The Siamese twins...

Ayra and Fuddin hardly get along; that's no secret. Fuddin doesn't like it when Ayra is near him or tries to hold his hand or hug him. It started because when Fuddin was younger, ayra was pretty mean to him but now that she's older, she's beginning to soften up. fuddin, on the other hand, is not taken in by the sudden change of attitude.

So when Fuddin fell asleep on the mattress once, I rushed to take these pictures. It's one of the very rare times that we can see those 2 so chummy (although one is sleeping and oblivious to

everything happening around him).

Baby...you're so cute!

Baby Yusuf Ryan is finally out! My sis and my bro in law are officially full pledged parents! He's as cute as can be. He'll be staying over at my place for the first month. He's not here yet but he will be and we're all excited. Here's wishing Baby Yusuf the best that life has to offer. We love you baby!

Ayra's first day day of school

Yesterday was Ayra's first day of school. From what i gathered, it was a good day for her. She made a few friends, although she only remembered one girl's name. She couldn't even remember her teacher's name. Still, she seemed pretty pleased at the whole experience and was excited about going back. She was totally hungry when she got back home although she had lunch in school which means that she must have been running around. All in all, I'm happy for her.

As for me, it's a new school term. I already have work piled up. Still, my new year's resolution (amongst others) is to be more positive in my work attitude so although I'm totally drained by the end of the day, I'm pretty happy.

I will make it a good year for me and the family, or at least I'll try.

Happy New Year everyone!

Ayra's new school uniform

Here's Ayra in her new school uniform and that's Fuddin trying to get in the act. Anyway, she's all geared up. Let's see how it goes.

A Bathroom Swim...

I've just signed up for membership at the Civil Service Club and have been wanting to bring the kids for a swim there. The weather, however, has not been cooperative. It's been pouring the last few weeks and we've had to postpone the swim on numerous occasions so An and I decided to make our own makeshift pool.
The kids were pleasantly surprised when they woke up from their afternoon nap. A mini pool was waiting for them in the bathroom. Ayra wasted no time and jumped into the pool while Fuddin was a liitle apprehensive at first as the water was cold. He warmed up soon enough and was splashing happily within minutes. Ayra even attempted to use her diving apparatus but of course, it didn't work as the water was shallow.
Anyway, it's a miserable alternative to the real swimming pool but it'll have to do for now.

Baby Alive!

Ayra has a new toy. Eversince she saw the ad for the doll who feeds and then poos, she's been bugging us for it. Initially, we wanted to get it as her birthday present next March but I knew she really wanted it quick so we went to Toys R Us and bought the much coveted doll. Once we got home, she promptly started "babying" it. It encourageous her by saying things like "Hi Mommy", "I love you" and "Lets Play." After being rocked, the baby will sigh contentedly and fall asleep. Ayra will then instruct all of us to keep quiet so as not to disturb the baby (which is weird coz she makes a lot of noise when the real baby aka Fuddin sleeps).
The worst part was when the baby was fed. I gave the baby too much water as I wanted to clean the insides but the baby's diaper started leaking! It was a mess! I am not looking forward to the next feed. Sigh!
Still, I bet it's just a phase and the novelty will wear out. For now though, I have to be content with having a little "mommy" in the house.

Holiday!

These are the pics for our short Malacca trip. It was okay but quite exhausting! Fuddin was extra hyper, Ayra was ok but a little whiny and I ate way too much. The hotel was all right I suppose. Nothing fantastic but it was ok. Maybe next year we'll go to Langkawi. Fuddin will be older then and not so squirmy and hyper (or maybe he'll be worst).