Oh anakku

Ever since 'Aatikah was a born, I could count with one hand how many times she pooped at night. So it was good for me because if her diaper is full, I can quickly change it and she doesn't even wake up. But on Friday, she pooped at 3 am and yesterday she pooped at 5 am. Of course she was wide awake. Believe it or not, the sound of her pooping woke me up....broooot broooot...hahaha, it was that loud.

And both times I had to run to the living room to get the plastic mat in case her diaper overflowed. Yesterday it did, but good thing I had the mat or else it would have gotten on the bedsheet. Anyways, for both times, 'Aatikah couldn't sleep after I cleaned her and of course if she's not sleeping, I can't sleep either.

So there we were, wide awake in the dark. I did try to sleep, but 'Aatikah was cooing and gurgling (and kicking me all over). The boys were of course sleeping like logs. In the end, I nursed her and we both fell asleep.

On the other hand, Sa'eed thinks he's an Arab...muahahaha. He pronounces 'pipi' (cheek) as 'bibi'. In case you didn't know, there's no 'p' sound in Arabic. And that brought the conversation to 'I want to go to Berak (Perak)' and 'No Barking! (Parking)'.

Really aa?

Mak aih...has it really been almost a month since my last post? Feels like I only did that tag thing last week. I have been superbly busy at work, mainly working on my year end assessment thing for the company.

Anyways, some updates on the kids.

'Aatikah will be 5 months in about 10 days and so far alhamdulillah she is developing well. She weighed about 7.3kg during her 4 month check up and already wears 6-9 months romper because anything lower than that won't fit her lengthwise. And 1 year old's dresses fit her ngam ngam punye. Besides her allroundedness, she can also reach and grasp for toys and pull it to her mouth. Oh ya, she has also started playing with her feet (and NO, I don't want to hear about how older folks say if a baby does that, it means that he/she wants a younger sibling). Also, whenever I nurse her, I cannot talk too much, otherwise she will get sooooo distracted. All in all, she's a sociable baby...likes to smile, coo and always wants people to be near her.

Sa'eed on the other hand is....Sa'eed. Hahaha....I don't even know what to update on him. Except that he has his own hideaway drawer where he hides things, he knows which cabinet has what and he knows that the goodies are in the freezer (read: mini cornetto icecream). He also likes to use the pestle and mortar. And currently he's in his eating frenzy phase after his I don't want to eat phase. Sa'eed also has developed his own 'fake' crying, where he will pretend to cry with his eyes closed and will slightly open them to see if anyone's looking. Drama punye budak! This boy is also quite the little social butterfly, will wave to anyone and is not afraid to go up to other kids.

Oh ya, we recently went to Kelantan for a huuuuuge family gathering (no, I'm not Kelantanese, my Penang relatives wanted to go there). Sa'eed terus lupa mak bapak. We rented a bus to go around town and Sa'eed would confidently plop himself in the front row seat, sitting with his Tok Teh and he would get off the bus with anyone who was willing to take him.

On the last note: insyaAllah, my brother and I are planning to publish children's books. One is already in the pipeline....makngah, nanti we all nak dtg mengadap for you to comment..hehe..pro bono can aa?

Tagged!

Another one of those hutang tag from last year.

Rules: The rules are simple. Use Google Image to search the answers to the questions below. Then you must choose a picture in the first page of the results, and post it as your answer. After that tag 6 people.

I am:
I really want to go to:


My favorite place:


My favorite thing:


My favorite drink:


My favorite food:


My favorite color:


I live in:


I was born in:


I attend(ed):

My favorite show:

This is my hobby:

I definitely wish for:


Now let me tag:
Hawa, sbb dia duduk kat rumah
Aini, sbb dia malas update blog
Mak Adam, sbb I know it'll be interesting
Zik, sbb I know he will merepek
Pial, sbb I know dia suka, tapi takde masa kot
Teah, untuk menyerikan blog

Tagged: 15 Random Facts

OK, got tagged by Sarah last year. Now baru nak buat.

15 Random Facts about me.

1. Fencing. I started fencing (as in bermain pedang ye bukan mendirikan pagar rumah..hehe) with my brother when I was about 11 or 12. Then in university I joined the university's team but stopped after a semester because the dressing was no longer appropriate for me.

2. Oil & Gas. I work in an oil & gas company but I don't do oil & gas stuff. I do alternative energy stuff. It's more challenging because it's not the company's norm.

3. I have 'floating' bits of bone in my left foot. This was because I kicked a tiang gol basketball during my highschool days..yes, very smart ey. So sometimes I won't be able to walk (if it floats to the wrong place). But that hasn't happened since I got married.

4. I like to do things spontaneously and without thinking through the details. Biggest example was when I spent 3 months in Tanzania, Africa. Hoo boy. Will I do it again? Probably, but minus the sketchy details of which I shall not reveal..hehe

5. Related to number 4, I used to be able to speak Swahili. Good enough to order food, ask for directions and be courteous.

6. Handbags. I love looking at handbags, but haven't found the One.

7. Punctual. That should be my middle name. I can't stand people being late. A couple of my friends always 'get it' from me for wasting my time....you know who you are eh...hahahahaha. But I'm not always so punctual now...ye la, dah 2 anak.

8. The best trip I ever had was one summer during university days when my friends and I went for a road trip. We covered 6 states in 7 days. It was really brilliant. We had a tent and all that jazz, but we only had 3 sleeping bags...haha. Sapa sangka summer pun sejuk menggigil gigil. We camped at different National Parks and woke up to deers and moose rummaging for food and slept with coyotes howling in the background.

9. I would like to stay in the States. I just like it there. I think muslims there are more 'practicing' than muslims here (mcm bagosss je ckp eh). We'll see....we'll see....

10. I've written a paper on Tree Death once. Yepp...that's the title...Tree Death. The paper was on different ways and reasons trees die. It was for an ecology class ok!

11. Once during Halloween, a couple of my friends and I went into the Interfaith Center and played 'sorok sorok'. It was pretty freaky because it was an old building with creaking pipes and we had one unfortunate incident where someone crashed into somebody else. That was when we stopped playing.

12. My family's not really into taking pictures and keeping them. So I can safely say that I don't have pictures from my younger years (apart from 2 or 3 which is at my dad's office)..especially when I was a cute little cuddly baby.

13. Workwise, I might be absorbed into a special projects team directly reporting to the VP to do xxxx. hehehe...mana bole cakap doh...karang kena buang keje. But if you are smart, you'll be able to figure it out :p

14. I secretly wish that Mr. Hubs would work for a company that pays a lot a lot so that I won't have to work and will be able to be a WAHMie.

15. I have ONE permanent lunch buddy. But she might transfer to somewhere else. What do I do?? Loser la makan sorang2...hahahaha

Today...

Today my nanny had to go to the embassy to renew her passport because she has to renew her visa and her passport does not have anymore pages for the visa. She only told me this yesterday, so of course I couldn't take leave at such short notice...plus I had a meeting to attend to.

But anyways, who babysat the kids? My brother! Yepp you read it right...MY BROTHER. His wife, Kak Sarah has piano lessons on Friday mornings, so she couldn't do it. Nervous gak nak mintak my brother babysit the kids (plus his son too). Karang dilambung-lambung nye anak-anak aku...hahaha.

Anyways, I gave him a call at around 2.30pm to ask how were things. Since my nanny already came back from the embassy, my brother already went home. But the oddest thing happened while he was babysitting...

'Aatikah didn't feed since I left till about 12pm. So that's like 6 hours. Tapi ni bukan case dera ye. He did try to feed her, but she wouldn't take the bottle. And she didn't even cry for milk! As soon as my nanny came, she bathed 'Aatikah. Lepas mandi baru nak minum!

Pretty weird.

And today, I got news that a friend of mine had a miscarriage. I also bumped into this blog of a senior in the States. Apparently his wife was part of an ajaran sesat group and 'kidnapped' his daughter. They are divorced now and he hasn't seen his daughter for some time.

Both news made me more thankful of what I have now.

Two beautiful kids and a husband who is not part of an ajaran sesat group. You know what I mean...And I am just thankful that for now, life is good (except for the I'm a lousy cook part and I need a change of scenery part, workwise (but insyaAllah that will happen soon...updates when it really does happen!)...hahaha)

This is what I've been looking for!

The Man With No Mug (3)

(Continued from Part II)

The mug on the windowsill just sat there. No will to move. Not even a direction to move to. It just stayed there. Very still.

Mr. Mug-less was petrified. What do I do with something that doesn't even move? That doesn't communicate? He started to hyperventilate. I think I made a mistake, Mr. Mug-less told himself. Mr. Mug-less stood up and started to inch away from the demon mug. Then suddenly out of the blue, the mug shook. And it started to shake even more violently.

Oh goodness, what is going on? All of a sudden it hit Mr. Mug-less, he himself was shaking too. He felt his knees buckle and he quickly dove under the table. Forgetting about the mug, he held the table but everything started to shake even more. The chandelier crashed onto the floor. Mr. Mug-less' milk and cereal spilled. Cabinet doors started to open and close wildly, sending everything onto the marble floor.

Suddenly it stopped...as sudden as how it started. Everything was eerily quiet. The tune that was playing on the radio was no longer there. It was all static noise.

Mr. Mug-less peered out the window. His hometown was hit by an earthquake. Never in his life had he thought that he would experience an earthquake. Soon Mr. Mug-less realized that he should have believed his intelligent friend about the mind-boggling things that global warming could cause. Global warming causing earthquakes? It sounded ridiculous, but it's true. Global warming made everyone vote for Obama. And global warming made Que Haidar propose to Linda too.

But wait, where IS the mug? There it was, shattered and broken to a million pieces.