Oh my 'pocket'!! --

Pagi semalam hantar Fatini ke ASPEN Centre @Dataran Sunway for SHaPe IV. This was her 3rd SHaPe since end of last year. This time, the theme was 'Yummy trail'..
She'll have jungle trekking and 'cooking healthy food' session..

ASPEN school holiday programme

Fatini otw to ASPEN Centre... dia mmg suka outdoor programme macam ni...

Fatini @ SHaPe IV -- pic courtesy of ASPEN Centre..



After she got on the bus, we headed to Ikea for a breakfast, and decided to get my office chair that was sold out last few wks.. (alasan je tu nak shopping) lol...

me & my 36 wks bump...


ni antara barang2 yg dibeli kat IKEA:

jam dinding - upgrade yang lama dalam bilik tido! (RM45)

coat hanger yang mmg purposely utk menyangkuut handbagssss ku... tp ada gak beg2 lain menumpang kasih tu!! (harga RM119)

kerusi baru utk mummy menjahit dgn lebih selesa heheheh... -- hari tu nak beli dah 'out of stock'.. ni paling murah yang selesa.. RM199. Yang lain2 beli storage box Antonius tu nak letak CD, and 1-2 lagi bende kecik apa ntah...


Then, we went to The Curve cos i wanna grab Bisky Bosky cloth pads fr Qhaty, she opens a booth almost every wknd at The Street booths area.. I grabbed 3 pcs 'heavy flow' pads at RM100. The one i bought are with zorb inner.. Slightly thicker but should be more absorbance than fleece. She has not many prints with zorb ones, so i picked this 3...

Bisky Bosky pads -- i bought the one with zorb inner.. (RM100/3 pcs - kalau tak, RM35/pc)

Bisky Bosky night pads -- cute prints! sangat kemas jahitan Qhaty!!



Then we walked towards e@curve cos i wanna visit Mom's Care warehouse sale.. Lixa suda borong the day before, so aku pon teruja gak hahaha... But we stopped at a booth yg jual shirt boys with necktie... Alololo soooo cute!! We bought 1 set for Haziq and 1 set for Ayish!! Almost bought the smallest one for baby but hmm harga sama dgn 1 set Ayish punye.. So kensel! Hahhaha.. But amoi tu charged rm90 (konon diskaun fr rm94), bila balik we all kira patut rm49+rm35 = rm84!! Ceisttt Daddy pon x kira balik main bayo je.. Sbb tu lah hal2 sopping ni mmg keje org pompuan kan kan kan??!

ohhh my 2 adorable boys!!!


At e@curve, we stopped at EpiCentre (kedai jual brg2 Apple eg iphone, ipad, bukan jual buah epal!!) -- found new flip casing for my iphone.. Yeayyy!!! Akhirnye hehehe... Sedih woo yg lama punye suda terkopek2, anak2 sedara aku 'malu' sbb makcik dia pakai casing koyak rabak, ceisttt!!!

My criteria was a tough side casing & wide base at the flip.. Sbb aku ramai hero, so kena yg tahan lasak. Tak bleh ug jahit sambung2 kat flip dia sbb sure cepat koyak!! And finally aku amik kaler merah.. Ada oren gak, comel!!

casing lama yang sudah dho'if  sangat rupanye..

hmmm casing baru... cun tak?? I loike... (RM98)



Then we found the Mom's Care sale -- xde orang!! Pelik gaks!! Met Lilly there.. Yang oso teracun-ed dgn playmat yg Lixa beli the day before lol...

I bought few baby's stuff -- another hooded towel, receiving flannel blankets (plan nak buat bedung), 1 set (of 2) jumpsuit for age 3-6mo & bantal bentuk karipap tu sbb dia murah hahaha... Haziq (daddy sebenonya) pow mummy dgn seketul kereta hotwheel (oso seketul utk ayish gak), sib baik rege rm6/each heheh..

barang2 baby from Mom's Care sale..

ni set of 2 baby jumpsuit -- kaler tggl yang ni dgn fink... iskk.. bedal je lah! (RM25)

flannel receiving blanket... berkira nak beli harge sama utk 3 flat blanket (utk buat bedung) atau 1 hooded blanket?? so, these blankets win!! dpt 3 different prints kan kan kan... (RM49.90 --> RM34.90)

hooded towel for baby... "yippee... B for BABY, B for BATH!!" (RM39.90 --> RM29.90)

bantal karipap utk baby... sbb dia comel & murah -- (RM11.90 --> RM5.95)


Then, we went to Ikano, konon nk gi Harvey Norman nk tgk demo Philips Airfryer yg DH sebut nk belikan hari tu... Ohh i suka je kalau org nk beli kn hehehe...

Stopped jab kat Brands Outlet. Daddy beli 3 tshirts for RM50, mummy plak pow daddy belikan baju 2ekor spiderman for the boys and top supergirl utk Fatini...

@Brands Outlet IPC -- sape kata baju boys tak comel... comel la tewww....

spiderman suit -- actually hooded top & 3/4 pants.. tp dia pi belasah tutup mata dgn hood tu, jadik la spidey 'buta' hahahha.. comel kan??!

daddy pon sibuk nak tayang T-shirt baru!!



Then pegi HN, ada demo airfryer tu, dia tgh masak nugget. Tanye punye tanye (mmg mcm nak terus dah tu), mamat tu ckp now harga RM1099, black or white units... Dapat free cooler box.
Tanye lah if bleh dpt offer price yg 2 minggu lepas, dia ckp boleh tanye boss (ceihh ntah2 tu mmg rege sekarang!!!) so dia bagik la harge RM999 kalau we all nak beli. So, kami pon terus beli.. Hahaha.. Suka buat keje gini!! Terjah and beli!

Philips airfryer... in a classy black colour..

Semalam tak sempat try, pagi ni subuh2 tu baru bukak kotak and first try using the airfryer -- re-fry McD fries yg beli semalam...


Before balik, singgah Macy, intai katil, ada kenan tp harge rm2-3K utk headboard and bedframe je (yg ada storage drawer), gulppp!! Tunggu fikir dulu...

Pastu we all pon balik rumah... OTW tu, minah yg nak beli stroller Sweet Cherry aku, called ckp nak beli and pikap kat rumah... Oh alhamdulillah, rezeki... Baru keluar kan duit, ada gak yg nak 'bagi' duit balik hihi...

So itulah kisah jual-beli beli,beli dan beli  kami semalam....

ANC at 36 wks

last week, 2nd ANC in UKMSC.

Mummy:
weight: Gained 3.2kg for the last 6 wks -- rasa ok, sbb 1.2kg wnet to baby hehehhe boleh tak pikir gitu?? :P
BP: 105/59
HR: 84bpm
urine: clear

Baby:
Estimated fetal weight (EFW): 2.7kg (from last 1.5kg at 30wks gestation)
other parameters on scan: normal
Position: breech (adoiii apsal tak pusing2 lagi baby... kepala still at the same position as 6 weeks ago.. beriye la ingat dah pusing sbb movement byk rasa kat atas ;'(

So, Prof cakap, kena check/scan lagi next week, if still breech, kena admit for ECV (externak cephalic version).

Possibilities are:

A) successfully turned head down -- i can wait for spontaneous vaginal normal delivery

B) not successful (na'uzubillah) --

1. opt for elective C-section -- either immediately or at later date
2. wait for him to turn and spontaneous labour ensues -- might be breech vaginal delivery (erkk.... fanic) or if fails, emergency C-section.

both option B are not favourable... ;'(


My plan:

Will agree to ECV -- pray hard he'll turn and wait for normal delivery *all fingers crossed*

if no turning, i'll opt for elective c-sect but maybe later at 39 wks??? ohhhh.... takut nye nak fikir... kena prepare mental, physical and duit  huhuhu...

my friends suggest macam2...

* exercise with gym ball - http://www.spinningbabies.com/techniques/activities-for-fetal-positioning/birth-balls -- aku dah gi pinjam gym ball Farid, tp belom inflate and try lagi, sbb wknd tak dok rumah..

* this website suggest macam2 -- http://spinningbabies.com/baby-positions/breech-bottoms-up/305-body-work-for-breech --> forward-leaning inversion, breech-tilt and macam2...
-- aku ada try forward-leaning inversion... tak sure betul ke tak position tu... usaha je lah apa yang boleh...

* ada jugak yang cakap minum air kelapa lah, minum minyak kelapa lah... aku? air kelapa ok lagi, minyak kelapa?? erkk... tak tertelan kot.. sabtu tu, ku bedal sebiji air kelapa (tp kelapa agak tua ciss)..



apape pon, doa banyak2, cakap dgn baby suruh pusing baik2... and semoga dipermudahkan semua nyaa... doa kan aku & baby ye... thank you very much... muahhhss....

baby #4 checklist

yesterday, i'm @ 35weeks gestation.... 4-5 wks to go...
anxious of course...
and panic cos havent ready anything yet for the baby...

last week, i was stressed out thinking about this...
"what if i delivered early?"
"what if i havent had anything packed for the baby and myself?"
"what if baby decided to come out early, but we are all unprepared?"
  "bla bla bla".... " what if... what if..."

and i stressed out!!! panicking at the same time...

then i voiced it out to my friends in our "secret group".... they are really my best buddies and they calmed me down... thank you gals... u are always there for me... ((group hugs))

so i started one thing at a time:

We went to scout for few furnitures (we have been planning this for quite sometimes, not only for the baby's arrival, but DH is such a procrastinator, and i dont wanna sound like a dictator iykwim!!)

1) to get chest drawers for abang Ayish (ohhh u gonna be big brother soon... *emotional*) to share with baby -- we have very limited space in da house, so we need to upgrade the chest drawers to double its size now... drawer ni pon letak kat play area near the kitchen... bilik maid pon suda penuh lemari baju HAziq & baju sekolah Fatini + Haziq.

we bought this Ikea MALM chest drawers -- 2 drawers for abang ayish, 2 drawers for baby... tp baby nye CDs kena letak dalam box lain sbb tak muat hehhe

2) we need to upgrade Fatini's wardrobe. For now, she's using our old bookshelf for her clothes... berterabur tu takyah cakap... also all her little tiny stuff on the shelves (and now also penuh with baby's CDs & kain2 fabric yang berlambak yang mummy sumbat situ sbb takde storage) -- plan is to get 3-doors wardrobe, so can put her stuff and also my kain2 fabric hehehhe...
this is her current clothes shelves -- bersepah2 and segala bende sumbat situ. If beli proper wardrobe, bersepah pon tak nampak heheh

we plan to get this -- 3-doors with clothes rail & shelves compartments. Too bad this one cannot add mirror to the door -- kalo bleh, bleh la mummy tumpang camwhore bila berBW hehhehe...
3) to get a new bed for us -- DH has promised this for years.... and finally the bed 'patah' lol.... dont ask me how and why? it just the cheapo bed (that came in a set with meja mekap + sliding-door warddrobe & side table that costed us rm700-800/set back in 2005 - me think!!)...

and the kayu lapik already patah when 'someone' who thought he was light enuff to do some acrobatic act on the bed to show off to the kids... naahh amik kau, terus patah... but my 'not-so-handy-manny', has mended it... and lasted lah for few more years till recently... so for the time being we just laid the spring mattress on the floor, arranged the old sofa (that need to be given away!!! any takers??) so that it becomes the 'headboard', open up the queen-sized sofa bed and arranged it in caca-marba position -- janji boleh tido.... i opt for the sofa bed lah, since i cant get up if i lie down on the matress!!!
Kids are still sleeping with us, so need to settle no (2) first, re-arrange Fatini's room, de-clutter the kain2 and my sewing stuff... and let her sleep in the room again (ohhh i need some air in my own room.... 5 ppl cramped in 2 queen beds, sila bayangkan!!)


4) buying new furnitures mean to throw away the old ones.... uhhhh this is the toughest job!!! how do we get rid of these??? we wanna get rid of the
(a) sofa -- this is L-shape sofa that we bought in 2007 if am not mistaken... the cushions are still ok, just that the stool sudah melendut...
(b) bookshelf -- still can be use, but we just dont have a space for it!!
(c) meja mekap -- that has taken up our space in the bedroom -- not in use. Just tempat lempar my tudungs... so it better off!

do u have any idea where can i donate these furnitures??? but i prefer if someone can pick them up!! We are not going to sewa lori or sumthing huhuhu... nak jual pon malas... ada ke nak beli???


okay, now back to baby's businesses:

Baby's clothes

- i know i still have plenty of them -- Haziq's & Faris'... so am not going to add more (err maybe few just for the sake of new baby in a new clothes heheheh)

- so, i asked my maid to take out the box, so i chose which clothes are needed to be washed... together with the mittens and booties...

- last Friday, i went to Mom & Baby Expo in Midvalley -- i bot 2 sets of newborn's pyjamas... at least baby have new clothes to wear on his arrival... (yup gender is no longer a secret i guess!!)

beli set punye senang sbb complete with mitten & booties & topi.. - i also have bought 3 sets of Carter's rompers err 4 actually - in different sizes (3 new sets and 1 preloved set but in tip top condition) & 1 pack of baby jumpsuit... so basically, he already has many new clothes hihihi...

  - now the clothes are all washed, and kept in the chest drawers... sekali bukak -- amekawww... penuh!! mmg tak yah beli lain lol....


Cloth diapers

- i have prewashed the newborn CDs last weekend. they are all ready to use now =)
- i need to decide which CDs and how many CDs to bring to the hospital...
- i need to korek Faris' CDs -- he has too many of them, so need to see which CDs can be handed-down to baby... and i may need to sell off some of the bigger size CDs.
- i need to decide the storage solution for these CDs... i have 2 boxes of NB & new CDs.... Faris punye pon dah 2 drawers.. aiyooo... semua pon sayang mau jual... (dan* the hoarder trait in me!!!) ni mcm menarik tp takde space la nak letak pulak huhuhu...


Baby's pillow bolster set
- pillows and bolsters are ready -- just sarung tilam is still pending... this wknd maybe (hopefully!!)


Baby's blanket

- checked! but not yet prewash. I sew the minky dot blanket reverses to "Cat in the Hat' designer cotton fabric...


- receiving blanket -- ingat nak beli tp tak jumpa yang cun lagi... korek yang lama, ada lah yang lama punye, cukup la... tak yah kot beli lagi, bukan nak guna sangat. Awal2 tu nye maybe masa nak bawak baby balik fr hospital & bedung masa mula2 dalam pantang...

Baby's towels

- i found the old ones, but they look very wron off.. esp the hooded ones.. i have bought one big towel from th expo last week. I may need to get another 1 or 2 of the hooded towels -- i usually have at least 3 or 4 of them! My baby alsways pee on the towel everytime after bath... so we need many spares towel...

ETA : bought 2 towels yesterday.. and 1 hooded towel..

Baby's toiletteries

- i only bought the bath cream and baby powder last week. The big bottles!!
So need to get 1 travel set to bring to the hospital.

ETA: bought all toiletteries yesterday including shampoo, baby lotion, baby powder,  baby wipes, etc. Minyak telon baby belom beli lagi..

Barang mandi baby: baby basin, anti-slip mat & baby support tu sume ada lagi...

Things left to buy:
* newborn size dispo dipes -- ni plan beli peket kecik je utk spare kat hospital masa mula2...
* minyak telon baby


Things to do/gather:
* confinement set kat opis -- nak kena bwk balik and tgk apa yang tak cukup. This time beli Nona Roguy. Hari tu punye minyak mustika NR tu pon ada lagi (hope boleh pakai lagi heheh)
* mybrestfriend nursing pillow -- pada Umi (dia pinjam), dah suruh dia bawak kan -- ingat nak get new one or new cover.. kalau ada jual murah2 as preloved.
* breastpump -- kak Lean ckp dah post to Aja utk service, so hope i'll get them in time.. nak tgk if i need new spareparts etc
* kemas beg hospital ku -- yang ni mmg lom buat apape... nak kena pinjam 3-4 helai kain batik dari mak. Selalu mmg berkain batik je, and kain batik mak and baju kedah dia lah jadi mangsa LOL..
* abiskan jahit barut baby. Barut mummy ada jumpe yang moden punye tu, and also kain barut (belacu) panjang (ada ke nak tolong ikat kan ni??) -- nak basuh je.
* tungku -- guna tungku moden je this time. Batu takde pulak... dulu pakai tungku moden yang bonjot tu (Leesa formula) tp kena kukus & tak tahan lama... 5 minit je dah sejuk... tungku bantal moden tu tahan lama panas, tapi tak cukup berat... tungku batu sungai gak yang BEST!


hmmm... yang lain2 nnt kalau ingat add je...











 

Recipe: Bread pudding

Teringin sbb tgk gambo sape ntah yg tiba2 muncul kat news feed facebook ku.. Ni yg nyampah ni!!

Tp sib baik senang nak buat, teringat ada lak fresh milk beli nak buat roti hari tu tp x jadik sbb high-protein flour plak da abis...

Cuma nye, roti wholemeal buat kelmarin je ada, sejak ada breadmaker, mmg dah lama x beli roti :P

So belasah je lahh...

Resipi dari sini: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/bread-pudding-ii/

Ingredients
6 slices day-old bread
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
4 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
3/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Break bread into small pieces into an 8 inch square baking pan. Drizzle melted butter or margarine over bread. If desired, sprinkle with raisins.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Beat until well mixed. Pour over bread, and lightly push down with a fork until bread is covered and soaking up the egg mixture.
Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly tapped.

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Verdict: easy to make.. (lama gile x buat bread pudding!)

- aku guna wholemeal bread, rasa sedap je.. Tp makan 2 slices share dgn 2 budak kenits ni mmg dah kenyang!
- instead of guna melted butter, aku just spread the butter on both side of bread slices.
- agak manis eventhough dah kurangkan gula jadik lebih sikiiiiit je dari 1/2 cup.. Lain kali kurang 1/2 cup pon ok if x suka manis2.. If nak makan dgn custard (ohh nyummmm..) sila kurangkan lagi gulaaa...
- bake for 40-45mins just nice, kalo garing lagi atas tu sure lagi sedap heheh..

Ok.. Tu je.. Selamat mencuba!!

P/S gambar ku x mengiur kan lol... Potong pulak time panas, sangat lah tak sabo nak makan... So x amik gamba yg ku potong hancur hahaha...

Cloth diapers: for baby #4

aku start membeli sikit demi sikit.. ada yang beli even b4 pregnant hahahha... kronik kronik... sebab nye, bila ayish nye CD dah byk, aku jarang sgt beli, malas nak baca review mana yang best mana yang tak best sbb yang dah ada pon dah cukup bagus and sesuai... tp ada gak beli 2-3 helai kalau rase kemaruk berkenan tu..

all are newborn sized CDs... i know!!! i must use them immediately after baby lahir huhuhuu....

Flat diapers: brand Swaddlebees.. saje beli sbb suka tgk prints tu (hahaha alasan tak bleh blah!!)

Prefolds -- bottom to top: 2 swaddlebees (ye ke? lupa plak), 6 pcs Bouncy baby organic (newborn-sized), 3 pcs Econobum (come with Econobum cover), 6 pcs preloved newborn-sized prefolds (forgot the brand)

teddy pakai prefold with snappi

Prefolds & covers

Diaper covers: left fr top: fleece cover, Econobum (onesize), Weegro applique cover (green & red - onesize), BabyBeehinds PUL cover (green monkey & pink ladybugs - both size M).
right fr top: Thirsties Duo (size 1) with 6 microfibre inserts, Weehugger (size 1), Capri (size 1), local-made cover (MBT?? x ingat :P) bought preloved, and fleece cover, also bought preloved.

Diaper covers stuffed with prefolds -- all have 'pocket' to insert the end of the pf except BBH & econobum -- just lay-on..

some of the NB sized fitted dipes... top 4: new GBW, bottom 3: preloved fitted dipes

Graham Bear Wear (GBW) newborn fitted diapers, with umbilical snapdown, side-snapping. Prints are customised!! cute!!!

all are preloved fitted newborn diapers -- left fr top: 3 pcs MegAroos & the green one is AIO (not sure brand hihi
right fr top: muttaqin baby (lime green), First Class Baby nb fitted (pink), Angelbean size XS (yellow) & white fitted (not sure brand, bought preloved fr mcdp fsot).

Brand new newborn fitted diapers: Little Lion newborn fitted -- but the size looks quite generous for a nb; Bella Bottom nb fitted (pink love) & 2 pcs workhorse cpf (newborn size)

Cutest dipes!! Rumparooz Lil Joeys & Grovia newborn AIO -- preloved & cute (ohh i said that many times already!! lol)

Tinkletraps newborn converted prefolds (CPFs) -- 2 undyed, unbleached, & another 4 are customised dyed CPFs

Extended tab prefolds (ETPs) -- Megaroos knit cotton, au naturel & my own DIY ETP -- all medium size.

Megaroos fitted diapers in medium size. Left front-snapping & blue one is side-snapping.

These are onesize fitted dipes (i might sell these since Faris suda besar and dont need anymore new CDs.. mummy je meroyan!! nak tunggu baby boleh pakai, aduhh lambat lagi daaa... *slap me face!!). Little Boppers & Megaroos...

A box of onesize/sized diapers: top row fr left: Moley Garden OS AIO (Cat in the Hat print), Moley Garden purple Ooga minky fitted, BG Freetime AIO (OS) print Lovelylace; BG Freetime AIO (OS) colour DAzzle; Onesize Simplex AIO Owl; Simplex AIO (OS) Giraffe; Simplex 2.0 AIO - monkey sz M, Butterflies sz M & Tweet sz L.
Bottom fr left: Itti bitti: AIOs (size M & L), SIO size M & Tutto.

Baby wipes... most left: 4 pcs itti bitti wipes, the rest are sewed by yours truly using minky fabrics and bamboo velour reverses to cute printed cotton fabrics... they are sooooo cute & soft... tak gamak nak buat sapu montot hehhehe...