7 month and teething

This is the reason why he didn’t want to eat for a couple of weeks..and the reason why saya menjerit tgh2 malam buat bile Hakim gigit my nipple when nursing.. sakitt wooo..gigi baru dua batang..tapi rase nak menitik air mata bile terkena..huhu

On the other hand, Hakim still susah nak makan..but dia makan la jugak..huhu..maybe early in the morning (before saya bertolak pegi opis) is not a good time for him la kot..but umi kena kasi jugak hakim makan.. practice makes perfect dear
However..according to babysitter..Hakim suka makan..especially bile saya buat puree carrot + puree kurma..sampai tak cukup, katanya babysitter..but still..a big no no no to rice porridge..only oat ye umi..(amboii..western btul anak umi ni yee)

Owh..saya nak pegi servis my spectra this Monday..bunyi dia sampai satu opis boleh dengar..bising btol..so both of us( hubby n me) are on leave this Monday..so bleh pegi anta..then bawak Hakim jenjalan =)

Finally..his pic taken last nite around 1pm! Masih gagah dan tak mengantuk..haihh..suke benor stay up ye.

Introducing solid food

Introducing solid food to my lil baby hakim was not that easy..actually, it was stressful and required a lot of patient.

Saya start bagi Hakim makan when he was 6 months ++..I purposely waited weekend 4 hari Maulidur Rasul (early februari) to train Hakim makan solid food. I was excited of course, so on the Saturday morning, we went to Giant to buy brown rice.

Of course banyak makanan2 lain yang ingin saya introduce kepada hakim, like bananas, carrot and sweet potatoes, but I have to follow the four day rules. So only one food in 4 days interval, and I decided to give him brown rice porridge. Perut org melayu sey..harus makan nasi la kan.

Preparing Hakim first solid food was a mess. I mean, I was messy, over-excited and end up making little mistake here and there.

For example.. by taking friend’s advice, I decided to grind the rice first, make one week stock of rice powder, and cook a small cup of it for Hakim every day. So balik dari groceries shopping, dgn excited nye, saya masukkan beras tadi (about 500g) ke dalam my blender..and then..blend sampai hancur. After a while, saya baru terpikir, kenape saya tak basuh beras tu seperti yg saya selalu buat bila masak nasik untuk kami. Aiyooo..so kesemuanya yg berada di dalam blender tadi..saya buang..huhuhuhu

End up, saya basuh beras, and buat bubur nasi seperti biasa..baru blend. Huhu. Keesokkannya baru saya buat stock rice powder..which when to tong sampah as well after a few days..sebab lepas basuh, saya just jemurkan the whole day..so selepas dua tiga hari..ianya berkulat..huhu I should "sangai" it first, then simpan dalam fridge..learnt my lesson..so third batch rice powder tu baru betul2 menjadi..huhu..little messy was i? ::grin::

But Hakim doesn’t like rice porridge..he just had a couple of spoons..and then terus buat muka tanak makan..huhu

Selepas hari ketiga, Hakim still tak nak makan. Sedey ada..stress pon ada. Mengikut nasihat rakan, saya buat puree kurma, which is saya rebus dulu kurma..and then bersama dgn air rebusan tadi, saya blend. Alhamdulillah dia suka..maybe sbb kurma tu manis kot, while bubur nasi tu tasteless.huhu..But it lasted only for a couple of days..and then Hakim start buat perangai balik. He will keep his mouth shut ..then geleng2kan kepala..huhu

I didn’t want to force him to feed..so I was like..ok lahh..try lain kali. Ianya berlarutan for almost two weeks kot..and bile jumpe his paed, saya jadi stress balik. Sebab according to paed, Hakim mmg kena makan, at least twice a day. Otherwise, nutrition intake mmg kurang la..sbb after 6 months, baby tidak boleh bergantung kepada susu sahaja, he requires makanan pelengkap untuk melengkapkan keperluan nutrisi.

Dengan babysitter pon mmg takde luck jugak..so saya makin risau. I tried sweet potatoes, broccoli, carrot, ayam, banana..from thick purees to runny purees with ebm..tp mmg tak berjaya..saya hanya mampu kasi dua tiga sudu sehari sahaja..saya risau sampaikan saya membeli biskut Heinz for baby..mmg kalau bole saya mahu elakkan beli makanan baby yg berada di pasaran sekarang..but if that is what it takes utk Hakim makan..i will go for it. But saya just simpan dalam almari je la biskut tu..huhu

Semalam I went to Giant to buy rolled oat..huhu last weekend dah beli oat..but saya terbeli quick cook oat. Bile balik rumah, tgk resepi, dia ckp jgn pakai quick cook or instant oat..alemakk..huhuhu..so petang smlm, balik je dari opis, saya blend oat sampai hancur..tapiskan untuk dapatkan powder oat..and cook it with puree kurma cube. And Hakim loves it!..ya Allah..senang hati semalam bile tgk dia makan sampai abis semangkuk.

Dan pagi tadi..hehehehhe..sebab dapur gas dah abis, saya kasi dia makan biskut Heinz + EBM..he loves it too!..no no no..umi wont train u eating biskut ye Hakim..yg tu hanya backup dan jugak bile kite travel/shopping sahaja..otherwise umi will prepare ur meal by herself.

So hari ni pegi kije..saya ceria..otherwise..asyik mendung jee..and mengadu kat colleague pasal Hakim tanak makan..hehehhe

Here are a few pictures of him taken this morning. Mata kusyuk melayan Baby Tv, while mulut dok chup chup chup =)

persoalan di minda: i need opinion pls.

1) Makanan apa yang u guys kasi bile first time kasi solid food to ur baby? I made brown rice bubur nasi..tp Hakim tanak..siap buat muke lagi and geleng2 kepala..huhu..then I made puree kurma (atas nasihat kawan) and alhamdulillah..dia suka..huhu..so any other idea utk solid food? I am thinking of sweet potatoes..but ade org ckp tak elok kasi awal2 ni, takut kembung perut.

2) Orang kata semua botol yg dipakai regardless bpa free or not, kne tuka every six months..so korang camne?shopping new feeding bottles and new breastmilk storage bottles?

3) How about teats? Hakim is using Avent teats no 1 since newborn. Klu ikut suggestion Avent, kne tuka teat no 2 bile masuk 3 bulan..tp saya tak tuka sampai sekarang. Sbb org kata nanti baby tends to tanak breastfeed sebab teats no 2 laju, sedangkan utk breast feed, dia kena hisap betul2 baru keluar..what say u guys?

4) Food processor, is it a must buy? Currently I am using Philips blender, dapat dari hadiah kawen ari tu..huhuhu..utk puree ok la..but not that smooth.

he is 6 months old!

Dah 6 bulan..wow..how time flies very fast..

Ok this entry is dedicated to my lovely son: Muhammad Amirul Hakim..

Happy 6 months birthday honey..you are such a wonderful boy..umi and walid are so proud of you..and we love you very much.

When you turn 6 months old:

You already recognize our voice. Especially suara walid. You become excited each time you hear his voice or see his face. Bila kami panggil nama “Hakim”, you ignore it (tapi senyum je seolah2 nak main2), but when we call you “Muhammad Amirul Hakim”, you slowly turn your head to us, and smiled, and we melt completely.

You are such a good boy, it is hard to hear you cry at the highest vol..selalunya merengek2 manja..comey

You just learn to roll over a few weeks ago..and it seems you enjoy it very much..you do a lot of “push up” recently..and I can see how proud you are each time you put your head high, which makes me smile

You love listening to ABC’s and 123’s song..Umi always use them as weapon to catch you attention while changing your diaper or when you start making your “cranky” sound..hehe

There are a lot of amazing things that you have done so far, and it will take a lot of time for me to list them one by one. Here is a picture of you when you are approaching 6 months: