Hamzah and bunga api!

Sneak peek photo birthday cake Hamzah when we were in UK :)

Salam sayang buat anak ummi,Hamzah budak2 baik budak2 sweet :)

How times flies,ummi almost tak perasan the date today. What memories it gives ummi. As of today,3 years ago exactly Ummi and Abi di ijabkabulkan. Ummi tak sangka selepas di ijabkabulkan,tak lama pulak Allah kurniakan Hamzah untuk jadi peneman ummi abi :) Alhamdulillah,Allah Maha Mengetahui lagi Maha Penyayang.

Raya is getting nearer,ummi sooooooooooooo excited nak sambut raya with my little hero imam muda budak2 baik Hamzah :) Tak lama lagi jugak Hamzah will turn 1 year 4 months old! Lots of reason to celebrate Hamzah. First pre celebration dengan Hamzah was malam tadi kan sayang? Ummi dah belikan stok bunga api untuk main dengan Hamzah. Tapi Hamzah still small,so ummi tolong mainkan but definitely Ummi saw the cute gleaming look in your eyes sayang!You will really like main bunga api as you grow bigger.But no mercun ok??!!Bahaya :) Ummi will post up later photo Hamzah with bunga api and coming up in future entry for your monthly birthday sayang,Ummi will write a post about your birthday when you turned 1 insyaAllah.

Ummi abi love you always,ameen.

Hamzah's "Connecting Tots"

Salam sayang buat anak ummi,Hamzah budak2 baik budak2 hensem :)

Perasaan semulajadi seorang ummi demi kebaikan anak2 is untuk mendidik mereka dengan ilmu dunia dan akhirat as best as we can. Ummi tak dapat deny,I too have this feeling for Hamzah since Hamzah mula lahir lagi.Ummi tau how important knowledge is for our future, especially for Hamzah.The more knowledge we gain,the higher level of knowledge we can have predicts more stability in our life insyaAllah. In Islam has stated as well,seorang yang berilmu tinggi mempunyai kehormatan yang tinggi dan lebih dari golongan lain.Islam juga tekankan kepentingan muslims untuk sentiasa menimba ilmu. Therefore,as Hamzah grow up from your infanthood to toddlerhood,Ummi sentiasa aim and also vision Hamzah's developement will be expanded well until you start your schooling.

Infanthood to toddlerhood till age 2 is very important for your brain developement. Research states that how well the first 2 years of a baby goes through life determines how well the brain grows and reaches almost 100% growth percentage that will remain permanent until throughout adulthood. The popular term used nowdays is "connecting tots" where brain Hamzah functions well to learn and explore by gaining more and more connections of brain cells.

Ummi cuba much as i can educating Hamzah by communications,showing books,flashcards,etc.Alhamdulillah as well Hamzah naturally learn to show your exploration side on your own.It never fails to amaze Ummi everyday watching Hamzah pick up to learn something new.Ummi doakan Hamzah sentiasa di permudahkan Allah SWT untuk menimba ilmu dunia dan akhirat,ameen.

For now,you're reaching 1 year 4 months old off course dah macam2 jugak Hamzah learn :) Ummi suka tgk gelagat Hamzah.....

• tolong sama kemas rumah...amek penyapu sapu lantai,amek baby wipe lap2 meja,buka tutup laci baju and keluarkan baju,kemas sendiri mainan2 hamzah :)
• bila nak keluar jugak, mesti amekkan tudung pass ke ummi,amek kunci kereta and handbag pass ke ummi untuk ajak keluar
• amek berus rambut ummi,beruskan sendiri rambut Hamzah
• belajar makan sendiri pakai sudu or garpu ikea Hamzah
• ride your own scooter!
• Belajar tulis and colouring
• more interest flip through your colorful books and jawi books
• tekun focus tengok laungan azan and zikir at indahnya iman
• At malls,Hamzah suka observe how the lift and escalator works (bakal engineer mcm ummi and abi?)

and macam2 lagi,the list is endless!!Ummi tak teringat nak write sume,but i'll try update lagi. Photos below are taken of Hamzah bila..

Hamzah at kakak Salma's birthday party,warm up dulu sebelum coloring session

Hamzah tekun coloring

Kakak Salma offer Hamzah a coloring sketch

Hamzah muka masam?? Taklah,tertanya je kot apsal Ummi suka je amek gambar Hamzah

Syawal is getting near,Ummi rasa excited sangat nak sambut this year's celebration with Hamzah :) Ummi going to masak lots of nice raya dishes for our family reunion insyaAllah.

Ummi Abi sayang Hamzah always,ameen.

Hamzah's First 2 Gigi Geraham

Salam sayang buat anak ummi,Hamzah ;)
Alhamdulillah,just as ummi guess Hamzah mmg ready nak tumbuh gigi geraham!Pagi tadi dah nampak 2 batang gigu geraham Hamzah on your upper right gum.
Lagi berselera Hamzah nak makan now as you can chew better.So far Hamzah's favourite menu's are:
Spaghetti boloignaise & carbonara & Kenny Roger's macaroni & cheese
Lauk ayam masak kicap or masak lemak kuning labu/ayam tanpa cili api
Biskut raya ummi bake
Nasi arab with grilled chicken
Various juice especially freshly made orange & apple juice

Vocab Hamzah getting clearer,tapi very few words lagi.Hamzah suka sebut "jom,ummi" if nak ajak keluar.Hamzah will pass ummi tudung and handbag ummi,pegang kunci kereta and pegang tangan ummi tarik ummi ke pintu rumah and terus ke kereta.Hamzah can sebut "dap"(sedap),Hamzah faham pampers if di tanya akan tunjuk ke pampers Hamzah tengah pakai.In general mulut Hamzah makin riuh :)


Ummi Abi love Hamzah always :) You're my little imam muda in the making,sayang!Ummi doakan Hamzah menjadi seorang imam muda one day,with good guidance and wisdom through Allah's will.A good soleh son to ummi,just like Abi to his mother.Ameen

Strength and Sacrifice

Salam sayang buat anak ummi,Hamzah :) Right now as ummi type ni Hamzah tengah tidur. You were very moody when we went out for a drive tadi,seboleh boleh Hamzah nak main lama ke stearing kereta Ummi ye.Ummi bagi chance jugak Hamzah main for a while,mesti remind you of your own car stearing kan sayang?Ada butang2 boleh tekan on stearing untuk adjust radio volume and channel,etc. Ummi very sorry after sometime kena go on drive and Hamzah tak dapat hold on to stearing lagi main2.We had to drive home and cuaca pun nak hujan.Sekarang masih gelap sangat.Hamzah was very upset nangis sedih semacam buat Ummi pun sedih sama.Tapi Ummi harap Hamzah faham why and off course soon enough after sometime merajuk tak dapat main stearing Hamzah tertido. Next time Ummi bawa Hamzah main2 stearing lagi.

Ramadhan dah masuk mid month now,Ummi rasa dah banyak new experience we go through kan sayang as Hamzah grow? Hamzah belajar bangun sahur sesekali,jenguk Ummi buat variety of biskut raya (semperit,strawberry tart,makmur and choc chip),your favourite are strawberry tart and semperit kan sayang?Hamzah dengan Ummi pergi settle belikan baju2 raya untuk Hamzah,Hamzah sesekali join Ummi terawih di rumah. Last year,Hamzah berpeluang go through Ramadhan with Abi around tapi this year without him. No worries still,insyaAllah Ummi yakin Abi tetap ingat ke Hamzah while he is busy working. Hamzah must remember,Abi is a very diligent worker and takes his career seriously.He has to memandangkan dia seorang abi and a son yang sangat setia bertanggungjawab pada keluarga.He is the main person that assist family financially.Whatsmore dengan musim panas sekarang di middle east, Hamzah belum faham tapi cuba bayangkan,dengan keadaan cuaca tak menentu di kawasan padang pasir exactly.Abi goes through very tough job atmosphere certain times.Bad times would be when ada sandstorm,kesian Abi kena face the hardship dengan pasir berterbangan maybe masuk mata,maybe sampai termakan lagi pasir!All that untuk melaksanakan tanggungjawab dia mencari rezeki untuk keluarga.

What Ummi trying to say in this post as pesanan untuk Hamzah and jugak reminder for Ummi is about the strength and sacrifice we have in our selves.Ummi percaya Allah SWT telah menciptakan setiap hambaNya dengan keupayaan strength and willingness to sacrifice in different levels and degree tersendiri untuk melalui dugaan and ujian dalam hidup. Kehadiran Hamzah ke dunia jugak telah Allah tetapkan your fate and destiny,ada terselit ujian2 hidup Hamzah kena tempuhi at very young age. You have abi yang terpaksa sama2 Hamzah and himself kena berjauhan most times due to his work commitments. That is a big sacrifice on both part dari Hamzah and juga dari Abi,sentiasa berjauhan tapi tetap dekat di hati.Walaupun hubungan Hamzah dengan Abi sangat penting, Abi and Ummi bertanggungjawab ke Hamzah selagi we are still alive tapi Ummi harap Hamzah will learn to understand as you grow up older that the choices being made in our life is partly a destiny Allah dah tetapkan. Ummi percaya Allah telah ciptakan Ummi,Abi and Hamzah dengan keupayaan untuk tabah kuat,have the strentgh and to go on with sacrifice melalui ujian2 dan dugaan2 dalam hidup kita ikut keupayaan kita dapat tampung.Allah tak akan sesekali beri kita ujian2 dugaan2 dalam hidup kita di luar keupayaan kita untuk hadapi. Ummi sentiasa ingatkan diri Ummi as well,that I was born in this world sebagaimana Allah ciptakan Ummi is to be strong to cope and accept the phase I have to go through in our lives together now and in the future.Ummi yakin sekali yang Hamzah akan bersama Ummi untuk teruskan tabah menempuhi ujian2 dugaan2 dalam hidup kita bersama sentiasa di bawah jagaan perlindungan Allah SWT. Hamzah merupakan amanah Ummi Abi di berikan oleh Allah, oleh itu Ummi sentiasa ingatkan diri Ummi yang I will be strong to cope my role as Ummi pada Hamzah while especially dengan keadaan Hamzah tanpa Abi untuk menjaga Hamzah sama.It has been a big test on Ummi sepanjang masa selepas Ummi lahirkan Hamzah,to cope being single ummi most times.Alhamdulillah still, the strength we have in ourselves proves that Allah loves us all. We have Allah SWT who is the Greatest and Most Loving Of All.Kasih Allah pada hamba-hambaNya,pada Hamzah and pada Ummi tak akan pudar and hilang selagi kita yakin padaNya and be as good as we can as a muslim.

Its near Maghrib now,Ummi will end this post dulu since soon nak buka puasa.We're going to have nasi arab damsyik ayam for iftar :) Mesti Hamzah suka, as how Ummi and Abi pun suka nasi arab. Ummi Abi sayang Hamzah always,ameen.

Hamzah Nak Tumbuh Gigi Geraham?

Hamzah handsome on your favourite chair,

duduk elok2 tengok Indahnya Iman sampai azan masuk

Salam sayang selamat pagi subuh anak Ummi,Hamzah :)

Hamzah still asleep at this hour,ummi bangun sahur sorang tadi jenguk Hamzah tido lena dalam your playpen. Semalam Hamzah had overall good day,tapi whole day stay at home.Ummi rasa extra penat lately, spent the day buat biskut makmur untuk our raya and banana cake for iftar. Hamzah with ummi spend your day macam biasa, main2 with your toys,tengok your nursery songs dvd few times sambil menari tepuk tangan and also watch Indahnya Iman until azan waktu masuk.

Ummi cuma perasan jugak hala ke awal tengah hari Hamzah badan rasa lebih panas dari biasa, check your temperature it reached 37.1C. You looked uncomfortable macam serba tak kena. You're coughing with phlegm and sneezing as well. Ummi decide to give you ubat batuk and ubat selsema demam from the clinic. Alhamdulillah Hamzah had your afternoon nap, Ummi letak towel lembap on your forehead and soon later temperature Hamzah turun pada paras normal balik. Lepas tu dah hala ke petang malam Hamzah feel better nampak active and no warm temperature lagi.Ummi rasa Hamzah nak tumbuh gigi geraham,insyaAllah all will be well for you sayang. Cuma mula dari semalam you have to take cough syrup regularly with hope akan reda kahak batuk Hamzah.Ummi will doakan your speedy recovery ok sayang.

Ummi nak gi solat Subuh now,soon enough maybe after syuruk Hamzah akan bangun.Ummi kesian dengar Hamzah batuk with kahak sikit2 time sahur tadi.Pagi nanti Hamzah minum air madu ok.

Ummi Abi sayang Hamzah always,ameen.

Gelagat Hamzah Bangun Tido Lepas Syuruk Sewaktu Ramadhan

Salam selamat pagi anak ummi,Hamzah sayang :)

Hamzah bangun lepas syuruk pagi tadi while ummi tgh baca quran.Ummi noticed Hamzah dah celik mata,tapi bergolek golek lagi atas tilam playpen tengok sekeliling sambil hugging your bantal peluk and "boo boo" teddy bear Hamzah ;)

Right now though Hamzah tengah next to Ummi,tengok your favourite nursery songs dvd Ummi belikan on tv. Ummi hope by watching the dvd,it's a good learning process for Hamzah to learn simple knowledge,ABC's and 123's. Hamzah have few favourite songs like especially "Hokey Pokey","Ba Ba Black Sheep", "Old McDonald","Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and "The Spaghetti Song". InsyaAllah, Ummi Abi sentiasa doakan yang terbaik untuk Hamzah membesar to be anak yang soleh,pandai dalam ilmu dunia and akhirat,paling penting taat setia pada Ummi Abi.Ummi harap Hamzah jadikan Abi contoh baik untuk Hamzah ikut.Abi seorang anak yang soleh,always first priority to family especially his mother and adik-adik and not to forget our son :) Abi seorang yang sangat bertanggungjawab pada family, takes care of his mother and siblings very well.Alhamdulillah,ummi doakan Hamzah the same akan ikut contoh Abi menjadi a son yang sama especially first priority pada Ummi and adik-adik Hamzah insyaAllah,ameen. Di harapkan di bulan Ramadhan yang mulia ni, doa Ummi akan di makbulkan untuk anak teruna Ummi sorang ni :)

Hamzah bila besar nanti,mesti can recall balik gelagat Hamzah macamana bila bangun tido..

Hamzah bergolek dulu atas tilam,peluk bantal

After some time,Hamzah berdiri menguap megeliat dulu

Hamzah shower Ummi a sweet smile dulu :)

Ok dah lama sangat Hamzah dalam playpen,boring Ummi tak dukung keluar lagi.

Sessi merayu bermula

Hamzah buat muka kesian sebelum Ummi dukung out of playpen

Ummi Abi sayang Hamzah always,ameen.

Hamzah With Kway Teow Ladna And Banana Smoothies

Salam sayang buat anak ummi,Hamzah :)

Tonight,Hamzah tido soon after Ummi selesai solat terawih 8 rakaat. We had real fun today, ummi just rasa nak jot it down for memory keepsake.

Pagi tadi Hamzah bangun quite restless, merengek semacam. Ummi guessed eventually Hamzah tak selesa tummy nak pass motion tapi sembelit. Got Ummi worried jugak since Hamzah dah jarang have sembelit problem. Hamzah wasn't comfortable nak mandi pagi. Ummi figured try pujuk Hamzah to rest baring dulu so less discomfort.Hamzah baring atas your daytime tilam, still merengek nangis tak selesa.Ummi urut2 kaki and belakang Hamzah until Hamzah can relax sikit. Alhamdulillah after some time Hamzah managed to rasa comfortable to pass motion,kerap plak today in the morning dah 3 kali.Petang another time.

After Hamzah breakfast, we went to Tesco to shop foodstuff and bahan2 buat biskut raya. Ummi suka tengok gelagat Hamzah berdiri on Tesco trolley.It's much easier especially since Ummi tak perlu push Hamzah on stroller but you can just stand in the Tesco trolley and at same time Ummi can stock up barang2 nak purchase ;) Hamzah very friendly talkative je sepanjang masa at Tesco,nak tegur semua orang.You are getting very smart and observant,alhamdulillah a good progress for toddler your age.

Once we got home, Hamzah main2 and eventually slept well during awal petang. By the time Maghrib masuk and we buka puasa home cooked kway teow ladna Hamzah tasted it first time and you really liked it!Ummi rasa seronok gak tengok,a new experience for you kan sayang? Makan kway teow and sawi pieces,carrots all by yourself.Oh Hamzah sekarang suka nak belajar suap sendiri makanan :) Ummi very happy I've been able to slowly ajar Hamzah good table manners during meals.Hamzah can sit in your high chair most times occupied to learn suap sendiri your meal.It's always fun watching Hamzah grow up.Alhamdulillah Ummi very glad Allah has been giving a good watch over Hamzah for you to grow. Another new drink Ummi buat yang Hamzah is banana smoothies!Hamzah very picky susah sangat nak mkn fresh papaya and bananas.So Ummi figured try turn into a smoothies drink and you drank it all the way until quite finished.So Ummi glad both milk,honey and bananas masuk juga into your food and beverage intake which especially I hope will help you better with your food digestion to elak sembelit. Off course,Ummi tau fruit yogurt suits you well as well tapi its always better Hamzah makan fresh fruits for added vitamins.

Ummi nak join Hamzah tido now.Sleep well sayang,ummi abi loves you always.

Hamzah tido malam ni while ummi stay up buat biskut raya

Salam sayang buat anak ummi,Hamzah :) Dah lama ummi tak amek pic Hamzah tengah tido. Tonight ummi rasa nak amek pic Hamzah since ummi still awake up buat biskut raya for us to sambut raya nanti.Chomelnyeee Hamzah time tido,tak sure iras siapa Hamzah time tido,ummi ke or abi. Most people say Hamzah banyak iras Abi,tapi Ummi rasa Hamzah ada jugak iras Ummi (kecuali kulit Hamzah,sah memang iras Abi gitu).

:) Hamzah tido peacefully sentiasa buat Ummi rasa tenang and tabah,sayu sejuk hati. Allah SWT have blessed Ummi Abi in our life dengan kehadiran Hamzah,we love you always,our son :)

Hamzah Experience Ramadhan as a toddler

Salam sayang buat anak ummi abi,Hamzah :) Last year,Hamzah first experience ramadhan bersama ummi abi as a baby tak banyak Hamzah dapat observe sebab biasa tidur lena je waktu sahur. Terawih di malam hari Hamzah tak dapat ikut since elok Hamzah rest tidur awal di rumah.

Tapi tahun ni............lain!Hamzah makin besar and pandai nak belajar tentang perkara sekeliling and amalan ibadah di waktu Ramadhan :) Alhamdulillah!

Hamzah hensem nak mkn di McD sebelum ramadhan mula,Dah pandai main duit-duit kertas tu. Standby berlatih nak dapat duit raya nanti sepanjang syawal :)

Hamzah nak ucap selamat berpuasa dan beramal ibadah di bulan ramadhan buat abi yang jauh! Semoga Abi di kurniakan "superdad" power,ketabahan lebih secara fizikal,mental emosi bekerja rajin dengan selamat di sana just like Hamzah yang perlu tabah berjauhan dengan Abi sentiasa,mohon Allah SWT lindung Abi sentiasa,ameen. We will always doakan Abi segala yang terbaik sepanjang saat-saat Abi bekerja.

Tapi Hamzah tak puasa,suka makan di McD... :) Hamzah dah pandai bangun sahur sama sebelum 5am sambil tengok Seindahnya Iman sampai azan Subuh masuk. Tapi Hamzah sahur simple, susu sebotol dengan main2 makan fries/spaghetti.

Ummi abi sentiasa bersyukur Allah SWT kurniakan Hamzah sebagai amanah ummi abi, satu pengajaran indah for us to learn our responsibilities towards Hamzah.InsyaAllah, di bulan mulia ramadhan ummi abi akan guna lebih peluang untuk banyakkan berdoa segala yang terbaik untuk Hamzah,our little hero. Always believe in yourself Hamzah, walaupun sentiasa berjauhan dengan Abi,tapi Abi & Ummi tetap sayangkan Hamzah :)