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Azalia's 1st birthday - the mini celebration (chap.2)

Azalia's 1st birthday - the mini celebration

apologies apologies apologies

A thousand apologies. I failed to update the pictures as promised. I have to resize them and I am so ever lazy to. huhuhuhu.

On the new place

We're currently applying our loan for the house and we've applied to 2 banks, A*liance and C*MB. We're lucky that we applied early because they've cancelled all the mixed loans (fixed for first few years and then BLR-x% the whole tenure) after the harga minyak announcement. I guess they are expecting BLR to increase more. A*liance dah approve but we're still waiting for C*MB.

Asa

Asa has been working like crazy last week because ada ISO audit. Balik kul 4-5 pagi. Thank GOD it's over. Now he can help me with the loans.

Azalia

Azalia loves to walk. Only one shoe fits now. And since it's sneakers, kaki cepat masam, so bought her a sandal.

Me

Was thinking of printing her photos (Yes dah setahun, I never print her photos.. teruk kan) but this month got audit so tons of work to do. DAMMIT. When oh when will I ever get around to do that.Anyway, exams are over and I think I did ok.

The weekend

Went to MAPEX 2008 (Malaysian Property Exhibition 2008) today. KMYSIANs, guess who I bumped into!!! ABG HAMDAN and wife. hehehehehhe. anak dah duaaaaa.

Father's day
Very bad in giving surprises. Bought Asa a samsung t10 on friday during lunch time BUT only managed to kept it a secret for... 1 hour. Yes, I was too excited and called him and told him. bengongkan. So didn't wait for Sunday and gave it to him after work on Friday. kehkehkeh. :p

just a short one

Azalia's one year old yesterday. However the celebration was done last weekend along with my mom's and bro's birthday (both in may).

We are in the process of buying the place mentioned earlier and the process is... well lets just say there's a lot of things involved and a lot of dateline to meet to ensure we don't are not penalise for anything. Signed the S&P last weekend and yes... we are now committed to the place

Oil prices has increased by app. 40%. That means our expenses on transportation will jump by that much. hmmmmm although I've been using the LRT to work , we still use the car on weekends. Maybe now whenever we want to go into KL on weekends, we just have to use the LRT too. Azalia would like that. a change from being in the car only.

Exams are just around the corner. very near. Asa's this Sunday and mine on the Tuesday(10 June). However Asa couldnt have his study break because he has so much work to do. and I'm only taking 2 days study break. Wish us luck. we really need it. At least if we fail this time around, we got our study momentum back. hehehehe.

Will post pictures of the birthday girl. and maybe a vid of her walking... yes she's walking and boy she loves to walk.

wanyz

new home??? maybe....

what do you think? Btw It's in Puchong... huhuhu.

azalia - crawl

azalia crawling

The vid is posted at the next entry. Ignore the background music because it's just the TV. hehehehe. this was shot when she was 9 months old.

pictures - azalia 10 months

baby steps

And so... at 10 months old, Azalia took her first steps. Dgn bangganye I told Wan Jan (her babysitter) and dengan selambanya she replied.. "aah dah reti sket2". Aiseh rupanya dah tunjuk kat wan dia dulu. Same thing happened when I excitedly told her that she can now geleng kepala (all this while angguk je reti). It sokay baby... I dun care where and who saw it first.. Mummy's proud of you either way.

Azalia bites. She bites when she's geram. We're scared of this habit of hers coz she bites really hard. She has 6 teeth now . 4 at the top and 2 at the bottom. Very sharp teeth I tell you. Atuk nenek dia ( who are dentists) are very proud of those strong teeth.

Funny thing happened the other day while I was having my daily conversation with Azalia about how she should always be a good girl and listen to me.

me-" Azalia anak mak good girl, mummy is always right tau."

Azalia's reponse - shaking her head

me-"aik kecik2 dah lawan ke? No no..you're a good girl"

I know it's coincidence but what a coincidence!!!!

Oh and she now understands,

1. sayang pipi(tap ur fingers kat pipi and she'll go to you with mouth wide open to sayang you)

2. waves goodbye

3. mak/anyone pakai tudung = mak/anyone going out

4. cium tangan.(thanks to babysitter for religiously teaching her this)


Will post pictures once I've resized them.

So updates on the parents? Well work has been busy (so what else is new) Studies are moving along slowly. Our exams are in June. And I guess that's it. Hahahaha.... very routine kan our life. How do we make it less routine???

It's been awhile

It's been awhile since I'm up this late. Asa is snoring away with Azalia by his side. Thankfully she's not disturbed by his snores. Otherwise.. we would have sleepless nights because ever since this hubby of mine put on weight, his snores are quite loud.

Usually I would be the one to tuck her in but today I've decided that daddy needs to do it. Mommy has been sleeping way too early and needs some time alone with the TV.. heheheheh. best best dapat layan TV.

I know we haven't been updating this blog for awhile now. Work has been crazy for both of us. Azalia is oh so big now and demands attention from her mommy and daddy when we're home from the office so there's not much 'me' time for either of us.

Azalia has a temper... hooo boyyy and the only thing that can calm her down is rolie polie olie. Mak ai.. kalau marah... menjerit.. nangis.. tolak2 mak dia.. ( ni ada gaya macam mak dier je.. OH NO!!) So the only solution is..

1. angkat dia bawak jalan2 OR
2. pasang rolie polie olie cd.

We usually choose the latter when it's night time coz tak larat ah nak carry her around all the time. after the show habis (20 mins) she usually just go back to sleep. eheheh.. anakku kaki tv mcm diriku.. haiyaaaa...

Mak n Abah lookalike tug o war

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Azalia's first word.

I'm writing this on behalf of Asa. He insists I blog about this because he's so excited that his method worked. Azalia's first word is officialy "Abah" much to my dismay.. siot tol Asa.Senyap2 gi ajar dier abah... tak ajar sebut mak langsung. We were in the car with Azalia happily sitting in her car seat at the back when suddenly Asa said... "abah" and Azalia responded with this teeny voice "Abah" and everytime Asa repeats, she follows.Imagine my shock.... I mean she baby talk a lot but never a clear word... there's dadadada when she's happy... mamamamma when she cries... balblablablabla for everything else but this is a 2 syllable word... "a-bah". hmmmphhhh... Asa is so proud. I'm proud too. Our baby's all big now. huhuhuhuhu.

p.s: I tried making her say emak.. but she just gave me this blank stares and smile. aiyaaaaaa....

Fever in February

Am down with fever since Thursday. Takut Azalia jangkit but alhamdulillah for now she hasn't got it and hopefully will not get it. So I'm having a long weekend this week. Nasib not much work at the office or I'll be filled with guilt. Assignments are due on Monday so you would think it's a good time for me to start doing my assignment... NOTTTT.... hehehehe ok ok ok will start doing it.. maybe later tonight when Azalia's asleep.

Alhamdulillah Azalia was willing to sleep in her cot last night. My temperature gone up again yesterday night so was worried that she'll catch whatever I'm having if she sleeps with me. Re-positioned the cot so that she can still sleep beside me when she's in her cot. But I like sleeping beside her especially now that she doesn't push me away when I hug her.( Yes people, my daughter doesn't like to be hugged or held for a long time except when she's in unknown territory. Very the independant lah she. Always want to play only.)

I think I have to register for my ACCA exam soon. But am still not sure how many papers I should take. anyone have any suggestions. bear in mind.. I have Azalia and work. Need to squeeze some time to study. Maybe I should tahan my mata everytime tidurkan Azalia then I wouldn't sleep so early and have the night to study. hmmmmmm. kene tabahkan hati n mata ni.

Azalia's upper teeth are coming out. Oh ya...2 gigi bawah dah keluar last month dah. Don't remember blogging about that.

So an update on the father? well.... slight fever. not as bad as mine. Election is near so he has to be on duty some nights for something ... paksa rela GLC dia suruh. . the week before last week he took 2 days off to play in the KL pro tour magic pekebende ntah. Was surprised to see some newspapers writing a short article on it. SO GEEKY I TELL YOU!!! won't disclose his partner in crime..BUT sanggup tu dua dua amik cuti!!!!!

so what else what else.... my brother got engaged. My sister's computer got stolen in Uni. I know this is bad but I bet it was an inside job. most probably the guards. If not the guards then they certainly didn't do their job at all!!!... the thief potong the grill ok.. you know how long that takes. if you were doing your rounds... you would've caught them.ok enough on that.

Did a little baking a couple of weeks ago. baked some choc chip cookies. some butter cupcakes with strawberry filling. Azalia loved both of them.. hehehehehe.

I guess that's all... basically this sums up my February.

susu ibu

After 8 months of expressed breastmilk(EBM), my breastmilk supply has taken a dip. Don't think it'll return to normal.Notice that I'm talking about EBM and not breastfeeding. This is because I've been giving Azalia EBM exclusively for 6 months( the last 2 months dah on solids dah..no more exclusive) and not breastfeeding her. She was taken off breastfeeding after just 1 week because she bites. She latched properly, positioned properly but that girl's gum is so strong I bled. I had a few lectures from my aunties about how I'm missing out on bonding sessions etc.. but I was only breastfed by mother for 2 weeks (yes people I bite too according to mom) and we're extremely close. So... I think it's better if Azalia have a mother who's happy then a mother who is always in pain and upset. But in order to increase my milk supply I pump religiously ( the first month it was every 2 hours and then 2nd month every 4 hrs once dah start keje boleh lah every 6hrs) and alhamdulillah the supply was good till about a few weeks ago. I blame work for that. Sometimes work just gets in the way and I missed a few sessions and apparently my milk glands belajar econs so...less demand equals less supply.

Tapi there is some good in giving her EBM. She's more familiar with the bottle and it helps a great deal when she's with her babysitter. I actually tried to breastfeed her again after my wound healed but she prefers the bottle anyway so takpelah... hehehehe. I'm still expressing even if it means just 12-16ozs a day. I think I'll keep at it until she's 1 year old and after that we'll see. A tip to get your baby get used to formula... give it to her while she's asleep because she's too sleepy to care. After you've done this a few times, she'll be familiar with the taste and will willingly take it when she's wide awake. So now, Azalia takes her breastmilk first... kalau dah habis, baru kasi formula.

wanyz

Langkawi

Some pictures from our family holiday in Langkawi 2 weeks ago.

life...

Hmmm.... It has been busy busy busy lately. Azalia is now Azalia the explorer... can't sit still... Thank god I bought that playpen gate thingy. Nih baru merangkak.. not yet walking. No Awanis don't complain... syukur your baby is healthy. Having a baby... your life no longer yours anymore. Your baby owns you. When they reach their toddler years, you are the boss but till then, they are the boss of you. Asa thinks I give in to early when she cries for attention and he thinks its funny when Azalia merajuk I pun merajuk... siap main tolak2 lagi. Azalia just laughs when I do that. she thinks I'm playing with her. She also pulls my hair and puts them in her mouth. sakit lah.. she thinks I'm her doll.

But I love her smiles.. I'm addicted to them. I love her laughs, and how she gets excited and quickly crawls towards me when I come back from work. I love when she clings to me, and sleeps beside me. I love everything about her even when she annoys me with her unwillingness to sleep even when she is sleepy.(Sometimes its funny seeing her trying to shake off her sleepiness.. she shakes her head and laugh and cry at the same time).

She's easily distracted which means "I don't want to eat.. I want to see the world" when we go jalan-jalan. She loves her baby carrier and Asa will let her touch everything when she's in it. Asa feels like a pregnant father when he carries her in it.

My heart melts whenever I see Asa and Azalia play together. I'm just filled with happiness whenever I see my little family together. My life... definitely not mine... but I'm happy with it.

This is what we wake up to almost every morning:




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8 months

Azalia's many faces during breakfast



With her cheeky smile and favourite biscuit.

our little one

Asa calls her his sperm.Part of his contribution to society... (kesiannye my daughter.-wanyz-)

more babies please @ 2008

I think it's funny how sometimes strangers stares at us when we take
Azalia out. Do we look too young to have a child? Anyway, I wish I have
friends who just had babies. I need to exchange stories and Azalia
needs to socialise with babies her age (although she's already
talkative on her own.. I wonder what socialising will do to her....).
Sometimes I try to restrain myself from talking about Azalia to my
friends because I know how some people dislike hearing people talk
about their kids all the time... but she's changing everyday and it
amazes me and I just need to talk about it... heheheeh luckily my
friends at work doesn't mind. :)

wanyz