White Lodge- Mummy & Baby Baking Session

hello,

so yesterday, I received a text message from kak awin around 11.30am tanya nak join tak ada baking session dekat White Lodge international pre-school. I was in Giant supermarket during that time sebab nak betulkan spect yang tercabut ni haha. tapi bila pikir eh apa salahnya, sebab mummy pun tengah free dan kebetulan over the past weeks memang dah plan nak jumpa kak awin dengan anaqi tapi biasa la, when we plan things; usually they do not come as you planned it. but when you don't plan, things come in your way. hence, impromptu plans are always the best *roll eyes*

jadi dari Giant terus balik ke rumah, had to fetch my little boy from his nursery first and both mummy and hadif bersiap2 sebelum made our way to Nexus Bangsar South. mummy's so useless when it comes to finding places, especially when navigating areas. thats why daddy never trusts mummy to navigate the map hahahhahaa. well, safra being safra; sesat jugak! pusing2 sekejap area Nexus building tu eventually baru jumpa pintu masuk White Lodge.

my first impression was, awwwwwwwh so cute! love the ambience there, very lovely. without hesitation mummy pun went "ok hadif we're gonna have lotssss of fun today so please behave and enjoy our baking session ok?" dalam hati. alhamdulillah, mungkin berkat doa seorang ibu yang memang nak anak dia have fun baking kot (cehh), maka sesi baking semalam berjalan dengan lancar and what matters the most was, my little bub had so much fun. 

we were welcomed and asked to be seated whilst waiting for other mummies and babies to come. thought were already late but the event actually began at 2 o'clock so hoorayy, mummy dengan hadif tak lambat lah semalam hihi. masuk je dalam terus nampak kak awin dengan abg hafizan and anaqi. seronoknya, rindu alahai. last jumpa setahun yang lepas sebelum terbang ke Barca. so glad and happy that we could make it together to the baking session after weeks of planning nak jumpa.

approaching 2 pm, banyak mummies and kids pun sampai then ada briefing sekejap before the session making its entrance. all children disuruh basuh tangan and put on their aprons and chef hats. so comel, i'm sooo gonna get one for hadif for sure. honestly admired how they managed to handle the children; well clearly because dealing with kids will really need lotttttsss of patience and creativity because they can easily get bored. but well done, White Lodge for being able to keep everything under control!

right, without further talking let's just scroll down to see lovely photos of them children. spot my little HS in (almost) every photos haha

presenting to all, little Sufian's gingerbread men cookies. ummmm or should mummy calls them snowman cookies? cause they look like snowmen instead #whatsupwiththescarves #dontthinkgingerbreadmanwearsmuffler

so, did we had fun?

YASSS. both Hadif & Mummy had an amazing and eventful hands-on baking experience, especially for hadif. the theme for yesterday was "Gingerbread Men Cookies". it was truly wonderful to see all the children were enjoying their time there kneading dough, cutting out cookies and decorating them together.

tengok la gambar2 hadif, semuanya dia nak buat. excited betul and very passionate. so proud of my little boy; showed so much enthusiasm and determination, wanted to do all on his own hihi. nanti dekat rumah we'll do more okay sayang. mummy's glad that you had so much fun just now. to many more baking sessions together ok baby boy ❤ 

it's surely amazing that sometime we've been given the opportunity to join this healthy activity/event, sambil tu boleh get to know new people. annndd most importantly, mummy just found out that White Lodge has a specially-curated curriculum to encourage children to grow into unique and independent induviduals by allowing children to practice all kinds of skills like maths, reading, comprehension, science and fine motor skills. 

so mummies & daddies, head over to White Lodge's FB and Instagram pages now and discover their offers. it's nice to know that our children are in good hands, moreover knowing they get up to such fun always!

ps. do visit mummy's instagram to see all of his videos semalam at White Lodge.

#WhiteLodgeMY #WhiteLodgeBangsarSouth #MummyatWhiteLodge #Learnthroughplay #Weencourageimagination #Wekeepitreal

instaworthy spot

has anybody seen my child, Hadif Sufian? tell him that Mummy's looking for him, he leaves the house in a huge mess and that Mummy wants him to be home like now now.

#kidding #yousocutethere #blendsinsowell #mummyalmostcantfindyou #hadifsufian #mytownshoppingmall #instaworthyspot

Hadif's first day of school (Malaysia)

Yes, as you can see from the tittle above- my baby isn't so baby anymore, he's been to school for almost a week now *cries a bucket*

sigh.

hadif dah 2 tahun 5 bulan sekarang and what both my husband and I discovered recently, he's ready for school. all this while, especially when we were in Barca; we didn't manage to enroll him to the nursery there, we planned to but with our financial cashflows that weren't quite smooth, hiccups everywhere plus language barrier and cultural differences- hence we both decided not to send him off just yet since the new place was a bit tough for him. we guessed with the moving in and ambience  in Spain (a bit differ than UK) somehow were one of those things that need to be considered.

back when we were in UK, he went to the nursery there and we really loved it there. hadif apatah lagi, mesti lah dia lebih enjoy. kawan2 pun banyak, he got to play with them. the place where he first discovered the meaning of friendships although they were all babies during that time. I'll do a new post solely about his previous kindy later on.

maka, bila dah balik for good dekat Malaysia ni mummy dengan daddy kena sediakan hadif dengan kemudahan taska sebab tak lama lagi sayang mummy daddy masuk 3 tahun. it's only a matter of time, eventually we'll put him in kindergarten. it wasn't a difficult decision to make because we both know we'll be working soon so hadif needs to be put in somewhere safe before we start our career lives.

you must be wondering where is the school located right? well basically his school's located at the first floor of our condominium, whereas our home's situated at the 2nd floor. so technically, hadif's only 100 metres away? or maybe lesser, like 50? hahahahahhaha #clingymotherdetected 

we chose the nursery because it's very convenient and they're offering bilingual education both in English and Mandarin. daddy's been saying that he wishes hadif to be able to communicate in more than one language(s). that's the reason we opted for him to go to chinese school. since sekarang hadif pun dah pandai cakap melayu, english and spanish (a little bit) hence we think by adding one extra language like Mandarin won't be much of a hassle. 

disclaimer: his spanish is a bit rusty now though and we both think we might want to enroll him in spanish lessons, so anyboady knows where can I find spanish tutor in Malaysia? necesito ayuda aquí. por favor dame los detalles, muchas gracias~ 

and alhamdulillah, he's been very amazing so far. menangis tak? hehee mesti la ada. menangis bila mummy tak dukung dia, setakat ni almost seminggu pergi sekolah waktu hantar hadif menangis. tapi after awhile teachers bagitau mummy he's doing great, main dengan kawan2, makan pun selera, tidur pun senang. syukur, ini saja pun dah buat mummy and daddy lapang hati.

so here goes gambar2 masa hadif first day enrolled at Think Txxxxx Children Academy. hopefully, hadif's enjoying his time there at the centre. mummy and daddy selalu doakan keselamatan dan keceriaan hadif. semoga hadif membesar jadi anak yang ceria, yang sentiasa menyenangkan hati semua orang. amin amin amin ya rabbal alamin.

well done, baby boy! mummy and daddy are so proud of you, love you so much sonshine ❤

dolly dim sum

throwback to the day when our tummies were filled with RM4xx worth authentic dimsum....
i dont think i would ever again able to eat that much anymore and now whenever i see dimsum, terus rasa kenyang setahun haha. so one year of NO dimsum, please (unless if pregnant and mengidam, its okay haha)

so happy that i get to makan dolly dim sum finally, masa duduk abroad dulu sellau tengok orang post pasal dolly dim sum ni on their socials but  never had a chance untuk rasa but alhamdulillah, now i can puasa from having dolly dim sum since we've tried everything on their menu.

ps. mentioning the "bill" sebab ada orang belanja (the person is a Chef from abroad- he earns salary in higher currency exchange, so dia rasa makanan malaysia murah🙄) and that person insisted on getting everything on the menu because he said, "Eat like a Chef does," hence the price. but it was sooo worth it, we all had a great time. thank you to that person, you know who you are.

#dollydimsum #chefbelanjamakan #eatlikeachefdoes #foodtastingkeapani #hubbyfirsttimemakankakiayam #cheforderedeverythingonmenu #semuaingredientsdiatau #respect

Hadif pneumonia- Prince Court's experience

alhamdulillah, things are back to normal now and mummy finally can get everything back on track. the last couple of days have been heartbreaking and overwhelming for both daddy and mummy, wish we won't have to experience it again. the title above already mentioned about pneumonia, all parents' fear- somehow infected our little sonshine. as much as i do not wish to remember everything that has happened, but i still need to write it here so i won't forget his life's milestones. he's been admitted to the hospital for almost a week.

it was all began when hadif's been feeling unwell for the past 2 weeks- typical runny nose and cough which then worsen when we saw greenish discharge from his eyes.

we then brought him to see several general health practitioners, including child specialist and all of them gave us different possible diagnoses until the results came out from the lab (after the blood sample, nasal swab and xray were taken) that he's positive with Adenovirus Pneumonia with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrom, together with immunocompromised (impaired immune system) due to his allergic reaction towards Clarithromycin antibiotic which then led to having Candidiasis infection in his mouth.

Chronological order of his diagnoses:

1. sinus infection
2. mycoplasma
3. influenza
4. mouth infection
5. allergic reaction
6. pneumonia
7. candidiasis infection

he was actually on medication (antibiotic clarithromycin) before been admitted to the hospital and managed to get 3 doses of it. but then, it was all started with a 3am woke up call (18th sept) when i heard a soft whining voice from him beside me. that time we both were shocked to see his lips turned bright red and he was showing signs of pain with lotsss of drool coming out of his mouth, together with high temperature (fever) and he seemed gasping for air, trying to catch his breath. i was shivering to witness that and asked my husband to give me a torchlight to see what was inside his mouth. i was about to faint when we both saw, his tongue swelled so big and almost blocked his airways.

we rushed him to emergency department of Hospital Serdang, then sought for 2nd opinion at CY Child Specialist before referred him to Pantai Ampang Hospital, before finally been referred to Prince Court Medical Centre.

after almost 16 hours with all the efforts of going to these health centres for further tests and lab runs, he's finally warded at 6.30pm (18th sept) at Prince Court Medical Centre. hadif was referred to one of the great paeds there and everything went smooth, under controlled.

from the lab tests obtained, mummy & daddy came to understand that sufian's allergic to 2 groups of antibiotics (Penicillins & Macrolides) and that can cause an impaired immune system. to make it easier for the book, whenever hadif encounters these 2 antibiotics, his body will reject the substances because they kill the good agents in his body. since at first we did not know he's allergic to clarithromycin, that explained the white patches occurred in his mouth (oral fungal infection/ thrush). flashback to a year ago, we experienced almost the same situation back in the UK when hadif was prescribed with amoxicillin & he showed reaction to it by vomiting white fluids every 20-30mins for 6 hours non stop. however, it is such a relief to hear that he's reacting fine with 1 group of antibiotic from the group of cephalosporins, only if taken together with anti-allergic medication.

sufian's antibiotics history:

1. Penicillins- penicillin, amoxicillin❌
2. Cephalosporins- cephalexin, cefuroxime✔ (consumed together with anti-allergic drugs)
3. Macrolides- erythromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin❌
4. Fluoroquinolones- ciprofolxacin, levofloxacin, ofloxacin❔
5. Sulfonamides- cotrimoxazole, trimethoprim❔
6. Tetracyclines- tetracycline, doxycycline❔
7. Aminoglycosides- gentamicin, tobramycin❔

so from now on, to the knowledge of both daddy and mummy we can see when he starts to react to certain antibiotics, since he reacts differently to different kinds of antibiotics. as for penicillin group, he will only shows reaction by vomiting and has upset tummy. that's how his body will react to family of penicillins. for cephalosporin group, he will scratch all over his body as soon as he consumes it without the anti-allergens. kesian dia, rasa gatal kot. but for macrolides group especially clarithromycin and eryhromycin, this is the most terrifying for us all because hadif's body totally rejects the fluid by getting swelling all over his body. tell me about it, i've seen his eyes get puffy, lips get so huge resulted from the swelling reaction, face gets swollen, his tongue was as big as idontknowhowtodescribe but it was very horrific to see. we were lucky when it happened, his tongue only swollen half side and he could still breathed some air through his nose. couldn't imagine what could have happen if his tongue blocked the entire airways :(

nevertheless, everything is fine now. we genuinely hope that he's fine with the other 4 groups of antibiotics (don't know how's his reaction to them, never tried them yet. wish we don't need to for now) it was such a helpless experience for both of us seeing our sonshine weakened by his own immune system and tell you what, there was nothing that we could do for him rather than praying and spoke only words of comfort.

we also received information from his paed, that there are 3 responsible pathogens which caused the pneumonia: mycoplasma, adenovirus and haemophilus influenzae :( i wonder where did he get all these nasty viruses and bacteria from. sigh

well, he's under close monitoring now and being quarantine from meeting crowd since both of his lungs are still weak. please pray for his speedy recovery and better health condition, everybody. we highly appreciate that❤

ps. clearly, all this was a totally new experience for us both and we pray that we will never again encounter this situation in the future. Amin ya Allah.