Read My Tee...

Hi everyone...
I am Munif Aydin. I am 6 months and 10days old.
Everyday is always a brand new day for me, with a brand new things to do, and a brand new stuff to be discovered.
It's just get more exciting each day, with all my newly acquired skills that sometimes ran mama up the wall. It's funny though, I always wonder why mama always looks so worried sometimes when I achieved a new skill, shouldn't she be happy for me. Like the time I try to use her handphone.

She always use her cellphone, and it looks like she's enjoying it, I should give it a try. It's a bit difficult to sit straight and use it, so I just chew it. It doesn't taste that good, hmm.. wonder why mama loves being on the phone. After that day, she always place her phone out of my reach.



Mama loves to read too. She always read while tucking me to bed. I did try to have a go at what she did.

This is as far as I get, only to page 6, then mama saw me, and she screamed and put her magazine away.

It's not that good as well. Taste so bland, it did get stuck in my throat too. I coughed it out, but I think some did manage to get digested. No worries, I am okay. Mama did worry anyway, until papa reassured here that I'll be okay, which I did.

Kakak (Laiqa) is so hardworking. She is either reading or writing all the time. I did try my hands in writing. but kakak would be mad at me, and tell mama about me.


I think she is being jealous, afraid that I'll be smarter than her.

The best thing that I did today is......FACE PAINTING!
I have planned in trying this new art since 2 weeks ago, but it's so difficult to get the paint when I am under mama's supervision. Today, papa babysits me, which make it so easy peasy for me to grab kakak's color pencil and start doing some graphic designs on my face. Initially, I wanted to do a clown face (like the indie group- meet uncle hussein, when they performed during the AJL (I watched it with mama the other day)), but I only found a blue color pencil, so, that would do.
This is me, when mama just caught me red handed.

This is me watching mama telling papa how important it is to watch every step that I make, and not to take an eye off me even for a second.

Do you want to have a closer look??

That's all for today. I'm sure to share with you a lot more things that I will learn.
So people....beware.....
READ MY TEE...

I ONLY LOOK SWEET AND INNOCENT

How To Be A Great Dad

I was bloghopping (that's what I do if I go somewhere that have no decent kitchen- a microwave oven and a fridge do not make a kitchen-THE KITCHEN :)), and I found yet another interesting entry.
This is dedicated to all fathers or father-to-be or even the single men out there (who knows u might be a father one day.) In short, this is for all men, a father or not(yet) :)
This entry comes from Zen Habits
(You can read the complete article there).

1. Put their interests first, always.

2. Protect them. As a dad, one of your main roles is protector. There are many ways you need to do this. Safety is one: child-proof your home, teach them good safety habits, set a good example by using your seatbelt, make sure they use a car seat if below a certain age & weight, etc. But financial protection is also important: have life insurance, car insurance, an emergency fund, a will.

3. Spend your spare time with them. When we get home from work, often we’re tired and just want to relax. But this is the only time we have with them during the weekdays, often, and you shouldn’t waste it. While work may be your passion, it won’t be long before they’re grown and no longer want to spend time with you. Take advantage of these years.

4. Give them hugs.

5. Play with them.

6. Do the “mom” stuff. Things that are traditionally considered “mom” duties are not just for moms anymore — changing diapers, feeding, bathing, rocking them to sleep in the middle of the night.

7. Read to them.

8. Stand by mom.

9. Teach them self-esteem. Show them (not telling them) that you value them, by spending time with them, by talking and listening to them, by praising things they do, by teaching them (not telling them) how to be competent.

10. Teach them about finances. From an early age, you can teach them the value of money, how to save money to reach a goal, and later, how earn money and how to manage money properly.

11. Be good to yourself. You shouldn’t give up your entire life when you become a dad. Also take care of your health — eat healthy, exercise.

12. Be good to the mom. This isn’t the same as No. 8 — you should be good to their mom even when they’re not looking. Take her to dinner, give her a massage, do chores around the house for her, give her some time alone and babysit while she goes out, show affection to her, give her little surprises. Because when mom’s happy, the kids are happy. And dad will be happy too!


p/s many thanks to my hubby.
Ab, u already been doing all of it.

I am sure, both of them wanted to thank their daddy too...

Am I A Good Mum???

Yesterday was my lazy day. Have lots of things to do, until I don't know which one I should do first. I tried starting my chores by mopping the kitchen floor, only to be 'dirty' again in just a few minutes after I have done. I hate the kitchen. The floor is sticky, smudges everywhere, eventhough I cleaned it daily... and the one (or rather the two) that are guilty as charges...are of course my two kids.
Why are this two small kids always knock on their glasses (they spill their drinks at least 5 times a day).
Why are they always moving around all day and still be energetic by night.
Everyday I hope they sleep early, so that i would have time for myself, to read novel (my long lost hobby), to at least clean the house, or just watch TV.
My boy, he's better now, I always send him to bed by 10pm, eventhough with much argument (he is very talkative and have way with words).
But this small little girl, my baby, I have trouble getting her to sleep. Last night she only dozed off by midnight, regardless of me keeping the room dark. May be small kids have better eye sight in the dark. :)
I am a bad-tempered person, but since I have kids, I learnt to be patience, lots of patience. But sometimes I do blurted out, and felt guilty afterwards.



Anyway, as they sleep, all the tension, depression, exhaustion and even guilt, flies away. They look so peaceful, so innocent, so serene.
I can spent hours looking at them, tears running down my cheek sometimes, as I felt guilty if the day ended without me teaching them new things, without me being a good mother.
And I pray every night, that ALLAH give me the strengh to be a perfect mum and a perfect wife. Amin.