Amir suka main keter yang nenek belikan..







me and rafiq have decided to cut eating out to save money.... although I dont see the saving benefits yet... tapi ade dekat sebulan kot dah berlangsung... always cook .. and eat out only twice a week.. this week was, khamis malam makan subway..
ahad noon makan delifrance.....

oo kenkadang terbabas jadik 3 kali.. sabtu pagi makan mee/nasik (kalau tak sempat buat groceries and beli roti, usually cook continental bfast)... anyways, ni breakfast ahad... mee goreng .. ade 2 versi... aku and rafiqnye... no vege and pedas.. amir punye less taste.. and some vege...(teruk kan..??)

 

huh payah tul nak suruh amir makan...
aku dah masak 3 dish...mashed vege, nasi goreng.. biskut pun cuba..
tapi memang hantu mee betul aa..

suka aku tgk clarity gamba mata amir.. susah tu amek gamba budak tau!
tapi gamba jadik low quality sket bila upload kat blogger..
patut aku host kat flickr kot.. baru clear lagi
malas aa ngantuk nak tido..

Weekend play time at toysrus...
so glad amir's good behaviour continued till weekends..







cooked mee kicap/ketchup....
just boil yee mee and carrot/kentang/ayam and put in kicap/ketchup sket...
and lastly sayur...




oh yah, went to fab mom.... didnt really like any nursing tops...
but kinda loving the angel nursing bra.. tinggal 2 sizes only....
not my size, tapi bila pakai fits perfectly!... so nasib baik aaa
sanaa pun angkat satu angel... how can we wear same size? so weird hahahah...
and we also bought melilea soya... aku suka coz die larut dalam air sejuk..
and die tak manis...tapi tak pahit sgt....

weekend yang rajin nak memasak...
usually I give calciyum yogurt, cracker and cheese (unsalted cracker and low fat cheese)... nestum with milk, oat with milk... bananas.. fruits ..
all the easy, fast options.. (ni la definition fast food amir)..
or toast with whatever...

aku masak....
mee goreng....(okay, jgn kecoh.. its healthy)
its not mee... but its organic carrot stick noodle....
minyak... is sprayed light olive oil....
although I did put a bit of garlic butter for taste...
bawang, pepper sket... ayam and mixed vege...(the only vege that exists in my house)
2 eko ikan bilis goreng yg diserbukkan for protein/taste (i.e salt)
~2 drops of kicap.. i.e salt sket...again for taste

not that he eats... nak makan, kalau die yg sendiri suapkan... baru die makan...
aku suap die tanak... he has boundary issues la kid...
tapi i think 15 cm je kot yg masuk perut hahaha

pastu aku masak tricolor twisty pasta... masak sama gaya cam kat atas...



ni la rupa rambut amir sebenar..



aku takde la obsess on healthy food..
kalau ade healthy options aku bagi..
kalau takde... aku bagi yg ada....
(macam time makan luar.. aku bagi je fish/chicken/roti butterscoth/ iceblended coklat aku/mashed potato + no gravy/ waffle aku)...
fries pun aku bagi... tapi die makan like 1/2 a fry je... die tak suka..
baguslaa coz fries is ssooo unhealthy...
tapi kalau aku bagi pun 3-4 tiny suap jelah..
vitagen pun aku slalunye waterdown sket...
pandai2 la budget...
p/s: bagus gak digestives die sejak minum probitik nihs..

coke, air gas tak penah bagi... sweets/lollipop pun tak penah bagi...
aiskrem kalau bagi pun satu sudu teh je....
cukup to satisfy his curiosity bout what is it yg kitorang makan...
but sugar and fat tak concern sangat...
most concerned bout garam...

saje aku nak tulis, sebab ...
adik aku email aku, bebel suruh bagi makan healthy food aje..
cakap senang.. tapi tak pratical to be too obsessed...


pastu suruh kurangkan susu after 1 year..
and stop night feeding...
again... cakap senang......
u think i like waking up night after night.....?


last week la paling gile... sebab tetiba reverse cycle...
asik susu susu susu malam.... sebabnye siang tak makan...
this whole week die pelik sket... extra ngada... extra perlu attention
and just wants milk... milk .. milk..
stress aku.... pagi tadi rase cam putuskan BF and bg formula je..
sebab aku sungguh stresss....
but like Ray cakap.. its phase... hopefully will be over soon...

Another weekend update...

I am making the effort to cook....inspired by Hanim's blog..

Pancake - Amir's version... with EBM, no salt, less sugar..
Also adult version with low fat milk, less salt...more sugar (tapi rafiq kata still no rase)... yg peanut butter, marjerin, honey ni semua utk aku and rafiq..




pasta with egg yolk (masa ni got no meat to cook in fridge, tak buat groceries lagi).. egg yolk from boiled egg... amir hates the spiral pasta... cooked using spray olive oil.. and also first time I put shallot... I fry the shallot.. but then I take it out ... just nak bagi rase savory in the oil... also dash of blackpepper..




pasta with salmon (no in pic)... seriusly, salmon smells.. I cannot stand... im not cooking that anymore... gave the salmon to my MIL to cook for amir.. but amir like fish.. hates the spiral pasta


bread and cheese, no pic.... low fat and normal chedder both he loves... no allergies I think.. its my backup meal when he dont want what I cooked (i.e pasta)


pan fried dory...guling dalam egg yolk, add a dash of blackpepper and roll-in flour biasa.. fried with olive oil .. he likes this...

ni je gamba baru yg aku ade...
ade movie.. tapi youtube lembab aaa...

tido ngn sungguh tembam sekali..



cooked.. 5 wholegrains.. then added watermelon...



seriusly aku takde masa nak prepare food... but I really dont want to buy instant food (nestum, neslac semua tu)... mesti boh sugar...
semua bijirin dah ade.. brown rice, barley, vegeroni pasta...carrots
tapi bila something tu perlu direbus lebeh dari 10 minit... memang akan hangus lah...
out of 10 tries.. 2 kali je tak hangus... itu mmg kelemahan aku..
remembering when I rebus something...

penah 1 time kat umich dulu. (dapur kat bawah) common kitchen..
aku nak rebus kacang kuda.. aku masak kul 11 malam...
kul 2 petang esoknye baru aku teringat hahaha.. seb baik ade org padam..
the kacang dah hangus to the pot... ade kesan jelaga kat dinding...hmmm
kalau rebus telur pun penah sampai air kering and telur tu hangus....

anyways.. aku beli this organic 5 wholegrain.. ade oat, barley, ape tah lagi..
kena masak 6 mins at least... organic, no sugar, no salt, no nothing lah..
kebetulan ade melon... i just use what i have..

usually makan... buah banana, avocado, betik, melon (water/rock)...
durian kenkadang.. tapi paling senang utk aku is instant oatmeal...
vegeroni tu pun usually tak hangus aa.. coz rendam dalam air.. bila aku ingat, die dah lembut... perfect to eat al dente...

tah bila aku nak berjaya rebus rice nih....

ni time weekend jela.... time weekdays die makan variety sket aa kot, ade org masak utk die... dah start with ikan...

tapi tak sedap mane pun food tu... (tasteless).. bila die nampak aku makan, die pun nak makan... so aku kena makan makanan die... so haritu terlupa aku demam... so guna sudu yg sama.... malam tu ade coughing sket, runny nose sket.. but for a bit only... takde sign pun nak demam teruk cam aku..... bagus betul aa amir ni....
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nampak cam melahap...



tapi kuar balik...



i got this body purely from mama's milk okay.... not food



anyways, our ittibitti from aussie yg beli masa sale aritu dah sampai.. excuse the sucky henfon pics..... aku punye yg biru cair and lilac (purple cair)...



ni gamba lawa sket.. nampak kegebuan nye... mmm sofft!!

we bought a cool carseat...
i love that it looks so loveeely...




last few weeks was a flurry of spending....
beli walker, booster seat makan, car seat....
i think this is the last of our "big" baby stuff that we need to buy...
(cloth diapers are a whole different story okay.... hehehehehe)

bumbo seat is getting a lot of use nowadays..
using as a seat during mandi-time....
so tak terasa wasted sgt duit buying it when he was 5 mths..
kemalasan nak masak2 air and drawing up a bath for him...
we have a heated shower... so mandi time is such a breeze...


and also a shot of BLW-ing...
i think ive created a monster...
he really refuses to be suap-ed....
nak tolong sket pun, he will grunt in disagreement..
im worried he wont get a chance tp try oats, brown rice...
or anything requiring a spoon..
(i dont want to start on spoons yet, what a mess that will be.. the horrorrrr)
guess im gonna have to get real creative with cooking...
make rice cakes or something like that..



but i am delighted that he wont eat when suap-ed...
one the reason for BLW is so that he wont eat out of guilt ...
("ooo mak/mama/makcik/sedara penat masak, so we have to eat"... if we eat little is like insulting them... which I think such crap...... the only reason to eat, is hunger)
i dont want him to eat... to please other people... emotional eating etc etc...

movie... im so excited tgk die chewing....
time ni dah nak habis dah biskut tu..
takleh nak nampak sgt pun, kecik je dalam genggaman

BLW-ing (Baby-Led Weaning)..

info:
http://www.babycentre.co.uk/baby/startingsolids/babyledweaning/
http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/babyledweaning.htm

inshort:
not puree-ing food... give finger food to baby.. something die boleh pegang..
and not feeding the baby.. tak suap.... letting him feed himself..

at first we didnt have a seat n tray...
had to use the bumbo seat...
no sense buying the tray, as kejap lagi dah tak muat..
so awal2 tu, food keep falling down.. he couldnt reach for it again..
also he dowant to sit in the bumbo for too long...
also.. having problems gripping the food...
but I guess thats just expected laa.... but we kept at it...
biar je pegang food.. kalau jatuh, bagi balik die pegang...
didnt eat much la.. suck sometimes.. kalau tergigit big chunk, he spits it out
the thing he love most is mangga (manis and masak)..
but having problem slipping even with half skin intact..


but yesterday we got the fisher price healthy care booster seat..
came highly recommended...
if the dining table is ever used, i would have just gotten the ikea antilop chair.. cheap!!
but aku n rafiq tak penah makan atas meja... maybe 1-2 times a year...
so i went for the booster seat..


so tonight....
aku + rafiq makan nan + tandoori atas lantai.. biar je die play atas mat..
aku cam malas nak kemas2 .. BLW is messy....
so tonight takde plan bagi die food..
tapi die dok tengok kitorang makan... terliur2...
kesian.. aku boh la dalam booster seat...
gave 1 farleys rusk... malas aa nak masak...
also rusk looks deceivingly like our nan..
terasa la die makan cam kitorang makan..
usually he will just nibble and suck and throw away.. then ill pickup and eat it..
and ill eat the rest in the package too hahahah..
so basically kitorang dah beli 3-4 kali..
amir makan 3-4 gigit.. aku makan satu pakej :P


anyways.. bagi je rusk...
but today ade improvement... usually kalau terbite off.. he will spit out...
but today.. bite off and continues to bite and bite.... while perati rafiq makan..
byk gak yg spit out.. but yg dimakan more than usual...
so ade kemajuan hari ini... video ade nanti post...

1st pic, in the safety 1st deluxe care booster seat which I dont like.. (was a gift)

2nd pic, ... manggaa.. in bumboo, leceh no tray

as seen in the 3rd pic, today , u cant even see the rusk anymore....


morale of the story: BUY a freakin bib!!! or bukak baju seblum BLW!!

my solidfood check list.. have to put this up somewhere... nanti lupa..
also, input is appreciated

1. no instant food... kedai-kedai nestum, rusk.....tangguhkan dulu...
for first 2 mths, all will be homecooked and homeprepared... frozen and thawed...
sebabnye.. I dunno what in the packaged food.. ade gula? garam? pengawet..?

lagi satu reason
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Why bother with making homemade baby food? What’s wrong with baby food from a jar, anyway? Take one of these jars and look carefully at the expiration date. The substance inside has been designed to last for two years past the date of purchase. That’s not exactly the fresh that you intended to feed your baby.

The ingredients of most commercial baby foods have been heated to a very high temperature and then cooled, in order to sterilise them. This gives them a very long shelf life but destroys a lot of the flavour and some of the nutrients in the process. Also if you bring up a baby on bland processed purees such as these it can make the transition to family food difficult as they are not used to the natural taste of fruits and veg and they can become quite fussy eaters.

There is nothing wrong with giving babies prepared foods for the sake of convenience, but don’t believe these preparations are a healthier option. The healthiest baby foods are the ones you make yourself– you can be sure of using the best quality ingredients with no thickeners or additives, its cheaper than using jars and homemade purees taste so much better



. best first food
- fruits: Apple, pear, banana papaya and avocado.
- vege/fruit: Carrot, potato, swede, parsnip, pumpkin, butternut squash and sweet potato.
- BABY RICE


3. When can they have?....

• Gluten (wheat, rye, barley and oats) - 6 months.
• Citrus fruits - 6 months.
• Well-cooked eggs - 6 to 9 months.
• Soft eggs e.g. scrambled eggs - from 1 year.
• Added salt - limited amount from 1 year.
• Sugar - limited amount from 1 year.
• Whole cow’s milk as a main drink - 1 year.
• Honey - 1 year.
• Shellfish - 1 year.
• Pate - 1 year.
• Soft or Blue cheeses - 1 year.
• Whole or chopped nuts - 5 years

to note:
-feed samething for 4 days... to detect any allergies
-add in breastmilk to rice, pureed fruit etc...
-taste first, ensure flavor sedap
-Salt may harm your baby’s kidneys and sugar will encourage a sweet tooth. A baby is not used to these tastes so will not miss them