Adam meets Egg Yolks for the first time

just another weekend went by. And it's Monday again. i did nothing productive during the weekend, except for being bounded to the sofa and tv remote. not healthy? yeah rite! hate myself for that! must put the blame on hubby, since he was all day long out with his flying class, leave behind the lovely wife playing chase and run with the active baby in house. no outing. sobbss.. but that explains a little workout at least. and a decent home cooked meal. :)

the Sunday morning, hubby lurked for breakfast at Bangi Kopitiam. it is then when i within a brink decided to introduce egg yolks for adam (of course i did some readings earlier on). something new in his diet. Experts advises parents to only introduce egg yolks at 8 months and egg whites at 1 year old mark. Egg whites are never to be served before 1. Any early could result in an adverse reaction. The egg yolks is said contains the following:

• all of an egg’s vitamin A, D, and E;
• almost all the vitamin B12, choline, folic acid and vitamin B3;
• 76% of the biotin,
• 73% of the inositol,
• 50% of the niacin,
• 93% of the vitamin B6,
• 42% of the riboflavin,
• 90% of the thiamin
• 44% of the protein
  and substantial portions of the egg’s mineral content 
  Source: wholesomebabyfood

It is also said: Eggs is one of the common causes of food allergy and those with an allergy to eggs tend to react to the proteins in the egg white - ovalbumin and ovomucoid. Some children, however, are allergic to the yolk protein, although this is far less common. source: here

so, since he's hit the 1 year old mark, i thought it would be best to give it a try!

bread dip in egg yolks. discard the white egg of course :)

and walla, he went hand clapping upon it! he loves the egg yolk. or wait, what did he not like in the first place? naa, that is what i'm yet to discover. he just seems to love foods. :P

but must remember, egg yolk is not to be served on daily basis. 3 times a week sufficient enough for babies diet :)

look at what he've done!

see the mess?? adam oh adam! ! !

till then, happy weekend everybody :)

a tulip bouquet for a dear friend

to dear friend (you know who you are)

i know you're in deep wound. you feel lame & lousy. like the world's becoming end. when all seems crap. i mean, who doesn't when talking about losing your love aite? but please, hang in there and take a long deep breath.

i dedicated this of my sincere thought to let you know, the world needed you, more than you ever realized. open your eyes wide. open your heart widest :)

relationship are like glass. sometimes it's better to leave them broken than try to heart yourself putting it back together. because at perk, it's letting go that makes you a stronger person. 

don't mourn, neither forlorn on the past. you are one beautiful lady one could wish for. you may not be perfect, but heyy, who does? we are all human beings. bound to mistakes. i know i am :) always remember, pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional. cheer up and look up. be faith in Him. True love is sacred. Some find it, some don’t and some live a life pretending they found it in a love they know doesn’t exist.

so here's a bouquet to you, to keep you smile, sincere from me :)

wordless wednesday # 1

*swoon* am initiating wordless wednesday too! since quite a number of em out there have started their WW, so i see no harm succulent to it. may i? anticipating the phenomenon :) so, here's to my very first attempt of wordless wednesday 

:)

to dream a person u wish to be is to waste a person you are!

happy wednesday guys 

the birthday aqiqah

Finally the day, after much contemplation & anticipation..

Date: January 1st 2011 (1.1.11)

Venue: The Parents Residence, Bangi

Occasion: Adam's Birthday Aqiqah

initially, i wanted to have an eloborate party, with themed decor, themed balloons inside out, clowns, magic shows, and games, and invite every single being i know. What mom wouldn't want to tell the world, their precious son is turning one, aite?

After sitting down, pondering deep, pressing hard on the calculator again and again, i came to realize that i'm not even near to Jolie, and my husband's pocket is not as full as Mr. Trump! Therefore, i scrapped the idea of a big birthday throw, and came up with a little cozy serenity surrounded with the loved ones.

alhamdulillah the said event went well, despite few hiccups, somehow. :) the sunny ol weather, the back and forth brother running to re-fuel ice (till his face turn red :p 5 times re-filling the water tank!), the helium that went down super early and leaves the balloons all covering the floor and the tent! ok, i won't let the list continue. and thank god the birthday boy did not went grumpy. he was all overjoyed seeing the peoples around.

ok, so here's the spice em up to wrap on adam's birthday aqiqah.

shirt for the birthday boy from here. pretty cheap, for RM25, no?

the table setting. gold-ish table cloth to match the blue-ish serviette. (mom's genius idea) :p

let's partayyyyy! had a lonnngggg conversation with abah the night before, since he deter the idea in the first place, and manage to hung it up, finally :p

the balloons! bought it from Balloon Buzz. kinda cheap, 100 pieces for rm33.90. believe it or not, we bought 300 of em! knocked out the party guyss! and ayah blew 150 of em all by himself! the help of helium of course. which was quite a splurge. as for the remaining 150? will keep it for his next birthday :p

ayah said, this is long-life banner! can always use this again on adam's second till even 50th birthday, no? :p

adam's aerocandy pit. it was suppose to be the candy buffet by Merisik Gallery, but then it has extra addition of each and each by mama. she claims the table 'look empty', so she thought it was a favor from her for making it look 'fully loaded' and vast!i don't have a clear picture for single items on the table. ouh sad :(

the official birthday cake by Datin Maryzain. it's rainbow swirl inside. (how i wish this cake was just for display) :p

the second birthday cake from Uncle Sam. the nyummeh Red Velvet! it's so rich inside.

like i said earlier, 'mama's favor' ..got caramel puddings from Madalind's Bite, carrot cake, kueh koci.. hiks:p

the party goodies for the little guest.  aged 6 months and above, i added the baby bites for em to munch munch. together with the clapper for play some. as for the older kids, they have with them a pencil each as substitutes. together of course is the chocolates and decent junkies. 

the cookies as door gift. i ordered the thank you tag, again with MG. initially i wanted to craft one of my own, but given the time constraint, i scratched! it didn't came true.

and this.. my konon2 brilliant idea :p bought this negative frame in IKEA and at immediate instance i know how to work with it. blew it on me! attached adam's pix from birth to date. i name it the milestone negative frame. can hang this up in his room one day :)

Majlis Doa Selamat

the cake cutting at 3-ish. scorching hot the day was, and i was sweat-ing stink :p adam got his first taste of the rainbow swirl. no close up, apparently. 

alhamdulillah, it seems the guests 's enjoying the company, albeit the sun shines bright all day long. we catered for 150 guests but then, but the turn out was about 200 plus. it was way not enough. we had to cater for 'lauk tambah' , instead. 

thank you friends for coming. sarah, daus, and me. the dpa batch-mate.

school-mate. we are now all mommies. how time flies. :p thank you for the time ladies.

girlfriend and her beloved. thank you edat for coming!

later the day, tired-looking-birthday-boy. see, got the cake dust on his lips. definitely engrossed by the cake.

birthday gift. thank you all. mommy adam appreciate every single one of it.

that is all on adam's birthday aqiqah. it turn out great and well. *gee, who said its easy hosting a one year old birthday party?* it was an endurance. until the final touch of it. to the husband, family and in laws, thank you for the endless support.

i will now sit down and start pondering for his second birthday. kiasu or what? haha..

Girlfriends Get Together

sometimes in life, you find a special friend, someone who changes your life, by being part of it.. friends are those that money can't buy. precious not only in the shades, but in the sunshine of life. and here are those of them, who has complete the pieces that i have in life, fill in colors in the gap between. this get together is to boost the new year coming into our lives,..we part contenting different path, sine the day we left uni,  committed to the nature life, thus barely got time for even single sms. thank god for fb :)

the shrimp heavenly spread, we decided for meet up!

owh yes, tag this young man along too! ayah was 'single' for the noon :p

the love, the sugar and spice. rejoice the friendship at every single slice 

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i heart this one. the genuine smile of all.

thank you for the time ladies. may this friendship continue to grow at every seconds and never serene.

till we meet again :)

satu tahun dam dam

yeah. one year old he is. on things he achieved this far,

1. beginning pointing to this and that, here and there in order to accomodate his wants..

2. able to call for ayah (literally) because it's 'a-jah' most of the time

3. is afraid of dark..

4. able to walk even consistently (he started walking at 11 and half months) and knows how to wriggle himself out of dukung. acted like a big boy. hand gripping no more.

5. starting to imitate gestures - there was this one time, i nodded my head indicating no on something he intended doing..and i find myself wiggling hard seeing him imitating the deeds..ah, also he'll go grinding his teeth to imitate geram! to mommy especially. :p

6. starting to open and close drawers, slam on the door..slam on the keyboard..

7. a good babbler too - can be shy at public, somehow.. owh, has a very deep voice *suara dari perut*

8. starting to climb the sofa, get out of bed by his own, flipping himself over (read: mommy easily wears-off)

9. number one fan of TV-3! Every time the add is on air, he'll turn his view and watch contentedly. and clap his both hands together with the cheeky smile.

10. forever loves eating.! must deter him from food by any means at every course.

jenan get-together

..fun & fabulous !!

to mark the beginning of 2011, the batch-mates organized a BBQ-Outing cum get-together family day :) what a good start for all of us. rejoicing the friendship and intimating the bond. though it rained second half of the day, but it was by far, never a disgrace. since i was still numb from adam's birthday bash (post on his birthday will be next) the day earlier, i mend on hogging the loaf sized carrot cake for munchies. aunty made em' with love. we left home at 11am.

adam's all geared up with his life jacket. *never thought they have the baby-size*

boat ride to the bbq island. the first one for adam boy! fast and furious!

since it was already 12-ish upon reaching the port, immediately i plonked him together with the rest of  the babies for their cooling session in the mini-baby-pool :)

adam amek feel :p deliriously happy i must say. 

the babies seems to be having fun in the shallow pool.cool off the sunstroke heat.

whilst the mommy's occupied both hands on nursing babies, the daddies are both hands busy too! presenting the chef of the day! the foods were yummeh (did not manage to snap any thou)

right after the pool and being spoon-fed, he decided for nap...soo

mommy decided to strengthen up her muscel flexibility by rowing! yeayy! since her last rowing during the 6 months course (succeeded touring pangkor island! woot woot), this time around was pretty tough. the tonnes of sinful fats to blame! haha. rowing around the putrajaya lake? not bad you know!

you can either opt for boat, kayak, or even swim, erkk :) at your own risk :p

bff azie and her adorable mya!

all of us in a frame before departing the island

and the babies too..

till we meet again in next get-together! :)

to my bff dena

dena dear,

congratulations on your engagement! 

i know you are one happy person to welcome the new year :)

may Allah granted all your wish and answers all your prayers.

may your love last till eternity

May both of you blossom together forever and make a perfect pair, insyaAllah :)

*hugggsss*

welcoming the new year

ok, since this is the first entry of 2011, i would like to wish ya all

happy new year to everyone! may this new journey of life brings out the zest happiness of all time.

thank you for the 365 days of 2010. thank you Allah. it has by any means, brings happiness and eternally grateful. and to myself, a note or two to caramalized till another new year comes :

1. EXTREME LOOSE WEIGHT !!! must must and must! will resume herbalife on utmost regime! must at least shed 10 extra kilos off to be able to catch up the active baby in house:p

2. SAVE MORE instead of SPEND MORE

3. be a dear wife to the beloved hubby (read: less sulky, tolerate much more)

4. must put a+ effort to complete 5x prayers a day! tidak mahu rongak2 lagi :p a little bit  more obedient. well, sometimes i went to sleep forgetting isya, or on other sometimes, my subuh is at 7.15 am :p ignorance? yeah. thus, must aim to be a better muslim as  whole this year! insyaAllah.

5. good mom to the dear adam. will try to make more time for him, indulge himself since he's becoming toddler and i want to be part of his personality building. i would want to incorporate the feelings he has and reacted upon. sociability and vocabulary. additional family members??? erk, maybe not this year :p