girls hang out (+ Imti)

got a lunch date at my good friend in Nilai Impian, just 5km from our house...kind of birthday celebration for both of us...we were born in the month of july, so it was a good time to get together...

she was oncall the day before but still the plan went on..oh, yes, she had sorethroat and fever too (not H1N1 though) but we still met and have a good time together...

initially, i planned to buy some pizza and a cake and had a blast at her house...but then she told me her mum in Bangi cooked something for our lunch that day...so, i just bought a chocholate cake....

i arrived ther with the 2 kiddos tagging along....and we had a smashing meal of plain rice with sup tulang, sambal tumis and telur dadar, not forgetting icy cold, ice tea.......that was super, duper yummylicious!!!

we chit chatted, mainly girls' talk plus interruptions from Jihan and Imti....

then, time for cake...sang happy birthday, blowed the candles and cut the cake....then, indulge...

time for presenting a bag of goodies to my dear friend, D...well, of course she was really surprised with the stuffs that i gave her....then, we experimented the stuffs that i gave her and it turned out really good on her...so glad you like it, D...

a new milestones....

little Imti is 4 months old now and he weighs 7kg+... phew, ain't that heavy..? he's a cheeky boy with a charming smile that'll melt everyone's heart...

so now, he can turn to prone position, lift up his head for a while and that's it...!!! isn't that great...? bravo my little boy...that's quite an achievement for you....he has strong legs and likes to kick and kick in the bathtub....

and he's out of reverse cycling...he started to feed normally during the day and more at night and on weekends with mama....!

happy birthday, dear hubby

it's hubby's 29th birthday...! so , i hope you'll enjoy the entire year ahead before you turn 30...then, there's no twenties in your life, ever..!

nothing special today...i thought of getting a card and some small thing for him (yeah, i bought the Blackberry Storm 1 month ago)...but the unplanned happened... the only available car at home became smokey when my dad fetched Jihan from school in the afternoon..so it had to be sent to the workshop to be fixed...my mum took the other car and the big car is too big for me to take...

i didn't have time to get him anything, but i already bought 3 GSC tickets to watch Transformers tonight for both of us and Jihan wanted to tag along too...but what am i doing at home now..?..i told you about Imtiaz is currently reverse cycling...so he refused to let me go as he wanted to breastfeed directly with me when we were about to go....so, i told hubby to go ahead watching the movie with Jihan and without me, as it was running late...

i was quite disappointed but i didn't have the heart to leave my little boy crying for milk...he slept soundlessly until now, feeling satisfied after the feed....and my other 2 precious are not home yet...i'm still waiting for them...

we'll celebrate their birthdays tomorrow with a special cake that i'm going to make tomorrow morning....

bottle strike or just reverse cycling..?

oh oo....my little Imti is on strike now....!!!! he just refuses expressed breastmilk (EBM) through his usual bottles for the past few days...!

it was quite worrying for my mum and my maid who are taking care of him because it was his ritual to finish up 4.5oz each feeding in every 2-3 hours....for the past few days, he just took a sip or two of milk and started to spurt it out...

i came home early and fed him straight away and he has no problem with direct breastfeeding...at night he feeds frequently with me...

is there something wrong with the milk or bottles or what???

i went to see my friend who is a lactation consultant, Kak Kamariah of susuibu.com and she reassured me that it's a normal behavioral changes in breastfed babies in every 3-4 month....well, i didn't have such problems with jihan though but every babies are different....it is reverse cycling and imtiaz feels more comfortable tu nurse directly with me rather than with the bottles nowadays...

more info on it here:

http://www.kellymom.com/bf/normal/reverse-cycling.html

well, i will just keep offering the bottles during the day, and when he realizes that mama is not around during the day, he'll take it especially when he is really hungry...

happy 4th birthday, Jihan Qaisara....

it's Jihan's 4th birthday..!! and she got to bring a 2-tier Dora & Diego cake to school...thanx to kak ayu for baking and decorating a great cake for Jihan....!!

Jihan brought some goody bags for her schoolmates and teachers as well...she got a set of stationary form her teachers...

she really enjoyed the day...

i bought ice cream for her to celebrate her birthdya at home...

her party at home will be on Saturday, celebrating it with kak sofea, abang ikmal and abang emir...and i'm baking a Disney's princesses cake for her...hope it'll turn out well...'

so, Jihan, mama and papa pray for you always...be a good big sister...you will always be our little girl in our hearts...

my sumo wrestler and a little updates...

he does look like a sumo wrestler, doesn't he..? my handsome "bulat" and "botak"...i love calling him "lat" and "tak"...

a little updates on my gorgeous little Imti...he had his 2nd dose of Infanrix Hexa with Prof B 2 weeks ago...he didn't cry, just a short, soft scream...but he developed a mild fever at night and a little bit cranky in the next 24 hours...he weighed 6.3kg at 3 months...no wonder he's sooo heavy!!! he was 5.2kg at 2 months when he got his first Infanrix Hexa, an increment of 1kg+ in a month...! and he feeds on nothing else but only mama's milk!!!

alhamdulillah i still have aplenty of breastmilk for him...i pump 3 times a day at work with at least twice at home and that gives about 6 bottles of 4.5oz in 24 hours...Imtiaz needs about 4-5 bottles when i'm at work...

back to his development, he simply loves cooing and talking to people...very talkative and "kecoh"...his head is getting stronger...he likes turning to his side and about to turn from supine to prone...he has very strong legs...he loves kicking his play gym so much and listen to the tunes it makes....

he directly breastfeed from my breast every 1.5-2 hours...yes, it is tiring for me but i guess that's the best foundation that i can give to my children...i'm making use of my time at work to learn, study and work at the same time for my coming exam in November...

and now it is June..more headache for me as it is birthdays time....my dear hubby and Jihan's...i ordered a Dora and Diego from my sifu, kak ayu for Jihan to bring to school next Wednesday...and i'm making her a Disney's Princesses cake for her party at home next Saturday so she can celebrate it with Kak Sofea, Abang Ikmal and our close relatives...present for her..?hmmmm, not sure what to buy..usually we let her choose herself...

for dear hubby, well....i bought him the new Blackberry Storm on our anniversary...so i don't think i'm spending much on him (hahaha...sorry dear..)

and Imti is going to have fun having to taste some birthday cakes through the breastmilk...yum,yum..!

Majlis Aqiqah & Potong Jambul Ahmad Imtiaz Iman

was held on 30th May but delayed in uploading all the pictures....thanks to all who made it to the event...had a real good lunch of gulai kambing, ayam goreng rempah, bergedel, really nice sambal tomato, my favourite sambal goreng, pulut kuning, dadih, and few other deserts...

enjoy the picts...!

now you see it, now you don't...arrgggghhh!!!

NOW YOU SEE IT...

NOW YOU DON'T...

I'm so sad, i lost it on a lovely Sunday morning...

it sounded so scary when it approached my ears...

i thought i'd lost my ears too...

luckily it went away, far, far away...

but then it came again...

nibbling my precious tresses...

now i lost it forever...

will never come back tomorrow and the day after...

that's my soft, shiny, mohican-styled hair...

- Ahmad Imtiaz Iman -

a very happy Monday!

yeay, i won a RM 100 voucher from Jusco in a Mother's day contest that i entered in MumCentre Malaysia...you just have to write about A Very Special Mother's Day that ever happened to you...

here's the email that i got telling me this..

Hi Ezzuramd!

I’m pleased to inform you that your Mother’s Day
contest entry entitled “A very special Mother’s Day” won as one of the best
stories entered. Congratulations!

Please reply to this e-mail with your
complete name and address and we will courier your prizes to your home or office
within a month.

Thanks so much!

isn't that great..?

want to know what i wrote..?

"i first celebrated Mother's Day 3 years ago. I was oncall the day before and returned home the next morning feeling very exhausted, not remembering that it was Mother’s Day. I was surprised to see a spread of scrumptious breakfast on the table. We had a lovely breakfast prepared by my husband and daughter. Later, i switched on the computer and i was surprised to find out that both of them had prepared a very colourful multimedia presentation It was full of memorable photographs about my journey as a mother. I was touched with their efforts to make my Mother's Day a very special one..."

i'm sending more entries for more contests to come...wish me luck!!

Leg Huggers giveaway...

lovely Leg Huggers can be yours for free if you join the giveaway from Tales From A Shopaholic Mummy... a perfect comfy pair for your little ones...

hurry, you have until 29th May to try your luck...

the New Stylish Tokyo Giveaway...

fancy to win imported goods from Japan...? A Pregnant Pause again is organizing a great giveaway from New Stylish Tokyo...these are the stuffs that you'll win if you are lucky enough..

-The Koi Japanese Style curtain measures 90×150cm, with a 70-120cm rod included.
-The egg moulds can be used to shape eggs, jelly or rice. For hard-boiled
eggs, you only need to peel off the shell, place it in the mould, seal it and
soak it in cold water for 10 mins.
-The Anpanman chocolate mould makes 10 different Anpanman Characters. The mould comes with individual lolly sticks

my favourite is the Japan Import Kitty Double Decker Bento Box+ Bag + Fork Set…it's pink and it's Jihan's favourite...she loves Hello Kitty...

another thing i'd love to have is the Japan Import Winnie the Pooh fry egg/pancake/mould..it's simply cute...

browse through The Stylish Tokyo for more cute stuffs!!!

{la-di-da} giveaway...

a cute purse hook from La-di-da is available for free if you visit Etsy It Up! now and join their giveaway...

it is a foldable small disk that you could easily stuff it into your handbag- just unfold it and have it hang off the side of you table - the hang your handbag..! dont' have to worry about it being snatched if you put it behind your back or it being dirtied if you put it on the floor...

smart, isn't it..?

{purely elegant} + giveaway...

do you love pearls..? do you like them for free...?? this is just another chance for you to have it for free... Etsy It Up! is giving away 1 piece of Purely Elegant of your choice if you win...

my choice is the multi-hued pearl bracelet...

hurry, take you pick now..!

YES, I WON!!!

i was surprised to receive this email...

Dear Ezura,

Congratulations! After the judges selection and
decision, you are one of the 10 winners of our Mother’s Day Contest. You have
won RM50.00 gift voucher from KFC. In order for us to send you the voucher,
please email back by providing us the
following:

1. Your full address
with postal code
2. Your contact number
for verification

Thank you for taking the time to vote and stay
tune for our Father’s Day contest.

alhamdulillah, eventhough the prize is not that big, but it's a gift...! and it's free...will be joining more contests soon...

a new me....

a new me..? no, i'm still my old self but with a new hairdo...yes, it was almost 1 year ago i had my hair cut and treated...the i got pregnant and i was lazy to beautify myself... and that's why people said i was pregnant with a baby boy...

and my hair grew so long for the past 1 year...and today i decided to have a new makeover to the hair...so i made my way to hairkunst at The Curve...this is my first time there... and i met Tiara, a lovely Japanese-looking Malay girl, my hairstylist...she brought me to a secluded area for a tudung-wearer like me so that it is more privacy for me to get my hair treated and cut...i opted for their Seah treatment offer and i really like it...it is certainly a value for money...

and i met Siti Sarah Raisudin there too...she gave me her big smile...

i never had this hairstyle before and i like it...something like victoria beckham but slightly longer....dear hubby and Jihan also love it...