School Antics

J has been in school for a week plus now. And Alhamdulillah she is adapting well.. 

Waking her up in the morning is a routine Mommy has to be involved so that she does not throw a tantrum. Her first words would be, "I don't wanna wake up". But if asked if she wants to go to school she would reply with the affirmative. So, lepas kena ulit 2-3 minit, she would be up with a tentative smile.

I am hoping that with school, she would start eating better and would be less dependent on susu. For now, no difference yet. Even her teachers have commented that she does not want to eat. So much so that she has set a catch phrase that even the teachers have adopted. Apparently, day 1 in school she went to the kitchen during break. When asked to eat, she replied "No thanks, not my taste". Cikgu semua dah drop jaw dengan jawapan dia. Haha! Memang bertuah la anak yang sorang tu. 

So far, her answers to 'what did you do in school today?' will vary between colouring, doing puzzle, learning ABCs and 123s. Most of the time it would be colouring though, macam2 benda lah dia colour. Circle lah, stars lah, elephant lah..

Sleep times are getting better too, although Jannah has always been known to fight off going to sleep until she really really can't open her eyes. 

I can see that she loves going to school and I am hoping that she is getting all the benefits of schooling at the tender age of 4 anddd that she does not get bored of school. InsyaAllah.

School

Jannah is 4!

I keep telling myself this.. but I still can't believe it...

My baby is a big girl. Walaupon dia masih lagi manja mengada cengeng kadang-kadang tu, but overall she has grown and matured so much!

I have to admit, I have not been diligent with her as I was with Aliah on her "academic" stuff. She doesn't write or read yet. *bad mommy*

Inspite of that, she is an extremely intelligent girl who picks up things just by watching.. which I have to say impresses me all the time. She is also very intuitive about others and their feelings and moods. She has been known to stop me from getting all riled up with her Papa simply by saying "Mommy, stop being angry" or "Mommy, use your inside voice.. not outside voice" :P kena balik kat Mommy dia ni.. haha!

Jannah is the joker of the family with her weird sense of humor which never fails to make us laugh. In fact, she would do her earnest to make us laugh if we are angry and won't stop until she sees a smile from us. Now days, I can hear their (J & A) laughter almost always. There will be something that the 2 of them would be up to. 

Her eating habits are erratic. There will be days when she can eat and eat and eat.. And followed by days of only susu and an occasional biscuit.

She also has a temper that can match mine. And one of her not so nice trait is to throw things when she is angry. But she is also quick to calm down and will immediately apologize when she knows she did something wrong. (like throwing said things)

Now that she has started school, I can imagine her being more "panjang akal" .. In a way, I can't wait to see what she has in store for us. :)

Happy 4th Birthday Sarah Nur Jannah, Mommy hopes you grow up to be a good Muslimah and a good daugher and sister. Do know that Mommy, Papa, Kakak Aliah and Little Baby loves you very much!

(picture is from her party last Sunday; dress she picked out herself for the special occasion. she actually insisted we go to the shopping mall to pick up a princess dress for the party)

Unbelievable

Proves to show that kids can and will continuously amaze you everyday.

Jannah is turning 4 soon. And we have been physche-ing her about going to school for a while now. Ever since the "I don't want to go to school incident" earlier in the year. She seems to be warming up to the idea so I believe it would all be good. My only concern would be she's not an early morning person. Rarely she wakes up before 8. Unlike Kakak who will be up by 645 the latest.

Imagine my suprise, she woke up 7ish today and said "Mommy, where's my baju sekolah? I want to go to school." Me, Anik and even her Kakak was amazed. So, she got dressed for school and Aliah kept on bugging me about "betul ke Adik ni Mommy?" Hahaha! Even Aliah was skeptical. 

Nasib baiklah yesterday I already went to the school to register her to start next week. 


We arrived in school, and she immediately put her shoes on the rack and went in. Put her bag down and went up to her class. She was greeted by her teacher whom she already recognise previously when she tagged along sending Kakak to school. After the ritual salam-hug-kiss, I told her;

"Mommy's going to work now ok?"

"OK Mommy"

"Adik stay in school and be good ya?"

"OK Mommy"

"Listen to your teacher ok?"

"OK Mommy"

"Nanti balik sekolah naik bas dengan Kakak tau"

"OK Mommy"

And I was off. No tears. No drama. Nothing. Sungguh unbelievable!

I called the school during their break time at about 10ish to ask. Nenek (who is actually the caretaker and cook) answered and said, "Dia baru je lepas interview Nenek dekat dapur ni" No crying, no whining whatsoever. 

Amazing. Alhamdulillah..

My baby is a big girl already.. *sigh*


[edited]
Got a call as soon as they got home, Kakak being so proud of Adik having a good day in school. Talked to J, and she too was excited to tell me about school. Promptly asked,"Can I go to school again Mommy?"

Another Try

Yup, Alhamdulillah. After months of trying, we are finally 6 weeks pregnant (at the time of first jotting this down). And again, this will be a compilation and would only be posted after Week 12. 

Apr 25 - Because it was somewhat difficult this round, and also because of what happened last year.. I am more sceptical and also cautious about being pregnant. And about being too excited about it. I was all for postponing doing the home test, but Hubby insisted as I was really feeling under the weather and he wanted to know whether he needs to be worried or excited about it. :P

As it is now, only a couple of people know. But somehow the 2 girls can sense it already. Aliah by asking too many questions and Jannah by being extra clingy and whiny and cengs.


Apr 27 - It has started. And it is bad! Oh god, I have aversions to almost everything! Anything that smells even remotely strong gets me nauseous. Semalam Enche' Hubby nak makan hotdog pon kena jauh2, kesian dia. Ahaks! I hope it doesn't get worse. Right now I'm concern about going outstation.. don't know how I am going to do this. Just wing it I guess.


May 2 - I've been spotting the last couple of days, and it has gotten me a bit worried. But at least we know for sure I won't be going outstation anytime soon. The morning sickness is bad. The worse so far. And all so soon too. But I am taking all of this in stride. 


Aliah suprised me yesterday, she said her doa after her Isya' prayer was to keep Little Baby safe and so that s/he does not "hilang" like the other baby. And she said, even though that baby is not here, that baby is still her adik. Subhanallah.. she always makes me be syukur to be her mother.


Jannah has finally said "yes" to the question "Can we have a baby in the house?". And she wants a baby girl. Kakak wants a boy because Papa is the only boy in the house - kesian dia. :D


May 6 - 7 weeks down, 32ish to go. Went for first obgyn check-up yesterday at AnNur. Dr. Kham was very thorough, and even said so herself given the history. For now she wants me to come in every 2 weeks to ensure everything is moving along fine. Got a peek of little baby's heartbeat during the ultrasound. Awesome! 


Alhamdulillah the spotting has stopped. But I am on duphaston now. 


I can't remember the sickness being this bad in any of the previous pregnancies. But then, maybe I am having selective memory. Haha. Hubby is taking all this in stride - bless him. He said, he is expecting anything and everything from me for the next couple of months.. :P


May 11 - sickness is still on the lowest of low. Really bad. On average of 2-3 vomits per day, and that is for my good days. *sigh* I sure hope that it won't last long. I don't think my body can take this kind of physical torture. Am on an all out lembek-ness day in day out. 


May 18 - I notice I've not keep track much. I think its because at the back of my mind, there is that niggling doubt. I am so afraid to hope. But at the same time I can't help but hope. Contradicting much? Haha! Little Baby is 9 weeks today. 3cm.. still oh so small. And has fingernails and toe nails already?! How cute is that? :)


I do wish these pregnancy dreams can be toned down a little. Downright weird most of the times I tell you. Haishh.. Makes me wake up more tired!


Have another appointment tomorrow. Can't wait!


June 8 - terus lupa nak update. boleh tak? haish... been under the weather, and same as when I was carrying Jannah.. I dislike technology. I've quit playing ALL games - on PC, on iPhone, on iPad. Bleargghh. 


Anyway, the appointment went well. And baby is growing well. Alhamdulillah. However, I am paranoid and I will be so until I pass this 1st trimester and get to see the doc again. Which will be next week. Oh, please please make the time go quick. 


So, I am 12 weeks today. Alhamdulillah. Have passed 1 of the paranoia criteria. Even though I am only 12 weeks long, I look like I am already in my 4-5 month (if you were to look at my previous pregnancies that is). Most of my clothes don't fit me anymore. *sigh* And I have already the maternity clothes out. *yaayy for shopping for new clothes* haha!


Last week was a bad week though, back was in pain. Extreme pain. Oh, sungguh tidak suka.


Little Baby is supposed to be the size of a pear now, about 7cm long. I can't lie, I am excited! :D


June 28 - Hamek kao.. punya la bz dan takde mood. Terus lupa nak keep progress. Ah well, as it is most of the important people in my life knows about this already.. So I guess, this is a good time to announce it to the world.


Pray that all will go well. InsyaAllah..