Angels Everywhere

Kadang kala kita ga sadar kalo Tuhan punya banyak cara untuk menolong kita, tentu saja, di saat yang tepat...

Ceritanya gini, udah berminggu-minggu tangan gue sakit, keseleo tepatnya waktu ngangkat Nicole pagi pagi buat buat nyusuin dia. Yg keseleo tuh jempol kiri, tapi sakitnya nyebar sampe ke pundak. Minggu lalu gue belanja buah sama Nic di pacific Square, gue tau ada tante orang indo yang jadi kasir, dari dulu2dulu mau nyapa ga kesampean, tiba2 hari itu dia lagi ngobrol sama tante2 indo lain sebelum ngitung belanjaan gue, jadi gue basa basilah, "eh tante orang indo ya" sambil senyum2.. trus dia tanya, tangannya kenapa? (waktu itu gue pake iket tangan coklat yg spt balut) gue bilang sama tante "keseleo tante waktu gendong baby" eh ternyata tantenya tau ada orang yg bisa pijit orang keseleo. Tante Ida minta no telp gue, bener aja sorenya tante sms-in gue details orang yg bisa pijit itu, namanya Merry.

Tante Ida baiiiiik bgt, waktu gue coba hubungin Merry ga bisa, si tante coba telponin Merry juga, sampe akhirnya si Merry itu telp gue.

Sekarang gue udah sembuh... Thank God, thanks to tante Ida, thanks to Merry, thanks to Arie, yang udah jagain Nicole selama 2 jam :)

Tadi gue ke fresh world lagi, toko buah tempat tante Ida kerja, gue bilang terima kasih sama dia... gue bilang sama dia kalo dia itu malaikat yang dikirim Tuhan buat bantuin gue...

Tummy Time

Nicole sebeeel bgt kalo ditengkurepin... ga tau knapa deeeh. Pas gue post di FB, ternyata banyak temen2 yg ngalamin hal yg sama. Katanya dia belum biasa aja. Emang NYESEL gue ga biasain dia tidur tengkurepan sejak baru lahir, sekarang jadinya ga mau deeeh.

Gue baca di internet, banyak banget tips2 yang bisa dicoba:

• beli maenan buat latihan tengkurep tummy time mat here

  Lamaze Spin & Explore Garden Gym

• bugilin pas mau ditengkurepin
• tengkurepin di changing table
• nyanyiin & kasih maenan fav dia di depan muka, kasih musik2
• ikutan tengkurep jadi muka kita selevel sama muka dia
• latihin terus, makin hari makin panjang waktu tengkurepnya

Tadi pagi, dia masih mau bobo and gue tricked her, gue tidurin dia dgn posisi kayak mau di burp-in (agak berdiri) and gue-nya duduk di ranjang sambil gue nyayiin of course. Lama2 gue-nya merosot sampe posisi gue flat tiduran. Setelah dia pules gue taruh di ranjang, dan... voila! 3,5 jam tidurnya! horeeeee

Natural Tips

Sumber: http://www.mybeautyrecipes.com/natural_baby_skin_care.html

Homemade Natural Baby Skin Care Recipes

When baby has sensitive skin, things like perfumes and petroleum just make it worse.

So, you know you want natural baby skin care but you don't know where to start?

Here are some ideas for you.

Olive oil can be used on baby's dry skin. It's been known to helpdiaper rash as well.

Use 100% pure cornstarch instead of perfumed baby powders. It's better for baby's lungs and skin, and easier on your wallet as well.

Baby Wipes
Mix 1/4 cup of baby or olive oil with 2 cups of water and 1/4 cup baby shampoo. Cut a roll of paper towels in half. Remove the cardboard center. Place it in an old baby wipes container and pour the oil/soap mixture over the wipes. Use like regular wipes.

Oatmeal bath for kids.
Grind 1 cup of plain oatmeal in a food processor or coffee grinder until it turns into a powder. Add it to running water and stir with your hand to get the oatmeal powder to dissolve in the bath water. Relives itching due to chicken pox, poison oak, diaper rash etc. Also good for dry skin.

Diaper Rash Cream
Combine 1 tsp mineral oil with 1 tsp cornstarch until it forms a paste. Add 2 tsp zinc oxide ointment and 2 tsp antibiotic ointment.

Hand Sanitizer
1/4 cup aloe vera gel
1/4 cup grain alcohol
10 drops fragrance oil
1 drop food coloring

Combine ingredients and shake. Store in a spray pump bottle

Kids Hair Detangler
Add a small amount of conditioner to water and pour it into a spray bottle

Tooth Paste
1 cup baking soda
1/3 cup salt
3 teaspoons glycerin
Peppermint oil to taste (or any other flavor).

Combine baking soda and salt. Add the glycerin and mix well. Add a few drops of peppermint oil. For fun, you can add a few drops of food coloring.

Unik n natural

Let's the battle begin!

Suamiku tercinta lagi perang, perang sama kecoa! hahahah... dia udah stress berat barusan nemuin kecoa gede2 ada 3 ekor.

Emang cuaca lagi aneh banget, masih spring begini tapi suhu udara hari ini 42°C! ampun deh... gimana nanti summer coba?!

Getting Stonger

Yup, my baby is getting more and more stronger each day!

2 hari yang lalu, nyokap taruh Nicole tidur di tengah2 cot-nya dengan posisi vertical, pake sleeping positioner. Pas tengah malem gue temuin anak gue udah tidur posisi horisontal, di sebelah kanan dan sleeping positioner-nya udah mental ke kiri... ckckck...

Ternyata selain udah ngisepin tangan (sejak 2 minggu lalu), kadang2 jempolnya ketemu kalo engga yah semua jari2nya masuk mulut, dia udah bisa angkat pantat/pinggulnya tinggi-tinggi!

Kalo angkat kepala sih sejak pas 2 bulan.

Sekarang gue makin takut ninggalin Nicole sendirian kalo engga di tempat yang bener2 aman.

Gundul

2 hari lalu Nicole gue potongin rambut!

Tetep cantik kan meskipun gundul ;)

I Thank God Everyday...

... for having Nicole in our lives.

Nic is such a good baby. Kadang gue sampe berasa gimanaa gitu mandangin dia dan bilang sama Nicole "thank you Nicole, Nicole baik sekali sama mama". Bener-bener ga pernah tuh nyusahin gue. kemaren ini gue kurang enak badan, masuk angin kayaknya. Kepala rada2 keliengan, muntah dikit, perut kembung, mata berkunang-kunang. Langsung deh minta di kerok sama Arie. Gue tau di kerokin ga bagus, tapi gue perlu cepet sembuh! minum obat juga biasanya gue ogah kalo buat sakit2 ringan gini, gue percaya istirahat cukup, banyak minum air putih bisa deh sembuh. Tapi sejak punya Nicole, gue ga boleh sakit! siapa yang bakal ngerawat baby gue kalo gue sakit coba?

Abis dikerokin n minum air rebusan jahe, gue nyusuin Nicole sambil ngomong sama dia "Nicole, mama lagi sakit, Nicole bobo ya, jangan rewel ya sayang" dan dengan pinternya baby gue bobo straight 5 jam malam itu.

Tiap hari rasanya pengennya bilang terima kasih sama Tuhan, udah ngasih Nicole sama kita.

Talcum powder VS Baby

Sumber:http://parenting.ivillage.com/baby/bsafety/0,,3q5k,00.html

The use of baby powders is rather common although many parents have switched to using ointments. Reasons most parents give for preference to powder is the feeling that the powder absorbs moisture better and prevents friction between the baby's bottom and the diaper. However, after decades of use, powders have fallen out of favor by the medical community for a few reasons:

1. Talcum powder is usually made up of various combinations of zinc stearate, magnesium silicates, as well as other silicates which are finely ground. The size of particles is so small that they are both easily carried in the air like dust and can reach even the smallest areas of the lung.
2. There have been numerous reports of babies having life-threatening episodes from inhaling the powder. And in fact, there have been many deaths reported from aspiration of the powder. A good number of these cases occurred during a diaper change when adult supervision is usually very high. But as every parent knows (including myself), infants and toddlers can be awfully quick sometimes, so reaching for and spilling the powder bottle is not such a hard thing to do for the little ones.
3. The feeling from many dermatologists is that there isn't much advantage of powders as compared to ointments when it comes to preventing and treating diaper rash.

So, clearly talc can cause pneumonia, inflammation (or swelling) of the airways of babies, and even death. But what about cancer? When the link to asbestos and cancer came to light, it was noticed that a lot of the exposure to asbestos was accompanied by other inhalable fibers and dust including talc. However, a specific link to talc exposure and lung cancer has not been established. On the other hand, there has been some interesting research into a possible link of talc to ovarian cancer.

For a number of years now, epidemiologists (scientists who try to establish cause and effect relationships in diseases) have been interested in trying to find some link to the environment and ovarian cancer. Some of their focus has been on talc powder because it is a product that is commonly used in the groin area by women. Several of these studies have shown a possible link between talc powder use and ovarian cancer while other studies have not. One interesting study published last year (1996) was done by examining the ovaries of women who had had them removed for reasons other than ovarian cancer. In that study, talc powder was found in all the ovaries including the ones from women did not use talc powder on themselves. This suggests that talc powder could reach the ovaries of women who use talc powder on their babies.

The relationship between talc and cancer is by no means certain. It may turn out there is no relationship, on the other hand, it could be an important contributing factor in the development of ovarian cancer. More studies need to be done. Currently, there is absolutely no hard evidence to suggest talc powder use causes cancer in babies. However, the immediate danger of inhaling baby powder is clear. Therefore, I would discourage the use of baby powder.

Read more: http://parenting.ivillage.com/baby/bsafety/0,,3q5k,00.html#ixzz0XU8oJ6Uz

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Hot New "Toys"

Hahaha ini sebenernya mama's toys deeeh.... senengnya punya barang2 baruuuu buat Nicole

Ranjang beli bargain 50% discounted

Pram-travel system Quinny Zapp & Maxi-Cosi car seat beli dari US

1st swimming experience

Nicole berenang!!!

I think she likes it

New Pic

Nicole abis mandi, lagi handukan... kalo liat mata bening Nicole, semua rasa yang engga enak langsung ilang, yang tersisa rasa bahagia ajaaa...

Check ups

Hari rabu kemaren Mama temenin gue buat imunisasi Nicole di Sydney Children Hospital (SCH) randwick, dan juga check up di Early Childhood Centre (ECC) east gardens. Semuanya berjalan lancar walau pas imunisasi ada drama sedikit dari susah nyari jalan, nyari parkir, jalannya jauuuh bgt karena gue masuk dari POW entrance, pas udah sampe, eh nicole punya blue book ketinggalan di mobil (duuuuuhhh!!!) akhirnya gue pindahin parkir... yg bener2 deket sama SCH (akhirnya ketemu jalannya kesitu). Sampe disitu Nicole boker sampe kena semua baju n celananya... Pas mau diimunisasi, sol sepatu gue lepas :( trus Nic juga kasian, disuntikin di dua pahanya. Tapi Nic hebat, semuanya berjalan lancar dan dia tetep ga rewel setelah itu dan engga panas badannya seperti yg umumnya terjadi sama anak2 lain (thank God).

Setelah itu kita makan siang, tadinya mau makan di Kingsford, tapi kepagian jadi resto2 belon ada yg buka, muter2 ke randwick, buntut2nya balik ke maroubra, makan di betawi, om dan tante betawi ngeliatin Nicole, lucu deh. Yang engga lucu abis itu gue kena parking ticket $84 karena parkir lebih lama sekitar 10 menit dari waktu yang diperbolehkan :(

Bete2, trus ke eastgardens. Kata mama makanya orang ga boleh terlalu irit2 sampe pelit, akhirnya keluarnya lebih banyak. Huh... emang lagi apes aja.

Nick check up, semuanya bagus, dia udah naik sekilo, kata registered nurse-nya kenaikan berat dia above average (which is good) selama ga kegendutan. Nicole dipuji2 jago minum susunya, spot on katanya... hahaha...

Ah... what a long day... tapi gue tetep bersyukur sama Tuhan Yesus, semuanya baik baik saja, Nicole sehat-sehat aja... Terima kasih Tuhan :)

Nicole's birth announcement card

Hi...

Baru sempet posting2 lagi nih... ini juga sambil nyusuin Nicole

Desainnya senada dengan desain stationery wedding kita. Emang udah gue siapin dari sebelum dia keluar, jadi tinggal diganti (finalized) nama, detail dan fotonya.

Growth Spurt

Baby Nicole makannya buanyaaaak! mungkin dia lagi going through her growth spurt. Kalo kata nyokap gue "mau ngegedein" emang udah tambah berat sih, sekarang lumayan gempor gendong dia lama2. Kalo minum susu bisa sampe 160-180ml, padahal umurnya baru juga 5 minggu.

Ini ada link tentang growth spurt dari my beloved friend Shintia:

http://www.kellymom.com/bf/normal/growth-spurt.html

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