we had an appointment with the ENT specialist Prof A...she's such a lovely lady to work with and shared her experiences with us in taking care a child with special needs.. baby iyad did his 2nd hearing test, this time with an experienced audio technologist and audiologist...as usual, baby iyad was put to sleep with syrup chloral hydrate...he fell asleep soon after...
the test (BSER) took about 40 min to complete...alhamdulillah, this time round it was completed without iyad waking up in between...we were told by the technologist that his left ear did not respond to the test as expected..however, further explanation will be given by the audiologist soon after...
the audiologist informed us that baby iyad would probably have left ear profound hearing loss as it did not respond to the noise given at 90dB...his right ear had moderate hearing loss..however, that could be due to his small ear canals that caused the noise given could not penetrate through and give the signal to his brain...a repeat test need to be done in another 4 month to confirm the findings...if the result is still the same, baby iyad might need a hearing aid for his disability..
nevertheless, our little angle responded to our calls and some loud noises..we hope that baby iyad's hearing would improve with age as his ear canals mature and enlarged...he is adorable and lovely to play and chat with..yes, baby iyad loves it very much when we talk to him and sometimes echoed the coo-ing sounds that we made...
as the school holiday is about to end, we decided to have a weekend getaway at a marriott putrajay..the kids love the idea staying at the hotel, simply because of a different environment from home and they love splashing and waddling in the swimming pool..
it was iyad's first experience staying at the hotel...he had no problem with it in fact seemed to enjoy himself there...
besides the swimming pool, the kids also had fun at the kids club room...even iyad had some rolling over and bouncing on the bouncy pony....imtiaz and jihan made some new friends there too... imtiaz was super duper excited when he got to drive the wagon car there...we had a walk around the hotel in the evening and took some photos too...
we had room service for dinner..the kids had pasta and fish and chips...iyad was so comfortable lying on the fluffy pillow...
the next day, we had some buns for breakfast and the kids went off swimming with papa...iyad was fast asleep still so i decided to stay in the room...i ordered some breakfast for them as i was absolutely sure that they would be extremely hungry after splashing and swimming in the pool...
true enough, they were like monsters hunting for food...imtiaz had a bowl of kokocrunch all by himself and jihan had some scrambled eggs and toasts and even took several bites of papa's blueberry pancake...
we waited for makngah and wan to come as they would join us for sunday brunch at the hotel...we had some good food but to me there was nothing extravaganza about the menu...jihan had the chance to meet the clown in person and got him make creature from the balloons...we checked out from the hotel after that and went home feeling full and tired...
the most awaited event...BBW Books Sale 2012...we've been attending this event for the past 2 years.., and we are not going to miss it this year...i got a pass to attend the preview session before it was opened to public..but didn't get to go as i was quite handicapped on that day...i only managed to go there on the 5th day of the event...went there with jihan..brought along a travelling bag and a big shopping bag to stuff in our books...
we arrived there half an hour before the door opened...there was a queue outside but not that long...this time, we only grabbed books for the kids and some cooking/baking books for ezani...there were so many books and i was at lost trying to look for some books that might interest me...we were there for about an hour and bought quite a number of books for the kids and ezani..
my second trip there was with dear hubby...hubby got his and i managed to grabbed some books for my friends..still couldn't find some good books for me...
the 3rd time, i went there alone..taking my own sweet time browsing the fitcions area..got some good books...and gosh my carrying bags were heavy...
the event this year was bigger with more books..the prices were super duper cheap...will not going to miss it next year hopefully and looking forward for some quiet time for me to read the books...
i've started working after my maternity leave on 2nd week of december...leaving baby iyad was such a heartache but i need to work and continue my study...it's just one semester away then insya allah i will finish my master..before that, there are tonnes of work to be done and i just hope i will be able to cope with all the task at work and at home, at the same time spending my precious time to stimulate baby iyad's development...
first day at work went well...baby iyad had difficulty to drink my milk from the bottle, but eventually managed to finish his 3rd bottle that day..the first 2, he just took about 1 oz each time...on the subsequent day, he eventually able to drink from the bottles without any much problems...at work, i managed to express my milk 2-3 times...the amount was sufficient for baby iyad's consumption...i even express my milk at home usually early morning before going to work...
since it was still school holiday for jihan, so she helped out taking care of baby iyad and imtiaz..jihan also has started her piano class during the school holiday...
i still need to squeeze in iyad's class at kiwanis into my work schedule...i've informed my superior regarding the situation i'm in right now and alhamdulillah, she understood and gave me the permission to attend iyad's weekly session at kiwanis...
iyad doing his exercise
iyad has shown a great progress in his development...his trunk, head and neck, legs and arms are getting stronger each day...his social development was superb as well..he loves cooing and interact with people around him...he behaves very well under the care of wan and atok when i go to work...such an adorable baby and who doesn't miss this angel even for just a little while..?
we were invited by dear cousin (or makngah ana to the kids) to have some fun at kidzania...it was the first time for all of us there..she got 5 free tickets that she won in a lucky draw, so that saved us on the entrance fees..entrance fees for baby 0-1 is free (yeay for iyad!), children 2-3 is RM 35, 4-17 is RM 55, adult is RM 35...
as i went there without dear hubby as he was working, so i could only bring jihan and baby iyad...we had to leave imtiaz behind, sorry darling, we'll come again here with you and papa next time..
we arrived there at around 11 am.. the queue was quite short to redeem our entrance tickets...we got our wrist bands (including baby iyad too which i wore it for him, so double wrist bands for me), boarding passes and the kids got their 50 kidzos cheque...then went up to the boarding area, scanned our tickets and wrist bands, entered the area and the kids had to go to the bank to cash in the cheque into kidzos notes...
it was school holiday and on a friday, so there were many people inside...kind of noisy too...so we walked around, trying to find the shortest queue for the kids to start doing their jobs and earn some kidzos...their first stop was the NST office (haiyaa, must be the influenced of mak ngah ana's job)..they became the newspaper vendors making deliveries and earned 10 kidzos each...it was fun for them as they have to read the map and deliver the newspapers at designated places...
then they went to the cadbury's factory to make chocolates...yummy...while waiting for them, i breastfed baby iyad at the toddlers area and changed his nappy at the baby changing room..it was well-maintained and cozy...after doing the 2 jobs, we were all hungry...so we had meehoon goreng and fried fishballs at the cafe in the kidzania town...
after stuffing ourselves, it's time for the next job..they decided to do more deliveries, this time at the poslaju centre...these kids loved running around making deliveries...they earned 8 kidzos each for the job..
and finally, we went to the TV studios as jihan wanted to become the newscaster...ikmal and sofea became the crew members in a news production...jihan got to become the weather girl..she was quite good but was quite shy...
at the end of the whole thing, we viewed the kids' photos at the photo station and bought them as momentos...we also bought some souvenirs at the souvenir shop...the kidzos they earned can be exchanged with goods at the supermarket but they need to have a minimum of 100 kidzos to spend...they can also deposit the kidzos at their cimb accounts but at that time the bank at kidzania town had already closed...so, we are keeping the kidzos till the next time we are here to do more jobs and spend the kidzos..
we crossed over to the curve and had our tea at marche...baby iyad behaved very well throughout the trip..he was awake and got to see kakak read the weather forecast...he was was happily snugged in the wrap and we had wonderful babywearing time together...
overall, it was a great place for kids and their families..even us adults had fun watching our children in action doing their jobs...entrance fee was reasonable but i think the management needs to limit the number of people entering the town at a certain time...when there are too many, the queue for high demand activities are long, so they have to wait for their turns as long as 30-40 minutes when they can actually do some other jobs in between..and it's too crowded like a pasar malam...
after being celebrated at his potong jambul ceremony, baby iyad continued his weekly routine at kiwanis' infant stimulation class...this week, he did some bouncing exercise on the bouncing pony and also some sensory stimulation inside the balls pit...he also had to do the rolling exercise (the thing that he hated most) and had managed to cooperate for about 40 minutes...he had a midway break and had his feeding and continued to do the exercises soon after...
iyad is a very strong boy..his head and trunk are getting stronger now..his extremities too are strong too, kicking and reaching out for toys...he loves licking and sucking his hands too as he feels his hands are part of him...
we are very happy with his progress, alhamdulillah...keep up the good work iyad...we will always be with you no matter what...
we finally made a potong jambul ceremony for iyad last weekend...potong jambul is the baby's very first haircut which usually coincides with the end of 44 days of confinement period..it can be held together with the aqiqah (usually is held on 7th day after the birth of the baby), which is a sunnah practiced by the prophet which involves sacrificing a goat/lamb (2 for a boy) on behalf of the child, which is usually distributed among the poor...it is giving thanks to Allah for the gift of a child..we have made the aqiqah during aidiladha so now it's just the potong jambul...
we invited the muslimah group for the marhaban, which is an islamic carolling and recitation of do'as (prayers of blessings) for the occupants of the house...then we brought iyad around the group as an introduction of a new baby to the crowd, where they took turns to cut a little bit of iyad's hair...iyad was all awake and gave his full cooperation throughout the ceremony...the crowd also gave some money to iyad as a gift during the ceremony...
after the ritual ended, it was time to enjoy the food...we catered the main dish from our neighbours and made some desserts for the guests...it was also time to meet with other families and friends...jihan and imtiaz also had fun playing around with other children who came with their families...they were really exhausted in the afternoon and had a long afternoon nap...
we enjoyed the food very much...had white rice with lauk kampung, penang laksa, bubur kacang, and all the kuihs to name a few...
we also took the opportunity to sell some of the toys and baby's shoes for the Gaza fund..alhamdulillah, the sale was good and we thank all of you who contributed to the fund...
alhamdulillah it all went well...we were all exhausted by the end of the day...that night was the masterchef malaysia season 2 grand final...my sister had to rush to the event that night and only came back at 3 am...
thank you for those who made it to iyad's ceremony...may Allah gives His blessings for your kindness...
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