PEMPES

Buy one free one :D

Z is 3 yrs and 5 months now and mama tak rasa he will be diaperless any time soon. Dia baru belajar menapak few steps at one time, rasanya 4-5 bulan jugak kot before he could walk confidently. Selagi tak bleh jalan, mcm mana nak potty train kan.. tu satu bab la, communication lagi. So far nak bagitau dia lapar pun tak lepas lagi, camno nak bagitau bila nak guna toilet.. so mama target, paling kurang setahun setengah lagi kot ber diaper nih.. Hopefully he will be diaperless when he starting school end of next year.. InsyaAllah, be positive :)

Btw, kat sini kalau umo dah 3 tahun and with medical condition, you are entitled for diapers grant from govt. tapi bukan dapat duit, diorang bagi pampes. Kena p collect kat hospital kot. Dah kalau namanya bagi free, pempes nya pun ala kadar jer la.. ada kawan forum mama pernah tunjuk, even the cheapest diaper kat tesco pun lagi baguih quality nya.. For now, mama rasa x perlu la apply kalau dah cenggitu rupanya.. but for parent yang ada anak yg dah besar, and still need diapers, diorang kata berbaloi la. Kalau nak kena beli sendiri sampai anak umo belasan tahun, parah jugak kan..

Kat sini tak banyak sangat choices of brand. Kalau dekat main supermarket tu, memang ada brand pampers jer, kadang2 ada la huggies, tapi mama dh jarang nampak. Pastu brand kedai tu la, tesco ke, spar ke, dunnes ke. Kalau kedai2 murah mcm aldi or lidl tu, ada la jugak brand lain from germany. Dulu mama pernah jugak alternate beli Huggies (kalau pampers x de sale la). murah sikit dari pampers, tapi keras semacam jer. But now huggies cuma ada yg jenis pull up jer. So stick to pampers. Alhamdulillah, selalu jer ada offer Pampers nih. every 1-2 month mesti ada, walaupun x semua jenis on sale, at least dia akan buat jugak offer certain size or type. So kita angkut ler banyak2 bila ada offer tu :D.

Dekat sekolah, cikgu slalu tukar pempes 2 jam sekali (kalau tak poopo). So dalam sehari tu 5 pempes jugak diorang guna kat sekolah tu (kat rumah 5 keping tu bleh tahan 24 hrs dah).. masalahnya tatau ler betul ke tak diorang tukar every 2 hrs tu kan.. pastu plak, walaupun mama kasik brand Pampers (diapers skali bagi satu pack, bukan bekal hari2), banyak occasion yang Z balik rumah pakai pempes jenama lain (yg jauh lebih murah). Tension jugak mama. So, now untuk sekolah mama beli Pampers Simply Dry jer. Murah skit (tapi quality x ler seteruk pampes ntah hape2 yg kadang2 diorang pakaikan tu..). Lagipun cikgu kan rajin tukar pempes.. *juling mata*..

 

So as a result, skali hangkut, memang berjenis2 jugak ler jadinya :D

Pampers Baby-Dry untuk tido malam n keluar

Pampers Active Fit untuk daily use

Pampers Simply Dry untuk sekolah

And Huggies Pull ups pun mama ada spare, ni mama pakaikan kalau Z tengah lasak x mo baring (pakaikan time dia berdiri) or pakaikan sekejap2 sebelum Z mandi or sebelum tukar pampers lain before nk keluar tu.

Sekian saja kisah pampes. ntah hape2, pampes pun nk citer heheheh.. actually mama tgh fe feeling good ni lepas dapat beli pempes buy one free one tu. Rasa macam champion plak bila dapat save a lot of money.. HAHAHHAH. quite sometime jugak tesco last buat sale buy one free one or 50% off. lately diorang suka buat offer buy 2 at certain reduced price jer (which normally will work about 25-33 percent off). So I am very happy with this deal :D

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Weekend Lepas (lepas)

Last weekend (11/12 Jan) was a bit stressful for mama pasal bab2 cuti / kerja tu.. Although I tried to keep calm as if everything in control, the reality is very daunting. Macam2 yang mama risau, memang sampai naik jerawat 2-3 bijik la! Lepas dah confirm tak nak keje tu, mama ajak papa g shopping untuk release tension. Nak belanja sebelum gaji terakhir kononnya (ada lg 2 bulan pun sebelum last gaji, tapi kononnya dah tak nak spent lagi la lepas tu..)

Spot pertama, henpon papa. Papa dah guna his phone (iphone4) 3 tahun dah. Memang lembab habis, tension mama tengok. So I got him a new phone. Hadiah birthday in advance. Memula nak ambik iphone 5s, takde stock. Iphone 5c pun jadik ler.. (phew save duit mama). We got blue phone. Walaupun mama suka jer colour biru tu, mama sebenarnya rasa phone nih amat tak sesuai dengan papa. I think its so childish. Tapi papa tak kisah, dia kata asal boleh guna dah ler. He dont care about the look. Mama ajak pegi kedai lain pun dia tanak. Sabo jer la. Mama end up beli casing hitam untuk 'cover' phone dia. hehehe.. We use bill pay and eligible for upgrade, so x banyak sangat pun mama kena bayo..

Tinggal kotak jer..

Then pegi carik hadiah untuk Z pulak. Lepas Xmas haritu mama nampak train ni kat few toy shops. Teragak2 nk beli ke tak. Z dah ada 2 train set dah pun. But he doesnt really PLAY with it. Dia suka tengok jer train tu bergerak (remember he is only about 16 months old developmentally). But this new to market set is more for his age I think sebab its interactive, ada button2 bleh tekan. Tapi bila mama pegi balik ke kedai toys haritu, dah out of stock. Popular items katanya.. Ler.. End up mama order je from amazon that weekend. Tu pun out of stock jugak, 3-4 hari baru dispatched. So blom sampai lagi, sabar yer Z. Harini sampai la kot..

Thomas from Fisher Price

Pastu pegi Kildare Village. Naik bas. MasyaAllah suka (peghak) betul Z naik bas. Dah la lama kena beratur sebab ramai orang. Dia punya melintuk liuk nak masuk dalam bas tu! Pastu orang yang beratur depan pun semua dia tolak2. Hahaha.. lawak ler Z ooii.. Bila dah masuk dlm bas pun, mulut bising jer tengok luar. But after 15 mins, terus tido.. Balik pun sama la.. Excited jer lebih hehe

Z dan Bas

Z dan papa yang kebosanan tunggu mama soping

Anyway mama nk carik beg kaler biru. Yes. Biru. Tatau ler kenapa tetiba teringin nk pakai beg biru. Ada jer beg biru kotak2 tu, tapi mama jarang pakai sebab mcm besar sikit, tak sesuai untuk pakai harian.. lagipun mama nih bukan rajin sangat nk jaga beg. Semua lunyai, sebab tu mama malas nak pakai yang mahal2.. btw lepas pusing 1-2 round, ada 3 choice yg mama bekenan, and I end up choosing this one. Paling murah. Nak sep duit katanya.. But its not really blue. Teal/turquoise actually. Takpe I really like it.. Bleh la pakai hari2 nanti.. (rasanya kalau mama tahu mama akan bekerja, mesti mama dah beli yang lain.. hihihi)

Beg baru mama

Oh actually I NOW need a new ‘office’ bag jugak. Beg opis mama dah kemek2 x cantik. Haritu mmg tak carik sebab ingat nk cuti for 2 years kan.. Now dah tak menjadik nih, ‘terpaksa’ la p carik new one.. :). Nanti2 la kita p carik lagi yer.. 

Btw mama takde lah hantu designer bags pun and I don’t mind wearing any brands, as long as I think its look good on me, serve it purpose and affordable.. cukup ler.. BUT I dont wear fake/imitation beg. Kalau x de duit, mama beli jer beg yang kurang berjenama. Mudah, tak perlu la nk pretentious.. Thats just my own opinion.. Peace yo!

Surviving Winter

Winter kali ni mama buat lebih banyak preparation berbanding tahun2 yang sudah.. Masa first winter (2010/11) Z di Ireland, Alhamdulillah x de sebarang masalah. Ingat lagi, first tima Z tiba di airport dublin, it was snowing heavily! Bayangkanlah, daripada lahir di Malaysia (Kedah to be specific) yang panas berdengung tu, terus ke Dublin yg tengah heavily snow. Sampai2 jer terus mama bawak Z ke GP for consultation. He was only 3.5 months at that time. Alhamdulillah we manage to went through the whole winter successfully. Nak kata sebab immune kuat from breastmilk pun tak juga, sebab Z dah start formula at that time..

First winter (frozen Ireland)

Second time winter (2011/12) pun mama ingat ada la sekali dua jer yang Z sakit n it wasnt that bad.. But last year (2012/13) was the worst. Combination of school and also his bowel obstruction perhaps. Sekolah memang banyak virus. Setiap hari ada jer kawan2 Z yg hingus merembes. Blom lagi masuk bab winter bugs. Aduihaiii.. Seram mama ingat kisah setahun yang lalu.

2nd winter (it was snowing kat luar tu..)

For that reason, mama take few *additional steps to control the situation. Tu pun Z kena jugak cold yang teruk haritu. I blame myself jugak, planning dh ada, lambat benar nk implementasinya.. Mama oo mama.. Dah sakit baru nak carik penawar..

1. Probiotics - to improve immune system.

Rasanya Z started probiotics since he was 1 yr kot. Mama bagi infant pre+probiotics (1billion CFU). Then changed to prebiotics around 20 months (acacia gum advised by Dr Halim), but still add probiotics occasionally. Tapi skrg tukar balik ke probiotics, mama x nampak sgt pun kesan prebiotic tu plus it quite difficult to give it to Z. For probiotics, normally mama bagi 1 capsule per day (4billion CFU). But for winter mama bagi 2 caps. Sejak2 bagi 2 capsule la Z terus baik from his cold.

Udo's Choice - Junior Blend

2. Sambucus (Black Elderberry)

To fight cold n flu. Basically to support immune system jugak. rich in vitamin C and Zinc. Mama baru tahu jer pasal nih from DS Ireland Forum. 1 sudu jer sehari. Ni mama order online, x jumpa pulak dekat pharmacy. Z dah kena cold haritu baru sampai. But since then mama bagi ler sesudu tiap2 pagi sebelum pegi sekolah. Rasanya manis. So, senang jer nak bagi Z makan.. :)

3. Vitamin D3 - Pun untuk immune system (Vit D deficiency could increase the risk of viral infection)

Di Ireland nih memang all babies are recommended to take extra VitD3 supplement. Cuaca kat sini mendung sepanjang zaman, susah nak dapat matahari. Masa Z admitted to hospital early last year, paed tu nasihatkan suruh Z ambik extra vit D. Sebab kulit Z yang gelap tu memerlukan more Vit D than white people (Hihihi). She recommended 400IU, and to increase during winter (anak mat saleh perlu 200IU jer). So now mama bagi 800IU = 2 drops. Campur jer dlm cereal Z pagi2 tu..

4. Humidifier

Winter jer, mesti kena pasang heater. Last year memang buka heater most of the time, and I think that contribute a lot to Z's poor health state. Extract from wikipedia

In winter, when cold outside air is heated indoors, the humidity may drop as low as 10-20%. This low humidity can cause adverse health effects, by drying out mucous membranes such as the lining of the nose and throat, and can cause respiratory distress.

Lama jugak mama dok survey which type of humidifier nk beli. Finally down to 2 choices, Vicks Warm Humidifier and Cool Mist (ultrasonic) humidifier. Memang nak beli yang kecik jer sebab rumah pun kecik jer kan.. but tak sure sangat whats the different between cool and warm humidifier nih. Most review cakap sama jer benefit, except cool mist tu safer la (plus quiet). So mama pun order this one from Amazon mid November, tapi boleh lost in post pulak.. Z dah sakit haritu baru sampai. Haiyoo semua nak sampai lambat kan..

Kecik jer, but enough for 8 hrs sleep.

Anyhoo, masa Z demam tu papa n mama bergilir2 mengasap/steam (boiled water letak dalam besen + vicks, then halakan asap ke arah Z). Sebabkan cuaca terlampau sejuk, 7-8 minit sekali kena masak air baru. (Yes! cepat giler sejuk!). So mama decided to go and buy the warm humidifier jugak. Padehal masa tu cool mist tu baru jer guna sehari. Nasib baik ada jual di Argos. And we never look back!

Bulky in size

Tido malam Z terus lena since pakai humidifier nih. Kalau tak 2-3 kali jugak bangun sebab tak boleh bernafas n batuk2. Lepas Z baik mama pulak sakit kan.. Amazingly, mama pun tido lena tiap malam. Walaupun demam teruk di siang hari, dengan hingus meleleh, berkahak, blocked nose, sakit kepala, semua ada.. But bila balik jer rumah, malam terus rasa ok sikit. Kalau tak, nak tido malam lagi la worst. But not anymore. Siang jer sakit la balik (sebab mama still pegi keja).. Since then, memang tetiap malam ler pasang Vicks Humidifier nih :).

But I do prefer the cool mist humidifier though.. Quiet operation, but produced a lot of mist. Bilik rasa fresh n nyaman jer.. Cantik kiut miut pulak tu ;)

Masa cuti panjang haritu, siang memang tak pasang heater so ok lagi la.. my plan is, bila dh snow nanti siang pun kena la pasang heater kan. And we can use the cool mist humidifier tu siang2 hari. satu letak kat ruang tamu, satu letak kat tempat tido.. bende dah beli pun kan...(self justification jer nih) hehehe.. ruang tamu mama dah letak air purifier (from vicks jugak), but thats to clean the air jer.. I normally keep it on during weekend. Tak per, winter kita pasang humidifier jer la..(papa kata mama hoarder, kihkihkih)

Anyway, Alhamdulillah.. Sejak 3 mgu lepas, Z memang bebas dari sebarang penyakit. Hingus pun tak de. Batuk pun tak.. Semoga kesihatan Z berterusan baik.. Amin..Ya Allah.. Amin... 3 months lagi nih before winter end.. Jan/Feb is always the worst. Tu pun kat Ireland nih selalunya sampai bulan May pun masih sejuk sangat lagi...Kita berusaha jer lah kan, InsyaAllah semoga Z terhindar dari virus2 jahat.

*In addition to his regular multiviatamin, supplements & healthy foods intake

Penghujung 2013

31st dec 2013!!

Cepatnya masa berlalu kan.. Cuti dah seminggu. Puas hati. Cukup rehat :). Mostly everyday jugak keluar. Tak kemana, area2 dekat rumah jer.. So keluar pun x lama. Sejam dua jam dah balik rumah. 

Christmas day

Sejuk sangat, tapi belum bersalji. Dalam rumah pun kena pakai sweater. This time mama kurangkan penggunaan heater. Satu boleh cut cost, but main reason is for health purposes. Too much heater menyebabkan dry air. Make cold n flu worst! Sakit pula. Mcm tahun lepas, z seminggu sakit seminggu baik seminggu sakit seminggu baik. So insyaAllah kita cuba kurangkan penggunaan heater tahun ni. Malam pakai la jugak, but we have to switch on the humidifier.. Alhamdulillah seminggu dua ni kesihatan Z sangat baik..

Berbungkus dalam rumah

Walaupun mama masih bercuti sampai esok, Z ke sekolah semalam. Hantar pukul 11, ambik pukul 3-4 camtu. Bukan apa, Z duduk rumah pun asik mengadap tv jer. Main kejap2 jer, pastu nak pasang cd. Up to a point where he is bored on his favorite show now. So baik pegi jer sekolah. Mama pun boleh la keluar shopping dengan aman sikit ;) harini kononnya plan yg sama la.. Sekali z x nak bangun tido! Puas mama kejut, mama gomol2 pun Z tetap tido nyenyak. Kesian pulak mama tengok.. Biar jer la.. Dia tido. Pukul 10 lebih baru bangun. Sementara nak siap2 nak sarapan semua, mau pukul doblas baru boleh hantar ke sekolah. Kansel je la plan..

Oh sale is still on. Started with NEXT sale on 26th pukul 6 pagi. Lambat sikit dari kebiasaannya. Plan nk pegi pukul 5 dgn anti yat, skali last minit malam tu dia cakap wife bos husband dia nk ikut. So dia kena bawak diorang n ditched us. Hampeh! Tapi yer la, bos kan, tak kan nak kata tak bleh pulak. So changed plan, mama kena pegi jalan kaki dgn anti yani. Tu pun papa kena hantarkan mama ke rumah anti yani, then we walked from there. Tak jauh pun nk ke rumah anti yani, ada la dlm 10-12 min return. So Z kena tinggal (still tido pun x kan nk kejut). But by the tima papa balik, he found Z tengah baring kat lantai dapur! Lampu dapur jer bukak, mesti Z terbangun then carik mama n papa x jumpa. Ya Allah.. Kesian anak mama.. :(

Shopping macam biasa jer la.. Mostly untuk Z jer. Lepas next pegi sale mothercare pulak. Tapi mothercare x ramai org pun, but the sale wasnt bad either. Habis around 10. Tu pun ada incident lagi, mama beli smoothies minum separuh, then letak dlm 1 of the bag. Pastu lupa. Balik letak je beg2  tgh rumah then terus siapkan sarapan Z. Time tu la papa nak vacuum rumah,dia tolak2 jer beg2 ketepi. skali amikkau! Habis semua kain baju dlm tu. Dah kena basuh semuanya. Sob sob sob. What a day... 

Semua kena basuh

Then hari2 seterusnya pun keluar shopping lagi, but mostly utk mama dan barang2 rumah la.. Slalunya keluar tgh hari with papa n Z, lepas sejam dua diorang balik, mama sambung shopping sensorang. Papa tu typical 'man' sikit bab2 shopping nih... Mama pun x ler shopping lama.. Pegi satu2 area jer. Dah tua2 ni cepat penat... Huhu

Oh pegi potong rambut Z on Saturday. Alhamdulillah this time dia x nanges. Tu pun sebab diorang pasang cd thomas yg sebijik kat rumah. Cuba pasang citer lain sikit, kompem la bergegar kedai tu.. Btw rambut Z mmg pendek habis. Nampak lain dah anak mama Hehe..

khusyuk tengok thomas

Tu jer la kot aktivity hujung tahun. Untuk tahun depan, harapan mama adalah supaya z dianugerah kan kesihatan yang baik. Tak mo la sakit2 lagi.. Early this year was a very daunting period. But 2013 ending with a good one.. :)

Highlight of the year: Anak mama dah NAK boleh berjalan yeay!!

WW: All Life is Precious

hand stamped jewelry - Design By Mrs

Solid: Food Processor (Part II)

From this stats, I can see a lot of searches to my previous post on Food Processor. So I think I should write another post about this topic – this time based on my own experience. As Z is still on pureed/blended food until now, we already have a good 2.5 years experience in finding the perfect food processor for baby food :)

Continue from the last post… after days of searching, I ended up bought the NScessity Food Processor from Amazon.

I must say it was a very good product (in the beginning). I love the compact size (did bring it with us when we travelled back to Malaysia and also on our holidays), the speed and also the finesse of the food texture.  However in less than 5 months of using it, it went kaput! But because I love it so much at that time, we bought the second unit (same brand). I though probably we will be lucky this time… NOT! After using it for about 6-8 weeks the (new) machine broke again!!!

The thing about this NScessity fp that I hate the most is, you have to wait until the food is completely cool before you can process it, otherwise it will heat up the motor and will eventually damaged it. Although my babysitter has been very careful when using it (as per her claimed), of course they are time when the hungry baby cant wait that long.

When the 2^nd unit was broken, I went straight away to baby shop and found Lindam Mini Blender – Baby Food Processor. Same size, more well known brand, so I thought it should have the same performance if not better. Turn out it was sooOOoo slow! You also have to wait until the food is completely cool before using it. And the food are barely minced at all. Definitely not the consistency that are tolerable by Z. However I think its probably still suitable for typical baby age 10+ months who starting on a bit of lumpy foods. Definitely not for first food texture though... But as it is very slow, I don’t think it is practical for baby foods. Maybe better for herbs or something..

I remember having conversation with my friend who used Beaba Baby Cook. She was laughing at me because I said to her before that I wont spent that much on a (baby) food processor, but I ended spent much more now (-__-). But even with Beaba, I don’t think it could last for over a year anyway. Mostly typical baby only need pureed food for 4-6 months only. So Beaba or even NScessity (if you are lucky) should be no problem for you guys. My case rather different I must say…

Anyway, very unsatisfied with Lindam, we ended up have to use our old hand blender instead. I don’t want to use our normal home blender for Z’s food as we used it mostly for our sambals (chilies) and spices – pedas lah!

But oh my… the hand blender is actually so much easier. Honestly, 10 times better than the food processors. You don’t have to wait for the food to cool down. Its very easy to use. Easy to set up and easy to clean as well. You don’t have to transfer the food to other bowl – just put the blender into the pot and few seconds later everything is pureed! No, it doesn’t have to be soupy kind of texture only. Z’s food texture is more kind of ‘thick mash’ but fine consistency. And the hand blender did a very good job even on meat!

The first hand blender we used was the cheapest from local store (Dunnes Store) brand name Sabichi. I bought it for 10€ when we first moved back to Ireland (where all my stuffs still in storage warehouse). I haven’t used much at that time, but we used it for Z’s food for nearly 10 months. Negative sides are the stick blender is very bulky and this one is un-detachable. Still value for money $$ and easy to use.

When that one broken, I bought the Essentials Blender by Russell Hobbs from Argos. Still at a very affordable price – €19.99. I must say this is the best blender (for baby food) that I have. The unit is detachable (you can remove the lower part) and slightly smaller than the previous one. So it is easy to clean and store. It also has 3 speed setting and comes with beaker. I never used the beaker, I just blend it directly onto the bowl. Its good for travel as well. Don’t really take up much space.

Because we used it twice daily, I wont expect it to last very long. The first Russell Hobbs we had lasted for 4 months only (improper used by my husband). Still under warranty (2 years warranty) but I wont bother sending it for repair anyway, I just bought a new one straight away. Since I know it wont last long, I bought it with insurance this time (paid extra 6 euro). If anything happen within 3 years, I can bring it back to Argos and they will replace it straight away - without question :D. At least I don’t have to worry if this one is broken soon. The only problem is, its been over 8 months now and that blender is still working like a champion :D. 

NEXT Sale (again)

Macam biasa, masuk jer bulan July, keje mama adalah check NEXT website - tunggu sale hehe.

This time sale start at 5am. Plan dgn anti yat n la pukul 4.30 kat depan pintu kedai. So lepas sahur terus siap2 (sahur pukul 3!). First time sampai awal nih. Anty yat pulun nk borong baju baby. She's expecting a girl :). Dah 2 boys, sangat excited nk dpt girl :)

Beratur elok jer.. kalau tak bertolakan..

Kali ni mama puji pihak pengurusan Next. For the first time, the queue went smoothly dalam dan luar. Diorang cuma allowed 30-50 people at one time. So x de la hiruk pikuk macam before. Dulu walaupun diorang sekat2 jugak, tapi they let too many people in. Akibatnya memang sesak. Nak pilih susah nak bayar pun kena queue sampai 2 jam. This time sejam jer mama spent dlm kedai (children) tu. Memang selesa!

Anyway mama x plan nak beli banyak pun. Baju Z banyak lagi yg x pakai. Cuma lately panas teramat. So mama plan nak carik t shirt n seluar yang nipis2 sikit. Shirt Z yg ada sekarang mostly polo. Ada 2-3 jer tshirt biasa.

Z punye

But of course la bila dah sale jadi rambang mata :D. Hopefully summer panas ni berpanjangan la.. Kalo tak rugi aje baju2 baru tu hehe..

Untuk mama n papa, dapat la sorang 2 pasang. Utk summer jugak.. Tapi mama n papa boleh pakai lagi taun depan depan depan.. So x membazir (chewah). Untuk Z tu kalau boleh pakai sekali dua jer agak membazir la jugak kot.. Takpe la.. Its half price! Hiihihi..


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Boxing/St Stephen's Day

Kat Ireland 26th Dec tu dipanggil St Stephen's Day. Honestly mama have no clue the story behind this day.. But for me it means SHOPPING DAY! :D

Nasib baik papa masuk keje pukul 12 tengah hari, jadi sempatlah mama pergi berjuang di NEXT pagi tu. Tapi kali ni mama takde lah beli banyak pun.. Bukan apa, size NEXT children nih sangat mengelirukan. Banyak baju2 yang mama beli sebelum nih masih belum boleh dipakai sebab besar. Semangat dulu mama beli stok banyak2 supaya cukup untuk setengah tahun, end up separuh jer yg boleh dipakai. So kali ni mama cuma beli mana yang nak pakai 2-3 bulan ni jer la.. no more extra size up for future (rambang mata sebenarnya dulu2 tu..).  lagipun sekarang nih kan mama kena 'budget' hihihi..

Anyway, ni jer la hasil untuk Z dari NEXT (first day only ;)). Semuanya pakaian harian utk ke sekolah, tak sempat ler mama nak basuh selalu.. terutamanya jeans2 tu.. pastu dulu mama beli banyak sweater, end up tak pakai pun sebab cuaca tak sejuk sangat pun.. so kena la carik long sleeves yg nipis2 sikit. Costnya separuh jer berbanding yang mama spent on previous sales. kira sikit la tu kan.. bijak tak mama ber budget?? hahhaha

owh, untuk mama pun kena cut budget jugak. dapat purse jer. ok lah dari x de kan.. huhuhu..

Petang tu mama bawak Z pegi shopping lagi. Esoknya pun.. lusanya pun.. tulatnya pun.. Dan hari2 seterusnya.. sekarang tengah pening kepala kira budget.. huhu padan muka. tapi sale tak habis lagi. banyak lagi 'keinginan' belum tercapai.. sigh...

Seminar on weaning & cup

Seminar di pagi Sabtu. 10-1pm @ Bewleys Hotel.

Bersemangat mama n papa (n Z of course) pegi. Duduk tak sampai 15 minit, Z dah start mengamuk2.. So mama n papa kena bergilir2. sorang dengar ceramah, sorang kena bawak Z keluar. Ceramah habis pukul 11. Lepastu ada teknikal session pulak. The SLT supposed to come to each parent and show one-to-one technique based on their requirement. Mama cepat2 angkat tangan and mintak dia jumpa kita dulu. Kalau tak, bakal mengganggu orang lain pulak.. Lepas jer one-on-one session dengan Libby tu, terus kami blah..

Meeting in Progress, tapi mama dgn Z kat luar ;(

Btw, Z kan masih on mashed/pureed type of food. dah banyak kali cuba kasik yg ber tekstur, mesti dia akan gagging, then terus dia refuse the food. Z actually has Oral Sensitivity. Patutlah memang payah bebenor nak masukkan apa2 dalam mulut dia. Nak berus gigi pun macam berperang! So Libby nasihatkan we work more on his oral stimulation. Pastu dia suruh kami tanya our SLT on Oral Desensitisation programme. Hmm.. tu yg masalah tu, SLT pun tak start lagi. Memang la dah penah jumpa Kerri, but thats more on assesment, not really the real SLT programme. Sigh.. for now, mama lah yg kena carik teknik2 tersebut..

Lagi satu, mama baru tahu, eating habit ni pun related to his trunk control. Selagi tak boleh duduk dengan stabil, memang susah diorang nak makan. Sangat penting sebenarnya. Apetah lagi untuk makan sendiri. Z kan memang ada huge problem with his trunk muscles :(. Patutlah dia sampai sekarang x pernah masukkan any object (except his own hands) to his mouth. Itu semua boleh membantu dia makan sendiri and introduce him to new textures. Sigh.. kalaulah mama tahu nih from beginning.. now trunk control dia dah better, but he already skip few steps. so, agak susah la nak train him especially when he already has his own habit. sepatutnya masa umo 7-8 bulan lagi.. ada teknik n equipment for that.. huhuhu.. so for now, we just have to start stimulating his mouth area dulu lah. then consistently introducing textured food. Start with food that melt in his mouth. mcm biskut ke.. coklat ke.. biskut mmg slalu dah kasik, dia mmg ludah jer.. maybe coklat will help.. hmmm..

Latest Sippy Cup, sama dengan yg digunakan di sekolah

Pasal cup drinking pulak.. dia x suggest sangat guna sippy cup (dah berjenis2 sippy cup mama beli..). sebab diorang still kena suck. better introduce minum from cawan biasa terus. doidy cup is a good start. Well, we have doidy cup for nearly a year now. Tak penah pakai pun.. (sebab Z x suka) so, mama akan guna from now on. 

Doidy Cup

Also, straw drinking. bagus jugak for his speech later. It help them to control their toungue as well. yes, mama dah tahu. 6 months ago I did the research. So, I bought this Lil' Gripper from Playtex. 

Lil' Gripper

Konon2 the best first straw cup, sebab mummy boleh squeez the middle part. Mummy diorang ada super power kot. Sebab bukan saja mama, papa pun x bleh squeez. keras gilos!. End up tak guna jugak.. Libby suggest this cute bear bottle from thinkingtoys.ie. Masa mama carik dulu, x de kat ireland/uk nih. Ada brand talktools (honeybear) from US jer, pastu postage lg mahal drpd bottle.. That's why mama end up beli playtex (lg mahal sebenarnya, but shipping cost murah jer). Nasib baik this cute bear bottle tak mahal sangat. So, mama dah order, we will try soon k :)

Mr Juice Bear

Walaupun sekejap jer, I think I have learn a lot! Next time, Z tinggal rumah jer lah. Kacau!