Go Green

Akhirnya impianku tercapai heheh..impian untuk menghijaukan kawasan porch rumah! Ini adalah hasil aktiviti weekend lepas, membeli-belah tanaman di nursery lot 54, jalan subang-sg buloh..lepas tu aktiviti mencangkul, membaja, memindah ke dalam pasu, menghias dan menyiram tanaman sampai sakit2 pinggang...akhirnya ginilah rupanya...

Sebenarnya impian nak menghijaukan rumah ni since dalam pantang lagi, after 5 months baru tercapai..Nayra pun turun padang tolong pilih pokok (sebenarnya tolong mencarik pokok ada la). Sekarang tinggal nak maintain..harap2 panjang la umur pokok2 nie..

Syamariz note:

Green plants not only beautify the area, but also helps increase the level of oxygen around, give pleasures to the eye sight and nurture the earth. If u feel tensed & 'berserabut'..go find trees/plants/flowers to look around or decorate the house area, it'll help to ease the stressfulness InsyaAllah

When Nayra meets Ilhan

Last sunday i went to my cousin's hse in Batu 3, Shah Alam..alahh yang i cover wedding dia dulu nama Wardah tu. Plan memang dah lama nak pegi rumah dia cos nak bagi present for her baby boy yang lahir selang lebih kurang seminggu ajer dgn Nayra (9 November 2009)



Tapi asyik bertangguh..ntah la macam2 hal, it was only when i attended hi-tea at my aunty's hse in Sepang (my mother was there too) , sembang punye borak baru la we all decided nak pegi tgk Wardah



So on sunday, pepagi lagi my hubby dah hantar ke rumah my mom cos he had something else to do, then my mom, my youngest sister Viva & myself (Nayra included) went to Wardah's hse with my mom's car, by the way she could still drive at the age of 62



This was what happened when Nayra met her cousin Ilhan for the first time....

Letak ajer sebelah-sebelah kat atas tilam tu terus pegang tangan har har har

The 2 cousins posing for the satisfaction of thier mothers hehehe

More poses..

Pose meniarap pulak..Ilhan meniarap steady ajer, Nayra baru sekejap dah marah2 cos penat hehe..by the way, Ilhan is such a cool baby & likes to stare(or rather observing) others for example like

Bila dah penat main, its feeding time and terus take a nap..phewwww. All in all..its so enjoyable to see 2 little darlings together today..maybe when they are a little older, they could share more common things together..so far "ko pandang aku, aku pandang ko je la" Oh yeahh so so jealous to see that Ilhan is 100% exclusive on breastmilk.. rezeki Wardah dikurniakan susu badan yang banyak

syamariz note :

tak sabar nak buat family outdoor photoshoot this may 2nd..wardah nak buat tis weeknd! Dapat special price cos photographernya student PSA

What's in my bag ?

It used to be only these (clockwise from left) :

1. Wallet
2. Wallet for extra cards
3. Make-up pouch
4. Facial blotter
5. Pocket tissue
6. Minyak cap kapak (in case pening kepala)
7. Hand sanitizer
8. Pens
9. Pendrives
10. Minty refreshments (in case ngantok time meeting)
11. Hphone, pantyliner, sanitary pad, house & car keys (picture not included)

Now, it has become like picture above (with additional items like diapers, baby wipes, burp cloth, extra clothing & baby lotion) whenever i go out with Nayra and wants to travel light. Tak larat nak bawak banyak2 beg. Sometimes i just bring wallet and hphone aje in Nayra's Minnie Mouse baby bag. Itu lagi light..kalau setakat keluar makan ajer. Sampai hubby pun cakap, mama ni dah hilang vogue sebab tengok i dok kendong beg baby ajer hahaha....

And now...this is the extra baggage that i travel with everywhere hehehehe (except to work la)...yang lain boleh tinggal except this little munchkin (pictured here tengah dok kacau barang mama)

One whole day mother-baby session

My little princess dah 5 months now..since dia 2 bulan lagi dah dihantar ke rumah pengasuh, once mama dia dah abis maternity leave n have to go back working

She called her nanny "ibu ida"

Tapi harini ibu ida dia tak dapek nak jaga cos ada kematian sedara..i have no back-up. Nak hantar nursery yang daily basis, abah nayra tak kasi..traumatic kot dgr macam2 kisah misbehave kat situ

So in the end i have to take leave to take care of the little pumpkin (sometimes we call ker kuih pau sebab gedebab)..hahaha...so bermulalah kisah pergelutanku dgn si kecik tu..bukan bergelut apa tapi bergelut masa..basically sepanjang 5 bulan kenai anak dara kecik tu, dia tak banyak ragam kecuali bila lapar, bobo (berak) atau kena tinggal sorang2 baru la dia nangis

So sebab tak leh nak tinggal dia sorang2 la, aku jadik macam kartun..mandi pun kalut semacam, housechores lagi sumer dibuat dgn kadar sepantas mungkin sebelum suara high-pitch dia mula kedengaran

So far rutin si kecik tu :

6.00am - Dah bangun tido, kalau hari keje kul 6.30 am dah bertolak dgn abah dia ke rumah pengasuh, kalau cuti lepas dia bangun, kita kena bangun layan dia sembang & main huhu

8.00am - Feeding time

9.00-9.30am - Nap time

11.00am - Feeding time

12.00 - Nap time

2.00pm - Feeding time

3.00pm - Nap time

5.00/6.oopm - Feeding time

6.00-9pm - Playtime with mama & abah lepas balik ofis

9.00pm- Bedtime

2.00/3.00am - Wake-up for milk & sleep again

6.00am- Bangun tido

Harini walau pun penat tapi puas dgn kualiti time with my baby

Nayra now @ 5 months

Aprilfool haritu Nayra dah genap 5 bulan dah....wowww how time flies, she now can :

i) Roll over (meniarap)
ii) Use her hands effectively to grab things or scratch people's face
iii) Sit in her walker without support
iv) Push the walker backwards using her legs (gostan)
v) Sucking one or two fingers in her mouth instead of the whole 'penumbuk'
vi) Sembang2 & gelak2 lebih sikit dari dulu

She now weighs 7.8 kg and drinks 5 oz of milk ( 3 oz from newborn to 1 1/2 months, 4 oz from 1 1/2 months to 3 1/2 months) and still very much stay loyal to her beloved Frisolac

Now mama's cutie pie looks like this :

"sucking her penumbuk"

"grabbing her toys & instantly goes to the mouth"

"look ma..no hands"

"playing with her little feet"

syamariz note:

I am still amazed by my daughter's quick development, babies can learn very quickly...now she's playing with her feet, next thing thing u know she practices her walk already, i hope i won't miss any of it, jadinya blog ini buat sementara waktu ini banyak memfokus on little nayra cos her mama can't do anything else except "berkepit" dgn anak dara kecik nie

Lazy lazy me!

Adussss...i got really lazy to update my blog, last entry was when Nayra was 2 months old, and now she's 4 1/2 months old already...you can definitely figure out how long it takes me to write again...2 1/2 months erkkk..cemana la nak buat duit dgn Nuffnang macam nie?

Actually i do browse the net, but most of the time it would just be checking up my emails, check out facebook (pun sekali-sekala) and most of the time....menyibuk tengok blog org lain ajer, abis tu cemana blog sendiri nak maju kan hehe..

Anyway..i hope there's still light in the kopitiam, till then...hope i have enough willpower to update again

Nayra now @ 2 months

My baby is now 2 months old on 1st January, tak sangka banyak perubahan dia dari 1st month to 2nd..perubahan paling ketara adalah dari segi fizikal (makin panjang & bulat) also 2-way communication skills (dah pandai tengok orang, senyum & sembang)..intonasi nangis dia pun dah pelbagai, termasuklah menangis stail mengada2 hehe...so happy to see her development : )

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010!!

Hello everybody, would like to wish all of u Selamat Tahun Baru 2010 yeahhh..wpun dah 6 hb tapi tetapppp nak cakap gakk.... actually i was quite bz, didn't have the time to open up my lappy..ntah bz apa ntah, mostly because i have to return to work & off course with my baby.

I'm finding the time to write this entry cos its new year, and when its new year you ought to have new year resolutions, and when you have 'azam tahun baru' you will become motivated to welcome the new year & also continue your life journey, harap2 la segala azam yang dibina dapat di capai (wpun tak semua) :

1. Career/Personal Development :
-I need to be more punctual, taknak lewat2 ke opis sampai ada ink merah kat punchcard tu
- I intend to further study taking PhD course, prior to that need to catch up with latest information, so nak beli suratkhabar hari2..
- To at least write 1 journal/publication
- Be a more systematic & organized person at work..jangan tangguh kerja

2. Beauty, Health & Well-being :
- Exercise more...lari atas treadmill especially on weekends
- Control diet
- Eat vitamins regularly
- Become a vegan at least once a week (makan sayurmayur/fruits the whole day)
- Do my pedicure once a month
- Don't forget to use body lotion (skin tends to get drier with age)

3. Finance :
- Habiskan hutang cecepat...i want to clear my credit card debts, use it only when needed
- To save more..tanak boros sangat now that i have a baby to care for
- I dream of extending my kitchen, change the tiles & perform the haj before i'm 45..more $$$$

4. As a Mother :
- I want to continue breatfeeding Nayra as long as possible eventhough my breastmilk is not so productive...will never give up on giving her rights
- Being a mother is so tiring..must build up more stamina (exercise & vitamins)
- I want to ensure my son gets a better grade in his exams..must coach him more in his school work/studies
- Must remember to clean my face with make-up remover before using facial foam

Hmmm..orang kata jangan azam banyak sangat tapi tak tercapai, biasanya azam syamariz ni dok berulang setiap tahun hehe..bezanya tercapai atau tidak ajer, so i will double check again next year to see if any of the 'azams' above really succeeded, last year's 'azam' to become a mother is now a reality hehe..that one i likeeee

My Pregnancy Trivia

Being pregnant is wonderful & awful at the same time...but that awfulness that makes the pregnancy more memorable & treasurable, am i right all mothers out there?? You will always remember the hard times during pregnancy compared to the easy lazy stuffs...

As for me, Alhamdulillah Allah SWT has granted my doa of being a mother..and i will not ever forget the time when i was pregnant as it brings a lot of memories, also new discoveries, that only a pregnant women could endure..

Here are some trivias on my pregnancy that i wanna share & remember for always :

1. I discovered i was pregnant when the pregnancy is 4 1/2 weeks..did the test when period is a day late (punye la tak sabar nak tau)

2. The first sickness that i had to overcome is heartburn!! It came so early..in fact right after i discovered i was pregnant, the solution??...consume that white, sticky medicine every night (macam Gaviscon) yukhhhsss...

3. I had morning sickness starting around week 7 all through until week 14 (3 1/2 months)..the experience was quite traumatizing as it makes u sick all day for about 3 months!!! Just imagine..

4. Did the first ultrasound at week 8 at Subang Permai Maternity Clinic

5. Did regular checkups at Klinik Kesihatan Merbau Sempak, Sg Buloh starting from 3 1/2 months till 8 months pregnancy before later on shifting to DEMC

6. Bad news..i had Gestational Diabetes discovered at 4 months after doing the Glucose Tolerance Test, so had to do the blood test every 2 weeks (4 times a day) called BSP Test (Blood Sugar Profile)...i even bought the bloodcheck device

7. Discovered that i was expecting a girl during 5 months routine checkup

8. Caught fever & bad cough when pregnant at 6 months...admitted 1/2 day at Hosp Sg Buloh due to dehydration & vomitting

9. Put on maternity dress at 5 months pregnancy...kain baju kurung semua dah ketat sendat

10. Shop for baby stuffs during 7 months pregnancy

11. Find baby's name from Muslim Names website & also inspired from a drama show at Astro Prima

12. Am pregnant for 38 weeks (9 1/2 months) before the waterbag broke : )

So what are your trivias??? Feel free to share....

The end of my Pantang session

hahaha...akhirnya dah cukup pantang 44 hari...legaaaaa *clap!clap!clap!*

lepas bersalin mesti diikuti dgn adat berpantang selama lebih kurang 40-44 hari, antara benda wajib buat dalam sesi berpantang ni adalah :



-pakai setokin 24-7 (takut masuk angin)

-sapu minyak herba especially kat perut,pinggang, betis dan kaki

-jaga makan (jangan makan benda2 sejuk, gatal, bisa & berangin)

-makanan sangat limited..(paling popular adalah ikan bilis, sayur pulak limited hari2 sup sawi)

-sesi berurut (yang ni syamariz suka..yang tak suka mak bidannya yang suka mengomel itu ini)

-takleh kuar rumah suka hati..takleh kuar malam (agak tensen jugak la terperap kat umah sebulan lebeyy)

-pakai bengkung, berparam, bertangas, berpilis etc (bengkung memang pakai hari2 cuma yang lain2 tu malas nak buat, tersangat leceh)

-mandi air rebusan herba (mula2 rajin lelama dah malas sebab berkejar dengan baby takde masa merebus herba tu)

-bertungku (yang ni pun mula2 hubby rajin tlg buatkan, lelama tersadai ajer besi tungku tu kat dapur hehe)

-makan ubat/jamu (takde masalah sebab amik pil bersalin Amway je bukan jamu)



waktu berpantang nie rupanya leh psiko betul, syamariz sebenarnya tak kisah pun menjalani adat berpantang tapi yang tensennya bila org dok asyik remind kita...



"pakai bengkung tak, kang perut menggeleber, pungkok lebaq (punggung lebar) etc etc"

"eh naper tak pakai setokin nie" (padal baru bukak sekejap cos pegi toilet)

"haaa..yang tu takleh makan, yang ni pun tak boleh jugakk"

"eh naper kuar rumah tu..cepat masuk balik dalam"

"panjat tangga tu pelan2..jangan jalan laju sangat"

"jangan dok main air lama2"



dan lain-lain teguran lagii...nak buat cemana, tahan aje la...untuk kebaikan diri sendiri jugak, cuma tak sedap bila asyik la di'remind'kan..rasa helpless pulakk



so hopefully dah abis sesi pantang ni rasa bebas sikit nak bergerak...apapun makan mesti mau jaga jugak, orang kata nanti effect waktu hari tua nanti...seafood kalau leh elak makan setahun (woww lamanya), macam tu jugak makanan2 yang bisa cam rebung, keladi, pucuk ubi etc



apapun dah habis pantang nie, badan syamariz macam tak berapa nak turun..masalah besar bila nak sarung balik baju2 lama terutamanya seluar jeans...nak tahan makan takut effect breastmilk yang tak seberapa nie dan takut baby kembung bila perut kita kosong, so tiada kompromi nak kena exercise...syamariz kena kuatkan hati berlari balik atas treadmill yang tersadai tepi dinding tu...



apapun syamariz dah abis berpantang dengan jayanya...usah ditanya bila nak mengandung lagi haha, masih trauma woooo ...maybe sebab masih baru, maybe jugak because i had a not so easy pregnancy...maybe akan dipikirkan bila dah setahun nanti. Goodluck to all new mothers yang menjalani adat berpantang!!