etsy find

If you don't know yet, etsy.com is THE place to shop for handmade things. My only regret is the site is so slow at this side of the globe and the shops are few. Some of my favourite Malaysian etsy find:

1) from aruricards - mini cards

2) from WhimsyLoft - Felt owls


3) from evelikesit - Mini cards

Cerita kucing epilogue

Hari tu, kucing tu meninggalkan tikus yang dibunuh di depan pintu rumah. Adakah nak bagi hadiah? Nak tuan rumah puji sebab berjaya bunuh tikus? Malangnya dia tinggalkan sekali taik berhampiran pintu. Adakah sebab nak bagitau tikus tu, dia yang bunuh? Terus marah sebab tak pasal-pasal kena basuh berak kucing!

Cerita Kucing

Pada suatu hari, ada seekor kucing yang sangat ingin menjadi ahli keluarga di sebuah rumah di seri kembangan. Walaupun telah dihalau beribu-ribu kali, namun, dia tetap datang dan datang. Tuan rumah itu kadang-kadang kesian dan ada pula lebihan makanan, maka diberinya kepada kucing tersebut. Kucing tersebut membalasnya dengan membuat rumah itu bagaikan rumah sendiri. Selalu dia duduk melepak di tepi pintu dan tiba-tiba muncul lalu menggesel-geselkan badannya ke kaki tuan rumah hinggakan kadang-kadang tuan rumah tak perasan dan terpijak anggota badannya (tak sengaja).

Semakin lama, perut kucing itu makin membesar. Pregnant rupanya. Maka, semestinya kucing tersebut mencari tempat untuk beranak dan tempat tinggal anak yang bakal lahir itu. Dia pun telah mensurvey almari baju, bawah katil dan tah dimana lagi untuk misinya itu.

Maka, pada suatu hari yang lain, kucing itu muncul dengan berjalan perlahan. Maka, seperti biasa kami menghalaunya keluar namun, dia tetap insist nak masuk juga. Maka berkata la si tuan rumah, "dia ni nak beranak ni, malam ni kut". Setelah misi tak berjaya, kucing itu duduk di luar, di tempat kasut tuan rumah. Ye tak ye, beberapa jam kemudian, tuan rumah nampak kucing itu tengah menggonggol anaknya untuk cubaan masuk ke rumah sekali lagi.


Maka, hiduplah kucing itu dan 5 ekor anaknya di tempat kasut selama beberapa hari. Kucing itu juga pandai dan telah membuat kubu kotak kasut dan kasut tuan rumah di sekitarnya. Namun, semakin hari, ada kucing jantan datang mengsurvey dan jugak anjing berlegar-legar di luar pintu pagar. Kucing itu pun membuat cubaan membawa anaknya masuk ke dalam rumah sekali lagi ala-ala last chance.

Walaupun berjaya beberapa kali, tapi berjaya dikeluarkan semula oleh tuan rumah, tak berjaya la kan. Akhirnya, kucing itu giveup.

Pada suatu pagi yang lain, kedengaran anak kucing itu bising tapi tuan rumah buat dek sahaja. Kemudian, setelah ditengok, semua anak kucing itu telah hilang. Rupanya, kucing itu telah memindahkan anaknya ke rumah sebelah. Setelah mendapat kepastian dari bibik rumah sebelah, memang positif anak kucing itu ada disitu tetapi sudah tinggal 4 ekor. Habis la cerita kucing, namun, kucing itu tetap datang hari-hari macam sebelumnya yang dengan niat nak jadi ahli rumah, meminta makanan. Kalau ada lebih je la boleh ku bagi kucing oiii.. kekadang tu dah masuk tong sampah tulang tu, takkan nak korek sampah balik.


TAMMAT

Push toy

Pic: You see that she more excited with the camera than the toy.

This had just arrived yesterday. It's second hand but still good. Not really much wear and tear. This is a push toy or walker that she can hold on to the handle and push while walking. This one doubles as ride on toys. She likes the toys in front especially the roller near the handle. Unfortunately, she stands a few seconds gripping the handle and then sits down again. Repeat a few times. Sometimes, I wish we can give something and she can enjoys right away and don't have to teach her (hehehe fat chance). With the walker, it takes her a few weeks also to learn to push her feet and walk.

P.S: Push toys: to encourage her to use this, put her hand on the handle and encourage her to stand up. After a few days or after stable, teach her to take steps.

Fatin's 9, 10 and 11 months

Three months I didn't update her development and I already forgot what on when. And I also been taking less pictures of her lately (aiyaa this unmotivated feeling).

Fatin can now:

1) Eats better and easier. She had graduated to lumpy but not chunks food. Still have to blender the rice or her gagging reflex will start.

Pic: Fatin's new gadget (at 8 months), a high chair (yay!)

2) She can sits properly without toppling over.


3) She's still stranger anxiety but lessen as she can be distracted by cartoons.

Pic: Fatin with my friends, Awine and Faiz.

4) She can stand for a minute without holding to anything and walks (cruising) along furniture with only occasional falls. She can take a few tentative steps while holding to our hand. (tatih)

Pic: Fatin's gadget somemore, walker.

5) She can translate her likes and dislikes by crying when something didn't go her way (with temper tantrums starting to show).


6) She can climbs from the ground to on top of the couch by using me as a step stool (if I'm laying down beside the couch) or from the high chair to table (disaster at restaurant where the high chair don't have seat belt or the one with only waist seat belts).

7) She can understood social games (e.g. peekaboo). She close her face or our faces with blanket or pillow and said "Ba.. ba". Then, we have to continue with "Cak" and the next "Ba ba". She can claps her hand when we said "Pok amai-amai" or from Little Einstein cartoons when the spaceship needs power to blast of "Pat,pat,pat".

Pic: Clapping hands.

8) She can language is getting clearer. She had said "Cak" (though sounds like "Tak") during the BabaCak session. Yesterday, she said "Papa" which excites Mr. H to moon. "Mama" is only during crying (isk). So, I guess the first word is "Cak" and second is "Papa". I think the Mama sounds is just the sound she made during crying.

9) She got 5 teeth now, three on the lower front and two upper. The fifth one just starting to grow, so I think there's a sixth one that haven't pop out yet.

10) She's very social, always the one to say hi (sort of) to other kids and plays with her cousins. She plays crawling away and at one time even stops and look behind to see if her cousins was following or not. However, she still doesn't comprehend that hitting (actually, she want to touch but with more force) is bad and taking other person toy that they are holding is bad also. Still a long way for her to comprehend this.

11) She can use both hands and transfer toy from one hand to another.

12) Can use her index and thumb to pick up small objects usually the small one that on the ground (isk..)

13) She can give her toy to us (passing game). In the beginning, she give the toy but don't release. Now, she can release but take back from us moments later if we didn't give back to her.

14) Enjoys splashing in her water tub.

15) Knows when her toy goes under the furniture and sprawled on the stomach to get them.

Toys, toys, toys

Really teruja when looking at various toys whether in shops or in website. Still adding toys for her toy box :P. There are so many to choose from and with different functions. Like me or might be some of you, there are so many things to consider such as is it educational, how long will it captures her attention, durability, design and safety. I like the wooden toys because of it's durability and fantastic design (can be used as display later on). And the old-fashioned toys is the best (toys that generations of babies had played and enjoyed). Below are the most worth it toys to buy or made.

Toys for babies (below 1 year) taken from book The mother of all baby books:

1. Rattles
2. Shatterproof mirror
3. Mobiles (some say it doesn't really capture babies attention)
4. Washable dolls and stuffed animals
5. Brightly coloured cloth or rubber balls
6. Soft stacking blocks
7. Nesting toys (the one where you can put inside one and another like tupperware hehe)
8. Dump and fill toys (eg a box of blocks in container)
9. Ring stack sets
10. Squeaky toys (with non removable squeakers) and other toys that make noise
11. Water toys
12. Books (cloth, vinyl or board)
13. Musical instruments

Toys for toddlers (1-2 years) taken from book The mother of all toddler books:

1. Arts and Craft supplies (it's a lot and list a few such as crayons, glue, masking tape, paints, modeling clay, sponges and scissors)
2. Balls
3. Blocks
4. Board games (cooperative)
5. Books and books on tape
6. Building toys
7. Card games
8. Construction toys
9. Dramatic play materials (eg. cooking - plastic food, plastic dishes, play kitchen/furniture, apron and doctor - first aid kit, bandages, bed for patients, doctor's coat, nurse hat)
10. Dump and fill toys
11. Lacing toys (eg cheese block with a mouse rope going through each hole)
12. Magnetic letters and shapes (toddler sized)
13. Musical instruments
14. Nesting cups and blocks
15. Nylon tunnels for crawling through
16. Pegboards (large pegs only)
17. Picture dominoes
18. Plastic beads (large, snap together style)
19. Pull toys
20. Push toys
21. Puzzles (12 pieces or less)
22. Ride-on toys
23. Sand and water toys (eg bottles, buckets, bubble-blowing, watering cans, shovels)
24. Shape sorters
25. Soft dolls and puppets
26. Stacking toys
27. Tape recorders and music tapes
28. Tents and playhouses
29. Toy telephones

A lot of things, huh. The best bet is to find toys that combine a few of the above features such as stack and nest toys in one or push toys that can be converted to ride on toys later on or shape sorters using have the dump and fill capability. This is the website: ExpoTv that I like to go to see the toys and hear some of the review before considering to bought the toys.

P.S: No mention of Fisher Price activity table (shucks!)

Cheap milk

I thought Fatin's formula milk is cheaper at the hypermarket (giant, tesco or carrefour) but it's cheapest at 99 Speedmart! Snow step 1 at the local grocery store (RM51), at Giant (RM48++) and 99Speedmart (RM45.89)! Check out if your babies milk are cheaper too.