Deardyan

My little shinku is 7 months old now. Yes, i call her shinku at home and i have no idea what it means and how it started but i just call her that. Don’t judge me! I like making up names for fun.

So now, where do we start? 
The part where i can see her two upper teeth slowly descending?
You know i gotta pat this girl’s back. Each time she’s teething, i don’t realise it that much cos she does not make that much fuss or run a fever. Alhamdulillah.
Ni bukan eksyen anak aku kuat gila macam juara eh. But really, twice it caught me offguard cos she showed no signs except for excessive drooling but then again, she’s always been an excessive drooler seh.

The part where she kind of know how to feed herself. Kind of, because she’s always making a mess! Makan sikit, bersepah2 makanan. She’s on semi-baby led weaning. I don’t count on BLW for her to get her nutritions. More like a time where she can explore food & texture and hone her motor skills. Most of the time i still feed her with porridge etc. More about her food in another post! Oooh it’s an adventure on it’s own! 

Baby can finally sit on her own! Tengok tu dia duduk macam taukeh.
She goes on all four but does not seem to move forward or backward yet. Engine belum panas so kita biarkan je lah dia.

I got her this Exersaucer cos i cannot tahan dia lompat2 everytime i carry her. Waaaahhh my peha i tell you macam kena lenyek2. Kalau makin kecik peha aku ni takpe lah jugak. And in case you’re wondering what’s that thing on her head, i got her Em’s 4 Bubs Earmuffs for her cos we wanna bring to concerts / jamming sessions & movies safely. Many times i wanna bring her but i get paranoid, takut if it’s too loud for her and also if it might hurt her delicate eardrums. But what to do, she’s got a clingy mom who’s always at noisy places! Lol.

In case you’re interested in the earmuffs as well, get them off Amazon! They’re cheaper! You can also buy it from the official website but the shipping from Australia is a killer! At least with Amazon, sambil u order anything from other US Websites, boleh selitkan ni sekali. I also chose Em’s cos of the elastic band. It’s soft and does not hurt her head. The other earmuffs for babies looks slightly restrictive so i’m guessing it might hurt her a bit.

Nadya can recognise the people she sees all the time. I can leave her at my parent’s place and she’ll not cry or look for me. However, if i leave her with strangers, she’ll start looking around, just to make sure i’m nearby. She is fine with strangers picking her up and many times we get the “ehhhh tak takut orang ehhh” remarks and this girl sometimes tak malu one kind, she’ll smile at other people tak pasal2 orang tu kena senyum balik kat dia!

We were at the polyclinic previously for her jab and then she kept smiling at this grumpy apek next to her and he had to smile back at her unwillingly. hahahahha. It was so hilarious to watch!

And you know people keep telling me ohhh she’ll start to sleep lesser when she’s above 6mths cos that’s when they start being really active? She woke up at 12.00 noon today! Melampau anak aku! And that was after i kind of forced her to wake up cos dah kul 12, tak mandi2 and and belum feed etc. She’ll usually wake up between 10am – 12noon from her night sleep and then take a short nap at about 3.00pm and another nap at 7.00pm.

And because she had enough rest, she moves all the time when she’s awake. I’m tempted to go get the fenced play pen thing cos she kept going to the kitchen! Ooooh chasing after a baby is tiring!

We do all these stupid things to her all the time. Because this is the only time we can get away with it!

Selamat Hari Raya!

Our 1st time Raya with Nadya and it was fun! OK let’s be honest, it was slightly nerve-wrecking as well but the fun and joy outweighs everything!

My eve of Raya was spent cooking a storm in the kitchen. Spent a total of 9 hours cos i was the only one doing it. Boohoo. But so satisfying to eat your home-cooked Raya dish! Even brought it over to my father-in-law’s place and spent Malam Raya there. Was overwhelmed with sadness cos i miss my mother-in-law and kept staring at the seat she used to occupy. She would have love the sambal goreng the most.

Managed to design, print, cut & seal up these money packets at the very last minute and got Rusly to go to the bank on Raya Eve to change smaller notes. Totally forgot about this seh! Lucky masih ada notes. Not new notes but recycled notes but gasak lah. Janji budak2 dapat duit. Dia tak kisah note tu bau kedai ke tak.

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my baby is 6mths old today!! 

  
I’ve started her on solids 2 weeks ago, just for fun. She’s really like carrots so far and we’ve tried pumpkin & banana as well so far. Next week would be apple & buttersquash nut. So fun to see her eat. She was really interested initially but didn’t really like eating much the 1st few days.. But i kept trying and Alhamdulillah she is fine with eating. 

She has been lifting up her upper body like a champion tapi bontot masih berat so yeapp.. Ikut mak dia ah suspek. 

Will write more on her eating journey soon cos i’m actually on mobile, stuck in a jam. Lol.

So excited for this year’s Raya. Mainly for her. Not much for me & Rusly. The house is still tonggang terbalik and i’m not in a rush to do anything yet. Although i’ve been doing some changes to Nadya’s room! Did some Daiso & IKEA hack. So cute! Nanti lah dah siap betul2 baru tunjuk ok. 

I think Nadya is ready to sleep in her own room. By 8.30pm, she’ll be fast asleep and i’ll change her diapers by 11.30pm and give her last feed if she happen to wake up during diaper change and then she’ll sleep till 9.00am the next morning. 

Mummy also macam dah ready to let her sleep in her own room. Tapi suspek bapak dia tak ready. 

Step macam kalau budak tu nangis malam2, dia pulak yang bangun. Menyampah aku. 

So we have a new addition in the group!
Budak malu-malu nak bukak mata. Tak tau dia malu ke or tak kuasa cos we were making so much noise and he slept through it. Oh i miss the newborn days!

As always, it’s a riot when we meet. We shared funny anecdotes on labour. Now that we’ve survived labour, it’s funny lah kan. It’s so nice to see the group expanding. When we all 1st met properly, Rina was pregnant with Shafa, although some of us actually met at Farna’s wedding and Shafa is turning one veryyyyy soon!

Before we know it, we have a new mummy and another soon-to-be mummy. Izan will have another friend in September!

Did not realised how big Nadya is now until i put her next to a newborn. Tiba2 anak aku macam besar pulak. Where did my newborn go?

Nadya seems to like Ezdee a lot! She went on and on ‘talking’ to E, macam dia tau Aunty E is carrying a boy, kan!

Nadya nak adik? Nak adik? Nak adik?
LOL

Following up from my previous Diaper bag post where i got my 1st Ju-Ju-Be.
I bought the Hobobe at first and it really served me well. It’s good for quick trip out but on days where we’ll be out the entire day, it’ll be a little squeezy in there and i can’t fit in my digicam. #firstworldproblems.

Since Nadya will start eating soon and we’ll then bring out snacks lah etc, i thought upgrading to a bigger bag would be useful. I love the Ju-ju-be material and the fact that it’s light on it’s own so i looked around for a size i want & like.

Since i’ve already got the Admiral design from the Nautical Collection, i was aiming for the Countess next from the Legacy Collection! But which type?
I wanna try the backpack style next but i was scared if it might be bulky. Especially since i babywear all the time. Imagine front carry, back carry. Aku dah lah besar, then rempuh semua orang. although i’ll be the best person to bring to Bazaar Geylang. Abis semua aku rempuh nanti.

The only option i have is the Be Right Back or the BFF. But honestly, i don’t like the Be Right Back one that much and it does not come in The Countess design. So BFF it is! I contemplated for quite some time though. Looking at Youtube videos to see how big it’ll look like and all.

When i 1st saw it, i thought it was a little bulky. But after wearing it, it wasn’t as bulky seh! It fits me just nice!

This is how i look like when i go out with Nadya most of the time! It’s really convenient except that i don’t like putting my wallet & HP behind cos of the possibility of being pick-pocketed. In conclusion, i really like the BFF that i got myself another one!

I love Geometric designs and this one is love at 1st sight. Love the mixture of pink, grey & black. Neutral with a pop of colour!

So this time round, i got myself the BFF and the Be Set, which is a trio of small bags that can be converted into slings. So handy to have! They even gave me a free coin pouch cos i spent more than $100.00 on Pinky Swear items.

The next one i’m patiently waiting for is the Perky Toki! It’s the only Tokidoki print from Ju-Ju-Be that i like!

It’s Pastel coloured and the Tokidoki cartoons are spread apart. Won’t be getting the BFF though! Probably get a Be Set and the Starlet Bag cos we need a duffel bag for holidays & swimming trips!

Sigh… what did i get myself into. I’m sinking deeper into the diaper bag hole.
But then, it’s all i use these days seh. I no longer use all my designer bags. Sometimes i take them out and stroke them but the thought of putting in a flask and all inside them bags macam so sayang gitu.

So cute diaper bags then!

and i do know of people who use these diaper bags as normal work bags! hahahaha. Poisoning you guys to buy also! Lol