Aariz & Banana

Oh one funny story, that day we picked Zaim up from school. On the way back home, Aariz mengamuk sakan. Susu tanak, nenen tanak, puting pun tanak. Restless sangat. So I ask Bie if we can buy any fruit for him. Luckily, ade pulak kedai jual pisang. So try bagi kt Aariz.. hah! kemain sukeeee dia makan banana tu. Tanak dia kite suapkan. Nak mamam sendiri. Kalo tolong suap, terus majuk nangis-nangis.. Dia tepis-tepis tangan Mommy. Last-last Mommy biar je lah dia pegang pisang tu... Sambil-sambil tu sembang2 ngan Zaim. Sampai je rumah baru Mommy perasan Aariz diam je. Sekali rupenye dia dah tertido sambil hisap pisang tu... Macam-macam betul lah si Aariz ni. Bagi puting tanak. Kan dah tertido dengan pisang. Comot lak tu!

 

Teringat mase Zaim kecik-kecik dulu... Pun suke makan pisang.. ;)

Now I know my ABC!

Am proud Mommy... Baru paham kate pepatah, sejuk perut ibu mengandung... Rase seperti ingin menitiskan airmata kegembiraan...

Last nite, we were inside my car, while waiting for Babah grab something from house. Suddenly Zaim request to sit at driver's seat. Nak drive katenye... Hmmm Mommy pun okaylah... I let him play with the steering... Aariz pulak kalo dah tengok Zaim main drive, mule lah terlompat-lompat nak main sama... Kaki rebut jugak Aariz ni.. tak padan kecik... And sedang sibuk melayan kerenah Aariz, suddenly I was surprised, to see Zaim pointing his finger and start to spell...

P... R... O... T... O... N.... proton! 

Inilah PROTON yang di eja... 

Walauwehhhh... I never teach him how to spell that... Rasenye seingat-ingat Mommy, Babah pun tak ajar spelling Proton jugek... We just teach him all car's logo and type of car je... Yang tu memang Zaim khatam dah... Blame Babah dia ek... If me I prefer Zaim khatam alif ba ta dulu... ;P Yang paling best, he spell my PROTON duluuu dari AUDI babah.. kehekhek Jangan jeles Bie... He heart mine than yours.. ;P

OMG! In just 10 days at school, he already knows ABC!!! Of course lah ade silap sebutan sket2 but it is acceptable. I still cant believe it, he just 2 years and a half... With me, prior to school, he only knew certain alphabet, like A, B, M, W, O and X... Now, just point at any Capital letters, and Zaim can answer it easily! Thanks a lot Q-Dees... Amazing!

One day, he pointed at Kancil with L sign...

Zaim: Mommy ape tu? 
Mommy: Tu kan Kancil... by Perodua... Abang kan tau...

Zaim: Taklah.. tu 'AL' 

Mommy: -cant help laughing but proud..- not AL lah Abang, EL

Zaim: Oh nooooo... -overacting di situ, sambil pegang dahi- EL Mommy EL kan?

Mommy: Yes.. Clever! ;)

And now, I can see he prefer to look at plat number rather than type of car... Asal lalu tepi kereta, abih dia bace sume plat number tu... Imagine if we walk at parking lot... Jenuh okay nak tunggu dia abih bace... But as a parents, it is our job to encourage him... Hahah layaaannnnn... Janji Zaim pandai... Mommy relaaaaa ;)

Pon begitu, he still confuse between Q-Dees and Adidas... Rase nak tergelak pun ade bile dia repeat what I told him... "School Zaim Koyudis... Shoe Zaim Adides..." Cutenessssss!!!

Aariz - 5 months

Time really flies! My montel Aariz is now 5 months old. No wonder he able to do so many things nowadays... I still treat him as a newborn baby sometimes... Forgive Mommy.. hehe...

Montel Aariz is now behave good at nite. Really good as I just need to put him in his cot and he will fall asleep by himself. Paling mengade pun kene tepuk sket la montot tu... He just wake up for milk every 2 hours at nite then continue to sleep again. Good boy Aariz. Yang best tu able to hold his own bottle... ;) Tapi kene monitor sebab kadang-kadang terlepas jugak...

 

He is now able to sit unsupported, but only for a minute, before menajadi lalang, di tiup ke kiri dan ke kanan sebelum tumbang menyembah tilam dan di gelakkan oleh Zaim. And Aariz laugh for himslef too. They both sangat suke berwrestling sambil menjerit-jerit and sometimes, adelah Aariz yang lebih excited, and lebih teruk membuli Zaim. So I can't totally blame Zaim if he forget that Aariz still baby,  sebab Aariz pun main kasar jugak. Habis rambut and muke Zaim kene tarik, kene gigit... Ade time Zaim jadi motor or horse or frog etc etc and Aariz adelah penunggang setia. Yang ni under Mommy's supervision. But ade ketika, Aariz yang jadi horse.. Hahah kesian okay, selambe je Zaim naik duk atas dia. Tercebik-cebik muka, sambil hek hek mintak tolong... Yang ni of course mase Mommy tak nampak...

Aariz pun dah pandai mengesot sambil berguling and crawl sket-sket. Still face difficulties to move his left elbow. But pandailah dia adjust kemane hala tuju yang dia nak pergi for example amik toy abang ke, carik abang ajak wrestling ke... Tak sampai 5 seminit, hilang dah kadang-kadang tu masuk bawah kerusi... Pantang nampak pintu terbukak, kemain lagi jadi komando nak kuar rumah... Yang kelakar tu kalo Zaim nampak Aariz terkeluar landasan, dari tilam yang Mommy bentang, cepat-cepat selamatkan Aariz. Dia akan gulingkan Aariz sampai la ke tilam balik... Guling yang macam kite gulung tikar tu... Yang Aariz pulak memang rela... Pandai je ikut rentak Zaim guling kan dia tu.. Mommy kesian betul tengok Aariz kene uli cam tu.. but nak tergelak pun ade.. ;P

Ni muke toye kalo tengok TV

All aboard! Choo-choo... seminit je lah dapat main kan dik... Pastu abang mesti jeles punye...

Beside that, Aariz dah bleh leka tengok Playhouse Disney and dah bleh leka main toy sendiri. Sementara dia leka tu sempatlah Mommy buat kerje-kerja rumah. Favourite toy Aariz adelah koleksi car and train Zaim. Pandai berebut dengan Zaim skg. Kadang yang Zaim main itu yang dia nak. And kalo Mommy amik tukakan dengan toy car lain, mengamuk sakan dia. Hmmm... sudah berperasaan Aariz ni. Takleh nak di kelentong dah... ;P

Ni mase tengah kamceng...

Lawan kepalee... Kepale sape lagi kuat?

 

Sondol Abang... come on Abang... Fight la sket..

Makan abang!

Abang: Help me Mommy!!!

Aariz - Night Sleeping Problem Solved

Last month, I was so determined to tune Aariz's nap schedule. The reason is, I personally think it is not healthy for both me and Aariz eventhough am used to work late nite - U.S hours. It was so challenging to put him into deep sleep. Sometimes I managed to put him into sleep at night but after 15minutes or 30minutes he surely wakes up. He is so hungry at night, and seems not satisfied with milk feeding. If he is breastfeeding, he will kick my tummy, while his hand grabbing my shirt sambil merungut-rungut. And then I need to continue to bottle feeding - 5oz extra. Then only he continue to sleep again. Tapi after 30minutes, melalak lagi. Sometimes, when I give him milk, he push away the bottle. He cried and try to eat my face and my hand. Basah lencun Mommy punye baju kadang-kadang tu kene air liur dia.  So demi memujuk dia maka sebab itu we need to play with him. Layan jelah walopun mata Mommy memang dah tak larat nak bukak...

Tapi deep down inside, sgt kesian bile tengok dia selalu colic. Padahal Mommy memang wajibkan dia burp after feeding, pakai stokin, minyak telon tak pernah missed. Pelik kenape dia colic jugak. And lagi kesian kalo Aariz nampak orang makan, dia akan melonjak-lonjak makan tangan dia... Siap merajuk nangis tutup muke meniarap kalo tak bagi dia... Sungguh frust la kononnye tu. My instinct said, maybe he is hungry and ready for solid. I know it's quite early to start giving him solid but as a mother I really knew when the time comes.

So quickly I selongkar my baby box, tried to look for my baby meal planner. Bought this book when Zaim was about 6months old. I started to read, then YES! I am 100% sure that Aariz is ready when I read this:

IS YOUR BABY READY?

All babies are different and progress at their own pace., but the following may indicate that your baby is ready for solid:

• Start waking in the night, after initial sleeping through
• seems unsatisfied after a milk feed and hungrier than usual
• start to demand more frequent feed
• show interest in your food

Aariz had showed me all of these signs eventho he is only 4 months and 2 weeks old. So I decided to just give him a try. Let see if it will solve the problem.

So one evening, I try to feed him a few spoons of nestum. To my suprise, he gave me a BIG smile when first I feed him. Then he start to swallow without any problem. Within 5 minutes, done! Licin mangkuk tuuuu... Comot, tak berape comot sebab bleh kate sume masuk mulut ;)... It was a great experience for first time feeding. Unlike Zaim, I introduce him a bit later - when he was 6months old. That time Zaim actually satisfied with milk feeding. Tapi sebab excited, Mommy pun introduce lah.. It took a week jugak for Zaim to accept the food. Hmm lain anak lain experience nye.

 

And that nite, for the first time, he sleep on his own. He just need his pacifier and blanket. I just placed him in his cot and am done. Terus tido lena tuuuu! Sendiri dia mengiring, hisap puting, and hold his blanket. I just need to position his bolster. Tak sampai 5minutes, dia dah belayar... Mommy pulak yang terkebil-kebil taktau nak buat ape that nite sebab dah biase tak tido kan... Sangappppppp! After 2 hours, Aariz wakes up for nenen. Then continue sleep again.

Maka end of my sleepless nite series... I feel so lega okay! Tak perlu lagi mendukung and mendodoi berjam-jam sampai sakit tekak, lenguh lutut semua. Tak perlu lagi buaian. Tak perlu lagi stay up late. Alhamdulillah! Mommy pun dah bleh adjust my night sleeping time. All these while ala-ala burung hantu gitu, tidur bile nak menjelang subuh... Now kol 1am mesti dah tido... ;)

After a week, I tried to give Aariz a Farley biscuit. Ini sebab dia akan mengamuk kalo tengok Zaim makan OREO or any snack. Hmmm as expected too, he can eat it as if dia memang tau nak makan. Tak payah ajar, tak payah pegangkan. In fact dia marah kalo kite tolong feed kan dia. Bleh??? Pegang sekuat hati tanak lepas tu.... Kemain lagi takot orang lain amik biscuit dia. Takper.. biar dia seronok dengan dunia dia. Food is pleasure kan? ;P

Eh mane pergi button nak upload video ni???

So in conclusion, I agree babies has their own pace. As a mother, you know your baby the best. I understand, kalo setengah nenek-nenek ni, ade yang eager nak bagi solid as early 4months and kekadang tu 2 bulan, and ade yang modern sket, respect our decision when we decide to feed our baby. But the decision is in your hand. Like my case, I feed my boys at different time. Time Zaim dulu, terbakar je telinga bile makcik-makcik and nenek-nenek sume dah bising suh bagi solid food mase Zaim 4 bulan. But I refuse sebab he didnt show any sign yet. But as for Aariz, I have to agree to feed him early, as he is ready. I am the Mommy and I give the best for my babies. And yang paling penting, Aariz tade masalah untuk poo-poo every morning. ;) Mommy risaukan sembelit je...

And night sleeping...ahhhhh Heaven! ;)

Last but not least, sukeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee gileeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee dengan Fisher Price training mug + bowl set ni. Thanks to Aunty Has ;) Comel sengsangat.. I like...

Early Discovery Program (EDP) @ Q-dees

Ramai yang bertanya, jadi I decided to create this entry. This program is for 3 years old kids. Monthly school fees is basically RM220 per month for 11 month only. It have 4 terms. Every terms, has extra fees for material and supplementary. Payment is made per term.
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Upon Registration:
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Registration Fee - RM60
Readers ( 1 set - 8 books ) RM40
Uniform ( 2 set ) - RM70
Gym Wear ( 1 set ) - RM18
Insurance ( Yearly ) - RM20
Pre School Kit ( Yearly ) - RM30
Memories to Cherish Album ( Yearly ) - RM15
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TOTAL - RM253
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First Term ( Jan & Feb including the registration fees and initial fees)	RM1265
Second Term ( March, April & May )	RM924
Third Term ( June, July & August including re-enrollment for next year)	RM1224
Forth Term ( Sept & Oct )	RM671

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TIMETABLE
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Gym Wear - Mon, Wed and Fri
Uniform - Tue and Thur

Day \ Time	8.00 - 8.30	8.30 - 9.00	9.00 - 9.30	9.30 - 10.00	10.00 - 10.30	10.30- 11.00	11.00 - 11.30	11.30 - 12.00
MON	Assembly	Science Program	Science Program	S	Swimming	English Program	Whizzvocab /  Intelligent Expression  / Focus-Speed Recall	Free Play / Individual Reading
TUE	Free Play / Individual Reading	Whizzvocab /  Intelligent Expression  / Focus- Speed Recall	Gymflex Program	N	Memory Program	I/Q Math Program	Character Building Program  / Memory Program	Free Play / Individual Reading
WED	Free Play / Individual Reading	Whizzvocab /  Intelligent Expression  / Focus- Speed Recall	Gymflex Program	A	Alphabet Train	Free Play / Individual Reading	Character Building Program  / Mandarin Program	Free Play / Individual Reading
THUR	Free Play / Individual Reading	Art & Craft Program	Art & Craft Program	C	Whizzvocab / Intelligent Expression  / Focus-Speed Recall	I/Q Math Program	Free Play  /  Individual Reading	Free Play / Individual Reading
FRI	Free Play / Individual Reading	Whizzvocab /  Intelligent Expression  / Focus- Speed Recall	Gymflex Program	K	Alphabet Train	Character Building Program  /  Music & Dramic Program	Imaginative Play

P/S: Payah nyeee nak muatkan timetable ni... This is the best I can... Actually, 11.30am-12.00pm is for Freeplay / Individual Reading.

Last but not least, few photos of the school... 

Main Hall... Depan kelas Zaim

Ade pulak slide kat situ...

and swimming pool too...

Ini adelah gambar skodeng Zaim...

First Day @ Q-dees

Wohooo kalo bercakap pasal school, Zaim lah yang paling happy. Ade teacher, ade friends, ade singing, ade ABC, ade dancing, ade beg Thomas (actually key chain Thomas), ade botol Mickey, ade kasut BEN10, ade slide, ade swimming,... semuaaaa ade... Kemain semangat dia.

Hmmm dedua tido lagi... Sape nak bangun dulu ni? 

This morning, walopun Mommy dah bising-bising dalam bilik both Zaim and Aariz were still sleeping. Hmmm.. tulah dedua ni semalam Mommy suh tido awal, sibuk berwrestling sampai kul 12. Kan dah terbongkang dedua ni... Nak tanak Mommy kejut Aariz dulu, sebab diaper dia pun dah penuh, tak comfort dah. So, better mandikan dia dulu. Aariz kalo celik je memang sengih je. Lagi kalo masuk bilik air, suke tul mandi. Then only I wake Zaim up. Zaim mamai lagi. Memula macam malas nak bangun mandi. Termenung je atas katil. But when I remind him about school. Terus laju dia mandi. ;)

Ok dah siap dedua anak Mommy. Handsome dah!

Eh eh ni adik ke abang ni yang nak pergi school.

Ok on the way, tak abih-abih repeat, Semua school. Iyad school, Fiqah school, Qilah school, Aqil school, Kak Lis school, Tiya school, Naim pun school... Best kan!.

Tapi bile sampai school... Hahahah drama di situ... Mommy jom baliikkkkk... Naim nak ikut Mommy!!!! Nak balik.. Jomlah!!! Airmata melimpah-limpah...

Melihat itu, maka terus Mommy salam and goodbye Zaim. Dia tu kalo layankan lagi lame overactingnye... Then I left the school. One minute after, I realize I left the falsh card in Zaim's bag so I turn back and told the teacher. When the teacher hand Bie the falshcard, Bie asked her if Zaim still crying.. The teacher said, no one crying in the class except one girl... Hah! Tengok tu... tadi kemain drama airmata tak sampai 5 minit dia dah OK happily mix with the class.

I arrived few minutes early to pick him up, but the class is not over yet. So I grabbed a chance to mengintai Zaim. He was happy playing with ballon. Properly sit down with his classmate. Owh mendengar kata jugak Zaim... I was worried that he will not be able to sit down and listen to teachers. When the bell rang, I quickly wait him outside. I need to show the flashcard before I can take Zaim home. From far, I heard Zaim shout "MOMMMYYYYYY"... hahaha comel! Ok boy, keep up the good work! ;)

Tahun Baru

We started our new year with Ubat Cacing. Hehe kan kene makan 6 bulan sekali maka lebih senang nak ingat kalo makan during new year. ;) Zaim pun dah kene makan ye. Hmmm Zaim bagi la ubat ape pun sume dia telan. Tarak hal punye. Mommy jugak lah yang sedikit penakut makan ubat. Heheh...

This year, Zaim will be in Q-Dees. Tak padan baru 2 tahun setengah dah bising mintak nak pergi sekolah. Dia jeles tengok cousin2 lain dah sekolah. Sebab Zaim pun semakin ligat terbang dan panjat sane sini kat rumah, maka lebih elok rasenye kalo dia pergi school. Kurang la sket kot benjol dari terhantuk sane sini main lari lari tade tujuan tu. Ini memang last minute punye decision. Mula-mula nak tunggu dia masuk 3 tahun dulu this coming June, tapi bile tengok dia catch up reading, counting, singing and all, rasenye dia dah ready. Pulak tu kat Q-Dees, module dia sgt menarik. Simple and easy to understand. Yang paling best dia ade Gym and Swimming session. Sesuai sgt la tu dengan Zaim. Every week mesti mintak pergi swimming. Esok first day Zaim. Entah cemane dia. Dah lame Mommy tak hantar Zaim ke nursery. Rase-rase mau nangis nnt. But I know Zaim seminit je nangis tu, nanti dah leka main mane nak ingat Mommy dah...

Zaim's uniform and school bag.

Harus kasut BEN10... permintaan dari Zaim.

On different note, I am actually dalam dilema. My mom's maid nak balik Indonesia this week. And my future maid pulak dah ready, but ade sedikit problem with Imegresen. Our name still attached to our ex-maid. So we cant apply for new maid. Bleh tak system Imegresen kat Perak tu tak same dengan system kat KL. Nak tanak kene la tunggu name kitorg clear baru bleh apply. So the problem is, sape nak jage Aariz? Looks like we need to send him to nursery.... Alahaiii tak sampai hatinye Mommy. Aariz dah biase duk rumah. Full attention from my family tetiba kene duk nursery, mesti tak biase. Some more Mommy risau Aariz demam macam Zaim dulu... We also try to look for babysitter.. Ade sesape volunteer nak jage Aariz?

Anyone?

Btw, this year I hope for nothing but the best for our family.