Weaning Afeef - Part 3

Happy 10th Birthday to my manja little brother, Imran and a belated wish for my mama on her 48th Birthday! As a double celebration, we've booked for a Buka Puasa at Ancasa Hotel last Saturday that is on Mama's Birthday the 29th August. Susah jugak nk bawak Afeef pergi berbuka kat luar. Afeef is a very active boy, so sitting quietly in a stroller, a bouncer or any confined seats is just not his thing. I wonder how would he finds his new car seat? Entah2 xnak duduk jugak, penat je Babah beli huhu..

Back to the story, as he wants us to carry him (he likes to see the world and absorb as many infos as he could), I had to carry his 8kg being around the buffet area in one arm, while the other arm trying to balance the load of  a ceramic plate yg sgt berat sekali dgn the food loaded on it. Fuhh..mmg bole bermuscle, xpayah susah2 buang duit pegi fitness centre, branak je gerenti bole fit hihi..

Sejak ade anak (baru sorang pun..), there's no such things as having a quiet dinner outside, watching movie peacefully and shopping till hubby drops (hehe!) for hours. When eating outside, it means, makan macam masuk pertandingan makan hotdog, telan je kunyah xpayah, because the time is short and Afeef is crying, no time for savouring the taste of the food. When watching movie, it means, if Afeef shall be around and of course shall nangis out of boredom, bersediala kene kutuk dgn org lain dlm panggung "Apela, bwk baby tgk wayang..bodoh kelubi, dh tau ade anak sibuk nk tgk wayang..duduk je la umah..". When shopping, it means, br masuk 1 kedai Afeef dh start cranky and end up xdpt beli pape and terus balik. Bile fikir xnk bawak Afeef rase guilty pulak sbb mcm keluar enjoy and lupekan anak. So end up bawak jugak. Cume lately je due to H1N1 we didn't bring him out to shopping to minimize the frequencies of him being exposed to the public.

Masuk hari ni, dh 4 hari Afeef x berak. Risaunye Mama..normally Afeef will berak at least twice a day, at most 4-5 times. Banyakkan? Afeef inherits dat (rajin berak, dat is) from Mama and Babah which makes the three of us: Keluarga Berak hehe..

Weaning Afeef - Part 2

Hati mak mane yang tahan tgk anak die kelaparan. Afeef mcm xcukup by just milk feeding. Last two days, luahkan kat my mom psl Afeef mcm dh nk kene start on solid. And the conversation goes like this:

My mama: Bagila makan, I dulu you all semua I start solid at 4 months..

Me: Aikk? Aritu mama ckp jgn sibuk2 nk bagi awal, tunggu till 6 months..bagi organ2 die cukup matured baru bagi..

My mama: Eh bile mase plak I ckp mcm tu?

Me: Ade...sebab tu Aishah tahan xnk bg Afeef solid sbb takut mama marah.

Mama: xpenah la I ckp mcm tu..klu ade mesti I igt..u all semua start 4 months nape plak I xbg Afeef start at 4mths?

Adehh..xkisah la janji Afeef dh bole makan, upon getting greenlight from my mom, meloncat2 rase hati nk bagi Afeef baby cereal. So yesterday lunch time lari KLCC jap cari teat with cross-cut hole for thick feeding. And today before going to work, I gave him a thin mixture of cereal in his FM. Surprisingly (for an unfussy boy like Afeef) he was so upset when he tasted the cereal mixture, mcm kene makan ubat. Padahal Afeef klu makan ubat bukan main suke, siap hisap2 syringe tu mcm botol susu. Maybe he was too hungry and sleepy that he refused other than BM and the teat hole was too big that he can't controlled the feed flow and asik mcm nk tersedak je so he was stressed out.


Masuk hari ni, dh 4 hari Afeef x berak. Risaunye Mama..normally Afeef will berak at least twice a day, at most 4-5 times. Banyakkan? Afeef inherits dat (rajin berak, dat is) from Mama and Babah which makes the three of us: Keluarga Berak hehe..

Weaning my Afeef

Baby experts recommend weaning babies at the age of 6 months, however, my "semangat" boy seems to show signs that he's ready for weaning at the age of 4 months old:


1) He can sit up


2) He can hold his head


3) He shows curiosity (terliur!) when he sees me or his Babah eating at the age of 3 months plus


4) He likes to put things into his mouth and love sucking his two hands and sometimes he sucks them soo hard that he didn't realize he has pushed his hands too deep into his mouth that he choked and he always bite his hands while sucking smpai berbekas merah.

5) He is still hungry after a bottle full of FM feeding.

6) My BM is not enough for him for a feeding period.

7) He has not just doubled, but double-and-a-halv-ed his weight!
Now I am torn. My Mama strongly advised me to start at 6 months however Afeef has shown the above signs. I should have asked his Paed at his 4 months visit. After discussing with Hubby, I think we shall start on his Solid at 5 months that is after his 5 month visit to the Paed.

Ramadhan is around the corner

This year my Ramadhan will be different from last year. Last year, for the first time in my life (okay, kat SHAHPekan dulu macam ni jugak tp xdela menghayati sgt sbb kecik lagi huhu kecik sgt..), I had tadarrus every night after tarawikh with Abang's family until 1am and tarawikh would always be at Masjid Taman or sometimes Masjid Kampung Baru.

This year, I have Afeef around to be taken care of. The likelihood of me having a chance to have my Tarawikh at the masjid is a far cry. Unless someone in the house is 'mamnuk' (wow lame dah xckp this word), only then I can go to the masjid. Due to that, I have printed Panduan Solat Tarawikh by Jakim dengan jayanya pakai printer office hehe semangat betul (xpe boss bole dpt pahala ape..). On the other hand, tadarrus at BK house shall be work on. Because Afeef has an adult sleeping pattern, only longer (he sleeps straight from 7pm to 6am next morning and only wakes up when he's hungry and will sleep back while feeding), then I can just put him on Ateh's bed while tadarussing. I am so looking forward to this year's Ramadhan, may this Ramadhan be filled with more Ibadah insyaAllah.

Afeef caught flu

At around 3am, I was awakened by the sound of Afeef deep throaty coughing. From the sound of it, I know it’s a bad sign. I don’t want him to spend another night at the hospital, with H1N1 virus spreading around the globe and even in Malaysia, the hospital would be the last place that I want Afeef to be. The coughing continued until it’s already 7am, the time for me to be off to work. Abang suggested that we bring him to his Paed this very morning; we don’t want it to get any worse. Actually he has started showing signs since yesterday evening; I thought that might be the reason of why he was soo asleep at the park as he was actually not feeling well. I called the office to request for an EL for the day.

Our very 1st Garden Portraiture

Saifulfiena called last night asking the best time to shoot Afeef, I suggested 8 o’clock in the morning, which is after his morning bath. Afeef is always in a good mood and wide awake after his morning bath. On the contrary, this morning, Afeef slept all the time we were at the Bukit Jalil Recreational Park. The weather was quite inviting for just anyone to take a nap there, redup, mendung and the sun was not too hot, suam2 manja je. No wonder he is so fast asleep. He was undisturbed by us lifting him up, putting him in the stroller, and on the grass, slumbering peacefully enjoying the cool morning breeze. Penyudahnya, mama and babah die yg sibuk posing maut, sayang je..

Afeef’s Feet-Eye Coordination Skill

Yesterday Afeef has shown a new skill with his hands-eye coordination. This time he has upgraded to feet-eye coordination. While I put him on my lap, he finally discovered that he has feets, cute moving feets! Actually he has noticed them before (about 2-3 weeks ago) when I put his rattle socks on but back then he only stared at his rattle socks for a while and look away. This time around he stared at his feet for quite a long time, at first with curious look and later developed into a determined look, trying very hard to reached his feet with his hand, dengan mulut and lidah terjuih2 penuh kegeraman hehe…I helped him with reaching his feet by holding his hand while telling him that it’s his feet that he’s touching, and he looked satisfied for being able to touch and learn about his feet!


Afeef is getting more and more familiar with his Babah and Mama now. If he sees his Babah walking by or sitting beside him doing something else, he’ll keep on staring at his Babah and his eyes will follow his Babah until his Babah turns smiling towards him and he’ll smile and squeal excitedly with his hand and feets kicking vigorously at seeing his Babah. Although I was holding him, he is more interested with his Babah if he’s in playing mood. But if he feels a little hungry although he was playing with Babah at the moment, he will start crying upon seeing me. Like when I came lying beside him this morning while he was joyfully playing and giggling with Babah, he immediately turn his head towards me and start to cry beggingly with his tongue tersentil2 mcm nak susu, and simultaneously turned his body towards me ignoring Babah. Once he’s full, he’ll turn his head away, looking for his Babah’s existence. He knows, Mama means food and Babah means fun! Clever boy…