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The baby's name is Don Afraz!

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Sat, 17 May 2014 01:51:00 +0000

Whoa.. I finally took an effort to write again after my absence in 2013! Do you remember this kid?

Yes that's Don Sheraz. He's big now, a big brother. My previous post (in 2012!) was about the arrival of our new bundle of joy. And, here's a pic of the 'baby'...

His name is Don Afraz. My little sunshine :)

The Baby is Here!

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:47:00 +0000

Our Second Bundle of Joy is here!

Counting Down the Days!

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 03:26:00 +0000

Although this is going to be my second time entering the labour room, I'm now feeling so nervous knowing that I can go any day. The due date is actually on the 13th of the month. My two bags are packed, one is mine and the other one is where I put the baby's stuff. The medical card is always ready in the car.

Maybe it's because I know what to expect, which makes me feel so nervous. I'm still working at the office. Have to finish and tidy up works before I'm away for maternity leave. I think I will just work until there's sign of labour. Because I better spend my maternity leave with the baby later, rather than now while waiting for the baby to arrive.

The second thing that triggers my anxiety is to know the fact that my tummy is small. People just don't believe that I'm actually at the final stage of the pregnancy. And that makes me freaked out. I hope my LO is doing just fine, like what the doctor has been mentioning. Sheraz was 3275 grams when I delivered him. I'm actually a bit concerned how much weight this baby is gaining, but the most important thing is that he's healthy.

And last, just wanna post the latest picture taken yesterday. Sheraz already gets the idea that he's going to have a younger company soon. insyaAllah.

Riding a Bike

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:22:00 +0000

This is a post about Sheraz riding his bike! For record purpose. LOL. (Warning: Some information may be out of date.)

I once posted about Sheraz's tricycle which we bought somewhere early last year (January 2011). He was 16 months old. Here are the snippet photos of the post.

So we bought him a bike at the end of last year (December 2011) - He was 2 years and 3 months old. We were so proud that he could pedal and steer so well at the first attempt. But note, he only could push the pedal half way round. He just didn't seem to get enough push with one pedal to get the other one back round. Here's a video of how he rode the bike.

He's been riding the bike for about 9 months now. I was just out of idea on how to train him. He didn't listen and I thought that he's just comfortable with the way he pedaled. AND guess what, only recently he's able to pedal a full circle! Oh I'm such a proud parent. Now that I don't have to worry. He'll need to practice more so we can consider to take the training wheels off.

Just a Picture of Myself

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:59:00 +0000

MCPD: 36 weeks 2 days

Revealing my pic on the blog. This picture was taken when I was 32 weeks. I'm slightly bigger now. When I say slightly it means really slight. People keep 'complaining' that I seem to be carrying small. My doctor said the size of the baby is okay, everything is fine. I just hope that my LO is growing the way he should be.

Room Transition

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 01:07:00 +0000

The new LO will arrive soon and we are preparing Sheraz to be a big brother. We need more space especially when the baby arrives. So we decided that Sheraz has to sleep in his own room.

When he was 6 months old, we moved him to his own nursery. Everything was fine and I did blog about it here. However it lasted only 2 months because of a typical old wives' tale. People just got 'paranoid' to know that a 6-month old boy doesn't co-sleep with the parents.

We had his cot transitioned to a toddler bed, and it was attached to our bed, side by side. Even though he had his own bed, somehow the three of us always ended up cramped in our queen-size bed. You know it's not comfortable. Furthermore the tiniest among us tends to sleep so oddly! He's active even when he's sleeping. Hitting us and sometimes trying to climb onto us. Then there goes the head-butting or pushing us to one side of the bed. He sleeps everywhere! It's funny that he always gets half of the bed while I and DH have to share the other half. Imagine if I have to co-sleep with the baby later. Wouldn't it be dangerous or what?

Sheraz's nursery - we moved him here when he was 6 months old

Transitioning the cot to a toddler's bed when he was 18 months old

His Room now

As of today the little boy has been sleeping for three weeks in his own room. We purposely do it now, not later when the baby comes. Because we don't want him to feel left out by letting him go. I and DH bought a new bed for us and recycled the old one for Sheraz. Oh yes I'm so jealous, at the age of 3 he has a queen-size bed. But knowing how active he is when he's sleeping, I think it just suits him. Still attaching the bed rail, on one side of the bed. I'm not a fan of birds that are angry LOL, but our little guy loves them so much, and we coincidentally found a set of of bedding during the Raya sale. When he first saw his room, he was like "Wow!", "Wah!" He just loves it alhamdulillah.

It's Sheraz's 3rd Birthday!

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 01:37:00 +0000

He turns three today! Look how time flies. We had a birthday party at his school yesterday. We are thinking to register him at other school nearer our place next year. It's going to be sad for him that's why we decided to throw him a party, and our little boy was really excited. We're so happy. Alhamdulillah.

The invitation card

I never mentioned here on the blog that he is really obsessed on ANGRY BIRDS since he started playing the game somewhere in last year. He was only one year old when he could unlock our iPhone and has started playing iPad since then! Guess what, his favorite character is the black bird which he calls "Angry Bird poooh". I know this black bird is less attractive than the rest of the birdies. For all you know, it could be because this bird is the Bomb so he must be powerful. I just couldn't believe at such a young age he has his own 'amazing' preference! I designed the cake - pretty much LOL (will write about it in a separate entry) and of course got somebody to make it for us, it's made by Vanilla Pastry.

Here are some of the pictures taken, the cheecky boy, his teachers and friends!

Thank you for looking :)

The Ninth Month

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:24:00 +0000

Assalamualaikum.

I know It's embarrassing to delay writing blog posts on my second pregnancy. With all the works I'm juggling with I guess I need to make an effort to write! Or there won't be any record at all.

So here I am. I'm now almost 36 weeks pregnant. Finally entering the month that I've been waiting for. It's just the month that almost every pregnant lady has been looking forward to. (Not that I'm all ready to hold the baby though!)

This was taken when LO was 16 weeks old in my tummy

LO has been doing so well, except for last week's appointment. He was measured a week smaller than he's supposed to. But the doctor didn't seem concerned about it. So I guess I shouldn't be worried. Fetuses, like all children, develop at their own rates. The measurements are just based on averages. Most babies just won't be exact, right?

He's been kicking, moving a lot and doing not-so-fun rib tickling! I started feeling a little spare on air about 6 weeks ago. A trip upstairs makes me feel as if I've just run marathon. But I can tell that I'm still fit. I just don't get exhausted too fast. I still can walk fast and do a lot of things. What bothers a bit is the leg cramps especially in the morning every time I stretch my legs. My feet seem to be a little swollen, but very unnoticeable.

Most of these symptoms are pretty much what I felt during my first pregnancy! Up to this point, I just know what to expect. Will update more and more :) (Hopefully soon!)

He is going to be a big brother

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 16:27:00 +0000

We hope he will be able to be a good one.

I'm Back and Killing the Dust

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:05:00 +0000

I'm kind of trying to clean this dusty old blog and start to write something I had missed. So Don Sheraz is two, to be exact he's now 2 years and 8 months old! He's getting smarter; but okay, I'm not proud to say this but he's also a 'terrible twos' expert. I'm gonna start here with the day Sheraz turned two.

Here are some pictures taken on his 2nd birthday, ~~8 months ago~~. We had a small birthday party attended by Roy's relatives. It was a group of 20-25 people. It wasn't really a planned party. We just thought about it in the morning and everyone managed to come in the afternoon.

Look at the excited faces. This was before everyone came. Looked cute in Batik.

If you had read my previous post some time ago, I mentioned about Sheraz's best friend, Hippie the orange hippopotamus. Because the dad loves him so much, he made a duplicate of the buddy. And he was really a huge cake.

I cooked simple food. We had spaghetti, salad and fried chicken.

To cut long story short, finally a picture of the three of us.

Happy Mother's Day

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Sun, 13 May 2012 05:08:00 +0000

Happy Mother's day to every wonderful mommy and mom-to-be out there. You know that even the wealth of the world can’t replace a mother’s love for her child. We all know that a mother carries the child in her womb for more than nine months, the real thing is she actually carries him in her heart for the rest of her life!

By the way, this is my first post for the year 2012 and I feel like I had missed a lot of things. I shall start writing something here on the blog. It's been a great first three-years of being a mother and I just won't stop here :)

Why do I blog?

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:32:00 +0000

This Excited yet Nervous was originally created because of him. The first time we found out that we would be welcoming a little creature in our life. Yup, since the day I found out that I'm pregnant. I put records of him here and share to everyone. I've been neglecting this blog and I hate that. Shame on me.

Meet Sheraz's Friend

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:43:00 +0000

A picture taken by Sheraz himself on my iPhone.

Hippie is an orange Hippo which he got as a gift from my Mak G on his first birthday, last year. Since then Hippie has been his loyal friend. He loves H so much that he brings it everywhere all the time. Then imagine how smelly the little friend is. Luckily Sheraz just doesn't mind if the little friend has to go to the washing machine.

Organized Little Boy

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:38:00 +0000

Sheraz is an organized little boy. He just likes lining up all his cars and sorting balls by colours. He puts remote controls back into their pocket, puts anything on table in parallel with the table edge. LOL. He may not do his own dishes but he puts his plate in the sink. No doubt, it's genetic!

Bunda's Note: Up to date, all kinds of vehicle or anything on wheels is Car, be it lorry or bus. He can differentiate but he just prefers to say "car".

My first Wordless Wednesday! : Sheraz's New Bike

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:26:00 +0000

LOL. This is my first Wordless Wednesday! (Sorry, just typing a sentence, hope it won't count :P).

Child Car Seat is Crucial!

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:15:00 +0000

Bump and ~~Bruises~~ Stitches? Luckily it was only glue.

We've been having BIG problem ever since Sheraz knew how to unbuckle himself from his car seat. People won't believe but trust me, he uses both his thumbs to open it up. He's brilliant and tough some more. We've tried to use different kind of straps. Unlucky for us, he can still successfully escape from even the toughest and strongest strap we could find. And I'm serious. When he's in the car, he won't sit still, which is definitely very dangerous. Now everyday I and DH have to share a car to work cause either the dad or myself have to watch him while one of us is driving. It's frustrating when either one of us has to go out-station. Cause it's frustrating to drive with a kid playing to the front and the back of the car and sometimes even playing with your steering! There are a few alternatives we normally do. #1 Send him to his grandma, a day before you're due to travel. ( I hate this cause he's not with us over the night). #2 Throw him the hand-phones or bunch of toys cause he will play with them and sit still. But this normally happens only during half of the trip.

Back to what happened that morning. Unfortunate for Sheraz, he was a nice boy, sitting with his 'Hippie' at the passenger seat at the back when DH had to do an emergency brake caused him falling off the seat and hit the floor. He got a quite deep wound, so we rushed him to the hospital :( Luckily nothing serious about it. But it is a serious thing for letting my son sit in a car without a seat belt.

The car seat is crucial. When we experienced car seat battle, no matter how loud he cries, I just didn't care as long he's properly seated in it. Now that I don't have any option. Cause no matter how hard I try to strap him, he will escape cause he knows how to unbuckle it easily.

(A picture of him a few months back. Say bye bye to car seat. The existence of it in our car is just no longer "relevant")

Thank you Hijab Revival and Haute Hijab!

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:24:00 +0000

I won a competition! So this is where it started: a competition by Hijab Revival which was sponsored by Haute Hijab. We were supposed to form opinions on vintage hijab. I was not the original winner actually (lol), but since the winner had never got into contact with the sweet Seyma, the author of Hijab Revival, so she decided to select me as one.

Look at this beautiful vintage scarf I got all the way from the US. It's made of a high quality satin polyester.

Well, just focus on the above pictures, but I just have to show you how I wear it. lol. Please excuse me, I'm a camera shy, especially when it's about purposely taking pictures to show how you look!

If you're into fashion you'll love these two awesome sites! Click on the images to visit them. Thank you!

@ Central Park with My Family

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:51:00 +0000

My Temporary Monitor

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:23:00 +0000

is our TV. I've been working on my old PC since my laptop crashed about 4 months ago (which is one of the reasons why I don't get the mood to blog). I had donated my old monitor to my little in-laws, of course I don't dare to take it back. lol. Why bother buying a new one when I'm saving some money to get a new motherboard for the laptop and when I have this bigger screen - wide enough to see a tiny pixel.

Raya Photo

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:33:00 +0000

Hahaha. I know Syawal is over. Just want to post this little boy's photo, since I didn't even update on it while everyone was uploading tons of their Raya pictures. So this was taken on this year's first day of Raya. Love the funny face!

Happy 2nd Birthday Dear Sheraz!

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:58:00 +0000

Before the clock strikes 12 and before the day turns to another day, it is September 15 2011 and bunda would love to wish a Happy 2nd Birthday to you my little sunshine, Sheraz! I love you more everyday! Guess what, Your letter is on the way :)

Breaking the Silence

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:29:00 +0000

This is to update that the blog is not dead yet. There are actually a lot of things to be written but it seems that everything has just passed unrecorded. I have a never-ending to do list every day, been given more responsibility at work, but that doesn't stop me doing the evening job :)

Sheraz is 22 months old now. He says a few words (still) and babbles his own language. I have no idea when he's going to explode those real words. Man he's been naughty. I never wanted to say the word but he really is an active little kid. I'm not complaining cause he's still the little sunshine.

I guess that's it. At least that makes this a post :)

On Hospital Stay

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:29:00 +0000

I've been admitted to the hospital since yesterday afternoon due to food poisoning. I was badly dehydrated when I reached the hospital. Sheraz is being taken care by my mother in law. I'm missing him so much. Hopefully they will discharge me tomorrow. I can stand no more staying here.

I've been Busy

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 07:53:00 +0000

I've been busy enjoying the holiday, actually. It's Gawai Dayak festival here in Sarawak. Sheraz has been busy as well, working on his laptop and ALWAYS trying to work on something so that I can be involved in his activities. I know, all he wants is attention.

Last weekend he was down with fever for almost 4 days in a row. So I don't mind if he 'disturbs' me, as long as he's happy. And I'm glad that he's back being active now.

Happy Twenty Months

noreply@blogger.com (Rose) — Tue, 17 May 2011 03:20:00 +0000

Dear my Little Darling Sheraz,

You just hit the twentieth month of your life. Where has all of the time gone. Now that you're getting closer to your second birthday. It's not that I hate to see you grow, but I'll be missing the babyhood soon, very soon. I love being your mom. I love to see you smile. I love to see your funny acts. I can't get your naughty face out of my mind everyday for more than 9 hours at work. You are getting smarter and smarter everyday. You love to laugh, giggle and sing! Although you're constantly active and busy which most of time exhausts me, raising you is the sweetest challenge in my life.

You feed yourself. I have to be ready with two plates or bowls. One of them is yours, where I put some of the food for you to eat. The other one is mine, where I keep the rest and save them from not landing on the floor. The phase of throwing the food on the floor had passed. Now that you are able eat properly, even though you like to hold the spoon your own way and never you let me show how to handle it correctly.

When you're ready to take a bath, you know where to get your towel. You take your t-shirt off (with my assistance) and your pants by yourself. You quickly put your clothes in the laundry basket before proceeding to the bathroom. Thank you for helping bunda for I don't need to pick up any dirty clothes on the floor.

And yes, you love being organized, without me telling you what to do. Maybe unconsciously I've been showing you how I do things. It's amazing to witness how you had learned. Indeed it's more amazing to understand how you picked up on those things from the angle which I have never imagined. When you see used tissue on the floor, you want to toss it out. I still keep all the bins out of your sight. We have no bins in all the bedrooms, in the living room or at the kitchen. Simply because you liked to dig the bins. At least that was what you did when you started to crawl. I know you're older now, but I just don't feel ready to reveal the bin yet, in case you'll get excited seeing it. I still keep them out of your reach. One in the bathroom, at the laundry room and one in the store. When you want to toss out any rubbish, you get me to open the door.

When you accidentally dropped the rice on the sofa, you quickly climbed on the table, took a ply of tissue and wiped the rice off the sofa. Surprisingly! I know the sofa was then clean but the rice was everywhere on the floor. But who would mind the dirty floor when I have a brilliant boy with such a great effort. A few minutes after that, you accidentally spilled the water on the floor. Then again you took two plies of tissue and wipe the water off. It's amazing to know that you had found solution to your problem. The second time when you knew that it's water, you took more tissue cause you knew you need more to wipe it off. What a great decision you made, a decision by a little boy like you. I am so proud.

You also (sometimes) tidy up after playing. You put your Tonka cars back in the shoe box. You place all your toys back on the table. You put the remote controls into their pockets and you put your bottle in the sink right after you finish drinking. You're a smart cute creature and I hope you'll stay that way.

Sheraz my little sunshine, I am glad to have you now. You have changed my whole perspective in life in just twenty months! I can't imagine my life without you.

Hugs and kisses,