My First Swimming Lesson

Kite lupa la nak cerita, haritu kite p swimming!!!

Kat rumah kite ada swimming pooooolll... ramai orang buleh masuk.. hihihihi takdela mama kata tak baik tipu, swimming pool kat clubhouse la... tapi betul pe, kat rumah la tu :0

First time kite pegi kan, kite cam, woooooo... besar nye besen niiii.. biasanya kite mandi dalam besen je, tu pun seronok gile.. ni mesti lagiii seronok.. mama kite bagi kite pakai diaper biru kite je, pastu celup kaki kite dalam air yang banyak-banyak tu.

Kite tak suka la.

Sejukkkkk... tak seronok tau, selalu dalam besen suam-suam bessssttt.. 

Mama pun tengok kite muka kesian kan, dia pun letak kejap je. Abang naufal dengan abang fawwaz seronok je main kite tengok. Eeeee... tak sejuk eh?

Pastu minggu lepas ki datang rumah dengan ayah su. Ayah ngah, mami ayu, abang naufal dengan abang fawwaz pun datang tido kat rumah. Hari sabtu pagi abang naufal awal-awal dah tukar baju, dia kata nak p swimming. Kite dah panik. Mama nak bubuh kite dalam tu lagi??? Tanakkkkkk!!!

Rupa-rupanya betul kite cakap. Mama dah tukar kite pakai diaper biru tu. ppfffffftttt..

Dia pun tukar baju jugak. Mula-mula dia celup-celup kaki kite dalam kolam baby tu, sejuk lagi la. Pastu dah abg naufal dgn fawwaz main kat kolam orang besar, dia pun letak kite dalam kolam besar jugak.. 

haaaaa... ni ok la sikit tak sejuk sangat...

Mula-mula kite macam malu-malu la jugak, semua org buleh nampak tau dari rumah diorang, kite pakai diaper je. Mama ni ape la.. pastu kite rasa cam best pulak. Selalu kite tendang-tendang masa meniarap tu, dalam air bila buat camtu lagi best rupanya. Mama yang tak penah masuk pool tu pun seronok sekali main dengan kite. kejap-kejap kite kejar ayah ngah, kejar ayah su, kejar mami ayu.. Mami ayu puji kiteeeeee, mami kata kite pandai pedal... (muka smug gile)

Kite main seronok sangat, mama kata nak suruh ayah belikan warm swimsuit untuk kite. Sebabbbb...

Kite demam esok tu.

Tula.. dua hari main dalam pool, abis beringus dah kite. Tu yang malam-malam tak buleh tido tu. Mama, mama. Lenkali jangan bagi kite seronok sangat dalam pool tu ok, tapi takpe, kite saaaayang mama sebab bagi kite main :)

kite laaaa,
umar

The hunt

I've been wanting a diaper caddy for a while already. All this while barang-barang for diaper changing simpan dalam a few types of containers.

Mula-mula a small plastic container.

Then my Clinique drawstring pouch.

Now, a plastic container with lid and handle, the container of couples tees we got from mami ayu.

Tapi none yang betul-betul sesuai. Yang takde lid, barang asyik jatuh tergolek, pouch susah pulak nak cari barang kecik. Yang ada lid tak muat la pulaaakk nak letak bedak.

I did come across a few types of diaper caddy during my hunt for babystuff when I was pregnant, the most appealing would be this;

Cantik kan? from munchkin. Tapi takde kat Malaysia. Only a few options in Malaysia that i like:

from Skiphop

from JJCole

Tapi they're more than RM100 which for me bukan keperluan la nak beli sampai ratus kan. Baik mama beli CD :)

Baru-baru ni googled on diaper caddy terjumpa lah diaper bag organizer yang ok.  Well it's meant for diaper bags so I'm killing two birds in one stone ;)

Currently what I'm waiting for in the mail is this:

from cupcakebabes

can't wait!

The first time Umar fell from the bed (i think)

Masa tu kite dah bangun. Lepas kite bangun minum susu kul 2, mama letak kite tengah2 atas katil, mama kat kiri kite, ayah kat kanan. Biasanya kite tido sowang2 atas tilam jeee tepi katil, teman bantal je laaa.. Selalunya kalau tido atas katil kite sukaaaa menempel kat ayah, tapi pagi ni rasa macam mama lagi best la nak ditempel, suam-suam macam air kite suka mandi tuuu.. kite tido tak lena, susah la nak tido, idung sumbat banyak ingus. Kejap-kejap bangun. Jadi mama peluk kite, baru la besssttt..kul 5 baru kite  tido tak jaga2..

Pastu kan, skali kite bangun mama dengan ayah dua-dua dah takde sebelah.. rupanya ayah p mandi.. kite nampak la mama, kejap masuk bilik air, pastu masuk kuar bilik berkali-kali.. tiap-tiap kali nampak kite dia senyum panggil UMAAAAAAAAAAARRR tapi tak ambik pun. kite kecik ati tau, tapi kite senyummmm je... Takpe mama, mama tak ambik kite kan..

Masa tu mama p iron baju tau. Sapa suruh tak iron masa weekend haritu, dah kelamkabut. Pastu kan bila dia masuk bilik dia pun 'UMAAAARRRR, BILA AWAK TURUN BAWAH NIIIII????????'

Cak! kite dah ada atas tilam :D

Mama pun kalut belek-belek kite. Kite senyum je la.. Mama sibuk tanya ayah letak kite kat atas tilam ke, ayah kata tak. Mama kata dia tak ingat pun dia letak kite kat atas tilam, tapi takkan la si kecik ni elokkk je sengih-sengih atas tu.

Sampai sekarang mama taktau dia yang letak kite atas tilam ke kite turun sendiri.. kalau mama yang letak takpe lah, kalau kite yang turun sendiri, haaaaa... nasib baik katil mama ayah rendah je, n kite pun pandai, jatuh pun atas tilam banyak padding ..

Rasa-rasa kan, kite yang turun keeeee, mama yang letak?

NTAH  ;D

kite laaa,
umar

A review of Bumgenius Freetime AIO

Dah dua bulan order baru dapat nih. Cottonbabies dah launch Bumgenius Freetime All-in-One since around end September kut, tapi hanya available through pre-order, and barang hanya akan ada in December. Ada new colours and prints (dan harga pre-order lagi murah dari retail!) harus la dirembat 2-3 bijik ;)

Since Umar dah ada Flip cover in Clementine, Butternut and Moonbeam, pilihan warna boboi adalah sedikit terhad. Maka mama belikan in Albert, Ribbit and Mirror (sebijik Flip in Dazzle jugak, tapi delayed shipping).

albert snap

Pic googled from babybellebottoms and bumgenius . will post real pic soon, promise!

My review:

How it fits - Fit sangat marvellous, Umar looked very comfortable in it. Leg casings are generous, no red marks at all. The rise is also generous, it fit just below Umar's bellybutton.

How it holds - After only 2 pre-washes (mak tak tahan nak bagi pakai tak sempat basuh 3 kali dulu) Ribbit held Umar's pee like a champ! We were busy while Umar in Ribbit, I forgot to change Umar from 10 until almost 2! That's almost 4 hours, careless mama! ( I usually change Umar 2-3 hourly). When I changed him, the insert is very soaked, but his bum is still dry :)

How it dries - It's really easy to use, and even easier to wash, since the insert only sewn in on one side. It dries up overnight, just the same as other inserts.

Verdict:

If only I have money to change ALL Umar's stash into BG AIO, I would! But anyways boy's colours left for me to choose is only grasshopper, twilight, noodle and sassy, and I'm not a fan of pastel colours for Umar's CD. And I wouldn't mind, but the father put his foot down regarding me dressing up his son in pink, so no, no zinnia and blossom for Umar. If only BG AIO comes up with more prints as with the 4.0's artist's series.. haih..

My favourite tool for preparing Umar's food

Masa mengandungkan Umar, I really thought I'd like that cute baby food maker for when my baby's starting solids. After extensive reading (as always, before investing) two options were at hand:

1. Baby food maker - from a few brands that i came across, the most famous would be the Avent Steamer &Blender. Others are from LittleBean and Beaba. Budget is from 200 to well over 600.

2. Slowcooker - i thought this option would  really come in handy. i mean, u can just toss all ingredients the night before and by morning it would be piping hot and ready as porridge. easy peasy. The good part is that the smallest slowcooker will cost us less than RM 100.

After having Umar, these were put out of mind until a few weeks ago when Umar's due for solids approached. By then, a third option came to mind:

3. Hand blender - this item would speed foodmaking process, i suppose. Baby food is almost always boiled / baked / steamed, i can blend it straight inside the container. This, would cost us somewhere between 300 to 400.

Under intensive discussion with my favourite guru (mak!) ehem, whilst browsing through the electrical store, i laid down my options and asked her opinion. I strongly leaned towards Avent's steamblend thingy, just because it was so nifty and easy, not to mention, cute. But I also thought the other two options were worth fighting over. Round and round i went, with umar and hariz in tow. Finally mak said, haizzz hand blender la senang... yg lain tu tak tentu pakai later. Umar dah besar ada ke nak pakai slow cooker ke babyfoodmaker lagi?

She's right about that.

Now I'm using Philips HandBlender to make Umar's food. Nak beli  Kenwood ke Bosch mahal nokkkk mak tak mampu (padahal sama je harga dengan Avent Steamer Blender tu hahaha), takpe yang penting boleh save budget, and can be used in the long run. Dan yang pentinggggggg skali kat kedai tu the best model for Philips hand blender was on sale, so we saved more! It has an extensive range of speed control, so the fastest made the smooooooothest puree.

pic from Philips Malaysia

Nowadays i made Umar's food every other day, packed into individual portions in 100ml freezersafe container. pagi2 panaskan dan hantar 2 portions ke taska, balik rumah he eats baked bananas/biscuit/a portion of porridge for dinner. kenyang anak mama, perut pun sudah gunduts ;)

Umar's first foods

Umar has just started his solid food. Baaarruuuuuu about 2 wks. From that measly experience, i can safely say:

1. Umar TAK SUKA plain porridge. Dah seminggu lebih makan kalau bubur kosong tu muka kelat kelat nak makan.

2. He likes potatoes. So far he does better with rice plus potato congee for breakfast n lunch. Awal2 tu bg potato saja lagi dia suka, tapi takut kembung maka campur nasik. Ada gaya pemakan french fries berjaya macam ayah.

3. What he loves most so far: baked bananas. Yg tu mmg dia siap pegang sudu masuk dalam mulut.

But my son being MY son, has a mind of his own. Kalau dah tanak tu, mmg dia pegang kuat KUATTT sudu tu tolak dari mulut dia. mmg takleh nak bubuh dalam mulut dia lah. haih. well.. anak sapa..

A Flip Review

Another AI2 system that umar currently use is Flip. It's a basic one-size waterproof PUL diaper cover with lay-on insert. There is an option of snap or velcro closure, and staydry or organic cotton insert. The staydry insert is comprised of 3 layers of microfibre topped with stay-dry suede. the Flip system caters for babies from 7-35lbs.


I first bought a day pack of Flip which consisted of 2 diaper covers (moonbeam and butternut, both in snap closure) with 6 stay dry inserts. i've since bought more staydry inserts, and another cover in clementine (above) with velcro closure.

Umar started to fit into Flip as he was about 4 weeks old, roughly 3.5kg. And since then, up til now, Flip has become a staple for him. i even use them on umar for night diapering, added with microfibre or hemp booster.

As with Thirsties diaper covers, Flip covers are also made of breathable PUL, which enables it to be wiped clean if there's no stains and airdried before alternate use. The cutting of Flip is generous, which is thumbs-up for chunky monkeys. It has flaps on both sides to put in the insert's ends so it stays put. Umar was at the smallest setting and just upgraded to M setting at 7kg. no red marks on umar's thighs at all on this system, yeay!

inner view of Flip cover

the look inside Flip with the insert laid on

the only minor thing that i (ehem!) disliked about Flip cover is the laundry tab for the velcro closure. since its laundry tab is velcro strip sewn onto the back of the cover, it touches umar's back, and mama doesn't like the feel of it. so my solution to it was to lay the insert onto the laundry tab instead of underneath the flap, so its contact to umar's skin is minimised :)

i love, LOVE Flip staydry inserts as it is very thirsty, hold umar's pee about three hours without leaks, and easy to clean. The staydry insert is also convenient to use as it has marks sewn onto it to show small, medium and large setting. I can just fold the insert according to the marks and it fits well into the cover. nowadays i use the inserts not just into Flip covers, but also into other diaper covers as well.

overall view: 4 thumbs up! more than a third of umar's stash is made of Flip, which goes to show how much i love them :)