not listing today (mock & tiza...u hear that, i'm not listing today :-P )
i was surfing youtube. looking for songs rather than episode updates on grey's anatomy and heroes.
one song led to another and soon i was taking a walk down memory lane. nothing beats 90s hip hop/rnb...those were the days.
got to hear -
bobby brown - dont be cruel
new edition - cool it now
ralph tresvant - sensitivity (this deserves my "omigoddddd" award)
bell biv devoe - poison
goodfellaz - sugar honey ice tea (this was on repeat)
r kelly - bump and grind
boyz II men - motownphilly
after 7 - ready or not (i clearly remember zets...she loved this song)
and a tribute to my dear mock...
bros - when will i be famous (this is sooo not hip hop rnb but i remember the raya card where u wrote 'bros 4ever')
p/s i've got a mental picture of trueblue singing with me at the back of the class...
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
The Long Morning
went for check ups today. the plural is due to 3 appointments made today...mine, asyraf's and ariff's. as hubby had to go to the office by lunchtime, i informed him that we had to leave the house by 730am to avoid the morning crawl, so that we could get to the hospital a little after 8 and be the first in line at both clinics.
of course with 3 boys to bathe, not to mention the daddy and mummy, we only left the house after 8am. we sent amir to school first and was stuck behind a large number of vehicles behind the daycare. we got to the hospital at 9am. i went to verify the GLs while hubby sent our appointment cards to the clinics.
asyraf was just about to sleep when we reached the hospital but good thing he wasnt in a bad mood. we were able to have our breakfast while he watched sesame street and nibbled and ariff slept. went to my gynae's clinic first. she wasnt in yet. she came in late today and i was the 4th in line. so it was basically an hour-long wait. asyraf was being passed between hubby and i. ariff continued his sleep. spoke to my gynae about contraception. i initially didnt want any method of contraception as i wanted another baby immediately. but we made another plan for next year so we decided to push the baby no 4 plan to the year after next. after discussing with my gynae, i opted for contraceptive pills. that's the best method since i'm a diligent pill-taker (i've never missed my daily caltrade and pramilet intake during all 3 pregnancies) and its easy enough to stop if we decide to proceed with our next one.
we paid a courtesy call to the peadiatric surgeon who circumcised ariff. he checked his work and was pretty happy with it, he even gave ariff a lifetime guarantee. we discussed when would be the best time for amir and asyraf to be circumcised - not for another 6 years, we were told. drat...
then off to see the boys' peadiatrician. good thing amir was not around, if not he would either be on the play horse or taking the soft toys or bugging the doctor with 1001 questions. asyraf has a bad infection on his elbow, the doctor said it could be due to fungus and prescribed him antibiotics and a couple of creams, hope it'll go away soon. he's forever scratching his elbow and that makes it worse. surprisingly asyraf didnt cry when given his mmr jab, the doctor said he was very "gagah" (nice choice of word there doctor...)
ariff had his hepatitis B jab today. he was also given a few creams for the rashes on his face. the doctor wanted us to take ariff to the a&e to clear his airway. his nose has been blocked for 4 days now. its not too bad that he cant have his meals but its bad enough that it would wake him up at night. we came out from the clinic with a long list of medicine (4 creams & 3 syrups for asyraf and 2 creams & 2 nose drops for ariff). hubby and i went our separate ways, he went to the pharmacy to get the medicine while i took ariff to the a&e for the suction.
after a long, long morning at the hospital, we finally for home at 130pm. oh penat nya...
asyraf having while waiting at the clinic, ariff slept throughout...
ariff getting his airways cleared, my poor baby & the medicine we took home...
ariff, all cried out...
of course with 3 boys to bathe, not to mention the daddy and mummy, we only left the house after 8am. we sent amir to school first and was stuck behind a large number of vehicles behind the daycare. we got to the hospital at 9am. i went to verify the GLs while hubby sent our appointment cards to the clinics.
asyraf was just about to sleep when we reached the hospital but good thing he wasnt in a bad mood. we were able to have our breakfast while he watched sesame street and nibbled and ariff slept. went to my gynae's clinic first. she wasnt in yet. she came in late today and i was the 4th in line. so it was basically an hour-long wait. asyraf was being passed between hubby and i. ariff continued his sleep. spoke to my gynae about contraception. i initially didnt want any method of contraception as i wanted another baby immediately. but we made another plan for next year so we decided to push the baby no 4 plan to the year after next. after discussing with my gynae, i opted for contraceptive pills. that's the best method since i'm a diligent pill-taker (i've never missed my daily caltrade and pramilet intake during all 3 pregnancies) and its easy enough to stop if we decide to proceed with our next one.
we paid a courtesy call to the peadiatric surgeon who circumcised ariff. he checked his work and was pretty happy with it, he even gave ariff a lifetime guarantee. we discussed when would be the best time for amir and asyraf to be circumcised - not for another 6 years, we were told. drat...
then off to see the boys' peadiatrician. good thing amir was not around, if not he would either be on the play horse or taking the soft toys or bugging the doctor with 1001 questions. asyraf has a bad infection on his elbow, the doctor said it could be due to fungus and prescribed him antibiotics and a couple of creams, hope it'll go away soon. he's forever scratching his elbow and that makes it worse. surprisingly asyraf didnt cry when given his mmr jab, the doctor said he was very "gagah" (nice choice of word there doctor...)
ariff had his hepatitis B jab today. he was also given a few creams for the rashes on his face. the doctor wanted us to take ariff to the a&e to clear his airway. his nose has been blocked for 4 days now. its not too bad that he cant have his meals but its bad enough that it would wake him up at night. we came out from the clinic with a long list of medicine (4 creams & 3 syrups for asyraf and 2 creams & 2 nose drops for ariff). hubby and i went our separate ways, he went to the pharmacy to get the medicine while i took ariff to the a&e for the suction.
after a long, long morning at the hospital, we finally for home at 130pm. oh penat nya...
asyraf having while waiting at the clinic, ariff slept throughout...
ariff getting his airways cleared, my poor baby & the medicine we took home...
ariff, all cried out...
Sunday, November 11, 2007
This Weekend
been a pretty quiet weekend. i'm itching to go out but hubby doesnt want to (he's got a million excuses) so i'm stuck at home. not that bad, read "deathly hallows" yet again. i finished the book overnight and i'm definately sure i missed some bits out.
everyone's down with the sniffles, everyone from hubby & me right down to my itty bitty ariff. not full blown flu or anything, just sniffles. amir and asyraf's been having runny nose for a couple of days, though it goes on and off. i got it after them. mine's not so bad...it attacks at night when i'm feeding ariff and early mornings but after my coffee, it goes away (yeah...weird!). hubby got it yesterday and he's been taking piriton which makes him drowsy (and increases the volume of his snoring at night...sob sob...poor me!). i'm alright with the 4 of us having it but when it gets to ariff...i cant handle that. my baby's been having blocked nose for a couple of nights now...the night attacks are usually the worse. we lay him down a bit higher and not fully flat on his back so that his airway gets cleared. gave him the decongestant spray but not too much. the darnest thing is that the nasal suction thingy is nowhere to be found at this crucial moment...great! we've got an appointment with the boys' pediatrician on tuesday so until then, its 2 nights of getting up every 2 hours for me.
i noticed a few things about ariff's preferences. he absolutely hates wet diapers...he would toss and turn and kick to show its time for a diaper change. i usually change his diapers once in 2-3 hours and they're usually fully soaked. not too fond of the current diaper brand we're using (its as bad as the first one we bought) but the shop nearby dont sell S-size huggies. ariff also loves warm (almost hot) water, either for his bath or his milk. his bathwater temperature is usually either 38c or 39c. that's the same temperature as mine. the boy must have thick skin.
amir fell down from the island stool friday night. the thing about amir is he never sit still. he wants to pick this up, put this thing there, turn here, look there. he doesnt realise that the stool is high. last friday he leaned back to look at ariff who was whimpering in the room next to the kitchen and i dont know how it happen (i had my back turned), suddenly i heard a loud thud and he was on the floor. he got a big bump on his head to show for it. of course when asked "sapa buat.." he would have a thousand and one names preceeding "...buat" as his answer. it ranges from "azib buat" to "tiza buat" to "asyraf buat", the answer changes everytime the question is asked.
i finally made the bread pudding i was craving for since i saw it on syerah's fotopages. it looked quite nice but it was a bit soggy. shouldnt have poured too much milk to begin with.
the cleaner did not turn up as promised on friday. i badly need my bathroom and the boys' bathroom to be thoroughly washed. i hope they come next week. i've got a few things for them to do. the next visit (the friday before the party) i'll get them to fully focus on the ground floor. the grass needs to be trimmed, as well.
i hope the writers strike will end soon. all writers are on strike and taping of my favourite shows (grey's anatomy and heroes) have stopped. nothing's been written for future episodes and if the strike doesnt end soon, the current season will end just like that. no more mcdreamy...no more peter petrelli...(currently my scale is tipping slightly towards peter petrelli...)
countdown -
everyone's down with the sniffles, everyone from hubby & me right down to my itty bitty ariff. not full blown flu or anything, just sniffles. amir and asyraf's been having runny nose for a couple of days, though it goes on and off. i got it after them. mine's not so bad...it attacks at night when i'm feeding ariff and early mornings but after my coffee, it goes away (yeah...weird!). hubby got it yesterday and he's been taking piriton which makes him drowsy (and increases the volume of his snoring at night...sob sob...poor me!). i'm alright with the 4 of us having it but when it gets to ariff...i cant handle that. my baby's been having blocked nose for a couple of nights now...the night attacks are usually the worse. we lay him down a bit higher and not fully flat on his back so that his airway gets cleared. gave him the decongestant spray but not too much. the darnest thing is that the nasal suction thingy is nowhere to be found at this crucial moment...great! we've got an appointment with the boys' pediatrician on tuesday so until then, its 2 nights of getting up every 2 hours for me.
i noticed a few things about ariff's preferences. he absolutely hates wet diapers...he would toss and turn and kick to show its time for a diaper change. i usually change his diapers once in 2-3 hours and they're usually fully soaked. not too fond of the current diaper brand we're using (its as bad as the first one we bought) but the shop nearby dont sell S-size huggies. ariff also loves warm (almost hot) water, either for his bath or his milk. his bathwater temperature is usually either 38c or 39c. that's the same temperature as mine. the boy must have thick skin.
amir fell down from the island stool friday night. the thing about amir is he never sit still. he wants to pick this up, put this thing there, turn here, look there. he doesnt realise that the stool is high. last friday he leaned back to look at ariff who was whimpering in the room next to the kitchen and i dont know how it happen (i had my back turned), suddenly i heard a loud thud and he was on the floor. he got a big bump on his head to show for it. of course when asked "sapa buat.." he would have a thousand and one names preceeding "...buat" as his answer. it ranges from "azib buat" to "tiza buat" to "asyraf buat", the answer changes everytime the question is asked.
i finally made the bread pudding i was craving for since i saw it on syerah's fotopages. it looked quite nice but it was a bit soggy. shouldnt have poured too much milk to begin with.
the cleaner did not turn up as promised on friday. i badly need my bathroom and the boys' bathroom to be thoroughly washed. i hope they come next week. i've got a few things for them to do. the next visit (the friday before the party) i'll get them to fully focus on the ground floor. the grass needs to be trimmed, as well.
i hope the writers strike will end soon. all writers are on strike and taping of my favourite shows (grey's anatomy and heroes) have stopped. nothing's been written for future episodes and if the strike doesnt end soon, the current season will end just like that. no more mcdreamy...no more peter petrelli...(currently my scale is tipping slightly towards peter petrelli...)
countdown -
- 6 days to amir's big event
- 9 days to asyraf's step into toddlerhood
- 13 days to the party
Thursday, November 08, 2007
1
november is a big month for us, two of our boys will be turning 1. ickle ariff is 1 month today, while mok mok asyraf will be 1 year old in less than 2 weeks.
for me, both are significant turn of events. ariff turning 1 month old would mean no more bedung-ing (although we have stopped the bedung bit earlier on), sleeping in his cot, drinking more milk at one time, which would mean longer interval between each feed. not only that, 1 month would mean mummy can give ariff his bath (before this hubby's been bathing him...daddy handles small babies, mummy is too scared).
asyraf turning 1 is a big (if not huge) moment in hubby's and my life as parents. to be able to say we survived 1 year of taking care of our no 2 is amazing. no one would ever understand and comprehend how difficult it was taking care of him but more on that in 2 weeks time - asyraf's coming of age needs an entry all by itself.
today is ariff's day. ariff - our little quiet baby, our baby who has never given us a moment of trouble, our baby who has been so easy form conception, to the time he was in my tummy, to his birth day, to his first month with us.
over the past month, he has been -
1. able to sleep by himself in his cot (other than his cot, he wouldnt sleep so soundly - he would just lie down looking at the ceiling or the mobile);
2. drinking around 3oz at a time;
3. putting on a bit of weight, especially around his cheeks and thigh - how much he weighs now, we're not sure, that would have to wait until next week;
4. sleeping longer hours - around 4 hours at a time;
5. very organised and on schedule - from his sleeping time, feeding time and diaper change right down to when he doo doos every day (every morning without fail);
6. lifting his head when we put him over our shoulders to be burped (we used to burp him over our laps);
7. able to follow objects with his eyes;
8. able to adjust himself to his car seat (which asyraf only managed to do in his 7th month!);
9. able to lessen his night feeding to only once a night (this is a major point - hubby & i are able to get a good 4 hours sleep even at ariff's young age);
10. able to fit his feet to the bottom part of his pajamas - no more folded pajama feet for him;
11. doing his laundry on mondays (okay, so that bit i organised for him).
ariff today, sleeping peacefully, bedung-less in his cot...
for me, both are significant turn of events. ariff turning 1 month old would mean no more bedung-ing (although we have stopped the bedung bit earlier on), sleeping in his cot, drinking more milk at one time, which would mean longer interval between each feed. not only that, 1 month would mean mummy can give ariff his bath (before this hubby's been bathing him...daddy handles small babies, mummy is too scared).
asyraf turning 1 is a big (if not huge) moment in hubby's and my life as parents. to be able to say we survived 1 year of taking care of our no 2 is amazing. no one would ever understand and comprehend how difficult it was taking care of him but more on that in 2 weeks time - asyraf's coming of age needs an entry all by itself.
today is ariff's day. ariff - our little quiet baby, our baby who has never given us a moment of trouble, our baby who has been so easy form conception, to the time he was in my tummy, to his birth day, to his first month with us.
over the past month, he has been -
1. able to sleep by himself in his cot (other than his cot, he wouldnt sleep so soundly - he would just lie down looking at the ceiling or the mobile);
2. drinking around 3oz at a time;
3. putting on a bit of weight, especially around his cheeks and thigh - how much he weighs now, we're not sure, that would have to wait until next week;
4. sleeping longer hours - around 4 hours at a time;
5. very organised and on schedule - from his sleeping time, feeding time and diaper change right down to when he doo doos every day (every morning without fail);
6. lifting his head when we put him over our shoulders to be burped (we used to burp him over our laps);
7. able to follow objects with his eyes;
8. able to adjust himself to his car seat (which asyraf only managed to do in his 7th month!);
9. able to lessen his night feeding to only once a night (this is a major point - hubby & i are able to get a good 4 hours sleep even at ariff's young age);
10. able to fit his feet to the bottom part of his pajamas - no more folded pajama feet for him;
11. doing his laundry on mondays (okay, so that bit i organised for him).
ariff today, sleeping peacefully, bedung-less in his cot...
Monday, November 05, 2007
Days Away
i looked at the lilypie countdown for asyraf. eeecccckkk...his birthday is just 2 weeks away. that means his party is less than 3 weeks away.
*hyperventilating for a while*
what have i done...what havent i done? lets see...
1. invitation - sent out
2. rsvp - well, that's beyond my control, isnt it?
3. favours for adults - halfway there (this isnt as easy as i initially thought it would be...)
4. favours for children - almost done, just waiting for the last item to be sent a few days before the party
5. favours for babies - i'm wrapping them today
6. cake - i havent booked it yet. whatever happen to the angel cake house outlet in taman tun?
7. caterer - this major item has not been settled by the person-in-charge
8 decorations - i bought the balloons. getting my sister to bring over the banner soon. i'm planning to get a '1' candle some time this week
9. photographer - thank you to the person who volunteered (heh heh...)
i'm almost there, arent i? i'm so nervous but i dont know why.
think i should go wind down with some help from reefa and goodfellaz...
*hyperventilating for a while*
what have i done...what havent i done? lets see...
1. invitation - sent out
2. rsvp - well, that's beyond my control, isnt it?
3. favours for adults - halfway there (this isnt as easy as i initially thought it would be...)
4. favours for children - almost done, just waiting for the last item to be sent a few days before the party
5. favours for babies - i'm wrapping them today
6. cake - i havent booked it yet. whatever happen to the angel cake house outlet in taman tun?
7. caterer - this major item has not been settled by the person-in-charge
8 decorations - i bought the balloons. getting my sister to bring over the banner soon. i'm planning to get a '1' candle some time this week
9. photographer - thank you to the person who volunteered (heh heh...)
i'm almost there, arent i? i'm so nervous but i dont know why.
think i should go wind down with some help from reefa and goodfellaz...
Friday, November 02, 2007
Hair-Less
all my boys were born with thick hairs. i didnt like it cos all the (unseen) daki were stuck under the hair and it would start to smell if not cleaned properly. plus i wouldnt be able to identify cradle cap problems earlier on (like amir & asyraf had). so...we shaved them. and i just love bald babies...
so here's my botak no 1 and 2... and introducing my botak no 3
so here's my botak no 1 and 2... and introducing my botak no 3
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
All Three
amir
he had his final exams yesterday. of course we didnt know about it until an hour before the exam. when hubby wished him good luck, he just replied with "i la u, daddy." was i scared? i was a nervous wreck! i kept looking at the clock and thinking...he should be done by now, he should be done by now. when he came home, i was literally screaming out "how was your exam?" amir's reply...amir shem kat school. okayyyyy...i guess i wont be getting anymore information from him, then.
amir actually has 2 personalities. on 1 hand, he's the nicest abang long...saying bye and kissing ariff when he's about to leave for school, saying me'kom and kissing ariff once he comes home from school, saying "jom asyraf" every morning before getting in the car, taking both his brothers' bottles come susu time, comforting his brothers with "dah...dah...dah" when they cry. but he could also be the nastiest brother...pinching asyraf when he thinks hubby and i are not looking, grabbing toys from asyraf, poking ariff in the eye, pushing asyraf when asyraf gets in his way.
he also has a wild imagination and the memory of an elephant. he could make trains out of our sliding door, remember every single landmark and billboard on nkve from the shah alam exit to the damansara exit, he would sing to ariff in the same tone as i would, he's scared of the balcony as he think voldermort is there.
he's also getting naughtier..."no" is not something he responds to, neither is "stop". he's very determined and currently he's hell-bent on dressing and undressing himself. it doesnt matter if his pants is back to front or if he only manage to get one arm out of his t-shirt (making him look like tarzan). its another step to being independent, i know, so i really shouldnt complain.
he's starting to imitate hubby to perform full prayers. it used to be just sujud or rukuk, but now it can be the full solat. he would even conquer the prayer mat and hubby has to pray next to him. i think i should find his own sejadah and kain for him.
my wish - that he will be toilet trained soon.
asyraf
after 2 weeks of ignoring his younger brother, asyraf has finally softened to ariff's presence. he likes kissing ariff and touching his hand now. when i carry asyraf and put him near ariff, he would reach out and touch ariff's arm, hands and hair (no more than that...it could be result in scarring!).
asyraf can also clap his hands now. he was watching hubby and i clap in front of him for the longest time but he just refuse to follow suit. until last saturday. and now, he's clapping and clapping and clapping.
he's also able to stand without support. he hasnt started walking yet but he's already pushing his body forward - although his feet has not caught up with his upper body yet. we think its just a matter of time.
he's also got 3 teeth which has just cut his upper gums. he will surely be wearing braces when he's older. his top teeth are showing signs of being crooked. (5 minutes after i took the photo of his teeth, he fell and cut his lips. thank god his teeth are still intact)
he loves watching the tv, especially when he hears songs he's familiar with. he doesnt watch the whole show, just the intro songs. and he'd watch from really up close and would tilt his head like so. asyraf is still his crying self...especially when he's sleepy. last night he was crying and whining until i gave him his bottle. one minute he was happily drinking and watching tom & jerry, the next...he was off to dreamland.
my wish - that he can walk before he turns one.
ariff
ariff seems more attentive the his 2 brothers at the same age. he cries less than them, preferring to lie down looking at his sorroundings. his eyes would follow the voices around him, especially when people call out his name. he can focus on the tv shows for a couple of minutes and loves watching his mobile. he's also reached out to tap abang long's face when amir lies down next to him.
i'm glad that he doesnt wake up so many times during the night. 2 nights ago, for example, he slept around 10pm and woke up at about 3am. his next feed was around 6am. that's good enough, especially when i start working again. it would mean i am able to get around 5 hours of sleep and then a couple more after his first feed. by 6am i'll already be up to get ready for work. maybe once he starts eating when he reaches 4 months, he can sleep through the night, like amir.
he doesnt require burping after his meal. as soon as i take the bottle out of his mouth, he burps. its so easy with him. i could even go through a couple hours of my urut+tungku session before he wakes up for his bottle. and all the while, the makcik urut and i were busy talking next to him.
after asyraf's birth, we'll plan for ariff's cukur jambul. hubby and i are thinking of having a small ceremony around after asar followed by a family bbq. maybe around christmas time or around new year.
my wish - that he stays this way
he had his final exams yesterday. of course we didnt know about it until an hour before the exam. when hubby wished him good luck, he just replied with "i la u, daddy." was i scared? i was a nervous wreck! i kept looking at the clock and thinking...he should be done by now, he should be done by now. when he came home, i was literally screaming out "how was your exam?" amir's reply...amir shem kat school. okayyyyy...i guess i wont be getting anymore information from him, then.
amir actually has 2 personalities. on 1 hand, he's the nicest abang long...saying bye and kissing ariff when he's about to leave for school, saying me'kom and kissing ariff once he comes home from school, saying "jom asyraf" every morning before getting in the car, taking both his brothers' bottles come susu time, comforting his brothers with "dah...dah...dah" when they cry. but he could also be the nastiest brother...pinching asyraf when he thinks hubby and i are not looking, grabbing toys from asyraf, poking ariff in the eye, pushing asyraf when asyraf gets in his way.
he also has a wild imagination and the memory of an elephant. he could make trains out of our sliding door, remember every single landmark and billboard on nkve from the shah alam exit to the damansara exit, he would sing to ariff in the same tone as i would, he's scared of the balcony as he think voldermort is there.
he's also getting naughtier..."no" is not something he responds to, neither is "stop". he's very determined and currently he's hell-bent on dressing and undressing himself. it doesnt matter if his pants is back to front or if he only manage to get one arm out of his t-shirt (making him look like tarzan). its another step to being independent, i know, so i really shouldnt complain.
he's starting to imitate hubby to perform full prayers. it used to be just sujud or rukuk, but now it can be the full solat. he would even conquer the prayer mat and hubby has to pray next to him. i think i should find his own sejadah and kain for him.
my wish - that he will be toilet trained soon.
asyraf
after 2 weeks of ignoring his younger brother, asyraf has finally softened to ariff's presence. he likes kissing ariff and touching his hand now. when i carry asyraf and put him near ariff, he would reach out and touch ariff's arm, hands and hair (no more than that...it could be result in scarring!).
asyraf can also clap his hands now. he was watching hubby and i clap in front of him for the longest time but he just refuse to follow suit. until last saturday. and now, he's clapping and clapping and clapping.
he's also able to stand without support. he hasnt started walking yet but he's already pushing his body forward - although his feet has not caught up with his upper body yet. we think its just a matter of time.
he's also got 3 teeth which has just cut his upper gums. he will surely be wearing braces when he's older. his top teeth are showing signs of being crooked. (5 minutes after i took the photo of his teeth, he fell and cut his lips. thank god his teeth are still intact)
he loves watching the tv, especially when he hears songs he's familiar with. he doesnt watch the whole show, just the intro songs. and he'd watch from really up close and would tilt his head like so. asyraf is still his crying self...especially when he's sleepy. last night he was crying and whining until i gave him his bottle. one minute he was happily drinking and watching tom & jerry, the next...he was off to dreamland.
my wish - that he can walk before he turns one.
ariff
ariff seems more attentive the his 2 brothers at the same age. he cries less than them, preferring to lie down looking at his sorroundings. his eyes would follow the voices around him, especially when people call out his name. he can focus on the tv shows for a couple of minutes and loves watching his mobile. he's also reached out to tap abang long's face when amir lies down next to him.
i'm glad that he doesnt wake up so many times during the night. 2 nights ago, for example, he slept around 10pm and woke up at about 3am. his next feed was around 6am. that's good enough, especially when i start working again. it would mean i am able to get around 5 hours of sleep and then a couple more after his first feed. by 6am i'll already be up to get ready for work. maybe once he starts eating when he reaches 4 months, he can sleep through the night, like amir.
he doesnt require burping after his meal. as soon as i take the bottle out of his mouth, he burps. its so easy with him. i could even go through a couple hours of my urut+tungku session before he wakes up for his bottle. and all the while, the makcik urut and i were busy talking next to him.
after asyraf's birth, we'll plan for ariff's cukur jambul. hubby and i are thinking of having a small ceremony around after asar followed by a family bbq. maybe around christmas time or around new year.
my wish - that he stays this way
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Noisy House
some may describe our house as "meriah" with 3 boys, we just call it...noisy.
and this is just 1 of 3 noisemakers...
and this is just 1 of 3 noisemakers...
Friday, October 26, 2007
Amir's Twin
we saw how ariff would look like sometime in my 27th week of pregnancy. we did the 3D scan and saw his features clearly (the earlier scan was clearer but its lost somewhere in 1utama). hubby and i immediately said...he look exactly like amir. i added...with a flat nose.
after ariff was azan-ed, hubby said he couldnt find a feature on him that doesnt look like amir. so we dubbed him "amir's twin".
so which is amir and which is ariff (the dates on the photos are giveaways, arent they?)
after ariff was azan-ed, hubby said he couldnt find a feature on him that doesnt look like amir. so we dubbed him "amir's twin".
so which is amir and which is ariff (the dates on the photos are giveaways, arent they?)
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Toddler - Adult Dictionary
ango - touch n go (also known as tit tit)
anjeri - the forever-fighting cat and mouse duo
bubble - bath time
balldaddy - arsenal
ballmummy - astro, celcom, man united (i have no idea why astro & celcom is ballmummy and not balldaddy when the mummy hardly watches footie matches nowadays)
bodider - can he fix it, yes he can
bulat - creepy crawlies
fok - 1. a type of utensil 2. animal that goes ribbit, ribbit
gers - those so-called "superheroes" that comes in green, pink, blue, white and whatever colour they come in
gooboi / geeboi - i'm a good boy, arent i?
mikut / cookie monter - snacks, biscuits, cookies
mots - what mikut attracts
nak - give me now, if not i'll repeat it till i'm blue in the face
pifit - penguin aka happy feet
poon - utensil used to eat rice with
finally...omigoddd - omigoddd (and he does say that!)
anjeri - the forever-fighting cat and mouse duo
bubble - bath time
balldaddy - arsenal
ballmummy - astro, celcom, man united (i have no idea why astro & celcom is ballmummy and not balldaddy when the mummy hardly watches footie matches nowadays)
bodider - can he fix it, yes he can
bulat - creepy crawlies
fok - 1. a type of utensil 2. animal that goes ribbit, ribbit
gers - those so-called "superheroes" that comes in green, pink, blue, white and whatever colour they come in
gooboi / geeboi - i'm a good boy, arent i?
mikut / cookie monter - snacks, biscuits, cookies
mots - what mikut attracts
nak - give me now, if not i'll repeat it till i'm blue in the face
pifit - penguin aka happy feet
poon - utensil used to eat rice with
finally...omigoddd - omigoddd (and he does say that!)
Monday, October 22, 2007
Blocked
i want to update but i have no idea what i should update. the boys...they go through so many changes, it would be a long entry. my daily activities...what daily activities, i've been at home for the longest time (not that i dont love it...i absolutely love my time at home). my house projects...that's been put on hold till my next ker-ching. asyraf's birthday project...that's almost done (i gotta go book the cake & finish the adult favours). work...urgh...who wants to talk about work (i think i wanna ask for departmental transfer).
so this entry will be all pictures. as they say a picture paints a thousand words...
amir with too much energy last night, he took a late afternoon nap. ready, get set...
go...and go some more...and some more...just like the duracell rabbit...
asyraf follows abang long everywhere...
the ultimate budak baik. did not cry when given his bath, heck...he actually continued sleeping while hubby bathed him. woke up when he was being dressed...
first pictures of my 3 heroes. ariff looks so small compared to his abang long and abang...
so this entry will be all pictures. as they say a picture paints a thousand words...
amir with too much energy last night, he took a late afternoon nap. ready, get set...
go...and go some more...and some more...just like the duracell rabbit...
asyraf follows abang long everywhere...
the ultimate budak baik. did not cry when given his bath, heck...he actually continued sleeping while hubby bathed him. woke up when he was being dressed...
first pictures of my 3 heroes. ariff looks so small compared to his abang long and abang...
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