Ms LZ's first Public Competition!

Hehehe.. propa jer lebih mommy ni! It was just a Sand Art Competition sempena Macau Festival at Sunway Pyramid.
Last Saturday, we went to Sunway Pyramid after breakfast wit my cousins for baby clothes shopping. Came across this contest when we were searching for a place to rest our tired feet.
It was her first participation in an open competition, and she did really well.. pretty impressive in fact!
2nd Runner-Up out of 8 participants for category A (age 4-6). Well done, girl!

A proud winner!

Her Prize for 2nd Runner-Up

An unexpected win! I'm a proud mom! I love you, baby!

just when i really needed a spa..Mud Spa!

And it's FREE!

softer skin?

Big ewwwwwww!

While spectators were busy cheering, she kept on doing silly things asking for attention. Mommy J felt pening with this anak dara's kerenah, then she said, "why don't you go play with the mud..slippers off! I bet you haven't tried it! It'll make your skin soft, you know, like a Mud Spa.."

At first she hesitated, but enjoyed doing it after just 30secs.

There you go! Ms.LZ's first bare foot experience in a muddy grass! Hygienes aside, just concentrate on the fun part, getting comot with persmission!

Who was your first Best Friend?

"A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out."

- Anon

You know your kids have grown up when they start talking about who their best friend is. They may have one or more friends that they labelled as best friends. How long will their friendship last? Nobody can tell.. the best we could do is to show them the value of having such friends and how to not lose such friends..

As for Ms.LZ, her best friends are Natasha and Iman.. They've been clingy since they were 4y.o! They even call themselves "The Musketeers" from one of the Barbie movies. Lately, Ms.LZ's favourite statement is, "...... that's what best friends are for, right mommy?" ... owwhhh she's soo adorable! I don't think I've ever said that when I was 5! :-))

Iman - Lana - Natasha

You're...
My Friend,
my companion,
through good times and bad
my friend, my buddy,
through happy and sad,
beside me you stand,
beside me you walk,
you're there to listen,
you're there to talk,
with happiness, with smiles,
with pain and tears,
I know you'll be there,
throughout the years

Hope they will be friends forever, that's my Doa to you Musketeers!

of Cloud-9 Wafer and Corn-in-Cup..Owh Hormone!

I always buy Ms.LZ a corn-in-cup after her swimming class. It's her favorite, coz she would normally famished after 2 hours of water play, so this snack will at least fill a part of her lil tummy before we reach home.

But not today. I've packed some spaghetti from lunch, cooked too much i think it will last till breakfast tomorrow. (Mind you, according to my menu plan, it should be Chicken Pie.. well, i've changed today's menu since Ms.LZ felt like eating pasta (or me?) hahaha!)

Ok, serious.

So, Ms.LZ had agreed to have spaghetti and some Fruity Mentos, after her swimming class.
When her class ended, I let her play at the pool slides with some other kids while I chit-chatted with their moms. The moms were briefing me about their kids' school Sri Pintar, USJ - Smart Islamic School until around 7pm when all of us realized that it was late. After a quick shower, the two girls who played with Ms.LZ came to say goodbye while eating a pack of Cloud 9 wafer each.

Here goes the best part..

I saw Ms.LZ talking to them while looking at their Cloud 9 wafers and said, "Bye, see u soon! I'm gonna eat my spaghetti&mentos afterwards, right mommy?", but her eyes did not stop staring at the wafers, drooling!
I felt pity to my daughter and automatically i felt bad.. i didn't feel bad for packing her a home-cooked food or not buying her a corn-in-cup but, i suddenly felt a gush of sadness when i saw her gestures that translated: "i really want them chocolate. i'm famished. i feel like i've never tasted any chocolate wafers before".

and you know what? i cried.. right there, right in front of the kids! hahaha...

I suddenly hugged Ms.LZ and said, "it's ok, baby. u have your Mentos in the car, right? You can have as many as you want".

But, rezeki kanak-kanak.. Allah always granted a kid's wish.

And then came the moms of the girls. "Ms.LZ, come here have some chocolates. Would you like to have one? We have plenty.. blablabla"

I quickly turn away and wiped my tears.

Then i saw Ms.LZ looked at me as if saying,"Can i take it?".. and of course I said to her, " Take it baby.. and say thanks to aunty blablabla"..
On our way out of the complex, I heard the girls told their mom, "..blablabla Ms.LZ's mom cried blablabla"

hahahaha..

Ms.LZ still asked for a corn-in-cup when we passed by the stall. Of course i said no. A deal is a deal!

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In the car, i watched her ate the spaghetti, as if it was her best & the last spaghetti she could ever have. She ate 3/4 of the lunch box, then finished two packs of Cloud-9 wafers.

I don't know why, but I felt sad again.

And then... she said,"mummy, just now when we were walking to our car, i still can smell the corn-in-cup.. yummy! can u buy for me next week?"

Again.... I cried.

This girl really know how to drain all my tears of! I swore myself to buy that bloody frozen sweet corns and serve her everyday! well not in a white polystyrene cup but in any cups of her choice!

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After dinner, I rewind the incident to Daddy J. I saw him wiping (sort of) the edge of his eyes, I swear I did! But then, he said "Hahaha takde apa2lahh..hormon je tu"

cehhh potong stim!

*** Lana Zahra, if you read this one day, this proves how much i love you and how much i always want the best for you.. hugzz***

Uh oh! I feel like crying... again

"You're late again mommy ..."

L had been asking me to fetch her from CH since last week.
(She goes to CH-Children House: 8.30-3.30pm, PH-Playhouse:3.30 onwards)

I don't dare to promise her anything as my daily work schedule is really unpredictable though I normally had it arranged at least 2 days earlier.

Wednesday morning:
L: mommy.. can you fetch me cepat2 today? all my friends go back early, Iman,Amina, blablabla.. their mommy fetch them at CH..their mommy only works 'a short while' (hhaisyyy!)
MJ: (sedihh + guilty!) InsyaAllah.. I'll come early if I have no meetings okay?
L: you'll fetch me at CH?
MJ: no. i'll fetch u at PH.. i'll try to be there before 6.30pm... I promise!
L: hmmm.. but y? y not CH?
MJ: Lana...I have to finish my work today & can only leave after 5pm..okay tak?
L: hmmm okaylahhhhh
MJ: (hmmm..pujukkk!) I think I won't be busy tomorrow.. I promiseeee to fetch you early tomorrow..okay tak?tomorrow, Thursday! So, today I'll come by 6.30 k?
L: yeayyyy!! thank u mommy!.... (her face glowsss..i'm really touched ... huhuhuh)

................................. I arrived PH around 6.45pm that day (i knowww, 15mins late!i hate PJ's traffic!huhuhu) .............................

MJ: Hi baby!
L: mommy...you're late!!! u said u wanna come early...this is not early
MJ: I'm sorry..I've tried.. I'll make it up with you tomorrow k?remember my promise this morning?
L: mmmkayyyyy .... (her favourite 'okay' version when tak puas hati)

Thursday morning:
MJ: I'll fetch you at CH today okay??
L: yeayyy..
............................... 6 hours later ...................................

Client: We'll be having a 'quick' confcall at 5pm..We need to finalize the thing by tonite.
MJ: Dangggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
.............................. 9.45pm ..............................

MJ: Hi Lana, sorry I'm late..huhuhu did you had fun with Uncle Dot & Baby Ariq?
L: Okayylahhh...But mommy, You're late again (muncunngggggg!!)
MJ: I'm sorry..i have to work..Baba was also in meeting.. but you gets to play with baby Ariq! kan best? that's why i asked Uncle Dot to fetch u..so, what did you play with Ariq?
L: i dont know .... (merajukkk!)

............................ huhuhuhuhu! I can hardly keep any promises with my daughter! I should think of an option urgently. I wanna spend 10 hours a day with her! Not 4-5 hours only! ....................

L & Birthday Parties ...

L goes here http://www.smallwonder.com.my/. Half of her life now is all about the House, the lovely teachers & dear friends. To date, there is nothing in the House that I can call it as a flaw.. an honest & sincere testimonial from me. *wink*wink*

One of the best part of being in SWCH is your child gets to attend ALL birthday parties held at the House. Parties are attended by everyone in the House.. so, imagine, 11 months = X Birthday Parties! Weeeeeeee!
Owh, not to forget that L is at the House during both sessions.. AM & PM .. You do the Math ;-)
I have nothing against this.. In fact, I'm really happy that she has the chance to experience various styles of birthday celebrations.

Since she's been attending birthday parties a few times every month, plus some more parties of her other circle of friends, she basically has some 'ideas' of how her 5th birthday party will be. Well, the plan changes each time after she attended the latest one, but still... dah pandai 'plan' pulak cik kak tu.. haisyyyy.. Not to mention her 'party pack plan' ;-P

So, such cita2 of hers has pushed me to scribble a few sentences... below.
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Mommy is really impressed with your plans, ideas & bday wishes thingy, dear. But, deep down inside, mommy is pretty worried if you can't control your desire of wanting something beyond our means. Mommy has to have a 'plan' for this.. to educate you, to mould you & to make sure that you know that like it or not, "We Must Live Within Our Means" ......
To Mommy J's lovely daughter, Wan Lana Zahra, mommy will try her best to bring out only the good things in you, InsyaAllah. Wanita Solehah, InsyaAllah...
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So, that's it! Fuuuhhhhh..lega! But, we both know.. It is easier said than done! Doakan saya peeps!


p/s:
talking about Party Packs, nak kena pack many sets of stationaries (hasil tangkapan from all party packs) & send them away to L's cousins.. sharing is caring ;-)

L's Monthly Fever = Tonsillitis

We've been consulted by 3 doctors (2 paed, 1 gp).. all of them diagnosed L's frequent high fever was caused by Tonsillities. And yes, has to face a minor surgery to remove it. The procedure is called, Tonsillectomy.

From www.kidshealth.org

"Enlarged Tonsils without any symptoms are common among kids. Doctors might recommend surgical removal of the tonsils, called Tonsillectomy if he/she has the following:

1) persistent or recurrent tonsillitis or strep infections

2) swollen tonsils that make it hard to breath during sleep

3) sleep difficulty that might affect the child's daily activity

4) snoring and obstructive sleep apnea

5) frequent high fever with or without any of the above's symptoms

Procedure: Child will be on GA, procedure takes 20-30mins. The surgeon can get to the tonsils thru your child's open mouth, no cutting needed!

It is advisable for the child to go thru this surgery to prevent the fatal high fever (frequent). "

So, there you go! looks like another family member will enter the OT door again! Do pray for her health peeps..thanks ;-)