Honey turns 5

Dah besar anak Mama, Honey. Dah 5 tahun! ✋🏻

It's a busy month for me or else I might take a leave just to spend with Honey. Hence, I target next year since it'll be the last year before Honey entering a primary school, I wanna spend a day with her on her birthday. InshaaAllah.

Alhamdulillah Honey membesar dengan sihat. Petah bercakap. I can actually have a real conversation with her.

Honey juga kakak yang baik kepada Iman. Walaupun di rumah kerap juga bergaduh, but I know she actually cares about Iman & Iman loves her too. At school, as the teacher said, she really protects Iman. I know I can count on you to take care of young lil sis.

Honey masih menyusu dalam botol lagi. Hehee, tapi dah kurang la. Itu pun, we're the one who put the restriction. Bila nak tido je minum susu. Tapi kadang2 terlebih juga.

Makan ikut mood. Kadang2 kuat makan, kadang2 kurang. She's a picky eater. Stressed gak Mama nak masak.

Huhuu sorry Honey, Mama feels sleepy already 😵. To make this short, I just wanna say, you may have flaws, but it's ok... I'll still love you ❤. You're just 5 years old. There's a long way to go. Just a be a kid. I'm really grateful to have you as my daughter 😘. TQ for a wonderful 5 years! Alhamdulillah.

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Actually I wrote the above 👆🏻, yesterday, on Honey's birthday but I couldn't post it using the app. Again, iPhone dissappoints me 😒.

Anak

Honey & Iman, my ❤

Ok let's talk about anak² pula. Alhamdulillah, Honey & Iman dah makin besar. Tak lama lagi Honey will turn 5 while Iman will be 3. Makin mudah dijaga. Pandai main berdua, tak kacau Mama & Papa. Sekali sekala je lah. Most of the time still sikit² Mama 😏. Mama nak itu lah, nak ini lah. Hehee budak² biasa lah kan 😅.

Apa pun now I can have a good nite sleep. Honey dah tak bangun mintak susu malam². Iman pula sejak putus susu, memang da takde lah nak nenen malam. Cuma sekali sekala bangun minta air kosong. Takde hal. Memang dah stand by botol air kat tepi katil. Nak tido siang pun dah takde problem sangat. Diorang tau Mama tido, pandai lah buat hal sendiri macam tengok TV ke, mewarna atau main berdua. Janji perut dah kenyang 😊.

I think the best think about being a mom is seeing our kids grow up healthily... & that reason only is enough to make us feeling blessed, grateful & happy 😁. Nothing else matters. 👭💞 

Salam awal Muharam 1438H. Let's be a better person by always be kind, sincere & positive towards other people - family, relatives, friends, colleagues, acquaintances & even strangers. That will reflect on how happy & grateful we are as a person. That will also reflect how humble we are as a servant to Allah the Almighty.

©2016 Posted from my iPhone 6S+

 

2015: Chicken Pox

Huhuu, still in the year of 2015.

Since I was pregnant with Honey, I've been saving my annual leaves for emergency case such as kid got chicken pox & sick. So alhamdulillah, I have quite many annual leaves that I carried forward that taking leave is not a big deal to me. Also alhamdulillah, despite I'm ready to take leaves whenever the kids got sick, they actually rarely got sick.

However, in 2015 both of them had chicken pox. First, it was Iman in late of August. No high fever whatsoever, I just noticed red blisters at her body. Since it was my first experience, I got a bit nervous. I didn't know exactly what to do & couldn't wait to bring her to a clinic on the next day. Alhamdulillah, the doctor said it was still at early stage that it can be controlled by antiviral. Iman remained active & easy to be taken care of. However I was quite busy so I couldn't take leaves for more than a week straight. Basically, me & JD took turn taking leaves.

After went to a clinic, kita makan dulu! The blisters weren't so obvious but they were there.

Da kenyang, balik tido, calit losyen gatal...

Then in late of October, I noticed blisters on Honey's body. Coincidentally, I had a 2-week course so taking leaves wasn't an option at all. Luckily it was Honey, who was big enough to stay with her Nenek. She didn't mind going to Nenek's house. I guess she'd rather go anywhere but her kindy. Even after she was recovered, she still claimed she had chicken pox by pointing at the scars & made an excuse for not going to kindy. Like Iman, Honey also didn't suffer from high fever due to the chicken pox. She remained active but now & then would whine about feeling itchy.

Happy Honey at Nenek's house despite suffered from chicken pox.

When Iman had chicken pox, I was quite afraid if I'd get infected too. Mak said I only had chicken pox when I was a baby. So there was a big possibility I'd get infected again. However, alhamdulillah, I didn't. I guess I was immunized somehow. As for JD, he already had suffered from it when he was a big kid.

Dialog bersama Honey

Tinggal 2 minggu lagi Honey akan menganjak ke usia 4 tahun. Alhamdulillah, semakin kurang pelat & makin petah berkata². Kadang² penat juga melayan...

Honey memerhatikan Mama buat susu untuk dia...
Honey: Mama penat ke?
Mama: Aah, Mama penat...
Honey: Mama buat la susu Honey perlahan-lahan. Kalau perlahan-lahan, tak penat.
Alahai anak...

Selepas Mama tolong Honey...
Honey: Terima kasih Mama.
Mama senyap je.
Honey: Mama cakap la sama2.
Papa: Sama2...
Mama: Hmm sama2...
Honey: Mama je, Papa tak yah.
Papa: ...

Honey sambil tengok video masa dia kecik...
Honey: Mama, sape yang suapkan Honey ni?
Mama: Opah...
Honey: Kenapa Opah suap Honey? Mama mana?
Mama: Mama takde. Mama pegi keje jauh.
Honey: Papa?
Mama: Papa keje.
Honey: Sian Honey...
Huhuu anakku yang suka berdrama. Bukan dia ingat pun tetiba kesian kat diri sendiri.

Selepas tengok video Upin Ipin...
Mama: Dengar tu Honey, tak mau bohong, tipu orang tau...
Honey: Sape cakap?
Mama: Kan Upin Ipin cakap tadi...
Honey: Bukan Tuhan ke?
Mama: Ya lah, Tuhan yang cakap...
Hmm...

Ketika bergaduh dengan Iman...
Papa: Nanti Papa belikan Honey tab baru. Yang ni kasi la Iman...
Honey: Papa tak beli lagi pun.
Papa: Ya lah, nanti Papa beli lah...
Honey: Papa tak beli lagi. Jadi yang ni Honey punya lah. Bila Papa dah beli, baru lah boleh kasi Iman.
Sabar je lah...

Susah dah nak tangkap gambar Honey sekarang ni...

©2015 Posted from my Xperia Z

Growing Up

Tetiba teringat suatu ketika di mana apabila keluar rumah, Honey akan membawa anak patung bersama. Bukan setakat 1, kadang² 3 sekali dibawanya. Penuh tempat duduk belakang dengan anak patung. Tapi ni bukan anak patung yang macam Barbie tu, more to teddy bear actually or soft dolls. Biasanya yang akan dibawa ialah Minnie, Bear & Bean. Ya, itu nama² yang dipanggil. I don't have the photo though. Too lazy to go upstairs.

Biasanya kami keluar rumah untuk ke taman permainan & makan. Bila nak pergi makan, Honey nak bawa anak² patungnya bersama. Kami hanya akan membenarkan 1 sahaja. Anak patung tu akan duduk di kerusi juga.

Satu hari tu kami ke KFC Serdang. Ya, jauh kami pergi untuk makan KFC, semata-mata sebab malas nak masuk shopping mall. Hari tu, Minnie makan bersama kami. Masa nak balik, ketika dalam kereta, tiba² Honey dok bising "Ni,  ni,  ni...". Mungkin kerana kekenyangan, kami lambat picked up apa yang cuba disampaikan oleh Honey. Suddenly, I was like, "Minnie!".  Tergesa² lah JD keluar dari kereta & masuk semula ke KFC. Walau bagaimanapun, Minnie tidak dijumpai. Honey dah sedih dah bila tau Minnie tak ada.

Rupa²nya Minnie ada dalam handbag aku. Mesti masa masukkan Minnie dalam handbag, aku dalam mode auto-pilot. Ya lah, Honey tau bawak je makan sekali, tapi masa balik tak peduli pun. Aku ni lah tukang kutip. Nasib baik ada handbag besar yang boleh muat.

Lucu pula bila teringat balik. Now Honey mungkin dah lupa pada Bear, Bean, Jubbi & Minnie. Tiada lagi anak patung makan bersama² kami.

One day, it'll come the day Honey stop requesting me to lie next to her & cuddle her when she wants to sleep. There'll be the day no more spending the evening at a playground or swimming pool. Now I feel it. Don't grow up too fast, dear. But, I'm certainly looking forward for the day Honey stop wearing diapers.

©2014 Posted from my Galaxy Note 8.0

Papa or Mama?

Out of blue, suddenly I heard Honey shouted at JD...

Honey: Papa, Honey yak!

Hmm... Good, I decided to ignore them.

JD: Honey yak? Biasa kalau Honey yak, Honey cari sape? Sape basuh yak Honey? Honey: Mama!

Still ignoring them. I wished I was invisible.

JD: Ha... Mama mana?
Honey: Ni...

I didn't look.

JD: Habis, tu sape?
Honey: Papa!

Even I didn't look, just by listening to the conversation I knew that Honey had twisted the fact by saying that JD was Mama instead of me & JD was trapped. I started giggling. However, JD wouldn't give up so easily.

JD: Kalau camtu suruh Papa lah...

Honey came to me & called me Papa. It was hard to ignore the grin on her cheeky  face. I laughed & she joined me. Pandai dah mengenakan orang, budak kecik ni.

If you're wondering who did clean up Honey afterwards, yes I did. Actually Honey still insisted JD to clean her up. Usually it was my job, but I guessed Honey just felt like she should give JD the 'opportunity'. But a mom will always be a mom, I offered myself cos setakat basuh yak anak, apa lah sangat kan. No sweat. 😷😂😅

©2014 Posted from my Xperia Z

Honey = 3

Today Honey turns 3 years old. You're just 3, but I couldn't help smiling thinking how much you've grown up. 3 magical years, I'd say 😂😀🙆.

Whenever I'm thinking of you, I feel so blessed. You're not only have completed me, you're in fact the central of my life. I want the best for you, the best that can make you happy. I'll always be there for you, guide you & support you. I pray for your success in this life & afterlife.

I love you so much 😍💜!
Happy birthday my dear Honey!! 🎁🎉🎂

Tq Mak Mok for editing the pic & credit to Kakak for the tudung & 'makeup'.

Honey, be a good daughter & sis ok... We'll always love you. Sayang Honey!

©2014 Posted from my Xperia Z

A Special Day For Mothers

Tomorrow is a mother's day. I guess now everybody understands that as Muslims it's ok to celebrate the day, with intention to make our mothers happy.

Now, I'm a mother of 2. A mother to a 2.5 years old toddler & a 6 months old baby, both girls.

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Ok today is Mother's Day. Yup I wrote the above paragraphs yesterday & somehow distracted & abandoned the drafted post.

Let's continue...

I meant to make a sweet post especially regarding my mother & all moms generally. But I guess, I'm not so in poetic mode right now, that I don't have enough words to describe how special Mak is. She is indeed. Despite her flaws, I wish I could be half she is. Cook a delicious home made meals for my children, always ensure the house is tidy & organize, wash the laundry & fold all the clothes, & the most important thing - support & always be there for my children. If I'm able to do that, without ashame I'd claim myself a supermom.

We maybe not supermoms, but I believe we mothers are superwomen. No matter how tired we are with the office work, we still come home, forget the tiredness & attend to our children's needs. There's no such thing like leave-me-alone-I-wanna-rest. For stay-at-home moms, you raise the children yourself, all of your time is dedicated to your children even if you're sick, but never get bored. Salute to you.

To all women who long to be mothers, but haven't had the opportunity (yet), maybe you're single or married with no children, hang in there, keep on praying. The time will come & it'll be the best time. Have faith. After all, the long itself makes you a mother inside.

Happy Mother's Day to all of us!



Honey

Iman

A happy mother

A Short Break at Genting Highland

This was Iman's 1st holiday. Like she cares right. Actually, it was JD's idea. If it was up to me, I'd wait until Iman can walk just like Honey's 1st holiday. So off we went to Genting because we thought Honey would enjoy it. Of course we do know that even spending time at Kidzoona would make Honey happy. Fine, just a playground nearby would satisfy Honey.

Ok back to the plan, I guess why not. It'd be such an experience to bring a baby for a holiday, even a short one. As my principle when it comes to a holiday, the more the merrier, so I asked Kak Ty & Apit to join us.

We all sampai pukul 12. Boleh terus check in. But we decided to head directly to the indoor theme park. As expected, Honey enjoyed most of the ride.


In fact, all of us enjoyed the ride.


Lepas main & lunch, hampir pukul 3, kitorang pun ke bilik. Pukul 5, keluar balik, sambung main & dinner. 7:45pm balik bilik.

Pukul 9pm, JD & Honey keluar berdua jalan-jalan.


Tinggal lah Mama & Iman yang dah tido.


I guess this is the typical family holiday with a baby. Cannot be together all the time. Huhuu, ni yang buat rasa cepat lah Iman besar. Just like JD said, there are many activities we can do there besides enjoying the theme park like watching movie & playing bowling. Tapi kene lah tunggu budak2 besar dulu kan. Baru lah sesuai.

Esoknya, kami turun breakfast pukul 9am. Pukul 12 kami checked out. Honey & Iman mabuk. Dua2 muntah on the way turun dari Genting. Ok cancel pergi Cameron. Like it's on the plan, hehee.

Bila dah bad mood, dua2 nak kat Mama aje. Iman yang kecik pun tak mau kalah. Mengamuk nak tidur, tapi nak aku gak yang dodoikan. Yang kakaknya, nak tidur berbantalkan peha Mama gak. Masing2 sombong dengan Mak Mok. Masa pergi ok je. Ni lah ragam budak2. Tak boleh nak jangka.

Ok next holiday, tunggu dua2 besar.

My~Dear Sale

After 2 years, last Saturday we went My~Dear Warehouse Sale for the 2nd time.


Dah seminggu, sale pun dah nak habis, baru nak cerita.

Memang tertunggu² sale kali ini kerana dah target nak beli safety gate. 2 tahun yang lalu pun beli safety gate, tapi itu untuk letak di tangga bahagian bawah.


Safety gate di tingkat bawah. Honey ketika kecil yang memang tak puas hati tengok gate tu.
Kali ni nak letak di tingkat atas pula.


Ada gate di tingkat atas, mudah sikit kami nak bersiap pergi kerja. Boleh tinggalkan pintu bilik terbuka. Kalau Honey bangun tidur, tak bimbang dia akan turun bawah sendiri. Kalau aku di bawah, Hani panggil pun boleh dengar sebab pintu bilik tak tertutup.

Biasalah target safety gate, terbeli juga benda lain.


Tapi Honey tak mau main dalam rumah mainan ni. Dia tak reti lagi main pondok². JD pun dah cakap dia nak simpan, tunggu Honey besar sikit baru pasang balik. I think that's better. Bila Honey & Iman dah besar, mesti diorang seronok ada rumah mainan ni.

Farm & The City

I guess being a mother really makes us think less about ourselves & think more about our children. At least, since I become a mother, when I have to think what I wanna do on my special day, I just wanna Honey to enjoy herself.

So today I decided to bring Honey to Farm~In~The~City, a mini petting zoo located at Seri Kembangan. Yup we do have a zoo nearby. I just found out about the place a few days ago. Kinda eager to check the place out & let Honey interacts with the animals.

The entrance fee for adult is RM30. Am not sure for kids since cos Honey & Iman are still small, it's free.




No picture of Iman though cos she just spent her time lying & sleeping in the stroller. However, she seemed to enjoy the trip as well by being a good baby.

Today 2013, Tomorrow 2014

Hari terakhir 2013...

Phewww what a year! Lotsa things have happened.


Honey & Iman. Masih takde gambar berdua yang proper.
Most importantly now I'm a mother of 2 daughters.

Alhamdulillah, tahun ini juga aku telah dijemput menjadi tetamu Allah. Semuanya berlaku begitu pantas. Asalnya rancang pada tahun 2014, bertukar ke bulan Mei 2013, kemudian dengan izin Allah dipercepatkan ke bulan Mac.


Umrah pertama pada 18/3. What a magnificent view...
Doa dipanjatkan supaya segalanya dipermudahkan & dapat beramal ibadat tanpa gangguan, alih2 sebulan sebelum pergi dapat tau diri mengandung lagi. Tak dirancang malah tak diduga, but certainly most welcomed. Allahuakbar.

Career wise, alhamdulillah, gaji naik lagi. Lebih istimewa, aku & rakan2 telah disahkan pemangkuanke gred yang lebih tinggi. Benarlah, setiap anak itu datang dengan rezeki.

Esok bermula 2014...

Akan bermula rutin menghantar 2 orang anak ke taska. InshaAllah akan menjadi tahun terakhir Honey di taska.

I expect myself to be very busy at work. Ada projek yang mencapai deadline tahun ni. I have to think about PhD proposal seriously.

Despite getting higher salary, my budget would still be tight. Seperti kata orang, besar periuk, besar juga keraknya... huhuu. Kenapa lah nak ikutkan nafsu kan. We'll see how we're going to manage our budget this year. Perbelanjaan untuk anak2 dah tentulah meningkat, harga barang2 pun naik.

So esok tahun baru uols! Hope we would become a better person, inside & out.

Tuk tuk

Iman

Anyone home???

Lama da tak update blog. Bukan taknak update, tapi my favourite android app for blogging ada masalah, asyik forced close. Tu yang blog tak berupdate. So akhirnya, I think kene la pakai app lain walaupun tak sebest app yang problem tu. So I'm back!

Life as a mother of 2 has been quite hectic & tiring, I must say. Apa lagi bila anak tu manja. Honey la tu. Luckily, Iman is a good baby. Kadang2 meragam, tapi tak la selalu. There were times, 2 minggu jugak la, Iman tak  mau tido malam. Memang mencabar waktu tu. Now, alhamdulillah, it has over. Honey plak wants more attention from me. Asyik2 Mama. Tak mau Papa, nak Mama gak. Sabar je lah... anak kan.

Ok lah, I end the blog dengan gambar Honey & Iman.

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Honey Is 2!

Today my precious lil angle turns 2 years old. During these 2 years she brings joy & happiness to our life indeed. Susah nak describe how much she has grown up. Sebab tu I hardly describe Honey's development lately. Yang penting, Honey membesar dengan sempurna & sihat. However I have to say, budak kecik ni kadang2 menguji kesabaran juga. I guess I just have to deal with this new phase of 2-years old toddler just like every parent does.

Tahun lepas, I bought a cake & sent it to the nursery. Tahun ni cuma siapkan goodie bag je.


Honey's gonna be a big sis soon. No matter what she'll remain as our precious baby.


Princess Honey

Our Loveliness

1.5 Tahun

Hari ini Honey genap 18 bulan.

Pagi bawa Honey ke klinik, untuk suntikan. Alhamdulillah, Honey tak menangis, cuma menganga seperti terkejut je. Aku yg nervous lebih sebab takut Honey meraung.

Semalam, sebenarnya Honey demam.


Tapi alhamdulillah tak meragam sangat ketika tidur. Merengek nak susu & puting je. Aku pun monitor juga suhu badan dia. Sepanjang malam ok. Cuma pagi rasa panas sikit. Lepas mandikan, macam ok balik.

Yang penting Honey tetap ceria & aktif.

Di klinik, ketika sedang berbincang dengan nurse sambil pegang Honey, tetiba Honey terpukul muka aku. Aku tau dia tak sengaja & tak sakit pun. Tapi tak sangka lepas tu dia beriyer cium aku banyak kali. Alololo sweet sangat anak mama ni. Nurse pun kata, sayang mama ya.

Oh ya ramai yang bertanya macam mana Honey setelah aku pulang dari umrah. Ya lah hampir 2 minggu tidak berjumpa. Alhamdulillah, keadaan seperti asal. Honey takde masalah untuk aku jaga. Waktu malam pun ok je tido dengan aku.

Ok tu je.

Selamat Pulang

Alhamdulillah, hari Ahad yang lalu jam 2 petang, penerbangan dari Jeddah yang membawa kami pulang selamat mendarat di KLIA. Ketika itu aku masih dalam keadaan sihat cuma batuk agak bertambah teruk.

Sampai di rumah, pada malam harinya, mula diserang demam panas. Cuba bertahan daripada makan ubat kerana mengenangkan kandungan. Ketika ini, kandungan sudah berusia 10 minggu.

Alhamdulillah, hari ini demam sudah beransur baik, badan dah tak panas. Cuma masih terasa lemah. Mungkin sebab tak selera makan.

Apa pun aku bersyukur kerana sepanjang di Madinah & Mekah, Allah telah mengurniakan kesihatan yang baik & selera yang seadanya. Kalau kat Malaysia sebelum pergi tu, perut ni tak boleh lapar skit, mula lah kebulur macam sehari tak makan. Bawak kereta cari makanan pun terasa lemah sebab lapar sangat. Tapi di sana, perut ni rilek aje. Kadang2 lupa yang aku sedang mengandung. Apa lagi, mabuk pun tak.

Sampai di KLIA, apabila melihat wajah yang amat dirindui, terus bercucuran air mata ni. Rindu yang amat sangat pada si kecil yang comel ni...


Nasib baik dia masih ingat aku. Walaupun cuma 11 hari, terasa Honey sudah semakin matang. Berjalan pun sudah mahu dipimpin tangan. Kalau dulu suka berjalan sendiri, takpun sibuk nak tolak stroller gak.

Moga2 diberi kesempatan & ruang masa untuk mencoretkan kisah umrah di sini. InshaaAllah.

Quick Update

Fuhhh, terasa lama sungguh tak update blog. I mean actually updating the blog not just upload some pics & enter a few words.

So, let's have a quick update today.

Not much to tell anyway. Life has been ok. We had holiday at Langkawi on 27-29th of Jan. Then on CNY, we went to Taiping. Merasa lah bersesak di highway.

Di Langkawi, Honey had been a very good girl. Maybe due to the outdoor activities that she rarely had, she became tired & she'd sleep in the car. She slept soundly too at the hotel. As usual, bangun sebab nak menyusu je. Yup, even now at 1 year & 4 months Honey masih lagi bangun malam untuk menyusu. Dia makan tak banyak.

On the other hand, at Taiping she had difficulty to sleep. Aku suspect sebab she didn't get enough sleep during the day, membuatkan dia amat cranky during the night. Waktu siang asyik main aje. But I guess it just hard to predict the behavior of a toddler at this age. Sekejap gini, sekejap gitu.

By the way, at this age I have to admit Honey's not a baby anymore. She understands many things & has many requests. Kadang² penat juga nak melayan.

Budak kecik ni sangat lah manja. Tak boleh kene marah langsung. Bila kene marah je, bukak mulut luas² & menangis. Kalau kita acah² marah, dia pun acah² menangis minta simpati, tapi kalau tak pujuk tetap boleh kuar air mata. Juga, makin suka menyakat. Tersengih² tengok kita bila dia menyakat. Tapi Honey hanya banyak mulut & being cheeky bila bersama kami. Kalau dengan orang lain, she can be very quiet. She's reserved, just like us I guess.

Ok lah, nanti update lagi.

Panas! Selebriti Popular Pergi Bercuti...

"Eh janganlah amik gambar I. I tengah makan lah..."
Hakikatnya sekadar selebriti popular blog Purple~punya ini sahaja. Pada 27-29hb Jan yang lalu, dengan izinNya Honey telah pergi bercuti di Langkawi dengan Mama & Papa, Nenek, Mak & Pak Mok serta Abang Apit. Alhamdulillah, percutian yang telah dirancang dari tahun lepas lagi berjalan dengan baik.

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