Mrs’ Diary…

You are invited dear friends!

Dear family, friend and blog readers! Finally, I’ve got a chance to invite all of you to my humble baby boy 1st birthday party .  Please do come and bring along your kids coz this party will be a blast!

My planning almost come to the end about 80% preparation. It just waiting for the second last day to execute another 20%. Invitation card made by myself will be distribute starting next week. I try to cover as much as my old friend at skool, blog friends and officemate. My estimation of guest will be around 150 to 200 people.

Hope this will leave as a good experience for Baby Rayyan. I try to get as much as my own touch to every his big event.  I want him to remember how important him into my life. He bring laughter and joy to our family not to mention being adorable  baby to others.

Now the only problem that I’m facing is I don;t any whole lamb to be serve! We had this ‘nazar’ to have 1 whole lamb for rayyan 1st birthday party when he infected by H1N1… My caterer hardly to confirmed any of lamb available on June and I’m afraid to try new caterer. Hurm……

But it wont stop me to keep planning and planning right. Today 8/5- i’m going to see my cupcakes creater sherly bito who is also dating with my ex mmu classmate. I’m happy for both of you guys! She had amazing touch for cupcakes creation which you guys should take a look at his blog! I’ve order with her 50 cupcakes with pirate face on it and using case that I’ve imported from London.

Somebody may say that I over show and spend at my baby 1st birthday. This will be my portfolio for business. I able to create thing that people may think it can’t be done due to scarcity. I enjoy planning, searching, googeling and see beautiful, creative and charming things. If outside this country can do better job than us. Why can’t we? We are know as the most creative and highly respect for diversity. We able to accept lots of idea and concept in order to produce 1 new concept. So we should be better than the outside country right!

Most people will think how much do I spent for all Baby Rayyan birthday party. I can assure you the cost is affordable and still within the common sense area…. I know that others may spent like 6 digit number for their kids but I do save a lot to achieve the result of 6 digit spending by doing by myself.

Okay,lets leave things behind and concerntrate to the birthday party!

The birthday will be held at 299, Jalan Seri Setia, Gombak Setia. Map as attached below :

MAP FROM MRR2 AMPANG KEPONG

MAP FROM KL

Princess Marissa 3rd Birthday Party!

Marissa 3rd BirthdayParty!

Marissa mother who friend to my sister and her whole family were friend to my family has invited my family n siblings to join her beloved daugther Marissa at Kemensah Height, Ulu Klang. We arrive there a bit late because while preparing Baby Rayyan things, UPS come and handover my US parcel! More story on the bottom! We arrive there and meet Alia family and exchange story…. The main highlight is about my mom trip over Europe for two months and now she in ITALY spending romance time with my father and with the intruder by my sister ).

The food were great, Alia choose Nasi tomato and it cordinents along to fit the traditional taste of Malay cuisine… The best party is they have leng chi kang! I always love leng chi kang compare to cendol or abc. Then they have dominos pizza with KFC as side dish.

The party was organize by a party planning company as Alia is expecting his second baby end on May to early June. You go girl! They have clown to entertain children, face painting and balloons creator! Lively and happening birthday party indeed!

Most of the people who attending the party are relatives, family member, neighbour and closes friend to Alia herself and the family. Not a crowded party, but guest who come and go have their chat moment among themselves.

As for Baby Rayyan, he really enjoy seeing clown performing activities with games. He and hubby got balloon present! We did try party cone hat to him. At first he try to take out the hat, but we managed to divert his attention to his balloon at hand.

Baby Rayyan with Party Cone Hat

Baby Rayyan with flower balloon attached to hand

Baby Rayyan trying to remove flower balloons from his hand

Babah also got present from the balloon guy

Studio Photoshoot at De One Studio, Sri Hartamas

For his 1st birthday, we decided to have his picture frame nicely in 12r or 16r and put at the entrance for the birthday party were held. So me and hubby decided to have a studio photoshoot for him. So far, I’ve selected either the Picture Company or De One Studio.  Both company really have impressive profile. The Picture Company more to surelism photoshoot whereas De One Studio have a few option that I would like to try. I know De One Studio from the tv slot of Gugu Gaga Erra. So I thought that it would be okay to give them a try.

 The arrangement with De One Studio were made in March to get Baby Rayyan appointment right. Because of work and room renovation, we are quite tied up with the schedule.

So after Princess Marissa birthday party, we drove to Sri Hartamas. We reached there quite early, while Baby Rayyan dozed off due to tired crawling here and there at Marissa birthday. We waited around 20 minutes for Baby Rayyan to woke up, while the photographer preparing the setup.

For Baby Rayyan photoshoot, we have choose three themes at first. First theme, is angel with naked body. Second, the Aladdin and Third theme will be Prince Rayyan! While preparing the first setup, I decided not to have the angel with naked body coz during his first picture photoshoot back while 2 months old…he had the shoot once. So, I’ve changed the theme to his normal wear just to be relaxed.

The photoshoot went well. At first, he quite blur about the whole thing and keep take out his Aladdin hat. Wearing his hat, he looks like a baby girl with chubby chicks! Really geram with him! ekekekekeke

Then the second costume change, he became the most handsome and cute prince I ever meet. With white shirt and jacket and pants, he look smart and tough. He sit properly at the children crown chair holding his sword and armour….he is totally a prince!

Baby Rayyan in Prince Theme

Babah have to trick Baby Rayyan just to get crown on his head

The third shoot is wearing his normal wear. The shirt bought at Cheatau’ shop in midvalley. I like to have Rayyan wearing those brand clothes compare to Poney because their range of clothes is perfect for baby and toodlers. They have cotton and linen for kids. Compare to Poney brand, not only the price is pricy, the quality not the same level as what the price is showing.

I only will buy Poney when they have really discounted bargain or warehouse sale. Other than that, no way!

But if you go to Indonesia, US or London make sure Baby Gap and Oshkosh on your priority list! Coz the price down there extremly cheap and affordable compare to KL. And I just discover that Ralph Lauren polo shirt is cheap if you are ordering from US!

Ok,back to the story, after shooting those three clothes. Its time to view all the picture. I must say that the photographer do execellent job to capture hyper active boy like Baby Rayyan.

There are around 100+ picture to choose from. From 100+, we have to choose 12 for the album book printing. 1 for 8R and we can choose extra to be printed at RM9.00 a piece for min of 25 extra picture selected. Unfortunately, that I got carried away with those lovely picture Baby Rayyan pose, I ended up to buy more that 40 pics. Can you imagine that. He just a cute boy and I adore his every pose. More picture will be coming up after we received all picture and album from De One Studio.

Prince Nazrin  3rd Birthday Party

Eiymann's 3rd Birthday Party Invitation E-Card

On Sunday 11/4- we were invited by my friend E-car Nazrin to her son 3rd birthday party in Bandar Sri Putra, Bangi. We leave our house quite late because Baby Rayyan need to take his morning nap and also lunch. If not he will be grumpy and moody all the way. At 12:00 noon, me, baby rayyan and his nanny left house and fetch my hubby in Cyberview Lodge because his on duty on that day. We reached e-car nazrin house around 1:30pm. Lucky that the party is on. Unfortunately, I couldn’t meet my facebook friend Stephanie Liah and her adorable baby boy ryan raffael. May be next time will do.

Indeed the party have organized by eiymann mother herself with the present of Mr Clown. Children are well entertain and they serving nasi ayam, mee goreng, soft drink and a few dessert as a side dishes. The theme for eiymann birthday is Barney. So the tent is decorate with purple and apple green. Even the door gift bag is in green colour. Baby Rayyan got his first Barney placemat from Mama Eiymann. Thank u dear! Love ur door gift so much!

For this birthday party, not much Baby Rayyan could do or participate because he suddenly dozed off in the car after being hyper active with his nanny in the car. So Mama eiymann don’t have chance to hug Baby Rayyan.

We are not stoping for long time because, hubby need to get back to the office and me have to stop at supermarket to buy some things to be cook for the night.

I’m happy that mama eiymann invited me to her son birthday party. It’s been a while for me not to have invitations to any friend house because I’m too busy organize back my life. Now, I’m in control of my life. I would like to participate more on meeting new people and make new friend. Maybe some of  you will said how desperately am I to have connection and relationship but life need that!

Me with Eiymann & Eiymann mama....

WEEK THREE : LIST YOUR GUEST

Guest list can be length from your computer table to your kitchen and come back to your computer table. You will think that everyone need to be notify and be invite. Because what, we are Malaysia. Other country may shortlisted their guest list according to their group of network. But for us, as bound to the rule of harmony society, consensus that we hold need to be respect. From family members to neighbours to office mate, forum friends and if your child were to sent to day care centre…his/her friend plus nanny need to be invite.

When you have this problem, always look back to your budget allocation. Are the budget enough to cover everybody that will attend your baby birthday? Are food that you budgeted is enough to cover everybody?

As for the solutions, your guest list can be divide into couple of group such as :

1. Family- both side parents, both side siblings, aunties, uncles and nephew

2. Friend- close friend or aquitance/ facebook

3. Officemate

4.Forum or bloggers friend

5. Neighbours

Every circle of group you can estimate how many person you want to invite. This will really help you to stay in your budget.

RSVP- this is what Malaysian afraid and lazy to do!

In most countries in the world, rsvp is the most important things for them. Why? From there we can actually planned our party smoothly. But as Malaysian tradition, rsvp will show that the person who invite is not sincere enough to have the guest to be in their party. As for my family, we do rsvp but my mom especially she said…”kalu nak buat kenduri kasi orang makan jangan kedekut” but the things is if let say you prepare food for 50 people but the guest attend is 100 people, where to get another 50 people catering in short time. Another pro of rsvp is no wastage happen. You will know exactly how much you want to prepare the food.

Birthday card with rsvp instructions

So do please put rsvp into your invitation and if they did not give answer within a week. Please do call the list of people to confirm their attendance. This is the way that you may know how many people will come and can plan your baby activity. Too many will give headache and stress your baby. Especially when your baby is not really good with outsider people.

In their early stage of 1 year, they are learning communication and developing trust to outsider. If we did not count their development and feelings towards this situation, they definately feel frustated and started to make noise. You will not enjoy your party and you need to concerntrate to your baby only and the purpose of having chit chat with your friend will not happen. Guest will feel that their attendance is not importance.

Yes, people word can be sharp as knife but you as organizer need to be firm. I had once people talk behind me about my wedding. I believe that I have invited all my friend, people that I know but if you were not in my invitation, either I forget or I purposely not intend to invite you at my wedding. But mostly I managed to invite everbody only a few that I really forget and lost contact with my dear friends…..

Next week, favourite topic for all…choice of theme. I will posting lots and lots of picture related to party theme, contact of suppliers to get your party theme succesfull. And moms and bloggers out there watch out the black is coming to town!!!!

xoxoxo

Lydia Nasir aka Mama Rayyan

Week 2 : BUDGET ALLOCATION !!

BUDGET is major problem for all of us. Even Bill Gates also facing same problem like us. Every that we planned must have min budget and max budget you can go for.

What is min budget? Min budget is when you can buy the item at certain rate whereas max budget is when the item price will not at your wish price but you can go to certain limit.

Budget will include of decoration item, caterings, entertaiment, door gift and snack to be served on that day. All this time will not have the same amount of budget. May be you would like your guest to enjoyed food and entertaiment. Some may consider door gift is the most important thing or decorations play number one role. Netherless it’s depend on you.

Decorations : Budget allocation

While planning for a theme, decoration will play the most important role. It will determine the theme is sucessfully convert from sketech idea to real things. In Malaysia, we still don’t have strong base for DIY. But most of the countries especially europe or america, they able to create to design and DIY things by their own.

Don’t spend to much on getting the theme look like a theme party, but intergrate idea of the theme with your creativity and imaginary. To plan a 1st birthday party boy/girl you have to be like one. The goal is to make the baby happy n enjoyed not to stress him out and turned the party to be adult party!

Party Place : Budget Allocation

There are many choices on the location where you want to conduct your party. It can be at the hall, in your house, garden, restaurant or cafe, hotel or special place like ice skating ring. There are some pro and cons about those choices.

There are plenty restaurant and cafe who willing the organize your party and suprisingly the price is relative reasonable. I can suggest you a few which is in Klang Valley area.

1. MISS READ contact Mr Kelvin Lai (Director of Sales) 03-9221 8266  kelvin@delicious.com.my Their catering menu start from RM50++ per person…super delicious menu offer!

2. Mc Donald- They have package A & B. I will show you their party pack later. Person to contact is their party planner in each store. As for who staying near Gombak you may proceed to contact person incharge in Titiwangsa Branch-very nice lady

3. A&W petaling Jaya. Their offer very good deal for part package. Price starting from RM600nett including A&W bear, food and staff to entertain your kids.

4. Group Base Catering. if you guys want to do the party at your own house. I highly recommended this catering group. I’ve used this catering for Baby Rayyan Majlis Cukur Jambul & Aqiqah. This catering was recomended by my mom friend. They food is super delicious and price really reasonable. May be this time I will used them as official caterer.

5. Hotel Ballroom. When you have extremely thick notes in your pocket, you can choose this option. Your baby birthday party will definately be party of the year!

But remember, from all of the option given above. The most important is your baby happiness and the guest. Make sure every location that you choose will not hassle both party.

As promise in my previous post…I would like to go more in details about 1st Birthday Party Planning for your loves one. Each week starting from now (insya allah) I will give explaination in details with picture and hopefully there some video about DIY invitation card, party favors bag and etc.

Please do email me if you have any question regarding anything that you have in mind.

I will also feature some of the party shop inclusive mine collection for sale  in Malaysia especially Kuala Lumpur itself. So you can have great party planned at lower cost.

WEEK ONE : MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!!

Rule number one in every party, wedding or anything that include planning-please bear in mind that not everybody can attend your party or wedding if you don’t choose the correct date. It happened to my frens. Party on Saturday-only  a few can attend because some may work on that day. So careful mark your calendar and ask around whether they able to come. Tentatively book all your friend even if you friends label you as silly planner.

When you should tentatively book your friend? Basically, one month before the event. It can two month. In order words spread unofficial news about ur party. Like I’m doing like now. Baby Rayyan party tentatively will be on 30th of May 2010. Please do make urself free coz dat that will be amazing and super delicious food to be served.(advertised for a while )

Mark your calendar also means that you need to know how long do you need to plan the party to be sucessful. Some may say, why want to spend so much time on it. U never know because many things can happen and remember you are spending more time at the office compare to home. So mark your calendar every week for progress that you have made.

As for now another 2 months to go and I have got all the quotation for food, favors, entertainers, decorations and also some things that need to be design. So basically I have done 40% from the party planning job. 0% on party job.

Actually at this stage, you should surf the internet for party theme, party supplies and few things that you will need.

There are a few party shop in Malaysia which offer good stuff for party. List of shop as below :

1. PARTY SHOP MALAYSIA   http://www.partyshopmalaysia.com 

     KOTA KINABALU,SABAH

2. ABSOLUTPITCH  http://www.absolutpitch.com/services.html

    JALAN BUKIT BINTANG, KUALA LUMPUR

3. BUGS PARTY http://www.bugsparty.com/

4. BALLOONS BOUQUETS (Bangsar & Ampang Point)

5. PARTY BALLOONS (IKANO & Mont Kiara)

6. PARTY GADGETS (7th FLOOR, BERJAYA TIME SQUARE)

7. International Website that offer reasonable party item & shipping to Malaysia

Mark your calendar also give urself a proper timeline, when this surfing or anything to be done. Not to say exact date but u have an idea when u should have all the quotation in your hand.

Next week I will update on the list of things that need to be done and concerntrate. I will show u guys how to make invitation card. Simple but yet adorable…..

**forget to tell..for those who following my blog… every week I will post a key word for you to open a teasure box. What inside it? Suprise!!!!! Where is the key word..pls check ur self.

On the Rayyan birthday party, I will announce the winner.  

Untill then…

XOXOXOX

Lydia Nasir

Happy Besday to Baby Rayyan! Your are lucky number 9 months!

9th Month Birthday....

Rayyan is getting older and older and I’m getting sad and sadder. Because why…when he grow up he wont manja-manja with me. Hug me while we are sleeping together. Smile at me whenever I do silly things. Sit on my tummy whenever me played elmo or sesame street on the laptop…..

Time really running fast. Sometimes I really mean that I want him to have a fast grown up…but when it comes to this matter…I feel sad.

When he grown up..will he do the same thing also...

But luckily that I captured his moments from birth until now. Whenever that I feel demotivated with works, frens or family, I look into my iphone, looking all those memories. It brings back smile to me…

I bet every parents in this world want to have their child maintain to certain age that they feel loveable. But it’s too good to be true! Oh well, let it just flow by itself. And now I’ve bigger project to do.

First project! My Mahligai Klasik company. I really need to work hard to live the dream that I always want.

Second project! Baby Rayyan 1st birthday bash party! Have I decided yet the theme? Definately! Theme colour white, red, blue & black! Black is a must! The whole theme…is a secret. But throughout the blog update weekly, u will get the answer.

The party will be somewhere around end of May or earlier of June. So be prepared to buy nice n good present for Baby Rayyan ekekekekeek…. just kidding.. Make sure available on those especially your baby n kids! Lots of fun activites will be waiting for them!

Colourful theme is the best for kiddo....

Recently I’m neglecting my past time hobby to update my blog, it been a while I didn’t touch by blog our transfer any picture from my camera n iphone. Kinda feel a bit lonely for not sharing stories and news with my virtual friends.

Last week, my SNS friends emailed me and ask me why I didn’t update any news on my blog. I replied her email and said that I was busy taking care Baby Rayyan and the stories goes….

Later on 20/01/2010, on my 2nd wedding anniversary, I got a phone called from my mom saying that my father was admitted to Price Court Kuala Lumpur. He had +ve influenza A. Do not know where he got it but historically he had respitory problem and this somehow will lead to influenza A +ve. Then my mom urge us the whole family to go to the hospital and took the influenza A test but me, hubby and Baby Rayyan denied to do the test because we didn’t feel sick at all. Baby Rayyan look normal with his routine activity and look that he’s going to have his first theeth to came out. So we just take precautions to have clean bedroom, pruified air, make sure our body tempreture didn’t exceed 37.5 celcius.

Then a few days past by and I was told again by my mom that my father is H1N1 +ve. I was so shocked and worried had defeat what I hoping is not true. After work, I rushed to home and checked Baby Rayyan condition and his body tempreture. Everything is normal. His eating and drinking milk also normal. Nothing to worried. I’m quite relief but still worries has conquer my heart.

On sunday 24/01/2001, the day Baby Rayyan turned to 8th month…after come back from work. His nanny told me that Baby Rayyan not feeling very well. His body temp raised up and his eating not that good. Me and hubby rushed to checked his body temp with 3 different device. The body temp is showing 38.5 celcius. My hubby suddenly took Baby Rayyan progressive syrup and gave him just to cool down the temp. We rushed to emergency ward in Tawakal Hospital and when the MO checked again his fever it was 36. Luckily that my hubby fast action to feed Baby Rayyan with progressive syrup works! The MO done the influenza A and Baby Rayyan +ve. She said there’s nothing to be worried because many things can be influenza A. H1N1 is a part of inlfuenza A that is very dangerous and if not treating earlier it can lead to death. She asked us to come tomorrow to specialist and refer to Baby Rayyan pedi, Dr.Kishore for further action. She advice us to monitor every 2 hours Baby Rayyan body temp and keep feeding the progressive syrup every 4 hours.

We took him home and both of us took emergency leave for 2 days temp on that particular time. On 25/01/2010, early in the morning we went to see his pedi. My hubby went first to register Baby Rayyan since Baby Rayyan +ve influenza A, we need to take precautions step not to infected other babies and childrens. After waiting 20 minutes in the car, we went to see Dr. Kishore and told him what happen. He took Baby Rayyan mucus from nose to make test whether Baby Rayyan +ve H1N1 or not. So far, his advice is not to worry because Baby Rayyan did not show any of the symptons. He said that he have looked far more worst cases than this. H1N1 is a normal virus when u treated the patient correct at earlier stage. Sometimes people did not realize that they carried the virus, because of their immune system strong the fever will healed itself. But when it got infected with another person that immune system is low, the person B will definately having all the symptons and if not treated earlier and well, the person B will die.

After mucus sample took from Baby Rayyan, the things will be send to the lab in Selangor Medical Centre to do the test. It will took at least 1 day to know the result. People who is in danger and prune to get the risk will get priority to have their mucus to be tested first. These group of peoples will includes patient with respitory problem, babies below 1 year old, old person, pregnant women and patient with diabetist and high blood.

His pedi told us not to worry and advise us to checked and monitored his body temp. If his body temp raise, immediately get him into emergency wad. By the mean time, he will followed up with Selangor Medical Centre and try to get the result asap. So we went back to home with prayer that Baby Rayyan will have -ve result on it. Baby Rayyan done his normal routine and at 6 pm, on his 2 hours daily checked body temp, his body temp raise up to 38.5. Both of us panic and we immediately called his pedi office and told the pedi what the next step. Is it we remain at home or immediately send him to emergency ward.

His pedi told us that he will arranged everything and called Selangor Medical Centre immediately for his result. Because without a confirmation of H1N1 test, he cannot suddenly gave any type of treatment. Both treatment will danger our son life. After an hour past by, his pedi called and told us that Baby Rayyan is +ve H1N1. Both of us feel so sad and deeprest. The only hope and pray to God is to save him and don’t take him away from us. We want to spend more time with him. His is our symbol of love, strengths, courage and have brighten every single person who live in this house.

I went to our audio room, looking at my mom playing Super Mario, laughing and slowly I said that Baby Rayyan was diagnosed H1N1 +ve. My mom put down wii controller and asked everybody to get bath and clean themselves because all of us having a lot of contact with Baby Rayyan. I know my mom really upset about this news because she loves Baby Rayyan so much. My father was quarantine inside his room. Only heard the news when my mom suddenly ran into the room and told him. Both of them quite panic because Baby Rayyan still small and he got all the troubles in this world. He started to become grumpy because of the fever and want to get near me or hubby.

Hearing sad news, I gather all the courage and strengths that fallen into piece, packed Baby Rayyan clothes while my hubby still on the phone with Baby Rayyan pedi. He will arrange all hospital arrangement, treatment and everything that he can do to save my child. My hubby put down the phone and hug me and said that everything will be ok and this is another GOD test to us. The see whether we are strong enough and valuable enough to be in HIS eyes and loves.

Dr Kishore called half n hour and saying all the room in Tawakal is packed up. As H1N1 patient and quarantine people, we need to have a single room that can feed 3 of us. So we called every hospital under Prudential Insurance list and we got SJMC. They have vip room at the moment and the next day they will transfer us to single room. Either can be done actually because we pay Baby Rayyan premium quite high. His entitled for 1 single room for admission and will get up to RM200 allowance per day. We did called Pantai Medical Centre and was told that without their general physicians report they cannot admit us! My hubby yelled at them and say !@#$% word! Hello, my son is having H1N1 and you said we cannot received ur son because there is no report from their general physcians. I really get frusted on their services!

My sister called every hospital in town n try to arranged accomodation for us and Baby Rayyan for admission. While my sister called and confirmed the hospital, my, hubby and Baby Rayyan went straight to Tawakal Hospital emergency ward as instructed by his pedi. We reached there and there’s a lot of people seeking for treatment also. My hubby went to see Dr.Kishore to have the report and emergency ward in Tawakal Hospital advice us to go straight to SJMC since they can provide the treatment more faster than them. Because if Baby Rayyan admitted in emergency ward, the treatment will be temp and I still need to move to another hospital.

So we drove our car to SJMC and called to confirmed our admission. They confirmed. While driving at Federal Highway, my sister called and said that Damansara Specialist can accept us. I prefer to have Damansara Specialist since it is near to my aunt home and our home. So anything we can called or go back easily. So I make a turn to Damansara Specialist and heading straight to Emergency Ward. As usual, damansara specialist emergency ward is super duper crowded and most of the patient is children. They are coughing and sneezing all the way. We try to calm down Baby Rayyan n talked to him. His mood a bit swing but he still laugh and try to replied us in his baby talked.

The admission process took way too long untill Baby Rayyan poo poo in his night pyjamas. One thing with Baby Rayyan, if he poo poo or extra pee his want his diaper to be change immediately. So he become more grumpy than ever but still can smile and play with us. About 1 hour standing at emergency ward we were direct to Premier Suite floor to our quarantine room. The room is nice and spacious for 3 of us. Sadly, no one can visit us or send any gift or flower to us.

We spend 4 days and 3 nites in our Premier Suites room playing with Baby Rayyan and really resting ourselves. Actually not really resting but ‘layan’ Baby Rayyan. On the third day, Baby Rayyan feeled so bored and grumpy again because he rarely go out to played. Just imagine, 3 days we were in the room nothing to see or do. Doctor prohibited Baby Rayyan to go out, because of H1N1. Me and Hubby sometimes we sneak out to buy food or to take fresh air. Luckily the room is big enough to give Baby Rayyan crawling from door to window.

1st day of Admission at Damansara Specialist

Sleep tight my little one...

2nd Day Admission -Teletubies in Damansara Specialist

Waiting for Breakfast to be Served

Feels like home again...

How come Elmo's head is with me...

My Beloved Horsie...

Look....I'm standing!

I forgot to tell you guys, that Baby Rayyan able to sit himself and to pre-crawled when he got admitted into the hospital.

The best thing that, he become everyone fav including the visitor who came to see their relatives. We break the rules and allowed Baby Rayyan to have his lunch and dinner outside the room but stay at the Premier Suites Lounge only. No one believe that this handsome young boy got infected with H1N1 because he didn’t showed any symptons. Unlike the two rooms nearby our room where occupied with kids having really high fever. They seem really grumpy and their nanny having so much trouble to feed them. But not Baby Rayyan, he finished a bowl of his Heinz rice mix with mash vege and also drink plenty of warm water.

On third day evening, his doctor (Dato Dr Musa) came to checked him and took our mucus sample. Seriously guys, really pain in the ass when the doctor took our mucus sample. Now I know why Baby Rayyan hate to do the test for twice in the row. After checking 3 of us condition, the doctor said that if parents is -ve, we can packed our bag tomorrow and just quarantine ourselves at home.

Thank God. Alhamdullilah. Me n hubby really happy with this news. We cant bare anymore for any bad news.  Next week, we will off to our road trip to east coast with Baby Rayyan. Let all the bad luck behind and have a new luck ahead.

Later in the evening while feeding Baby Rayyan his dinner, one of the nurse came by and tell us the result. Alhamdullilah, both of us -ve. I think mentally we need to be strong, when our mental and spirit is strong, definately any illness is hard to get. Applause to Baby Rayyan because he safely survived from this illness.

4th day morning, doctor came by to have his last visit on Baby Rayyan. He congratulated Baby Rayyan to be very brave and strong. Baby Rayyan smile and feel so happy. So we packed our things and hubby settled the bill. Luckily again that we tooked Baby Rayyan insurance earlier. His bill was 90% covered by Prudential. We just paid balance from the room charges because he only entitled for RM250nett per day for room. We don’t mind to paid extra as long as Baby Rayyan in a pink of health.

We spend our time for 3 days more at home quaratine ourselves. Me played our new wii. Finished 6 stage Resident Evil. Baby Rayyan mastered him crawling, pre-walk also and teeth showing.

Last few weeks, a reader of my blog ask me how to planned baby 1st Birthday Party. So, this week I would like to take the opportunity  to explain few basic things how to plan baby 1st Birthday Party before we go deeper. And the rule of thumb must remember…how much budget that you are willing to allocate for your  baby 1st Birthday Party.

Baby 1st Birthday Party Planning

1. Mark you calendar

Always mark you calendar at least 6 months before your baby 1st Baby Birthday Party so that you can know on which date your baby birthday date will fall down. As for my Baby Rayyan, his birth date will be on the 24th of May, so it fall on Monday. It depends on you wheter you would like to organize it before his actual birthday or later. Some people may not  want to have their baby birthday earlier than it should be. They said is a bad luck. But, sometimes we wanted to have the real date to be kept among the families. Like us. Since Baby Rayyan birthday is going to be on Monday, we would extend the party to Sunday. It’s end of the month and weekend. Perfect!

2. Allocate budget for the party

BUDGET! It is the most important element of all. Without proper budget, you might gone way further of spending unnecessary things. It happen to me all the time when I have not enough time. Baby 1st Birthday Party can be in 3 different sizes : SMALL (10-12 guest), MEDIUM (30-50 guests) and LARGE(70 to 100 guest). There is the time when baby 1st Birthday party is like a wedding party.  A sucessful party doesn’t mean that you need extra expensive things, decorations and foods to be in the party. A sucessful party is when the party is well organise and also guest who attend the party enjoy themselves.

3. List your guest

List of guests can be start from family members, close friends and also officemate. Preferable family and friends who have kids. This is because , this is a baby 1st Birthday Party not adult party! Encourage them to bring all of their children and take note on it. You don’t want to have short supply of goodies bag at the end of the day. List of guest will also help you in keeping ur budget in the right track. You will know how much food to be ordered, goodies bag to prepared and tables and chairs for guest to sit down.

4. Choice of theme

If you done with those 3 step of planning, now move on to Baby 1st Birthday party theme. Theme can be range from fairytale, favourite cartoons character, educational tv program or freestyle. Most parents will definately goes for  Sesame Street, Elmo, Barbie, Fairy Tale, Prince and Princess and etc.  Because Malaysia still not fancy of those theme, some may departed at the end of the day and choose to have freestyle or mix theme. Choose a theme that you can find item needed easily. This will definately save time and budget.

5. What to be served?

What to be served is depend on your budget, type of guest attending, time and theme. If you are doing in very limited budget, finger food such as nuggets, chicken boxing, fried noodles, hot dog, 2 type of desserts, 2 type of drinks and also some candy and chocolate served up to the table.  If finger food look not pleasent, meet some good caterers aroun d KL that offer variety of food selection at reasonable price. Some of them are Group Base & Kuzam Caterings. As for me I have use Kuzam since my married day and Group Base was introduce to me by my mom friends and I have use their services for Baby Rayyan Aqiqah Event. Both of the food is delicious and super duper plenty…

6. Goodies Bag

Things that children been waiting for! Actually don’t point the finger to kids….we ourselves will eager to have a goodies bag! I love goodies bag because I can find many things inside it! A goodies bag can be simple to adventures goodies bag. Now days, parents loves to include pieces of children play toys and lots of candies. It remind me of of halloween!  An option of goodies bag can be combination of chocolate & candies, thank you card, some may put boiled eggs, small teddy bears, souviner and small toys.

7.Birthday Cake

A birthday can’t be more cheerful to have a birthday cake and birthday candle to be blow. A birthday cake can range from super duper delicious to super duper creative and goergeous birthday cake. But as baby 1st birthday make it according to theme and let the guests share the taste of the birthday cake.  Some caterer may required a certain periodjust to prepare your choice of birthday cake. What I can suggest is to have westin super yummy cheese cake or delicious chocolate cake.

Party without decorations can not called a party! A decorations may range from simple to extravanganza. It is depend on your very own budget allocation and also theme.

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Dalam diam2 nak masuk 6 bulan dah si budak nakal plus tembam nih. Asyik mengigit tangan jek. Muka tuh abis dah merah2 akibat air liur yang berjejeran. Tu lah masa ngandung tak sempat nak melantak nasi beriyani INSAF…sekarang nih apa dah jadi. Tapi tak seteruk auntie Qaseh dia, siap leh buat waterfall ).

SEkarang baby Rayyan dah pandai angkat tangan suruh orang dukung dia atau amik dia dari walker ataupon jumperoo dia. Kalu tak amik siaplah berdrama cekerama la dia…air mata semua keluar. Biler dah amik, siap marah lagi lepas tuh senyum2 kambing. Haih nakal nih. Lagi satu tebiat dia, pantang dengar atau tengok babah dia balik sure semua orang tak layan dah. Dia nak jugak suruh bapak dia dukung dengan main dengan dia. Tak sempat hubby nak mandi n tuka baju dah kena layan dia.

Tido patern Baby Rayyan…suka tido lewat dalam kul 10 ke 11.30 mlm lepas tuh bangun kul 5.00am untuk main dengan hubby. Apa lagi cik hubby sekarang dah jadi mata panda dah ). Tapi lepas kul 6 lebey, Baby Rayyan mesti tido balik n bangun dalam kul 9.20am. After bangun, tuka pampers yg bapak penuh then bawak turun bawah untuk makan time. Actually, kiteorg dah bagi Baby Rayyan makan since dia 4 bulan 2 minggu, kiteorg kasi heinz fruit & vege puree. Kegemaran dia ialah pumpkin & sweet corn (weekk tak cedap pon), apple & mango, pumpkin & carrot. Paling dia tak fav ialah pear & banana. Ader gambar dia masa dia jelir lidah masa suapkan pear & banana.  Sekarang nih alhamdullilah, Baby Rayyan telan jek apa yang kiteorg kasi. Satu botol heinz tuh untuk 1 hari iaitu 3 kali sehari. So sekarang dah masuk 5 bulan setengah, kiteorg kasi dia rice cereal. Mula2 dia tolak, tapi lepas kiteorg campur pureen heinz dlm makanan dia baru dia nak makan. Kalu tak seksa. Oh ya, rice cereal tuh hanya waktu tengahari jek sebab tak nak overfeed dia sangat.

Cuba tengok telatah Baby Rayyan untuk 5 bulan nih :

Baby Rayyan buat operation ke atas Babah diaSyoknyer berangan ek sayang....

Duduk tanpa dipegang

Bouncer 299, Kampung Gombak Setia

Pandai membodek & bermanja

Dah pandai tarik kaki...tak lama lagi masuk mulut la jawabnyer

Syoknyer berangan ek sayang….

Baby Rayyan Monkey FaceTerer lah tuh pegang botol satu tangan jek...Tok Nyang....dukunglah saya

Weekend yang lepas Tok Babah Rayyan bawak kiteorg semua balik ke kampung beliau yang terletak di Endau-Rompin dan border Mersing. Nama kampung tuh Penyabung aka Kampung Sungai Bebuta. Actually, dah banyak kali dah dia suruh kiteorg balik tapi mesti banyak hal nyer. Tambah2 lagi hubby lak nak dekat hujung tahun nih cam banyak kerja kat office dia. Nama jek IT Manager tapi busy nyer mengalahkan GM Hotel ). So termakbul lah jugak bawak baby Rayyan balik kampung yang mengambil masa lebey kurang 6 jam perjalanan ikut highway Karak. Kalu ikut PLUS utara-selatan lagilah lumpy sebab dah turun ke JB kena naik balik menghala ke terrengganu lak.

So biler balik ke kampung berbagai2 lah request kiteorg termasuklah Tok Babah Baby Rayyan nih. Siap suruh nenek kampung masak nasi dagang lah, udang bercili lah, asam pedas lah. Hhuhuhuhuhuhu nasib baiklah umo dah nak dekat 80 tahun, nenek rock saya masih kuat untuk pergi ke pasar basah Mersing dan masak. Kenapa panggil nenek saya nenek kmapunglah, nenek rock lah. Jeng jeng…. panggilan nenek kampung tuh adalah kerana pada masa tuh kiteorg ader tiga nenek and tiga datuk. Belah mak separtner dan belah bapak 2 partner. So, disebabkan kiteorg rapat dengan belah mak nyer parents so kiteorg kekalkan nenek n atuk. Belah bapak kiteorg panggil nenek kampung@nenek rock or atuk kampung and satu lagi partner kiteorg panggil Nenda.

So biler balik kampung, baby Rayyan mulalah mengelisah sebab panas. Haih budak zaman sekarang nih pantang panas sikit dah nak mengamuk. Macam mana nak ajak pi jungle tracking nih. Tapi alhamdullilah dia lah tak meragas atau aper…