Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Kai's recent fav meal

13th months Kai is in the phase of melepeh makanan :) somehow she just got bored with food.. One time she loves it, then she's lepeh.. Bzzz gives me headache seriously..

But then, if I made this meal, she just kept eating and eating.. Where I didn't make this meal particularly for her.. This is pretty much adult and Indonesian food :) not like the things I usually made for her (spaghetti, mashed potato, macaroni n cheese, etc) haha I guess Kai is really daddy's lil girl..

So here's the recipe.. Abit sour and abit hot :)

Ingredients :
0.5kg ribs
3 tbl olive oil
6 bawang merah
2 siung bawang putih
5 cabai merah (throw the seed away to make it less spicy)
1cm lengkuas
2 daun salam
Carrots
3 tomat (divided into 4)
8 belimbing wuluh (divided half)
2 tblspoon asem jawa
1 teaspoon gula jawa
Telur puyuh, already peeled

How to :
Boiled the ribs, until tender.

Heat the oil in a pan, put the bawang merah, bawang putih, cabai merah, lengkuas, salam and wortel until you can smell the aroma and caramelized.
And mix in the broth. Measure the broth from the ribs. Take 1 liter of the broth.

Add the tomat, belimbing wuluh.
To make the ribs very tender, I used pressure cooker. I cooked it for 45 min.

Then add the asam jawa, gula jawa, salt and sugar to taste :)

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Friday, September 14, 2012

Baby Stroller Review

Kai only use one stroller tho. So I'm gonna review Kai's one and only stroller :)

Kai's stroller is the big and sturdy Maclaren Techno XLR.. Eyang mama's gift.. It was totally worth the price. London price tho :) this stroller cost too much here in Indonesia..

I've been googling soo many stroller before I decided this one. And there's so many good review towards this one. But after we use it, we found quite plenty problems.. Oh well.. I guess no strollet is perfect :)

So here's the quick review :
Pros
- Big and sturdy (it can hold my 5 years old nephew)
- Lightweight (for a stroller that can hold big kids)

Cons
- Big, actually too big for me (i am quite petite)
- Cannot face backward. With a newborn, I think it's pretty necessary.
- The stroller might loose balance if we put too many things in the handle. This one is pretty crucial. I almost drop my baby a few times huhu thank God she's wearing the belt strap :'(

Bottom line, I kinda wish a different stroller.. But then I might found another issues too.. Haha

And oh, one tip, the stroller had a pretty boring color. You might want to buy a colorful seat liner :)

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Gel Liner.. Revlon vs Maybelline

Ow o.. I'm in love with gel liner.. I am such a newbie if it comes to applying an eye liner.. But with gel liner, ow I could make wing liner.. Yay
Pencil liner, I think it's too chalky.. And liquid liner, ah too hard to use..
I've tried this 2 drugstore brand.

Tried the Revlon one first. Revlon colorstay creme gel eyeliner.. Super cheap, Rp 70k.. Great price, Great packaging, great price, great creme, great brush, easy to use.. Super great..


And for the Maybelline, the name is Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Drama Gel Liner.. Oh even the name is such a drama.. Haha..
Well it's not that cheap. Rp 100k.. So so packaging, the revlon one is more compact - the brush is actually intact with the liner place.. As in this maybelline, you need to hold soo many things when u used it.. The brush, the brush cap, the liner place.. Oh so many things to hold if u dont have tables near you..
And the maybelline brush is actually too soft.. And about the cream itself, the revlon one is creamier, so it's easier to use..

Bottom line, I like the Revlon one better.. Much better.. No fuss..
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Sunday, May 27, 2012

1st Public Pool

Kaira always swim at home, in her petite plastic pool.. never bring her to a public pool, since I always concerned about the water, the chlorine and such..
But this time, at the age of 10 months, I tried to set aside my concerns.. and viola! It was a blast.. haha..

We went to a public pool in a golf club.. Damai Indah Club.. It's in BSD.. again :) It was very clean, the pool is very big. And we got warm towel too.. sweet! and oh there's hot water in the shower too.. That is actually what I'm looking for. Since I need Kai to be showered with warm water after a cold swim..

I think this swimming pool is recommended for parents with babies :)

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Pasar Modern Bintaro

We stop by to Pasar Modern after Taman Kota picnic :)
Heck, I never been to Pasar Modern, and I'm amazed.. We do have a clean pasar apparently.. neat.. We bought couple of things..


And the special one is, you can buy a freshly cut ayam kampung.. You pick the chicken to be cut.. I feel a bit eerie tho.. not a bit.. I keep my distance.. poor chicken :(


Kai is asleep after a loong day :) So it's time to go home..

Taman Kota 2 BSD

This weekend we decided to visit Taman Kota in BSD.. take a walk, lil picnic and lite cycling.. It was a pretty fun.. But we ended up in Taman Kota 2 tho.. oh well, it supposed to be the same..

The Taman Kota was okay, not very clean, but not very messy either.. but I kinda wish they take it seriously about this. People would love it more..

We stop in this picnic area. They made like blocks beside the river so people could have a picnic there I guess.. Kaira had her breakfast there..


And then we walked through the Taman Kota.. It only take about half hour or so.. But it was a good exercise :D

We definitely are going back to Taman Kota.. Polution Free!!



Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Crawl

Bless.. Is the feeling when I first saw my baby Kai did a real crawl :) sejuta rasanya.. ahh feels like the proudest parent ever..

Kai is 7 Months now, and doing a real crawl.. what a achievement.. haha no need to brag about this actually, since babys milestone is diff.. My Kai seems to move around so much, I predict she will be walking soon.. with no teeth.. haha yep no teeth yet. But I am really really curious tho how is she gonna look like with a lil white sparkle :)

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Homemade Baby Cookies

Kai (6.5m), is really fond of finger food.. she likes holding into something and put it in her mouth. So Cookies/Biscuit is the best thing for me. If Kai is a bit cranky, I just put her in her chair, and give her cookie :) So I started to gave her instant Biscuit/snack. Already gave her Baby Choice, Gerber Graduate puffs and Heinz Farley Rusk Biscuit. So far, Kai really really love the Baby Choice and the Gerber snack.. not so much with the Farley, since it's really tough and messy when it started to get soggy.. 

Despite all the simplicity that those instant food gave, I feel really bad for giving her instant food :( it's not healthy, and i suppose to teach her not fancy instant food.. huhu.. so I made homemade cookie yesterday for Kai.. YAY.. It turns out pretty good. I tasted it and seems Kai like it too :)

Here's the Ingredients : Gasol Tepung Beras Merah, Margarine, Banana, Oat. Thats it. just mixed all together.. and put it on the oven (in the shape of cookie of course) for half hour.. and Voila! done! really simple yet super healthy.. I made it with margarine instead of butter. Since I need to hold dairy foods to Kai due to her allergy. Perhaps it will tasted so much better with butter..

So give it a try Mommas!
*Mind the ugly picture of the Cookie :)

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Friday, February 10, 2012

Myth

Just met a middle age stranger when I wash my breastpump at my office building.. And she told me some crazy myth of pumping my breast :( cukup bikin sedih.. Since she looked sophisticated.. Dan ngomong nya ber-bilingual.. Tapiii kok ndeso pengetahuannya..


Dia blng don't pump your milk... Akan ngerusak ur breast.. Tulang keropos.. Bla bla bla.. Klo mau kerja konsekuensi nya anak nya dikasi tambahan makanan..byk baca dong.. And terakhir yg bikin geli dia blng "dont give ur milk more then 10month.. Krn klo susu nya didiemin akan jd darah.. Di Indonesia gak dikasi tau itu.. " <<daaa.. Bukan nya itu mitos emak emak di Indonesia??? >.<@%%*/()%-&!!! Payah bgt deh ni ibu2 sophisticated...

Blah.. All of the above is just a myth people! Be smart.. Si Ibu itu nyuruh byk baca.. Bzzz jelas2 dia yg gak pernah baca pasti.. Minta ditoyor.. *esmosi.. Cm sdkt sedih aja ternyata byk orang yg masi mem fitnah Asi/breastmilk.. No human can produce milk with the same ingredients as breastmilk.. Not even close.. Breastmilk is the best for your baby and the mums! Period!


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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Donor Asi

Indescribable feeling.. Or should I say, rasanya sesuatu :) bisa mendonorkan asi sm orang yg membutuhkan :)

I've been stacking breastmilk dengan susah payah dari Kai lahir.. Lots of drama demi menuhin freezer dgn Asip (read: asi perah).. Dari harus beli freezer asi sendiri sampe asi mampet krn stres mau masuk kerja lg tp stok asi tipis..

Kai has allergy.. And I haven't started diet-ing when I stack Asip.. So, semuaaa asip di freezer otomatis gak bisa diminum Kai.. Phew.. All those hardwork.. Percuma.. Haha but thank God Kai doesn't drink that much during my working hours.. So I dont need those freezed Asip.. Kai cm minum dari asip yang saya pump hari sebelumnya di kantor.. 400ml per day..


I decided to mendonorkan Asip yg udah susah payah di kumpulkan.. Daripada dibuang.. Sayang banget..

So I "advertise" it on twitter :) and theres a young couple response to it.. Bayi 2 minggu mereka beratnya gak naik2.. And dsa nya menyarankan untuk dikasi sufor :( untung mereka realize that sufor prob not the right answer.. So they search for a donor..

I was really glad I could help them, and gave them more advise :) ahaha I'm talking like a pro :) well after 6 months of breastfeeding, sepertinya semua ttg breastfeed udah ngelotok di otak gw :) and such a waste not to share it..


So people, dont hesitate to donor ur breastmilk.. It could help new mom out there to calm their stress mind :D


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Sunday, February 5, 2012

1st day : Avocado

Hooray... finally, I started the real BLW :) mmm but Kai isn't 6 months yet :D hehe nakal.. kurang beberapa minggu aja kok.. abis eyang nya uda mulai ngasi2 iseng buah2an.. so why not start now.. toh gak akan dimakan banyak :) since it's BLW.. hehe justification diri..

1st day : Started with Avocado.. funny faces Kai made :D soo cuutee.. she's all confused.. what is this mushy thing.. and how in the world i could eat it.. but she's actually really good at grabbing the avocado.. and sometime she choke a bit.. kkk a lil freaked out, but I managed to control myself in front of her :) playing a cool mother..
I only gave her about 3 avocado fingers.. and she managed to squish em all :) very little that goes into her mouth actually.. it was very fun to watch..
Kai will be eating this avocado for the next 3 days. After reading things out over the internet.. they say its better to give the same food for 3-4 days, so you can look at the response of the baby.. like perhaps there's allergy or intolerancy.. 

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Baby-led Weaning

Kai is 5 months already, so its time to search for Kai's first food.. yay.. so excited..
For u people who barely knew about parenting :), a baby supposed to be exclusively breastfeed for the first 6 months of their life.. and after that, meal time :)
I'm so anxious and excited to search things about meal time.. baby's first food usually comes in puree. But after looking for baby eats puree for the first time, I kinda change my mind :( It looks horrible.. the baby cries and cries for the food that came into their mouth.

So I search for different kind of way to feed a baby. And I found this method, it's called Baby-led Weaning.
This method is sooo easy, and somewhat simpler that making a puree. You only need to put cut fruits in front of the baby, and let the baby took it and eat it by herself. Thats why it called Baby-led Weaning.. let the baby do the weaning.

I know I know, people must be super scared of giving a 6 months baby a real fruit :) so am I.. but I buy the logic for this method.. By doing the eating by herself, it will decrease the tendency of choking.. because she's ready to put the food to her mouth by herself. Not like puree, the baby will tend to choke.. since the baby doesn't know where it's come from..

And don't forget how fun it will be.. super messy food all around the baby chair.. funny expression for trying a new stuff on their mouth.. hihi I really really couldn't wait..
Will be posting on how Kai handle this method soon :) well actually, it's next month :)

Still doesn't buy it? hehe try to read this webs..
http://www.babyledweaning.com/
http://www.babyledweaning.com/forum/
Indonesian pages :
http://www.babyledweaning-indonesia.blogspot.com/
http://theurbanmama.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=346
Books :
Baby-led Weaning by Gill Rapley & Tracey Murkett

Friday, January 13, 2012

New baby seat

I bet all the mother in the world is really really couldnt wait for their baby starts to sit down properly :) well one of them is me.. So here it is.. 1st time trying on the baby seat Kai got as a present, a bit wiggly.. but she seems like it.. hihihi so cute..
Tried this seat already, since Kai is almost 5mo and based on what i read, the spine is pretty strong at this age.. been looking out for Bumbo tho :D pretty pricey.. and still thinking of the pros and cons of this Bumbo.. hmm we'll see..

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Bilingual

I always have trouble with literatures. Both Indonesian and English. Even I stutter when I speak, sometimes. And  I think this is why I wanted my children to be well spoken, in both (or more) languages. And hoping by teaching it in a very early stage will help Kai's ability.
But I guess its not that simple.. seems like I need to be very very consistent.. and follow this OPOL method.
OPOL - One Person One Language

Links for teaching multilingual
http://theurbanmama.com/ages/moms/129/mengajarkan-multibahasa-pada-anak.html