"Mummy, look!!"

"I can now sit on my own!!"

"Unsupported and unaided!"

Yes, at 8 months and 5 days old, our fuzzy little guy has finally reached a new milestone.

And I wept :)

Two peas in a pod

*smiles*

B for Bottles :)

I had always wanted to blog about feeding bottles. I think we tend to take granted the importance of having proper and safe feeding bottles for our babies. I guess I’m one of the unlucky ones when it comes to breastfeeding. Adel just won’t latch to my breasts which irritates the both of us. I ended up expressing my breast milk for him but since he does not latch, which means he does not directly consume milk from me, I’m well dried out even during confinement.

So I’ve been using a lot of plastic bottles because initially I thought that I’ll just throw them away once it is well used. I didn’t pay much attention on whether these plastic bottles were bisphenol-A (BPA), phthalate, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) free. You say what? Well, these chemicals when combined are lethal and can lead to contrasting effects on the testis and the liver, causing testicular degeneration and promoting abnormal hepatocyte proliferation and carcinogenesis as well as concerns about its potential effects on the brain, behavior, and prostate gland in fetuses, infants, and young children. Mouthful isn’t it? Try googling the effects yourself, alarming I tell you!

Until Dayah bought Adel these babies:

Look at the variety of colours!

Those are Lifefactory baby bottles. These bottles are made out of glass. Yes, it may break but it also has these cool bright colored silicone sleeves which helps to protect the bottle from breakage and provides a great gripping surface and tactile experience during feeding. Other amazing facts on the babies are:

• Bottle and sleeve can be boiled or put in the dishwasher together. Can also go in the freezer, making breast milk storage simple;

• BPA, phthalate, and PVC free (yay!);

• Silicone sleeve is non-toxic and free of plastics;

• Silicone nipple is non-toxic and latex-free;

• Plastic ring, plug and cap are FDA approved;

• Made from borosilicate glass and therefore are thermal shock resistant allowing them to go from freezer to boiling water.

Lifefactory glass feeding bottles are available here in Malaysia. You can purchase them online from myBBstore.com.

Avent bottles are also a godsend. It has proven to reduce colic in babies. I think at one point Adel was colicky only because he was fed from bottles since day one. We have one Avent bottle and one sipping cup at home but Adel still prefers his Lifefactory bottles  Can't really blame him, I love those Lifefactory bottles too, lol! They're so pretty :).

And here's Adel's fave feeding bottles ;)

Fuzzy

I realised that I can now be bigamous or polygamous in loving men :). I was monogamous in my early years of life but marriage and motherhood changes it all. 

For those of you who are a bit "celeron-like" today, I don't mean this in the light of extra-marital affairs, ok! I'm talking about this:

I'd never thought I could welcome these two darlings in my heart. 

love them to bits!

Especially this fuzzy little guy!

fave pose

My favourite sight of these two dudes has to be during the wee hours of weekends.

"I woke up earlier than Daddy!"

And the fuzziest of them all!

"i'm a lion" pose

Both of them brings joy and laughter to my life and best of all, gets me all "fuzzied-up" inside!

Alhamdulillah :)

Adel's BPP No. 4

I emailed one of the prospective cookie maker for cookies for one of the adult's party favor last Friday. She replied that it's tooooooooooooooooooooooooo early for me to place an order since it's for February 2011 and told me to write in a week prior to the delivery! *laughs hysterically*

I know! It's early. Too early actually, but can you blame me for being uber excited? Honestly, this is just the beginning. Imagine if Adel was getting married? *imagining*

Hmmmm...maybe I should start planning the wedding now *evil laugh*! 

Happy 8 months Adel!

Dear Adel,

You are 8 months old today. Another 4 months till you reach your first year of life. What have you accomplished this month? You're a pro when it comes to creeping on your tummy and shoving your butt high up in the sky ;p. A progress which would hopefully assist you in your crawling duties in due time :). You've advanced into a clingy baby. Not that I'm complaining :p. There are times when you'd prefer me over Daddy and occasionally, Daddy over me. But that's OK. It shows that you are fond of us and we heartily appreciate that. You've come a long way from the crying baby you were in the first 3 months of your life, rolling over at 5 months, teething at 6 months and your first ever fever and flu at 7 months. I look forward for more wonderful things from you and I only hope and pray for more endearing things to come. I'll write more when you turn 9 months and maybe I'll pen a tell all in a book when you're officially 1!

Love you sayang,

Mummy xxx

Top 10 Songs - on my list anyway

Do you get that feeling that every time when you've pen down your (or what you think your!) fave songs are, you tend to change your mind? Well, I get that all the time. I am after all, very infamous when it comes to being fickle minded. It's my middle name! "Lily Fickle Minded Adelina" - Hmmmm..does not sound appealing, at all! But I digress.

Anyhoo, I thought of jotting down my fave songs of all time (as of 22 October 2010 ;p).

1. A Perfect Circle - 3 Libras

When you're depressed, please listen to this song. If you think that this is the end of you, please listen to this song. If you think that you are not worthy of anything, please listen to this song. Seriously. Please listen to this song. You don't know what depression, end of life and worthless means UNTIL you have listen to this song.

2. Kylie Minogue - Spinning Around

*drops jaw*.  "Lily? WTH?? Kylie Minogue?". Yes, gone were the days where I'd be fantasizing on having a happy albeit weird marital life with Marilyn Manson. I like this song because, becauuuuuuse, becauuuuuuuuuuse..well, I do have my gedik times and this song is befitting to cater to my gedik-ness.

3. Metallica - The House That Jack Built

For the amazing riffs and James Hetfield's sexxaaaay voice *purrr*.

4. Metallica - Wherever I May Roam

Two words. Kirk Hammet *droooool*.

5. Butterfingers - Mating Season

No, it's not about that. It's about losing hope and dream and for "when everything else fails" situation. I replayed this song for like a million times right before I sat for my final exams in my fourth year back in UIA. Nope, I didn't fail the subject, I think I got A- ;p.

6. Corrine Bailey Rae - Trouble Sleeping

For her luscious voice and mesmerizing lyrics *goosebumps*.

7. Amy Winehouse - Love is a Losing Game

Seriously. The lyrics. How I wish I had the ability to be creative like her. Uber creative. And her voice, need I say more? But I wished she could've done something about her personal life. And the hair, what's up with the beehive? 

8. Boyz II Men - Colours of Love

I always choke up and cry when I listen to this. Strangely enough, it reminds me a lot of my mum. I miss her. I miss her a lot *cries*.

9. The Smashing Pumpkins - Try, Try, Try

I can see a pattern here. No, I am not depressed but I like listening to depressing songs. Depressing songs are very honest. It comes from the heart. This song is about trying one's best at achieving something but it always gets back lashed by one's lust and desires.  It's a reminder that humans are fallible and vulnerable. 

10. Lauren Wood - Fallen

When Lily met Farid ;).

What' yours? Am tagging Sasha, Shuey and Aja (again!) because they didn't do it the first time round!!

Trouble sleeping

Not me. I'm wide awake *yawn*.

I love, love, love this song. Her voice is amazing. The lyrics are mesmerizing.  Listening to the song is so profound that it is as if you've experienced 'you'.

I'm talking about her.

credits to here

Her debut album was and still is my fave (if only I can find the CD ;p). I can listen to her all day. I think "Put your records on" got me started on the whole Corrine Bailey Rae craze. I know, it's so five years ago, but I'm still embracing my youth so to speak *grins*. 

I wished I could've uploaded the video here, but I don't know how to *slaps head*.

So here are the lyrics anyway. 

Trouble Sleeping

It's late and I'm feeling so tired
Having trouble sleeping.
This constant compromise
Between thinking and breathing.

Could it be I'm suffering
Because I'll never give in?
Won't say that I'm falling in love
Tell me I don't seem myself
Couldn't I blame something else?

Just don't say I'm falling in love

Some kind of therapy
Is all I need
Please believe me
Some instant remedy
That can cure me completely

Could it be that I'm suffering
Because I'll never give in?
Won't say that I'm falling in love
Tell me I don't seem myself
Couldn't I blame something else?

Just don't say I'm falling in love
'cause I've been there before and it's not enough
So nobody say it
Don't even say it
I've got my eyes shut
Won't look, oh
No, I'm not in love

Could it be I'm suffering
Because I'll never give in?
I'm falling love
Tell me I don't seem myself good enough for something else

Just don't say I'm falling in love
Falling in love
Just don't say I'm falling in love
Oh, yeah
Falling love ooh
Oh, oh, don't say that I'm falling in love, don't say that, oh
Just don't say that I'm falling in love, yeah
Just don't say that I'm falling in love
Don't say but in the answer
'Cause I'll never give in
Oh
Falling in love
Yeah
Oh

P/S: I've completed the second work *prances around in joy*!

Almost!

Almost done with the second piece of work. Hopefully I can get an extension for the third piece. Since I'm almost done, I thought I'd reward my self with some blogging, lol!

Am not blogging much, just to say that I'm "almost" done with me work :)

Suddenly I remembered that song from Brandy entitled "Almost doesn't count".

Sheesh.

S.O.S.

messy

OMG!! It's already Wednesday! I have 3 things to submit by the end of the week and I've only completed one *sigh*. Tell me how I'm supposed to write a chapter on the historical development of Islamic banking, answer a string of questions on sukuk issuance in and outside Malaysia and translate hire purchase documentation, all at the same time? Clueless? Me? Definitely! 

"I love my job, I love my job" *hyperventilating*.

Please send help! *gulp*.

Sent from my iPhone

Testing!

An attempt to blog from my phone :p

Sent from my iPhone

Adel's BPP No. 3

Got an email for one of the party favor for the adults with various templates design this morning. I had several to choose from. They all looked cute and kiddy but only one thing irked me a little - they misspelled Adel's name *sigh*. Ah well, it's just samples anyway. 

See how easily I can overreact?? Haha.  

Emailed them for necessary amendments and other few adjustments. Hopefully it should turn out alright *fingers crossed*.

Also, I changed my mind on the flavor of the birthday cake. I originally wanted something "different" but I later found out that such "difference" was seriously "different". I don't know whether I could handle that for I might possibly be blamed for the "difference" in the future. I'm not making sense, right? Never mind, I'll tell you when the day comes :p.

I've also added other food on the menu. Hubby smiled obligingly knowing that I can still change my mind up till the 11th hour. Hehe.

Maxis, Wedding, Birthday and Ayam Penyet

Like any ordinary beings, my fave day of the week would have to be Saturday and sometimes, Sunday. This week, our Saturday was kinda packed but it was saved by a resting Sunday.

I got up at 8ish am on Saturday and did the laundry. Had to do loads of it because I skipped doing it on Thursday or was it Friday, I can't quite remember. Adel woke up a couple of minutes later when I caught him almost falling off the bed with hubby next to him..sleeping *sigh*. Fed Adel, bathe and dressed him, then hubby and I prepped up for our day ahead.

Daddy stinky, tak mandi lagi!! But look at Adel :)

*heart melts*

We headed up to Maxis KLCC, hubby has probs with his BB. 

On the way to KLCC

A quick snack before arriving

Hubby, driving of course!

Hubby fessing up about his ailing BB

It was such a long wait!

We had to wait for an hour! We were scheduled to attend a wedding afterward but we were dead starving. Adel had dozed off, I think he sensed that it was pointless waiting, lol! So, we had a quick bite here:

We had this.

Adel still sleeping.

Yours truly.

A quick trip to Memory Lane.

After grabbing a quick bite, a brief visit to Toys R Us and Memory Lane, we headed back to Maxis but to hubby's disappointment, his BB could not be saved *hangs head*. Adel woke up from his sleep and we headed back to the car and rushed to the wedding.

We didn't take any pictures at the wedding because it was really hot! Seriously. I could fry an egg in the heat or even roast a lamb, lol! Adel was sweating like mad! Poor him :( Dahla silly old me forgot to bring spare clothes for him to change. Because we could not stand seeing him sweating profusely, we decided to let him wear his birthday suit ;p. We finally had a proper meal at the wedding, though a bit late, masuk angin dah perut!

All sweaty!

Sans clothes save for beeb, pacifier and diaper ;p

After the wedding, we went to Aunty Alang's house and celebrated my grandmother's 70th birthday. We did not get her anything. Hehe. We totally forgot about her, actually *evil grin*. So we had cake at Aunty Alang's house. Could no longer stuff ourselves with rice or other food because we were full to the brim! My sister was there too and brought Adel a t-shirt from MotoGP.

Adel with Uncle Kutik

Adel, waling his lungs out with Grandma Nenek ;p

We went back home (thank God!) near Maghrib. I wasn't feeling well, maybe because I overloaded myself with food today. Haha. I left Adel with hubby and dozed off for a while. Woke up an hour later, tucked Adel to sleep and had dinner with hubby. He went out earlier to get nasi goreng belacan for me :p. After dinner, joined hubby watched Salt but I got easily bored and I went straight back to bed!

Sunday (today) was a good day. Too much rest actually. Adel woke me up at 9am and I did more laundry *sigh*. Did my morning routine and near 11am we went to Wangsa Walk. I have this thing for Ayam Penyet. I don't really like it and it's not my fave dish in the entire world but strangely enough, I must have it at least once a week! I'd order the usual though, chicken, eggplant and gado-gado and wash it down with limau ice! Haha. I feel like having it now ;p

Adel in his brand new MotoGP t-shirt

Let's go already!

Cam whoring while mummy placed orders

Hubby, waiting.

The penyets.

Adel and his bottle.

Vultures.

Happy to go back :)

We went back home after lunch and Adel and I had a siesta till 4pm. We planned on going to the car wash to get my car washed. I can't remember the last time I washed it. The car is red but because of my non-attentiveness, the car is now, well..gray!

Adel woke up earlier than me because he had pooped! Called hubby to sort him up. I thought we were just in time to go to the car wash but hubby ended up sleeping till 6pm! I also had thought of seeing Sasha and Dayah at Great Eastern Mall but because hubby slept till 6pm, we didn't even go to the car wash and so I sulked and did my evening routine again :(.

I did Adel's laundry, fold our laundry and cooked Adel's porridge for the week ahead. This time around it's a mixture of carrots and sweet potato. So the colour is naturally orange with a touch of purple :). I think Adel loves veggies. He has troubles chowing down bananas and the likes but he's perfectly OK with carrots, green beans and sweet potatoes.

Hubby went out to get us dinner. We had roti naan today. When that is done, I ironed work clothes for hubby to wear tomorrow and tucked Adel to sleep.

So here I am now. Contemplating on what to do next. Maybe I'll refill the empty water bottle in the fridge or pack Adel's bag for him to bring to MIL tomorrow or maybe I'll just retire and go to dreamland instead. Hehe.

It was a fun packed and stressfull weekend. Hmmmm...I feel like having lai chi kang now ;p.

Belly talk

Hubby and I were reminiscing the days when Adel was still in my belly. Without much thinking, I told hubby what I had prayed for when I was pregnant then.

Me: "Han nak tau Bun doa ape tuk Adel dulu?"

Hubby: "Tak payah cakap sekarang, nanti tak jadi."

Me: "Tak nak tau ke? Nak cakap jugak! Bun selalu doa anak bun sempurna sifat fizikal, mental, normal, comel, cerah, handsome, rajin, pandai, cerdik, bijak, berakal, berilmu, beriman, beramal soleh, dipanjangkan umur supaya menjadi manusia yang berguna, berakhlak mulia, berpelajaran tinggi dan sentiasa mengikut perintah Allah."

Hubby: *long pause*

Me: "Han doa ape? Cakaplah!"

Hubby: "Doa anak kita hormat ibu and bapa dia."

Me: *gulp*

Haha. I guessed I missed that one out. But I later argued that if Adel is "bijak, cerdik", surely he would know how to respect his parents. His reply was, "We'll see".

*giggles*

Me at 7 months pregnant with Sasha :)

Wishful thinking

My sister gmailed me a link to this earlier today.

Pretty, isn't it? Haha. How I wish I was tall and skinny (still wishing ;p).

I wear a lot of jubah especially during the weekends. It's easy really, plus since I do not (yet!) have my pre preggy figure, wearing jubah only seems comfortable and sensible, lol! 

But these jubahs are exquisite! A must have in my closet!

*drool*

Now let me check my bank account *giggles*.

The truth about sons

what'cha lookin at??

"The relationship of a son towards both his parents is very complex. A son will likely feel a close bond with his mother, yet see his father as an adversary and competitor. When a son sees how his father interacts with his mother he will either attempt to model his father's behavior or reject his father's example of relationships with woman. From the parents' point of view, having a son can be one of the greatest joys they will ever experience but also one of the greatest challenges. Balancing the need to offer freedom to your son while placing appropriate boundaries may be an area of contention." 

I found the above from here.   

Another one bites the dust

We all gathered in his room exactly at 4.02pm.

He has decided and he told us of his decision.

He is leaving.

We were all shocked and some even shed tears.

I was sad but I think I was more disappointed than sad.

*sigh*

Adel's BPP No. 2

Owhhhh noooooooooooooo.

My fave cookie maker is hanging her cookie apron as of this month.

Which means she will not be making one of the items for the adult's party favor for Adel's birthday party.

She made Adel's party favor for his cukur jambul earlier this year. It was superb. It was  beautifully done. And the taste, it was like you've tasted the best cookie ever. Just look at it for crying out loud!

 

I am sad.

I am beyond sad. 

I am devastated.

Will cry later.

On the plus side, I have gotten confirmation for the birthday cake order. So yay!

But will still mope for the loss of those wonderfully crafted cookies :(

Chocolate Chip Cookies

I've started making these cookies for the past 3 years for raya. The thing about me is I love to bake but I'm not the biggest fan of my own baking products. I'd usually bake and serve others. I remembered baking these for the first time and I gave it to mummy for raya. Little did I know that that was the first and also the last time I baked raya cookies for mummy. So these babies holds a special place in my heart and I vow to bake them every year for raya. Plus, it's hubby's fave kuih raya :)

Ingredients:

200g butter

3/4 cup white sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp bicarbonate soda

1 tsp salt

2 cups milk chocolate chips

How to make:

1. Preheat oven to 175 C. Grease cookie sheets or use baking paper.

2. In a large bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate soda and salt, gradually stir into the creamed mixture. 

3. Finally fold in the milk chocolate chips. I use this:

4. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets or baking paper.

5. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until light brown. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Dah abes dah pon..it only lasted 3 days!

Adel's BPP No. 1

The abbreviation above stands for Birthday Party Plans ;p.

I have started placing orders for the birthday cake and some party favors. Am still waiting for a reply for the birthday cake and have already received a reply for one of the items for the party favor. FYI, there will be two types of party favor to cater to both adults and babies. The adults will receive 3 items and babies will receive 1.

Have bought materials for the invitation card yesterday. Yes, you got that right. The invites will be hand made. I will make them :)

I have finally pinned down the theme for the party. As of today, the theme is a cross between rainbow and polka dots, lol! I might just incorporate both themes together.

I'm trying to make the party inexpensive as possible. Money is always an issue and our pockets are not that deep. Suffice to say that the party, though inexpensive, ought to be a memorable one. After all, you're only 1 once in a lifetime. And although Adel won't be able to remember his first birthday party, I do not want to disappoint him! I'm sure he'd appreciate it when he looks at the pictures once he's old enough to understand.

Party food will be prepared by yours truly. This is a challenge :) I plan to cook all hubby's fave dishes and hopefully my sister would lend a helping hand. Come to think of it, can't wait to cook and prepare all those dishes!! Bring it on! Haha. I'm crazy like that ;p

The party is set in February 2011. I know, another 4 months. But I want everything to be perfect!  

So okay, more updates to come!!