Post Mortem :: 1 week Ramadhan

:: sleep is an indulgence. between getting J to sleep (which is late) to intermittent wake-ups by Amir and waking up for sahur. daytime naps are not helping though as weird dreams seems to disturb the sleep. wake up feeling more tired.

:: solat terawikh checked although buat kat rumah je.

:: Aliah had a gastric attack on 2nd Ramadhan. Hence, 2 hari tak puasa.

:: Jannah has not grasp the puasa concept at all.

:: been to the PaRam twice so far. Alhamdulillah membeli tanpa membazir. And food was good too.

:: syukur that I am a SAHM now, else logistics for Aliah and Jannah to and from school would have been a nightmare. Lagilah traffic this Ramadhan seems to be at its worst.

:: mood memasak kurang this time around as am only cooking for 2. Hubby is on a diet program and can't eat almost everything. Haha. But Alhamdulillah he has lost 3.4kgs so far. Not bad for a week's job.

:: kids raya clothes are almost all set. But still have not scout around for Amir's songkok and sampin. Perlu? Ke abaikan?

:: brestfeeding this Ramadhan has been good so far. Masih cukup. Plus Amir eats 3x a day and mostly drinks at night when replenishments can be done. Water. Lots and lots of water. I also believe the fenugreeks work. Again, mind over matter this. :)

WW :: Budak Baik

... kerana dia duduk diam je masa orang solat terawikh :) 

One Month+ Weaning

Taken from wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com

Much as it irks the paed, I am sticking to taking it slow and steady in introducing food for Amir. For the first month or so, he was totally on fruits & veg. And only when he started eating three times a day did we introduce oats. (we tried brown rice, but was fiercely rejected by the little guy)

The introduction phase was with fruits. And we started with apples and pears. And then added bananas to the mix. Avocados is still a volatile option, only taken with bananas. The first veg was sweet potato which Amir loves. To date, give him a sweet potato meal and it will never be enough! He's also tried carrots and potatoes. 

Once a day meal lasted for a week. Haha. He was thaaaat receptive towards eating. And then it was twice a day, one for breakfast and one for dinner.

When he turned 7 months, I tried brown rice. And was rejected. Haha. So tried oats, and he loved it. But cannot la eat oats je kan, kata Melayu kena la makan nasi gak. So tried again rice this week, and was rejected again. Hahahaha. Ah well, like my BFF pointed out - he's gonna have his whole life ahead of him of rice eating. Btw, he loves his oats with any fruit puree.

So as per the listing, these are the things he has eaten to date;

Apples

Avocados

Bananas

Nectarines

Peaches

Pears

Prunes

Pumpkin

Carrots

Cauliflower

Potato

Sweet Potato

Oatmeal

Rice

Not bad eh?

WW : Thundercats?

Requested her Papa for a full face paint during her party last weekend

Exam Results

Alhamdulillah.. Alhamdulillah.. Alhamdulillah..

Syukur for Aliah's great result. 100% score for 10 out of 12 subjects. All As to boot. No 2 in class, and No 3 in school. Friendly competitiveness with her bffs are definitely a good trait.

Mommy's kiasu-ness paid off. Haha. Extremely proud of her. The coaching helped. The instilling of self-confidence too. But mostly it was her. Being attentive in class, able to capture all lessons and asking questions when in doubt.

And now comes the hard part - maintaining it!

AND the harder part is getting Jannah on the same track.

I still have not put any expectations for her exams. I have not sat down with her to "study" together. And her hot-cold attitude towards school is still a issue.

Even so, she achieved 90+ marks for BM, BI, Science and Islamic Studies. Alhamdulillah. The *facepalm* scores were for Maths (70+) and Arabic / Jawi (60+).

Me thinks I need to (1) have more confidence in her ability. (2) spend more time making learning fun for her. (3) be more attuned to her strong / weak subjects.

All in all, Mommy has her work cut out for her for the coming finals. Err.. Ni siapa yang nak exam sebenarnya ni?