Preparing for a new baby, new house and most prob NEW MAID!!!

Before I blab and blab and non stop blabbing on the topic …Selamat Hari Raya Korban! It was a simple but meaningful celebration this year ;)

Preparation for a New Baby.
I am 7mth preggy now. And I should start shopping for what necessaries now. My mom said, “dah 7 bulan baru beli barang2 baby” so as an obedient (and cute) daughter (hehehe), here I am, ready to go shopping…hahahaha! I guess, preparing for 2nd baby is way much easy compared to the 1st. Yelah, experience dah ada, checklist dah ada, and most of stuffs fr the checklist smua can be recycled. Below I copy paste my original checklist masa Humairah, which my BFF mommy Yati yg preparekan….

Must have
1 Newborn Diapers-Mommy poko
2 Baju tido pnjg ( romper)-5
3 Baju siang-5
4 mitten n booties-5
5 baby cap-1
6 kain bedung-3
7 barut 5
8 minyak baby
9 baby lotion ( jgn guna baby powder… coz baby lotion is better for baby skin)
10 nail clipper
11 bedak, shower gel, shampoo travel pack, sikat
12 towel
13 blanket Bumble Bee: Thermal Blanket
14 tilam,pillow n bolster set -Aussino Single fitted comforter set + baby cot cover x2
15 baby bath tub
16 cotton bud
17 wet tissue
18 sabun basuh baju baby - mommy guna cosway… Pureen pun ader
19 surah yassin.. ( bring wherever we go with princess) n letak kat kepala dia time tido
20 bottle n teat brush

For exclusive breastfeeding
1 Breast pump set -Philips Avent: ISIS Out & About Breast Pump Set
2 Breast milk storage
Philips Avent: 4 Breast Milk/Baby Food containers 125ml
Philips Avent: VIA Breast Milk Containers 10 x 180ml
3 Nursing pillow
4 Nursing bra

Optional
1 Thermos
2 Thermal bag for travelling Mothercare
3 baby carrier instead of car seat if nak guna from baby laa…
4 Baby Cot

Not immediate
1 bottle steriliser ( ibu x yah beli… mommy dah ader…Cuma beli pil )
Anakku Microwave sterilizer- Jusco
2 Stroller
Graco: Mosaic Completo Travel System - Gasha Red with Base
Graco: Stylus Travel System - Morocco Design
Graco: Ultima Plus Travel System Gasha
3 warmer -Tommee Tippee: Closer to Nature Baby Food & Bottle Warmer
4 bottle drying rack
5 socks n shoe
6 teether
7 baby rattle
8 baby play gym

Additional Notes Fr Ibu
1Wardrobe/ drawer for princess
2Nipple cream for mommy and ibu
3 Set jamu and bengkung Amway for mommy and ibu
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So for 2nd baby, I guess I just need to buy the following which are highlighted in blue:
Coming Princess #2 Checklist

Must have
1 Newborn Diapers Mommy poko
2 Baju tido pnjg ( White romper) 3
3 Baju siang (white) 3
4 mitten n booties (white) 3
5 baby cap 1
6 kain bedung 7 barut
8 minyak baby 2 AMWAY
9 baby lotion/powder/ toiletries (medium set) Anakku
10 nail clipper 1
11 bedak, shower gel, shampoo travel pack, sikat Anakku
12 towel
13 blanket
14 tilam,pillow n bolster set
15 Pillow & mattress cover 2 mybabystore.com
15 baby bath tub -Amik fr Nono
16 cotton bud
17 wet tissue
18 sabun basuh baju baby Cosway 4
19 surah yassin.. ( bring wherever we go with princess) n letak kat kepala dia time tido
20 bottle n teat brush 1

For exclusive breastfeeding
1 Breast pump set -hantar repair AMEDA!
2 Breast milk storage 10 add to the existing
3 Feeding bottle & teats 3
4 Nursing pillow -amik fr Nono
5 Nursing bra

baby carrier instead of car seat if nak guna from baby laa… -Amik fr Nono
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Means I only have to prepare one third of total number of stuffs fr the 1st baby’s checklist. That reflects the budget to spend as well. I hv decided to try out Anakku range of toiletries plus powder and lotion. I found them smells better than Pureen. And this time I’ll buy the basics in medium size. Masa Humairah I tend to keep stocks and they gone wasted when Humairah was allergy to Pureen or what ever baby’s product on the rack. Sekarang pakai Cetaphil. So kami lah yg menghabiskan all the Pureen stocks. And dua org org tua ni pun berbau seperti baby bila lepas mandi…hehehe. Will start ordering stuffs online and will spend next weekend to buy others that can’t be bought online. For clothings, I’ll buy all new with white sbb Humairah’s new born clothes semua pink hehehe. So pink dah tak yah beli. Owhhh by the way, this one I’m carrying is a girl too!!! So nanti kitorg boleh buat band nama “ Azman & The Girls” mcm “Ella & The Boys”

Preparation for New House.

Our new home is ready. I am sooo excited! Its like when you know tat you are pregnant…(apa ni???) ye lah, bila kita tahu kita nak dpt anak; kita tahu takdir kita berjumpa, jatuh cinta, bercinta, dan berkahwin ada objektifnya. Mestilah teruja kan? Then we start to put effort to build a happy family. Bila pregnant kan kita slalu so happy sbb kita tahu journey to build a family dah start. So kita akan work hard (physically and spiritually) utk capai target kita tu. Di antara perkara yg kita usahakan selain dari lengkapkan diri kita (spiritually) kita akan start usaha supaya dari segi materialpun kita lengkap…untuk pastikan anak2 or the whole family kita hidup selesa. Like us, we both have our own property masa sebelum ditakdirkan bercinta. It’s an advantage, tp having a property, that we put effort to purchase it together, plan everything together adalah sangat different. Ia sgt meaningful to both of us bila rumah ni ready.
Although we actually dah sgt fall in love with Kelana Jaya neighborhood, tp for a bigger space for our kids to grow up, we decided to move to BMC. Nak beli a landed prop kat area KJ mmg kami tak mampu. Takpelah, I believe, we’ll love BMC as much as KJ soon or later.
Getting involve directly in this new house preparation is a whole new experience for me. Masa beli KJ condo dulu semua dah ready. I bought it ready made hehehe. The reno was nicely done by the old owner. Now, with this new house, semua yg tak tahu dah jadi tahu. Fr plaster ceiling to down light to cornice… the grill, the built in wardrobe, the alarm system, lagi apa lagi? hmmm…gutter, polycarbon owning lah. Then the wiring for lightings, the fan, the aircond points…spotlights, CCTV, autogate. For a small single-storey bungalow (3 rooms only), semua yg disebutkan tadi budgetnya melebihi RM30k. Yg tu tak termasuk main electrical appliances (kipas, aircond, tv, fridge, washing machine, etc) as well as perabot2 yg lain. Baru lah sedar yg standard kos sara hidup skrg sgt tinggi. Owh mannnnn… mahalnya nak lengkapkan sebuah rumah!!! Saya tak pernah tahu! So, kami yg sgt2 broke sbb kena bayar down payment rumah tu 20% instead of 10%... terpaksa memilih utk prioritize keperluan kami utk menyediakan rumah tu. Ada byk yg kami terpaksa KIV kan e.g gutter, owning, autogate dan CCTV. Buat yg penting2 dulu.
Having to prepare for all these when I am 7mth pregnant is very challenging. Memanglah all the job being outsourced to contractors, tp the effort to meet up few contractors, to nego, to go up n down to the new house is tiring. Then we have to survey for furniture and electrical goods... dgn membawa si kecik tu ke hulu kehilir (sbb bibik cuti) sampai bengkak2 kaki. But Alhamdulillah, we have our contactor brother to guide us. So we don’t have to be worried of being conned by Ah Heng or Ah Hong. Our target to move in by mid of December or paling busuk pun end of Dec. And we need to by Jan rent out the KJ condo, kalau tak masak kena bayar dua2 rumah… means I shoud be advertising the KJ Condo by now. Alamak!!! Oklah, new checklist…kena amik gambar KJ condo byk2 and advertise kt Mudah. Will rent it out fully furnished. RM1500 (nego) inclusive of monthly maintenance (which am paying RM252 monthly). So if you know ppl who is interested, pls let me know. Chehhh mcm ramai je org baca blog ni…kahkahkah. Willl post advertisement in my FB as well. It’s a 1300sqf condo with 3 rooms and 2 bath. Very spacious. Fully furnish means:
a. 30’ TV and its tv rack
b. 3+2 seaters sofa
c. A coffee table
d. Dining table with 6 chairs.
e. Curtains for sliding door and all rooms.
f. 1 unit of 2hp air cond for living room.
g. Two-doors fridge
h. Built-in kitchen cabinet
i. 2nd bedroom- a single bed with mattress, side table and a 3-doors wardrobe.
j. 3rd bedroom- a single bed with mattress.
k. Master bedroom- 1 unit of 1.5hp air cond. Attached bathroom is nicely renovated with big mirror, built-in cabinet, water heater system and bath tub.
l. Decorative wall mirror and bench at dining and living room.

The condo area is very peaceful as it is low density- only 4 blocks of 12storeys. Each level has only 8 units. Two lifts serve every block. One dedicated covered parking lot for each unit. An extra parking can be obtain fr the Management Ofc for as low as rm50 monthly. Very tight security. Facilities: 1 Gym, 2 squash courts, swimming pool, sauna, playground, intercom system for each unit to guardhouse, multipurpose hall, taska, surau, barbeque pits, badminton/basketball court, laundry, mini market and a café. Very near to KJ LRT station where u can wait for the feeder buses just in front of the guard house. If you are driving your own car to move around, don’t worry of traffic jam coz fr here you have many access road. LDP, NKVE, Jln Airport Subang lama, Federal Hway and NPE. It is near to Giant KJ. And soon the new shopping mall- The PARADIGM will be just in front of this condo area. 10mins drive to IKEA, d Curve…as well as Sunway Pyramid and Subang Parade/ the Empire. That is why I love staying KJ so much! Interested already? Hehehe…

Preparation for New Bibik???

Dia balik COTI and since then tak pernah SMS. Saturday is her flight back to KL. Esok I’ll call her. If she doesn’t return, we HAVE TO start searching for a new bibik. And the cycle starts again….arggghhhhhhh!!!!

rasa rindu yg sgt rindu.

pernah rindu, rindu sgt sampai nangis?
aku baru je.
everytime teringatkan arwah atuk, rindu, sampai nangis.
satu je aku doa pd Allah... I want to see him in my dream.

I want to talk to him. mengadu and share ttg setiap yg tak sempat aku share.
I want to see his face.
I want to hear his voice...kata2 nasihat dia, lenggok bahasanya yg lembut tp tegas.

rindu semua tu.
Tp doa tu tak pernah makbul since aku start doa in 1997.
kenapa ek?

mcm mana nak let go feelings ni.
redha...mmg dah lama redha yg dia dah takde.
tp rindu sgt.
bila rindu tu dtg, rasa susah nak handle...kt mana2 pun bole nangis.

Maybe sbb I wasn't ready masa dia pergi.
Tak sangka langsung dia akan pergi secepat tu.
I wasnt been informed pun masa dia sakit kat hospital.
Tiba2, masa dlm class statistic, org dtg bgtau ada phone call kat admin ofc.
And tat was it. I heard dad was crying telling me atuk was no longer with us.
Dunia gelap tiba2.
aku hope sgt semua tu mimpi or it was a joke.
but it wasn't.

Skali lagi aku berdoa smoga atuk dtg dlm mimpi.
Ya Allah perkenankan lah doa hari Jumaat ni.
Amin.