Tuesday, November 15, 2011

What can princess Zara do now?

بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اﷲِالرَّحْمَنِ اارَّحِيم

Zara can bring her hands together.

With a mighty effort, Zara can raise her chest, supported by her arms, when she lies on her stomach.

Zara still trying to roll over (one way). She prefers to turn to the right.

She reaches for objects, especially hanging toy on her playgym.

Zara can put some weight on her legs when you hold her upright.

Zara makes sounds like "ah goo."

Zara laughs out loud.

Zara squeals when he's happy.

Zara smiles spontaneously.

Zara can focus on very small objects.

Zara turns toward the sound of a familiar voice, or smell. Especially her mama, mostly she knows the smell of milk.

Note: All babies have their own internal developmental timetable. If your 3-month-old hasn't yet reached these milestones, rest assured that he will in time. If you have concerns about your baby's development discuss them with his doctor.

- And she sipped her heavenly Caramel Macchiato

Friday, November 4, 2011

Zara's Cukur Jambul ceremony

بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اﷲِالرَّحْمَنِ اارَّحِيم

As for Zara, the celebration was somewhat done in a smaller scale at our humble home. 2nd child syndrome, I always say. Plz dun get me wrong, it was a grand celebration indeed, in our own way with a modern touch. It was grand in a different way.
First, the colour theme was decided to be a shade of lilac. Well, of cos mamanya nak pink, but the boys are against the idea of wearing pink. Boys meaning ayahnya, haha. Adam ok je. Once the theme colour has been decided, mama start looking around for ideas to decorate the house. This time mama learnt my lesson, and decided not to have a grand cradle. Instead, we decorated the bassinet to place her. So, final decision was to decorate an area for bassinet with butterfly decoration on its background, butterfly decoration on bassinet, flowers arch on the bassinet, lovely clips to hang zara's pictures and balloonsssssss ;-) For balloons, ordered a silver and lilac balloon bunch to complement zara's bassinet and make a nice border for taking pictures. Also, chik managed to score me cheap helium balloons to give away to the kids. The pakcik pump the balloon right in front of my house. So cool!!!! We got loads of angry bird balloons (most popular) and mickey mouse.

Pretty purple decoration surrounding my house


Next, it's all about the door gift. Pening memikirkan door gift ni, was tinking of something different. More modern and everlasting. Finally, I decided with chocolate lollies embedded with image of Adam & Zara from Chocolata Designs. And, personalised yassin from Wishing Favours to be given during marhabban. This was inserted in a goodie bag so that senang orang nak bawak balik.

Cute and simple door gifts


Finally, baju!!! Hehe, penting nie. The boys have their identical lilac baju melayu from last Eid Mubarak celebration, and me too. Settled!! Oh, was looking high and low from zara, I wanted a pretty lil gown, but all is in pink or white or red. Time nie laa tak jumpa warna lilac, if ada, size pulak xde. Finally found one in Ampang Park, a small boutique for baby and kids clothes. Yayy,...also bought some CK purple rompers for her. So, for Zara je, dia ada 3 persalinan. Yelah, takut panas, basah, kotor dll. Adam 2 persalinan, baju melayu and casual. Hehe....kiddos!! Zara was also wearing headband from Onulaa. So cute, you just have to get it for your daughter.

Snapshots of my happy family during the event


- And she sipped her heavenly Caramel Macchiato

What is Cukur Jambul ceremony?

بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اﷲِالرَّحْمَنِ اارَّحِيم

Cukur jambul is the baby's very first haircut, done in accordance with Malay tradition. It is an important rite of passage and is very much seen as an occasion for the extended family to come together, renew bonds and welcome the new baby into the clan. To know more, please visit Baby Center.
For Adam's, we had quite a grand celebration. Biasalah anak first, also had it at my parent's home. A grand cradle was set up for him, but Adam was really resistant of the cradle. He wants neither lie nor sleep in it. Most of the time, he was nestled neatly in my arms, or crying. Especially during the Marhabban time, he was crying his heart out. Am guessing dia takut dgn nyanyian, bunyi gendang segala. Kesian anak mama, mama pun hampir nak menangis sekali.

Adam was not having such a grand time


- And she sipped her heavenly Caramel Macchiato