I can finally blog from my office's PC. WOOHOOOOOOO...
I can upload pictures too.. DOUBLE Woohooo!!!
However, I can't post a comment. I apologize if I tak reply y'all comments (mcm lah ramai sgt orang comment this blog pun :p)
Mommy Blogger
Farah~
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Spring In Florida
FINALLY!!!! Here are the pictures from our "recent" trip back to FL.
Lazy Photo Uploader - AGAIN!
Farah~
Lazy Photo Uploader - AGAIN!
Farah~
Friday, June 10, 2011
TGIF
It's finally the weekend!!! Woohoo.....
Today I went to work as usual. Thank god it wasn't a hectic day today. I love to end my work week on a positive note. Don't we all do :p
So I went to see Balqies, my photog friend who we had as our photog for Maya's party, for lunch today at Subway Pavilion to look through the pictures she took. There were soooooo many of them; I wanted to pick them all!!! I can't wait to share it here (yeah,yeah,I know. I haven't even uploaded my US & Frankfurt pictures here :p). She'll hand over the CD this Sunday. Yeehawwww...
Anyhoos, I got to go. It's officially the weekend and that means I'm off to spend a good time with Maya!!
Hope y'all have a super great weekend! InsyaAllah, I'll post some pictures up this weekend. My blog is too bare. I don't like reading blogs with hardly any pictures; I'm sure you don't like it either. :D
Weekend's Bestest Fan
Farah~
Today I went to work as usual. Thank god it wasn't a hectic day today. I love to end my work week on a positive note. Don't we all do :p
So I went to see Balqies, my photog friend who we had as our photog for Maya's party, for lunch today at Subway Pavilion to look through the pictures she took. There were soooooo many of them; I wanted to pick them all!!! I can't wait to share it here (yeah,yeah,I know. I haven't even uploaded my US & Frankfurt pictures here :p). She'll hand over the CD this Sunday. Yeehawwww...
Anyhoos, I got to go. It's officially the weekend and that means I'm off to spend a good time with Maya!!
Hope y'all have a super great weekend! InsyaAllah, I'll post some pictures up this weekend. My blog is too bare. I don't like reading blogs with hardly any pictures; I'm sure you don't like it either. :D
Weekend's Bestest Fan
Farah~
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Beauty Call
Good morning All!
So I went to bed about 9-ish close to 10pm earlier (as usual). I fell asleep with my work clothes and makeup thinking I wouldn't (NEVER) fall asleep when putting sweet angel to sleep. My SIL is spending a night at our crib and before crashing in, she watched a movie with her friends at Curve.
She called me TEN freaking times and I didn't hear my phone rang at ALL. Sorry Zafirah! I can't remember why I finally woke up and called her to ask where she was. By the time she got here, it was passed midnight.
After I got her in, I did my regular routine before hitting the sack but I suddenly have this extra rajin-ness. Since Maya's asleep, this is the best time to cut her nails. When I was doing her nails, I was thinking, why not paint my nails too!
WALLA!
I now have pretty nails! :p
I bought the Sally Hansen nail polish stickers thingy and I've never used them on me. I used them once on Aza and I haven't gotten the time to do it on me. I honestly love it and when I do run out of them, I'll get Faliq to get more for me in the US. Sadly ladies, they don't have it here yet. The come in many GORGEOUS patterns and colors. LOVEEEE!!!
Check them out!
P/S: The box come with 16 strips I think (too lazy to go and grab them from my drawer). Note that I only have it on two fingers. I do have one on my left thumb. I used only one strip to apply on three fingers. Not planning to get rid of them that soon :p
Going back to sleep now
Mommy with Pretty Nails
Farah~
So I went to bed about 9-ish close to 10pm earlier (as usual). I fell asleep with my work clothes and makeup thinking I wouldn't (NEVER) fall asleep when putting sweet angel to sleep. My SIL is spending a night at our crib and before crashing in, she watched a movie with her friends at Curve.
She called me TEN freaking times and I didn't hear my phone rang at ALL. Sorry Zafirah! I can't remember why I finally woke up and called her to ask where she was. By the time she got here, it was passed midnight.
After I got her in, I did my regular routine before hitting the sack but I suddenly have this extra rajin-ness. Since Maya's asleep, this is the best time to cut her nails. When I was doing her nails, I was thinking, why not paint my nails too!
WALLA!
I now have pretty nails! :p
I bought the Sally Hansen nail polish stickers thingy and I've never used them on me. I used them once on Aza and I haven't gotten the time to do it on me. I honestly love it and when I do run out of them, I'll get Faliq to get more for me in the US. Sadly ladies, they don't have it here yet. The come in many GORGEOUS patterns and colors. LOVEEEE!!!
Check them out!
P/S: The box come with 16 strips I think (too lazy to go and grab them from my drawer). Note that I only have it on two fingers. I do have one on my left thumb. I used only one strip to apply on three fingers. Not planning to get rid of them that soon :p
Going back to sleep now
Mommy with Pretty Nails
Farah~
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
And DOWN She Goes
Maya has been sharing a bed with her beloved parents since Day 1.
Yes, we co-sleep!
When I was still pregnant with Maya, I was adamant about not practicing co-sleeping. But it all changed. I’ll get back to this after I brief you a little about my history and what I thought about co-sleeping.
Growing up, my sister and I shared a room and occasionally we’ll sleep on a mattress in mommy’s room. Well, occasionally is more to 50-50.We did it because sometimes we would want to “manja-manja”. Co-sleeping with mommy wasn’t a nuisance to any of us because it was willingly and not forcefully.
Most of my younger cousins co-slept with their parents for many many years and it was a little hard at first for them when they were asked to leave and start sleeping in their respective rooms. They slept with their parents because, I think, they were afraid of supernatural beings. For God knows why, my cousins are/were chickens. I pity my aunts and uncles: How are they going to get jiggy-with-it when they have their brood just few feet away?
I also admire how some parents that I know of, who do not practice co-sleeping have kids that are very discipline and independent. If you want your kids to sleep on their own (in your room but in a crib or in their own room), you have to start from day 1 to avoid any tantrums from your drama queen/king. I have utmost respect for parents who are able to train their kids to sleep on their own. It’s no easy work.
So when we were going to have Maya, I really wanted a crib for Maya because I want her to get use to sleeping on her own just like how she is used to sitting in her car seat (note: she does sometimes refuses to sit in it. It’s typical for any babies to do so). So off we went to shop for the best (well, within our budget) anti-microbial mattress and white crib. I was ecstatic of our purchase and was looking forward to lay Maya to sleep in it; but plans DO change.
To be honest, Maya’s crib is under-usage. We co-sleep for many STRONG reasons and I am glad we did. The following are some reasons that I could think of at the moment =p :
(1) I breastfeed her. It’s so much easier to breastfeed her while sleeping (started doing this when she was a little older, about 3 months old). I work full-time so co-sleeping helped a lot. My colleagues are amazed to see me not groggy for having a baby.
(2) Faliq is away 80% of the time for work. It’s nice to have a sleeping buddy to snuggle up to when I wake up in the middle of the night.
(3) I’m a scaredy cat. Hence, I need someone to sleep with me. You can’t blame me since I grew up sharing a bed with my sister.
(4) Beautiful bonding: Since I work full time, I hardly spend time with Maya. By sleeping together, we get to spend quality time together with all the time we have.
(5) I could monitor her just to make sure she’s still breathing and not suffocating.
And the list goes on….
I really love sharing a bed with Maya. Back then I thought it could interfere the romance of a married couple but I can assure you it doesn’t; not a tiny bit. ☺
Would you co-sleep too?
p/s: Maya fell of the bed for the very first time two nights ago. She sleep-crawled (I was dead asleep). I was awaken by a loud fall sound and her cries. Thank god she didn’t fall head first. I soothed her and fed her and she was all OK. I feel rotten about it to this day. Soryy my lil munchkin.
Sweet Dreams Mommy
Farah~
Yes, we co-sleep!
When I was still pregnant with Maya, I was adamant about not practicing co-sleeping. But it all changed. I’ll get back to this after I brief you a little about my history and what I thought about co-sleeping.
Growing up, my sister and I shared a room and occasionally we’ll sleep on a mattress in mommy’s room. Well, occasionally is more to 50-50.We did it because sometimes we would want to “manja-manja”. Co-sleeping with mommy wasn’t a nuisance to any of us because it was willingly and not forcefully.
Most of my younger cousins co-slept with their parents for many many years and it was a little hard at first for them when they were asked to leave and start sleeping in their respective rooms. They slept with their parents because, I think, they were afraid of supernatural beings. For God knows why, my cousins are/were chickens. I pity my aunts and uncles: How are they going to get jiggy-with-it when they have their brood just few feet away?
I also admire how some parents that I know of, who do not practice co-sleeping have kids that are very discipline and independent. If you want your kids to sleep on their own (in your room but in a crib or in their own room), you have to start from day 1 to avoid any tantrums from your drama queen/king. I have utmost respect for parents who are able to train their kids to sleep on their own. It’s no easy work.
So when we were going to have Maya, I really wanted a crib for Maya because I want her to get use to sleeping on her own just like how she is used to sitting in her car seat (note: she does sometimes refuses to sit in it. It’s typical for any babies to do so). So off we went to shop for the best (well, within our budget) anti-microbial mattress and white crib. I was ecstatic of our purchase and was looking forward to lay Maya to sleep in it; but plans DO change.
To be honest, Maya’s crib is under-usage. We co-sleep for many STRONG reasons and I am glad we did. The following are some reasons that I could think of at the moment =p :
(1) I breastfeed her. It’s so much easier to breastfeed her while sleeping (started doing this when she was a little older, about 3 months old). I work full-time so co-sleeping helped a lot. My colleagues are amazed to see me not groggy for having a baby.
(2) Faliq is away 80% of the time for work. It’s nice to have a sleeping buddy to snuggle up to when I wake up in the middle of the night.
(3) I’m a scaredy cat. Hence, I need someone to sleep with me. You can’t blame me since I grew up sharing a bed with my sister.
(4) Beautiful bonding: Since I work full time, I hardly spend time with Maya. By sleeping together, we get to spend quality time together with all the time we have.
(5) I could monitor her just to make sure she’s still breathing and not suffocating.
And the list goes on….
I really love sharing a bed with Maya. Back then I thought it could interfere the romance of a married couple but I can assure you it doesn’t; not a tiny bit. ☺
Would you co-sleep too?
p/s: Maya fell of the bed for the very first time two nights ago. She sleep-crawled (I was dead asleep). I was awaken by a loud fall sound and her cries. Thank god she didn’t fall head first. I soothed her and fed her and she was all OK. I feel rotten about it to this day. Soryy my lil munchkin.
Sweet Dreams Mommy
Farah~
Monday, June 6, 2011
Baby On Board
Before I had a child, I would feel tremendously sorry for parents who have to calm down their crying baby in the airplane, especially during taking off and landing due to the change of pressure. I would think all parents will face that at a certain point in time, all parents including me. With a crying, cranky baby in a long or short haul flight will not only drive parent/s insane, it will definitely annoy your most-of-the-time not friendly seat neighbor.
Now, are we parents with babies/toddlers are indirectly forbidden to ever think about going anywhere via an airplane solely for the comfort of others on board or for our own insanity?
Answer: NO!
There are many remedies out there for parents who are travelling with the young ones. Someone that I knew suggested giving cough medicine for kids (not for babies of course) just so they’ll be too drowsy to run around the plane like it’s a playground.
As for me, Maya is only one and I do not know how she’ll be like in the future but for the three times flying with her, Alhamdulillah, she hasn’t thrown a tantrum.
My ultimate tip is breastfeed during taking off and landing. If you don’t breastfeed, feed her bottle or a pacifier; anything really that requires sucking! It surely worked for me and hopefully it’ll too for other mommies out there.
I find travelling with the younger Maya (4-6 months) is much more relaxing than travelling with her when she’s older (10 months). For obvious reason, older babies do not know how to sit still when they’re awake; they just NEVER stop.
When we went to Terengganu and Istanbul, Maya was not on solids yet; so whenever she was hungry, all I had to do is give her my boobies. When we had our surprise visit to US, she was already taking solids; we brought only two baby food in a jar from Malaysia for the plane ride. We shopped for baby food at Walmart to stock up for our entire stay there and we brought few back to Germany and KL. Faliq and I brought baby food on the plane thinking “Maya can’t eat aircraft food” because we didn’t know until later when we were flying from Frankfurt to KL; the flight attendant asked us if we would like baby food for Maya. We were quite jakun saying “Oh, you guys ada baby food?” and she said “Yes, we always have”. Well of course we didn’t know about it when no one told us. So to all parents out there, if you don’t know, now you know =D
Maya and I, InsyaAllah, will be going back to FL early August for Aza’s graduation (Aza’s going to be a graduate; I’M SO PROUD OF HER!). It’ll be a very looooooong flight just the two us. Oh Allah, please help me out! I get panic attack now just thinking about it. Maya is quite mobile now *gulp* Help? :/
Jetsetter Wannabe Mommy
Farah~
Now, are we parents with babies/toddlers are indirectly forbidden to ever think about going anywhere via an airplane solely for the comfort of others on board or for our own insanity?
Answer: NO!
There are many remedies out there for parents who are travelling with the young ones. Someone that I knew suggested giving cough medicine for kids (not for babies of course) just so they’ll be too drowsy to run around the plane like it’s a playground.
As for me, Maya is only one and I do not know how she’ll be like in the future but for the three times flying with her, Alhamdulillah, she hasn’t thrown a tantrum.
My ultimate tip is breastfeed during taking off and landing. If you don’t breastfeed, feed her bottle or a pacifier; anything really that requires sucking! It surely worked for me and hopefully it’ll too for other mommies out there.
I find travelling with the younger Maya (4-6 months) is much more relaxing than travelling with her when she’s older (10 months). For obvious reason, older babies do not know how to sit still when they’re awake; they just NEVER stop.
When we went to Terengganu and Istanbul, Maya was not on solids yet; so whenever she was hungry, all I had to do is give her my boobies. When we had our surprise visit to US, she was already taking solids; we brought only two baby food in a jar from Malaysia for the plane ride. We shopped for baby food at Walmart to stock up for our entire stay there and we brought few back to Germany and KL. Faliq and I brought baby food on the plane thinking “Maya can’t eat aircraft food” because we didn’t know until later when we were flying from Frankfurt to KL; the flight attendant asked us if we would like baby food for Maya. We were quite jakun saying “Oh, you guys ada baby food?” and she said “Yes, we always have”. Well of course we didn’t know about it when no one told us. So to all parents out there, if you don’t know, now you know =D
Maya and I, InsyaAllah, will be going back to FL early August for Aza’s graduation (Aza’s going to be a graduate; I’M SO PROUD OF HER!). It’ll be a very looooooong flight just the two us. Oh Allah, please help me out! I get panic attack now just thinking about it. Maya is quite mobile now *gulp* Help? :/
Jetsetter Wannabe Mommy
Farah~
Monday, May 23, 2011
Happy Birthday Maya Suraya
My baby girl turned 1 on May 18th 2011. Can you believe it? I’ve been a mommy to the most wonderful baby for 1 whole year and InsyaAllah many many more to come. I’ve realized I haven’t shared my birth story on my blog. So here it is, my birth story with Maya Suraya.
Monday, May 17th 2010.
I had my doctor’s appointment that morning. Faliq and I entered the doctor’s office and before he checked me, he asked whether or not we would like to induce. He said, I could come that night, the nurse will induce me, he’ll come the next morning to burst my waterbag and that’s when I’ll feel the pain, and we’ll have our lil precious by noon. As soon as I heard that I could have my Maya tomorrow, DEAL, we’ll check in tonight!
I was overwhelmed with excitement. I was telling my family that we’re going to have her tomorrow. May 18th is also my MIL’s birthday (what a coincidence eh?). I was ecstatic! I went to Carrefour and Pavilion that day too.
Before leaving for the hospital, we had a big feast at my inlaws’. We were taking PLENTY of pictures with my big round belly because it’ll be all gone when I come back home later. Faliq, mommy, and Aza accompanied me to the hospital and I was officially checked in around 10pm that night.
The nurse asked me whether or not I would like to spend a night in the labor room or my room and I opt for labor room because I didn’t want to bother about moving from one room to the other when I’m in labor. BAD choice! Labor bed is UNCOMFORTABLE! After checked in, the nurse gave me my gown and later she literally shove something up my you-know-what. It was uncomfortable but the pain was manageable.
Mommy and Aza left and it was time for me to sleep but I couldn’t sleep. I was majorly uncomfortable. I had this thing around my belly to monitor the baby’s heartbeat and my contractions. Faliq was snoring away on the couch of course.
Tuesday, May 18th 2010
Around 3-ish, I felt pain on my lower back and I didn’t even know it was contractions. It felt like really bad period cramps. I was trying to find a good position but whenever I do that, the machine could not read the heartbeat and contractions. Soon after that I felt water coming out down there and then it clicked “OMG, I’m having contractions and I’m leaking!” I buzzed the nurse and the nurse came in and she said “Oh, baru 1cm. Takpe tido dulu. Besok doctor datang.” HEH?!?!? Tido? I was in pain, and also I was afraid of the hospital. I couldn’t shut my eyes. I was so afraid of the paranormal. Hehe :p
Anyhoos, the doctor came in around 8am to poke my waterbag. He said I was about 2cm dilated and when he read my readings, he said, the contractions Ive been having is nothing. I was so tired by then. I didn’t have good rest and I surrendered to epidural. The anesthesiologist did his thing and within few seconds I was pain-free. I could sleep, deep sleep and at one point I could hear my self snoring. My sister put some makeup on my face, attempted to do something with my hair, just so I look picture ready. Every so often, the nurse would come and check on me and Alhamdulillah I was gradually dilating. The nurse said, I should be fully dilated by 3pm, and boy she was RIGHT.
The nurses prepped me for labor. Stirrups in placed and other stuffs were too that I vaguely remember. The doctor came in all prepared to help me deliver my baby. When they told me to start pushing I was thinking “is this really happening? Am I about to have a baby?” I pushed and I pushed and I was coughing a lot when I took few deep breaths due to a fever I had. After three big pushes, Maya was out and the doctor said “It’s a girl” and “she’s bigger than I thought she would be”. He soon placed her on me and when I hold her little hand, the first person that I thought of was my father; and of course I cried. Faliq had the honor to cut off the umbilical cord.
After Maya Suraya was cleaned, Faliq Qamat Maya and just as he finished, our family who were waiting right outside the labor room, came gushing in the room (almost everyone teamed up to wear pink since we’re having a girl =D). Everyone, including us, could not have enough of her since that day.
Thank you Allah for giving her to us.
Mommy to Maya Suraya
Farah~
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