b3 b0rn.. c0nf0rm, b3 si|3nt .. di3

every weekday – i’d drive and drop off kakak at her pre-school. her teachers are also familiar with anaqi – as i’ve been bringing him along from when he was a 1-month old thing drooling all over his baby car seat to his two-odd years happily waving hi to the teachers and goodbye to his kakak.

the normal routine when we arrive at the gate will be that kakak puts on her bag and then she would salam – kiss – hug me before saying goodbye. now and then, if anaqi is in the mood – he’d also ask for a kiss.

the last two weeks though – he started donning his own nappy bag upon us reaching the gate. and would subsequently start to wail as i pull away to head for his grannies’. when asked what’s wrong – he’d point back to the direction of the pre-school.

me: adik nak apa?

anaqi: schoooooo….

me (misunderstanding him): ehh .. kan adik dah pakai shoe?

anaqi (while shaking his head and trying to unlock the door): noooo… schoooo!!

me: ohhh…you want to go to school like kakak ?

anaqi (brightening up): yesss… schooooooo

the pre-school has a progamme for toddlers – called realtots.. but i dunno.. probably it is too early for him ? plus the fact that he ain’t potty trained yet

within the first week of february, we welcomed two new arrivals to this excellent place we call earth.

on feb 1st – also federal territory day – kakcik was blessed with the arrival of a baby boy. all my attempts or plans to visit her at maternity ward, hkl kept getting thwarted either by a cranky daughter, discussions that ran into hours or by having to kowtow to clients.

after sheepishly text-ing her to apologise for not managing to visit, was duly informed that the baby (whom i shall refer as chong jr – since i somehow forgot to ask kakcik whether she’s finally decided on a name) has since  been transferred to the pediatric unit from ICU and that there’s a ban on visitors – even for close family members. my prayers are with the two – for chong jr to grow strong enough to go home and for kakcik to keep strong!

then on feb 3rd, it was anaqi’s birthday – ayu has been asking me when the birthday party would be – i was never big on doing birthday parties, but this year, there was conscious decision not to celebrate. he has turned two and true to form, is becoming more of a terror – but of the cutesy type..

at 9pm on feb 5th, got a text msg announcing the good news to arrive in marlin’s household!… a baby girl, weighing in at 2.4kgs, was delivered at naluri medical centre. now, since this is like a stone’s throw away from my home – there was no excuse not being able to find time to head there.

so today, after a foiled attempt to register kakak at her pre-schools tae-kwan-do class (the instructor sms-ed to say she is unwell only 30 mins after the promised 10:30am), we headed over to naluri medical.

now, my babies all weighed 3kgs and above – and are a handful to carry even from the start. but baby hana is so petite.. i didn’t even dare to ask to hold the baby..

congratulations to kakcik+chong and marlin+kamal! don’t hesitate to ask me for advice – since i’ve been around the block 2x

so there you have it.. who would’ve thought that the budak itams’ offsprings would have birthdays one day apart from each others?