Family Trip~*

Assalamualaikum..

I've been dreaming of a holiday trip since forever..

well, we did not really have a proper honeymoon because of many reasons.. so this december for our first anniversary i wish that i could have a proper holiday trip to celebrate the anniversary and to have a belated honeymoon (or babymoon now? haha)..

of course this time around it's no longer the missus and the husband.. we have a little baby tagging along.. so the three of us (or probably more?.. i don't mean another baby or something.. haiihh)

travelling with a baby..by december he will be 3 months old.. would be very challenging. of course it would be very meaningful to have him along for this special holiday.. it's like celebrating his 3 months birthday as well.. =)

ok.. back to the main concern.. where should we go? i have a few places in mind.. i limit the trip to be 2 days and 1 night only.. or 3 days and 2 nights? =)

let see..
1) cameron highlands

i really wanted to go here because of the scenery and tranquility.. it's cold.. we could rent an apartment so we have proper kitchen and we could cook..it would be easier to prepare baby's needs because it will be spacious.. i wanted to visit the sg palas tea plantation and buy lots of veggies.. and strawberries.. i wanted to try strawberry picking.. we could snap lots of photos.. but it's quite far and the trip up the hill is winding..

2) penang

probably the main reason is to shop.. since december is end of year megasale.. but we could always go here without a sleepover.. but penang has a few attractions that we could go but i don't know if its suitable for the baby.. the hot weather and all..

3) kl + selangor

it's our dream to back here and to enjoy the things we left before coming back to our hometown.. murni, nasi ayam section 11, ikea, one utama.. satay samuri.. etc.. but it's too far..probably it will be more suitable when zarief is older..

so if it's me i definitely vote for Cameron Highlands! say if my MIL would like to go along with us we have space for her as well.. i shall prepare a complete holiday package for the trip! let's start planning! yehaa!

a big wake up call..

assalamualaikum..

zarief is still asleep after his dose of milk. i am blogging while waiting for the chicken in the oven to be ready. oh yeah.. today is my 24th day of confinement.. 20 days to go! yess!!

anyway, i was combing my hair last night. it's my sort of entertainment and stress reliever.. oh yes believe it. i don't have many things that excite me for now.. (excluding the son ok.. i am eternally grateful for this bundle of joy) so, my normal dilemma everytime i comb my hair is 'to cut or not to cut' haha but usually i'll end up with 'sayangla rambut..dahlah lambat grow..' ok back to the main idea.. hehehe

i found a strand of grey hair!!!!! about 15cm long..

who has been using my comb?

my mum strictly taught us not to share comb with anybody.. in fact i have nobody at home except for my mum and my dad and my baby.. husband used my comb once and he has short hair.

oh no!

I AM OFFICIALLY OLDer!!! i have a grey hair.. (please note the article 'a' it means singular..)

ya allah.. aku x cukup beramal ibadah lagi.. panjangkanlah umurku untuk ku beribadah dan menebus dosa..

selamat beramal..

zarief's nipple confusion..

assalamualaikum..

hehe zarief is bottle fed since day 2.. we both have latching problem.. and i have lack skills in breast feeding.. and i could not stand to see him cry of hunger. so the best way is to express the breast milk and feed him by using the bottle.. i breaks my heart not being able to feed my own son directly but i am still grateful to Allah because i could still feed him nutritious milk.

anyways, since he is bottle fed he has gas problem in which he swallowed air during feeding. before he was born we did not see the bottle feeding coming hence we crossed out the bottle part. (a reminder to young parents: it's better to be prepared beforehand..). when the siren blared (zarief's) everybody panicked and the only option was the bottles that were available in the anakku hamper that we bought.. so zarief is contented with the silicone teats.

the nurses who came for house visits did explain and assisted me and zarief with direct feeding but it only lasted for a few minutes since he's accustomed to the silicone teats thus rejecting mine.. (sobs!) but for me as long as he's full and happy i'm fine.

so the pumping episodes begin.. they were tedious as you have to wash the pumping equipments after every use.. well i pump every 3-4 hours so you do the math.. and we have to be concern of the time of pumping, the storage of the milk etc. and it is costly mind you. a good electric double pump costs a bomb.. of course manual pump is just fine but it takes a while to pump both sides. i end up with a sore arm and it's very discouraging to pump. (the main thing is you have to work extra hard but extra hard work and me? totally a mismatch haha) but again, it's all worthwhile when i see zarief drank the milk happily..

another scary episode started yesterday.. i intended to feed zarief by using a little expensive bottle with suitable silicone teat for a newborn.. with features that could reduce colic (he has gas problem) so hubs and i went to alor setar and hunt for that bottle.. upon reaching home we tried feeding zarief using that bottle and you know what? he HATES it. he wants the old bottle that sometimes made him tersedak during feeding, the fast flowing bottle. hehehe there goes my intention of feeding him using a branded bottle. hahaha!

anyway zarief, despite all the tantrums and merajuk episodes.. mummy still loves you very much. you are still very adorable and unique. i felt that my boy is so clever! he has tastes and he's headstrong.. hehe my mum says he's just like me in terms of behaviour. haha well it runs in the genes!

later people..

postnatal blues..

assalamualaikum..

dulu i thought these things wouldn't happen to me.. now i know.

it's not that i am severely depressed or anything.. but sometimes i feel sad and helpless. life with a newborn who could only communicate through crying for now is really challenging. and your body is recuperating from the labour.. (no wonder people call it labour.. it was darn tough) and also your hormones are still shooting up and down trying to find the balance.. and you are confined at home with no one to crack jokes and made you laugh out loud..

pheww!

time is nasty slow now..

astagfirullah.. ingat Allah banyak2..
i keep telling myself this..

later people!