2 more days to Hi-5 Party!

With the very little limited time that I have, I still want to do the best for my daughter's birthday party. It's only once a year, so I really want her to enjoy her birthday and I will do all I can, to make sure her birthday party is a success and she really enjoys it. 

The preparation .... 

Lately I've been working hard on "stickers". 

I've done another sticker for the mini burgers but I've forgotten to take a photo of it and those stickers are now with the "burger man".

 My daughter is TWO!

Since she loves Hi-5, especially Jup Jup, I decided to do a Hi-5 birthday party for her. Wait till she's older and she tells me what theme she would like... till then, I will decide for her. =D

I'm all excited to celebrate her Big Two. My daughter is growing up fast, and I just love to talk to her. I love to hug her. I love to kiss her fingers. I love to kiss her cheeks. I love to hear her calling me Mama.

I will be on leave tomorrow to get the birthday party packs done..... And I just couldn't wait for the day.

Her Birthday!

Daniel - Four Months!

My sweet precious prince is FOUR months! 

I love planting lots of big fat kisses on your lovely cheeks. 

I love those eyes that stare at me when you nurse. 

I love holding your little fingers and smell them. 

I love tickling you on your neck and make you chuckle. 

I love you more and more! Just like how much I love your Big Sister. 

Thank you for being my squishy mushy soft cuddly baby.

Baby Stats:

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Sleep

You're still an easy going baby that you fall asleep easily when your tummy is full. But sometimes you cry buckets just to sleep, perhaps you were over-stimulated during the day. Overall, we are still happy that you can sleep anywhere, anytime, as long as we feed you full!

Feed

Still breastfeeding and going strong! 

You are drinking 5oz of milk now. And there was once you can go up to 7oz! Of course, in two sessions but in a very short interval. Anyway, we always live on the motto "Feed on Demand". And I just love it if you're fully breastfeed and you look like Michelin. Those chunks are just so lovely!

Weight

 At birth : 3.02 kg

7 weeks : 4.7kg

3 months : (still not checked)

4 months : 6.2kg

Funniest Moment

  

You love to SMILE a lot and sometimes you shout. O.O Your papa and mama got frightened what happened and when we looked at you, you smiled. You're definitely one charming Prince!

Milestone

 

Learn to sit.

Very alert baby!

Babble, squeal, gurgle and laugh.

Recognize faces.

Wiggle and kick more purposefully now

Favorite Toy

Your Fist! Or anything that is within your reach, eg blankie.

The Tayar Pancit

The tayar pancit of mine, was a great oven. It baked my two little yummy and delicious and pretty and handsome buns, up to term. I'm thankful. Even though it doesn't look that pretty especially when I'm on my body fitting shirt, but hey... this tayar pancit reminds me that I once baked those buns. And where ever I go, whenever I miss my two little munchkins.. the tayar pancit that I carry, create a wonderful history that reminds me my two buns are with me. All the time.

Such a vivid memory, that those two buns are just so precious. The spare tayar doesn't bother me at all because the two cute buns are worth everything. Well, if I couldn't fit into a body hugging tee, I shall get a loose tee. If I couldn't fit into my current jeans, I can wear a dress. So, don't look at the spare tayar as a hindrance not wanting to get pregnant. Pregnancy is beautiful. You wouldn't regret your size change because of pregnancy. Because when your precious one is born, the spare tayar is a history. And that history itself is an amazing story.

Last but not least, I'm proud of this little spare tayar. So many wonderful memories that I will definitely miss when this oven bakes her last bun. And, I secretly wish I could have many kids as possible. =D

This cute little spare tayar indeed has done two great jobs, that our buns came out healthy and strong, beautiful and handsome. Thank you Spare Tayar.

Yell Less , Love More - Achievement #2

Oh well, I'm proud to say that I made it again. The hubby was away for a wedding dinner, and I'm alone with the kiddos. The usual me, will definitely yell at least once. But last night, I didn't. Even though the apple crumbs were all over the floor, I just looked at her with my stern look and reminded her "no more playing with food". And that stern look works. She stopped playing with her apple and continued biting and eating them. Until few minutes later, the whole apple dropped on the floor. Ok, this is just another phase when toddlers learn how to eat on their own. (I reminded myself). All that I said was just "You see!" And I cleaned up the floor, took the apple, washed it and I ate it. :p

As a whole, we had a great night. She was cheerful, happy and when putting her to sleep, she kept calling me mama and this alone was already a bliss. I saved the entire atmosphere by not yelling and making her cry. 

Loving a baby is a circular business, a kind of feedback loop. The more you give the more you get and the more you get the more you feel like giving.
- Penelope Leach

It's 12.12am now and I'm looking forward for the sun to rise, and it's another day to give more love to my babies. Both of them are asleep now, and yeahh, I already miss the bonding time. And. I'm looking forward so much for the day to come. The more I yell less, the more I enjoy my weekends. Even more enjoy with both babies in my arms. Love wins!

Yell Less , Love More - Achievement #1

I've created a new hashtag in my blog called "Yell Less, Love More" mainly for the purpose to constantly remind myself this hashtag does exist and I'm working towards the goal to yell less and love more at home.

Last night was a win. I managed to hold my breath and I didn't yell. You might think this mom yells everyday, all the time. Well, I have one growing up toddler at home that still learning how to express herself whenever she's not happy. So, looking at it positively, she's growing up, she does not live life before and whenever things didn't go her way, she gets upset. True enough, we as adult get upset too whenever we didn't get what we want. We get emotional, but, we are matured enough to know how to control our emotion.

You know, this little girl of mine.. is the sweetest of all, whenever she's HAPPY. She's the prettiest among all, whenever she casts a big SMILE on her face. She's a heart breaker when she's on cloud nine. And because of this, I'm working towards this goal of mine, that I want her to be happy all the time, to carry a big smile wherever she goes and most importantly, tons of happy memories for her to remember down the memory lane. I wouldn't spoil her by achieving this goal, but the little goal that I set is to be stern yet loving. And, yelling is not the case.

It's not easy. But last night was my first achievement of "Yell Less, Love More". The result of it, she went to sleep happily. And the whole night, she was one happy lively bub. She chuckled, she smiled, she called "Mama" and "Papa" with a happy tone. The most important, the entire atmosphere at home is so SWEET and CHEERFUL. And this morning, she woke up with a smile. How much I desire for this, everyday. And all these smiles and happiness, lie in our hands, as parents. That, we should make it a point to Yell Less and Love More.

Let's work it out for our children, that everyday, they wake up with a sweet smile, looking forward to a happy day.

The ugly side of Parenting

Yelling!

Automatically when something frustrates you, you yelled. Little did we know the side effects of yelling, especially yelling at your kids. A permanent marker in their life, the Yelling marker. The ugly side of parenting is by raising your voice. I lost my patience a couple of times and after finished yelling, I scooped her up, wiped her tears and gave her a kiss. I felt bad. I know, being loud is just like a noisy gong/cymbal. No love. No message transferred. 

“Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” — Rumi

One of the biggest reason toddlers misbehave because they still haven't learn the right approach to express their feelings. Newborn babies, when they are upset, they cry. When they are hungry, they cry. When their diaper is wet, they cry. And why do we yell at them?"Our goal as parents should be to teach our children how to effectively express themselves by validating their feelings without validating their behavior," LaRowe says.

Are you hurt when someone yells at you? Of course; so why wouldn't your child be?
"Our goal as parents should be to teach our children and to build them up, not to tear them down. When we yell at our children we risk damaging their self-esteem and sense of self-worth," LaRowe says. Consider how you'd feel if your boss yelled at you. You'd likely be embarrassed and hurt. LaRowe points out that often you don't have a chance to process what your boss is saying because of how it was said. The same goes for your child. You want to be able to teach him what is acceptable and what is not without making him feel shame or embarrassment.
{quoted from Parents.com} 

Today, I'm learning to yell less and love more (inspired by Orange Rhino). It's not easy, especially when your little one does something that makes your blood boiling, and when your patience are already at the verge of explosion. But. By His grace, I can be the best mom for my children.. and definitely, I will try to be one.

I'm sorry kids, if I ever lost my patience just like that. I'm so sorry.. and I will make it up for you both, by being the best mom I can ever be, with His saving grace.