Haikal Turns SIX today!

I wanted to swear and curse all the way out of bed this morning as I could feel the bodyache settling in, as a result of one whole night of trying to sleep well and at the same time lying on the side for the usual night-nursing. But I didn't, for I have all the 1001 reasons to be grateful and thankful, and not to curse. Of course, the fact that I'm well alive to feel the muscle pain is one first thing to be thankful for.

And the fact that I have finally accomplished exclusive breastfeeding for six months! I never thought I could make it this far, as I only started stocking up at 2 months post partum, and that I used to produce around 3-4oz only per session. Honestly speaking, hilang semangat sikit kan menyimpan, macam so sikit and alang2 kan dibuat stock. But then with support from good friends, I kept up with the expressing and stocking up that one day I finally managed to take up the whole fridge-freezer space. Alhamdulillah, though I had to ditch the pumping-at-work idea due to time-constraint, I managed to 'cover' all the daily 'losses' by expressing right after work. And here we are now! Still going strong, insyaAllah.

Now that he is six months, I'm supposed to give him his first foods today. But we are thinking of doing that tomorrow instead, since DH will be around to witness and take some videos. I decide to give him just the Hipp Organic Baby Rice for a start, as suggested by a friend. I thought of making my own baby food, but I'll have to wait till I get the food-maker and I'm still indecisive on which one to get :s Well at least my sister got me a book for me to start with nanti.






On another note, my six-month-old will be seeing the doctor this Saturday. I'm excited as we'll get to find out his weight (this part always excites me!). I'm not really sure if he has gained a lot as he's been having runny nose (feeding well though). DH & I caught some colds last week and luckily Haikal was spared. Except for the runny nose, he was still all well. He's getting more active each day and diaper change has been my daily challenges as he would squirm & backbend all the time! His favourite toys now are the rubber bath toys, and now that he rolls around most of the time, the bed is officially his at night, at least by 1/2, and the other half is shared by his abi & ummi.


Oh baby, how fast time flies I guess it's time to start planning for your 1st birthday party, whaddyatink??

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