Hello blogosphere! I am now 23 weeks pregnant and very bulat around the mid area. My first trimester has been quite a nightmare. I was vomiting badly, gassy, bloated, no appetite to eat almost everything and very sensitive to smells.  At four months all of the said discomforts almost magically went away. I began to think and functions better as human on a whole before that I was almost a zombie… And now that I am pretty much myself again, I have thing thing called lust.. Lust for shopping!

It is very nice making up a wishlist. Although my fairygod mother hasn’t granted a couple of stuff from my previous wishlist, I am saying whattaheck let’s crate another!

Item no1 :  A cool diaper bag for Daddy that doesn’t look like a diaper bag

You see, when our house was broken into a couple of years ago, the burglars also took Miki’s diaper bag! Can you believe that? I guess he used it for carrying my jeweleries and stuff.. Tak guna punya setan gondol! Anyway, this time I am looking at something cool just like in below picture. I am not really into sweet pretty handbag-like ones that are abundance in the market but I prefer something suitable for Daddy to carry, because memang Daddy yang akan carry pun! Muahahaha… beside we are having a boy so biarkanlah beg tersebut kejantanan sedikit. LOL

Item no2 : Baby bedding set

Miki has a really nice white wooden crib complete with baby blue baby bumper, sheets, comforter etc. There was also a white mosquito net that’s purely ornamental but super cute! HOwever, Miki never once slept in his crib! Sekali pun tak pernah ok! That crib served as a kandang ada lah! :p But this time around our room is much more spacious compared to our old room in the rented house so I plan to place the crib right beside our bed, have one side of it open like the pic below and practically have the crib attached to our bed. Since I plan to breastfeed Adik like I did Miki four years ago, it is very convenient this way. Coming back to my wish list, I wanna get new bedding set for the crib sebab Miki punya dah hilang entah ke mana…

Item no 3: Super cool rug

Azman and I have already discussed the attached bed-crib plan and Miki and Adik Miki’s loving Dad terus bersemangat and remodeled our master bedroom immediately. Now our bed is not at the east wall anymore but north facing south and the pretty wall-papered  area where our king-sized bed used to be is now empty. It is really perfect for a mini nursery for Adik! So I would really love to get a cool carpet or rug that’s not too big for that place, so later I can campak some scattered cusions, Adik’s play gym etc. I  really like this zebra rug, I don’t think I want a carpet with kiddies pattern on them because after all it is still our room nanti makbapak rasa macam tidor kat tadika pulak! LOL

Item no4: Step stool

Step stool ni kisah agak sedih. Dalam banyak-banyak benda boleh beli, bangku satu ni tak terbeli-beli! At one time IKEA offered colorful wooden ones but entah kenapa tak beli and now they have ran out of stock. While waiting for it, Miki has grown tall enough to turn on the tap himself, climbs into the tub himself etc. Kesian! But I recently taught him to switch on the lights himself and that is still quite a struggle for my lil Abang. So nampaknya kena beli juga step stool yang cool-cool macam ni… Takmo plastic punya… Sapa tahu kat mana ada jual sila beri tahu!

Item no5: Cool baby clothing for Adik

When Miki was born i bought so many cool baju, hats etc for him sampai tak terpakai. Some I have donated to others and some I still keep sebab sayang. Although I am definitely going to let Adik wears some of them once he was born but oh how I itch to buy a truck load more! Now who can knit me this hat please!!? Haha!

I need to get new layette sets yang comel-comel and cool macam ni! Mana nak cari plsssss

Item no6: Rachael Ray kitchenwear for me!!!

Today we went to Subang Parade for a little shopping. Initially I wanted to get myself a pair of new comfortable sandals or shoes for daily wear but once I was at Metrojaya, I ended up buying serving dishes and drinking glasses for my kitchen. The shoes, long forgotten! Yes ladies and gentlemen, I am such a Giada-at-Home wannabe in my second pregnancy. I cook almost everyday despite tak larat and boyot. I have big appetite for Malay food like asam pedas, masak lemak, rendang burung puyuh daun puding Negeri Sembilan pun aku belasah boleyyy? But when it comes to kitchenwear, my appetite is very the mat salleh you see…. I want these Rachael Ray’s cookware! Nak! Nak! Nak!

Rachael Ray Hard Anodized II 8-qt. Pasta Pot – sangat best sebab you can cook long pastaso easily, I have always hated to break my long pasta into two! Namun harganya agak indah permai kat Malaysia ada jual ke Rachael Ray’s products?
I also want these R.R’s serving tray whatchamacallit… They are too gorgeous!

Listing the stuff I want in a entry like this can lead to two things – one : sticking to the list and just buy what I need (not that I need that periuk pasta dan pinggan merah) or two: I will end up elaborating on the list and beli sampai poket kering kontang contohnya gambar no 1 tu alang-alang beli diaper bag hijau apa kata beli stroller hijau tu sekali, kan matching-matching kaler giteew?

Tapi oleh kerana sekarang pun poket dah memang kering so posibility no. two won’t be happening lah kot. Maka dengan itu saya sudahi dengan doa pemurah rezeki supaya boleh shopping banyak lagi! LOL

Have a great week everybody! Cheers!

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*menyampah = annoyed 

A couple of nights ago we went for Satay Kajang Samuri dinner at Awan Besar R&R. As usual we dined outdoor and once Miki finished his food he walked towards the pond to look at the swimming fishes. I sat facing the pond so I saw the whole thing.

The table nearest to the pond was occupied by four to five women and a little boy that was perhaps younger than Miki looking at his body size. The boy was eating a satay while standing up behind one of the seated women(his mom maybe) and was watching Miki walking by.

With his face ala-ala samseng kampong dusun the boy spread both his arms to block the way so that Miki couldn’t pass. And when Miki ignored him and simply walked at the other side of the way, the boy chased after him and punched him on the back!

I guessed it was a weak punch, Miki turned around and looked at him with many question marks on his face. The boy continued to try to hit Miki but our lil boy is smart enough to move away from him without hitting him back.

I quickly called out to Miki for him to come back to our table. I was rather afraid the samseng boy suddenly use his satay stick to poke Miki on the face or something. Giler ke apa! Tak pasal-pasal buta mata anak aku!! Miki came explaining that the boy didn’t let him go to the pond and was hitting him as though I wasn’t watching the whole thing.
I told Miki to just forget about watching the fishes, he can look at them some other time. Hitting other kids like the little boy did was not very smart and we all should never hit other people at all.

To be honest I was very geram at that kid yang tak pasal-pasal nak pukul budak lain siap blok jalan tak bagi orang lalu macamlah itu rumah dia! Mujur sangat he was too weak for Miki to even feel the lightest hurt but what happened if he really did use the sharp satay stick? Eiii… geramnya!

But you know what, as much as the little boy annoyed me, THOSE FIVE WOMEN SITTING AT THE TABLE ANNOYED ME EVEN MORE! As much as I saw the whole thing, they saw it too, and they didn’t even have to get up from their seat, all they need to do is stretch one arm and pull their attacking kid away from Miki! But they didn’t! They just let the kid menyamseng-dusun without even saying NO! or JANGAN! Or calling his name! Dasyat tak?

Dear fellow parents, when you are out with your little kids, please watch what they are doing, if they are making so much noise next to a sleeping baby in a stroller, tell them to keep it down, if they are hitting other kids, quickly stop them! To me, it doesn’t matter after that if the kids continue to make noise and continue to play aggressively because I myself understand that it is natural for kids to be rowdy and naughty. But you have to parent your role as a responsible parent and discipline them. Even if you don’t do it at home, try not to arouse the anger of other parents in public by being ignorant. Mengerti?

This incident was not the first for us. I remember last year, Miki really wanted to play in a playhouse at Azzahrah Hospital waiting area and inside the house there was another playground bully. He kept pushing Miki out of the playhouse but Miki pun satu nak jugak-jugak main dalam tu.

The kid kept on pushing Miki although as usual my son won’t hit other kids at the playground! His mother saw his son’s behaviour but tegur acuh tak acuh.

Finally Azman (ni pun samseng kampong dusun gak ni don’t play-play) spoke intentionally louder than usual. “SUDAH MIKI, JOM KELUAR, TAKMAU GADUH-GADUH… BERGADUH NI TAK PANDAI, MIKI BUDAK PANDAI, BUDAK PANDAI TAK BUAT ORANG LAIN, ORANG TAK PANDAI JE BUAT ORANG, DAH JOM KITA MAIN TEMPAT LAIN”.

Maka keluarlah Miki dengan penuh kekeliruan dan bangunlah juga ibu itu lalu mengambil anaknya lantaran berlalu pergi dengan penuh kesentapzan. Padan muka ko!

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Can’t believe the weekend is almost over. Anyhow I had a lovely one, on Saturday we went for my monthly maternity check-up at Hospital Azzahrah, Bandar Baru Bangi and we found out the gender of the baby! Yay! No more waiting with anticipation!

Guess what we are going to have another BOY! Just like what I wrote on my FB status – “pengsanlah aku nak layan 3 orang jantan dalam rumah ni! Haha”. Alhamdulillah, although my dreams of buying elaborate doll houses, Barbie and Ken, toy stoves and ovens and more Barbie and Kens have shattered, I am so thankful to Allah that the baby and I am in perfect condition. The little munchkin is very active and forever moving around my womb, during the scan he showed off his arms, long legs, perfect toes and that huge dingdong wow I can’t believe at that age it could be err so big! LOL.
Although no doll house this time, but look at how excited Abang Miki is about this really awesome toy we got for lil Adik. It is a Fisher-Price Stride-To-Ride Lion that’s super comel and cool!

What I liked about this toy was that it could be a walker or a rider. From the packaging, it says that this great Fisher Price product is suitable for children from 9 until 36 months but remembering Miki when he was a baby, I believe this type of toys can be introduced to babies at 7 months old already.

The Stride-To-Ride Lion is so cute even 4 year old Miki wan’t to play with it! Sorry Miki, look at your legs they are too long, you have to walk around on your knees to push it along! LOL

To train your baby to walk, the Stride-To-Ride Lion can help the baby to steady himself and walk all over the house. It is sturdy enough for him to pull himself up on it without falling over. Every time the toy is pushed it will sing a few songs which can be annoying to parents but oh so interesting to the baby cause it seems to be like some kind of reward to him. Cute right? Fret not, there’s a button at the back for switching on and off the music. It could really boost the baby’s confidence in walking while enhancing his motor skills.

If baby touches the Lion’s nose, more music will be played! And check out the Lion’s mane… it is made of cloth instead of smooth plastic to enhance baby’s sense of touch, not to mention it is very colorful to attract baby’s attention.

Once baby gets older, this fantastic toy can be easily transformed into a ride! Miki as usual pantang dapat anything at all, he was really enjoying Stride-To-Ride Lion, riding it super fast from my dining room all the way to kitchen. Man! I can’t imagine having Miki and another lil boy in the house. They will tear down the roof I am telling you! It is gonna be really meriah… I can’t wait!

Just like other great Fisher-Price products, this toy comes is very few parts that are really easy to assemble. See below, Miki ye ye je baca manual nak pasangkan untuk Adik!

Smart Miki pasangkan the wheels for the Lion.

Miki likes the Lion so much he said, “Best la toy Adik ni, masa Miki baby Miki ada tak?”

Oh no… I hope Miki is not going to be jealous of Adik and fight for his toys but anyhow when we told him that we he was a baby he had so much more great toys for example  the Fisher Price Kick and Whirl Carnival, he understood and smiled that broad proud big brother smile.

There is a new excitement for Azman and I, I call it adjusting to be parents of two. I thank God for all his blessing, and praying for everything to be smooth sailing!Insya-Allah!

And for you all with babies yet to learn how to walk, why not get him this super cute Lion, maybe your baby will start to walk even faster!

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