... Friday entry

Assalamualaikum peeps,

I have to admit, this week's been spending lots of time doing research... on what else??! Baby development....!! Alhamdulillah, I am slowly getting myself back on track with my normal duties as a working wife and mom. Here's what I found out with my long night reading(s) :

 

Separation anxiety....

Yes, have to admit that now Baby.I is at the crisis age to experience separation anxiety. We didn't see it coming as normally, he wouldn't even bother or buat der saja when seeing me or hubs went off to work. BUt guess what?! The opposite happened starting this week! Kan mau ikut saja..... kesian you know! Not that we're complaining... somehow, we find the experiencing rather sweet and well- touching *happytears* Ah bless! Siuk rasanya bila he acted this way... showed us that we have a bond. Obviously lah jua tu ah... hehehe parent & child!

So this is what I've found out, which I think can be implimented....

Always say goodbye. Kiss and hug your baby when you leave and tell him where you're going and when you'll be back, but don't prolong your goodbyes. And resist the urge to sneak out the back door. Your baby will only become more upset if he thinks you've disappeared into thin air.

Keep it light. Your baby is quite tuned in to how you feel, so show your warmth and enthusiasm for the caregiver you've chosen.

Try not to cry or act upset if your baby starts crying – at least not while he can see you. You'll both get through this. The caregiver will probably tell you later that your baby's tears stopped before you were even out of the driveway.

Once you leave, leave. Repeated trips back into the house or daycare center to calm your baby will make it harder on you, your child, and the caregiver.

Insya-Allah, he'll get through it.. by age 2! Or maybe sooner, hehehe

Feeding...

Oh yes.. I have to admit, I have not started giving Baby.I chicken nor beef! I've tried feeding him salmon dah~ But due to my condition last time, nauseous everytime mencium bau cooking... I failed to practice feeding him chicken and beef. Will definitely try this the soonest! For his age, I managed to find this guide :

Age: 10 to 12 months

Signs of readiness for additional solid food

• Can hold head up
• Sits well in highchair
• Makes chewing motions
• Shows significant weight gain (birth weight has doubled)
• Shows interest in food
• Can close mouth around a spoon
• Can move food from front to back of mouth
• Can move tongue back and forth, but is losing tendency to push food out with tongue
• Seems hungry after 8 to 10 feedings of breast milk or 40 oz. of formula in a day
• Is teething
• Picks up objects with thumb and forefinger (pincer grasp)
• Can transfer items from one hand to the other
• Puts everything in his mouth
• Moves jaw in a chewing motion
• Swallows food more easily
• Has more teeth
• No longer pushes food out with tongue
• Is trying to use a spoon

What to feed

• Breast milk or formula PLUS
• Soft pasteurized cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese (but no cows' milk until age 1)
• Iron-fortified cereals (rice, barley, wheat, oats, mixed cereals)
• Fruit cut into cubes or strips, or mashed
• Bite-size, soft-cooked vegetables (peas, carrots)
• Combo foods (macaroni and cheese, casseroles)
• Protein (egg; pureed or finely ground meats, poultry, and boneless fish; tofu; well-cooked and mashed beans)
• Finger foods (lightly toasted bread or bagels, small pieces of ripe banana, spiral pasta, teething crackers, low-sugar O-shaped cereal)

How much per day

• 1/3 cup dairy (or 1/2 oz. cheese)
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup iron-fortified cereal
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup fruit
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup vegetables
• 1/8 to 1/4 cup combo foods
• 1/8 to 1/4 cup protein foods

hoooboy!! banyak kaann... hahaha so far he's ok with oats, fruits, veggies, beans and fish. Have not introduced him those yang I haven't crossed out... but I guess, that will follow with his growth. Insya-Allah~ As a new mom, I am still learning with adapting conventional + modern methods of raising a child.  It can be a challenge especially when opposing our elders ideas or ways. Especially those yang macam... hmmm how shall I say it yea... well- methods ani lah. Some ofcourse we'll follow, but there's just the teeny tiny bit yang really out of the picture... hehehe susah lah nak explain! I hope you all get what I mean lah ah~

(entry to be continued...)

Allah Selamatkan Pengantin Diraja

Photo grabbed from Royalwedding site

Lovely couple, love the songket, the dress... oh everything!! I kept on wondering, why this time around they don't do the 'perarakan'? Change of tradition perhaps? But all in all looooooooooove watching these two together during their Istiadat Persandingan Diraja yesterday. Didoakan semoga masjid yang dibina berkekalan hingga ke akhir hayat. Allah selamatkan pengantin Diraja *Ameen*

P/s : The groom's quite tall no?? He's even taller than Prince Mateen!

... saja-saja

Had my pampering session yesterday and Alhamdulillah, nyaman jua rasa badan ni. Got me thinkin on how ignorant I am towards my body. Melatup2 bh masa kna urut ah! *lol* My next session will be next month.. Post-miscarriage treatment is once a month, after every period... insya-Allah~ For now, the pantang is more or less the same like it was masa lepas beranak... no 'cold' food, minum air masak and makan maajun regularly...






Today, was a good day to start with.... did some trimming to Baby.I's hair (last was in Ramadhan) and he inda berapa kusut this time around *Alhamdulillah* Would love to see his hair long pulang~ but kesian lah macam rimas usulnya if ia bepaluh... hence, the haircut! Practice makes perfect, they say... insya-Allah~

That's all I can update for now...  Baby.I's busying himself kan ikut blogging jua *adorable* hehehe

... 10 months ...

Assalamualaikum,

Remembering back few years ago when I first started my personal blog. I was in my Uni years *i think* Sometimes I post sad stories and sometimes happy ones.. well- we all do. This entry will be a mix of both.

I have been keeping a secret from everyone the past few month(s). I was pregnant. It was unexpected but alhamdulillah for giving me the chance to conceive again... eventhough Baby.I was just 7 mths back then. Lots of things came into my mind masa atu, can I cope menjaga two little ones at one time, Baby.I and the new bub? Anxious too! Hoping this time around it will be a girl... but all that is left is just hope.This somehow made me realise, nothing in the world lasts forever. Allah may give you something but He may also want to take it back whenever He wishes to. Aku redha dengan ketentuanMu ya Allah.....

Last Saturday, exactly 11.30pm I had a miscarriage. I can feel it coming plg sudah because I was on a fever (39+) since Wednesday. I couldn't get up... can barely walk, my head feels sooo..hmmm~ how to say yea... sakit lah basically~  Friday had my spotting, nervous cos I've seen this before (my 1st pregnancy fyi) and the ending is not what everyone would ever want. I went quiet the whole day, hubby brought me up to ER and I got myself admitted. Bleeding went on and heavier till Saturday afternoon when I actually start to feel the contraction... ya Allah, it was an emotional moment. I was in pain, visiting hours was still few hours away, I want my husband to be there, I miss Baby.I, I'm scared that I'm gonna lose my little one, I'll be experiencing D&C... I felt so helpless. I have never felt that way before and since I was put in an isolation room due to my fever, I cried. 

I was abit calm when hubs came and told him that there's no hope lagi, it will happen... and it did at 11.30pm (again I was alone with just the nurses around) around that time inda lagi terasa any contractions but just feeling of wanting to go to the restroom and then, there it went into the toilet bowl (good thing I didn't flush). The baby was still a size of a little kitten... *damiiitnyaaaa* sad and sakai I was at the same time when the nurse showed me my baby and placenta... kesian lah usulnya... The doctor oncall that night did a scan and there were pieces of my placenta still left inside my uterus hence, last Sunday. I had a D&C. First time to be given anaesthetic, first time entering and O&T .... feeling is not that scary at all... Alhamdulillah~ The procedure went well and boy, was I sleepy the whole day! *lol*

Alhamdulillah, maybe Allah has His reason for all of this. Setiap apa yang berlaku mesti ada hikmah disebaliknya. Maybe Baby.I is not ready to share our love and attentions... just maybe. Insya-Allah, another rezeki will come, maybe in a different form... wallahuwa'lam.

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On another note, TODAY is Baby.I's 10 month's!!!! Two more months til he's ONE!!! Mummy is all excited because she has something planned for Baby.I and the family in November.  Can't wait!! So far he's two pair of teeth, a pair di atas and a pair di bawah.... he babbles a lot and abis semua kan digigitnya! *lol* He can get himself up to a standing position by himself and is now learning to make tiny steps (with support ofcourse) ... adoooorable!!!

HAPPY 10 MONTHS SAYANG ....... MAMA & BABAH LOVE YOU SO MUCH !!! 

GROW UP WELL AND GROW UP STRONG.