Welcome O Little One :)

Alhamdulillah, I finally delivered Sa'eed's little sister on Thursday, 23rd October 2008 at 4.12pm. She weighs 3.35 kg and 50.5 cm in length. It was a normal birth (alhamdulillah) and labor wasn't too long (alhamdulillah). But after that the little girl had jaundice and we spent a few days at the hospital. Within a week, we stayed in 4 different rooms at DSH. But alhamdulillah all is well now and we're in Bangi already.

Sa'eed loves his sister, always wanting to pat her and kiss her and look at her. But his a tad too clingy to the nanny. I was half expecting that since both of us weren't around for about a week.

We named the little girl 'Aatikah on the 7th day. It was quite a task deciding on that name. In Islamic history, 'Aatikah bint Zaid was married to Abdullah b Abu Bakr, then Umar b Al Khattab, then Zubayr b Awwam and then Ali b Abi Talib (one after another ye). All her husbands died a syahid.

Introducing, 'Aatikah bint Mohamad Zaid
(picture ripped from Idraki's mommy)

This girl can really scream! Before my milk came in the first few days, she was screaming her heart out. I guess she was really hungry. She only slept about 15 minutes at a time and guess who had to stay up to layan her. Finally my milk came in on the 4th day and by then she had to be admitted for jaundice. And of course engorgement came next and I still couldn't sleep at night due to that. Alhamdulillah slowly it became better and she's a natural born nurser. We didn't have to add formula milk while she was under light theraphy (unlike Sa'eed when he had jaundice). Even when the levels increased, our pead let me nurse her as usual.

Ok...time to eat :)

What the??

So it seems that Chu*a So*i Le*k was elected #2 in M*C*A. I guess it is okay for leaders to commit adultery and cheat on their spouses. Or is it because everyone does it, making it okay? Is this how Malaysians view it in general or is this only among the politicians. But still....where is the integrity?

And no...I still haven't delivered.

Lame lame lame!

...but I still watch it.

You know what it is...TARA!

The toughest race ever? Hmm....between cracking fortune cookies and siang ikan...which is tougher? blerghh

Find the lady with the handbag? Come on...

They should stop with luck-based challenges and go with tasks that need skill and/or physical strength.

But I'm glad Ida & Tania are still in the race :)

Oh yes...last night the little boy wanted to sleep with his ride-on. He was playing with it while lying down on the bed in the dark. I let him do that for a while, but I was also getting sleepy so when I took away the ride-on of course he cried his melalak cry. Nasib baik he's easy to soothe, relatively...

Time bombs

I'm a time bomb waiting to happen. Can't wait. Hopefully everything goes well *amiiiin*

On the other hand, Sa'eed is a time bomb that already happened. Ever since he recovered from his fever and cough, he hasn't stopped eating. Maktok said he is kemaruk...coz he wasn't eating much when he was under the weather.

Penat oo nak layan. Ada aje nak makan. But I'm not complaining. Makanlah selagi boleh makan.

My dad

Just had to blog about this.

At Gib's family's open house
Me: Lepas ni ada open house lagi ke?
Papa: Ada. Kat Ali Cafe.
Me: Hah? Of all places? You kenal the owner ke?
Papa: Oh tak lah. Papa dinner dengan Rosyam Nor (with a hint of berlagakness...heh)
Me: Fuyoo. And how did you pull that one off?
Papa: Haritu ada makan kat sana. Then kena mcm sign sign bill ke apa. Pastu derang pilih.
Me: Oh..macam lucky draw la ni.
Papa: Ha ah
.......silence sekejap
Papa: Siapa Rosyam Nor tu?
Me: Aiyo....dia berlakon banyak gile filem lah, drama lah, movies lah. You better google him and see what he looks like. Malu karang dia sebab papa tak kenal.
Papa: Ada eh dia kat google?
Me: Ada je kot.

Heh...that was a few days ago. I remember more incidents like that.

While driving around in TTDI with my dad. We stopped at a cross junction.
Me: Huiyo....Wardina lah tu
Papa: Dia tu famous ke?
Me: Very!
Papa: Ooh ye ke. Selalu je papa nampak dia near my office
Me: ceh

While watching a local TV show. Some sort of concert or something to that effect.
Papa: Macam pernah nampak je. Sapa tu eh?
Me: Ning Baizura la. Nampak kat mana?
Papa: I think on my flight to Penang haritu. Eih, yg tu pun sama lah. I think most of them were on the same flight.
Me: And you didn't know they were artists? haiyo...
Papa: .......

And don't get me started on the time he wanted to use the word 'poyo'.....

What we did this past weekend

Friday
Ibu hosted a dinner get together. We arrived sometime before Maghrib but the other guests haven't arrived yet. As usual, the spread of food was fantastic. After dinner, we just sat around watching the kids play and of course we kept on snacking on whatever was available. Soon after, Sa'eed resorted to playing with the balang kuih raya...probably choosing which one he wants to have.

By about 11pm, hubs was already in dreamland. We were supposed to go back that night because I had an appointment the next day. Poyo je konon tunggu Tok Yang. At about 12am, Tok Yang went back with Uncle Man. Of course we didn't go back that night :)

Saturday
Woke up bright and early for my dr's appointment. Sa'eed wasn't awake yet, so we left him under the care of Ibu and Sa'eed's (geds geds) aunts. We got to DSH at around 8am and were the first ones there...hooray. It's not often that we get to be first in line. Then we went to have breakfast while waiting for the doctor. She only came at 10am! But that was because she had to do her usual ward rounds. When I got called in, one of her nurses informed her that one of her patients was 5cm dilated....oh boy. I wonder if she had to leave the clinic to deliver the baby. Oh well...my turn was done anyways, so no problem...heh.

After that we went home to get a few things because I didn't pack to go to Bangi the day before since we were planning on coming home after dinner. When we reached home, Maktok already left for Pontian and the painters have already started painting the exterior of the condo. So, pack pack pack, tgk tv jap, then we left for Bangi.

When we arrived at Ibu's house, Sa'eed was having a nap. Ye la, anak teruna tu tido pukul 12 lebih the night before...and he was still munching on God knows what when I put him on the bed. We were supposed to attend a wedding after Zuhr, but of course we had to wait for Sa'eed to wake up. Finally he woke up at around 2.30pm or so...after taking a 3 hour ++ nap.

Washed Sa'eed's face, but I couldn't tame his hair, then we went to the wedding. Hubs took care of Sa'eed while I went with the girls. The wedding was just next door, so we took our own sweet time eating and chatting....and hub's sister was checking a guy out...hahaha. Anyways, we went home slightly before 'Asr.

Lana and family were hosting an open house too, but we didn't get to go since we were in Bangi. It was at her parents' house in TTDI. Hari2 lalu, tapi tak pernah singgah....tsk tsk. Thanks for inviting us tho!

Sunday
The morning was spent lazing around. Then after Zuhr we headed back to TTDI. Gib and family were hosting an open house in DU and of course we dropped by before reaching TTDI. I had a great time and I think Sa'eed had a great time too. He was snacking the whole time and playing with Gib's toys. Idraki and family were also there. The only ones missing were Rizal and family plus Maklang/Paklang and Maktok because they were in Pontian. Oh, and Hana & Azrul weren't around too. Come to think of it, Firuz and Zuls weren't there either.

Sa'eed and Idraki playing together but separately

His 'I am cute, look at me' face

The kids in uniform. Pure coincidence!

The daddies with their first-borns. L-R: Gib, Baba, Idraki, Dadi, Abah & Sa'eed. Gib and Idraki were born in 2006 while Sa'eed was born in 2007.

Pictures courtesy from: Kak Tisa and Kak Sarah

All better :)

Alhamdulillah Sa'eed is no longer feverish. Slightly coughing, but more of a 'batuk macam tersedak air liur' rather than the awful sounding cough he had before.

Thank you Papa for the Manuka honey (I'm eating it now...heh)
Thank you Hawa for the cough medicine
Thank you Maktok for babying him :)
Thank you everyone for the well wishes and prayers...heh..kalau ada lah.

Anyways, I think he is on a mission to replace all the food he missed while he wasn't well. Yesterday he only stopped eating/snacking at 10 and that was only because it was bedtime. I for one am glad that he has a healthy appetite.

Sa'eed will be 1 1/2 in 4 days. I thought of jotting down some updates in case I don't get the chance to if the womb tenant decides to pop out.

• Lies down anywhere (e.g. floor, carpet, people...) to signal that he is sleepy
• Just yesterday he started to turn his cheek to me for me to kiss. If I ask him to kiss me, he will also turn his cheek to me so that I kiss him instead.
• Pulls his highchair to the table if he wants to eat
• Will cry and cry and cry if someone goes out the door...nak ikut la tu
• Can tolerate a bit of spicy food
• Doesn't mind brushing his teeth anymore...yaay
• Helps me make the bed by lifting up the bedsheet and putting his head under it
• Knows how to play with his Megablocks but not as terer as Idraki yet!
• Absolutely loves to play with other kids who don't mind playing with him
• Goes 'aaauuu' if we mention cat or if he sees cats
• Sometimes experiments with walking in reverse
• Can be asked to do things like give something to someone or carry things somewhere (note: child labor)
• Will switch on the standfan when he goes into the bedroom and knows how to switch it off when we ask him to
• Gives flying kisses...cute, very cute
  
• Sometimes goes to the mirror to see a reflection of his perut....yeah...of all things
• Cheekier by the day: One time while I wanted to put on his clothes and told him to stand. He would always want to sit down but I would put him in a standing position again. Eventually he would start to squat (threaten to sit la tu) and give me his cheeky look + snickering.

Ok...that's it for now...