March 2015 – Deardyan

The Big Bag Theory

March 26, 2015March 26, 2015 Dyan

I got myself another diaper bag. fml.

I know i have an obsession with bags but never thought i’ll feel the same about diaper bags. During my pregnancy i thought i’ll just need one diaper bag and be contented. I also found diaper bags to be boring. But i got sucked into a whole new world and now i’m obsessed.

My 1st Diaper bag is the Petunia Pickle Bottom Boxy BackPack which looks like this.
It’s costly & bulky. But you know it is of a good quality. I love this bag but it’s heavy and bulky on it’s own so i only use this if we are going out with Rusly cos that means i can bring the stroller out and don’t need to lug this all around on my own.

My 2nd diaper bag is a free gift from getting the Babyzen Yoyo Stroller. At first i thought it was too big but after few uses, i started to like it more than my 1st diaper bag! It was lightweight and very spacious. Perfect if we are out for the whole day and also if we need to leave Nadya at my mom’s place cos i can put in lotsa stuff in there. But again, not practical to bring such a big bag when i go out alone with Nadya. Especially if i babywear.

So i started searching for a lightweight bag that will fit Nadya’s necessities and small enough for me to carry when i baywear her and bring her out alone. That’s where the new bag comes in. It fits all my criteria perfectly that i’m tempted to go get another design!

Got myself the Jujube Hobobe Legacy Collection. I couldn’t decide which print i like the most but finally settled on The Admiral. Bought it from Maternity Exchange and it was the last piece for this model! Phewww

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Le Familia, Nadya Raessa

Open House 2015

March 24, 2015March 24, 2015 Dyan

After much consideration, we finally did an Open House yesterday. I’m not exactly fond of doing Open Houses cos of the amount of work & effort! The cleaning up too! But since we did not exactly do Majlis Cukur Rambut for Nadya cos we find it unnecessary since we’ve done it at the Masjid already. Takkan nak cukur lagi rambut budak tu for show kan?

Most of Rusly’s relatives have met Nadya because she’s around for the Tahlil but most of my relatives have not and i figured instead of bringing her to them one by one, its best to just do an Open House and invite them over. Also invited some of my friends who have yet to meet Nadya cos i just can’t afford time to do individual lunch dates. We should have named the event Meet The Baby Session seh. Cos really, everybody is just there to see this girl.

Unrelated but i managed to sew her headband the day before the Open House cos i couldn’t find any existing one that might match the tutu dress she’s wearing, It was a nice Peach Fabric with gold shimmers on it.

Ordered brownies from Divinefavorz Mall. Was adamant on giving out food items for berkat because i personally like food items. Transactions were fuss-free and i think i ordered these less than 2 weeks before the event! We really did a last minute arrangement which is so unlike me.

Did the kids goodie bags myself the day before the event. Bought some snacks fro Valu$ and the packaging from SKP and did it in between Nadya’s nap time!

Managed to order food from this kakak i know off FB few days before the event because i was unhappy with 2 caterers whom i shall not name. But it turned out to be a blessing in diguise because this kakak charged cheaper and her food is so nice! My father cooked the Tulang Merah though. So sedap! Although i only ate after the event because tak senonoh tuan rumah makan tulang. Yums!

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Most of the kueh melayu were given to us by my aunties, ordered from the kakak caterer etc but the brownies & the puffs which are not shown here were bought from J&C Bakery at some Woodlands Industrial area and it’s really the bomb! If you have parties and you need desserts, consider them because it’s really nice! I love love love their brownies and cheesecake. Does not taste factory-made!

The ONLY group picture i took. Can u believe it!

One more picture of Nadya, just because it’s her party after all!
Would i do another Open House, for Raya perhaps?

Maaaaaybe. But damn it was so tiring, my legs gave way after the whole thing!

Motherhood, Nadya Raessa, Uncategorized

So she’s two!

March 16, 2015March 16, 2015 Dyan

Nadya turned two months last saturday! Time pass by really fast eh?
So what did we do to celebrate her 2 months?

We went ICA to do up her passport because we’re bringing her to our KL Roadtrip this coming Good Friday holidays!
Initially wanted to leave her with my parents but macam so kesian and also cos my parents pun ada plans so we figured memang rezeki dia ikut kita so we chop chop do her passport! We’re going with our friends so Hosni will be driving us in and so glad for that because i cannot imagine having to take the coach with a baby. Can u imagine if she cries in the coach and we’re stuck in the coach for 4 hours and everybody will give us the evil eye seh. Lagik kalau night coach. Hahaha. Kalau bus driver tak tinggalkan kita anak beranak kat highway, kira nasib baik ah. Glad we’re driving in as well cos we intend to venture out to Bangsar area if possible instead of staying put at the usual Bt Bintang area.. and while it might be easy to take a cab from our hotel, i fear it might be difficult to grab a cab when you’re at some obscure place.

I also didn’t wanna take the plane yet cos i feel she’s too young? But fret not because her 1st plane out will be in September cos we’ll be going Jogjakarta with my family for our annual family trip! Or maybe her plane ride might come earlier since they’ve just declared August 7 Public Holiday and it’s so tempting to go somewhere. But we shall see! We’re thinking of Krabi (because i miss that place so much!) but August is not exactly the optimal time to go so it could also be Perth (because it’s cooling in August) but not sure if she can handle a 5-hour flight for her 1st flight out. Or maybe she’ll do just fine and i’m just a worrywart, as usual.

or maybe we’ll stay put in SG and celebrate National Day, as per Halimah Yaacob’s instructions. LOL

So anyway, back to the trip,. we know we can do the passport online, but i chose to do it at ICA because then, i’ll have a reason to detour to..

Fluff Bakery! Because “it’s on the way lah B!” Hahaha
I really balas dendam lor. I wanted to eat Fluff since pregnancy but i kept holding back pasal ada Diabetes and takut it will spike up. So dah lepas pantang and because i’m officially cleared of Diabetes, 2 saturdays in a row pergi Fluff!

We also went to collect my new sewing machine! Finally decided to get a new one cos the old one is a bit wonky already and i’ve been busy sewing cute stuff for Nadya like these headbands!

Might be selling these because i can make extras each time i do a new one for Nadya. Details will be up soon! Starting really small though cos i didn’t really a huge piece of fabrics to start out with.

Next time will try and sew some leggings & harem pants for her pulak! So fun to dress her up!

Motherhood, Nadya Raessa

WAHM WHAM!

March 6, 2015March 6, 2015 Dyan

Often, people tell me “Ohhh it’s so nice to be a Work-At-Home-Mom! You have the best of both world. You get to earn your keep and see each and every one of your child milestones.”

Now see this video.

Always been my worry. LOL
Trust me, Nadya is barely 2mths old and i’m already having difficulties getting my artworks done on time. Can u imagine her in few months time?

I’ve always think a mother is a mother. No such thing as a part-time mom lah, weekend mom lah. If you’re a Stay-at-Home-Mom or a Full-Time-Working-Mom, you’re still a mother. Your child don’t care about all those titles. They only know that you’re the mother. At the end of the day, they still want you.

So yes, don’t tell me how privileged i am because the grass always does seem greener on the other side.

I would kill to have a 1 hour uninterrupted lunch hour and possibly go window shop & have colleagues to talk to, because yes there’s just so much baby talk we all can attempt.

Likewise, i would love to be able to spend time with my child, do housework and then sleep while she sleeps and not rush through emails, artworks and what-nots because me telling you i’m deprived of sleep is an understatement.

But we all get through this somehow. It’s just a mother’s thing.