"Houston, we have a problem. One man is down -- pancit!"

Ngehehe...

~Dulce et decorum est, pro patria mori~

Selamat Menyambut Ramadhan

Budak kena flu... Sian dier...

Selamat Menyambut Ramadhan, All..

Aisyah is feeling a little poorly today. She has the flu. Her nose is runny and she feels a bit warm. Don't worry though, we've been to the clinic and she has been prescribed with some medicine. But she still manages to smile ever so often, though.

I should count my blessings coz Aisyah's attitude towards being sick is more like, 'I'm sick, so I'll sleep', rather than, 'I'm sick, so I'll cry and make my parents' life a living hell'. And she takes her medicines well, even I was tempted to have a sip of her medicine syrup just to know what they taste like. Serious! So for that, a mighty Alhamdulillah is due...

On the breastfeeding front, Alhamdulillah, not much of a problem on the 1st day of Ramadhan. Maybe it's bcoz I have been fasting (Qadha) one week straight last week. In fact, I did some spring cleaning from a little after Zohor straight until past Asar non-stop (Aisyah was asleep the entire time!). Supply has been almost the same, but I've got to make time to pump more. With Aisyah sick, I'm not too keen on double pumping with her whilst she breastfeeds directly. I'd rather focus just on her coz she's a bit fussy and not be distracted with a pump on the other breast. And then I got too lazy to find a time to exclusively breastpump. Gotta kick this nasty habit away to prevent any decrease in my milk supply, especially during Ramadhan :)

Okay. That's it for now. Hope everyone has safely made it through the 1st Day of Ramadhan. 29 more to go. Semoga kita berlumba2 mempertingkatkan amalan kita pada bulan yg mulia ini. Btw, Aisyah who is normally on me 24/7 has sorta understood that Ramadhan is a special month that comes once a year, so she has cut me some slack and allows me to perform my religious duty besides her mattress without much problem (note that she is on her mattress, not whining to be picked up, yay!).. Alhamdulillah ...

Aisyah teman Ibu solat teraweh

Please Pray that Aisyah gets well soon, okay?

Aisyah's Got A Parcel!

Baru2 ni dpt satu kiriman dari member yg nun jauh di bumi Queen Elizabeth sana, dari Che Fadh. Dia kirim kpd sorg staf UTM yg wat research di Bristol tp balik collect data di Msia. Dari situ, pas ke Malia di UTM, then pas ke Jia yg dari UTM dtg KL utk present paper kat seminar di KLCC minggu lps. Fuh, jauh sungguh parcel ni travel...

Bila bukak, ada satu package tu Che Fadh bagi hadiah wat Aisyah. Set serba biru. Cantik gitu. Sungguh x tahan tgk kasut biru yg kiut miut itu. Alahai.. Konon nk wat pakai masa first few days kat UK, silap2 aku wat raya kt Msia dulu, sbb lawa sgt... hihi...

Geram seh, tgk brg2 nih...

Che Fadh tahu aku nk gi UK soon, so aku mintak dia belikan juga beberapa baju panas utk baby yg murah2. Sgt2 puas hati la dgn design yg dia pilih n harga yg kena utk baju2 tu. Aku dah survey kat Msia ni, dua kali ganda harga dia berbanding kalo beli kat UK, even after convert pound sterling. But maybe I'm forgetting the transportation costs and all the other hidden costs, but still... jauh jimat beli kat sana aje...

Mata aku sudah berpinar kerana happy sgt tgk baju2 ini ... weeee ....

Mungkin rezeki Aisyah tgh murah kot, Malia n Jia also kirim hadiah. Hok aloh, terimo kaseh la deh... Comey betul... X payah susah2 sbnarnya...

Tima kacih Aunty Lia n Aunty Jia!

To Che Fadh, Malia and Jia, terima kasih byk2 yeh utk hadiah and kiriman tersebut. Aisyah n Ibu dia sgt2 happy :D

Shopping Barang Baby Lagi

Bottle Warmer & Baby Pouch

Hari Khamis lps aku singgah lagi kedai MomsLittleOnes tu. Kemaruk aku nih. Gotta do something about that later.

Ada beberapa benda yg aku purchase. First of, aku beli brg2 utk kasi member2 aku hadiah. Mostly brg2 utk further encourage BF. I hope they like what I got them :)

Secondly, I bought a Snow Bear 2-in-1 Home & Car Baby Bottle & Food Warmer. Buatan Korea. Harge dia RM 149.90. My mom has complained that it is such as fuss to keep warming up my EBM tu be given to Aisyah while I was gone at work. Kesian my Mom. So hopefully this purchase will help make things easier for her. Pikir2, esok kalo gi UK pon mmg perlu ada warmer nih, dah la sana cuaca lg sejuk dari sini kan? Lagi la berguna tuh. Plus bila Aisyah dah start on solid food, lg la mknan tu semua nak kena panaskan. (Kalau dah nak beli tu, mcm2 je alasan konkrit yg bole diberi ngehehe...)

Anyway, aku dah test dah, and Alhamdulillah, the EBM stayed warm for as long as we leave it in the warmer (although jgn la bubuh sampai over 2 hours per bottle). And ada adapter utk letak dlm kereta tu, so kalo jln2 nnt senang nak panaskan. In the end, I'm happy, my Mom's happy and paling penting, Aisyah's happy coz EBM dia lps ni confirm stays at 40C. We all win!

Lagi satu, aku beli Baby Pouch jenama My Lovely Closet dgn harga RM69.90. Kaler Light Blue & Khakis. Ingat nak amik warna pink, tp pikir2 nntsusah plak nak bergilir ngan Hubs. Org laki ni, jarang sgt la yg setuju nak pakai anything pink kan. So aku amik kaler neutral.

Masa aku kat sana, the infamous Puan Rita Rahayu the Lactation Consultant ada kat sana. So dpt la aku bertanyakan beberapa soalan mengenai BF secara direct. She is a very knowledgeable person when it comes to BF, and dia akan layan most of your questions dgn baik. Cuma kesian, beliau sorg yg sgt2 sibuk, phone dia x henti2 bunyi, and customers dtg x putus2 . Laku sungguh kedai tuh...

And nasib baik juga dia ada kat situ, sbb dia ambil ukuran aku before beli Pouch tu. Ingatkan aku saiz M, rupanya S. Huhu... And dia ajar teknik pemakaian pouch tu, so x de la aku pening2 nak kena ngadap instruction die bila balik umah. Terus test pada Aisyah. Suka dia, senyap je. Kejap je tido. Even Hubs yg x setuju dgn usul pembelian Pouch ini pada permualaannya pon dah start suka, sbb senang nak handle baby. Aisyah skang kuat meronta, but bile duduk dlm tu, baik je... and kalo ngantuk sgt, not long after that dia akan tido dlm pouch tu tanpa disedari, nyenyak jer... Best.. best... best..

Aku pikir esok kalo masa nak naik plane tu, senang ada both hands nak handle bagasi, x yah pikir2 psl stroller. Ok x hujah aku? Kira pembelian berhemah la ek ni?