#88 - Hit The Road

I love traveling. I love planning my itinerary; places I wanna visit, things I wanna buy, food I wanna eat. You know, all that jazz. But, yes, there's but. There's one thing that I hate about traveling and that is packing.

I can be very complicated when it comes to packing. There are so many things to consider. Now, not only I have to pack for myself, I have to pack for Inas as well. Thank God, En. Suami packs his own bag. Phew.

We went back to Kuantan last two weeks. It was Inas first road trip and my first road trip with a baby. Being the complicated me, I packed everything one day before the traveling day. I went through each and every routine to help me to pack. It was quite easy to do it that way so I won't forget any essentials. 

For example, our morning starts with a morning bath. What do we need for bathing time? Shower gel, shampoo. After that, what do need to get ready? Lotion, massage oil, talcum etc. I also have a traveling packing list (got it at Babycenter.com) that helps me in case I miss any other essentials. 

Since Inas does not have a suitcase (YET!), she is using mine for the time being. Here's what and how I organize everything in the bag.

1) 1 bag of 24 diapers. However, not a fan of Mamypoko. Still prefers Drypers.

2) What's inside the floral bag; Inas' toiletries. 

3) What's inside the box: Socks, mitten and hairbands.

4) Pillow and blanket

5) Enough clothes.

Things that are not packed in the bag;

1) Bottles

2) Mosquito net.

We are going back to Kuantan tomorrow morning as we are holding Inas's aqiqah ceremony on Saturday. That means I have to pack again. It's going to be less tricky this time around as we already bought the toiletries set in Kuantan.

Now, where can I get a funky suitcase that won't cost a bomb?

Till then.

#87 - Lullaby

One of the "perks" of getting a newborn is you are less attached to your bed. You are more concerned on putting your baby to sleep and hope she would at least sleep 3 hours straight.

During the first few weeks, Inas would consistently wake up every 2 hours. But she was easier to put to sleep. Nowadays, she's a little tricky and demanding. Most of the times, it would take us more than 2 hours to put her to sleep. But at least, she would sleep through the night. Thank goodness for that.

Inas doesn't like to sleep in her cot. It's either on a comforter, couch, on us or on our bed. Walaupun macam kesian tapi as long as she would sleep, tak kisahlah kat mana-mana pun dia nak tidur.

There are also times when she refused to sleep. Melawan mata kata orang. That's when it's getting frustrated. Especially when both of us are really sleepy. But, I guess it just part and parcel of parenting.

Till then.

#86 - Celebrate

Today marks 55th day I welcomed Inas to the world. Which means 11 days passed my confinement period.

I would have celebrate it with a glass of iced coke or any icy drinks for that matter;

Raw salmon;

Mall-hopping.

But I did none of the above.

Instead I celebrated the end of my confinement with an appointment with my Gynae and a low key lunch with En. Suami. But, I did it with style; rocking a studded jeans and 5 inches wedges.

Never I felt so at home. Haha.

I miss my heels so damn much. More than I miss CBTL's Iced Mocha Blended.

People said that your feet tend to expand after you gave birth, well it's true. The wedding shoes is a little bit tight now and one pair of wedges is a no go. Good thing, I can fit into heels that once were on a loose side.

I'm trying to get En. Suami to buy me a new pair of shoes as a end-of-confinement-gift. Hopefully, I'll will succeed.

Till then.