The sailor went to sea sea sea

Families from Miri drove down to KK for the weekend and school holidays! It was fun having them around. The last time all of them were here was for my brother's wedding more than a year ago. 

Welcomed them yesterday with what KK is most known for ... Other than our sandy beaches, beautiful islands, Mount Kinabalu and many other things.

Seafood! - 

The food was great but today... It was even better. Even more seafood but to top it all off...

Can you see the size of that thing?! Fresh tiger prawns and squids on the grill! We drove up to Rikaraya Fishing Park at Kota Belud for some fresh seafood and to just enjoy some sceneries out of the city. We've been here a couple of times before for lunch and it could get a little bit heaty at noon. So some late lunch was just perfect!

Spent some time there until after sunset before heading back. Zarra had a great time too looking at all the boats and fishes :)

With all those eatings the past 2 days, time for some detoxing. 

Shaklee's Herb-Lax helps in removing fats and toxins in the body. 

Other than detoxing, Shaklee Herb-Lax also provides a combination of herbs that has been traditionally used for the relief of occasional constipation and to improve bowel movement.

Glad I got it handy! :)

Little family weekend

Hubby's home this weekend so we've decided to go for a short outing at the mall with Zarra because it has been a while since we both get to shop. With a newborn around, going out or shopping has dropped out of the activity chart most of the time. And this is our first outing without my Mom!

Saying goodbye to the days when going out means checking your hair and make up in the mirror, get the shoes and bags that matches the outfit, then go! That's 30 minutes tops. It can be quite a hassle taking a newborn out. We must have this imaginary check list in our head to get ready her going-out essentials. There's the formula, feeding bottle, extra diapers, hot water, extra clothes, her stroller, her carrier (when she cries in her stroller), the list can be endless with all the "just in case"! But as time goes by and the more often we get to go out, it gets easier to decide what we really need.

Alhamdulillah, Zarra was not cranky at all and she was all smiles all the time! Though she didn't want to nap nor feed. Then she got tired and slept all the way back home and I only fed her once we're home.

Waiting for Daddy to shop

Changed hub's watch battery

Lunch at Sushi King!

With Mommy

And Daddy

Look at those cheeky smile

Me wana try the green tea

It's been a long while. Sashimi!

Noticed how she know's when to look at the camera? LOL... Got myself 2 pairs of shoes for work (Hubby paid! Thank youuuuuuu). HAPPY!

Me like to bath!

No matter how cranky Zarra gets, no matter how high-pitched her voice is screaming her lungs out with me not knowing why (my baby is a firecracker!), when it's bath time - it's always happy time.

Ever since she was born, not once has she cried during her bath. Well she did once, because we forgot to add in hot water into her tub. A rookie mistake!

See that adorable face?

Spending the weekend kissing those chubby cheeks!

I'm a Cookie

Chipsmore! Get it? Get it? Now you see me then you don't?

;P

With all my time being occupied then, being pregnant and now having a baby, I almost forgot the existence of my blog. Wonder if I still do have any visitors?

I should have remembered to blog during confinement because I was stuck at home for 44 days with Fashion Valet as my bestfriend. Think you can save money by staying home? Think again!

Since I've been away for so long, where do I start?

I gave birth the next day!

Oh yes! My last entry, I was 6 months pregnant. 3 months after that (though I was 2 weeks earlier than my due date), on 30th June 2012, I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. We named her Zarra Binti Mohamad Zechary. Yes, we did get comments and questions on such a short name but we like it like that. There's no point in giving 3 names when everyone will only be calling her by her first name anyways right? Saves her the trouble of filling in forms in the future too! ;)

Zarra a few hours old with her Daddy

At only 2.75kg, she's the cutest and most adorable thing in the world. I remember feeling nervous and shocked right after seeing her for the first time. I know most would shed their tears of joy, but I didn't. I was probably more shocked and excited! It's such a miracle looking at my baby, knowing she has been in my tummy for 9 months. Now I can see and touch her, and hear her cry! Mashaallah.

She was born at 11.47pm. When she first came out, her eyes were already wide open and everyone was telling me how Zarra was the only baby still awake and moving about while the others were fast asleep or crying. Zarra was there, eyes wide open, moving her little legs and feet quietly. Pictures I edited for my instagram!

And the rest is history :) She's 3 months old last weekend and my baby is super healthy and cute!

She just had her 3 months immunisation jab last saturday. She's 6.1kg now! I hate these jabs babies have to go through. The doctor said 20% of babies who gets the jab will get a fever, so we always have to monitor her temperature. Zarra wasn't cranky after the jab, just very sleepy and weak. Perhaps drowsy. So she slept extra hours last weekend. But come Monday and Alhamdulillah, my baby is back to normal and mighty fine! She went through the jab twice already, she'll be a bit warm the next day but thankfully no fever.

Mommy and Baby Zarra before her 3 months jab

Though she woke up 4am this morning -_-. She's usually up by 5.30am - 6.30am after her midnight feeding that's around 1am or 3am. So I had to be up by 4am too but I can't go back to sleep because once we are done, it's time to get ready for work.

How time flies!