January... the month of happiness :)

salam & hi everyone.. hope it's not too late to wish Happy new year..hehe this is the 2nd update for this year ..so sorry for not updating for a long time...  many things to share but i'll make a summary of what has happen lately.. in the month of January... it was a month of happiness & celebration because i celebrated my birthday & my wedding anniversary ..

15th January 2012... my 28th birthday..time really flies hehe sometimes i just can't believe it that in 2 years time i'll reach the big 30.. but Alhamdulillah, i'm grateful to Allah that i have the chance to live in this beautiful world.. i'm blessed with a wonderful family, a supportive & understanding husband & a cute lil daughter..not forgetting caring parents & lovely sister..
this year my beloved hubby bought my iphone 4s for me...i've been wanting a new phone since june last year when my previous samsung phone camera broke down..that samsung was my wedding hantaran.. so i was reluctant at first to change to a new phone..

then, later that afternoon we went to Mid Valley for birthday lunch at my favourite place hehe Chili's..

Mama & Arianna Sofea...

lil princess, Arianna with papa :)

yummy Mushroom Jack fajitas & texas cheese fries...

then since we were in Mid Valley, i took the chance of shopping some things..hehe bought a few shawl from Arzu.. since ada promotions, buy 1 free 1 :)

then, went back home to my in laws house... later that night, hubby bought a cake & celebrated with hubby's family.. thank u so much :)

my L.O.V.E :)

Arianna looking at the orea cheesecake :)

The next birthday celebration with ween & my family when ween came back from labuan for holiday... went to Windmill restaurant for dinner.. 

yummy sizzling chicken

28 years together..ween is my twin sister & my best friend.. we are identical twin with 4 minutes difference..

thanks ween for the present.. love it so much... Although we are far apart, she can read my mind..hehe :)

24th Janaury 2012 ..was my 2nd wedding anniversary.. Alhamdulillah, it has been 2 wonderful years.. with a lot of ups & down.. I'm thankful enough that i have a caring, understanding husband...wonderful father for my daughter Arianna Sofea..love u always..

L.O.V.E

That day was chinese new year holiday..there were not many cars going towards centre of KL.. so i decided to celebrate our anniversary @ Al-Amar Express, Bukit Bintang.. i have read a few reviews on this Lebanese food.. & was excited to try it..

In front of the restaurant...

mix chawarma platter... marinated chicken & beef kebab served with fries & bread.. sangat sedap because u can really taste the marinated chicken.. yummy :)

chicken Manakeesh, lebanese pizza....

the fresh kebab ingredients...

beautiful & comfy interiors...

after that me & Ariza decided to walk to pavillion since the united buddy bears were there... Arianna was excited to see the bears.. hehe colourful big bears..

After a few hours in pavillion, then we decided to go back home... hehe but before that i just can't resist to enter Sephora @ Starhill..

lipsticks & eye pallete from sephora.. the smell is fruity & lively :)

that's it for now... hehe this post is too long already... hehe will update again real soon.. before that, thank u so much for friends, relatives & family for the birthday & anniversary wishes... thank u for all the kind wishes & doa ..ok then ..tata for now..

masterchef delicacies :)

Last weekend we went for lunch @ Laman Grill steak & Barbeque in seksyen 13, Laman seri business park... just found out that it's own by Chef Zubir, 1 of the judges in Masterchef Malaysia...after a few weeks watching masterchef programme, i was curious to know how the food taste like hehe..

Laman grill from outside :)

that day we went for lunch... It is a cosy dining place.. love the simple interiors...but i can say that it's a little bit small.. it serves 5 stars food with a 3 stars price.. even the food presentation itself is superb :) The interior of the restaurant is adorned with the awards and certificates the multi-award winning chef received over the years. The kitchen is located at the back of the restaurant, open for all to see the chefs..

the interior... paper cuttings about chef zubir's achievements

the menu... wanted to try the signature dish.. unfortunately it's finish..

hubby tried the Grilled spring chicken..laced with melted cheedar cheese, smoked chicken leek potato tart with salads..

Abah tried Pacific Emerald fish with sizzling seafood..tiger prawn, chillean blue mussels & bbq squid.. for seafood lovers... 

my lunch..Lasagna Al forno, minced meet with white sauce topped with melted cheese .

with hubby :)

my IBu & ween ..

the 2 little girls, Arianna & Arissa :)

If u want to go on weekends especially night, do make reservations as it is always fully booked..

The location of the Restaurant:

No G33, Block 5
Laman Seri Business Park
Seksyen 13, 40000 Shah Alam

Tel: 03-55237386

Arianna Sofea is 1 :)

Salam.. sorry for the long pause, i was busy with work... i have many things to tell & share... my baby Arianna is already 1 year old now.. how time flies kan.. it just felt like yesterday that i went through labour.. it was a blissful pregnancy, Alhamdulillah. it is just wonderful to see her grow from the day she was born until today, i really miss the small baby Arianna :)

Day 1 of life.. many commented anak jepun hehe

1 month old Arianna

2 months..she just love to smile

@ 3 months old during Aqiqah

Arianna loves pink @ 4 months old

love grandma & grandpa .. @ 5 months old



6 months old Arianna



7 months old Arianna with her flower headband

 

sitting without support



9 months old Arianna during Aidilfitri

10 months old Arianna during Auntie nonie's engagement

1 year old Arianna Sofea !

Alhamdulillah i was able to organized a small & simple birthday party for my lil Arianna Sofea.. we managed to organized at my parents’s house in Shah Alam on 7th november .. hubby was busy with master's exam & the only day he's free is during public holiday.. it was a pink fairy tale theme..
thanks hubby, ween , my parents for helping me with the preparation..
thanks shik for the candy bar hehe

my precious :)

 Yummy birthday cake by Kak Su...

Arianna with papa

The door gifts , chocolates in favour box..

lil Arissa, Azween's daughter

lil sophea, Lin's daughter

lil Ezhan, Erleena's son :)

ex HKL mommies, with Erleena & Fazlin

excited to open the presents, thank u for the presents :)



Happy 1 year old my baby Arianna :) Mama will always love you more & more each day.. & will always be there for you no matter how busy i am..i'm gonna miss the small lil Arianna who can only cry & crawl a few months ago & now can walk, babble Mama n Papa & even run :) love u always

lots of love from your Mama..

papa u will be missed...

salam ramadhan everyone... sorry for neglecting this blog for nearly 4 months.. many things happen along the way & i was busy with work..It has been 3months  now since papa left us... Al-fatihah to my father in law, papa passed away on 2 May 2011 around 6.45pm at home due to lung cancer stage 4.. Papa was diagnosed to have lung cancer stage 4 in January.. at that time, he had difficulty in breathing & then investigated in Subang Jaya medical Centre.. Chest X-ray was done & was suspected lung cancer as the x-ray was suspicious of cancer.. they proceeded with CT-scan of thorax & also lung biopsy & at the end of january it was confirmed as Adenocarcinoma of lung with metastases... i just couldn't believe what i heard from the doctor..Papa was very fit, always exercising.. n i thought it was impossible for him to get lung cancer.. but it was already written by Allah... He loves him more..

to recall what happen early that day 2nd May.. i was working morning shift & ended my shift @ 3pm.. n straight went back to celebrate my nieces birthday.. when i reached home, the palliative doctor was there to insert feeding tube to papa because papa couldn;t take orally for the past 2 days.. he couldn't eat because he felt something was obstructing the throat.. at about 6.30 pm, with the help of other children, mama wanted to feed papa through the feeding tube, Ariza was sitting behind papa to support him to sit while feeding. n other siblings were around papa ... n in a few seconds, papa suddenly collapsed n stop breathing... i did CPR to papa a few minutes n then we headed to SJMC...on arrival there, the specialist informed us that papa has passed away..i was very sad n still in shock, i have never seen any family members passed away in front of my eyes..all of us were in shock, i never thought that papa will go this soon..Allah loves him more..

I would always remember some of the advice that papa gave me & ariza on our first few days of marriage , on our way to Klia during our honeymoon...  Papa was a very kind hearted person, always helping people in need of help..i have learned to eat some of the kelantan delights such as nasi kerabu, nasi tumpang, lompat tikam n budu from Papa.. thank u Papa for everything..we will miss you.. arianna will miss her Tokpa so much...

5 months old....

my baby Arianna Sofea is already 5 months old.. how time flies..it felt like just yesterday i deliver this baby gurl hehe..now at 5 months she's already 6kgs ++  and able to turn from supine to prone position & vice versa.. making me more worried as she like to roll over.. i have to be more careful to prevent her from rolling down the bed hehe she likes to play with her feet & at some instance she will put her toes in her mouth hehe sucking her fingers is her hobby since 4 months old. Smiling & showing her dimples is her speciality :)  I am still breastfeeding her although i'm quite busy with work & oncalls.. but i have started giving her Anmum infacare milk since she demands more milk since this few months, 150cc every 2 hours..i choose anmum because it taste more like breast milk n it has no added sugar.. my breastmilk stock is getting lesser n lesser each day

hmm since some of my friends just became mothers & a few of them will deliver soon.. i just wanted to share something about breastfeeding.. Before i deliver, i don't really know much about breastfeeding but as a doctor we have to encourage mothers to breastfeed their babies exclusively for 6months.. but its a difficult job especially when ur busy working.. since novermber last year, when my lil baby arianna came to life.. i experienced the wonderful things in life, a journey to become a mother.. I wanted to give her the best of everything..that's including exclusively breastfeeding.. during my confinement time, i had many times of breast lumps due to excessive milk production.. then, at times the amount became less & less... but i have learned a few tips from my mom, other mothers & my aunty who is a lactation nurse in hospital selayang..

1. Drink a lot of water
   - at least 8 glasses per day. to produce a lot of milk for the baby, mothers have to drink more too..

2. Drink different types of drink
    - for example : morning drink milo, then brunch nestum, lunch soya bean, tea - barley, dinner milk

3. Food that stimulates milk production
   - dark green vegetables like spinach , fenugreek, yam, ginger and carrot
   - oats and barley can also stimulate milk production

4. Breastfeeding as frequent as possible
  - breastfeeding on demand...at least every 2-3 hours

5. Supplements
  - pil asi, fenugreek tablets.. I've tried pil asi as suggested by some mothers.. it is cheap n it really works! but the thing is that u have to take 5 tablets 3times a day.. i only took twice a day..
  - nursing tea.. i tried earth mama joy angel baby nursing tea.. 16 tea bags for rm40.. for those who can drink herbal tea, this tea would be a good choice.. however, i don't prefer drinking herbal tea..i prefer taking pils..

- soy milk products ... i have tried nutri 99 soya milk drink.. it was recomended by a lactation counseller.. it's know to boost breastmilk production.. this yummy organic soya milk+ aloe vera beverage can be drink hot or cold. other soya milk products that u can try is mililea organic soya milk..

  - domperidone..is an antiemetic medication that increased production of the hormone prolactin. Prolactin is the hormone that stimulates the cells in the mother's breast to produce milk.. it is sold at most of the pharmacy. however, like all other medication.. it has some side effects such as headache 10-30% or abdominal cramps.. but so far Alhamdulillah i didn't experienced any side effects..

6. EBM ( expressed breast milk)

  - especially for working mothers.. to keep the stocks when needed

  - at least every 3 hours... to keep ur breast milk supply, make a habit to pump every 2-3 hours.. it's easy for working mothers who have free time.. because of my busy schedule, i usually ebm 3 times a day..

- EBM milk can last 4-6 hours in room temperature, 2-4 days in fridge and up to 3-6 months in freezer..

7. Don't get stress up...

- studies has shown that when a mother is stress, the breastmilk will be less.. so, enjoy life & don;t be too stressful..

8. breast massage

- Apply a warm compress to your breast, such as a warm towel. Then, with your fingertips, stroke from the top of the breast down and over the nipple.This helps stimulate your oxytocin.

-  massage the breast with the flat of the fingers into the chest wall, beginning at the top and working in a spiral down toward the areola. Massage in a circular motion a few strokes at a time before moving to another spot.

hope that some of these tips helps..some of the tips works on me... tell me whether it works for u..