scrumptious thursday

do you know that kids snacks aren't that cheap?

mahal ok
for example heinz finger-cookies tu rasanya harga belas2 kot for 12 pcs
even their farley rusk cost 10 bucks for 12 pcs.

i try to find a more economical yet healthy snack for aunah and came across this article at babycenter.com on finger foods
one of their favorites is small pieces of lightly toasted bread or bagels
i think why not?
and i began making my own baby's snacks :)

Finger Toast

what you need:

wholemeal bread [that's it! heheh]

how you do it:

1. remove the skins
2. cut a slice of bread into 3 or 5 stripes
3. toast the stripes into the oven for 10-15 minutes, depends on how crunchy u want it to be
4. ready to eat! walla!

keep in an airtight container to maintain the crunchiness!


err...i want it all ibu!!

muka gembira makan snack!!

it's that simple and yummy too
even her dad can't stop eating it :)
the most enjoyable part - the happy, cheeky look on her face while she's having it
priceless!!

routine

i have my own version of 'meal plan' for aunah. not because she is slightly bigger than babies her age [in terms of weight and height]. tipulah kan kalau tak risau but since doctor kata her weight tu ok ngan tinggi dia, i don't think i should put a diet plan for her. awal sungguh nak bagi anak diet kot kan!!

her eating routine will roughly be:

0600: milk
0745: breakfast
1000: snack + milk
1130: lunch
1400: snack + milk
1700: milk
1900: dinner
2100: snack + milk

timing xdelah accurate sangat but roughly macam tu lah. and since i've trained her to wake up early every morning, she has started to established her own routine according to mine. kalau aunah tak terjaga sendiri, kita bagi salam pun dia dah terus celik mata. senang je nak bangunkan budak kecik tu. alhamdulillah.

for breakfast and dinner, li still sempat lagi nak bagi sendiri kat aunah. lunch je yang babysitter suapkan. but i'm the one who prepare the lunch la. so kalau hantar aunah selalu ada 2 or tiga bekas untuk makanan aunah. satu lunch and lagi satu snack. if ada soup of the day then jadi tiga la :)

i would suggest that you prepare the food yourself. at least tau apa yang kita masak, apa yang kita letak and dah tentu-tentu bersih kan. tapi, faham tak ramai yang betul-betul ada masa nak buat semua tu. jadinya kalau takde masa kena rajin-rajin tanya babysitter apa dia masak, dia letak apa and whatnot. because if baby sakit perut or muntah2 ke nanti, senang nak cerita kat doctor.

i must admit i'm quite a fussy mother. no sweets or candy or salt or sugar in her food. i try to avoid the unhealthy foods for as long as humanly possible!! hahah! and i made it clear to people around me that they need to ask me first before they give anything to aunah. tak kesahlah biskut ke buah ke apa. mula-mula memang lah dorang bercakap sikit, tahan-tahan anak makan kang anak memilih la cerewet la apa lah but you have to stay firm on your decision. and alhamdulillah, lama-lama dorang pun respect dengan cara kita. yelah, i want to raise her in my own way, my own thinking. she's my daughter anyway!

tapi terpulang pada masing-masing la. rasanya semua ada their own approach sebab confirm2 every parents want the best for their children. but if you are planning to do something contrary to the way others do, then my advice: you should stay firm and strong. peduli jek apa orang lain nak kata. senang kan :)

ok, sekian. heheh.

ermmmm...

the weekend is over :(
and office is just so bluerghh! know what i mean?

i'm so bored!!!!! like seriously!

nak cepat balik plis.....

one month to go!

yes that lil pie turned 11 months last tuesday. alhamdulillah.

there was a stomach drama over the weekend but semua ok. praise to Allah. kakak ipar kata dalam proses nak meringankan badan untuk berjalan tu pasal dok poopoo je kejenye. heheh. agak mitos di situ tapi ye lah dah orang tua-tua cakap camtu just listen la kan. and not to forget to nod your head agak-agak macam setuju la. haha!

so anyway here's a little update on that very pretty cheeky lady =)

• not yet walking. berdiri sendiri adalah tapi pastu bom! henyak bontot balik.
• her favourite word is nyum2. tengah gelak pastu tiba-tiba nyum2. abes nanges nyum2. masa makan nyum2 [ni boleh terima la]. mandi pon nyum2 oke! semua sedap la senang!
• semenjak besar sikit neh aunah will poopoo at least twice a day. sekali pagi time bangun tido. then malam sebelum tido. bagus kan?
• every time i sing the nursery rhymes, she will shake her booty. like every time! tengah merangkak kalau i nyanyi tros berenti and start shake her booty. hahah. kelakar oke!
• either at my house or my parent house, each time remote tv hilang semua mesti tanya kat aunah because she lurve the remote so much. not only tv tapi segala jenis remote la and suka letak kat celah-celah sofa, bawah cabinet etc. aiyooo!
• her wake up time now is 6 freaking am.
• her daily meal still x berubah. still bagi sekali jek porridge in a day and the rest is her cookies and fruits and oatmeal [i wonder how she can gain so much weight la!]
  
• and officially 12kilos now!

mmmm that's all for her update. tu yang teringat kat kepala sekarang. haha. i've been lazy. no, not lazy. i have this writer's block syndrome. hahah! too many things to tell then bila nak taip sume macam jadik tak best [that explained why there was no update on her 10 months. sorry sayang].

her latest pic. i love this jumpsuit so much! bought at this one cute boutique at the curve. can't recall the name. sexy kan?

she keep me busy...

how she spent most of her time
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see-if-i-can-fit-my-toy box time =p

check her high-chair's screw [engineer wannabe? huhu]

check kerusi ibu pulak...

ermm...what else?

let see if i can wear diapers on my own =)
HUUUUGEEEE help for mummy!

ok x boleh nak pakai sendiri. jom carik apa lagi yang ibu sorok!


you think it's cute and so and so la kan?
ohh tidak! pening mak oke!
nak kena tengok takut dia merangkak gi dapur or takut tergolek ke takut dia pick things up ke....
i swear if my house is three time bigger, i'm surely gonna lose kgssss in a month!

speaking of which,
my mom has been complaining about my tummy like....err, all the time?
x besh!
mama jarang complaint so bila skali dia cakap maka betullah tu
so hello sit up, shoooooh2 fat! [tapi makan banyak jugak. dang!]

9 months

27 months ago,
his mother put a ring on my finger.
i get promoted of course, from a pretty girlfriend to a beautiful fiancee.

9 months later,
we made promise to love each other, forever.
alhamdulillah, saya pelengkap rusuk kirinya.

9 months after that,
i get promoted again, from just being his silly wife to a gorgeous mother of his little bundle of joy.
OUR, bundle of joy.
yes, i become a mother.

and now,
after 9 months, i've now officially had her in my arms for as long as i had her in my womb!

fuhh! talking about 9 months!

she grows too fast sometimes i wish she takes things a lil slower at time.
she mastered the art of crawling and cruising and climbing now.
last week was her first attempt to stand without holding to anything.
she did it four times so it was probably not a coincidence kan?
tapi tu jelah. lepas tu xde pon nak berdiri-diri dah. haha!
but whateva it is, i am so proud of you sayang!

sexy white-riding hood

ps: i should write this earlier but since she turned nine a few days before raya and with the raya prep and then resume work and so and so, baru sekarang ada masa nak tulis.

messy breakfast

i was reading Annabel Karmel: Top 100 Finger Foods few days ago when i came across this:

"one very common thing that paediatric dieticians talk about is children who are afraid of mess. this seems to be at the root of many toddler eating problems. allow your baby to experiment - they are bound to get into a mess but it's not a good idea continually to wipe your child's face clean when they are eating"

erk?
experiment? mess?
why on earth they invented the baby's bib at first place huh?

feeding time with aunah is fun, if you like to have porridge whole over you face =P
i mean aunah memang senang nak bagi makan tapiiiii......bila dia dah bosan mulalah menyembur-nyembur...tarik-tarik sudu and yang paling best bersin! haha. tak tau lah apa kena ngan cik sorang tu. asal makan jek mesti nk bersin. makan jek bersin. time mulut tengah full pulak tu. baek punye sembur oke!

im not a clean freak but memang tak suka tengok muka aunah comot-comot. tak semenggah rasanya! leleh sikit, lap. comot sikit, lap. but after reading that, i was like 'ohh boleh effect sampai jadik eating problems ke'. isk..terpaksa lah rela jek untuk biar aunah comot-comot.

and tadaaaa!!!

hamek kau sampai ke kening bagai. ni belum dia gigit-gigit jari then gosok-gosok mata lagi.

motor besar

had conversation with wan this morning otw to the office.
cerita pasal kondo yg ttdi buat harga ratus riban but still orang beli.
orang malaysia kaya-kaya. manalah korang korek duit eh?

then nampak ada this girl naik moto so i asked him seronok ke naik moto since he travel back and forth using his motorcycle.
dia kata seronok sebab tak jem and bla bla tapi dia cakap kalau naik moto besar lagi best. laju jek vroom vroom.
i told him it's like 'pakai gen2 ok tapi kalau dapat ferrari lagi best!'
then he told me 'ferrari tak mampu la kot tapi dia nak sangat ada motor besar nanti. it makes his life more meaningful'
erk...?

i tot having me and aunah dah more than meaningful to him skali ada yang lain lagi meaningful daaaa! ces!
imagine, having a big bike in your garage [insyaallah akan adalah rumahnya untuk ada garagenya. haha]
hurm...
and imagine anta anak gi skolah naik big bike...hahaha!
and i dont think he will let me bonceng his bike kecuali i maintain my size macam sekarang. haha!

ohh btw, dia aim nak beli moto besar tu when he reached 35!
7 years to go before my darling husband become mat rempit moto besar =P

ramadhan

ramadhan kedua bersama wan, ramadhan pertama bersama aunah
things so far?
h.e.c.t.i.c!

first of all, the ramadhan working hours set by the company didn't help much. keluar pukul 5 adalah tidak membantu sebab ramai keluar pukul 4.30. so u kinda stuck at the middle. rumah yang sekangkang kera pon dah jadi berkera-kera.

secondly, adalah sangat susah memasak untuk berbuka since i have to deal with my little girl. sebabnya waktu petang adalah playtime for her. she expect me to stay with her playing peek-a-boo or singing or just sit there with her, watching and clapping whenever she manage to standing or cruising on her own. this thing about cooking during her playtime adalah sangat tidak dipersetujui [oleh aunah]. haha!

so i did what moms did best. multitasking! cooking and playing and so far it works ok..erk? [dah rasa macam badut ok tengah masak melompat menyanyi bagai]

untuk puasa yang barunya dua hari ini, rutin adalah:

• 5 petang keluar ofis terus shoot balik rumah. around 5.15 sampai [thanks to the heavy traffic!]
• 5.15 - 5.45 - keluarkan segala lauk, siap-siap barang-barang nak masak, hiris bawang ke, tumbuk cili ke. once dah pegang aunah takleh da sentuh-sentuh cili ni. pijar la pulak cik tu.
• 5.45 - ambik aunah from babysitter. feed her then maen-maen kejap. pastu baru mandikan
• 6.30 - start masak! ni time yang paling adventure sekali kalau aunah tak tido. most of the time she will take her power nap around this time tapi dah 2 hari puasa ni dia dok kebil-kebil jek. terpaksa la main peek-a-boo tengah masak tu. konon menyorok kejap kat dapur then cak cak dia. fuhh! penat kot tapi tu je kekdahnya.
  

will try to finish everything 15 mins before berbuka so that sempat nak mandi semua. sambil-sambil masak kemas la meja hidang segala kan. terasa lelahnya jugak la tapi maybe lagi 2 3 hari dah ok kot. start-start puasa memang camtu gamaknya.

eventhough our cooking routine changed a bit during this fasting month, i don't think we should mess with the baby's routine too. i mean memanglah kena memasak untuk berbuka dengan penatnya lagi tapi adjust apa yang kita buat so that tak kacau rutin baby. maintain the playtime or else she will feel neglected. trust me, baby memang boleh terasa semua. just cara dia display the feeling tu je different =)

moment to treasure

The best conversations with mothers always take place in silence, when only the heart speaks ~ Carrie Latet

solids 12: rice porridge with vegetables/fruits puree

introduced on:

25th june 2011 for lunch



this recipe is ideal for working mothers like me. bukan resipi apa pun just the simplest and fastest yet healthy way to prepare porridge for your little one.

i divide the whole process into 3 steps:

1st step: puree stock
2nd step: rice stock
3rd step: porridge

puree stock
ingredients:
any vegetables/fruits [make sure the vegetables/fruits are appropriate to the age]

preparations:
1. clean, peel and cut vegetables/fruits into small cubes
2. throw everything into steamer blender
3. pack the portions in baby cubes or ice trays
4. keep them in the freezer

rice stock
ingredients:
rice

preparations:
1. clean the rice according to the quantity needed [ni untuk buat stok so kalau banyak pun xpe]
2. letakkan beras di dalam bekas yang agak besar dan dijemur ATAU goreng beras tadi tanpa minyak [sangai] sehingga beras menjadi keperang-perangan
3. kisar beras yang telah kering [pastikan beras betul-betul kering sebelum dikisar] sehingga menjadi halus
4. simpan beras di dalam bekas kedap udara

porridge
ingredients:
2 tbsp of rice [yang sudah dikisar]
1 portion/cube of vegetables/fruits puree

preparations:
1. jerangkan beras yang telah dicampur dengan air selama beberapa minit
2. bila agak-agak bubur sudah masak dan air hampir kering, masukkan 1 portion/cube of vegetables/fruits puree into the porridge
3. kacau dan tutup api
4. ready to serve!

kalau nak hantar kat babysitter maybe boleh masuk termos or senang tupperware jek
in my case, i pack the porridge in the baby cubes
2 baby cubes per day meaning about 4oz of porridge
saja bagi lebih in case aunah lapar terlebih or tertumpah ke
but strictly tiada paksaan dalam menghabiskan porridge tu
bagi banyak mana yang aunah nak je.

senang bagi dalam baby cube sebab before makan babysitter just rendam kejap baby cube tu dalam air panas nak bagi bubur tu suam then she can feed directly from the cube
and by using the cube i can monitor the amount of aunah's food intake
senang untuk reference and kalau jumpa doctor tak yah nak agak-agak

observations:

this is so far the easiest way to prepare her porridge
since beras tu dah dikisar, time nak masak tu bape minit jek
tak payah nak tenggek nasi tu lama-lama

as for aunah, she really look forward for her lunch time
at first i was afraid if she become a picky eater since most of her puree yang dia makan before the porridge semua manis-manis e.g. pumpkin, carrot, sweet potato but alhamdulillah bila campur porridge dengan bayam or brokoli, aunah suka jugak
good girl!

and since we introduced lunch in her daily meal, her milk intake pon dah kurang
she is having about 4 to 5 milk feeds per day now
the amount depends dengan gap between her meal
selalunya 120ml ~ 180ml

her daily meal

she had her first solid meal at 6 months. it's not a real meal, i mean not the kind of meal we adult take. all puree for her. from avocados to pumpkin and beans, we've tried it all and alhamdulillah until today no allergies whatsoever.

at first i feed her in the evening right after i came home from work, just because i want to feed her myself. bukan tak trust orang lain ke apa [ok, i'm hardly find myself trust anyone when it come to aunah] tapi because it was her first time so i want to be the one who feed her. few weeks later, there was a change in her routine. after fetch aunah from babysitter, dia nak main segala. then ngantok. if you force her to eat then amukan sakan la jawabnya. one thing that you should remember, feeding time supposed to be fun. so u kena rileks and the baby kena rileks jugak sebab kalau baby mengamuk kite pon stress jugak. no point kan?

then i feed her a little late. lepas maghrib macam tu. semua ok but she didn't take her milk after that. meaning, makan kol 7.30 camtu then main-main, huha huha pastu terus tido sampai pagi. i thought it was normal. maybe the veges/fruits puree tu buat dia kenyang sampai pagi kan sampailah i jumpa doctor and told her about aunah's eating habit. according to her, it's not ok if the baby refuse to take the milk because it is her main source of protein. jadinya dia suggest bagi aunah makan awal so that malam dia akan lapar balik. maybe dia akan cranky sikit time petang tu tapi lama-lama nanti she will adjust.

and guess what? it works wonders! dua tiga hari jek cam cranky then ok dah =p

so she was having solids for breakfast and dinner until she reached 7 mos. farleys for breakfast, veges and fruits puree for dinner. at 7 months, i introduced lunch to her. plain rice porridge with veges. jadinya tiap-tiap pagi prepare untuk bagi kat babysitter, then clearly explain time bila yang patut bagi, how it should be served [aunah suka kalau food dia suam-suam], siap cakap kalau aunah dah tak nak jangan force and bla bla bla. tak lah cerewet sangat pon kan? hihi

and now, at 8 months, aunah's feeding schedule is: breakfast - lunch - dinner. she eats well. she plays well. she sleeps well and even poopoo well. haha! i should have nothing to worry about, kan?

ps: gonna introduced her to chicken and fish very soon. also pasta! cant wait!

eight months old

so she reached 8 mos yesterday

it's quite a ride!

alhamdulillah

i'm not sure how much weight she is now

because no more injection until she turn 12 mos so

no more monthly visit to the clinic

but last week her weight was 9.5 kg and with the fever and whatnot,

i guess her 8 mos weight is just around that

semangat bebenor anak

saya ni!

orang nak dukung-dukung pun give up after 10 mins or so =p

she starts crawling last week and didn't stop since then

she even crawl in her sleep!

tak tipu punya!

and of course, it's getting harder to put on her clothes

susah giler!

kalau berjaya pakaikan pampers tu dah kira teror dah la

her favourite activities now is standing and cruising

she will stand while holding to almost anything

gigih nak berjalan sampai ke hujung

sofa tu

semalam tup tap tup tap dah muncul kat dapur then zapppp berdiri sambil pegang fridge

horror horror!

kalau gedebang ke belakang mau gedegang kepala tu

kena carik safety gate secepat mungkin ni

*there goes my kaachingg again*

sekarang ni everytime aunah 'kehilangan' ibu tersayang, *cewah cewah*

mesti straight merangkak ke dapur!

mulut lak dok rengek mmmmaaa...mmmma...

cam nak nyebut mama kan?

hehe

ala baby tu dulu yang dia pandai sebut

pasni leh sebut bbbubu...bbbubu lak

heeh~

hurm, what else

dia tau nama dia aunah

panggil aunah jek kelam kabut berpusing

then dia dah ada muka geram dah sekarang ni

haha

everytime kena duduk dalam car seat, bila orang jenguk dia mesti buat muka geram

konon marah la pasal kena duduk dalam tu

kalau leka borak tak peduli kat dia, mesti buat

muka geram jugak

hihi

cute oke! [haha! anak sendiri kiut miut je la]

muka geram!

and last but not least

her hair masih begitu jugak

kelam kabut haru biru

so lili, sila jangan berangan nak ikat rambut aunah ngan riben bagai

tak dapat langsung!

rambut huru hara

oh another thing

have to mention about it here

aunah prefer her ibu than her abah

hehe

so abah, i think, she think, you are not cool enough for her!

hahaha!

crawling

as i said in my previous post, aunah dah pandai merangkak dah *grin*
dulu-dulu dia dok mengengsot ke belakang
then mengengsot-ngengsot ke depan pulak
and about two weeks after she reached the age of 6 months, she managed to being on all fours
no more mengengsot-ngengsot macam siput tu
but aunah tak crawl. dia angkat badan then hempas, angkat hempas. sakit dada wooo tengok. laju toksah cakap la, kemain!

the mengengsot chronicles ~

i thought she will take longer to learn how to crawl since she can't sit properly lagi
kalau ikut development milestone, baby will start crawling soon after she can sit well without support
in aunah case, ponggong bulat sangat duduk pon asyik nak tergolek
bersimpuh dengan tangan sebelah kat lantai boleh la [perempuan melayu terakhir sungguh. haha]

but you know, babies always do things that surprise us
after all they are babies, full of surprises!

and last saturday, 16 july 2011 she made it!
she crawled yaww!
and again, alhamdulillah i was there to witness her very first crawling moment
oh siap nanges oke
haha! drama queen sungguh

the crawling things didn't come alone
she now love to climb onto the sofa or try to stand by herself, of course with the help of things around her e.g dining chair, box, table
with the bumps and falls, she really make my heart skip a beat or two
berdebar hati menengoknya tau
but i just let her explore her surroundings
tu je lah cara nak belajar
pandai jatuh pandai bangun...haha...just keep your eyes on her la kan

i'm gonna reach for the sofa!

muka bangga tak tahan! siap lepas tangan sebelah tu!!!

tengok aunah merangkak rasa macam cepatnya anak membesar
dulu cinonet jek, gi mana-mana kena kita dukung
sekarang dah pandai merangkak sendiri
esok-esok dah berjalan, berlari segala tak yah ibu nak dukung-dukung dah
can the time just passes slowly?

fever...

bertampal dahi!

she is down with fever
her very first fever
mark the date: 18th july 2011
betul-betul seminggu before nak masuk 8 bulan
maybe pasal nak beralih bulan
tapi mama kata pasal aunah dah pandai merangkak so macam dah reach one big milestone tu pasal demam
merangkak pun boleh demam ke?
mitos sungguh mama gue ni

it has been three days now
kesian oke
dengan flu ngan batuknya
lagi kesian sebab baby manalah pandai nak hembus-hembus hingus kan so everytime i reach for her wipe cloth terus nak lari
batuk lagilah, habes menyembur-nyembur air liur dia kat muka
sebab anak maka rela je la. haha

tapiiiiiiiiii....
even demam alhamdulillah selera makan masih masyuk
habis saja everytime
agaknya ibu masak sedap sangat kot =)

and now the big baby pulak yang macam nak demam
berturut-turut la pulak kitorang ni
taking care of one sick lil baby is tiring enough and now her abah pulak
harap-harap hub tak demam teruk sangat
if not, i think im gonna lose some fat here =p

terkangkang tertonggeng bagai budak demam ni

super random!

i'm here at hub's office. alone. taklah sorang-sorang tapi tengah tunggu dia ntah pegi kemana-mana. hub bukak pc pastu cakap 'nah dok diam-diam main computer'. wahhh! macam bawak anak pi ofis pulak. ofis dia macam orang jugak. line clear kalau nak mengulor ke apa. konfim takde sapa kacau. sedap!

it's kinda sweet bila datang ofis dia tengok atas meja ada frame gambar yang orang buat sendiri bagi kat dia. tengok kat bawah meja ada bantal yang orang bagi masa zaman sebok bercinta. agaknya kalau dia tengah buat keje ada teringat kat orang ke eh? haha!

we went to jalan bellamy just now. of course stuffing ourself with great ikan and sotong bakar. sedapnya bila teringat balik. we girls should go there someday. mari-mari ye makan perempuan-perempuan saja. heeh~ and we left aunah kat umah. keji kan? haha. taklah keji pun sebab tadi singgah pureen warehouse sale top up pampers aunah and segala mak nenek sabun cik itu. agaknya setiap kali warehouse tu muka kitorang ni ada je la kot.

sebenarnya post ni macam mengarut sebab dah tak tau nak browse apa jadi sila layan saja ye. and mengarut lagi sebab tengah mengantuk. huhu. jadi saya berhenti mengarut ye. daa!

solids 11: carrots + sweet potatoes

introduced on:

23rd june 2011 for 3 days


vitamins:
A, C, folate, niacin
minerals:
potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium

ingredients:
2 medium size organic carrots
2 medium size organic japanese sweet potatoes

preparation:
1. clean, peel and cut both carrots and sweet potatoes into small cubes
2. throw everything into steamer blender
3. ready to serve

carrots and sweet potatoes were such a great combo. dua-dua manis, dua-dua sedap, dua-dua bagus! hehe.

observations:

of course she loved it. she loved both individually and bila campur lagilah menjilat jari. tak yah nak suruh dia bukak-bukak mulut. suap satu sudu terus nganga nak lagi. hehe.

and carrot adalah pelawas yang bagus. everytime makan yang ada carrot mesti pagi ngan malam dia poopoo baek punya! haha

solids 10: brocotoes [brocolli + white potatoes]

introduced on:

21st june 2011 for 2 days



vitamins:
A, C, K, folate
minerals:
potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium

ingredients:
1 bunch of fresh brocolli
2 small white potatoes

preparation:
1. wash, peel and wash again potatoes and cut into small chunks
2. wash brocolli under cool water
3. cut the brocolli florets into small pieces [i didn't use the stems]
4. throw everything into steamer blender
5. ready to serve!

i made it fresh for both day since i had quite a bad experience with frozen white potatoes. tamau membazir dah. kesian kat kentang tu =p

observations:

this was the first greenish snack aunah had. muka dia pun pelik menengok hijau-hijau dalam mangkuk tu. haha. i wouldn't say she loved it because it took like forever for her to finish the snack tapi habislah jugak. agaknya rasa brokoli tu pelik kot bila steam gitu jek. guess the sweet taste of the white potatoes helped a lil bit la :)

solids 09: pumpkins puree

introduced on:

17th june 2011 for 4 days

vitamins:
A, C, K, folate, niacin
minerals:
potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium

ingredients:
half of small organic pumpkin

preparation:
1. peel and de-seed the pumpkin
2. cut into small cubes
3. throw everything into steamer blender
4. ready to serve!

i never cooked pumpkin before and i never thought that the pumpkin skin/shell was so 'hard'. ingatkan lembut-lembut jek macam sweet potato tu sekali hambek ko! haha!

observations:
i have never been a fan of labu pun. tak kesah la pengat ke, masak lemak ke but aunah love it soooooo much! i never thought that pumpkin taste so good! in fact, sampai hari ni pun labu is one of her favourite snack [i called her evening meal snack sebab xde rice kan so macam ringan jek. meal macam berat nye la food tu. heeh]

her stools? same as the pumpkin puree that she ate. yuck!

whoaa!

wanna see?


my future pianist!

ada tokoh tak? =p

swimming with aunah!

getting your baby used to water early is important from a safety point of view and it's great fun too. However, BabyCenter expert and consultant paediatrician Dr Winston Yong advises that you wait until your baby's immunisations are done. "This is because the quality of chlorination, hygiene standards and cleanliness level in our swimming pools may vary," he explains.

taken from babycenter.com

and since aunah dah complete her immunisations [yang wajib2 semua dah except the MMR that will be taken when she reached 12 months] why not we go for swimming then? and me being excited as always mulalah carik swimsuit and pelampung yang letak kat tangan tu untuk aunah :)

posing before kena campak dalam air

looking deep inside

i am one happy baby :)

saya macam budak umur dah setahun tak aunty?

sejukkkkk!!!!

it was soooo much fun! at first takut aunah nanges ke ape ke sebab kalau mandi air sejuk kat rumah, jerit dia boleh kasi gegar satu level. tapi she really enjoyed her time in the pool. saya sukeeeee!!!

=p

i'm having a slight fever, so yesterday hub was being very nice to me. he told me not to cook and even has offered himself for bathing aunah, which he rarely do. hub selalu jugak tolong siapkan aunah but bathe her is always been my job.

while he was preparing to bathe aunah he keep talking, asked me not to worry because he can handle anything [ayat famous hub: saya dah ada 14 anak buah. setakat nak jaga baby, tukar lampin sume sayang tak yah risau!] but guess what happened next? bila nak bukak diaper aunah, i told him to check first. takut aunah poopoo. dia check then terus cakap 'sayang tolong sayang. aunah poopoo. tolong basuh kan je kang saya mandikan' hahahaha! what happen to 'saya dah ada 14 anak buah' tu?

solids 08: white potatoes puree

introduced on:

14th june 2011 for 3 days

vitamins:
A, C, folate
minerals:
potassium, magnesium, phosphorus

ingredients:
white potatoes [russet]

preparation:
1. peel potatoes and cut into small chunks
2. throw everything into steamer blender
3. ready to serve

i used three medium sized white potatoes so it made four portions. the smell of potatoes while been steamed was so nice. bila dah blend dia jadi ala-ala kfc's whipped potatoes without the gravy :)

observations:
day 1: steamed, blended and served
day 2: warmed up the cube that has been frozen
day 3: steamed, blended and served

wah kenapa hari ketiga tak guna cube yang dah frozen? this what happened. on day 1, aunah almost finish her meal. i even loved it. of course few spoons went into my mouth. kekeke. on day 2, when i served the warmed up cube, the potatoes textures kinda pelik. dia macam ketul-ketul and tak sedap. not sure what went wrong sebab bekukan macam yang lain jugak. tentu-tentu aunah refused to eat. she called it off after 5 spoons or so. that's why on day 3 i decided to served it fresh - steamed, blended and served.

note to myself:- lepas ni either kurangkan air masa blend or simply do not freeze the potatoes. buat fresh-fresh. huhu.

solids 07: banana pears mush

introduced on:

11th june 2011 for three days


vitamins:
A, C, folate
minerals:
potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium

ingredients:
3 ripe pears bananas (half banana for each serve)

preparation:
1. peel and cut pears into small chunks
2. throw everything into steamer blender
3. peel a ripe banana and mash in a bowl with a fork
4. add one portion of the pears to the banana and done *tadaa!*

it made four portions so you can freeze up the rest :) the initial plan was to serve the pears only. tapi lepas rasa, pear ni macam ada rasa pasir-pasir sikit so worried the same thing will happen [the applesauce, remember?], i decided to mash and mix with bananas.

observations:
sedap sehingga menjilat jari wa cakap lu! haha! pisang adalah penyelamat! note to myself: belilah pisang sebijik dua setiap kali try makanan baru. ngehngeh.

her stools? conquered by those bananas! wormsssss! yucks!

solids 06: applesauce

introduced on:

10th june 2011 for one day. erk?


vitamins:
A, C, folate
minerals:
potassium, magnesium, calcium

ingredients:
3 medium-sized apples bm/fm
preparation:
1. peel, core and cut apples into cubes
2. throw everything into steamer blender
3. add some bm/fm if needed

they recommend fuji or gala apples but went to jaya grocer and nada! so belilah this sweet u.s. blablabla apples. asal nampak sweet je kan. huhu.

observations:

wanna see what happened?

poor baby!

the dinner was full with her vomit sound. buerk. buerk. haha! horror sangat kot rasa applesauce tu. i did taste the applesauce before i gave it to her but i guess the taste may be a little sour for her buds. hampeh punya sweet u.s. blablabla apples! after few spoons, i declared NO.MORE.APPLES! sampai nanges ok cik kak tu. punyalah dia tak nak. haha. maybe we'll revisit later.

solids 05: Heinz Farley's Rusk Banana

introduced on:

7th june 2011 for aunah's breakfast


yes, she already had her breakfast. in fact, up until now.
reason why?
her babysitter cakap aunah macam cepat lapar since she keep playing the whole day. selalu aunah akan take her nap dlm 3-4 times a day. for 15-30 minutes. the rest? main la apa lagi! logik jugak la dengan her weight tapi babysitter risau sbb dia asyik nak susu jek. hehe.

observations:

she was a bit surprised at first. probably because of the texture. biasalah buat muka pelik dia but lepas dua tiga suap je. then sehingga licin mangkuk tu. heeh~ i started by giving her 1 1/2 farley's rusk tu and now dah increase jadik 2.

she skip her morning milk since then. 2 - 3 jam lepas tu baru nak susu. she poopoo well. xdelah constipate ke ape ke. alhamdulillah :)

aunah's grandparent

aunah with her tok kin

my parent did not bother to drive all the way from kajang to shah alam as long as they can see aunah
she is their bundle of joy anyway, not only mine
they will force me to go back to kajang every weekend so that they can spend their time with aunah
and if i say i can't, they will definitely come to shah alam
it's like
'if you can not come home to us, we will come to you then'
they love her to that extend.

and they still call me every day
yes, every.single.day
ask me to put the phone near to aunah so that she can hear their voice
i, sometimes feel guilty if aunah did not laugh or coooing or make any voice when they call
kesian sangat rasa kat my parent
tapi budak mana la nak paham sgt kan
so, everytime they call, i will make funny faces or tickles aunah's tummy and chest or just do anything that can make her laugh or talk
i love my parent to that extend.

BUT!
when my mom asked me to do this 'thing' for her, i was like 'ma, there's no way akak nak buat macam tu ok! mama saiko la! no...no...'

guess what she wanted me to do?

she asked me to print out her photo and make a 'topeng' out of it
then soh i pakai masa i main-main ngan aunah so that aunah akan ingat muka tok ma dia jugak
oh tidak kuasa oke!
and plus, itu adalah sangat kelakar and macam pelik giler!
ayooo!
i still do not understand where on earth the idea comes from!
my mom can be so funny sometimes :p

eating may be tiring....

my baby fell asleep while eating!

i think sucking and swallowing the puree may be tiring

kesian pun ada lawak pun ada. keke.


these pictures were taken on the third day of her carrot puree day =p


baby kalau tertido tengah makan comel jek. orang pon cakap cute je tengah makan tetido. cuba kalau kita, konfim kena cop tak senonoh. haha!

solids 04: carrot puree

introduced on:

6th june 2011 for four days


vitamins:
A, C, folate
minerals:
potassium, sodium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, calcium

ingredients:
1 fresh big carrot
bm/fm

preparation:
1. peel carrot and cut into small chunks
2. throw everything into steamer blender
3. add some bm/fm to adjust consistency

the color of the puree is sooo nice! orange yo! kalau letak dalam plastik aiskrim orang mesti ingat aiskrim oren asam boi! huhu.


on day 1 and 2, i add a little fm to the carrot puree and by the 3rd day she was enjoying her meal without any fm! *yay*
it made 4 portions. i allowed one portion to cool and fill the rest in my baby cubes!

observations:

this puree is her most favorite so far. one spoon after another and zaaassss! habis satu mangkuk! even her abah was surprised. haha.

she poopoo well. her stool macam ada blended carrot jugak. eeewwww! and less stinky if compared to other puree she ate before.

ps: the reason i wrote about her stools is just because it is important to know how the stools look like because it reflect what baby has eaten. if she continue to has loose stool or if she develop hard, pellet-like stools, u might want to see the doctor. it just for my records and i don't mean to ruin your appetite by reading this =p