My princesses

You see, at home i'm the queen and i have two princesses.  But i don't act like a real queen *cried*
it's because i'm all rounder. The wife, the mom, the babysitter, the maid, the secretary for my charity project etc

But being a mom, no matter how sleepy, restless, messy and stinky you are, your kids will look for you, in any situation

Hanna Mikaela (HM)

Last year (2015) at birthday party

my date obsessed with her MLP

she's turning SIX this year, grown up rapidly but still skinny (she's having love hate relationship with heavy food ie : rice, mee, sandwich) or should i say a bit picky eater. School wise, teachers are prepping her for Standard One. So i support by providing any school needs ie : reading books, spelling books etc

Social skills - she have perfect 10. Her english is good which at times i don't even know where she picked up those words. 

Me : Thank you kakak for helping me
HM : Oh anytime mommy 

me : did teacher ask you to bring anything to school esok?
HM : oh yeah
Me : what is it?
HM : urghh, it's kinda silly 
ME : what silly?who is silly? ( i know what the teacher did ask to bring earlier)

i must say she is a fast learner. Kinda sponge who absorb almost everything. But we do put a guide on usage of Youtube/Ipad on what she can and not  and so far she has no problem adhering it. Her BM on spelling& reading has seen improvement..Next is on Eng spelling.
Sometime with sofia, she acted like a big sister. Look after sofia when i'm on shower, sharing Ipad with sofia and watched mickey mouse even can happily play with sofia. i can see that they're sisters bonding are strong (for now and hopefully forever hehe).

Addyn El Sofia(lilpau)

2016 pics

She has another nicknamed at home, anak manja mommy. 
She is very clingy to me or maybe coz she is still breastfeeding? and that made our bonding inseparable (even when im in the toilet, sigh)
 She is One yr 8 mths now. She still with her german language but she can count 1-10, literally. 
I can't even away from her like in 10steps, coz she will ahek2 look for me
She knows how to hug and kiss (sloppy one). Always nak skin-to-skin with me, no matter what. I'm not complaining but sometimes, when i'm all sweat, i just 
need a break. 

Previously, she barely shown her expression, a bit reserved, but now she did. She will wander around and simply approached and touch ppl, but of course my eyes are on her.
And she is a bit lasak, fall down ke, kene marah ke, kene cubit manja, kene gomol camne oun she will just relax, chill, cool.


Both my girls loves water, love Mickey Mouse, kaki jalan and loving. 
HM will kiss us every nite before she goes to bed, while sofia show her love from her act. I am blessed to witness and have such a loving girls. I hope they will stay and carrying on forever. 

sama ke sama? panjang bulumata, satu curled satu straight

Mac 2016

My ongoing breastfeeding journey

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To date, sofia is turning 15 months and guess what? She still on breastfeeding(bf)
refer here for my earlier post on breastfeeding. 

Alhamdulillah this time the determination i had to keep on bf-ing her, pay off.

Throughout my bf journey, there's obviously an ups and downs. Not to mentioned the let down when my ebm (express breast milk) supply drops. 

 I was still a newbie when i had HM on board, thus there's not enough group support on BF and i had minimal info and guidance on this. So i have promised myself that for my 2nd baby i will do my best and tried bf as much as i could.  Every mothers should know that breast milk is the Best milk for our child, no doubt on that. 
And the first 6 months is the important and crucial time for us to give our baby breastmilk as it helps them to build up the natural antibodies in their body. 

Let me assure you that there's plenty of benefits both to the mother and child. This is some of it,  for the baby :

• prevents from diarrhea, ear infections, pneumonia and asthma
• cut the risk of SIDS 
• lower risks for obesity and developing allergies

While for the mom's are :

• reduces stress
• lower risks of breast cancer cancer and ovarian cancer
• prevents from postpartum depression 
• it also give the mom a chance to slim down by burning our calories while bf-ing our baby. 

Since i became SAHM , my bf-ing become  hassle-free

The supply and demand is there. But whenever i have to go out or for some work, i will still pumping and keep a stock. It's a never ending process

I  also managed to handle and control my bf moment while outside/on the go

Just need my nursing clothes/buttons or zipper clothes and my nursing bra, then i have no prob nursing sofia in public. At times, i just use my tudung to cover beside my nursing cover

As a mother we need to think creatively and multi-tasking kan

Insha-Allah this will be till Sofia turning TWO

If i can do it, mommies out there will definitely can too!

Hi from sofia yang busy!

She's walking!! YAY !!

i must be the happiest mom today for witnessing Sofia walked

Yeah like Finally you're walking sofia!!! 

U see, when HM was 1 yr, she walked. But when Sofia turned one and she didn't have the sign of walking, well i was not that worried. Time passes by and i begin to wonder 

'When is this girl gonna start walking?'

i started to Googled and asked around about other babies and it seems that there are babies that a bit late on walking, like at the age of 15mos, 2 yrs and even 2.5yrs (rare). so with that i told myself to just patiently waited for that moment to come

Congrats Sofia. Another milestone unlocked and achieved !!

A 9th month sofia

Wahhh i've been neglecting my blog for quite sometimes eversince i am a sahm.

Literally the house chores and taking care of sofia plus the cooking has taken up most of my time

Juat gonna share with you an actions of sofia the first in her daily routines

Basically she has lose slight weights haha due to all the crawlings around the house and climbing everywhere she can stand ☺️

The new SAHM in town

the new stay at home mom joining the club ........................................


It's ME :D


Well, its been 8 days since i'm holding this new title. It's not an easy task guys, but i should be proud of my self for managed to handle this *pat my back*
Or maybe it's too early to tell? hahahah whatever la

Maybe to some, (or even myself) was wondering whether is this the right choice i made?
Obviously, for me when it comes to choosing between your career and family, i always choose the family first. Tho the career can give you other satisfaction and money wise, but nothing beats be with your own kids and see them grow right in front of you.
I have to say this is something that beyond my plans, to decide something within...immediately?
Honestly it's been there ever since Sofia on board, plus she's on breastfeed.  I felt that the bonding and love was  extra and more special 


Be positive and go with the flow
Insha Allah all be ok and everyone is happy, especially me





Happy working people!

The homemade food for Sofia

OK since takde cerita apa sangat nak di update
mehla share lagi cerita baby food sofia
gotta admit that at times, i'm trying hard to find any other menu for her so she won't feel bored with the current one. It seems like it's easy to eat but to plan a menu, even for a baby/toddler is not an easy task tau
even dah ada apps Annabel Karamel pun agak blur gak nak plan the menu
nak tengok jugak bahan2 yang ada sesuai ke tak
if not kene adjust mana yang perlu

While in FB, i do joined quote few groups on babyfood 
ie : Solid/Semi solid food for baby, home made baby food for baby and toddler
Home made baby food recipes etc

It's all because of Sofia. To get the ideas of getting the menu and to know what are the do's and don't on some ingredients

So moving forward, here is some of the food i did for Sofia
Oh btw, i had introduced minced meat for Sofia and apparently i need to intro by stages since she had minor constipation after having that -_-

Bf - sofia beef delight
Sc- creamy pasta chic with spinach

BF - sofia beef delight

minced meat, sweet potato, half slice of orange pepper/capsicum, 

unsalted butter

chicken stock

parsley *

onion

sauteed onion with unsalted butter, add in the rest except the *.

 simmer for 10mins and towards the end put in parsley

once cool down, blend all together

SC- creamy pasta chicken w spinach

This is one of Annabel Karamel's recipe. But i adjusted it bit

abc pasta for kids

chicken breast

spinach, corn

grated cheese, chicken stock

unsalted butter

milk

boil the pasta with milk until it cooked

put in unsalted butter and chicken (diced)

add in corn and spinach and bit of chicken stock

cook for 10mins and lastly put grated cheese

once cooked and cool down, blend it

Y- butternut chic
X - butternut carrot w spinach

direct preps : apple, dried apricot and pears together
all steamed, and blend together

Sofia fav's so far beside butternut chic
steamed all sweet potato and pumpkin with bit of chicken & chicken stock and put grated cheese.
then blend all together

I also prepared some that were not in the pictures
ie : beef quinoa with sweet potato and pears & 
bubur nasi with raisins and pumpkin

It's all about the creativity for your kids mommies :D

Sofia reached 8mo

Bila terbaca this article kat page Dr Zubaidi, terus teringat Sofia
Cepatnye Sofia dah reached 8months
day by day i'm missing her more. penangan anak kalini lain macamla than HM, maybe coz i still bf her and i prep her food weekly (yes homemade!)

That article says a mom worried that her 8mo son tak reti meniarap and merangkak
Sofia plak, meniarap reti, duduk pun baru je last week reti dok sendiri. merangkak? 3-4 kedepan then dah. more to mengesot yelah. berat bont or malas dia ni?
According to MIL, sofia ni macam ada potential ikut the ayah. no crawling tetiba dah duduk. Then tetiba dah berdiri then walk. Which ever pun, i hope she still healthy la. lambat or cepat i still will monitor and only pray that's minor prob je. Different baby different milestone. It takes time. So parents kene be alert of all this. If lambat sangat then you'll need to see the paed to get their opinions/concern. 

Every weekend now i am packed cracking my head to prep Sofia's food. I did share on my instagram and Fb too. reason being is to share with other mommies and also as a record for future,  milestone i did for Sofia hence can refresh my memory on that. Tak kiralah bila anak dah berapa pun, sure akan ada memory loss on parenting/weaning/baby..hahah trust me. Such never ending journey

SP - sweet potato w dried apricots
PC - potato w green veges (celery, broccoli, peas) and fish (ikan merah)

with mek esah - 8mo

alhamdulillah such a healthy 8mo 2wks baby

Now sofia love to clap her hands. bangun tido nampak muka kita senyum, no wining crying whatsoever. Then clap hand.  Alhamdulillah both my daughters macam tu, such a happy babies. Senang to handle. Not so fussy eaters pun. HM je start 3yo onwards ni a bit choosy on food. Tu yang badan sekeping je. But look at the parents too la, jenis sekeping gak. So the gene runs in the family i guess. As long she's eating, drinking and healthy i have no reason to be worried

baby food exploring

my weekend has been extremely busy and tiring
u asked what did i do? 

• i have been having this sakit badan for quite sometimes. Due to lenguh, tired, banyak jalan and i noticed its been 2 months i tak pi urut badan. normally i will have it once a month (yeah kinda my monthly routine now as it helps me to stay fresh and buangkan segala angin dlm badan) And i have this one favourite kak urut yang datang myhouse everymonth. Not only she do normal body massage, she also can do Urut pantang, cukurkan newborn baby hair etc. if you need her contact pls pm me (now my directory list has gone wider, kak urut pulak. LOL). i still remember that few of my friends used to called me a mobile directory. Whenever they need kerja they'll find me, if they need kak cleaner contact, find me. recently in FB, need tailor that can jahit nursing zip, asked me. LOL. anyway, i'm happy that i can help others. I know the feeling if we need help so here i am. Just buzz me if ada info i can share :)

•  Since i did my groceries last Friday for Sofia's food prep, i have figured out her menu for this week. I tried to search Annabel Karmel's menu and some others from the FB page. My menu was :  chicken sweet potato with peas, pumpkin w sweet potato and grated cheese , apple and pear puree and also bubur nasi with salmon grill and broccoli. Apparently only first two menus je ada pic lain semua takde hahaha tak sempat nak snap. I hope Sofia enjoying her meals that i've prepared with so much love, sayang. The tips? cari menu ikut Annabel's (based on my choices). mix and match as what suits. so more to agak2 and campak2 je. below i append the ingredients :

A) Chicken sweet potato + peas

sweet potato, peeled and diced *

peas (i used frozen) *

chicken, diced *

onion, peeled and diced

unsalted butter

chicken stock

- masukkan unsalted butter and onion, sauteed kan few minutes - masukkan sweet potato, peas and ayam, simmer for about 5-8minutes, put chicken stock and done- after sejuk blend kan

* steam/boil half earlier

B) Pumpkin w sweet potato & grated cheese

sweet potato, peeled and diced *

pumpkin, peeled and diced *

cheese block (i use beqa red color)*

chicken stock

* steam/boil the items

- after all * done, grated cheese and wait till it melted, put chicken stock. then off for blend 

C)Apple & pear puree

apple, peeled and diced 

pear, peeled and diced

- this more straight forward, steamkan semua bahan and blend it. put water/BM to make it smooth

D) Bubur nasi with salmon grill, broccoli and pumpkin

beras *

salmon ( covered with lemon and di grill kan with unsalted butter/olive oil) -cooked separately

broccoli *

pumpkin, diced *

* since i'm using mixer yang all in used, so i put beras, pumpkin and broccoli all in, cooked together

- once the above * done, carikkan isi salmon and put chicken stock w bit of grated cheese and blend all in

managed to get 3 servings for each menu. So one week menu all covered. I prefer steam all the ingredients as it will preserved the nutrition better

Rajin much? hahha actually i forced myself to learnt and do all this for Sofia.

A mom gotta do what she have to do, despite you are a SAHM/FTWM. 

We want the best for our kids kan?