Monday, January 29, 2007

Zaky is 7 months today!

picture taken at 6.5 months old.

Zaky is 7 months old today. I did not realise it until I check my e-mail, which I got the message from BabyCentre.com

Hello Rozita, from BabyCentre! Your 7-Month-Old, First Week
Has your baby turned into a bouncing machine? This game is fun for him now if he can support his weight on his legs. What's more, he can probably sit unsupported, which will free his hands for exploring. At this age he'll also probably start reaching for things and scooping them up with one hand. You can encourage his independence and new skills by placing a toy just out of his reach. After a few tries, he'll be able to lean forward to grab it and then straighten himself again. You may notice him turn things round now, finding out what they look like upside down or sideways. And of course, he'll wonder what everything tastes like, too.Find out more fascinating facts about your seven-month-old.

It's time to introduce Zaky to more variety of food. Mummy is not so keen, as to date he has 2-3 times allergy reaction to certain food. One time was the formula milk. We'll give it a try ok..
And it's time to get you a walker! And can't wait for you to be able to sit on high chair at meal time! Ops! Not so fast...coz we will miss your Baby Time!..
Also today is 10 Muharram:
14 perkara yang sunat dilakukan pada hari Asyura (10 Muharram, bersamaan Isnin, 29hb Jan 2007)
1. Melapangkan masa / belanja anak isteri fadhilat - Allah akan melapangkan hidupnya pada tahun ini.
2. Memuliakan fakir miskin fadhilat - Allah akan melapangkannya dalam kubur nanti
3. Menahan marah fadhilat - Di akhirat nanti Allah akan memasukkannya ke dalam golongan yang ridha
4. Menunjukkan orang sesat fadhilat - Allah akan memenuhkan cahaya iman dalam hatinya
5. Menyapu / mengusap kepala anak yatim fadhilat - Allah akan mengurniakan sepohon pokok di syurga bagi tiap-tiap rambut yang di sapunya.
6. Bersedekah fadhilat - Allah akan menjauhkannya daripada neraka sekadar jauh seekor gagak terbang tak berhenti-henti dari kecil sehingga ia mati. Diberi pahala seperti bersedekah kepada semua fakir miskin di dunia ini.
7. Memelihara kehormatan diri fadhilat - Allah akan mengurniakan hidupnya sentiasa diterangi cahaya keimanan.
8. Mandi Sunat fadhilat - Tidak sakit (sakit berat)pada tahun itu lafaz niat : sahaja aku mandi sunat hari Asyura kerana Allah Taala.
9. Bercelak fadhilat - tidak akan sakit mata pada tahun itu
10. Membaca Qulhuwallah hingga akhir seribu kali fadhilat - Allah akan memandanginya dengan pandangan rahmah diakhirat nanti
11. Sembahyang sunat empat rakaat fadhilat - Allah akan mengampunkan dosanya walau telah berlarutan selama 50 tahun melakukannya. lafaz niat : sahaja aku sembahyang sunat hari Asyura empat rakaat kerana Allah Taala. Pada rakaat pertama dan kedua selepas fatihah di baca Qulhuwallah sebelas kali.
12. Membaca "ham biallahhu wa nik mal wa kila nikmal maula wa nikmannasiru" fadhilat - Tidak mati pada tahun ini
13. Menjamu orang berbuka puasa fadhilat - Diberi pahala seperti memberi sekalian orang Islam berbuka puasa.
14. Puasa Niat - Sahaja aku berpuasa esok hari sunat hari Asyura kerana Allah Taala. fadhilat - Diberi pahala seribu kali Haji, seribu kali umrah dan seribu kali syahid dan diharamkannya daripada neraka.
Semoga bermanfaat dan dapat dipanjangkan kepada yang lain-lain.

Thursday, January 25, 2007

What does Umar answers..

Some of the conversations with Umar that Mummy can remember.

1) Why do you love your brother?
Because he's a baby and he is cute and he always wakes up everytime.
??? The last part because he always disturbed Zaky when baby's sleeping, and he claimed his baby brother wants to wake up. Of course Zaky wakes up and smiles at him! Yes.. Umar is Zaky's idola. Anything Umar does, can make Zaky laugh!..

2) Are you a man? (When his fortune cookies says "Man is what he believes")
No I am not a man. I'm a children. When I grow up, I become a man. (Not too bad answer for a 3 yr old!)

3) Why do you like Thomas so much..?
Because it's so Thomassy...Hahahahahaha.. (he actually laughed! He can be so cheeky sometimes!)

4) What is best describes you? (One of the questions for Thomas create-your-own-story on the computer)
Train.

5) Umar..Do you want to go to Disneyland? (We have been asking this one now and then!)
No. I want to go to Thomasland. (As if there is one! :-P)

6) Who else live on Earth? (he learnt solar system from Zaky's baby Einstein dvd)
Luqman, the clinic, and Dr Tai. (Hahahahhaa...Zaky's paediatrician!)

7) There's nobody lives on Mars (Mummy answered when he asked me who lives there)
But there's Boing-ga on Mars. (hahahaha...Boing-gas are aliens on Mars in Backyardigans!)

8) Mummy wanted to ask few more questions, but when I turned to him...He's Zzzzzz with bagel not finished!...This is his pic!









Saturday, January 20, 2007

Happy New Year.


Happy Awal Muharram 1428! It is big deal celebrating New Year of Roman calendar. 2007 years now. But some people like me! sometimes forgotten that our own lunar calendar (accuracy by nature by Allah!), islamic calendar year. 1428 hijrah years today. Our children won't know about this if we do not tell them. I imagine myself would not remember if I did not get e-mails from people who remember! And imagine the future generation..And I do not remember I ever learnt about the 12 islamic months name! Wish could remember the nasyid by the local group! And would like to teach our children...so Mummy and son learn together!
And with the 3 year old who never tired of asking.. Why, why, why... hhhmmm.... Until our mind exhausted of thinking of how to answer them!
"Why do we have to eat Mummy?"
"Why do we have to shower Mummy?"
"Why this apple is green?"
"Why the sun has gone?" Because it's winter, and the day is short! "Why..?".."...."
And not only that.. Sometimes they say things unexpectedly.
"I had enough of you Mummy." "Why?"..This time is Mummy Why!
"Because you alway say to me, Don't do this, Don't do that Umar." With his facial expression micmicking his Mummy! (I wanted to laugh, but if I laughed he would think it's funny, and he will always do the same thing!)
Children say anything they wanted to say.. Apart from practising vocabulary, sometimes it's amazing how children think. And there's always a why for them saying anything..Some of them are not nice things, but when we asked why they said that..Their answers should be logic...at least for them! :-) So we parents have to be careful of what we say to them. And it's not easy to compose only nice words! positive words! for negative things they do! We are learning...and trying.

Friday, January 5, 2007

All About Umar..




Umar, at 3 yrs 4 mths. A toddler that is exploring, experimenting more! things around him. Also experiencing the different feelings, to the extend of pretending! And Umar sometimes go to the extreme where other toddlers won't dare to try! Falling off from bicycle is nothing for him (he always does it on purpose! His own stunts!), Umar can do split! He tried it himself! (while writing this, Mummy is playing with Umar with the alphabets, words puzzle! while Zaky is sleeping of course.), He likes rolling over from the hilly grass, running like a sprinter (Mummy was a sprinter.. Hahahahaha..) and lots and lots of things that keep him active inside and outside the house. Luckily at night time, his Ayah have made it reading time before he goes to sleep. His routine will be, doa tidur, Al-Fatihah, Al-ikhlas, An-Nas, Al-Falaq (which now he's 80% at it. Others he had memorize them) before he can have the stories read to him. But when he had wetting accidents that day, he will read the stories to Ayah! Hahahaha. Win-win situation, but this kid does not know that! Hehehehe... For surahs and doas, We both were pretty surprised by his ability to memorize things pretty fast...since he was a lot younger. Alhamdulillah.. Umar can read better now..Apart from story books, he's reading magazines, brochures! Hahahaha...At the same time we still try encourage him to practise reading at starfall.com. Very rare that he listens and interested when we asked! Umar..Umar..He has shown his strong character. If you are angry with him, ask him to do things when you are in temper, he will not do it.. Hhhmmm..This is really challenging for Mummy and Ayah claimed he takes after Ayah's character! Hhhhmmm....So Mummy learning how to control temper (kids does make your blood boiling sometimes!) and trying to use kids psychology (konon..)to make him do things, and think on how to put things in nice, good words for him so that he can try to listen! So with this type of character it's not easy for us to teach him lotsa things, except when he's interested and because it is fun to do (writing, reading, drawing, kids projects etc.)
Alhamdulillah.. Umar can count 1-100 in English and recognized all the numbers, 1-10 in Spanish and Malay. He's at simple additions at the moment. Mummy were quite ambitious, already getting him the Grade 1 book (6 yrs old) coz when I see the contents, Umar can do some of it, especially the reading part. But with other pre-school activity book, first dictionary, colourings, writing alphabets, sometimes Mummy forgot to do it!
That's what they say...2 minutes of quality learning is better than 30 minutes of force learning! So this is what Mummy trying on Umar now.. Whenever he's at it. Like today, alhamdulillah a bit fruitful with him. He agreed to arranged Card Numbers with me, 1-100. With fun and games to finish it!
And yes.. Umar not started going to school yet (InsyaAllah soon..) In this case, I like UK more..At 3 it's free education! And school was walking distance from our house in UK. At this age, we are concern more of his social skills..(which is what they do at pre-school) and Alhamdulillah he got his best play buddy, Luqman. And twice or more a week they will meet to play together. Alhamdulillah both of them are really bright kids. People are impressed with their language/speech skills! And they do argue a lot! About favourite colors! trains (Umar's fav)! Cars(Luqman's fav)! and other stuffs which make us laugh! Hehehehe...It is good language, speech, thinking, debating skills practice! Both parents are happy for them. Mind you they both have a very different character! It's really interesting to see them both...
Thank you Luqman for being there for Umar!