Updates on Emma

Emma turned 6 months old last Sunday! Yay! Happy erm half-a-birthday! Heh heh. So here are some updates.

Golek-golek.
Emma golek-golek tunggang terbalik rasanya at 5 months. Lewat la sikit, but really, biarlah dia hehe. Boleh nurse kat klinik kerajaan tu komen anak aku golek lambat? Macam nak sepuk je. "oh lambat ye, takpe, kita bagi dia sampai umur 5 bulan". Eleh, kalau tak kau nak buat apa beb?

Senyum & ketawa.
Senyum ni aku rasa masa 3 bulan gitu kot. Tak ingat le. Heheh. Gelak pulak masa perjalanan balik JB rasanya in December, so I guess at 4 months. Haha serius terhibur dengar (& tengok) dia gelak. Sekarang kalau dia gelak lebih je pasti sedu. Especially bila Zufri speaking dengan dia. Haha. Zufri selalu berlakon macam dia ni Steve Irwin & Emma tu Bindi. Kesian Emma. Kecik-kecik dah kena train jadi pelakon. Kuikuikui.

Merangkak.
As of today, still nothing. She's gotten into position, and her legs have moved forward. But no co-ordination between hands and legs, so she always ends up on her face. Penat aku merangkak satu rumah, dia buat tak tau je tengok aku. Oh, dia juga tak mengesot-ngesot ke depan mahupun ke belakang. Cuma berguling-guling dari setempat ke setempat.

Solid Food.
Started her on solid folid last Sunday. She's taking well to eating solids. One extra thing to do every morning apart from expressing milk is cooking her porridge. Pediatrician kat Sg. Petani tu suruh bagi moi je. Kuikuikui. Bubur nasi OK.

Speech.
Cheh. Mana boleh cakap lagi. But makes the cutest sounds. Hahaha. Says "nananana", "mamamama" and occasionally "papapapa". Nope, no Mummy yet. Thank God no Bapak or Opah (her babysitter), either.

Sleep.
Used to sleep pretty soundly, waking up at (only) 4 am for feeding. Now she gets disturbed more easily, thus making her feed more frequently at night.

Susu.
I've been supplying Opah with 3 bottles of 5 oz & 1 bottle 3/4 oz EBM daily. Alhamdulillah, I still have enough milk for Emma. Tapi cukup-cukup je. Takde stok pun dalam fridge. Kalau tiba-tiba dia ada growth spurt habis aku.

Overall, saya rasa Emma adalah seorang bayi yang senang dijaga. Alhamdulillah. She never fails to brighten my day, no matter how crummy my day was. I love my baby with all my heart. And I know she loves me too. Hehe. Perasaan pulak.

p/s: Tak tau kenapa tak keluar gambar tapi dia punya coding aje (tak tahu apa exact term dia) pasal tu gambar sume kat atas. Arrangement tak tepat.

p/s 2 : eh kalau buat edit draft, dia keluar tarikh yang kita buat draft tu ke? hehehe. Lari le post gua macam ni!

My Perfect Jeans

Ahh. This long vacation is proving to be so much fun! Followed Zufri to Putrajaya today and spent the whole afternoon in Alamandaa. Tau, sana takde banyak benda. But look at what I got for myself! So proud of myself, hehe.

Mari mari, aku bercerita pasal perjalanan seluar jeans ku.

Aku jenis orang yang susah dan cerewet bila tiba bab seluar jeans. To me, you're spending so much, you should be getting what you want. And what flatters you. I always end up trying jeans that are too tight at the thighs, because they are humongous! Or really nice back there, but too loose at the waist.

I think it was around 2004. I had these really tight pair from Abercrombie & Fitch. At only around RM69.90, they were a steal! But since I didn't have anything perfect, so I sort of played the field between them and my other jeans.

In 2005 (kot) I got myself my 'Perfect Jeans' from FCUK. I wore them to death. I'm like that. I don't two-time my perfect jeans. We were exclusive. Even borrowed money to get them. Heh heh. Pinjam kat kredit Anies. See? Aku pinjam dan bayar bulanan. Heh heh. But they were size 29! I've always worn 28, nothing less. Sheesh. Betapa hebatsnya derriere aku hahaha.

But look at what's happened to them! The ripping on the thighs I can do with, but at the crotch? Aw, man! Bukan tak pernah jahit, siap hantar kedai lagi. Tapi lepas tu koyak balik! Siap sekarang pakai pin lagi! I still wear them to work on Casual Fridays, just so you know.

But as mentioned before, selepas melahirkan, punggungku semakin meleper. So it means only my super tight A&F jeans fits me snugly. Remember my previous post when Emma puked all over me? Right. So while I was window shopping today, my super nose kept picking up this awful scent. Yup. Haha I didn't freaking wash my jeans after the puking fiasco! Hohoho. Serius jijiks. Tapi sedangkan air kencing Emma pun hanya najis Mutawasitah (ek?), inikan pula muntahnya? Ah lagipun pada aku, taik Emma pun berbau manisss je gitu. Heh heh.

So anyways, bukan aku tak pernah jalan-jalan cari jeans. I'm no brand snob, but I'm no walkover either. There are some brands that I will never wear. Semua jeans yang aku rasa lawa, and those that I can afford I have tried. Satu pun tak kena dengan aku. Perasaan bila aku pertama kali mengenakan 'Perfect Jeans' ku dan semua jeans yang lain sangat berbeza.

But I have found it. In size 28 some more! I read somewhere to always buy 1 size smaller because jeans expand, but my thighs refuse to let size 27 in. Of course my belly hangs above the waistline. Gila. Kalaula masih zaman high waisted jeans, memanglah aku tak beli jeans baru. See I refuse to wear a size 30. Sorry.

So there. I decided to splurge RM150 (murahkan? Original price was RM339) for my second pair of perfect jeans. See, to me RM150 is a splurge already. Of course to some RM50 is already a luxury, but you get my point. I seriously never ever thought I'll ever find my 2nd pair, but Alhamdulillah. At a time when I have money in my hands, aku telah dipertemukan dengan sesuatu yang aku kira sempurna. Here's to four years of great fun!

Ok. Here's Emma with the snow cap that I didn't intend to get her. Wanted to get her the one from Baby Poney, but bought this from Marks & Spencer instead. Benci kan? Kalau nak beli barang untuk aku kan, mesti aku fikir ratusan kali. Kalau untuk Emma, benda takde kepentingan (macam snow cap ni le) pun rasa macam harus je beli. In the blink of an eye.

But she's so cute, right? Hehehehe.

Poor Baby..

Alhamdulillah, received my bonus on Friday. Honestly, with the kind of hours I've been working, with the kind of work I've been producing after having Emma, I'm surprised I even got one! No increment upon confirmation, though. Hahaha ye kawan-kawan, after 13 (!) long months, akhirnya confirmed jua. Alhamdulillah.

That night itself we drove up north to Sungai Petani. Sungguh kasihan sang Emma. Everytime she nursed, she threw everything up! (Picture shows a weak Emma after a change of clothing at Sungai Perak R&R) 3 times along the journey and once again when we reached SP. Then when we took her to a pediatrician in the morning, she threw up 3 times more at the clinic. I was so worried that she might be dehydrated because when I changed her diaper, it was practically dry. So when I mentioned it to the doctor, he said to get her admitted if we were worried. Called Syat my insurance agent (plus ex-roomie) who said Emma's Medical Card is still not enforced (or is it in-force ek?) so heh heh we decided to leave it for one more day.

Then I gave her her medicine. Waited 30 minutes then nursed. Then when I gave her the fever punya ubat, she threw up all over again. So I decided to just give her the meds for vomitting. Turns out I was right. Somehow she reacted badly to the fever medication.

Alhamdulillah, she's all better on Sunday. Tapi badan dia dah tak sekejap (pejal) dulu. All happy and smiling.

We're back in KJ now. I'm on leave the whole week. Besok nak ikut Zufri pergi Putrajaya, nak jalan-jalan kat Alamanda. Nak belikan Emma snowcap. Haha. Zufri kata nak pergi Cameron Highlands weekend Thaipusam nanti. Tak taula jadi ke tak. Saja nak prepare. Heh heh.

Happy Lunar New Year to my chinese colleagues. And to everyone else, happy holidays!

p/s : I yelled Happy New Year to Miss Tang before I left on Friday. Hahaha. Terkujat sat dia.

Oh, The Drama!

Can not believe I almost forgot to mention that my absolute best friend next to my very very super best friend got into a cat fight the other day. Miowww. Complete with hair pulling, I tell ya. Macam ni ceritanya.

They fought all the time. Their friendship was different from ours. I never fought with Anies. OK maybe there was this one time, but I wouldn't call that a fight. It's more of a disagreement. I commented on her personality like I was some psychiatrist or personality expert. She took it the wrong way and didn't speak to me for what, a day or two kot. She was my roomie at that time, so you can feel the tension in the room. Tiba-tiba je lepas tu kitorang baik balik. Didn't really have closure on that matter. Hahaha tak pedulikla.

OK back to their story. So they were tight, like constant sleepovers kind of close. Then came some boy problem. Apparently the boy hit on the best friend, who was his ex-girlfriend. Somehow, the best friend didn't seem to mind. Then one thing led to another, and suddenly Anies pulak was the 'stupid cow'. Hahaha. Sorry dong. Tak tahan.

Latest I heard, the ex-bestfriend got together with the ex-boyfriend and are planning to get married. Hahaha. Match made in heaven. Turns out, Anies gave her credit card to the ex-bestfriend. Kinda erm not-so-smart for an engineer, huh? So she maxed her credit card and will not pay up, citing collateral damage because Anies broke her heart. What a conniving bitch, huh? Dia yang cari pasal, kawan aku yang patah luluhkan hati dia. Aku yang di luar pagar ni yang sakit hati. But of course I'm only hearing one side of the story.

So Anies (and her spanking new boyfriend) went to confront the ex-bestfriend who was playing futsal. The ex-bestfriend stressed that she wasn't gonna pay up so Anies got really mad and started rasing her voice. Then the ex-bestfriend/conniving bitch pulled her hair (haha typical catfight. Expected more from the EB/CB) so Anies pushed her and she fell to the ground. Oh kasihan. Then drama la. Tak taula how long it went on before people kept them apart. Wish I was there. Tapi aku mesti lagi panik. Hehe.

The next day the ex-boyfriend called and said EB/CB will pay up and wants nothing more to do with her.

Good riddance.

Babies!

Selamat tahun baru 1430 Hirah dan 2009 Masihi.

I spent the last seconds of 2008 all curled up in front of the TV watching Pirates of the Caribbean accompanied by Emma, Zufri and Domino's. Cukuplah tu. 2009's resolution is to eat and live healthy. Simple enough ey?

Aku sangat teruja sebenarnya nak bercerita.

First things first, I think it's safe to say....

Yay! Kak Peachy's pregnant! Can't wait!

Kak Peachy berwajah teruja.

Secondly, congratulations Dayang & Mat!

Baby Iz Dhani bin Mohd. Firdaus (subject to change, hoho) was born in HUKM on 1st of January! He's a New Year baby! Didn't make the headlines, however. I wonder why. Pasal beranak kat HUKM kot. He's a whopping 3.53 kilos. I personally think he looks like his Mama.

Rambut dia sangat lebat. Hehe. Did you know that Mat's nickname in college was Mat Bulu? Hohoho. Now you know..

Next up. Congratulations Mar & Izali!

Meet baby Izz Iskandar Muhammad bin Ishak (also subject to change). This heart-breaker here was born in Prince Court Medical Centre, which is just lovely! But more on that later, hehe. Erm where was I. On 2nd January! He weighs 3.13 kilos and measures 53cm (long). In my humble opinion, I think he looks like Mar.

I have no idea what Izali's nick name in college was. Pak Sheikh, perhaps?

OK. So both babies have the same first name. Although both are spelled differently. The interesting thing is, they never discussed the names with each other. Macam telepathy. Hebat, kan? Dayang's gonna call her baby Dhani, and Mar well, Izz or Is.

Here is one big baby, Mohd Nabil Sazwan bin Mohd. Sazrin. Ini anak kepada Wan Rose, born 28th April 2007. Dah nak masuk 2 tahun budak kecik ni!

Siot je wan rose pakaikan Emma punya erm cap.

Ni pulak baby basi. Hahaha.

All in all, 2008 was a great year. May 2009 be even better! Have a happy and healthy new year!