Cara Galakkan Anak Makan

Hari tu balik rumah mama aku kena sound sebab Ayra nampak susut. Mama bising katanya kena jaga makan anak betul2. Jangan lambat bagi makan, kena on time. Jangan mudah putus asa bila suap anak makan, bagi dia makan sampai habis. 

Ok, baiklah. Mama bagi task supaya bila next month balik rumah, mama nak Ayra mesti dah berisi sikit. Oh my! 

Ayra punya habit bila dia rasa makanan tu tak sedap kat tekak dia, lepas 10 suap mulalah sembur2, lepas tu dia buat bunyi 'Wekk', paling teruk dia akan muntahkan makanan yg aku dah suap. Adoi... Pernah sekali aku buat broccoli puree, masuk suapan pertama terus muntah. Taubat dah terus tak letak broccoli sekarang. 

So, semalam aku singgah kedai baby beli feeding bowl dgn sudu baru utk Ayra. 

Hypothesis: Ayra mesti curious nak tau dan dia akan makan bila aku suap dgn sudu dan mangkuk baru yg nampak lebih menarik. 

Yes, Alhamdulillah. Hypothesis aku betul. So ujian aku ni signifikan la kiranya. Bahaha. Amek ko keluar statistik. 

Semalam banyak dia makan, sambil suap sambil layan dia main dan tengok ZooMoo. Memang kena sabar bab2 nak suap dia ni. Yang penting anak kenyang.

Tips and tricks:

1. Pastikan makanan yg disukai anak dan berkhasiat

2. Gunakan utensils yg menarik dgn watak kartun atau color yg menarik

3. Ajak dia main sambil suap dia makan

4. Sabar, sabar, sabar. (Jangan jadi macam aku yg cepat give in)

Ini budak top up dgn EBM lepas habis makan sambil tengok kartun.

Around the Clock

I don't know if I need to blog about this or not.

You know, life as a mother is not an easy task.

I think I need more than 24 hours per day.

My routine starts at 6.40 am.

After morning bath, I quickly off to the kitchen to blend Ayra's porridge that I let it cooked overnight using a slow cooker. Oh, thanks to whom that invented the cooker.

Ayra will cry and ask for milk (or just want to ngempeng).

I have no other option, so I let her ngempeng sambil baring.

I have to ask husband to change Ayra's diaper meanwhile I get dress.

Off to work, punch in and send Ayra to her babysitter's.

After 5 pm, I fetch Ayra.

Cook porridge for Ayra's dinner.

Prepare for dinner.

After Isya' prayer, I start cooking.

Dinner around 9.45pm (ini dikira lewat ni).

Check Ayra's diaper bag, prepare EBM.

Doze off at 12.30 am.

Breastfeeding goes on and on and on from dusk till the break of dawn.

Err, the next morning, I am hungry like a T-Rex. Haha. 

The reason to come home early

Miss this young lady every second

Dealing with My Wishlist: A Need or Desire?

When I want something that would ask for a huge amount of money, I will jot them down in my wish list. But most of list are meant for Ayra. I think Ayra doesn't care much what I want to buy for her, including her dress, shoes, toys, feeding accessories and such. She only wants mummy's hug and mummy's boobies. Itu dah memadai. Well, sejak jadi mak ni, fikiran haruslah mak-mak. Fikir semua untuk keselesaan anak.

1. Cosatto Car Seat

I am eyeing on this cute Cosatto Moova Car Seat. Tapi macam susah je nak dapat kat Malaysia. Nak beli direct from UK, aku macam cuak lak nak buat international shipment. Kang tak sampai, maunya aku tak nangis. Sumpah comel sangat car seat ni. Aku pernah nampak ada orang jual kat IG, tapi tak sahih pulak originality. Harga: RM800++

 2. Kokadi Flip Carrier 

Ini memang keperluan. Sekarang babywearing tengah trending. Ibu-ibu dah lebih peka terhadap keselamatan dan keselesaan anak2. Semua bertukar kpd ergonomic carrier. Soft structure carrier (SSC) ni aku perlukan sebab Ayra makin besar dan lasak. Ring sling pun kurang membantu sebab dia sekarang dah pandai lentik2 badan tanda protes. Jadi,  haruslah beli 1 SSC. Why Kokadi? Sebab kain dia lembut, sejuk sesuai dgn climate negara kita walaupun Kokadi ni produk German. Lagi 1, body panel dia tak terlalu tinggi, jadi Ayra boleh nampak sekeliling kalau guna SSC. Harga: RM 700++. Nangis.... Kalau tak dapat Kokadi pun, aku akan usaha dapatkan yg lebih murah.

Ini semua nafsu ke keperluan???

Movie Marathon

We watched 3 movies for 3 nights in a row. Oleh sebab perasaan dah muak-bosan-marah dengan ASTRO yg asyik tayangkan program yg diulang2, maka kami suami isteri pun pulun maraton movie yg kami tak sempat nak tengok lagi. Nak je unsubscribe ASTRO kang tak dapat pulak tengok AXN, Food Network. Sejak aku pregnant memang cinema kami tak jejak dah. Tunggu anak besar, barulah boleh tengok wayang.

1. Maze Runner

Filem ni aku bagi rate 4/5. Best sebab jalan cerita dia agak rare dan agak adventurous. Sesuai untuk semua golongan.



2. John Wick

Rate: 3.5/5. Filem aksi Keanu Reeves yg paling best aku tengok selain cerita Speed. Tapi dalam cerita ni dia jadi mafia bapak besar kat US. Tapi seorang yg suami yg sangat penyayang. Babak2 tak sesuai untuk kids sebab banyak aksi head-shot dan bahasa 'fcuk' sangat banyak. Haha.



3. Fury

Filem ni aku bagi 3.5/5 je. Sebab aku tak suka tengok yg ada aksi perang2. Sebab layankan husband, aku pun belasah jelah tengok. Tapi Brad Pitt dalam ni sangat sado. Penuh patriotism. Filem ni pasal perang US dan Nazi (German). Babak perang je banyak takde romantik2 langsung. Budak2 pun tak sesuai tengok.

My Humble Chicken Aglio Olio

I cooked spaghetti aglio olio (read: ugly-ooo) last night for dinner. I am a huge fan of pasta. I love it when husband love my spaghetti bolognese. Since I have to stop eating seafood for a year (but I cheated, I ate shrimp sambal last month, because my aunt's sambal was irresistible). FYI, I gave birth through a c-sect last April. That is why I tried to 'puasa' seafood for a year until the wound is fully healed. Spaghetti Aglio Olio would definitely taste better with seafood. But I had no choice, so I substituted with chicken breast. It tasted good too. And the best part is, husband said it was yummy.

This is an easy-peasy recipe that you must try when you want to limit your time in the kitchen. 

What you need?

- pasta: spaghetti/angel hair/fettuccine

- chili flakes/dried chili (sliced)

- 3 cloves of garlic (minced)

- cooking oil

- any hard veggie: carrot, celery, capsicum, button mushroom (diced)

- pineapple (optional)

- ground black pepper (optional)

- lean chicken breast (sliced)

- chicken stock

- parsley (for garnishing)

Method:

- boil pasta until soft

- saute minced garlic, chili flakes/dried chili and chicken

- add some water and chicken stock

- add veggie, salt and pepper

- add pasta, stir well

- garnish with chopped parsley

- ready to serve

Dinner leftover for today's breakfast; chicken aglio olio

Matlamat

Tahun baru setiap orang mesti ada azam. Aku tak nak letak perkataan 'azam' tu sebab nanti macam azam tinggal azam je. So dalam otak aku set, 'matlamat' yg mesti aku capai. Oh tahun lepas macam2 peristiwa berlaku. Walau bagaimanapun kita mesti bersyukur sebab masih diberi kesempatan untuk bernafas dan menggunakan nikmat yg Allah kurniakan.

So, tahun ni aku sasarkan beberapa perkara yg aku MESTI achieve:

1- Jaga solat

2- Journal publication

3- Siapkan thesis 

4- Pindah rumah baru by June 2015

5- Kurangkan online shopping

6- Nak aktif bersukan

Haha, yg #5 tu aku macam was-was lak boleh ke aku achieve ni??? Yelah, most of the time I shop for Ayra. Baju, kasut, breastpump accessories, toys, macam2 lagi lah. Kadang2 barang2 tu mana nak dapat kat Kluang ni haaa.. Nasib baik Ikea tak de buat online shopping & boleh deliver seluruh malaysia, selamat duit aku!