Can you believe this girl?!

One moment she was being very nice, smiling and just standing there calling for the cat outside, pointing at the fish in the aquarium..





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yeah... and I'm telling you she dare to go higher than that, that's why I'm so afraid to open the sliding door nowadays. The scariest part is... she just knows how to go up… but she don't know how to go down...OMG!

So, ok...I'm just gonna live in a box now.

P/s: Whenever Najihah shows her adventures and tough side, my mom always said… 'this is what happened when you so wanting a boy for a first child'

Oh mom… how I agree..

Najihah and 'Baby Einstein'

Najihah is one of Baby Einstein's big fan, she can sit very nicely in front of the lappy while enjoying her Baby Einstein evening dose.

***Please try to ignore the gediks voice of the cameraman ya... Thanks

The word I’ve been waiting for!

Exactly 1 year and 5 months, finally my Najihah can spill out the word that I’ve been waiting for so long

The word is ‘Ibu’

Normally she would just call me ‘mama’ or ‘maa’ and I keep persuading her to call me ‘ibuuu’,

Now, tailing me everywhere and kept saying “bu…bu...” as if she wants to tell me something.

Really…I’m so touch

The feeling is like listening the first word from our baby.

How Young Can A Baby Start Learning Martial Art

Photo credit to zazzle.com

Whenever we say ‘Wachaa...’ in front of Najiha, her spontaneous action would be kicking like a Kung Fu heroin and repeat after us the ‘Wachaa..’ word… yeah you go girl!

Facing the reality of the world outside our door makes me and my hubby thinks that Martial art would be one of the best defence in life we could give to our child, with the priority of Islamic practice. I would love to send my baby for a martial art class... Don’t know what type yet… Maybe Silat? (Like Ibu & Ummi) or Karate? (like Mama) or maybe Taek Wan Do (like nenek) (^0^) but at what age she could even start?

Google for info and this is what I’ve found about what age is best to start

Many people have opinions on when is the best age to start Martial Arts, but how young should someone start Martial Arts? This is often a topic of debate among many Martial Artists.

At age 3 to 4- Rarely does a student start before the age of 3. In fact, rarely do many students start in this age range. There was a time when it was believed that one had to start this early. This is when the body just begins to form and starting this soon will keep the body nimble and fearless.

In fact, many Wu Shu programs in China begin to recruit students as early as 3. The success of these children at this age though highly depends upon the child. Some children are exceptional. A criteria that many teachers look for in such young students is:

(a) the ability to stand skill for more than a few minutes at a time;

(b) the ability to follow simple instructions; and

(c) the ability to mimic what is shown to them.

Teachers don't expect a lot from students at this age but it is often a joy to see the young toddlers perform.When to start Martial Arts is truly an individual or parental decision. It's never too late to start, but sometimes it's too early. Understanding your child and the reasons you want to join Martial Arts is an important component to picking what is the right age for your young one to begin.

So Mommies would you send your little precious to any martial arts class?

Dear JD... The Truth Is

The truth is... I only love to listen to the women’s part… nngeee...

But this song really makes me move... chewaahh.. layanzz…

Cleaning Your Baby Toys

Photo credit to Google

When your baby is in the "putting everything in the mouth" stage you'll want to wipe down her toys more often. Most of the time I just rely on Dettol.. but voila..there are baby safe cleaning alternatives. I'm talking about going back to basics...don't worry; you can keep your vacuum.

Cleaning Baby Toys - Mix together equal parts distilled white vinegar and water for a cheap toy cleaning solution. Try putting it in a spray bottle and just spraying a little on a cloth and then wiping down the toys. The vinegar smell goes away completely after it dries and it doesn't leave any residue on the toys. Vinegar is edible...but you can clean with it too!

Cleaning Stuffed Toys - Stuffed animals, fabric mats and fabric toys fall into this category. These too get mouthed and can even stain. Please follow the washing directions on the tag for how to clean baby toys. However, if there are no directions or the tag is long gone there are still some gentle cleaning methods you can try;

Washing Machine with Vinegar & Baking Soda - Yes, you can throw most fabric toys and stuffed animals into the washing machine and they'll be fine if the material and content is cotton or polyester blends. For heavily stained or soiled stuffed animals sprinkle them with baking soda and wash, adding 3 capfuls of white vinegar to the rinse cycle. Most fabric and stuffed toys can also be tumble dried on low.

Cleaning Wool Toys - If your wool toy is "felted" you can simply wash it in the machine in a pillow case or net bag. If not, you need to take special care when washing. Spot cleaning is ideal. To spot clean, use mild wool soap and a damp wash cloth and let air dry. For very heavily soiled wool toys you can also hand wash using wool soap and then lay in a sunny window to dry. Do NOT tumble dry wool toys unless they have already been felted.

Sunning Out Stains on Whites - Our beloved white teddy bear had seen better days but what if we minus the bleaching and gave "sunning" a try and you will be surprised by how well it worked! Lay white toys (this works well on cloth diapers or stained cotton onesies too) in direct sunlight and the stains disappear in a few hours. Really! For really tough stains spray a bit of lemon juice on the stain and then put in the sun it works like magic!

Happy Trying!

This Parcel Made My Day (^0^)

Finally, my AidilAdha gift has arrived. 5 Coolababy CD and also 1 free Babyland CD for AidilAdha Package.The parcel was sent yesterday and it arrives just now.

Actually, today I’m feeling a bit down because my hubby are going away for 3 days course and this parcel just made my day again! (Happy... as if I'm the one who's gonna wear it..**slapping forehead**)

Thank you to Pn.Aida of DEAPACHE for a friendly and speedy service (*** they also got Cloth Diaper for XL size baby***)

Reminder to myself, I have to prewash this CD 3 times before najihah could wear it

The Packaging, dah rabak sebab tak sabar nak tengok

See the black bag->complimentary (got little lamb pics represent Raya Korban..hiks..)

Najihah latest CDs

Yummy Strawberry Shortcake

Mommies... have you ever watch this cartoon-Strawberry Shortcake? Strawberry had make a makeover.. that's the picture of her before and after the makeover.

I never watch it, but i knew about this 'mostly pink' cartoon because of its yummy song.."you're my honeybunch".

Recently i've found the video of the real singer of the song and the real singer-Amy Castle.. she's so 'berry' cute!

Mommies gotta watch this video to agree with me..

You're my Honeybunch, Sugarplum
Pumpy-umpy-umpkin, You're my Sweetie Pie
You're my Cuppycake, Gumdrop
Snoogums-Boogums, You're the Apple of my Eye
And I love you so and I want you to know
That I'll always be right here
And I love to sing sweet songs to you
Because you are so dear

Nebulizer- The Experience

A nebulizer is a device used to administer medication to patient in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs. It is commonly used in treating respiratory diseases.

Nebulizers accept their medicine in the form of a liquid solution, which is often loaded into the device upon use. Bronchodilators such as salbutamol (albuterol USAN) are often used. The reason they are inhaled instead of ingested is usually to target their effect to the respiratory tract, which speeds onset of action of the medicine and reduces side effects compared to other means of delivering these medicines.

Najihah had been treated by nebulizer for a few times. When she’s having flu, sometimes she would have phlegm and her chest would produce mild rattling sound. So when we bring her to the clinic, Doctor would suggest a ‘neb’ on her so that she could breathe easy. Not that Najihah has asthma and Doctor said we cannot diagnose Najihah with Asthma referring to only one episode but if it’s not treated it could lead to it. Nauzubillah…

This is picture of the liquid solution which then turns to mist to be inhaled by najihah

I never had a chance to take Najihah’s photo during the ‘nebulizing’ session because during this time she would be crying out loud, kicking and struggling to be free. Me and hubby would have to hold her tight... 1 vs. 2 and I’m telling you Najihah is quite strong when it comes to struggling. After that session the rattling sound would lessen and Najihah would have a good night sleep again.

The outcome of nebulizing trauma for Najihah- everytime she holds a cup, she would place it on her mouth and breath inside it...as if she was in the nebulizing session. Amboi laaa.. masa betul-betul punya session bukan main melawan.. I'll upload a photo whenever i could snap one.

Lepak Station

This is najihah latest lepak station; we just bought this chair last Friday for RM 49.00, fixed price, bargaining is no use… even though I’ve tried (I don’t know if this price is cheap or not).

Actually we pass this furniture store everyday on our way back home. Everyday my heart keeps saying that the chair is cute and I want it! (for najihah of course).

So, finally…we bought it. The chair is comfortable, stable and worth the money for me.

Najihah really likes this chair, she wouldn’t let anyone to sit on it.

This is where she would tonggang terbalik watching her nursery rhymes cd.

This is where she eats her treats.

This is where she would read her books.

Rest assured that this chair would not be another place for her to perform her acrobatic moves since she loves to climb chairs and stairs.

Najihah at the zoo

Last week on our way back to Kemaman after celebrating Aidil Adha at KL, we decided to visit the National Zoo.

I’m the one who’s kept asking my hubby to take us to the zoo, with hope that we can show najihah the real animal itself as what she always see in her animal board book.

We arrive there around 12 p.m., luckily because of this rainy season the day is a bit cloudy (not yet raining).

Najihah seems so astonished by the entire moving creatures she saw. I kept recalling back her memory about all the animals she saw in her books.

‘Najihah..that’s monkey..remember?’

‘Najihah… baby Hippo..cute kan..”

“Najihah.. tu giraffe.. ziiiraafah..”

“Najihah…tu elephant…see.. gaaajaah..”

So tired la become an unqualified tour guide.

But I think the visit was worth it, because I can see that najihah was excited and curious, somewhat scared to see big animals like elephant and giraffe closely.

The funny thing is, she kept twitching her fingers like calling the chicks/anak ayam...siap dengan bunyi-bunyi lagi dan bibir yang dimuncungkan. Even when she saw the big Hippo she did the same thing.

We finished the sightseeing at around 2.30 P.M and continue our journey to Kemaman. Najihah was so tired, she sleep right after she saw the cute baby hyppo... that is our last station. i bet she dreamt about the animals she just saw.

Here are a few pictures of Najihah during the tour

tweet..tweet..Hi Mr.Giraffe

peace... (seems like the mom yg posing lebih-lebih)

A cute baby Hippo who finanally came out of the pond

last but not least..

okay mom...i tried to smile a bit (anak dara ku dah mengantuk sangat..)