Tiny Little Toes

Darwisyah Goes Swimming

2009-01-15T23:50:00.003+08:00

Now that I am attending school and becoming a lil more clever, I no longer want to sound like a baby and call my sister Isha. She is now known as mamisha : p

Anyway mamisha is so lucky.... Last time my first swim @ 3 months was at east coast beach but now meimei gets to swim in this thing which I called it a washing machine. It is very cool you know. Just need to put water inside and voila, we have mamisha waddling like a duck.. heh!

Mummy said that she is glad both her children are not afraid of water cos when we both had our first taste of swimming we enjoyed it very much. No cries, no fuss at all. Well I dunno if that is a good thing cos I know that a year back, mummy always have to pull me away whenever I see a pool, or a fountain cos all I wanted to do is to just dip myself into them whenever I see one!

Spot the difference

2008-12-29T23:37:00.001+08:00

* coincidentally the photos were taken when we were 4 months old *

I am 2!!

2008-11-14T23:11:00.003+08:00

Mummy and abah sprang me a surprise by celebrating my birthday in school today!

Thank you for getting me a Thomas the train cake. I love it!

Tooooooooooooot tooooooooooooooooot!

My friends sang me the birthday song which made me blush..

After that I gave out all the goodie bags. I hope my frens enjoy the celebration as much as I did : )

Darwisyah @ 3 Months

2008-11-08T23:29:00.002+08:00

How time flies. Isha is officially 3 months old. Mummy has just returned to work not too long ago. Bet she misses isha and me very much when she is at work.

Here is how she look like with her hair growing out... goodness she looks like a boy.. Shhhhh dun tell her I told you that.

Girl who look like boy trying to act like a girl

whatever it is all she needs to do is smile, and it will melt my heart...

Anyway for the record, I have been attending school for the past 3 weeks. Of cos the first few days were very tough cos I dun get to see nenek or atuk or even aunty umi. Everyone is a stranger to me. Plus I have to listen to instructions now. Geez...that is the tough part. We are talking about Danyaal here ya know... One who totally cannot understand what is the meaning of listening to others... But the teachers here are very firm with me and I know that I cannot bully them " Joan Jett Mae" is my teacher in charge and tho she is quite stern I do like her quite alot.. So now everyday for me is routine, routine, routine. Oh and I made some new friends also.. On the whole I would say school is not that bad cos I get to do and learn alot of new things that I probably will not get to do at home.

The downside is I miss my tv. Hmmm why dun they put a tv in my classroom so I can watch a bit of my favourite show??

I know that abah missed me very much cos he will always come by during my naptime to take a peep at me. Sometimes I will pretend that I am sleeping but I know that he is there : ) Love you lots!

Hairless Darwisyah

2008-11-03T22:59:00.003+08:00

Poor mei mei

Her luscious, thick, black locks have been chopped off.

Mummy has been trying to delay the shaving of her head cos she said she dun want ppl to see her hairless during hari raya visiting. Heh.. now that Hari Raya is over, no escaping hor.

Isha, dun be sad ok? At least you only need to shave once. I had to shave 40 times! So count your blessings and be thankful.

Ok you all shall judge who is cuter botak, me or mei mei?

Hari Raya 2008

2008-10-03T22:05:00.003+08:00

Celebrating Hari Raya will be very special cos we have Isha with us this year!
Ooooh and I love all the yummy food that was served in every house we visited
Muruku oh muruku... sedap!
Of cos I know that I will have to pay a price for this cos as I am typing this post, I can feel that a mega sore throat that is akan datang-ing...
Here are some pics we took over the few days : )

Overheard

2008-09-20T16:15:00.005+08:00

Horror of all horrors....

Conversation between mummy and abah...

Yes I do eavesdrop sometimes.

" It's best that we send him to school soon. He is so bored at home. School will be much better for him as he can make friends and also learn more things. "

" I see him like kesian leh... small small then need to go school already.."

" It's for the better. Now he does nothing at home and once he gets restless, he will be up to mischief..."

" Ok....... we should probably make an appointment and check out the centre"

Uh oh....

How Has Life Change....

2008-09-16T22:41:00.006+08:00

I know that I promise to blog more often but sorry this entry came 1 month later cos i have been busy trying to adjust to my new role as big brother. Dun underestimate me ok? I do help mummy around when she ask me to... " Danyaal, pls take a diaper for mummy"..." Danyaal, pass me a tissue pls"..."Danyaal, pls dun bite Darwisyah's head..." oops...

For now till I know how to pronounce my dear sister's name properly, she will be known as Isha, keke. What to do, I am not even 2 years old, ya know?

Now that Isha is here, Mummy has been really busy with her. Either she is hiding Isha under her blouse, which I wonder why...or else she will be busy chaging her diapers all day long. Geez, Isha can really poo man! Every 2 hours! That is quite a mean feat for someone so tiny like her.

As for me, now that mummy is at home for 3 months, I do not need to go nenek's house anymore. So my day is spent watching tv all day long, playing with my cars, reading some books etc. I do miss mummy alot cos i do not really get to play with her as much as I did in the past. However i know that much as she is tired after taking care of isha, she will try her very best to spend some time with me. Mummy always tell me that now that I am abang already, i have to learn to be independent and do things on my own sometimes. She explained to me that becos isha is so small and tiny, she needs a little more attention and care at this point in time.

Ok mummy I will try to be understanding ok?

Meanwhile for those who are curious as to how isha has grown over the past month, here are some of her latest pics.

Here she comes...

2008-08-10T18:34:00.000+08:00

*Drum rolls.....*

Announcing the arrival of my lil sister, Nur Darwisyah.

She came into this world at 11.28pm weighing a mere 2.99kg and 50 cm. She is a lil small.. Hehe...Darwisyah, now you know who is the big brother ok? I was 3.3kg! Hmmmph!

Anyway tiny or not... I love my lil sister the moment I set my eyes on her. Finally meimei, who has been hiding in mummy's tummy for the 9 months is finally here. She has big eyes, very black hair and nice red lips.. And she sleeps all the time. I wonder if I was like that last time?

Guess what? Meimei got me presents you know? So smart of her. She is just a baby yet she chose 3 presents for e and I like all of them very much! Especially the cars on tracks. I guess it's a gal's thing rite?

Here is a sneak preview of my lil sister. Isnt she lovely?

The many faces of Danyaal

2008-07-15T14:11:00.003+08:00

Note from mummy: -

Have decided to do up a little photo montage of my darling boy cos comes Aug, another lil' D will be added to this blog : )
Danyaal, this is mummy's way of remembering your cute expressions. You are growing up so fast day by day. I better capture all these before time erodes the memories : (

Second visit to the zoo

2008-06-21T13:48:00.003+08:00

My second visit to the zoo and probably a long time before the next one cos mummy has been carrying this huge water melon around her which translates to "meimei".
Think the next time when we go it will be with meimei. That will be so fun!
Anyway it is abah's family day and so we got lots of goodie bags! The weather was not that good at first cos it rained but when the sky cleared up after that, everything was perfect : )

I really love the animals cos this time I get to see them up close and personal.
And I also enjoy the tram ride very much. Meimei, pls come out quickly and grow up faster so we can visit the zoo again ok?

Lights, Camera, Action!

2008-06-08T13:11:00.005+08:00

Last Friday Mummy brought me to the Pampers Baby of the Year Contest held at the expo.

Well, well... I didnt ask for it ok? Mummy's plan was simply just send in my photo to the motherhood magazine and all she wanted was to hopefully win some pampers that's all. Anyway my photo got in to the top 40 babies and after weeks and weeks we were told to go for this contest. Anyway for the fun of it, mummy decided to just go ahead and see what the contest is all about.

Wow, there were so many people... and babies at the motherhood fair. As usual I decide to roam around cos I think it's such a waste of time but since Abah dressed me up so nicely, I decide to just be good. See my hair... first time all jelled up, ya know..
Anyway when it comes to the judging criteria I knew I was going to flop in that.. Cos the judges wanted me to dance to the music! I totally have no sense of rhythm ( which i suspect i inherited from mummy... pls dun tell her that) So I just stood on the stage and looked blank.. kekeke! The gals were really good. They can really shake so well. I think their mummies must have trained them very hard.

Of cos I didnt win anything but mummy said it's ok. She kissed me and told me that to her, I am the best in her eyes : )

Note from Mummy

2008-05-12T01:29:00.001+08:00

*message from mummy*
To all my faithful readers of danyaal's blog, I apologise for the lack of entries for the past few months.. So sorry! Heeee. I have been periodically updating his progress in drafts but the procrastinator nature in me has caused this drafts to be long forgotten! *Gasp* Pls do bear with me as I am trying my best to upload the photos and all... Everyone seems to be asking me how he looks like with hair... : p
Stay tuned.

I am sick

2008-04-21T12:12:00.002+08:00

I feel really sick.

For more details pls go to : - http://debig3.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/my-poor-boy/

Aren't I good?

2008-03-31T11:58:00.006+08:00

I love to take rides.... Barney, Batmobile, sesame Street, etc...
Every mall that I go to, I definately will want to get on them and go for the best ride of my life.

Best part is my dear parents no need to pay a single cent cos the moment they put a coin in, I will freak out and wanna get out! And then some kid will jump at the opportunity for a free ride and I can see their mummies beaming from ear to ear as they happily plonk their kid on an empty moving machine...

First Trip

2008-03-22T11:05:00.010+08:00

We finally made our first "overseas" trip to Desaru!

Abah and mummy were quite worried as to how my performance will be during the short getaway. Nah.... what terror? I was the puuuurfect and the most well behaved boy during the 3 days.. oops but I didnt mention that they both had to suffer when I am back in Spore. Well, I also suffer blues ok, just like how any one of you will hate it once the holiday ends.

Anyway we had a terrific time and I swam so much I think I drank ALOT of seawater. The room we had was so huge, I had a great time running round the place. There are 2 big pools with a very nice waterfall... oh, that waterfall... that later ok? The best part is that there is even a kids room with all the slides and rides and I love to spend my afternoons there. I also get to see fireflies at nite.. they are so pretty, dancing in the darkness as we travel through the swampy areas at nite!

Meimei

2008-03-11T12:55:00.003+08:00

I am going to have a little sista!

Mummy just went for a scan and as usual i also kaypoh and tagged along. So Dr Heng turned to me and told me that I am going to have a little meimei. Actually I got mixed feelings cos that will mean my plan has been foiled.. pls see my post dated 20 Dec

But at the same time I also quite happy cos that will mean that I will be the big brother and get to protect my little sister, hehe.

Hmmm i wonder how meimei will look like? Will she look like me? Hmmm resemble me also ok wat.. afterall I think I am quite kewt.....

CNY 2008

2008-02-09T22:24:00.005+08:00

How I love the festive season!

Yes, this is my second chinese new year and this year mummy got me a blue "tang zhuang" .
Chinese New Year in a way is similar to Hari Raya Puasa cos in both cases, I get to collect money!
$$$$$$$$$

This year mummy thaught me how to do the action for " gong xi gong xi" and I got it right after a few attempts...but strangely I kind of did it in another way that always get mummy and baba roaring in laughter.. I also duno why. I guess that you have to check with baba. On the first day I visited great grandma and also lao gugu. On my second day I visited mummy's ustazah who is also a chinese convert like mummy and I collected more ang paos there. Yippee! After that we proceeded to grandma's house for lunch. Grandma said I looked so handsome in my baju cina : ) On the third day mummy invited some frens over to our house.Later on Uncle Mok and Aunty Hanni also came with their families. Kakak Najeeha looks very pretty in her red cny baju! Hmmmm... I think mummy secretly wants a meimei so that she can dress her up next time.

It's been a very tiring 3 days of celebration for me. I have posted some of my new year best. Enjoy!

And the results is....

2008-01-14T22:18:00.000+08:00

Visit to the Zoo

2007-12-29T23:45:00.002+08:00

Today is my first visit to the zoo.

If you think the zoo is some dirty, smelly place.. well you are wrong! Mummy was marvelling at how much the zoo has changed over the years.. Of cos la mummy, the last time you went was on your school's excursion which was like thousand of years ago...

I really love to see the beautiful animals and was very excited when a real parrot came so close to me! I felt as if he was going to bite my hand....*ouch*! Thank goodness baba protected me from it. Too bad I am not able to walk yet so baba had to carry me all of the time. Mummy and baba said that the next time when I can walk they will bring me to the zoo again since I really enjoyed myself so much.

Ok pl kep your promise ok? We need to go for another trip before mummy becomes busy when my new sibling arrives...

Playmate

2007-12-20T00:20:00.000+08:00

Yes, yes... please all congratulate me!

I am going to have a lil' brother or sister!

Mummy and abah told me today that something is growing inside mummy's tummy and this something will grow into a baby, just like how I was last time. Wow, this is amazing! How did that get into mummy's tummy in the first place? Hmmm... Ok that aside.
Anyway they both keep telling me that I am going to be an abang soon so I have to love the baby when he/she arrives in August.

If it is going to be a little brother, I can share all my toys with him. Best part is that since I am going to be the abang, I can make him clean up ALL the toys after we have finished playing with them. Now I got to do it all by myself leh and it is tiring, you know!

If it is going to be a little sister, I will be a big brother to her and protect her if any other boys were to disturb her. Nobody bullies Danyaal's lil sister, ok?

I cannot wait!

What is happening?

2007-12-12T23:42:00.007+08:00

Something is brewing around the house.....

I wish I know what it is.

Mummy came back and started telling me that she has to stop giving me breastmilk.

What?! Cannot lidat one leh.. I have been drinking that and only that. I dunno what is going on but I heard baba telling mummy that it is a good thing and that she should not be feeling so sad since I will not be so lonely anymore. Yeah come to think of it, mummy looked very sad today and she kept kissing my forehead as she puts me to sleep.

Can anybody tell me what is happening?

Yummy Waffles

2007-12-02T23:41:00.002+08:00

Waffles never tasted so good....

Thick, melted chocolate spreaded over hot and freshly toasted waffles, plus the blissful feeling of baba feeding me mouthful after mouthful..

Hmmm... the simple joys of life.

My Gym

2007-11-20T23:57:00.002+08:00

Abah and mummy decided to send me for a trial session at My Gym Fitness Centre. Mummy said that since I am so hyper and cannot keep still half of the time, perhaps I may like the gym class since I can climb up and down and crawl all I want.

I enjoyed myself throughly during the trial and mummy decided to sign me up for a term. Thanks mummy!

Now I can put my motor skills to good use. Although I like the class, but I really hate it when the teachers all want to do group activities together. Aiyo, so boring leh... So I always crawl away and mummy have a hard time trying to make me join back the group... *mischievious grin*

I am 1!!

2007-11-14T23:33:00.006+08:00

1 year ago

Now

Thank you mummy and baba for throwing a special 1 year old party for me!
I have finally turned ONE! How time flies... Just a year ago I was still in my mummy's arms, fresh from the "oven"
And now I am, learning and discovering so many things that I can do! Yeah!

Here is my report card at one year old : -
-Able to stand steadily but still not able to walk yet.
-Continue to crawl at monstrous speed.
-My very first word is "fauuuuu-wer" (flower).... thats all, for now.
-Play ball with baba, although I still cannot kick yet but it thrills me to see the ball rolling towards me.
- I love my CARS and gym classes every weekend!
- Am starting to see my crowning glory.

Check out the slideshow for the highlights of the day. Lastly thank you all the uncles and aunties and everyone else who turned up for my party. I love the presents!

It's growing....

2007-10-20T01:43:00.004+08:00

I do miss being botak actually.

Now that mummy has stopped shaving me, I feel that my whole head is very "poke-ky"..

Argh... mummy was just telling baba that perhaps she should just continue to shave my hair cos I seem to be scratching my head more often nowadays.

Hair, hair, pls grow faster ok?

Zhu Ni Sheng Ri Kuai Le

2007-10-15T22:30:00.002+08:00

Happy Birthday Mummy!

Baba bought a nice cake, a bunch of lovely daisies and a card for mummy. I dunno what did abah wrote in the card but then hor I think must be something quite touching lah cos i saw mummy's eyes glistening... Hmmm what do you think it is ah? I pray that Mummy will always be in good health and may she stay happy as ever..And Insya Allah my our family be blessed and be happy always.

Selamat Hari Raya!!

2007-10-13T23:20:00.006+08:00

I am so sorry....

Mummy has been so busy with her new job that she has no time to perch me on the computer for me to blog so that is why there have been no updates for quite some time. Ok, I promise I will try to be diligent and blog more often ok?

Anyways, this is the first year I am spending Hari Raya with everyone cos last year I was still in mummy's tummy. Yipee! I m so happy that I get to collect moolah 2x a year! Of cos, mummy said that I cannot spend this $$ and that she will keep it safely in the trust fund.

Here are some pics. See, I looked just like abah in my first baju kurung.

Erm actually hor half of the time I felt so hot and uncomfortable but seeing mumy's excited face when she put on the baju for me, I got no heart to protest.. Mummy, you happy can already.

Botak no more

2007-09-29T15:30:00.003+08:00

Finally today marks the last day when mummy shave my head. Soon you all will be able to see how I look like with hair. Hmm.. actually I kind of used to being without hair all these months. I wonder how is it like to have something growing on my head. Here is a few last look before you all sport me with my crowning glory. Stay tuned!

Black & White

2007-09-20T01:20:00.002+08:00

*Yawns*

Mummy at work again.. Busy playing with the b&w function in her phone

Update at 9 months...

2007-08-14T00:00:00.000+08:00

Seems like yesterday that I was still in mummy's stomach. ... I am officially 9 months old today and here is my report card:

- Can crawl at monster speed.

- Know how to stand but still afraid to let go... later fall down how??

- Kiss mummy when she begs me to... actually sometimes I think she is mistaken cos actually I want to chew her nose cos it looks yummy.

- Panic when I don't see mummy or abah around me after a while... adults call it separation anxiety.

- Afraid. Very afraid of the sound of blender and vacuum cleaner.

- Giggle especially when I hear women with high pitched voice..

- Can tell what is "No, Danyaal" especially when mummy give me dagger stare. Sometimes to irritate her, I will still continue to do it.

- Loves playing catching with Abah.... but of cos I run in my walker.

- Loves Brainy Baby's Laugh & Learn... can watch a thousand times and still I won't get bored.

- Loves fish porridge with cauliflower & potato... yum!

- Hates getting my hair shaved... just need to suffer one more month before I can see my crowning glory.

- Still hates the stroller and car seat. Public enemy number one.

- Still bo geh... will my teeth ever grow???

Zoom Zoom!!

2007-06-09T14:10:00.000+08:00

Mummy and abah are so sick of carrying me all the time so they got me a walker and prayed very hard that I will like being in it. Wa...I think that is the best investment they made. I loved zooming around in my new walker! And I can explore around the house without being reStrained... How I hate being in the car seat and stroller... Yucks!

Think they both can have some peace before I start to learn to crawl and walk... Little terror, here I come!

Ouch!!!!

2007-06-06T17:16:00.000+08:00

I fell from the bed last night... *Bawls*

Much as I enjoy rolling around mummy's bed, I certainly do not enjoy doing that when they are not around to watch me.. I woke up for my milk as usual and rolled over and before hitting the floor, I hit the fan stand. Wa, very pain leh! Mummy actually did a 100 m dash when she heard me stirred but I was too fast for her to even attempt to dive to catch me..Abah immediately rushed in and pacified me while I chewed on his shoulder for comfort.

This is the second time already..

To all the mummies and daddies out there. Pls do not take for granted and leave us on the bed unattended cos we are faster than you think we are.

Mummy got a big scolding from grandma when she called this morning with her usual " How's my cutie????"
Mummy, pls be more careful next time ok?

A Day at the Beach

2007-05-31T13:27:00.000+08:00

It was a holiday yesterday and we decided to head down east coast for a picnic with uncle Muk, aunty Hanni, aunty Lissa as well as abang Hamzah and kakak Najeeha.
The weather was perfect and we were all very excited.
Aunty Hanni made nice yummy fried rice, as well as egg mayo sandwich. I still bo geh so cannot eat lor.. can only drool at the nice aroma that filled the air as she opened the tupperware.
Hmmm...

I went swimming with abah as usual but this time I clung on to him for dear life... I was feeling quite scared and was practically shivering. Perhaps the water was quite cold and also it had been quite some time since I last swam so I was beginning to get a bit fearful. But Abah's strong arms were there to assure me that everything would be ok. We swam for about 45 mins and then stopped as I was getting tired.

After a nice bath aunty Lissa brought me for a stroll.
The leaves of the balmy trees rustled along with the cool wind and soon I was off to Lalaland.. After a good nap I was getting hyper active again and played with abang hamzah and kakak Najeha.

It was a wonderful afternoon and we all enjoyed ourselves very much!
More picnics in future please!!

Gong Xi Gong Xi!

2007-03-07T14:33:00.000+08:00

Yippee! I get to celebrate Chinese New Year this year!
See my red baju... thanks to Aunty Raihana for getting it for me.
Although I was literally swimming in it, it was quite fun to be wearing this. I felt like a Kung Fu master...
* Ka-Pow!!!*

We finally visited great-grandma on the last day of CNY. Great grandma has been in-out of hospital for the past 2 weeks. A lot of them said I look so much like abah... I secretly think it is because I am tanned.. muahahaha!
But got some uncles and aunties commented that I am a handsome boy. I could almost see abah smiling from ear to ear cos that actually indirectly meant that he is handsome...

Mummy decided to open all the ang paos today. Harvest for this year is not bad.. All this will go into Danyaal's Trust Fund. Insya Allah, it will grow with the years to come....

3 Months and counting.....

2007-02-14T14:01:00.000+08:00

Bye bye mummy...

2007-02-13T13:29:00.000+08:00

I am going to miss him....
Although going back to work means getting my life back, which is something I quite yearn for after being a cave woman for 3 whole months, I can't help but feel very sad. Afterall we have been with each other everyday and to think that from tomorrow onwards, I will not be the one doing all the things for him... bathing him, feeding him, singing lullabies to him.. All these just leave a huge lump in my throat.
Since his arrival, he has caused so much emotions in both of us. Tears of frustration when I dunno what he is crying for. Heart being torn into pieces when he cried for one hour from pain due to his circumcison...The closeness that bind us together whenever I nurse him. The warmness he fills our heart whenever he coos at us. The joy he brings whenever he greets us with a smile first thing in the morning. I will miss so many of his "firsts". His first attempt at crawling... his first vowel.. his first chuckle... *signs*
Well I guess that is what all working mothers have to face.

Today is the last day that mummy and I are going to spend the day together cos from tomorrow onwards I will be taken care by nenek already.
Mummy is going back to work tomorrow. I know she is very sad because this morning she bathed me, I saw tears in her eyes. How I wish I can put my arms around her and tell her it's ok, I will be in good hands and ask her not to be feel sad.

Mummy, I will miss you too.
But you need to work.
Cos you need to buy me more toys.

Muahahahaha!

First Smile

2007-01-06T14:11:00.000+08:00

This is my first official "Smile-at-the-camera" photo.

Mummy got so excited that she started clicking away with her hp cos it was one of the rare times that I responded to her when prompted.

Here it is...

Can don't work for milk a not?

Mine is free mah.....

Scaly Head-Sore Eyes-Crater Face

2006-12-27T12:27:00.000+08:00

Haiz...Problem after problem.
Poor mummy has been running to the PD every now and then cos new problem seems to sprout out one after another.

First was the case of scaly head. On my 3rd week, abah actually discovered gluey stuff that stuck to the back of my scalp and upon further investigation, they discovered "bubble like" pimples at the back of my head which have some yikey pus like thing when the skin is broken. And they are smelly.... Eeeeeeks.
Mummy then brought me to the PD who confirmed that the suction of the vacuum caused my skin to be irritated and so that explained the bubble like stuff...

Next was sore eyes. My left eye had lots of eye shit and although mummy cleaned it off for me with water, it just kept on accumulating. And then 2 days later my left eye really cannot open cos the infection got worst and there went mummy running to the PD again which I was given eye drops to apply.

Now.
I have so many pimples on my face.. It's like a huge pimple plantation! So many all over my face until I so shy to face people. Apparently its due to some hormones from mummy's milk which caused the zits and it is normal and PD says it will go over after a few days...

Oh God, please make them all go away soon.. ok?

Going Home Part II

2006-12-16T13:16:00.000+08:00

After a month's stay at nenek Bayah's house.. it's time for us to head back for our own home.

Home. The place where I will feel safe and warm. The place where I will spend my childhood and my years growing up. The place where it will bring lots of memories for the 3 of us as mummy and abah watch me crawl... walk... stumble....

I will miss nenek Bayah for sure.. after all she took great care of me during this one month and not to mention mummy as well. While mummy recuperated during her confinement, the family took care of us and all our needs which we will always be grateful.
I will miss her sleep inducing " Laa ilaaha ill Allah ..Muhammad rasullullah" lullabies in the afternoons which uncle Hassan always say that it will put him to sleep instead...
And datuk Jamil's dunlopillo... so big and soft.. and oh so comfortable!

The next 2 months will just be exclusive bonding time with mummy while she counts down to what is left of her maternity leave.

Skinhead

2006-12-06T12:38:00.000+08:00

Bye-bye beautiful hair....

Today I am getting my first shave and probably for the next 10 months or so, you will not see me with any hair.. Hard to imagine.. I think I will be feeling quite cold cos no hair to protect my little kuang tou... Brrrrrrr...

Nenek Aishah came to shave me this morning. Mummy was too scared to do it cos my head is still very soft and she was afraid she would cut me accidentally. Wow.. I got to say Nenek Aishah was really an expert. She shaved all my hair off within a few minutes while I was sleeping and I didnt even stirred...Mummy is really timid when it comes to such things... She even needed Nenek Iman to cut my nails for me the other day....She said that everything very tiny, she needs a microcope.

Btw in case you are wondering...Nenek Aishah and Nenek Iman are not some old, wrinkled women with no teeth..In fact they are only a few years older than mummy and abah.. I know the term sounds old but actually I got many neneks and datuks in the extended family who have not even crossed 40 years of age..! My youngest nenek is the same age as mummy lor!

So do you like my new look?

The Mouth

2006-12-04T14:20:00.000+08:00

Lately I have been trying this little trick.

Shaping my little mouth into an "O" and giving a "oh-I-am-so-surprised" look.
Abah and mummy managed to capture some of my deeds in action.

Hmmm....

Going Home

2006-11-18T23:25:00.000+08:00

Finally, after 2 days in ICU and after being transferred to the normal nursery where I finally get to make some friends, I was ready to go home... yeah!

Of cos before that I showed signs of the usual jaundice and was not allowed to go home. Had to stay another additional night so that the nurses could put me under that hateful ultraviolet lights.. Eeeks, I hate that! First they stripped me naked leaving only my nappy. And then they blindfolded me and leave me under the lights for a looooooongggggggg time. I could almost see stars!!

But all's well now. I am ready. To start living with mummy and abah.

And to give them sleepless nights from now on... Hiaks hiaks hiaks!

Separation

2006-11-15T12:59:00.000+08:00

I am very sad.

Hours after I was out, I had to go to ICU cos the doctors felt that I was not breathing properly.
Mummy had a very stressed delivery cos she had problems pushing me out. Apparently I did not bawl like the usual babies do and the nurses got to spank my butt a few times before I let out a whimpered cry. That means I will not to be with the rest of my friends in the nursery and I will be all alone in the ICU. Worst, I will not be near mummy at all. No hugs, no kisses, no cuddles.

My heart broke when I saw him with tubes in his mouth. Call it maternal instinct, whatever. Just made me so sad to see his tiny body lying there.. He has no ability to suckle yet so they had to feed him through the tubes...Breathing is very irregular as well and his head is quite swollen due to the suction force after vacumming him out...Poor baby. While other mummies get to hold the babies as and when they want, I have to be away from him and it made me all depressed. I can only pray for the best and hope he gets well soon.

Abah and mummy came to see me many times and I am not ready to meet the rest of the uncles and aunties who visited me. Visitation is solely for the the parents only for ICU-ed babies.. Never mind.. I am a strong boy. InsyaAllah I will be well soon. I must smile for mummy so she will not be worried.

When 2 Becomes 3

2006-11-14T23:59:00.000+08:00

Push, Tahirah, push.....!!!!
Dear... try harder, take a deep breath!!
Yes, yes I can see his head...! Come on! Aiyo...go back again!
You are not pushing correctly!!!

After 9 months in the comfort of my mummy's tummy and 13 long hours, I finally arrived today.
Afterall I have been good. I waited till Aunty Wiah's wedding was over, and also just a day before Dr Heng goes for her long holiday. I got everyone in the family guessing when I will arrive and finally the winner emerged. Congratulations, Nenek Arbayah!

It has indeed been a wonderful journey... Alhamdullilah, mummy's pregnancy was a smooth going one except for the usual nausea and tiredness in the first 3 months. After that she was still active and going on her usual activities as before.
I often hear the furious typing on the keyboard and wished that she will just take a break.. Sometimes I will protest.
Gave her some real hard kicks to remind her to slow down and then she will stopped, take a milo break, talked to me in the prayer room. Then she goes back and the typing starts again...!

I often looked forward to every night when I will just listen to mummy and abah's voices. There is just this layer of skin that separates me from the 2 of them... so near yet so far.
Mummy will occasionally read bedtime stories and Abah will read doas, in the hope that I will grow up normal and healthy. Surah Yusuf is a must in the morning. This is the morning treat I will get from mummy on her journey to work via her mp3.

Goodbye pratas, durians and hotfudge sundae...I really had the time of my life cos she will give me treats in the form of junk food. Of cos to make herself feel better after a meal of 4 prata kosongs, she compensated by drinking lots of milk so that I will have strong bones and not grow up vertically challenged like her..It will be some time before I get to eat adult's food again... For now it will just be loads of naturally fortified breast milk..

And so my new begins...!