cooking

cook

'masak, masak' in my deep loud voice

i have no hope to be the next singing sensation

ummie is busy cooking her confinement meals

so i will cook for my teddies and myself...

eew...tak sedap

missyE

master bedroom

master bedroom

is indeed the room of all rooms

it not only holds the master and madam of the house

but it holds all the princesses too

in their own beds!!!

a toddler sized bed

babyLia in her baby crib

overgrown missy in a baby rocker!

and

a king sized bed

...

among others

a 6-door wardrobe

a side table

a book rack

also

a superbly plush sofa

...

i am especially proud of the room
the best feature of my house layout

dont ask me how will i kick the kids out of the room

as of now, the priority is my sanity and convenience

C'caine

sick

sick

missy had been having running nose for 3 weeks now

it has upgraded to cough and phlegm

last wednesday it went up to vommiting

as expected, fever crept up soon enuff

...

now its double whammy

her love for babyLia made the virus jump

babyLia is now having blocked nose

...

not taking any more chances with our GP

we're off to the pediatriacian early in the morning

we were 3rd in line waiting for the doors to open

he shook his head and as he expected a $300 bill

it was our first visit there

usually it was the panic grandparents who brought missy there

the service and counselling by the doc and recep was well worth the money

and the bill amounted to only $170 -

lucky can claim hee hee

...

oh the diagnosis

missy has phleghm in her right lung

one more stage further she will have to be on the breathing apparatus thingy

6 different types of prescription for missy

babyLia has blocked nose and blocked tear duct

3 prescriptions -

cough syrup as a precaution

...

ummiE

breastmilk

bust woes

went to the doctors for babyLia's vaccination

but i opt out coz if i wait till next week

she will only have to go for jabs only 3 times

as compared to 4 if i go for one today

since missy had fever even with the most expensive jab

i am not taking any chances

.

also i change my prescription for milk production

currently i am taking Domperidon by doridone

now i am trying Metoclopramide

this is to suppress vomit also

.

ever since the zero milk issue

i experience some cool sensations

as babyLia suckle on one breast

the other breast would feel the suckling too

when i am on prescription

i would get tingling sensations at my milk ducts

i guess the factory is working overtime

now is even better

as i hand out my breast to babyLia the other breast

would have the suckling sensation even before she latches

i hope my milk will last longer this time

i am still eating spinach and taking jamu

even binding my stomach with jamu paste and corset

C'caine

wisdom tooth

wisdom tooth

abah had his wisdom tooth extracted yesterday

this is the second wisdom teeth already

umie said that abah will end up like atok

wearing dentures before reaching 50yrs old

umie is thanking her lucky stars coz she dont have any !!

anyways abah got himself a week of MC

it will be a painful homestay for him

he woke up with half his face swollen big time

it is due to the stitches

hope he gets well soon

and develop better teeth hygiene

missyE

one

one

i am ONE month today

weight : 5.14kg height : 56cm

babyLia

tantrums

tantrums

missy is very fast to snap now

she will throw things within her reach,

beat or scratch anyone with 30cm radius

all this came about with the arrival of babyLia

.

someone ask me before how do i discipline her

shock to her question i replied she does not need it

she is obedient

but things change now as she has reached 2

with a sibling rivalry to match

.

well i have change too

i have started to snap too

i shout and beat her too!!

now even he is losing it too...

.

i told him we cant shout at her coz

she will only follow suit

but how to control now...

C'caine

hi

Hi there

babyLia waves Hello !

C'caine

mama

mama's home

we went to visit her yesterday

she was not on the bed in the high dependency ward

this would only mean good news

i called my dad and mama answered me confidently

we entered her ward and there she was

sitting on the edge of her bed

talking to visitors

fully aware of the situation
this is great she had fully recovered

baba even made her write and sign her name on paper to practice

this is contrast to a few days back when she dont even know her name!

she went thru 2 MRI scan with neg results - so all clear and normal

she was even up and about with my dad this morning

eating Delifrance downstairs

in fact my aunt met her in the lift all alone in the afternoon

caught her who wanted to jalan jalan

that's my mama - the jalan Queen

ALHAMDULILLAH

everything is well now

so it turned out that some Ustaz visit her last tuesday night

urut her feet and hands

now shes fine and will be discharged today !

C'caine

mild stroke

mild stroke

my brother called me in the morning

saying mama is sick

he said her sickness was funny

i ask if it was 'supernatural' funny

he said no.

mama cannot talk right

cannot eat right

she went to the toilet and made a big mess

like shampoo strewn on the floor

her eye glasses is the basin

this happen at 4 am and she complain of leg pain

i ask him how long had this been going on

he who is staying there got no idea and tells me 1 week

'you mean mama tak kerja for the whole week!'

it was false alarm that idiot got me worried

the sickness started today

so i said...

when one looses her senses its no joke

it would be a brain issue like stroke maybe

i told him to get up and probe further

next call i got they were on the way to hospital

cik taha and cik ana came to assist

mama could not dress herself or walk!

.

....frustrations settled in

i am still in confinement and i cant go

they called: doctors diagnosed her as mild stroke

my worst fears - reaslised

CT scan did not reveal anything though

at 5pm i sound to my dear husband if we can go

so off we went to SGH

mama could not talk or see much

she just lay there

but good news is her arms and legs are not affected

now my prayers goes out to my mama for a miracle cure

C'caine

no more milk

no more milk

it happened last wednesday

just what...2 weeks

the last time i lasted at least a month! with bad diet some more

i notice my right breast went zero milk

and both never balloon up enuff for me to pump

so i had no extra supply in the fridge

on wednesday when it dry up,

babyLia refrused to drink from bottle

doesnt matter if it was expressed milk or formula

and she started to fuss on my breast

she is not one who cries a lot

so i start to panic

i mean wat did i do wrong

i really watched my diet, my fluids

i only skip spinach for 2 days but had other types vege

so i went to the doctors

ah, they actually do have prescription

so i've been popping em pills

but they can only make about 60ml per breast

as compared to 100ml each before

well at least i still have milk to feed her

C'caine

urut

urut

my legs are still swelling from the water retention

it worries me

is it suppose to last this long

worst part is that it hurts

sensetive to touch

yesterday was the last (7th) day of my urut

so today, i made an appointment with the trusted Hajar

i will have to go to her house for the message

which marks the 2nd time i go out during this confinement

C'caine

lollipop

lollipop

my very fist lolly

yummy

missyE

family

family

since missy was a difficult baby

i had pre arrange food to be catered for the weekend

even got the part time lady to clean my house on Friday

so we invited all family members over

only then it will free up my days and

i will have time to concentrate on my breastfeeding

house was packed amd i thank you all for coming to share the joy

to my surprise lil miss Lia was an easy baby

only cries when hungry and sleep sleep sleep

she doesnt even cry when bathing!

missy in the other hand cried more than missLia

she was temperamental the first night missLia came home

we slept at 2am because of missy not babyLia

sibling rivalry was crazy

i hope missy will cool down soon

thank god abah took 2 weeks leave to help out

ummiE

jaundice

jaundice

i only had a one night stay inhospital and was discharge

so just as before we have to go and get babyLia checked for jaundice

blood test for her serum bilirubin level

decided to go to the GP which is just at the next carpark

even then i had to go

so told him to drive me there

it was my 2nd day of urut

and with bengkung restricting my movements

this marks the first day i go out this confinement

...

we went to GP only to find out they were not able to do it

so lets forget about it

and just jemur dia sudah

leceh kan ni jaundice

anyways she looks ok except the yellow eyes!!

C'caine

Lia Insyirah

Lia Insyirah

it may be my second one but i am excited

missy was induced so i dont really know what to expect

it started at 5am - contractions

i figure if it is between tummy ache and passing motion

so i started to time it

too excited to sleep now

so i finish off all my emails and turn on my out-of-office aassistant
He was still lazing around when we need to send off missy first

CTE was jam and my contractions are at 3mins with high intensity

reach the labour ward at 0930hrs (3cm dilation) and game was over by 1100hrs

normal delivery with only the gas as my salvation

no epidural or even pathedine - even when i ask for it

they kept complaining that baby is big , so push harder

there she was... with super thick hair

with a hefty weight of 3.8kg !

SUBAHANNALLAH
ummiE

pregnancy 2

my pregnancy journey

had been swell...literally

as usual i got no morning sickness or any back discomforts

first trimester i only gain a kg a month

this i find amazing

2nd trimester i gain 5kg in the hari raya month alone

by hari raya haji i gained another 5kg

gynae had advised me to excercise by then

as i mentioned before i did not bother to watch my diet this time

i had accepted the fact that i will gain a whole lot no matter how liitle i eat

this time i was wrong

as i hit the 8th month my legs had started to swell

my fingers were numb and it distracts my driving

in the nineth month, i was still busy working

I could not carry my weight any more

my tummy is too heavy and my legs have swollen beyond recognition

i only manage to get leave 1 week befor my due date

still it was no rest, it was work from home

and home, i have not started with the baby stuff yet

@week39 - weight 90.2kg waist 43inches

i am way too big....huge

C'caine

akar fatimah

akar fatimah

it came from the holy land of mecca

i was suppose to drink it everyday after the 7th month

so i tried, the taste is very mild kayu taste !

no problems i can take anything

this time i did not get my hands on any coconut juice

i only drank one can of YOUNG COCONUT JUICE in a can

wahaha... he bought it, so i took one

i also did not get any Bird nest too this time

no worries

as long as i got my special holy water and air zam zam

is packed for the labour ward

i am mentally prepared ;)

ummiE

teddies

teddies

ummie and abah are cwazy over soft toys

really crazy... especially when its super dirt cheap

after having the nostalgic lunch at ARNOLD's at city plaza

we adopted these furry wonders from 2nd chance store

its now known as Muslim mart

i took one first and refuse to let go

then ummie took her chance & grab the ala POLO bear

when abah grab the ALL BLACK bear with a professional signature on it

so all three of us went home happy

missyE

twenty four

twenty four
hapi birthday my lurve

C'caine

happy new year 2008

happy new year 2008

~sick

a re-decor is in order when the little one is ill

she tends to vomit after taking her medicine

...

25th christnas holiday - vomits after dinner at Bak Ding's place

26th decemder 07 - vomits

30 december 07 - fever at Qaniah's wedding

31st december 07- fever 40 degC

1st day of the year 2008 - fever is subsiding

...

get well my love...

everyone is enjoying their holiday while your petite body is having a battle

ummiE

twenty three

twenty three

missyE

rides

rides

they eventually got me my ride

after that stride to ride walker

ummie bought me another one from US

but it never arrived bcoz she refuse to pay the shipping charges that is more than twice the price of the toy itself... hmph...

then i showed them that i am ready for my first ride

when i got on adiyah's bike

so they got me a cow !!

ok i TAK CEREWET

then about 3 weeks later

i got lucky at toysRus

they got me my very first DORA trike

WOW right...

well i didnt appreciate it then

coz i pretty much prefer the doll stroller even when i got NO doll

but back at home after ummie assembled it from scratch

and complained coz the box says assembled in MEXICO

i jumped on it and off i went...

no pedals for me yet
just push n drag n push

proud owner of 4 vehicles with no COE
abah is gonna charge me season parking soon
why 4? coz 1 week later ummie bought me another tricycle for baba's place
yeah....which is even bigger !!
maybe i will get to enrol myself in BBDC soon
riding for lil tots
motocross will have my name reserved
missyE

celebration

celebration

my beloved sista and pinky

on a new journey of their lives

it was witnessed by all who loved them

Semoga perjalananmu diberkati Allah...Insya Allah

i will always love ya

my pinky embarking on a musical journey

she played the trumpet in the ensemble

performing at the Victoria theatre

i actually deleted the video recording...sorry

May this be your first performance with many more to come

C'caine

adolescence

adolescence

check out her feet..

she is defying orders of NO SHOES in da house!
when she knows how to take them off
and lined them neatly to the wall
with clapping and praising hersef "PANDAI"
she trots around the house clumsy as ever
she doesnt walk very well
i guess she got such tiny feet
her cousin 2 weeks her junior pass down her shoes!
but the adult shoes would appeal more of course
she is hitting adolescence
thus i believe the TERRIBLE TWOs is right around the corner
get ready now...
ummiE

munchkins

munchkins

if i had three lil munchkins

seriously i wanted a boy from the begining

only because i know i am at my fittest

and you need all your energy and more for boys

since i've been blessed with a girl

she is superbly close to my sister

to whom everyone assume is mine too

whadaheck now i bring in one more munchkin to the picture

ok lah hor... semua pompuan!

C'caine

diet

diet

with Elisya, back then,

I was paranoid when i gained as mush as 3-4kg per month

i was depressed and survived on soupy foods for 3 months

but still gained so much

.

this time i gave up

also knowing that i will be able to shed it off

with hard work of pumping out at the gym

still got my AMORE credits to claim

i did not manage to shed till pre pregnancy weight

but i was happy with the new figure

.

so this time i eat as i please

all sinful foods

my gynae is appealing to me to avoid sweet stuff

i lied through my teeth when i replied YES

seriously how to manage NO SWEETS FOOD / DRINKS when its raya fest

and it goes on till the up and coming raya haji

i dont know whats my weight now

i dare not check

.

but i've been gaining a kg a month

which is a miracle to me

so what shall i have for lunch today

after having lontong kering for breakfast

rice in the morning for most weekends now

my concience is terrified by now

but i am so looking forward to a sinful dinner of

rice, durian, coconut milk and sugar !!!

C'caine

durian

stunkfrut

my baby has had her first taste of DURIAN

she was not eager at first

which i find weird but she ate a lot that day

and of course, it does not resemble your ordinary ice cream cone or chocolates

after a while she decided to try some

she got excited and gave cheeky faces after every feed

she only took about 5 feeds

then she backed off

good, coz i was worried it may heat up her body

but still i'm happy she does not show any reaction to durians

well she may be too young anyway

but for those who really cannot stand the smell maybe you can try this

C'caine

work from home

work from home

I have been blessed with great bosses at HP

One option for me is to work from home

I can pull this option at least once a week

however i hardly use it unless i am really tooo tired to go to work

i run store operations, so physically absent is quite tough

sitting at home and working just does not fall nicely into place

my cosy living room would distract me

but the biggest distraction of all would be HER

seriously how to work when your toddler would climb all over you

so whenever i opt for working from home

she still have to go over to baba's place

while i work work work my emails

i would aim to write a few entries on the blog but it'll never happen

today i simply shut my eyes on the growing mailbox of 281 unread mails and blog blog blog...

*even then it is simply to update my entriez. no time to go blog hopping

C'caine

bundle of joy

bundle of joy

featuring Nazhan NorEffendi

lately a few of us were blessed with their bundle of joy

bundle of joy to me and hubby is the scariest part of the journey. no sleep, no cold drinks, no unhealthy drinks, no cold baths, plenty of wailings to cope with the rush of visitors with food to prepare. ok mostly it applies to me. but i have prepred myself mentally to face it again. this time i opened my mouth to get more help than the last time. or at least HE has to go buy me food at the very least. i am not gonna cook for the first week. anyways i saw the drypers NEWBORN advertisement and i ws over joyed. seriously trust them and to make NEWBORN size will simply help us ease the expenditure. coz seriously this little bundle of joy simply poo and pee as they wish. up to about 12 pcs of diapers each day !!! koyak seh.. so i did my homework at your nearest fairprice...

drypers 28s - $7.30 ~0.26 each

mamy poko 52s - $17.80 ~0.34 each

pampers 36s - $16.20 ~0.45

fitti's - dont know dont care... bad experience..