Raya Aidilfitri 2010

It's been months since Hari Raya... but here I'd just like to post a short entry on that day and some fav pics of mine... :)

Raya started at Kajang house this year... promised hubby to spend the morning with mama and papa bersalam-salaman... He was sweetly excited in the morning... after Prayers, we gathered in his parents room to ask for forgiveness and just celebrate Hari Raya together with Along, Kak Liyana and Andy. Sadly, the family wasn't complete this year since Angah, Kak Ir and Ilhan went back to Sandakan to spend the raya there.

After that we went to my parents house in Subang for the remainder of the day. Though my stomach was already full, I can't resist sampling some rendang and nasi impit (my fav raya food) while we waited for the ever late Meqy and her entourage. Anyhow, here's some of my fav pics for this year's raya...

That's me and naz holding on to my tummy and our precious 3 months baby :) Where's abang u might ask? Well, he's the cameraman! :P

Pressies for Little Baby Shiya

I was talking to my bff the other day and she made a nice point, what should she get for darling baby since I've been on such a shopping craze for the past few weeks?? :P

And as promised, I am making a short list of what I still need... :)

1. changing mat
2. matching mittens and socks
3. fitted sheets (52"x28")
4. diaper bag
5. gorgeous hooded towels (dunno why I'm obsessed with this :P  )
6. baby rocker
7. Utility box from Mothercare (not sure what it's really called... but can be used to put all the little stuff neatly inside.
8. Sleepsuits from Mothercare (3-6months)
9. gorgeous receiving blankies
10. matching top and pants (pants that covers the whole feet)
11. cute kitty stuffed toy from Mothercare (I think mommy wants this more)
12. dresses



Well, that's what I can think of at the top of my head... heheheh... for now, shopping mode has stopped while I clean away at the cobwebs and mountains of stuff that is my room in Kajang. It's already looking better already. I found a couple dozens of clothes to give away... (poor hubby had no choice but to give in) and threw away some few kgs of old paperworks. Seriously I feel liberated and lighter just thinking about it. Now there's just clumps of messiness that I need to sort out and somehow find a little space for it.

Hopefully the wardrobe that we saw in IKEA will be available soon. It's all white (which matches her crib) with two pink doors... ahh, perfecto for my Princess, though the price was a little higher than what I had budgeted for. :)

Me at 6 months and 2 weeks... :)

Outing with the chickies for Tinie's Birthday

Hmmm... think I look more chubby than pregnant  :P

My sunshine, my nephew... little yelli boo...

My little yels was born on 22nd Feb 2009... a cute and cubby bundle of joy... the first time I held him, was so wonderful that I almost cried. I remember those days of caring for him (I had quit working then) and had all the glorified fun of bathing, washing, feeding and putting him to sleep. The sounds that he makes when he sighs and starting goo-gaaa-ing just sends flutters through my heart! :)

You know what I just love about him? His sweet and yummy smell... I could just kiss and smell him all day long... I love to graze my cheeks against his baby soft hair... lucky for him and his sis (Lissy), they are blessed with a full set of hair from day 1...

Anyhow, looking through my blog...I realised that I have not put up any posts about his 1yr birthday! Goodness, it was held 8 months ago, but lemme just make some short notes and uploads some pics just to show you how much he's grown... Now he's such a sweet boy (when he's not throwing things...) and soooo manja... who can resist that slight crooked smile and the big puss in boots eyes...I certainly just melt away and start gomoling him until he screams... hehehehe

Ok... back to the birthday party... the theme was Cars... I'm not sure why i chose this theme in particular but I guess I was thinking of the many characters in the Cars movie and was excited to depict all of his baby guests as one of the characters (bailed out on this idea later... they're just too young to understand!)... And so the color was balck and red, Duh! hehehe...

We have limited space at our home, so only closests of the closests friends are invited for this tea time affair... I got my usual deco of helium balloons and handmade simple designs of traffic lights to be hung arnd the house. Then we hung a huge 'Happy Birthday' banner... For little gifts, all the guests received candies... but i reserved a special gift set for all the parents of the baby guest lists... The babies were Zara Yasmeen, Andy Zariff, Ilhan Emre, Dani Nashrin and Nia Karlysa. Each babies received some party favors such as Cars yoyo, matching color plates and utensils... and for the parents, a picture to remind them of this special occasion. :)

The party was a blast... full attendance and full of laughter and fun... We even got a small no.1 cake for Yayel...

Thank you to everyone who had made the day special for Yayel and thank you for all the wonderful pressies... he still plays with them till this day....

And you know what surprised me most? His obsession is with cars.... he can never get enough of cars... be it big, small, shiny or colorful... as long as its a motor vehicle... he'll play with it all day long... he'll say... "voooommmm..." hehehehe...

Shopping Galore

Hi, I'm Anis... and I'm a shopaholic.

Those who are close to me would know what a shopping nut I am... I get excited just browsing through items and even window shopping. Like all girls, I love pretty and new things. Hehehe.... I can just imagine hubby shaking his head! :p

One wonderful thing about shopping is the art of choosing someone a gift, be it for a birthday, wedding or just for the sake of seeing them smile. That's one of my fav pastime and I had a super time in 2009 shopping for my 3 new baby nephews!

However, this year I am having a blast! I can now shop for my beautiful princess. -big smiles- This mommy to be is just crazy thinking of all the cute things to get in readiness of my princess's arrival in February. In fact I've made lists after lists. Some might say, there's only so much you need. But dears, it takes a lot to plan for two houses! Yes, I will be commuting back and forth still between Subang house and Kajang house. It's gonna be tiring, but that's the only fair thing to do till our place is done in 2012. For me though, that's just the excuse I need to look for pinky pretty necessity (I already have some of Farel's stuff in Subang).

The first item i bought for darling baby is receiving blankies and rompers. I had waited till I was 6 months pregnant before actually making that first purchase. Then daddy bought her this gorgeous white crib that mommy fell in love with  :P

I've been keeping my eyes on my normal shop haunts for sales and bargains since it's so close to the year-end sale. Then I'll probably go crazy getting her all the little stuff such as mittens and socks, sleep suits etc. In fact I heard that today is the big Mothercare sale...! Can't wait! The only thing that I can't seem to make up my mind is the stroller to buy. One day I would like a compact one and the obvious choice would be Quinny and other times I would like to get a practical yet slight bulky one like my sis's uses, which is Peg-Perego. Sigh, I just can't make up my mind. Not to mention choosing just the right color... I mean it's got to be somewhat neutral for our future babies, and what if the next one is a prince? :P

For now it's definitely between Peg-Perego, Quinny or Combi...

Hmm... can't find a pic of the Combi stroller that we're considering. But we're definitely leaning towards that... it's lighter than Peg-Perego and yet has the compartments that I'm looking for...  :)

Well, that's all for now... :)

Past Reflection

Time passes by, sometimes quickly... Sometimes ever so slowly.

Dreams flutter in wake of reality,
Thoughts of tomorrow there, but seems so far and distant...
Hand in hand we step into our own world...
Laughing, dancing and yes... Shouting and crying.

A thousand words could not describe the joy I had felt that moment in time...
Nor could a thousand drops of rain compare to the tears that was shed.

Against each other, for one another...
Destiny is elusive,
Fate is exclusive...

I find myself in today's life... Some parts missing,
Some... Replaced.
For better or worse?
That's for tomorrow's reflection...

Collision of wills and desire... Fusing a slow yet brightening spark...
My own saving grace... My heart, my soul.

All the tears went unwasted,
All the joy not unnoticed...

And so I thank you... My once smiles, my once bitterness...

Just a lil update...

Wow, it has been so long since I last blogged. Partly due to this crazy laziness that has been bugging me and partly due to the morning (or more like all day) sickness. Everyday day and night for the past 2 months I have been feeling super nauseous and couldn't really keep anything down. I would say that eating and immediately sleeping goes hand in hand as that's the only way I could actually keep any food in my belly. But thankfully the worst seems to be over. I'm still nauseous, though I could manage it better now. Food tastes better too. Happy happy me... :)

Yesterday was my monthly checkup and I got to see my baby again. What a relief that was! :D been worried for awhile since at 4 months pregnant I'm still losing weight. In fact people can't really tell that I'm pregnant, my tummy is that flat (well flat meaning normal lemakish and not round) hehehe... But the doc seems not worried about the weight loss and the scan showed good growth. So I'm happy :)

Baby was quiet yesterday. I would say its probably cos I'm fasting. My darling is conserving energy. Hehehe... No jiggle dance like last month. Sometimes I think I feel a flutter, but can't be really super sure... Already I can't wait for the checkup!

Well that's all for now. Selamat berbuka everyone... And selamat menyambut hari merdeka ;)

Muah!