Harris' routine

• 6.00 a.m - Harris starts making sounds and throat clearing with eyes close. soothe him back to sleep, over and over again.
• 8.00 a.m - golden time with Abah before he goes to work, got smooched by him all over the face ;p still sleeping
• 8.40 a.m. - fully wake up. prepare for bathing. 
• 9.00 a.m. - bathe ( his favourite moment of the day - never cries since the first time. besar sket asyik duk men air je la ni gayenye)
• frequent relapse of awakening from two minutes sleep through out the day. practically have to carry him all the time. will wake up everytime  his head touch the pillow. sigh... 
• feeding every half and hour
• 5.00 p.m. - bathing time again!
• 5.15p.m - spends quality time upstairs with granma and grandpa ( his favourite place in the house)
• 7.45 p.m - babysit by maid so that we all can have our dinner
• 8.00 p.m - quite often he gets his colic episode around this time till about 10 p.m. so torturing to see harris in pain:(
• 10p.m Harris fell into deep long sleep till the next morning:)

The Dilemma

1.Infantile colic and how to solve it

Since birth Harris had never been clad with 'barut' . for the past two days he has. and the difference is remarkable. he is now able to sleep soundly during day time. less crying, n less colic episode ( kembung as my mom called it). thanks to nenek ( maternal great grandma) who made them. now i believe :D

infantile colic is a benign condition though. it's a come and go thing like regurgitation. very common in neonate and usually will disappear by 3 to 4 months old.but having said that, it is still very irritating for babies and to see them in such state is no comfort for us parents either.

2.Regurgitation

Thank God my dear Harris has no major problem so far and i hope it d stay that way forever. I am quite worried about his frequent regurgitation though. at one point i thought it was already a laryngopharyngeal reflux as he experienced hoarseness of voice , and throat clearing episodes. luckily the hoarseness has gone but the throat clearing  is still there particularly in the morning. so far he has no problem thriving and feeds well, therefore leading me to believe it is not yet a disease.if any other mother i would have reassured them that it is not serious and will be self-limiting as babies grow older.but as it happens to me now ( even when i am a potential future paediatrician) , i totally understand why mothers can worry so much even on petty things when it comes to their children. kids... you guys are soo lovable.

the gross shopping

we bought you this stroller this afternoon:)

charcoal /powder pink  ( more like a mauve) Maclaren quest. hope u like it.

well, lets see my baby wish list once again..

1. White wooden baby cot with laced net n bedding . checked.
2. Rocker . checked. (bonus) - gift from my dear friends
3. Car seat . checked.
4. Stroller.checked. 

Harris, your equipment should be complete:) now, promise mommy that it s worth my every cent for buying all these cutie stuff for you all rite in other word pleassseeee  use them n love them. huhu.

n one more thing Harris dear, when you re old enough to understand all these, please remember these rewards they all come from Allah n because of that you should learn to give back as a gesture of gratefulness. while you re in great comfort of mommy's n daddy's hand ( and many others)there are thousands of your fellow children who barely have a decent shelter and protector.. think of them and give back, all rite.

PS: momma is breastfeeding you while writing this;-)

My Baby D

the romper i bought at Brown Thomas, Dublin back in early 2006. In 2010,  the wearer was born :) n he looks great in it! that's my boy, my Dior World champion;-)

video 1

 

5 days old Harris :) 

We heart you a lot!

The makeover

Salut Harris dear!

Mama has just finished refurnishing this blog . new background and template, adding  more links here and there, rearranging the gadgets and stuff. but a little bit regretful as i forgot to printscreen the old theme and layout :(
took me quite sometime though since i was frequently interrupted to feed you, to calm you and reciting zikr till you slept off only to wake up again once your head touched the pillow:p yes Harris mon petit cher , nursing you does drain off considerable energy ;p but I'm just too happy to be doing so, for my child's sake and for mine too( need to get rid off the extra pounds so that Abah won't complain) :D

mama has bought  the Aldo car seat and you have pioneered it yesterday in Abah's car. well , it seems like you are needing more time to befriend it. hmm.. but at least you are liking your MacLaren rocker more nowadays;)

after 1 month

Harris is one month old now! and you grow my dear, you have grown significantly. you were born with weight of 2.41 kg , coming down to 2.35kg on day 4 of life ( it's normal to lose up to 10% of birth weight on the first week of life), then picked up to 2.6 kg on day 15 , 3 kg on day 20 and by 1month old ,you are 3.7 kg! you make mama so proud for breastfeeding you honey. :)
mama just bought an electric breast pump online today - spectra 3 model, ( together with cooling bag set). should receive the parcel in 2 days time. can't wait. abah bought me a manual Anakku pump during your first week as i felt significant breast discomfort due to milk engorgement. so it was a relief then to have it pumped out. i have started expressing the milk for storage as well but it was very unsatisfactory with the current pump not to mention aching hand and fingers from pumping.
i'm planning to buy you a stroller and a car seat as well, with priority given to the latter. I'm currently very attracted to get you the Aldo convertible car seat for its much lower price yet very good feedback from users. it is on sale now and the offer will last until next week. i might buy it :D
as for the stroller, well i'd love to get you a Mac laren actually, but i might just settle for a cheaper one like Halford: Cosmo DX Travel System. will ask abah's opinion about it once he got back ( but I doubt he wants any) - i have the feeling that he'll be very discouraging on this and play his usual role as devil's advocate :P Harris, you have to be team mama on this ;-)