Afeef's 1st Geraham!

Baru discovered this morning masa tengah geletek die lepas mandi, Afeef dah tumbuh his 1st geraham tapi baru keluar the tips of the geraham. Dulu pernah nak buat his tooth chart tapi tertangguh pulak. But I still remembered his tooth chart quite clearly, Afeef start tumbuh gigi right after balik from Korea trip, i.e. at the end of his 10 months old of age. No wonder he keeps getting fever a few times before that besides due to the atmosphere itself, with his cousins asik demam berulang2 and berjangkit2. Memang from December to February asik makan ubat aje Afeef, baru baik dh demam balik. 

Memang budak biase 6 months dh tumbuh gigi, Afeef sampai umur die genap 10 months pn still have a gummy smile yg cute tu. Everybody upon seeing his gummy smile as usual with their usual typical gesture, "Ishh lambat nye tumbuh gigii...." And I as usual with my complacent and unworried gesture, "Ha'ah, x tumbuh lagi.."

Tapi bile dah nak masuk 10 months terus gigi2 depan die keluar almost serentak sebanyak 8 batang, ha amik kau..hehehe! I never really care if his main development like tumbuh gigi, merangkak berjalan and bercakap lambat or cepat coz my mum always said our siblings even, have different milestones. My brother, Adam as an example, umur 10 bulan dah berjalan, tapi umur 3 tahun baru bole bercakap. Kalau org tua tgk mesti akan ckp or paling2 pn ckp dlm hati agaknya, "Ish ish ishhhh kesiannn...bodoh agaknye budak ni..lembab sgt nk pandai cakap.." Alhamdulillah Adam sekarang is in his final block doing Medicine at IIUM Kuantan, bakal doktor ye tuan2 and puan2 budak yang umur 3 tahun baru pandai cakap tu..hehehe..

Oh and by the way, this is my latest FS tracking status, aduhh..dr ptg semalam until now still at Malaysia Foreign Custom, gegegege...neves nye..mcm tunggu result SPM keluar. Harap sgt x kene tahan kt airport customs, I've heard the custom tax imposed may be as much as 30% and sometimes almost 50%! 30% of FS is about RM300+, so that could sum up to about RM1500 a pump, macam beli at online shops jugakla gamaknye.. TT

Freestyle is on its way!

The Medela Freestyle pump is on its way, I'm so excited! According to Paypal and the seller herself, the shipment will take 6-10days not including weekends depending on destination. That means it should be arriving by next week! Hope everything will go as planned, I'll explain THE PLAN later once it arrives safely.

Ahmad Afeef Ahza Al-Hafiz

Mase mengandungkan Afeef, Mama and Babah berusaha bersungguh-sungguh to inculcate the love towards Islam especially in Al-Quran. Tiap2 hari balik Subuh, Babah without fail bacakan Surah Luqman untuk Afeef supaya dapat anak yang soleh. Mama hari2 baca recommended Surah-surah untuk ibu mengandung, nak anak yang soleh, bijak dan cantik luar dan dalam. 

Masa bulan Ramadhan, I was pregnant of you and was in my 2nd months pregnancy. Sangatlah lesu and cepat fatigue especially balik kerja, maklum jela early pregnancy mmg lembik skit. Tapi demi anak dalam perut Mama gagahkan juga pergi Tadarrus dengan family Babah di Rumah Ibu di BK tiap2 malam lepas tarawikh, supaya Afeef menjadi seorang yg cintakan al-Quran. Bila ada kematian, Mama beria2 ajak Babah pergi melawat dan join group Nenek2 sedara Afeef khatamkan Al-Quran untuk jenazah sementara menunggu dikebumi walaupun kaki dah biru2 kebas duduk lama demi memupuk perasaan cintakan Al-Quran dalam diri anak mama dalam perut.

Alhamdulillah syukur yang tak terhingga kepada Allah swt yang memakbulkan, Afeef sekarang at a tender age of 1 year and 2months, sangat warak perwatakannya. Kalau Indahnya Iman program before Adzan at Astro Oasis tu cukup Afeef suka, kalau pasang mata x lekang dr TV tgk aje sampai la Adzan dh abis. Kalau pasang cartoon on Astro Ceria pn Afeef x sekhusyuk tu, sambil tgk sambil main/buat activity lain. Tapi bile Indahnya Iman, Afeef bole diri tegak like a statue and tgk xberkelip, kadang2 goyang2 badan sambil sengih.

Pantang Mama or Babah bentang sejadah, terkedek2 jalan cepat nk berdiri atas sejadah and terus angkat Takbiratul Ihram. Lepas tu solat i.e. Angkat takbir and sujud banyak2 kali and now dh pandai rukuk i.e. berdiri tegak then tunduk sampai tangan sentuh jari kaki hehe..Khusyuk anak Mama bile solat, bersungguh2, bila duduk antara dua sujud, siap tangan letak atas dua peha dengan elok dan tertib and tunduk pandang sejadah. Mama kadang2 bentang dua sejadah satu lg untuk Afeef sbb xnak berebut tempat sujud dgn Afeef, nanti Mama pulak solat x khusyuk geli hati tgk gelagat anak bujang mama yang seorang ni.

Alhamdulillah, doa Mama and Babah semoga Afeef terus kekalkan menjadi anak soleh hingga dewasa dan menjadi contoh yang baik untuk adik2 nanti insyaAllah, semoga adik2 Afeef semua anak yang soleh dan solehah juga, amin ya rabbal alaminn..

p/s: Last weekend bawak Afeef pergi kenduri tahlil rumah Babah's relative. Afeef was blabbering loudly playing with cousins of same age, sampai org tgh tadah tgn berdoa semua tgk die, distracted. Mama hushed Afeef a few times sambil ckp pd Afeef, "Afeef, say Amin...amin.." But Afeef x faham and  keep on blabbering excitedly then suddenly terkeluar mentol atas kepala mama, "Tingg!". At that time, Afeef was standing on the Lanai table, Mama immediately said, "Allaaahuakbar!" terus Afeef senyap from blabbering, angkat takbiratul ihram and perform Solat. Amazed Nek Uda, Moksu Anoi and others tgk Afeef...hihihi..

Medela Freestyle BreastPump

Previously, during Afeef time, I used Medela Mini-E mainly because it was Medela's Most Inexpensive Electric Pump and my only aim was to express BM for Afeef at the office regardless of the amount expressed. 

 

Later did I know that double pumping can optimize the production of EBM, and bile dah rase sakitnye beli FM yg sgt costly untuk anak yang sihat seperti Afeef yg sgt suke susu, barula terfikir nk buat kire2 balik and ternyata, amat berbaloi to invest in expensive double pump rather than investing on expensive susu lembu. Mula nak consider between Ameda and Medela, Ameda is very cheap costing only at around RM700 a unit while Medela costs at RM1640 the least in Malaysia, itupun kene beli kt online shop, mahal nye. Tetibe smlm terfikir pulak nk check kt ebay.

To my surprise, Medela Freestyle is just around USD347 including shipping, which is just about RM1163!! Murahnyeee...Anim baru je offer, nk pesan kt kawan die coming home from the UK. But Mothercare UK pn around RM1200 so still ebay is cheaper..

Now, I'm waiting for my PayPal credit card verification code. Once my Paypal has been verified which will take around 3-4days, I can proceed with my purchase~ :)

It's a girl! :D

Today was my routine gynae check up, lame x tgk adik Ahza, dah pandai buat apa agaknye anak Mama sorang ni. Girl ke boy agaknye. Ikut rasa hati Mama rasa2nye girl:

1) Mama lagi suke melawa pregnant kan adik Ahza drpd mase Abg Long Afeef dulu.

2) Dahi Mama ni xpenah sepi daripada jerawat sejak mula2 pregnantkan adik Ahza sampai la now dh nk masuk 22 weeks pregnancy. Kalau sebijik-dua tahan lagi, ni berterabur satu dahi, org kata anak perempuan tarik seri muka mak die. Haish, minta2 lawa la anak Mama ni sbb byk sgt seri muka mama ditariknya amin..hehehe..

3) Masa pregnant kan Abg Long Afeef dulu, perut mama cantik lonjong aje..siap bole rase kiri kanan perut nk dekat2 pinggang mama tu kosong. Adik Ahza ni Mama bole perasan perut mama cantik jugak hehe..tp bulaaat aje. Siap rase berisi kiri kanan yang dekat pinggang tu, girl kot...heheh..

4) Mase pregnantkan Abg Long Afeef, Mama rajin baking, masak mesti nk masak pelik2 yg kene guna oven, lasagna aje rsnye dekat 10 kali jugak Mama masak mase pregnantkan Abg Long. Tuna casserole ntah bape kali, cupcakes lagi. Tapi masakan melayu biasa malas. Tapi pregnantkan Adik ni Mama rajin masak melayu lagi, baking xde terdetik pn dlm hati.

Anyway, check up td terkejut berat naik 3kg drpd last month's record! Dh agak dh, doktor nampak upset dgn my weight gain, siap bulatkan lagi sambil pesan pls monitor your weight, less sugar intake, rice intake and banyakkan minum susu and obimin only. Takut bahaya pd baby. Max weight gain allowed is 2kg, huhuhu..Ape taknye, makan muara la, chili's la, hari2 lunch nasi separuh macam penuh pulak tu xsuke membazir, kenyang teramat pn paksa jugak habiskan walaupun slow, hari2 makan kitkat or picnic sbb tgh mengidam. Ish ish ish...terpakse la diet..

Mase ultrasound scanning, tanye doctor on the baby's gender, and the doctor showed us, "See mommy, it's a cheeseburger! You can now start shop for girls clothing!" Oh happy nye, now it's a pair! Alhamdulillah..semoga anak mama ni sihat walafiat dan selamat lahir nanti amin..Mama, Babah and Abg Long will wait for your arrival with open arms and joy! :D

Baby Plus - Myth or Fact??

 

I learnt about BabyPlus from Hubby's cousin, Amir & wife, Anim when I was pregnant of Afeef at my 3rd trimester. Back then, I didn't even know where to find the thing in Malaysia, ingatkan kene ebay. Fikir2, by the time it reaches me, Afeef dh keluar dh pn. Later did I know yg Cosway ade jual BabyPlus. It was quite expensive, RM650 a unit, sangatla pricey for a super simple drumbeat sound device.

And me & hubby strongly think nak anak pandai amalkan aje surah Luqman hari2 and makan makanan berkhasiat mcm ikan, kurma and almond. InsyaAllah, pandai dan bersifat Mahmudah la anak kita. And Alhamdulillah, setakat ni, Afeef's behaviour and milestone mcm same je dgn testimonials from BabyPlus user: xbyk merengek, tido tenang xmeragam n xkisah pn bunyi bising,  terus pandai latch on when 1st time nursing, development cepat dr normal milestone (except for walking la huhu), and sgt cepat ckp..walaupun xpakai BabyPlus.

Tapi bile tgk Areez, Amir & Anim's only child yang sgt bijak berbanding cousins and aunty yg same age as him rase mcm teruja pulak nk beli (Hubby is, not me..I'm still sticking to our initial belief, Surah Luqman is the key recipe that is, although adela terpengaruh skit sbb sgt impress dgn Areez yg bijak). Hubby said, Amir die amalkan jugak Surah Luqman hari2 besides the BabyPlus. So after much contemplation and discussion between us, we thought well Surah Luqman is definitely the key recipe to Anak soleh yang bijak. But BabyPlus is just a supporting tool proven by scientific research. So why not trying, since Cosway pn is having an offer, for 3 coupons collected, we can get RM490 per unit. Akhirnya beli la jugak..

Al-kisah lepas beli terjumpe pulak this website yg sangat anti BabyPlus and the arguments given were so strong and evident that I was quite frustrated with myself for falling for BabyPlus marketing trick. But benda dh beli, and I didn't want to frustrate hubby even more, since he was the one who invested in it, so I continued using it, hari ni dh nk masuk lesson 2 i.e. a little bit faster drumbeat than the 1st lesson. Adik Ahza is responding well to it, everytime I was using it, adik Ahza will also kick vigorously as though following the drumbeat, hehe...

Logic wise, the marketing is quite convincing as it says, the baby will try to differentiate between the mother's heartbeat and the drumbeat from the BabyPlus. So in a way, we are training the baby's analytical part of the brain from the womb. Xpela, yang penting cuba je, berkesan atau tidak, semua nya ketentuan Allah swt dengan usaha yang berlipatganda dan doa kita yang xputus2..semoga anak2 mama semua bijak dan soleh insyaAllah..

Afeef's Walking Milestone & Word Jumble - Part 3

Afeef finally made it, Alhamdulillah! Today officially was the day he finally can walked more than 5 steps all by himself with no support but little baby steps..It all started in the afternoon, when Afeef nak kejar Tok Jam die yg nk keluar pegi wedding, die sibuk nk keja atok sampai x perasan dh jalan 4 tapak hehehe..Babah missed the 1st one, and the 2nd time was just before Maghrib adzan, mase tu Me and Hubby was in front of the TV with him and also Bibik watching the Indahnya Iman at Astro Oasis. Tiba2 die jalan 4-5 steps excited we tgk die. Bibik validated today as the 1st day die betul2 dh bole jalan, and lepas tu dh xde dh nk merangkak, asik nk berjalan aje...Alhamdulillah...

**Alhamdulillah, anak mama ni suke sangat dengar azan, dengar Mama n Babah mengaji, tgk Indahnya Iman..akan dengar aje, and senyum sambil goyang2 badan macam tgh meratib. insyaAllah ye syg, follow anak2 Nek Mama's footsteps :)

Memang started this week Bibik reported that Afeef dah start bole jalan 1-2 steps without support, and yesterday Bibik claimed that he can already walk 3-4 steps at a time and banyak kali Bibik ckp, minggu ni pandai la tu die jalan..tgk, Bibik pn doakan Afeef.. insyaAllah esok dah start laju la kot berjalan.

Word Jumble:
1) Last few days, played the matching alphabet game, bile the word "W" appears a few times and the sound goes "Double U", after a few times he repeated "Wobowoww.." hihi..double U la kot he meant.. ;)