Perihal ANAK dan cerita-cerita.. lalalala.. Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Yes, A.N.A.K!

To discuss bout ANAK ni, lately I ada 3 cerita mengenai perihal anak.

1- "Kenapa kamu dah pregnant anak ke-2 eyh? Tak sabar-sabar ke? Anak yg no.1 tue pun baru 16bulan. Dah ada anak lagi?" - Yg ni perihal saya berkaitan anak.

2-  "Saya dah kawin dekat dua tahun lebih. Tapi takde anak lagi. Dah consult dengan gynae. They asked me to take hormone pill. Tapi saya tak naklah! Hormone pill kan boleh jadi gemuk!" - Yg ni perihal orang yg dah kawin asyik tanya asal la diri sendiri tak dapat anak lagi sedangkan dah 2 tahun kawin. Tapi bila orang buka jalan penyelesaian, tak nak guna sebab takut diri gemuk.

3- "Bestnya tengok u all with kids. But not for me! I tak tahulah bila. Nak enjoy lagi!" - Yg ni perihal orang yg dah kawin tapi berangan diri muda lagi kot. Tak habis enjoy. Maklumlah dulu masa sekolah, mak ayah bercerai. Hidup susah dibawah tanggungan ibu tunggal. Bila dah berjaya, masuk IPTS atas saraan ibu tunggal tu, berkenalan pulak dengan anak Datuk lalu jatuh cinta. Dan kawin. Memandangkan masa muda nak enjoy takde duit, time bermenantu anak datuk ni, bolehlah amik kesempatan. Lalu, anak tu soal yg terakhir dalam rumahtangga.

Ok fine. I bukan nak sibuk but this things happen to me dan juga it happens on my surroundings. Among friends and myself. Macam kes pertama tu. Bila I announce myself pregnant no.2, terus mulut-mulut manis cakap "Hish, tak sabar-sabar. Anak kecik lagi dah pregnant no.2. Tak tahulah apa yang dikejarkan. Mampu ke dia tu? Setakat buat bisnes sendiri. Harap laki dia je keja. Entah boleh makan, entah tidak anak-anak dia nanti. Apalah yg nak dikejarkan sangat tu? Yg penting kualiti. Bukan kuantiti."

My answer would be this:

I'm an educated person darling. Memanglah I tak genius mana tapi I ada jugaklah at least degree. So, I tahulah mana baik, mana buruk. I read a lot. I baca hal-hal kesihatan. I've already consult with doctor. I know family planning very well. So, my husband and I, dah discuss and we agreed to have a second child. At least jarak from the first child tu 2 tahun lebih. So, dah okla bagi we all. Dalam usaha planning ke arah no.2, of course we all dah stable interms of financial, physical, mental and emotion. Takkanlah I nak bagi anak I makan pasir darling. Lepas tolak duit kereta, rumah, belanja seharian, bil-bil, loan PTPTN lagi (nasib husband I cemerlang under MARA. So dah save free loan kat sini.. hihihi), perbelanjaan anak pertama, duit shopping joli katak, mmm, we all ada extra lagi untuk anak kedua. Silap kalau kembar, still in budget lagi di samping boleh fikir lagi nak invest beli rumah lain or perhaps to have a 3rd car maybe.. hihihi.. so, mind your own business. Jangan nak menyibuk. Jangan nak nilai orang melalui apa yg u nampak jer. Macam mana u tahu I mampu ke tak ni? Ish ish.. susah orang macam ni. Or u jeles u yg tak mampu to have the second one. Or u yg ada masalah-masalah mcm yg u nyatakan ni. kalau betullah sebab ni yg u menyibuk kat I, better u lah yang fikir nasib u jer. Tak payah fikir hall org. Macamlah hal I nie, 1 bebanan bagi u. Pasal kualiti and kuantiti tu. Orang kampung yang hidup susah ada anak 12 orang. Bila besar, semua anak-anak berjaya. Peguamlah, doctorlah.. Saintis la..tu maknanya datang dari cara didikan. Bukan anak ramai hidup susah, u will produce a low quality child.. tolonglah! Berfikir secara rasional ok. lagipun I baru nak masuk no.2.. belum 6 lagi ok?

Citer no.2 pulak. I always dengar my fren membebel dia takde anak la, dah kawin lama lah. Laki I mandul la. (Ntah-ntah dia yang mandul). Rasa nak bercerailah sebab takde anak. Bila pergi consult dengan pakar, dua-dua takde problem. So, suggestla to take hormone pills. Doctor dah bagi jalan penyelesaian dah ni untuk suburkan diri anda. Pada tahap ni, inilah the best their advice for them. But my fren, reject dengan alasan "Giler ko.. Kalau aku makan pill hormone tue, boleh jadi gemuk tau! Tak nak aku!". And I was like ...(#$&^$**&).. fine, ko takut gemuk ker or ko takde anak sampai bila2? Gemuk boleh kurus. Cuma perlu sabar jer dalam tempoh proses nak mendapatkan anak tu. Mana lagi penting? And I guess lalu bisik dalam hati sendiri, "No wonder Allah tak bagi rezeki. Dia sendiri tak ikhlas untuk nak dapatkan anak..So, janganlah tunding jari kat org lain plzzz...". You are the one yang tak nak berusaha ke arah itu. So, lepas ni, tolong jangan cerita apa-apa lagi dengan orang lain. And kalau orang ramai tanya, asal ko tak beranak lagi, jangan stress. Ko jawab jela, "Saya takut gemuk".

Dan perihal citer ketiga. Tak sangka ada juga orang yang menolak rezeki. Seolah-olah kalau ada anak, macam bebanan bagi dia. She's my fren. Selalu tengok my fren lain yg dah ada anak, and she act macam "OMG, napelah dorang ni boleh tahan dengan kerenah anak-anak?". memang dia tak cakap.. But when u talked with her, u akan rasa dia memang tak suka dengan kids. Siap cakap, "Bestlah korang ada anak. But, aku tak kot.. nak enjoy dulu...". Motif???? Fine, for me.. nak enjoy mana pun, tak salah kalau ada anak. Sebab anak ni lagi akan mengembirakan hari-hari kita. Kan? And till now, she refused to join us, sebab all of us dah ada anak. But, not for her. BEBAN for her.

Ok, now let me explain kenapalah I was mengarut to talk about this. First, sebab lately ni benda ni I dengar hari-hari orang cakap. And as a conclusion, anak tu Anugerah Allah. Jadi, tak payahlah kita sebagai manusia nak mempertikaikan apa-apa. Bila ia adalah Anugerah Allah, maknanya ia adalah sesuatu yang sangat 'priceless'! percayalah!

Ni anak saya.. permata hati saya. Satu-satunya anugerah Allah pada saya. And saya sangat happy sebab bertemu dengannya... :)

Qaira's first outing at Kizsport & Gym One Utama Monday, August 9, 2010

Last Sunday, husband and I brought Qaira to Kizsport One Utama. This is our first time to Kizsport. Thanks to Hanin for her advice! We really had fun! And sudah semestinya anak dara saya tue yang paling happy! And since dia dah setahun and dah pandai jalan, barulah sekarang I ready nak bawak dia. So she can explore eveything without limitation. Let's enjoy da piccas!

Qaira sangat teruja dengan colourfull balls depan mata dia!

Sampai dia tak tahu mana satu yg dia nak! The yellow one, red one! "Mama, Qaira nak semua balls!"

Playing!

I'm really happy to see her teruja excited lebih dengan bola-bola tue semua!

Dah penat! Amik mood!

And.... "Camnalah Qaira nak turun nie Mama?" hihihi

And since this is also my first experience to Kizsport, I think it is not proper for some parents yg tak tengok anak dia. Ada budak kat situ yg hyper terlebih, yang baling bola kat muka Qaira dengan SENGAJA! Yang bestnya, mak bapak dia boleh tengok jer.. And husband pun apa lagi.. Tengok parents dia buat tak tahu, kitorang pulak terpaksa sound budak tue "Dont throw the ball like that boy... not good..." Hisshh.. cannot blame them coz dorang pun tak tahu apa-apa kan... Tapi kesal dengan sikap sesetengah parents.. Hishhhh!

And, due to that, we sign up a "Little Walker programme" since Qaira pun dah pandai jalan instead of "Little Crawler Programme". But bukan dekat One Utama.. we sign up at Sunway Park City.. so just near to our house kan. Programme tue 50mins once a week. So, we took Saturday class at 12.30pm.

This is the objective of the programme. More programme, you can refer here.

This class will conduct in English. So, disamping Qaira belajar semua-semua tue, dia boleh belajar English jugak. And I pun saja nak tengok how she build a social network dengan kids lain. Sebab apa yg I observed, Qaira nie so friendly. Tapi mula-mula kalau tak kenal dia pemalu sangat sampai lentok-lentok kat bahu.. huhuhu... And Qaira pun pantang dengar music. Pasti terhenjut-henjut dengan music..So I think this is a good start for her. Will post some piccas once we go to the class this Saturday! Hope, it's fun!

Till now,

Bye!

Happy Father's Day Abah! Sunday, June 20, 2010

Dear Abah,

Lama Qaira tak tulis surat since Mama was so busy even Mama tak keja dah skrg... Tapi Mama tetap busy and I know sbb Mama tetap nak cari duit together with Abah. Qaira tak kisah sangat sbb Mama busy pun dia tetap ada sbelah Qaira.. which make me still feel secure!

Abah,

Happy Father's Day!!!!! Ha, Qaira tahu this is your 1st time sambut hari bapa as a father! Qaira nak Abah tahu that Qaira loves u so much! Thanks a lot for everything! Qaira tahu u work so hard for me and Mama... Qaira tahu setiap weekday Abah penat bila balik dr keja. Semua untuk Qaira and Mama... Jasa Abah untuk Qaira selama 11 bulan nie, tak terkira and tak ternilai! Even baru 11 bulan Abah berjasa pd Qaira, tapi Qaira rasa bersyukur sangat2! Thanks a lot Abah!

Mmmm, Qaira ingat lagi 1st time Qaira tgk Abah.. Masa tue kat hospital. Qaira pun tak tahu apa jadi masa tue.. Tapi yang pasti bila Qaira keluar je dr perut Mama, Qaira tgk ramai org busy sana sini tgk Qaira... tapi bila sampai 1 tahap semua perkara dah reda, keluar dr bilik operation tue, Qaira rasa nak nangis sbb dorang bawak Qaira jauh dr Mama.. tapi bila Qaira keluar dr pintu OT, Qaira tgk ada seorang lelaki bermuka cemas yg sibuk dtg kat Qaira and tanya pada salah seorang kat situ;

"Nie anak saya ker?"

Dr saat tue, Qaira yakin, lelaki yg tanya banyak soalan tue la yg Qaira rasa akan protect Qaira masa kat dunia nie.. And, it's true! Until now Qaira rasa selamat bersama Abah!!!!!!!

Ok Abah, u have done a lot of things for 11 months so far.. u did a great job! Well done! Qaira was so happy sebab dapat Abah mcm Abah Qaira nie... Thank u a lot Abah Qaira akan sayang Abah sampai bila-bila... U're the greatest dad in the world! And Abah perlu yakin tue! Qaira tak dpt balas jasa Abah at the moment. Tapi Qaira yakin, 1 hari nanti, Qaira dapat berjasa dengan Abah seperti mana Abah berjasa dengan Qaira.. Qaira akan ingat tue sampai bila2! lOVE U ABAH N MAMA FOREVER!

With lots of love,

Qaira Jasmine.

p/s - atas ihsan Mama selaku translator.

Toys oh! Toys Friday, April 23, 2010

Ok, I'm not into fans of toys eventhough I beli bukan untuk diri I.. But nak beli utk Qaira kan. The expensive one that I bought for Qaira was the Fisher Price swing which is RM499 for 2 mths young baby. Hahhaa... Worth it? To be honest, yesss... really worth it even Qaira doesn't know everything about the swing. And I've already let go the swing because Qaira ni not a small baby anymore and she doesn't like to be in one place tak bergerak-gerak.

And to be honest jugak, Qaira doesn't have a lot of toys. Tak tahulah kenapa I nie susah sgt nak pilih toys untuk Qaira. Bila I pegi tengok jer, then mesti tak jadi beli sbb I tak tahu which one is good for her. Adalah I beli beberapa toys and cloth books from Lamaze. Then soft toys from Ikea. Dan beberapa toys that I forgot the brand name like rattles, teethers, walker and also the baby mobiles that can record our voice! Best tau! Yg tue mmg I yg teruja.. Hiks!

Apa pun, Qaira really needs a new toys. Ada banyak benefits on baby toys lagi-lagi for their mental developments. So, after consider beberapa faktor such as safe, engaging and educational; yesterday we bought

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For Qaira... ha ambik...! Main puas-puas!

And yesterday also, I ingat nak beli Musical table for her

It seems that Qaira loves this so much.. But her Abah said wait till she can really stand by her own then boleh try this for her... I guess, tak lama lagi we can consider this...!

Dan jugak, the one yg I pulak suka for her;

Stride to-ride Lion! 

This is really cool la! Sbb dia 2 in 1.. as a walker and also as a ride-on! And boleh pakai lama till dia boleh ride - on sendiri. And the price pun, quite cheaper and I think it;s worth for money!

Then, after having all this;

It's fun time! Weeehuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!

(sila abaikan pemandangan belakang di Marks & Spencer.. while I'm in changing room, anak beranak ni happy snap gambar dlm keadaan cmni! Hahaha)

Image source : google

Does your baby understand what you say? Thursday, February 4, 2010

My answer would be 'Y.E.S'!

Ok, usually all the times mmg I always talk with Qaira. I'm not so sure either she understand or not what I'm saying but I keep talking to her because I believe all babies are develop so fast.. So, tahu ke tak tahu ke, I sembang jer dgn dia. And sometimes when I talked to her, she laughed. Bukannya I tgh buat lawak pun. Tapi dia ketawa jugak. So, perhaps she look at my funny face kot.. Pastu gelak2 sendiri. At the end, dia buat hal dia la. Ok fine.

And sometimes, bila suara I kadang2 tinggi sket, dia terus pandang muka I. seolah2 mcm nak tahu "what happened Mama?". So, for me, I understand that she picks up my emotions.. If I marah, dia tahu I marah.. If I happy and laughing with her, dia tahu yg mood itu adalah mood happy! And since Qaira was 4mths young, she's already recognized her name.. when I said, "Qaira". Dia akan toleh and senyum. Now, I'm agree that she's fast learner. The name "Qaira" for everyday use.. nak makan, panggil Qaira.. nak sembang2 dengan dia I panggil Qaira... but, if husband or I called her with "Qaira Min...." or her full name "Qaira Jasmine", then she knows that we're request something on her.. Cth,

Qaira Min! Tak nak tendang Mama...

And dia pun stop tendang.. of course muka I pun ada expression ala2 marah gitu.. hihi..

But Selasa lepas.. tgh dia demam2 tuekan, I nak bagi makan ubat.. ok, for ubat selsema tue, dia siap hisap2 syringe tue..sebab the taste is sweet.. but, bila makan antibiotic, then dia dah marah2 tak nak makan ubat tue.. So, i calmed her and talk to her using eye contact and explained why she need to makan ubat.. something like this la...

"Qaira, Qaira kena makan ubat nie.. nie antibiotic utk antibodi qaira jadi kuat.. nnt Qaira tak demam lagi and boleh main cepat2 dengan mama..." sambil sapu2 rambut dia kan.. 

So, automatically, dia dah tak lawan and try to makan ubat tue even dia tak suka.. but takdela merengek2 like before.. so, i was so impressed and happy la of course.. like..

"Eh, dia paham apa aku cakap.." hahaha..

Then, 2nd situation... Qaira selsema sampai hidung dia pun tersumbat... Then, bila selsema tue kering adalah kekotoran2 kat hidung tue kan.. I used nasal aspirator to pick the kekotoran la.. hahaha.. But, biasalah, dia nangis sebab tak suka i buat mcm tue.. Then, I hugged her and explained something like this...

"Mama nak buang kotor2 kat hidung Qaira nie so that Qaira senang nak nafas bila tidur... kalau mama tak buat mcm tue, Qaira tak boleh tido.. Mama kesiankan Qaira sebab Qaira sakit..so, biar mama cuci hidung Qaira ok..."

Then slow2 I pun guna nasal aspirator tue, and guess what? Dia diam jer sampai habis kerja I..

Masa tue I was so happy and citer to my husband that Qaira understand all my words.. hihihi... 

Mmm, lepas nie, I kena berhati2 in all my wordings bila bercakap.. sebab now Qaira dah understand words.. so, i takut tersalah cakap and she will repeat the wordings..huhuhu.. matilah kalau tersalah cakap...

Buatnya dia tercakap benda yg bukan2.. nanti sape yg harus dipersalahkan?

Mama dan Abah jua... 

Congrats Qaira Jasmine! you've already 1 step ahead!

Qaira's new behaviour - Is it what we called as Separation Anxiety? Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Qaira dah nak masuk 7mths next week. Sekarang nie selain sibuk nak crawling, goyang punggung tangan kaki semua tapi tak gerak2, ada satu jer yg I betul2 geram dengan Qaira. I'm not sure either to call it as 'Separation Anxiety' or 'Stranger Anxiety'. But based on my reading, usually most babies will show the anxiety between 6-7mths. Maknanya dalam age Qaira yg sekarang nie la.. OMG! memang tak boleh nak buat apa kalau Qaira mcm nie. When she strikes me, I rasa mcm nak marah! Dia memang tak nak kena tinggal. Dia tak nak duduk sorang2 and the best things is dia tak nak tidur lagi dlm cot dia!!!!!!!!!

Ok, first of all, I cakap it is 'Separation Anxiety' because Qaira akan menjerit and menangis kalau I lalu and biarkan dia mcm tue jer. Dia tak nak dengan org lain except me. The best thing is bila datang 'Manja' dia tue, not even strangers, Abah dia pun dia tak nak! only me!me! Adohai... Kalau mlm, usually I akan tidurkan dia kat atas my bed. then only I transfer her to her cot bila dia dah nyenyak sgt. But guess what? baru 5 minit, dia boleh bangun and jerit2 suruh angkat dia. Then bila I angkat and letak balik kat atas katil we all, tadaaaaa, dengan jayanya Qaira Jasmine terus tido! hahaha.. mcm pretender kan? pandai betul!

How to know if our baby has separation anxiety? You can refer here.

Semua tanda2 yg ada pada Qaira!

Well, masalahnya sekarang, my MIL who now yg babysit Qaira while me n hubby pergi keja, will balik kampung for 1 week. I've already informed my aunty to babysit Qaira while my MIL takde nanti. Masalahnya, muka my aunty yg selalu dia tengok tue (boleh dikatakan once a week my aunty akan dtg jenguk Qaira) pun dia tak nak! Sekarang kalau tgk sesiapa, dia akan jerit mcm org kena pukul tau. Haha.. Clever girl. I nie yg pening tak tahu nak buat mcm mana. Takkanlah I nak cuti seminggu direct mcm tue kan. Sekarang I dah pening kepala mcm mana nak cool down kan Qaira. Dia kalau menangis, sampai tersedu2 tak nak kat org. Which is before, I tak pernah tgk dia nangis mcm tue.

So, I tgh pikir mcm manalah I nak tinggalkan Qaira. Yes, I've already follow the steps given from here, and here. Tapi mcm tak jalan jer. Not even I tinggalkan dia with my aunt tue for 30mins, for 1 day pun dia tetap tak nak kat my aunt!

My heart.. my soul..

So, mcm mana ya? No ideas..

Qaira, please help mama ok! Takkanlah Mama nak cuti seminggu.. ! uwaaaa...

How to cope if ur frens keeps comparing her baby to yours? Tuesday, January 26, 2010

At 6mths and 3 weeks young Qaira dah develop a lot of things. As a mother, sure la I rasa seronok tgk perkembangan Qaira. As long as Qaira sihat, I'm the most happiest mom la kat dunia nie kan!

I've never fully update about Qaira's milestones. Apa yg Qaira dah developed, I'm happy to keep as a memories. Sebab for me, all babies are different and unique. Ada baby yg perkembangan dia awal and ada yg tak. Semuanya bergantung pada the baby itself. So, I tak kisah langsung if ada some mother nie yg suka banding2kan anak dia dengan Qaira. Why should I bother kan? And to those mom out there, u all pun tak payah risau kalau anak u all lambat sket perkembangan dia dr anak org lain. As long as they are healthy, and masih ikut flow development tue, kira oraitla.. tak payah pikir yg bukan2...

"Nape anak aku lambat jalan ya?"

"Nape anak aku lambat merangkak?"

"Nape anak aku lambat cakap?"

Tak payah nak susahkan hati sendiri fikir mcm2. Sebab, all babies are unique! They are different from each other! Lainlah tiba2 u all discover anak u mcm nie:

"Nape anak aku nangis tak keluar suara?"

Haaaaa... itu mmg u all kena risau la sebab yg nie mmg dah tak normal. Pergi pakar and seek advice! Kan?

Aha, malam tadi I discover new things about Qaira. Malam dia terbangun merengek2, so as usual, I sapu jer Dentinox kat gums dia.. Nanti dia akan tidur balik mcm biasa bila rasa lega. Sekali, bila I nak sapu tue, I rasa gums dia kasar mcm tajam2 sket... Haha.. i dalam tido boleh senyum and tak sabar nak tunggu esok pagi. Then bila I bangun pagi tadi, first thing I tgk Qaira dah ada gigi! Yeay! It is not obvious but nampakla putih2 tue kan. So, I'm happy!

Mm, berbalik pada citer tadi. Sometimes I tak paham mak2 nie. ok, I know as a mom mmg la excited kalau ada perkembangan baru ttg their babies kan. But some yg annoying suka compared their babies with ours kan? mcm rimas eyh!

Pernah tak u all experienced pasal nie? kdg2 sampai sakit telinga nak dengar. Always nak compare anak dia dengan anak kita. Konon mcm bagus sgtlah anak dia develop cepat dr anak kita.. kdg2 I bosan jer nak dengar. Sesetengah org, mesti cuba elak dr org camni. Tapi sampai bila?

If jadi mcm nie kat u all, senang jer. Meh i ajar how to handle this type of person.. hihi

"Anak aku dah pandai merangkak. baru 4 bulan... Anak ko dah 6 bulan kan? Dah merangkak?"

You all jawab, "Eh, cepatnya anak ko merangkak. Anak aku belum. Tapi aku ada baca, kalau baby cepat merangkak belum sampai waktunya, dia ada problem dgn development dia in future.. cepat merangkak.. tapi lambat jalan.., better anak aku lambat merangkak sket"

I bet mesti dia diam. Sebab I pernah bt camni. I tak sure dia diam sbb sakit  hati ker atau percaya dengan apa yg I cakap nie.. hahaha..

"Anak I belum apa2 dah tumbuh gigi...cepatkan? bagus betul. Agaknya sebab dapat kalsium yg secukupnya.. anak ko dah 6 bulan, tak tumbuh gigi lagi?"

You reply, "I baca kalau cepat tumbuh gigi, gigi akan cepat rosak bila umur dia dah 5-6 tahun mcm tue.. so better dia tumbuh lambat..nasib gigi anak I tak tumbuh lagi..."

Hihi.. mesti dia berpikir.. ha la...cepat tumbuh cepatlah rosak.. hahaha

Ada banyak lagi la perkara2 yg menyakitkan hati.. Kdg2 bukan apa.. kalau dia nak cerita anak dia punya perkembangan, fine la.. I tak kisah.. i'm happy to hear that sbb I pun boleh gain experience from her.. Tapi janganlah compare ... try to avoid "Anak ko dah?"

Bencilah... meluat pun ada.. mcm anak dia bagus sgttttt!!!!!!!! Eeeee... tak suka!

So, dr korang nak larikan diri, ha, cakap terus terang mcm malas kan.. try this tactic! Mesti dia diam atau tukat topic lain.. At least u cakap mcm nie, tak nampakla mcm u nak cari pasal dengan dia.. This is what we called as 'makan dalam'.. hehehe..

Ada Apa Pada Nama? Thursday, December 10, 2009

Haha.. tetiba cleaner kat ofis nie, dok bersihkan meja I yang bersepah2 mcm kucing nak beranak nie.. dia kumpul semua kertas note2 kecil yg selalu I sepahkan. Paste sana paste sini. Tapi dia tak buang. Baik. Dia kumpul semua note2 kecil tersebut dan letak di satu tempat.

Pagi nie, bila dtg ofis, I baca semua note2 kecil tersebut. Kelakar pun ada. Ntah apa2 pun ada. Dan 1 dari note tersebut ialah senarai nama yg I list kan untuk bagi pada Qaira during my pregnancy. Hahaha.. Lamakan? Nampak sgt meja I mmg bersepah dengan note2 yg berkurun2.

I was so in love with the name "Qaira" dah lama. Masa tu I ingat I saw it in newspaper. Erti2 nama. And I saw nama Qaira tapi dia tulis dalam tulisan jawi. Qaaf-Yaa'-Raa'-'Alif.
Meaning - Yang Utama. From that, terus suka nama tu. Masa tu 3 bulan pregnant kot.

Then, nama Jasmine, memang I suka since kecik2 dulu. Masa sekolah rendah I selalu ada admire sorang kakak ni. Nama dia Jasmin. Dia cantik jer. Lembut. Kulit dia putih mulus. Memang cantikla. Tak silap masa tu I standard 1 and dia Standard 6. dari situ, I memang suka nama Jasmin. Bila tgh bercinta2 dengan husband, selalu berangan nama anak. Hahaha.. funny kan? Kawin pun tak lagi masa tu. Berangan katak jer nak letak nama anak.

Masa kitorang suka berangan katak tu, I memang suka nama Jasmin and Melisa. These two name tak tahulah nape suka sgt. But Melisa doesn't have any meaning in arabic.

So, masa nak decide nama Qaira, ini adalah antara nama yg I listkan.

1. Qyra Melisa
2. Qyra Jasmine
3. Qyra Maisara Jasmine
4. Qyra Atilia
5. Qyra Jamisha (Jamisha adalah nama yg I gabungkan from nama arwah my mom "Jamilah", and my self "Amie" and husband "Shahril")

Fikir punya fikir, nama Jamisha tue takde makna and I tak berapa suka nama combination mcm tue even time tu I nak sgt nama my mom ada pada nama cucu dia yg dia tak sempat nak tgk. So, my I was in love with Qyra Melisa but again, Melisa doesn't have any meaning. Atilia, husband I tak suka pulak. Then, we decided Qyra Jasmine. Lepas tu, ada pulak citer ulangan "Diari Ramadhan Rafiq" and ntah mimpi apa my husband suka pulak dengan watak Maisara yg mulut pot pet pot pet tue. Comel jer!

So, husband suka Qyra Maisara Jasmine. Tapi bila pikir2 balik, punyalah panjang nama

Qyra Maisara Jasmine Binti Muhammad Shahril

Wah, mahu lenguh tangan Qaira tulis kalau itulah nama yang kitorang pilih untuk dia. So, at last after discussed2, we choose Qyra Jasmine jer instead yg lain2 tue. Simple and nice.

Then after Qaira keluar, I was imagining, ejaan untuk nama tue mcm nie:

Qyra Jasmine

But, hubby tak agreed pulak sbb dia kata tak mcm ejaan melayu langsung and dia suruh pilih between two:

Qyra Jasmin

or

Qaira Jasmine

So, at last I pun pilihlah Qaira Jasmine. hiihi.. susah betul nak pilih nama kan? And I think nama yg I pilih nie I suka sgt sbb tak ramai yg ada nama mcm nie. Sbb mostly nama2 yg ada skrg, semua sama.

Then, before we know the gender, I selalu ingat my baby nanti ialah boy. To be safe, dua2 nama lah yg kitorang pilih. But if boy, nie antara nama yg kitorang suka

Iqbal Mikael

and

Rayyan Mikael

Okla, until now, daaaa...

I nak gi fikir nama for 2nd baby plak... oppppsssss!

Can I borrow RM25? Wednesday, December 9, 2009

A woman came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find her 5-year old son waiting for her at the door.

SON: 'Mummy, may I ask you a question?'

MUM: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the woman.

SON: 'Mummy, how much do you make an hour?'

MUM: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the woman said angrily.

SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?'

MUM: 'If you must know, I make RM 50 an hour.'

SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.

SON: 'Mummy, may I please borrow RM 25?'

The mother was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childish frivolities.'

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.

The woman sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?

After about an hour or so, the woman had calmed down, and started to think:

Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that RM 25 and he really didn't ask for money very often. The woman went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.

'Are you asleep, son?' She asked.

'No Mummy, I'm awake,' replied the boy.

'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the woman. 'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the RM 25 you asked for.'

The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you Mummy!' he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills.

The woman saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.

The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his mother.

'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the mother grumbled.

'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied.

'Mummy, I have RM 50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.'

The mother was crushed. She put his arms around her little son, and she begged for his forgiveness.

It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do remember to share that RM 50 worth of your time with someone you love.

If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of hours. But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.

Boleh tak baca nie jer I terus nak nangis? I've been very busy lately sampai kadang terpaksa tinggalkan Qaira.. keluar pagi balik malam.. Sampai I takut Qaira tak kenal mak dia siapa.. huhu.. luckily, bila i balik and Qaira nampak jer muka I, she's smiling.. so, I rasa lega sangat.. To Qaira, mama janji.. bulan nie jer Mama busy sket.. semua untuk Qaira.. lepas nie Mama akan bersama Qaira setiap masa ok.. Huhu.. that's why I was thinking to quit and lebihkan masa with my biz and Qaira.. sbb boleh kerja dr rumah...ishhh

5mths young Qaira Jasmine Tuesday, December 8, 2009

I dedicated this entry to my lovely daughter, Qaira Jasmine.

During 5mths young, Qaira ;

• Kalau tak nak minum susu, pandai buat 'uweeekkk'. Something yg Mama and Abah selalu gelakkan Qaira.
• Dah pandai pegang pacifier and bottle sendiri. Kalau tak nak pacifier, Qaira pandai keluarkan.. tapi bila nak masukkan balik dalam mulut, terkial2 cari mulut sendiri.
• Dah tergolek2 tak hengat. 360 degree
• Bila nak tidur, mesti nak cium baju Mama.. haha.. nie memang kelakar ok.
• Bila Mama and Abah marah Qaira, Qaira tahu Qaira kena marah and start cebik muka followed by crying.
• Bila mandi, part yang paling Qaira suka. Tapi bila pakai baju, part yang paling Mama letih sbb Qaira dah pandai jerit.
• Qaira dah pandai buat bunyi bising like ' aaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrr'. And bila Mama balas balik, wah, suara Qaira tak ingat ek... lagi kuat dr yang sebelumnya...
• Bila Abah buat funny face, Qaira ketawa.
• Dan banyak lagi yang Qaira dah developed. Mama and Abah so proud with you. Please.. please be strong and healthy! Mama and Abah loves when Qaira is happy!

Oh! It is only a month from now, Mama will introduce Qaira for the first solid food! Right now, Mama busy googling recipes for Qaira. Apa la nak bagi Qaira rasa fir the first time ya?

Mommies bloggers out there.. any ideas?

Govt issues record 2.1M recall for dropside cribs Tuesday, November 24, 2009

WASHINGTON – More than 2.1 million drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing are being recalled, the biggest crib recall in U.S history, following reports of four infant suffocations.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission said late Monday the recall involves 1.2 million cribs in the United States and almost 1 million in Canada, where Stork Craft is based. Sales of the cribs being recalled go back to 1993.

Nearly 150,000 of the cribs carry the Fisher-Price logo.

The CPSC said it is aware of four infants who suffocated in the drop-side cribs, which have a side that moves up and down to allow parents to lift children from the cribs more easily. The agency also said there have been 110 incidents of drop-sides detaching from the cribs.

The Stork Craft cribs have had problems with their hardware, which can break, deform or become missing after years. CPSC said there can also be problems with assembly mistakes by the crib owner. These problems can cause the drop-side to detach, creating a dangerous space between the drop-side and the crib mattress, where a child can become trapped.

The commission is urging parents to stop using the cribs until receiving a free repair kit from Stork Craft. The kit will convert the drop-side into a fixed side.

The cribs, which were manufactured and distributed between January 1993 and October 2009, were sold at major retailers including BJ's Wholesale Club, Sears and Wal-Mart stores and online through Target and Costco. They sold for between $100 and $400, and were made in Canada, China and Indonesia.

Calls to Stork Craft were not immediately returned.

This is the second big recall this year for the company. It recalled about 500,000 cribs in January because of problems with the metal brackets that support the mattress. Some of the same models in the earlier recall were also part of Monday's announcement, CPSC said.

Consumer advocates have complained for years about drop-side cribs. More than 5 million of them have been recalled over the past two years alone — recalls that were associated with the deaths of a dozen young children.

ASTM International, an organization that sets voluntary industry safety standards for everything from toys to the steel used in commercial buildings, approved a new standard last week that requires four immovable, or fixed, sides for full-size cribs — essentially eliminating the manufacture of drop-side cribs.

CPSC is also considering new rules for making cribs safer and could adopt the ASTM voluntary standard as a mandatory one, outright banning the cribs.

Nancy Cowles, executive director of Chicago-based Kids In Danger, said the agency must include more rigorous testing for crib durability. "Parents should be able to trust that their child is safe in their crib," said Cowles.

Toys"R"Us started phasing out drop-side cribs earlier this year and will no longer carry them next month.

In the Stork Craft recall, the manufacture date, model number, crib name, country of origin, and the firm's name, address and contact information are located on the assembly instruction sheet attached to the mattress support board. The firm's insignia "storkcraft baby" or "storkling" is inscribed on the drop-side teething rail of some cribs.

Consumers can contact the company, 877-274-0277, to order the free repair kit, or log on to http://www.storkcraft.com.

News from here.

*** Uwaaa... nie yg I takut nie..

Another great weekend! Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Malas nak citer panjang... Nie gambar gathering hari tue beramai2 kat The Paddington, The Curve... Yg pasti, gathering adalah sangat best! Hihihi... Pasnie, Sara kalau balik ini, ingat tau! kita buat family day as planned! hahaha!

Qaira with me!

Daddy kewl!

Perempuan, kalau jumpa adalah kemestian untuk bersembang2...!

Dan menceritakan perihal anak sendiri....ekekeke

Dan juga ibu2 yg memilih calon2 menantu in future...hahaha

Posing time...say cheeseeee....

Mari kita tgk peha sape yg mcm KFC.. ops.. not peha the mommas ok! the babies of course!

Pertandingan ibu2, anak with strollers...

Thanks to Sue, Anita, Hanin, Wina and Ielya for the great weekend! Yeay!

Calling All Mommies! Help me... Wednesday, July 15, 2009

It's already 10days since Qaira was born.. and 10days jugaklah I NEVER BREASTFEED HER...

Mcm nie citernya...

Mula2 Qaira lahir hari tue, my milk still takde lagi.. but, I dah stimulate dia dengan breastfeed jer dia even takde susu lagi.. but the whole day dekat hospital tue, susu mmg takde, so nak tak nak terpaksalah I bagi Formula milk to overcome her hunger.. karang tak minum apa2 sian plak dia.. mcm tue jugak on 2nd day..

Masuk 3rd day, I dah boleh produce susu.. Yeay! But, bila my boobs dah bengkak, tiba2 nipple terus tenggelam.. actually my nipples pun agak pendek and I try banyak cara antaranya guna shrink untuk tarik nipples keluar.. (soorry ya.. I need to explain this untuk dapatkan info dr u all)

So, bila nipples dah ok, skrg nie, dah berapa banyak hari I cuba untuk breastfeed dia, tapi dia tak pandai lagi.. bila dia tak boleh breastfeed, dia terus nak mengamuk.. dah berhari2 I cuba ajar Qaira untuk breastfeed till skrg I rasa sedih + kecewa + rasa nak nangis sbb dia tak nak breastfeed.. mungkin sbb dia dah selesa dengan teats bottle kan...

Nasib baiklah I boleh produce banyak susu bila pam... so, skrg apa yg I buat, I pam susu and bagi dia thru bottle sbb dia mmg tak nak breastfeed.. macam mana ya? I teringin sgt nak breastfeed kan dia... I cuba bersabar banyak jugak dengan trained dia how to breastfeed.. cuma kadang2 I give up bila dia dah mengamuk menangis nak susu...

Mmm, anyone can advice me how to solve this? I rasa kecewa... perasaan I nie bertubi2 nak cuba jugak breastfeed dia... maybe because of my nipple dia jadi tak comfortable nak breastfeed.. so, mcm mana ya? Rasa nak nangissssss........ Uwaaaaa....