Bathtime Fun For Mama & Baby Arsyad..

My most favorite time with my baby is during our bathtime together.. not that i'm having my shower with him.. but it is when he's having his shower in his Fisher Price Aquarium bathtub.. the bathtub is the first thing that we bought for our baby.. i love this bathtub so much.. :)

1 month old Arsyad

It is a very basic product - a clear blue plastic tub that includes a hammock, pillow and a few water toys that can attach to the side of the tub.. installation is quick and simple.. just attach a bar to the bottom of the tub (to keep the tub stable if we want to use it in a sink), attach the rubber toy holder (this just snaps into place), and hang the hammock.. the hammock is a breeze to hang and unhook - all we have to do is slide clips onto the side of the tub and walla!! hammock hung!!

Arsyad with his toothbrush

What this bathtub have that i love so much?? first of all, they have that little hammock which can be strung up in 2 ways.. we can attach all 4 clips to the tub and have it completely suspended, or we can just use the top 2 clips and have the top part propping our little one up.. once our child gets old enuf, we can ditch the hammock and use the wider part of the tub to bath our baby.. we use the hammock in the suspended position until Arsyad is around 5kg.. this is one of the best ways to bath our newborn.. Arsyad was always safe and secure in the hammock.. he loves to lie in there and mama n papa no need to worry about the slippery, slidey, movey little munchkin.. and we didn't worry about having to prop him up and hold his head while he was squirming and sliding around the tub.. this truly made bathing him a breeze..

When he outgrew this method, i simply started using the hammock in the sitting (reclining) position.. the hammock still keeps him in one general spot, i've never feel scared or nervous that he was sliding around.. in addition, it has a great little pillow so he stays comfortable and his neck stays supported..

playing with his toothbrush n toys

He loves to splash the water

Btw, the toys are cute.. one is a little fish shaped cup, and the other one is a little cup with holes poked in it.. they aren't really toys, but Arsyad giggles whenever i use the "shower cup" on him.. hehe.. and the most important thing of having this lovely bathtub, it is easy to clean.. all we have to do is rinse the tub after each use, rinse the hammock and hang it to dry.. no bleach, no chemicals, no washing machine.. just rinse and dry..

So, what i can say is our bathtime is filled with giggles and splashes rather than screams.. haha.. as Arsyad hasn't cried once in this tub, compared to my sis tub if we went to her house (forgot what brand), i think he feels much safer and secured in this Fisher Price's model..

Arsyad - splashing the water using his feet

There are a lot of pros using this tub; easy to clean, easy to put together, nice hammock that safely and securely holds our child during bathtime, soft pillow for extra head and neck support, bath toys, soft cushions on the sides of the tub for mom's arms, it has the small area for baby who still can't sit without support and a wider area for the real bathtub.. the cons is just that this tub is quite expensive.. but for me, it is worth it!!

So ladies~ if you have an infant and you need a bathtub, this should definitely be the one you buy!! :)

From The Eyes of EOS

We went to UPM for photoshooting again.. :) just wanna take some fresh air actually, and of coz we'll bring our canon eos everywhere we go..this time Arsyad was so great!! always smile and laugh..but then, after a while no more piccas of arsyad coz... "change the battery pack"..haha..no more battery..aiiyyaaa!! penat je pegi jauh2..

Btw, enjoy the piccas~.. sorry coz there were so many piccas to upload.. i dun like to upload it as a slideshow anymore coz i can't view it thru my phone..so just upload it one by one.. :D

So, where will be the next photoshoot papa?? :D

p/s: papa was not in the picture coz he doesn't like to take photos..but he loves to hold the camera..so berebut2 ngan mama to snap..maybe we should buy another one..haha..byk duit!! :P

MomBloggersPlanet Cutest Baby in CAR SEAT Contest

We put Arsyad in his Graco Snugride car seat as early as 7 days old..we're supposed to put him from day 1 but papa didn't manage to strap it in the car..we didn't practice it earlier, as mama got birth 3 weeks earlier than the due date..its ok..as long as we put him in the car seat as early as possible, so that he'll get use to it..n yes he did, till now he's very comfortable in his car seat..

Arsyad in his car seat..pic was taken when he was 1 month old.. :)

Name: Syed Faliq Arsyad

D.O.B: 27 Dec 2008

Actually arsyad has 2 car seats, Graco Snugride and Maxi Cosi Cabriofix..for the first 3 months, we used the Graco car seat as it is fit to our Graco Meteor Cleo stroller..before we've decided which car seat to buy (btw, both car seats are from his aunties..thanks a lot sis :) ), we're looking forward the car seat that is not just the best in terms of safety but it could also be carried around the stores, restaurants or snapped on the stroller..so, having both of the car seats is a right one as having a newborn, we always wanted to have an option of not waking up the baby upon taking him out of the car..the Graco Snugride and Maxi Cosi Cabriofix (fit in the Micralite, Quinny stroller n few more) did the trick..

Arsyad in his Maxi Cosi car seat..

syok baca buku sambil kuarkn air liur.. :D

Btw, Graco Snugride car seat comes with the base..but the key feature is that it is also can be used in a car without its base, which is very important if we want to put the seat in someone else's car..it comes with carrying handle for our convenience when transporting our baby..another thing i love about both of the car seats is the sun shade which was great for keeping sun out of our babies' eyes..

Arsyad sleepy~

Actually, choosing the best car seats for our babies is always the big question for a new parents..hubby and i always, always means that almost everyday okay..we went to the babies' stores to survey the car seats, its functions and etc..so, which car seats is the best for our babies?the truth is the best car seat is the one that fits our vehicle, our budget, our baby and that we will use properly each time our baby rides in the car..

Some car seats may have extra features that make them easier to install correctly, such as built-in locking clips or non-twisting straps..bcoz proper installation is key in car seat safety, these installation helpers may add safety for some people..however, even the cheapest car seat in the store, with no extra features, has passed the basic tests and is safe for our baby when installed properly..so, doesn't matter whether it is cheap or expensive, the most important thing is the safety..

And, remember the car seats must fit our baby..use our baby's height, weight and age to choose the type of car seat to use..rear facing only infant car seats are used thru about 9-10kg..convertible car seats are used rear facing until baby is at least 1 year old and weighs at least 9-10kg, and forward facing thru the weight limit listed on the car seat..height wise, baby's head should be 1 inch or more below the top of the car seat when rear facing..for front facing seats, the tops of baby's ears should be below the seat top..

The most expensive, feature rich car seat is not safe for our baby if we don't take the time to read the directions and install it properly everytime it is used..always fasten our baby in the harness when used in or outside the car..and with so many vehicle seats styles nowadays, not all car seats will fit in every vehicle..it is essential to find a car seat that can be installed tightly, with the proper angle and less than an inch of side to side wiggle..

Whatever it is, keep our baby safe as long as possible..the best way to keep baby safe in the car is to use a car seat with the most crash protection for as long as it fits our baby..we don't have to turn our baby forward facing right at 1 year and 13kg or more..many seats today offer higher rear facing weight limits, and this is a good option to choose if possible..also look for higher forward facing weight limits on 5 point harness seats, and keep our toddler in a booster seat as long as possible after they outgrow a regular car seat..

Btw, my entry this time is exclusively for the MomBloggersPlanet July's contest (just give it a try..hehe..)..and the contest is brought to u by MomBloggersPlanet and sponsored by PhotoBookMalaysia and AliceWonders..come and join it too, the due date is on 15th July 2009..so, hurry up!!

p/s: remember guys~ "SAFETY FIRST" :)

Carousel @ Palace

Sunday, 28th June 2009

I was so exhausted coming back from Abang's place (padahal tak buat pape pon, but dun know y..i felt so damn tired!!)..so, i keep on asking hubby what was the surprise..n hubby keep on answering "mane bley ckp..nnti tak surprise laa"..aiiyyaa..i wanna know first coz i'm so damn tired to go out again..i know we're going to have a special dinner, but i just wanna know where..after a while, hubby told me where is the very special place (after mama buat muka merajuk of coz..hehe..)..n the place is ...... "Go For Gold - Palace of The Golden Horses" :)

Palace of The Golden Horses

When i heard the Palace??waaaa!!! i'm so excited!!very2 excited!!!trus mandi, getting ready to go to my one n only hotel that i always dream to stay.. years back, when i was working in Kertih i'll always stay at the hotel in KL.. of coz when i've had a meeting, training, seminar or etc.. Mandarin Oriental, PNB Darby Park, Maya Hotel, Shangri La Hotel, The Zone, Impiana KLCC.. can't remember already, but almost all i dah rasa.. but then, i always wanted to stay at the Palace, always waiting when my company will coordinate a function there.. that is why hubby brought me there as my birthday pressie.. actually hubby already book a room for a 1 night stay, but then i've had a headache a day before n i've asked him to go to my best buddy's place.. he didn't told me earlier, klau tak time2 tu jugak i'll agree to go there..hehe..but, its ok..i can claim the pressie later.. :D

So, after solat maghrib off we go to the palace.. i keep on asking "lambat lg ke??"..it felt like dh berjam2 in the car..haha..punye la tak sabar padahal baru 20 minutes okay..mcm dlm crite Shrek la plak when Donkey asked "are we there yet??" to the Far Far Away Kingdom..hehe..

When we arrived there, wowww!!! horses everywhere!! i'm so happy n excited.. muka ni senyum je manjang..hehe..we went to the Carousel Restaurant for the dinner..before entering the restaurant, i told hubby not to make any surprise anymore..no need to sing me a birthday song..nnti tak pasal2 i nangis lg t'haru..hehe..enuf only once at Langkawi okay... :P eventho no birthday song for me from all of the staff there, but hubby did sang to me, just for me (naseb baik suara best :P )..n then hugs n kisses from him n Arsyad..hehe..love u both soo much..

The entrance

Lobby

kat ceiling at lobby

At the cafe

Well, i dun like the food very much, its just so-so..but the decoration was so damn nice..didn't manage to capture so much photo at the restaurant tho as Arsyad was a bit cranky..he wanna sleep but mama n papa was busy eating..hehe..after he falling asleep, both of us enjoying our meals dgn tenangnye..i love the dessert, ice-cream n cakes..yummy~~

Carousel Restaurant

After both of us dh full, then off we go touring the hotel.. the place was so damn nice!! really looking forward to stay there, the room must be so nice too..can't wait!!!

Horse Horse n Horse again!!

Mia Familia

Thanks honey for the lovely dinner..n thanks for everything..u always make my life lovely n beautiful.. love u soo much..muaaahhhsss~

A Picnic a.k.a Birthday Celebration

Nice sunday morning, it was cold n cozy~~.. hmm~ so damn lazy to get out from bed!! luckily arsyad get up early, made a wake up call to both of us so that we can go to Shah Alam at "Pok Dee's" house.. the initial plan was just having breakfast at Pok Dee's house.. then, suddenly the plan was changed to a picnic at Tmn Tasik Shah Alam.. Pok Dee & co bring all the food (nasi lemak, fried rice n the special menu keropok..hehe).. aaa n not to forget the fruits, i like~..hehe :D

my precious~

All my nephews were very excited playing balls, riding bike, chasing with each other or should i say chasing with their mommies n daddies..hahaha.. Arsyad on the other hand was so moody, not smiling at all.. maybe bcoz he's still sleepy.. so, i just let him sit in his bumbo with papa while mama was busy snapping piccas..sampai berpeluh2 snapped here n there..at the end of the day, no one was taking our family piccas..iiskk!!tak aci tol.. :(

Zie & Family

Zafran & Mummy

After the photoshooting session, all of us were having a lil birthday celebration for me (yeah~ it's my 25th birthday..ooo gosh!! i'm 25 years old already) n also my nephew, Zaky.. ooo not to forget, arsyad's birthday too..haha..he just turn 6 months old on 27th..hehe..just a simple celebration, but it was fun..

Mama, Arsyad & Kiddos

Zaky & Family

Then after semua dh penat n matahari pon dh naik, all of us went back home..not to our home sweet home but to Pok Dee's house to have our lunch n kiddos wanna play in the pool later that evening..

fuh~ we're so damn tired!!we went back to our home around 5pm..papa already warned me not to sleep as he got surprise for me that night..huhu~ of coz i'll not sleep till 12 midnight honey..it's my birthday..hehe..will story about the surprise later.. :D

Big Brother Food~

It was not actually my big bro's homemade cook, but it was Big Brother Restaurant & Grill, Western Cuisine & Catering.. as hubby n i didn't know where to have our dinner tonite, so hubby suggested to try the Big Brother Restaurant located at The Strand, Kota Damansara opposite Dataran Sunway (just few minutes from our home).. u may not able to notice the restaurant as it is built slightly higher from the main road.. but, with the owner's idea, he made a very bright sign board at night.. it glows very bright n very attractive n easy to spot.. if u still can't find it, it is just a few doors away from the Alliance Bank..

Ok, let's talk about the food & drinks.. for the drinks, i just ordered myself coke n hubby ordered ice lemon tea.. but, there are a lot of other choices of drinks as they have a special menu book just for their drinks.. n from what i can see they are using illy brand for their coffee beans..n besides gourmet coffee, they've plenty of mocktails too.. n when coming to the food part, u may feel lost when u flipped thru their menu, coz i did..hehe..

Interior Design

we didn't start our dinner with any snack or starters, just straight to the main course..hehe..tak larat la nk mkn byk2.. hubby ordered grilled chicken chop where the chicken is marinated with a special blend of spices n herbs n served with a side order of ur choice (mashed potato or french fries) n ur own choice of gravy (mushroom or black pepper sauce).. while, i ordered Au Gratin Chicken Cher - Boiled n it was stated in the menu "MUST TRY", so i've give it a try.. the chicken was done pretty special.. it is grilled & then send in to oven i guess for topping it up with cheese n then poured the special brown mushroom sauce over it.. it is accompany with a scoop of homemade coleslaw n mashed potato (u can choose either black pepper gravy or french fries tho).. n the result!! Mamma Mia!! Lips Smacking Taste!!

Au Gratin Chicken Cher - Boiled

Grilled Chicken Chop with Black Pepper Sauce

The restaurant serves u a hell good of western foods.. it makes u crave for more n more after u try them.. n every dish that they serve come with decorations like what hotel did.. FYI, the chef was former Shangri La Hotel's chef.. so u can expect some good quality foods prepared in the high standard of cleanliness n quality there..

Enuf with all the details, go n try it urself!! The photos itself tells a thousand words... it looks so yummy!! n every dish is below RM30.. the cheapest n finest hotel grade western foods huh~ .. not to mentioned, it is HALAL n got WiFi too.. so what are u waiting for?? nyum nyum!!

p/s: will go again to the restaurant.. n for the next visit, we'll try the dessert - Big Brother Avalanche..it is sliced swiss roll topped with ice-cream, assorted fruit cocktails n covered with a special coating just like a mountain..waaaa~ can't wait!! n maybe u should try the dish that starts with the "Big Brother" word in front as i think it is their special menu.. :)

Smiley Little Arsyad

Arsyad loves to smile especially with his mama n papa..hehe..others?? urm~ depends on his mood.. :D

loves u sooo much~ baby

An Evening @ Taman Tasik Shah Alam

As usual, no specific plan what to do n where to go this weekend.. we just stay at home the whole morning n afternoon, no mood at all to go out anywhere as it was so damn hot out there!! so after Solat Asar, i've asked hubby to go out somewhere to snap our family piccas together, testing our tripod as we never use it before..

So, hubby decided to go to Tmn Tasik Shah Alam to snap some outdoor piccas.. it's been a while we didn't has any photoshoot (photoshoot by professional photographer of coz) for our lil one.. hehe.. no budget for any photoshoot by any photographers right now, so just snapped on our own.. haha.. enjoy the slideshow~ :)

It's so damn hard to make Arsyad smile.. at the end of the day, we didn't use the tripod.. haha..mama n papa was trying very hard to entertain Arsyad so that he can give his cutest smile..haiishh!! just managed to capture few tho.. hopefully, we can do it again next time..

p/s: wish if our EOS has new speedlight n lense.. :P

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Baby Seater

Arsyad is able to sit with support now..when mama or papa put him in his baby rocker, end up he'll sit like this if we didn't buckle him up:-

So, hubby n i decided to get Bumbo Baby Seat for him, credit to "Mok Mie" for the seat :) ..tq Mok Mie..this baby seat is uniquely designed according to the baby's posture..the bumbo enables babies to sit upright all by themselves!!Bumbo baby seats are suitable for babies from as young as 6 weeks (or as soon as they can support their own heads unaided) to an age of approximately 2 years old..

This award winning infant chairs manufactured to the highest safety standards from low-density foam material, which makes it lightweight n portable..it is soft n comfortable for the baby, safe, hygienic, n nontoxic..the integral outer skin of the material is durable n easy to clean..it is also versatile n can be used safely n conveniently anywhere on any level surface..

Bumbo Baby Seater with Play Tray Set

Bumbo Baby Seater only :D

Arsyad loves it!! he seemed so happy in there..n btw, i've bought this bumbo at Littlewhiz.. they got sale on this item right now till end of June 2009..go n get it now!!it is much much cheaper than other baby online stores n Mothercare..this bumbo baby seat comes in cute colors including lilac, aqua, yellow, blue n lime..i've bought this lime bumbo baby seat + play tray set at only RM189.90..so what are u waiting for??!!buy it now before it ends.. :)