Short Gateway to Cameron Highlands..

Every year, fyi, we will step our foot in Cameron Highlands, Pahang.. *Boleh dikatakan kelebihan berkahwin dengan orang Kelantan kot* So every time we went back to daddy’s hometown, we will take opportunity to climb up the hill to CH (if we want to lar) on our way back to KL..

~2010~
Honeymoon and jalan-jalan di CH.. I can't find our pictures in tea valley.. Masa tu tengah mengandungkan Iman.. *Sobs.. sobs*

~May 2011~
Masa ni Iman umur 8 bulan.. Adek Umar still dalam peyut mummy.. 1 month ++..

Three of us.. (plus 1..)

Tak nak pakai hood.. Huhu..


Nape macam nak nanges je ni Iman??


Daddy yang memborong disaat hujan rintik2..

~Dec 2012~
Bercuti dengan FIL

Kakak tidur kepenatan otw back to KL..

Adek pulak tidur sebelum keluar jalan2 di CH..

Last month, we were going back to Kelantan as my SIL doing the Kenduri Cukur Jambul and Doa Selamat for her new-born baby girl.. After everything was settled, we’re packing to CH before KL.. Nak berhenti berehat di CH sebelum continue our journey to KL..

We stayed in Parkland Hotel in Brinchang.. It’s a 3 stars hotel and we paid for Quad Room which consist of 1 king size and 1 single size bed.. I have made an online survey before selecting the hotel.. The main reason why I choose this hotel is that it’s in Brinchang area (near to pasar malam), provide Wi-Fi and it has nice and modern interior..

Hotel view..

I just found that there were no wardrobe and hot water provided in the hotel room *it is only provided at the foyer for every level actually*.. Tak convenient langsung.. Plus the wi-fi was not at the good strength.. When you in the middle google -ing something, suddenly there was no connection.. Arrgghh.. Tension ok.. Personally, I think that the management need to do something by improving the service..

After having shower, we decided to stay in the hotel room until Maghrib prayer and planned to go to nearby Pasar Malam.. Unfortunately, it was Sunday and the Pasar Malam in CH is only on Saturday's nite.. As other option, daddy brought us to a Tom Yam restaurant owned by Kelantan people for dinner.. Sedap jugak la.. After fill in the tank, we went back to hotel room to have a good rest.. You know how it feels when you’re lying down in comfort bed with full of stomach rite.. Very comfy and felt very sleepy.. Hehe..

One thing that I realized in CH is the weather.. It is not cool as it was when I came in CH last December 2012.. Like everyone knows that there will be no fans or air-conditioner in the hotel room, I found that the temperature is bit high  I would say and it made us can’t slept well that nite.. Luckily it was raining and it help to cool down and blew away the heat..

The kids were woke up late that morning and we had our breakfast on 10 am.. The hotel restaurant was under renovation so daddy was out to the food court in front of the hotel to get nasi lemak for us.. And mommy packed all the things before we checked out..

Budak bangun lambat..

Adek Umar pun sama..

 Menjenguk daddy dibawah yang membeli breakfast..

Lokasi hotel ni sangat convenient sebab berdepan dengan food court and pasar raya..

Adek dah get ready to jalan2 but kakak still naked with her pampers..

 Ready to get out but refuse to wear jeans.. Macam mane tuh??

So we checked out from the hotel at 10 something am and climb up the hill again to buy strawberry (a MUST when you come to CH), vegetables (segar dan murah) and sweet potatoes.. Then we made our move down to KL right after mummy finished shopping.. 

There was a story actually before the vacation..

Initially, me and my fellow uni-frens had planned a reunion a month before.. As one of my fren who now study in overseas *Jepun ye* will be in Malaysia during that time, we thought that it will be a perfect time to chill and hang out together.. So we decided to have a short vacation in CH.. Everything was well planned and 2 hotel rooms were booked with deposit.. * Coincidentally, the date of the reunion is the same day with my SIL kenduri*

To cut short the story, the reunion need to be cancelled due to some personal reasons and circumstances.. But the stay need to be continued as the hotel room was paid earlier..  No refund from the hotel even though the cancellation has made a week before.. So it’s either we continue the vacation or just burn the deposit without getting any cents.. Oh tidak lah.. Sayang pulak nak burn duit macam tu je kan.. I try to negotiate with the hotel to postpone the date so that we can go to Kenduri and later on can continue the stay at the hotel a day after.. Alhamdulillah, boleh.. So we’re agreed to take only 1 room while the other one is cancel and of course burnt..

Iman & Umar's free day..

Kids' daily routine on weekdays:

Bangun tido - to babysitter's place smpai petang - balik rumah - Main-main, makan - Tido semula..

When weekends come, kakak ajak going to taman to play.. Nasib baik adek tak pandai cakap lagi.. Kalau tak, mesti bising.. Ajak keluar jugak.. 

I have to admit that we're not always have a time bringing kids to playground as we're working on Saturday.. We only have Sunday to have rest and bermalas-malasan dirumah.. 

This is what happen when those kids dapat menghabiskan masa di taman.. Sampai berebut-rebut nak naik slide..

Ok.. Kakak naik dulu, adek lambat..

 

 Usaha betul Iman nak naik.. Padahal ade je tangga..

Yeay! Akhirnya kakak da sampai kat atas..

 

 Bila nak naik ni adek??

Umar sampai termenung dapat naik ni..

 Kakak naik kuda..

Iman was singing her favorite song, buai laju-laju..

We've spent 1.5 hours at the playground.. Lama jugak la kat sana.. Bagi chance to kids to enjoy their playtime to the fullest.. Before we went home, Iman saw a Bangladesh selling ice-cream using motorbike.. She persuaded daddy to belanja her an ice cream..

Ended up..

Chicken pox - Itchy - Scar..

Poor my little boy..

Umar on Day 2..

 He was infected with chicken pox last 2 weeks.. Too bad until now he did not fully healed even though the fever was fade away.. Still scratching all over his body especially around his face.. May be his effort to diminish the itchiness..

Many of us actually knows and aware what chicken pox is.. The perfect mate to it is ITCHY I would say.. Only God knows how it feels when you suffered from it.. As for info, chicken pox is an airborne disease that will spread easily through sneezing or coughing of ill person.. It will also spread through direct contact with secretions of the rash.. It usually starts with skin rash on the body and head and becomes itchy which mostly heal without scarring.. *Kalau jaga dengan betul + pantang makan*

 I have no idea where on earth Umar got this disease.. From the source, there’s no clues that it would come from the babysitter’s place.. All the babies and toddlers there were all fine.. *Mungkin terserempak dengan orang kebanyakan dijalanan kot.. Kasihan..*

At first, I only realized that rash appear on his eyebrow and a single blister down at his chin and just assume that it was a pimple.. Silly me.. *Takkan lah tak dapat bezakan jerawat dengan gelembung air* There’s no other sign and symptom seen at all.. No fever.. Only that..

 The rashes were not coming out yet..

So as usual, I will send them to the babysitter’s place before going to work and hoping that nothing to be worried of.. But during fetching them in the afternoon, I was so startled when I saw so many red dots on Umar’s face.. Nasib baik kakak ok.. Not infected until to date.. *Mintak dijauhkan*

The next day, Umar’s body temperature was significantly high.. Before that night, I asked daddy to get kelapa muda for him.. Some people says, do not consume any medication from clinic/hospital as the blister will not fully appear.. Then it will come again and again to that person.. *Katenye la* I am not pretty sure about that.. But daddy will not compromise when it comes to his kids' healthy . He really wanted to get professional advice and know what is best solution for his hero.. So we brought Umar to clinic for future treatment.. Ended up, we taking EL on that day..

According to the doc, the rashes caused by a virus may however last for up a month even though the infectious stage does not take less than a week or two.. For treatment, the doctor gave antibiotics for Umar.. As another part of treatment, I cut Umar’s nails and keeping them clean as he’s more likely to scratch the blister more deeply when he felt itchy.. I don’t want the scar permanently stays on his skin..

Yes, many people would say to isolate the affected person, as a prevention action but in my case I can't separate my kids from being together.. They eat, play, sleep and doing things together..All I can do is to isolate their wear and clothes.. I will not mix Umar and Iman’s when do the laundry..

The most scary part after having the chicken pox is the SCAR.. How to avoid the scar being permanently stays on our skin? The old traditional people says don't eat kicap if not the scar will get black and stays longer on you skin.. Haha.. Don't know whether it's true or not.. As I'm writing this post, Umar is in the healing process.. The scars has not seem very obvious and I hope that he will recover soon..  

How to Wean-off a Baby/Toddler?

Has been searching the info for weeks.. I'm going to do this to my 2.5 year old toddler.. 

From the reading, I found that TIME and DETERMINATION are the key factors to success.. When you feel the time is right, you can follow below tips to ease the transition for you and your baby..

#Make the switch gradually.

The amount of time it takes to wean a child will vary based on your needs and his. Start slowly and gradually increase the number of bottle feedings you give your baby each day. For the first two days, substitute one bottle of FM for one of the day's breastfeeding sessions. On day three, substitute a bottle for two feedings. By day five, you can use a bottle for three or four feedings.

#Let Dad give the bottle.

If you've been nursing him since birth, your baby associates you with breastfeeding and may be confused or upset if that changes. Try letting a family member give him the first few bottles, while you stay out of sight. After he gets used to the bottle, you can take over.

#Skip the bottle and head straight to the cup.

If your child is older than 9 mo, skip the bottle and introduce a sippy cup as you wean her off the breast.

#Experiment with different nipple types.

If a traditional straight nipple doesn't work for your child, try one of the newer slanted nipples designed to be more comfortable to little mouths and to more realistically simulate a real breast. Also, try out different nipple holes. Some babies find it easier to suck from a slanted hole than from a classic round one.

#Don't stress yourself out. 

To make weaning as stress-free as possible for yourself and your baby, make the transition slow and gradual. Be flexible and don't get concerned if you backslide a bit.

#Expect some engorgement.

As you begin to breastfeed your baby less frequently, you may experience some discomfort. Once you stop breastfeeding completely, your milk production will stop fairly quickly. In the meantime, you may need to express some milk for the first few days (just don't express so much that you stimulate milk production). To ease the discomfort, apply cold compresses and take a mild pain reliever.

This is the lil girl that I talked about..

Will share my toddler weaning-off journey later.. Let's pray that I will have a smooth journey towards the end.. Insha Allah..

Short Weekend..

Shah Alam – Kuala Kubu Bahru (KKB) – Port Dickson (PD) – Klang – Shah Alam.. Yes, we made it in one day uolls.. Saturday kene kerja so ada Sunday je nak berjimba-jimba.. Hehe..

 We started the journey to Kuala Kubu Bahru early in the morning, 7.00am as I have bengkel to attend.. Bengkel kecantikan kau.. huhu.. Specifically it was a make-up class organized by Persatuan Wanita Berdaya (PWB) in Balai Raya Kampung Kelapa, KKB .. Diorang pun ada facebook tau.. Just search for PWB KKB, mesti jumpe.. Banyak activiti yang dianjurkan tau.. Still remembered one of my frens said, kelass kau nyah.. haha.. Keras-keras pun nak make up ke?? She really knew me better since we’re in uni before.. Haha..

Million thanks to daddy coz he allows me to join the bengkel, sending me to KKB and taking care of the kids that day.. We actually brought the kids together and to kill the time daddy brought them to playground and strolling around the kampung while mommy was having the class.. The activity started late as scheduled and ended at 1pm..

Kesian kat anak2, waiting for mommy sampai tertidur.. Huhu..

As soon as the event ended, we straight headed to PD as my two siblings were waiting for us since morning.. Actually, my sister in law did called me a night before and invited us to have a picnic in PD like last time we have it.. Unfortunately tak boleh make it early.. But, tetap nak join.. Actually, I'm very excited to go there as I wanted Umar walking, playing and feeling with the beach sands.. Hoho.. I never bring him to any beaches to do so.. Iman da selalu pergi beach.. Dah pernah jejak pasir pantai.. We reached PD at about 4.00pm.. Sembang-sembang jap.. Makan-makan.. Then, I let the kids to have their own time walking around the area..

Iman was so eager to mandi.. Like she said.. Mommy nak mandi, sambil striping off her baju.. At first, I was hesitated to let Iman mandi coz I’m not around to watch her in the water.. But then, my brother ada, my sister in law pun ada to take care of her.. Both me and husband didn’t bring extra cloths so we didn’t mandi pantai this time.. I just followed and watched them for a far.. Tau-tau je Iman dah berendam.. I can see that Iman really enjoy her mandi pantai.. So did Umar..

I can’t let them playing in the water too long as the weather is still scorching hot.. Bagi rasa je macam mane air laut.. hehe.. I don’t want both Iman and Umar having sun burn tho.. Tak elok untuk kids.. haha.. So I brought them up and we're just sitting at the hut while waiting for them to naik.. We’re waiting for about 2 hours for them to show up.. The kids dah mengamuk nak lari sana sini.. Ended up daddy asked me to wait in the car as they cannot be controlled anymore.. Punya la lame diorang ni mandi pantai.. Tak takut sunburn ke?? Haih..

We left PD at 8.00 pm and heading back to KL.. Thought of having seafood as our dinner.. My brother suggested his favorite place which is Yok Mampir Restaurant.. The restaurant situated in Rantau Panjang, Klang.. A place with good taste and affordable price he said.. We had Ikan Kembung 3 rasa (2 pax), Tom Yam Poktek, Sup Ekor, Kailan Ikan Masin (2 pax), Telur Dadar (2 pax), Daging goreng kunyit (2 pax) and nasi puteh for 8 pax.. TWe mainly ordered air buah, abc and laici kang for drinks.. And they only charged us RM73 for that.. Murah kan..

We safely arrived home late at nite at 12.00pm.. I have to rush preparing the kids stuff for next day coz I'm working on Public Holiday (Thaipusam)!!! Ggrrrrrr...

Sangat jeles when thinking that daddy will have a good rest and sleep for next whole day.. Huh..

Personally, I really appreciate the time that we spent together.. Walaupun sekejap.. Everyone has their own life and family.. Semua dah kahwin.. Semua da kerja.. So this is the only time that we can share with our loved ones.. Really missed those old time while we're young.. Huhu..

Umar’s 13 mos Jab..

Umar is 1 year old by January.. So it’s his due to 13 mos jab.. Both my hubs and I have no idea why baby needs this injection.. Haha.. Least we know about this jab is sebab da tertulis dalam rekod kesihatan dia and kene amek suntikan ni.. Kalau tak de tulis, tak payah amek la kan.. Senang.. Haha..

Actually during Umar’s birthday, mommy was having a fever.. May read the story [here]. Daddy pulak was so busy at that time so no time to bring him to the clinic..  (There was no celebration for adek at the moment.. Plan to have simple birthday party for him as to exhilarate the kids..)  So, we decided to bring Umar for his jab during weekend.. But when weekend came, Umar plak demam.. So cannot take any jabs during fever as advised by the doc during our previous visit..

Prior to that, I gave Umar ibuprofen syrup and placed the bye-bye fever onto his forehead.. Sekejap je baiknya.. After 6 hours, then badan panas semula.. So makan ubat lagi.. Still tak recover.. On Sunday, we brought him for a traditional massage in Banting.. Jauh kan? There is no other mak urut that I knew in Shah Alam or Subang area.. Have to jugak la kan, dah anak kesayangan sakit..

I have an experience before when both my kids were sick for more than 1 week and they still not fully recovered even when they’re given paracetamol and other medicine.. Worst thing is Iman has fits history.. We need to give intensive care to her as to avoid it from happen.. (Will share the story about this in another entry.. It’s a looooong story to tell..) Taken advise from my mother to bring them for traditional massage and after the treatment Alhamdulillah.. they even can run and play together on the same day..

 

After a long delay, we finally went to daddy’s panel to get Umar’s jab.. His weight was taken before we went to see the doctor.. Umar was 9.5 kg at the age of 1 year 8 days.. Ringannya I said.. I think Iman’s much more heavier than Umar at this age..

To cut the story short, adek Umar da selamat kene cucuk.. Menangis before the injection was given maybe sebab muka doc tu garang.. He tried to play with Umar before giving the jab.. Unfortunately adek Umar tak senyum pun.. Umar menangis sebelum kene cucuk.. After a while, he's OK lepas mommy pujuk.. Tengok la.. Siap boleh main-main lagi dengan kakak after kene injection.. Tak sakit Umar kan..

For info, at around 13 mos, baby will be given the MMR, the immunization that protects against measles (a serious illness with a rash and fevers), mumps illness which causes swelling around the jaws and rubella (known as German measles) illness that brings a rash and sore throat.

According to doc, soon after the immunization, baby may develop a fever, go off his food or develop a rash on his body. If this happen, then he suggested to give paracetamol liquid or liquid ibuprofen to reduce the baby’s temperature and to soothe any pain. Alhamdulillah, Umar tak demam.. Antibodi dia kuat seperti orangnya.. He is such an active and strong boy.. 

 And of course he is mommy’s little hero..

my kids..

Feels like I have 2 daughters pulak.. See what happen when Umar pun kene toncet.. Ni hasil kerja tangan kakak babysitter.. Ish.. Ish..

Sabar la Umar..