inching forward

Muhammad Ashraf is now very active ... he will take a short nap and wake up before Maghrib. This is taken after his nap and before his bedtime. He is not exactly crawling now but is slowly inching forward bit by bit ...

Here he is, aiming for the handphone. In fact, he can move and change direction 180 degrees. Yes ... it's true!!!

Salam manis untuk Aunty Angah yang menyambut hari lahirnya hari ini ... Semoga Allah memanjangkan umurnya, memberi dia kesihatan dan murahkan rezekinya. Amin ...

Salam sayang dari kami sekeluarga, Muhammad Ashraf, Linda & Nazzer

Abi's return

Here is Muhammad Ashraf ... sleeping serenely in his swing, being rocked gently by the light breeze ... seems just right a photo to take ... notice how his right hand is above his left one. Sleeping in faith ...
Here is when one cannot resist the charm and smiles of this little prince. Hehehe ... can't resist ... so clever of him to smile just for the camera ...

Abi just returned from his Korea trip and how much he misses his little junior. Both of them slept with each other clothes' at night. Yupe ... they do. But alhamdullilah, Ahmad has been a dear boy while his Abi was away ...
Can you guess what he is doing??? He was in the midst of talking and talking and talking ... see how cheeky he is ... His conversation is full of bas, bus and baba ... and other combinations ... will find a way to post his voice recordings online. It's a joy to listen ...

Abi is away on Korea Biz Trip

Now... I ready to start crawling... Becareful world.!!









He he he... see how cheeky I look now...









Here's my dearest sisters... Fashionable Kak Alang (Aliyah) & Caring Kak Cik (Hanis)












Here's Abi with Uncle Suhaimi.. and his 1 year old son, Aiman (my future soccer kaki)...
:)
I miss you Abi!

Adlin & Aslinda & Zul

Alhamdullilah ... dalam diam-diam rupanya kawanku sewaktu bercuti di Chiang Mai telah selamat bersalin!!! Congratulations Zul & Aslinda for the beautiful girl, Adlin ZuLaikha! May Allah bless her with good health & good future. May Adlin be a fillial child! Amin ... Wanna see her baby??? Look for the link Adlin & Aslinda & Zul ... you will directed to their blog. Hehehe ...

Tak sangka almost a year passed since our trip to Chiang Mai and now both of us are proud parents. Hmm ... should gather once in a while ... heheh then can exchange news and all.

Sweet 6 months

Syukur Alhamdullilah ... now Muhammad Ashraf is already 6 months old. Dah pandai tiarap, pandai ambil hati orang ... dah pandai sapa orang pun. Alhamdullilah, he sure is friendly. Looks the steering wheel ... just smile and laugh in glee as he eyes those indicators on the dashboard!!! Perhaps this is an indication that he will work for his driving license much earlier than his parents.

Alhamdullilah, Ashraf has grown well. Only a bit of flu and cough now ... perhaps he missed his grandparents (hint, hint ... daddy, when are you coming over?). Perhaps also the weather. Whatever it is, I am getting it too. Hope to get it from him so that he doesn't have to suffer. Do pray for his speedy recovery.

Also, syukur alhamdullilah ... both of us are greately in debt to You, Allah for the blessings you have given us. No doubt there were some setbacks ... You have given us strength and open our eyes towards new areas and angles. Syukur alhamdullilah for the house and our dearest son ...

Rock a bye baby on the tree top ...

Many, many compliments to Mummy Nourol, Mummy Ilah and Mummy Sabrina for this cradle. Alhamdullilah, the renovations are done and I can finally set up the cradle. Been waiting for a long time for this!!!

See ... see ... he can't get enough of mobiles!!! Serious. He wasn't really happy that he can't reach the ducks but just imagine the glee on his face as he tried and tried. Will try to capture that trying moment. Mummies, wait, k. Once everything has settled down, will do a small gathering at my new place and you can see the cradle in person. The throne ...

Tok Bak is back ...

Syukur alhamdullilah, Bak returned from Qatar for a 2-week break. As you can see, he wasted no time in bonding with his first grandson. Ashraf has grown to be pampered with his Tok Bak as Tok Bak spend lots of time with Ashraf.

See here ... Ashraf can't seem to have enough of his Tok Bak. He now recognises his grandpa even though he was away for a few months. See the power of blood ties!!!

Now Tok Bak has returned to Qatar with promises of a return later this October. Tok Bak even promised to get a job in Singapore so that he can see Ashraf often.

Alhamdullilah, Ashraf is blessed with grandparents who love him a lot. Even though his late grandmother, dearest Mummy, is not able to meet him, I am sure she does look in on him every now and then in spirit.

Roll over ...

Syukur Alhamdullilah ... after so many tries, he finally managed to roll over onto his stomach. Now he is able to lift up his head ... see how happy he is ...

Here, Ashraf is with his cousin, Syamil. Heheh ... cute eh, dua-dua baby nie ...
Amacam ... handsome tak???

Atuk with grandson!

Hmm ... why is dear Ashraf is smilling from ear to ear with his arms outstretched???

Oh ... Atuknya ada rupanya. Ish ... manjanya dengan Atuknya ...
Aiks ... cannot sit still. Just count 1, 2, 3, 4 and at the count of 5, he will go to a standing position. Hahah ... timang diri sendiri rupanya ...

Bergambar sebelum mandi ... heheh bukan main posing lagi. Amacam ... ada tokoh gambar dulu-dulu tak?

Eh ... senyum lebar anak molek nie ...
Ssh ... dia tidur. Jangan bising, bising tau

@ Tok Uchu Munah's place

Allayarham Tok Uchu Lelaki telah meninggal dunia pada Jumaat lalu dan selamat dikebumikan pada Sabtu. Innalillah Wainalillahirojiun ... Kami bertiga hanya dapat datang menziarahi Tok Uchu Munah Ahad lalu. Alhamdullilah, berceria Tok Uchu Munah apabila dia mendukung Ahmad. Dan Ahmad pula pandai ambil hati Tok Uchu sambil menagah-agahkannya. Di gambar bawah ini ada pula Ahmad bersama Pakcik Akmalnya ... wah ... berbual apa ye.
Dirumah Tok Uchu, Ahmad sungguh aktif. Hanya tidur dalam setengah jam, dah bangun sibuk melayani orang yang datang. Terutama Abang Mukti & keluarga ... Eh ... Abang Mukti kata Ahmad mirip Nakata, pemain bola Jepun yang kacak. Nanti saya cari gambar dan kita lihat ye ...
Disini pula ... aunty-aunty glamour Ahmad ... Aunty Fifi, Aunty Nurul and Aunty Fia. Aunty Fia belum ada mood nak bergambar lah ...

Satu pelajaran dalam kehidupan

Seorang pensyarah berdiri didalam bilek kuliah dan diatas meja didepannya terdapat beberapa benda. Apabila kuliah bermula, sambil berdiam diri dia mengambil sebuah bekas kaca lalu mengisinya dengan ketulan batu sebesar 20 sentimeter sehingga penuh. Dia kemudian bertanya kepada pelajar yang hadir "Adakah bekas ini telah penuh?". Semua pelajar menjawab "Ya, memang dah penuh!". Pensyarah itu mengambil pula beberapa ketulan batu kecil lalu memasukkan kedalam bekas itu sambil mengoyangkan beberapa kali. Sudah tentu batu batu kecil tadi akan bergerak masuk mengisi ruangan yang kosong dicelah celah batu besar tadi. Dia bertanya lagi kepada pelajarnya, "Adakah bekas ini telah penuh?". Sambil tertawa pelajarnya menjawab,"Ya.....sudah penuh!". Kemudian pensyarah itu mengambil pasir lalu memasukkan kedalam bekas itu sambil mengoyangnya sedikit. Sudah pasti butiran pasir itu akan menyelinap masuk mengisi ruangan yang masih kosong.

"Sekarang," kata pensyarah itu,"Saya mahu anda semua mengenali bahawa ini adalah kehidupan kamu. Batu yang besar itu melambangkan perkara yang begitu penting dalam kehidupan seharian anda - keluarga, kesihatan - apa saja yang begitu penting bila mana tampanya kehidupan kita musnah samasekali. Batu yang kecil pula melambangkan perkara yang lain agak penting juga tapi dalam skala yang lebih kecil umpama kerja, rumah, kereta. Sementara pasir pula melambangkan baki perkara lain yang tinggal".

"Sekiranya anda memenuhkankan bekas kaca tadi dengan batu kecil serta pasir maka sudah tentu tidak akan ada ruang untuk batu yang besar. Begitu juga dengan kehidupan anda semua. Jika anda menghabiskan masa serta tenaga kepada perkara yang kecil dan remah maka sudah tentu anda tidak akan mempunyai masa untuk perkara yang besar serta lebih penting. Tumpukan pada perkara yang kritikal dalam kehidupan anda. Dekati dan bemesralah dengan keluarga anda, bawa teman anda keluar bersiar. Akan tetap ada masa untuk ketempat kerja, membersihkan rumah, membuat jamuan. Hargai dan tumpukan pada batu yang besar dahulu - kerana itu terlalu penting. Tetapkan tahap pilihan anda dulu..................Kerana yang lain itu cuma ketulan batu kecil serta pasir..........

~ Kelip-Kelip

Term 2 Week 2

SubhanAllah ... time really flies by now. Felt like the holidays just ended and it's already a week after the holiday. Tomorrow is the start of of Week 2 of Term 2. Sigh ... why am I sighing ... sincerely time has flown by so fast, there are time when I felt lost or did not have the time to appreciate some things in life. Just yesterday I got my house keys and my contractor already called to update us that our kitchen cabinet is ready for installation in the kitchen. Wow ... next in line ... moving house. Then mid-year exams. Then school carnival. Always something happening after the other.

What about you guys?

sleepy saturday

It has been a sleepy Saturday today. Usually Ahmad will sleep soundly in the morning till about 1 pm. Then he will have his lunch and stayed up playing. Around 2 or so, he will be cranky and sleep once again. But he doesn't sleep soundly in the afternoon. Nevertheless ... I can't resist taking photos of him sleeping. This time with his froggie ... now he doesn't sleep with pillows in his swing. He would twist and turn and ended up being under the pillows. It has happened before so as a precaution, we decided to take away the pillows. He seemed more happier this way.

photos of Ahmad when he turned 4 months

my first porridge .... not an easy task now when it comes to porridge time. Somehow he seems to prefer meat or chicken compared to fish ... i wonder if he inherit this preference from me?

Me and my first choice shirts. Remember in the previous posts, I talked about Ahmad choosing his own clothes. Well he is with his sleeveless shirt with prints of vehicles ... also with his cousins ... Kak Long and Kak Lang.

Opps ... pictures are not placed together ... below is a picture of his porridge and a shot of him being feed. Heheh ... isn't he cute. But it's a messy job. Trust me ... it is!

I'm 4 months old!!!

Hmm ... I can't upload the photos onto my blog this time. I wonder why ... But not to worry, I have uploaded some new photos at my yahoo photos! Click on the link Has's Albums and it will direct you straight to the latest photos of dearest Muhammad Ashraf.

Alhamdullilah, last Friday he turned 4 months. He sure is getting stronger and bigger as the days go by. Syukur alhamdullilah for the steady development :) So what has happened the last one week ... I had my school holidays which don't really count as one. But definitely last Friday marked a wonderful day ... Ahmad enjoys shopping! Yupe ... it so happened that Mak wanted to bring him out to Parkway should I return home late from school. However he was so cranky that I decided to follow Mak and Kak Long to PP and bring him out. Didn't have a chance to bring him out often last week. And so we go ... he kept muttering and muttering his baby language and his eyes were wide open as he took in the lights, noise and colours. However I can't imagine the glee he has on his face upon entering Mothercare. His legs were kicking and kicking and his hands were moving as he continue with his mutterings ...

Playfully letting him choose a set of clothes ... he kept quiet with the first set but was very active with the second one. Not believing myself, I went through it once again. He was quiet with the first set but was laughing gleefully with the second set. Hmm ... he just made his fashion choice ... shirts with pictures of vehicles ... so I bought the second set.

Next milestone is that he started his first porridge meal. Mak made some for him. He was munching and munching but wasn't well accustomed to it. Well ... it was his first time. There was a look of disbelief or questioning on his face but we just kept with it. It went well on Sat ... but today (Sunday), he decided that he still likes his meal in bottle form so we placed his porridge in his bottle. Hmm ... need to train him though ...

Muhammad Ashraf is drinking more often now. It used to be every 4 hours. It has now reduced to 3 hourly meals. We suspected that he is increasing his milk intake. So he is ... with his new and bigger bottle. These photos showed him in my arms. But there are times when he refused to be carried and prefered to drink milk while he was lying down on the mattress. Sign of independence ... yupe ... tangan tak lenguh sangat nak dukung dia ...

Massage time ... hey being a baby sure is lots of fun. You get massaged twice a day (see the pixs) ... being bath and clothed and fed. And best still, he has an image consultant who will manage his diaper change and determine what clothes to wear ... hehee ... Hmm ... i woke up everyday, wondering what should I wear and do I have the right colour tudung???
When it comes to sleeping time ... it's either the swing or the bed. When it comes to bed, he sure moves. But isn't he adorable ... sigh ... with both his hands up, it's a definitely a sign of surrender to slumber. On the other hand ... he sure looks attentive when he's awake. Once carried, he will automatically look at the door and urge the carrier into bringing him out. Once by the corridor, he will look at the left. Can you guess why? He wants to go into the lift and go out ...
here he is, my little prince ... bathing time. Bathing time is still his favourite. Bathing him late will result in lots of lamenting and brawling ... now, accompanying him in his bath tub is a little cup which we will use to pour water slowly onto his body. He sure loves it ... it shows by the amount of water he splashes onto the floor. The second pix shows him being impatient ... he wants to go into the bathtub quick!!!

post-medicine blues ...

Poor Ashraf ... he still have lots of antibiotics to finish up. Here he is after taking the medicine. Alhamdullilah he does not cry much now. But there are lots of prep talk prior to medicine administration. see how much his Abi loves Ashraf ... kissing his son to console him after taking medicine ...
Aiks ... no more tears!!! Tears from medicine ... not from shampoo.

on the road to recovery

Muhammad Ashraf was down with fever and flu. Alhamdullilah, he has no more fever but still down with flu. Netherless he is recovering. However from this, it was discovered that Ahmad doesn't like taking medicine. He would brawl or cry. Even after the medicine was administered, he would complain or 'merungut' to the point of not drinking milk or suck his pacifier. So instead of giving him water in a bottle form, we have to give him water via a syringe after each medicine.

But that's not all. He seemed to recognise the small medicine bottles. Once he saw, he would started crying or fidget, insisting on the person carrying him to stand up. So the person administering the medicine has to hold onto him and cajol and persuade him to take in the medicine. Nek Yang commented that Ahmad followed my traits of not being easy to take medicine. Opps ... what to do ... who really likes taking medicine ... right?

These photos are taken after his bath. Alhamdullilah ... he no longer has running nose and seem to be back to his cherry self. Except that today, he does sleep much. Wonder why?