Day 1: KK

Waiting to check in our bags and get our boarding pass

Dia and I waiting for the flight

'Alaaahhh... No Krispy Kreme Donuts'

Soon after landing in KK and while waiting for our bags..

The girls making themseleves comfortable at the apartment

Dinner

Tired after an afternoon of strolling around suria sabah..

Hubs enjoying the Crabs!

Si kecil pushing si kecil! LOL

21 months!

Dear Dia,

A couple of hours short till you turn 21 months my darling daughter.. Happy 21 months my sayang..! Reason why I am writing to you now and not later today is because we will be a bit occupied with a couple of things and I am taking advantage of the peace and quiet to write while you and your daddy sleep.. hehe

Mummy and Daddy was officially on leave by Friday afternoon and one of my mission was to fully wean you off BM.. Alhamdulillah it has been 34 hours since you last had my BM.. After 2 nights of utter pain after you bite mummy's nips (which i don't totally blame u for cos maybe you were just forcing some BM out but supply is very little), you finally took your bottle while you slept last night.. You woke up twice, once at 1am and then at 4am asking for your midnight feed. I woke up sleepy and tired but very happy of the progress you have made.. Keep it up my little missy.. I have to say I will miss BFing you my love.. It was a good 20 months..

Tomorrow we go on a short holiday to KK with your Daddy's family. Aside from Kak Alya, Aunty Mamai, Uncle Yahya, Yadu, Yaki and Usu Kuyang, your granduncles and aunties will also be there.. You might not remember them as the last time you met them was a year ago, so please promise me that you will be nice and friendly. I understand you hesitation when you meet new people but get over your hesitation quickly okay.. We have been looking forward to this for quite sometime now so we hope you will have a great time..

After the trip to KK, we will go straight to your Daddy's Yadu place in Limbang for a family gathering to celebrate x-mas.. There you will get to see more of your daddy's family.. You might still be a bit tired after KK but remember its a tiny sacrifice to make and always make time for your family.. After all we never know when god decides to take us away so make the best efforts you can..

Ok I better go now and join you and your daddy.. I Love you my little missy and be a good girl okay.. I promise we will be spending a lot of time together in the next 2 weeks, doing different activties.. Love u angel..

xoxo,

Mummy

TC's Birthday

We went out for Dinner with TC and Izam to celebrate TC's birthday on Friday night..

Dia eyeing the cake while Mummy and Aunty Ciceh poses for the camera! haha

The surprise birthday cake

Dia helping Ciceh blow her candles

Cutting Ciceh's cake

All of us with one notably missing person (incl partner and little one)

Our little family enjoying the view

Dia with Uncle Jam and Ciceh

Had a great nite.. Have a good drive to KK tomorrow and have a great time.. who knows we might even bump into each other there.. LOL

I need a break..

3 working days left and I have to say I cannot wait for my leave and holiday to begin!! Yes people I am that tired of working and I think if I keep up, I will turn into a negative, bitter and burnt out person.! One that I am sure no one will like.. A break is very much needed at this point.. So yes, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MY LEAVE!!!

Speaking of work, I finally bought a table planner for next year..! and this means I am already jotting down things to do/attend for next year..! huhu 2010 has been a big and crazy year for me (in terms of work) and it will be even BIGGER and CRAZIER next year.. With Little Bubba on the way, I hope I will be able to balance it all well and will not over exert myself. (I have received comments from colleagues that I forget that I am pregnant! LOL).

Oh I am now 16 weeks along.. *weee* A friend asked me which diapers I intend to use for Little Bubba because she wanted to pass me hers.. I was overwhelmed.. Overwhelmed because she thought of me (awwwwww..! LOL) and number 2, because I haven't even thought about it.. I'll start thinking about it when I reach 20 weeks.. but there is a couple of items that I want to get, mainly items that I wanted to buy but didn't because I found out late, didn't think it would be that useful or the hubs talked me out of getting the item.. hehehe *I think I should invest in a second Breast Pump!!!!!!!*

Ok I better stop daydreaming of my holiday and the wonderful shopping I will get to do for Little Bubba..! Back to work now..!

One step closer

For the first time ever last night, Dia fell asleep being bottle fed, by ME! Part of me is happy that we (Dia n me) are now able to do that but another part of me is kinda sad.. Happy because we are now closer to our goal of complete weaning and I am sad because I feel like my baby is moving further and further away from me, like she doesn't need me as much anymore.. But I shall ignore that crazy talk and be happy.. We are hoping that this trend keeps on..

so last night we started on project 'FM mid-night' and I was more nervous than you would think I would be..! I was contemplating the number of hours of sleep I would lose! LOL True enough last night I did not sleep well cause I was on alert mode..! Around mid-night Dia started tossing and turning and wanted her mid-night feed so I went and prepared but as I gave her the bottle she screamed (in her sleep) 'Mummy aja!'.. Hubs and I looked at each other and decided to give her want he want.. for now lah.. hehehe

I have been sneezing non stop since yesterday and I am hoping that I will not get sick cause the amount of work that I need to complete is crazyy!!! Think i will forgo any lunch dates for now.. huhu Ok this is depressing.. *4 working days left, 4 working days left*

Salam Ma'al Hijrah

I hope I am not too late in wishing everyone a happy new Islamic year...! For me personally a new year brings hope for a new beginning.. A new beginning indeed..! I will not be able to say exactly what happened but I hope that the new beginning will bring on positive changes.. and that I will be able to cope and not be overwhelmed with the said changes.. Amin..

X-mas is 16 days away and I can already feel the x-mas joy seeping in! well maybe because we spent the whole of Tuesday in Seria and KB, x-mas shopping..! Fun fun fun! Apart from clothes for the little girl, I have packed (i.e. place in her luggage) almost all of her stuff.. hehe can you tell how excited I am for our trip? hehehe

Lunch with the Girls

Had lunch with the girls at Nonya just now and here are some photos.. (uploaded here supaya Atein jelessss.. :P)

As requested I have added a list on the side for items to be brought along (other than clothes the little ones) when you are traveling with a baby.. Of course these items are things I THINK are essential so it might not be agreeable to others.. Oh and if i missed anything let me know ah.. hehe But basically its broken down into these parts..

Bathing

• Bath towel
• Toiletries including tooth paste, tooth brush, bath gel
  
• Minyak-minyakkan we usually put on the little ones like minyak kayu putih, etc
• Diaper Rash Cream (just in case)

Feeding

• Formula (for formula fed babies)
• Bottles - at least 2 so you can alternate
  
• Thermos for hot water
• Plate and Cutleries - in case some places does not carry kids friendly plates and cutleries..
  
• Sippy cup
• Bip
  
• Dishwashing fluid - we have had experience where we said we'll just buy it when we get to our destination but find that its quite difficult to find so its a good idea to bring one from home.
  
• Sponge and Bottle Brush - same reason as the above
• Snacks - I usually bring lots of this and make sure to bring varieties so they don't get bored of the same thing.
• Plastic container - always a good idea to bring for sterilizing purposes
  

Others

• Toys or books to entertain them
• Panadol, in case they look like they are developing a fever, cough or sniffles
  

In terms of clothes, I usually bring about 2-3 extras of PJs, Day Clothes. In terms of Diapers, I estimate how many Dia will use in a day and bring at least 1 extra daily, for example i estimate that Dia will change Diapers 4 times daily so I will bring 5 (1 extra) for each day that we are away.

Oh two items I bring EVERYWHERE even if I am going out for dinner here is Wet wipes and tissue cause especially with an ever so active child they tend to touch something so its useful to have both wet and normal tissue.

as you can see the list are quite over-whelming and will take up at least 1 luggage! haha That's what we normally do, assign 1 luggage for Dia, ONLY.. LOL

Good luck E13!!! Anything just gimme a shout k.. hehe