Separation Anxiety?

It has arrived... That stage when your baby is anxious when you leave the room or move out from her sight. THat time when she gets clingy and doesn't want anyone else but you... I love it!! I love it because I feel so flattered that my baby wants me!! Every time I leave the room, or even get up to go somewhere, she will start crying and wiggle her arms at me, wanting me to pick her up...


My poor baby. SHe is actually traumatised by the hospital experience that she gets scared every time someone is with her, or just the fact that I am not there... I pray that it won't be long before her courage is restored. She is actually a very friendly baby, but now, she is scared... My poor baby... Mummy will be home soon, sayang...

My Baby's Got a Boo-Boo...

Since Friday on the 8th of June, Aleesya has felt a bit hot, as in feverish. Her old Nanny said that she thinks Aleesya might be catching something. In fact, I have asked Hubby so many times if he thinks she's hot. Cause every time I put my palm to her forehead, it's hot. True enough, that weekend, her fever broke out. Her nose started running, her temperature shot up and she started coughing too. We had to go to Ipoh that weekend, and the hot weather did not help her condition.


The following week, we gave her the meds we got from the specialist previously, and continued giving her the orange fever meds. Her condition did not show any signs of improvement, so we took her to the clinic. The doctor just gave more fever, flu and cough meds. After a week of spiking fevers, we took her to the clinic again. Thank God this time it was Dr Khalid. He gave antibiotics and took Baby's blood for a lab test, to check if she has viral infection. Apart from that, she started wheezing and the doctor said what we hoped never to hear, she has asthma.


Her first neubalizer was traumatic for her. She squirmed throughout and kept looking up at me with wet, pleading eyes. How it wrenched my heart seeing her in that condition. However, she was still wheezing away, and the doctor said she will have to gas up twice a day.


On Sunday, when we were in Setiawangsa, we got a call from the clinic. The doctor told us to come down, because he got the result of the blood test and wants to talk to us about it. Hearts drumming, we drove straight down and the doctor said he needs to refer Aleesya to a specialist. One, because the blood tested positive for infection. Two, because after ten days, Aleesya's fever has not dissipated despite the meds and antibiotics. Finally, because of her asthma and chesty lungs. Huhuhu... I'm sorry, Baby...


We took her to Tawakkal Hospital and the doctor on call said that she has to be admitted and see the specialist the next day. It was definitely hard for me to hear that but I thought that after feeling so helpless the week before, I'd rather she stay at the hospital until she gets better. But I did not anticipate her getting probed by IV needles!! Hubby told me to go away and not watch while they inserted the needle in her. But I could hear her crying for me and it made me cried right where I was standing... Some nurses looked at me sympathetically.

And then it was done! Hubby called me over, and I picked her up and hugged her tight... I could feel her heart hammering away. I could only imagine the fright and pain she had to endure just minutes before. She looked at me and babbled in a teary voice, as if grieving to me what she had just gone through. I cooed to her, assuring her that Mummy's gonna be there for her, and Bapak is too...


10 minutes later, an orderly showed us to her room. We got a 2-bedded room which has some great privacy. But the night did not end yet... She was given some more gas and medicines before I could settle her in. She was still feverish, so I tucked her under the blankets. And guess who showed up after that? Wan, Tok Zak, Pakngah, Mama and Abg Nuqman!! Nuqman was asleep the entire time in his stroller though, so Aleesya didn't get to play with him. But they came back the next night and the kids had a blast!! 


I'm gonna try to account her experience there day by day while I still remember them. But mostly, it was heartwarming being able to fulfil my responsibility as a mother to my beloved little angel. I am now complete. And thank you, God, for healing my baby... She is now getting so much better... Alhamdulillah. Praise to YOU, Almighty... ♥

Me = 31

Today, I add the number1 in front of the number 3... Yup! Me and Syeela have officially turned 31 today!! I feel so sad coz I am getting older faster now. But the best thing is, I have my family!! Since my last birthday, I am now living happily with my beloved husband who loves and worships me. And not just that! God has given me the most beautiful baby girl anyone could ever ask for! I am truly blessed...


Even though today I woke up in the hospital bed beside Aleesya's sleeping form, I know I am the luckiest girl (eh? ok lah... woman) alive because I have family who loves and needs me, friends who are there when I need them and a life to look forward to. God is truly gracious.


Ok, I won't linger on the fact I just turned one year older, so here's my lunch date with my girls from the office at one of my favourite cafes, Sasana Kijang's Cafe! They treated me to a slice of cake that looks too yummy to eat! Thanks for the lunch, babes! Love you guys... 


Ms Bluebewwy, it's your turn next month... hehehe...

Me flashing my big 31 y/o smile behind that yummy slice of carrot cheese cake.

Can't resist getting a second dessert, the infamous bread pudding... RM2.50 only... Caya tak?

Yummy cake up close!

Ms Lilyberry and me... 

Fad gonna catch up with me next month... wink wink...

Me going for a slimmer angle. Didn't work. That's what you get for posing next to a slimmer girl. Sigh.

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

My Baby is a Model!

Only 6 months old, and my baby has made the national news!! Hehe, well, actuall, her Nda used her as a model for a choking baby guidance for her newspaper report in PancaSihat in Utusan Mingguan. Originally, she wanted to use Aleesya for the whole process, but on the day of the shooting, we were not available. So they used a baby doll. But they still needed a real baby to show the main position to un-choke (??) a baby. That's where my baby comes in!!


She looks soooo adowable... with her hair clipped, she was just angelic. Well, the following pictures show the whole process, which I think all parents should learn, as it could save their baby's life...


Check it out, and let's learn together...


Pictures scanned, courtesy of http://www.myvitrd.com/2012/06/teknik-menyelamatkan-bayi-tercekik.html.

♥ My baby doin' her thang! ♥

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Is it really Monday?

Never have I felt this refreshed on a Monday... I mean, come on. It's a Monday, I am supposed to feel dreary and droopy. But somehow, my mood matches the sun's shining... This is cool...


Maybe it was attributed to the fact that my husband sent me to work this morning, or that I had such a good night's sleep with Aleesya holding my face... Sigh... I love it when she does that... Either way, the birds were chirping extra today. 


Even though bestie Fad is on leave today, I still felt quite alive. 


Even the short migraine seems to have gone.


Please God, let the sun keep shining... 


But I wouldn't mind a few raindrops, just to cool the weather :P 

When you drool over the Internet...

A dear friend is detoxing, and me myself and I am fasting and dieting. But we are both forever groaning and whining how delicious everything looks. We kept googling picture of Japanese buffet and basically anything under the sun. Even plain old KFC made the list.

And then I found this video when finding tips on how to marinade chicken for BBQ. Fad gave me a recipe on Coca Cola Chicken last week when we were supposed to finish up a deadline (LOL!), and it looked scrumptious that we were both salivating from our ears! The only setback was that it has rice wine in it. After a survey, people said that we could substitute that with apple cider vinegar even though it was easy to find.


Still sounded like a hassle. And we were bugging each other to try it first. So it was forgotten in pursuit of other scrumptious looking dishes (not to mention more complicated). 


Well, this video, credit to EasyChineseFood, showed an amazingly simple way to prepare this dish. No rice wine needed at all! The only ingredients were soy sauce and plain old Coke. Yupparooni... Simple as zit. 


After salivating over this video, I decided to give it a try next week, and bring it to work. Next time, let Fad do the hard ones. 


Got a wedding to get through first, and then I will put up our own version of Coca Cola Chicken. 


All is well...