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Alya & Ilya

2006-01-25T21:26:00.000+08:00

Alya & Ilya

They are 2.5 months apart and yet now they are of the same size.

Is my babe big for her age or is it Ilya who is petite?

Hmmm...

Anyway...

Unhappiness do arise when there's competition.

Give and take hunny-bunny, Ilya is after all your cuzin and a guest in your home.

Big Bully??

Breathe Babe..

2006-01-23T21:37:00.000+08:00

Again, we sought another doctor's opinion on Little Alya's incessant cough and worsening phlegm. This time, the doc had her hooked on a nebulizer. The discomfort of having the mask on her makes her wailed. But she does sound better after that though the phlem is not totally cleared yet. Little Alya was given four different kinds of liquid medicine to clear her sinus, phlegm and lungs. Despite my reluctance, I had to give her the medicines in the hope of clearing away her problems. I hope she gets better. It pains me to hear her snort and cough away and not being able to do much abt it.

I Wanna Bite

2006-01-22T14:32:00.000+08:00

Lately, Little Alya loves sticking her index finger by the side of her mouth. And chew she does. I tried sucking mine (chewing is painful lah), wondering what it feels like tasting one's own finger. And it sure has a funny aftertaste. Why does she enjoys it? Her gums probably itch... I wonder if Little Alya is teething...

The WORM Moves

2006-01-20T13:05:00.000+08:00

Little Alya has been showing some sleek moves...

Butts up!!

And down...

to get what she wants...

And then she turns....

Yeahhh...

So clever...

Keep practicing hunny-bunny and you will start to crawl soon...

Happy 5th Month!

2006-01-18T09:14:00.000+08:00

Its a day late, but its still not too late to wish my hunny-bunny a Happy Birth Month!! Little Alya turns 5th month yesterday.
She's showing signs of crawling, not on fours but through the army style. On her stomach, she will raise her bums up high and push herself forward, reminding me of a caterpillar style movement too. The bed has to be baricade with pillows around to prevent her from toppling down from that movement and the fact that she rolls to her side pretty quick now. Dangle a carrot and her movements get more vigourous...

Little Hadi

2006-01-16T10:57:00.000+08:00

Little Hadi in his Baju Melayu

Sunday evening, we brought Little Alya to meet a new friend, Lutfil Hadi, for his majlis cukur rambut. Such a handsome little boy, donning a small baju Melayu, fitted to his tiny little size. I kinda miss my little babe at that age, where most of the time, she will stare at me blankly, without batting an eyelid. The stare will end with a little smile and a mischievious wink. Probably trying to fit my image into her brain... Looking at Little Hadi, makes me realise how time really flies and how fast they will grow up...

Cough! Cough!

2006-01-14T22:49:00.000+08:00

Early morning, we whisked Little Alya back to Raffles Children Centre for a consultation with her paedi after she had a bout of bad whooping cough the night before. Little Alya has been having cough for over two weeks. Just when she's about to get better, the attack came again. After a clinic visit with no medication given (no medication for babies under six mths of age-cough syrup is said to be too strong for them babies), we finally decided to send her back to the Children Centre for the expert views. True enough, no cough medicine was given, instead, Little Alya was given an oral solution for her cold (she had a slight runny nose). It is said that the medicine will help to dispense her cold and at the same time get rid of her phlegm which is causing her throat to itch thus the cough. I'm not all for medicines, but on the expert opinions on whether the cough is serious and requires immediate attention. The whooping cough that she had the night before seems bad enough, so I will definitely have to try out the medication that the doc gave. Well.. the doc said its a common thing especially when both her parents are having cough as well. (she had the cough before I do!)

I've never actually fathom to the idea of feeding her with medicines over the slightest discomfort that she had. I hold over the thought - the lesser medicine she take, the better, since her immune system is not that strong yet (the doc agrees with me okie...). For the same reason of my refusal to let her have the 5-in-1 immunisation. The immunisation is said to prevent babies from getting sick often, but yet i've heard of babies who took the jab, and yet gotten sick again & again. And Alhamdullillah, despite not having taken the 5-in-1 jab, Little Alya has been fine all along and only had a short fever that came with the DPT jabs. I attribute her likings of putting anything that she can get hold upon into her mouth and sucking it, as the main factor for her incessant cough.

Hopefully, with the given medicines and the hole in our pockets, Little Alya will get better. In the meantime, i will just have to put away cloth-like toys from her grabbing hands...

Little Alya awaiting her turn

Kambing Anyone?

2006-01-13T22:14:00.000+08:00

Little Alya with mummy at the mosque

Little Alya had her Aqiqah done during the recent Hari Raya Aidil Adha (many thanks to Pak Long Pasir Panjang for the sponsorship). Early that morning we brought Little Alya along to Ar-Rabitah Mosque to witness her first aqiqah ritual. Amidst the kambing smell and noise during the slaughtering, Little Alya was pretty cool about the whole thing... It's her mummy who eventually gotten airsick about the whole kambing thingy... hehehe..

That's Alya's kambing

An Overdue Entry

2006-01-12T19:06:00.000+08:00

Its been quite a while since I've posted anything on my little babe. Bizi is the word but i do wonder what made me SO BZ? Is it the little princess aka budak manja? Is it due to the opening of the school term? Or is it the mummy yang dah tak kuasa? Anyway, here's a long overdue entry on my little hunny bunny...

Little Alya is turning 5 months in about a week's time. She's getting more active, giving whoever is holding her flying kicks and sharp claws on the cheek... she seems to love mutilating herself too...hehheh..forgive her mumy please. Her nails grow so fast and most of the time i have to wait for the rite day to trim it. Biaselah... ada hari-hari tertentu kuku tak boleh dicepit. And by the time the right day come, small tiny scratches had already made a display on her fair smooth cheeks! Macam Edward Scissorhands pulak!!

Little Alya enjoys reading too. i hope to cultivate reading habits in her but at the same time do not wish to emphasize too much on academic excellence. But seeing her interest in it makes me kinda happy too.. that's the way my gerl! Let's hope her interest is not short lived! hahaha...

Things definitely move so fast. It seems like yesterday that Little Alya has just seen the world and its been almost 5 months. The school year has just started and mummy is definitely going to get really busy. It saddens me to leave her every morning and the same morning i will resolve to be home early and be with her and yet i can't. Oh well... the 2006 resolution is to manage my time better and and to be home early so that i ould spent some quality time with my hunny bunny...

till the next entry then... (if i could update this blog regularly shows that i've met my resolutions! hehehe...)

Oh btw, a short statistic;

Little Alya is 6.5kg and 66cm tall!! My little bunny has definitely grown....

Ouch!!

2005-11-23T16:36:00.000+08:00

Little Alya had her 3rd month DPT immunisation today. Luckily, a big yelp and a short cry is all she gave during the jab. Poor Little Alya however, is down with fever. Get well soon, hunny-bunny...

Sleeping Beauty

2005-11-21T23:31:00.000+08:00

Little Alya had accompanied her mummy to her school Annual Family Nite (the family thingy ain't complete-her daddy's not keen on such functions). Amidst the loud noise from a live band (called the Snapshots, i tink), Little Alya slept peacefully in her stroller, thus allowing her mummy to enjoy her dinner. But awaken was she not from the loud music, instead by the incessant chattering of her mummy's fellow colleagues. And thanks to them-the fairy godmothers, for ferrying her around, mummy get to further enjoy her food!!

Sleepyhead with a baker's hat?

Charlie's Angels

2005-11-19T21:44:00.000+08:00

At Aunty Faridah's place, Alya finally get to meet all three of her counterparts, Nur Aliyyah and Nurfarah Athilah, both born approximately two weeks before and after her. Their mummies too are seated within 1 metre across Alya's mummy in the cramp staffroom. That particular aisle sure have gone quiet during the three mummies absense! Check out the princess, the farmer and the girl-next-door....

Of birth order: Nur Aliyyah, Alya & Nur Farah Athilah

Birthdate: 22/07/05, 17/08/05, 02/09/05

Happy 3rd Birth Month!!

2005-11-17T16:06:00.000+08:00

Little Alya turns 3 months today!! Let's see what little Alya has accomplished so far... She's able to roll to her stomach but is still unable to roll back.Sighh... It's all right hunny-bunny... Mummy shall give you more time to do that. How can mummy get back to the workforce when your coos, smile and high-pitched laughter brought tears to her eyes! We luv u hunny-bunny!!

Me & My Pal

2005-11-12T22:07:00.000+08:00

Little Alya

Little Ilya

ALYA & ILYA

Our names sound almost the same. We look almost the same. We dressed almost the same.

But Ilya has spiky hair and Alya has no hair!

And guess who has a wider mouth!

Mirror Mirror on The Head

2005-11-11T17:13:00.000+08:00

Succumb to pressure from both sides of her granparents, Little Alya finally had her hair shaved off today. Mummy actually cried looking at her soft hair piling on the newspaper. She had really thick soft hair and to see it gone was a pity.
According to the grandparents, the original hair is 'dirty' and its better for her to grow a new set of hair. Mom promised to spread plenty of hair oil and nurture it till it grows beautifully. Hopefully, little Alya will have beautiful black hair by Hari Raya HAji!

Orange Peel

2005-11-05T21:52:00.000+08:00

The whole family match this time round! Beautiful orange colour. Please don't ask why we don't wear this on the first day.... And please forgive little Alya's grumpy look!

Selamat Hari Raya

2005-11-03T20:27:00.000+08:00

First Hari Raya as a trio

Little Alya had her first Hari Raya this year. Its also our first celebration as a complete family. However, Little Alya is too small to wear a baju kurung, so we donned her in a white goown instead to match her daddy's baju Melayu.

2nd Cuzin

2005-10-07T21:00:00.000+08:00

Mummy's cuzin, Maslinda, finally gave birth to a bouncy baby gerl, Nur Qaisarah Syafiqah, yesterday afternoon (I hope I got the spelling rite.) And that makes her Little Alya's 2nd cuzin. Qaisarah had really thick curly hair. Look at her chubby cheeks! Wanna bite?

Yellow Yellow Dirty Fellow

2005-09-03T20:36:00.000+08:00

Its been two weeks and little Alya is still looking yellow. Worried, we hurried her to Raffles Children Centre to have her jaundice level check. Poor Alya, she had to be poked on her hand for some blood to be withdrawn and that caused her tiny little hand to turn blue. Her blood sample had to be check for fear of liver problem. Luckily, nothing's wrong with her, thank goodness! Due to breast milk jaundice, mummy had to supplement her with formula milk to bring her jaundice level down.

Maiden Outing

2005-08-24T22:26:00.000+08:00

Little Alya had her maiden outing today!

Well... no where fancy but to see little Alya's paediatrician, Dr Veronica Toh, at Raffles Children's Centre. I won't call it an outing actually since the trip there is to check on her jaundice level. It has gone down and she looks less yellowish. Nevertheless, little Alya finally get to try out her new toy, the stroller.

Little Alya seems to enjoy the short trip there. She hardly makes any noise. Mummy has to bribe her with milk of course....

Little Alya getting comfy

Home Is Where It Is

2005-08-19T21:02:00.000+08:00

Little Alya comes home with plenty of gifts

We are home!

The 3 days stay at the hospital has been a pleasant one. The service at Raffles Hospital is excellent. Never regretted my choice to deliver there. The midwives and nurses were extremely helpful and friendly. And not forgetting my gynae, who dropped by to check on me often enough to assure me that everything will be fine. Thanks to these people who have made my stay there a very pleasant one. And to my family, relatives and friends who had squeezed in some of their time to visit us and shared our joy on the arrival of little Alya; your presence is greatly appreaciated. And thank you so much for the lovely gifts too.

Despite the fatique and the after labour pain down there, i'm actually pretty anxious to be home with my little one. Now that we are home, i'm hoping to catch up on my sleep whenever i can (when little alya sleeps, of course). I'm actually sleep deprived due to the constant awakening of little alya for breastfeeding. To be able to breastfeed little alya is a great feeling though the first few tries were horrendous. There's very little collustrum and little alya doesn't seem to have enough, causing her to whine and eventually exploded into loud cries. It stresses me up, being unable to give in to her needs and can't do anything abt it. Things finally improves on the third day when there's a better flow of milk and little alya is able to suckle on well.

Mummy & Daddy's Pride & Joy

2005-08-18T13:09:00.000+08:00

Hush... hush.. dahling, daddy's here...

Proud daddy

The arrival of little Alya is definitely a blessing and adds joy to our otherwise routine lifestyle. The nine and half mths of wait, anxiety, lethargy and the 15 hrs of labour is all worth it at the sight her. The joy of just staring intently at her half-closed eyes and to cradle her in my arms is indescribable.

For someone who has no experience with tiny babies, her daddy seems to do quite well, adjusting himself every now and then while carrying her. Weighing just over 2.3kg, her fragile little frame seems hard to handle. Nevertheless, daddy is trying hard to hold her right. He's definitely one proud daddy...

The Birth Entry

2005-08-17T22:50:00.000+08:00

Little Alya after being cleaned up

15 hours!

That's how long it took little alya to finally see the world!

Wat's the feeling like? Out of the world!

On 17th Aug, at 1.20am, I felt a sudden leak of liquid flowing out. Unsure of what it was , I went to the bathroom to check it out. Then suddenly a gush of clear water flowed out. It finally registered to me that my waterbag had bursts!

Ah...!! Finally the long awaited moment came. I'm finally going into labour! Quickly woke Saiful up, told him abt it and he said: ohh... jadi dah nak beranak ah ni?? or something in that line... we've been anticipating the baby's arrival for quite some time and finally at 39+ weeks, the time has come..

yah..yah.. go get ready quick! We both managed to squeeze in a short shower before driving down to the hospital. Being a Strep B carrier, my gynae had reminded me to get to the hospital as soon as the waterbag bursts as I needed to be on antibiotic drip immediately after the bursts to avoid infection to the baby.

The 20 minutes journey to Raffles Hospital seems to take forever as i started to feel intermitten menstrual-cramp-like pain. Upon admission, I was quickly hooked up to the foetal monitoring machine. The midwives there were quick and efficient as they bustle about preparing me in the labour suite and asking medical questions. After an internal check and upon consultation with my gynae over the phone, I was hooked with a glucose and antibiotic drips. So there I was, lying on a bed, strapped with a monitoring belt and hooked up with 2 kind of drips. With a smile, one of the midwife gently told me labour will only be in about 7-8 hours time, since my cervix is only abt 1.5cm open.

Go and get some sleep. You will need the energy later.

Yah..rite..sleep in between pain? But then, the pain is still bearable, maybe i could still get a wink or two.. and that wink lasted for over 2 hours.

With a TV in the labour suite, Saiful and I managed to entertain ourselves in between catnaps while waiting for labour to be more imminent. Around 9.30am, contractions get stronger and the little cramp pains gets more painful. Internal check by my gynae revealed a mere 4cm opening of the cervix. Damn..!!

You want to take the epidural? Its better to take now. Don't wait till the last minute.

Thinking that labour could be anytime soon: Its ok. I can still tahan. Boyy...labour doesn't come till hours and hours later... and i tahan and tahan and tahan until i cannot tahan anymore... my face crumble like a prune, my back felt like its snapping into two and the rubs that saiful gave on my back barely helps.. at 11.30am, i surrender! the pain was just too much too handle. Epidural pleaseee...... hurry!!

With the epidural finally sinked in at 12.15n, I heaved a sigh of relief. The lower part of my body felt numbed and i cant seem to move my legs. The pain totally disappeared. i get to sleep longer and even managed to smsing my friends and colleagues.

eh, you in labour also can sms ah?

Im on epidural pe...

Then suddenly at 4pm, 2 midwives came over and propped my legs up. Ok, u r in labour, get ready to push when i say push ok! Huh? push? It didn't register to me that im about to give birth though im starting to feel the pain coming back. Saiful, looking confused, holds my hand and confidently echoing the midwives. ok, i..2..3, pushhhh..... more..more... The hubby: Come on zu, i dah nampak rambut dier, panjang and lebat! Push harder k... after abt half an hour of pushing and still failing to deliver, my gynae finally came in with another 2 assistant. Dr Goh is here, now you have to work harder. and i do have to work extremely hard! Come on zuraidah, pushhh...harder..give your all... don't sleep, look up (i'm not sleeping ok..) finally, at 5.15pm, after the snip, snip, out she came at one final push, together with the placenta...

fuhhyuhh.... alhamdullillah... and ouchhhh....

Looking at her tiny fragile body and the delicate hands and feet and her tiny red face; The long wait and the pain is all worth it!! Welcome Little Alya!