It's June. And that only means one thing. Umar's turning one this 28th. Oh my gosh. He's ONE?? ONE. It's been a hell of a roller coaster ride, but I am so so so grateful of these things : - I managed to breastfeed him till he's one. (that was my goal. At least until he turns one.) - I managed to NOT get pregnant yet (without any contraceptive devices or medications - except breastfeeding) - He's well-fed now. Alhamdulillah. Ever since we moved, he eats at least THREE times a day now. But despite the happiness, i am also pretty worried and sad. Those who are close with me, they'll know. But in time, i hope these worries will disappear and everything will turn out alright. Umar's next checkup is a day after his birthday and i am just hoping that it'll be good. Happy 1st Birthday, my baby boy. You're one year old now. You've yet to walk, crawl or even feed on your own. But most people are telling Ibu not to worry and that you...
Umar's first vacation was nothing short of wonderful. We knew that we wanted to go on a vacation as it was the Husband's birthday ( we are ALWAYS overseas during your birthday. #notfair ) and at first we thought of heading to Rome but we were doubting so many things. And then plans changed and we decided we didn't want to go somewhere too far, where the flight is more than 3 hours as it is after all, Umar's first trip and truthfully we were scared as well. But all is well and Alhamdulillah, when we were in Phuket, everything was made easy for us and it was pretty smooth for a couple with a baby. I booked everything and I think I spent around SGD $1000 on accommodations alone. But overall I believe we spent less than $2000 during our 1 week stay in Phuket. I tried my best to search for the beautiful hotels with nice view at an affordable price, but I just had to splurge on one villa....... (it is for the husband, of course.) Husband requested that he wanted to w...