So far she can pronounce these words:

Abah
Ummi
Habib
Jidah
Atak (Atok)-at 15mths, correctly pronounced.
Kakak
Abang
baby
ball
bubble
balloon
bear
butterfly (buffly)
bird
baa baa (black sheep)
star
up
down
Duck
cat
meow
dog
frog
oh-oh
yak (berak)
babis (habis)
yeayy
ayo
milk
susu
bobok
sleep
puting
mamam
nak
no
tu (itu)
where
work
book
Hot (as in the hot water, etc)
Elephant (pronounced “eh-fant”)
Jangan
Goal!
Sebok
Jatuh

apa je
apa ni
Nak milk
Nak mamam
Diam ah

She recognises more words than she speaks them. Her first words were when she was like, 4mths? When she began to imitate the sounds ‘Ummi’ and ‘Abah’. I don’t think she actually knew the words then, just imitating the sounds we make. I think she began to consciously understand some words when she was around 6 to 7 mths old. I’m not a baby development expert but I do know my own baby…so that’s what I perceive as a parent.

Now at 14mths old, she shows a keen interest in speaking, generally babbling, singing and humming. I think she will be able to sing insyaallah…like myself and my hubby

I’ll add on to the wordlist as and when I can. Or when she learns to speak new words

How was 2011 for me?

It was one helluva ride.

Most importantly, it marked the official beginning of my family.

110311.

For the first quarter of the year, I took time off work to acquaint myself with the new baby. I experienced firsthand the little joys and many, many sleepless nights of a new parent. Thankfully, hubby, my parents and in-laws helped out. Hubby was in the front seat with me. We manoeuvred so many tricky roads but Alhamdulillah, we managed to always steer clear off any pitfalls and manage to jump right back on track.

I took on ¾ workload with a day off so I can spend more time taking care of our child.
Financially, it was ok I guess because hubby’s pay could tide us over so I’m continuing the ¾ workload for the whole year of 2012.
We managed to pay off most of our debts, YAYYY! Still working on it…hopefully we’ll be debt-free in the next year or two.

Wardah grew at an alarming rate. She became, from an infant, to a toddler who’s more of a talker than a walker. She moves very fast though. We can see how much she takes after us in terms of expressions, speech (the intonations) and gestures. We believe that she was given to us precisely because she’s just so much like us in the first place. Oh, her straight hair became tight ringlets somehow 

We went on a roadtrip to Malaysia with the Lil Padawan and my parents. She charmed people wherever we went.

This year, we tried to bring the nephews out more often. So far, we’ve covered the zoo, Underwater World, Science Center, Sentosa and a staycation at MBS. We also had a mini vacation with my niece and nephew on hubby’s side at JB.

My grandma was hospitalized twice; she’s frail but still spirited. We still make it a point to visit her every weekend.

My mom was also hospitalized toward the end of the year due to an infection. Alhamdulillah she’s all well now.

In Dec, my in-laws, niece and nephew were involved in an accident which left their car wrecked but syukurlah, they were safe. This served to remind us to cherish our loved ones every day.

Oh ya, in Oct, we celebrated Wardah’s 1st birthday and we celebrated in style  Only family and very close friends were invited so it was a gloriously intimate affair where the theme of the day was Princess Wardah We even had a cake with tiara and the works. Wardah was dressed up appropriately as well. Out of that, we had a coffeetable book made to honour the bday girl.

All in all, 2011 marked our first full year as a family.
Our family’s new resolution? To view life more positively.
May 2012 bring with it more excitement and contentment. May my loved ones be kept safe. Insyaallah. Amiin.

p/s: the new academic year starts tomorrow! new cubicle, new staffroom, new classroom. bring it on!!!

At this point of time in my life, I can really say that yes, I am contented.

Alhamdulillah

May Allah keep us contented and keep my family, close friends and myself safe. Amiin.

::Tiga Batang Lilin Besar::

Tatkala menjangkau usia
terus terpandang semalam
pepasir menolak graviti
dalam seketika masa
membenarkanku mengimbau sejenak
segala yang pernah dilalui
pahit maung masam manis lemak berkrim
(disukai ramai)
pedas dan segala macam rasa
bukan saja mampu dirasai lidah
juga dirasai pancaindera lain
dan yang satu lagi; perasaan
lalu aku akur
dalam usiaku yang sudah meniup tiga batang lilin besar
dan satu yang kecil ini
sesungguhnya aku disayangi
dan diberkati
dengan pelbagai RahmatNya
dengan sepenuh KasihNya.

Dalam usiaku yang sudah meniup tiga batang lilin besar
dan satu yang kecil ini
aku diajar mengenal intan
namun kadang-kala masih terpilih kaca
dan yang tentunya dalam kesilapanku jua
aku diberi pengajaran
bila kaca menghiris jari mengguris hati
maka yang ku pelajari
terus tersemat dan lebih sukar dilupakan
ditemani airmata yang berjurai-jurai
(ya, aku memang drama)
kerana dalam raungan tiada berlagu
terselit sebuah irama cinta
yang dinamakan RahmatNya
untuk mendodoikanku agar mampu kembali tenang
dan menghargai segala pengalaman yang dilalui
walaupun membuatku terluka
kerana akhirnya aku mampu tersenyum
dengan keyakinan baru
walaupun bergaris-garis parut di hatiku.

Dalam usiaku yang hampir meniup tiga batang lilin besar
dan dua lilin kecil ini (insyaallah)
aku masih kerap terlupa
akan kasih yang masih dicurahkanNya
kerana aku manusia
maka aku terlalu tolol
dan terbiasa melihat apa yang tiada
daripada apa yang sudah aku ada
apa yang belum dimiliki
sedangkan yang aku miliki ini
sudah menjadi bukti aku amat disayangi
aku manusia biasa (klise, klise, klise!)
maka tidak pernah jauh daripada membuat kesilapan (alasan!)

Dalam usiaku yang ku rasa sudah separuh ini (wallahualam)
aku memandang ke depan
dengan beribu harapan
sambil mengaut berjuta kekesalan
akan ku gaulkan menjadi satu
lalu ku lihat kekesalan bertukar menjadi pedoman
dan harapan menuntutku agar menjadikannya kenyataan
maka aku bubuhkan pati adunan itu
ke atas luka-luka dan parut di hatiku
agar menjadi ubat bagi merawat
dan aku bubuhkan di mata, mulut, telinga, hidung dan jari-jemariku
agar aku lebih bijak alami
terus ku bubuhkan di kepala dan dadaku
agar aku mampu dan mahir menilai
walaupun aku manusia
yang tidak sepi daripada kesilapan.

…dan graviti terus memaksa pasir bertaburan…

::yazmin aladynna 03122011::

21-10-2011
Especially for our daughter, Wardah Solehah Mazlee, who turns 1 today.

Her first birthday

*****

I love you
From the tight curls in your hair
To the tip of your nose
From the pink of your lips
To the tips of your toes

I love you
from the twinkle in your eyes
To the dimple on your chin
From your shrieks and your cries
To your irrepressible grin

I love you
From before till today
From today till forever
I love you
Forever ever after

I love you
Wardah Solehah
Our daughter.

Happy 1st birthday Lil Padawan, our wondergirl.

May you be blessed in everything that you do. Amiin.

21-10-2011

*****

You have been a force of pure positivity, love and joy for us.
We are thankful to Allah swt who has entrusted upon us the responsibility of being your parents, of nurturing and taking care of you. This we hold dearly in our hearts and we will make sure that we will prove ourselves worthy of His gift.
Everyone says you’re lucky to have us but Lil Padawan, we know that we are the lucky ones to have you.
Maybe ‘lucky’ is not the right word.
‘Fated’ is.

In all the joy we bask in today, I say a silent prayer and a million thanks to your tummy mummy who, against all odds, and aside from everything else, had the courage and strength to bring you into this world, into our arms. If one day you feel angry or frustrated about your beginnings, pls remember this. How you came about is something you cannot change. How you live your life is something that you can orchestrate. So hopefully, insyaallah, with Allah’s will, our nurturing and your own hard work, you shall grow up to be a wonderful human being, a loving, kind and generous person, a faithful slave to Allah and a filial daughter.

We have every confidence that you will turn out fine

We can’t say it enough, my Filial Rose, so we’ll say it again.

We love you.

Happy 1st birthday, sayang <3

p/s: Hope you’ll enjoy tomorrow’s party!