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Platform 9 3/4 to Hogwarts

5:54 PM / BY Hana Jaffar
I've spent my few days watching Harry Potter with my daughter, Mayesa the other week. I am not a fan obviously since I've only watched the first(Sorcerer's Stone) and the third(Prisoner of Azkaban) movie. But now that I've watched the franchise's back-to-back, I can now see the relation between each chapter/characters. It's quite interesting, I admit. So I finally went for my first...

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Rollercoaster ride

8:36 AM / BY Hana Jaffar
The previous post is not who I really am, or at least not who I intend to be. Of course I was just being hormonal (who doesn't, when you just weaned your child?). Overwhelmed with mixture of emotions while having to do chores and handling two active toddlers equals to a cranky old lady who could just burst into tears from mental and...

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Hormonal

9:14 PM / BY Hana Jaffar
I've been a bad mom. I get cranky on most days. I get pissed off easily; I either ignored my kids or I'd scream at them ever so often. I've been a little too hormonal ever since I stopped nursing Sofia. This has got to stop. Husband's been advising me to go on my solo trip for a few days, to get my...

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Twenty-four

5:07 PM / BY Hana Jaffar
I remember having quite a rough time weaning Mayesa but I did weaned her at 22months. Now that it has been a week, I can officially say Sofia's weaned - at 21 months!  Continuation from my previous post, some may wonder why not 24 months? Sebaik-baiknya menyusu anak sampai umur 2 tahun. To be honest, really, as much as I love to nurse them,...

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I Smell Freedom

6:22 PM / BY Hana Jaffar
I've tried weaning Sofia a couple of times. Tak tertahan sakit badan, tidur tak lena, kerja tak berjalan. Stress, tahu? And when you're stressed, the milk supply goes down. Not that I have a good supply though; not  as much as the time I used to nurse Mayesa. But that didn't bother her at all. I'm forever hers. When I badly wanted to...

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Kindergarten search

1:28 AM / BY Hana Jaffar
Mayesa's turning 5 next year. It is finally time to get her registered into a pre-school. I know ramai yang dah mula hantar anak-anak pergi tadika dari umur 4 tahun. As I am a stay-at-home-mom, I figured why not I just teach her the basics and only enroll her into a pre-school when she turns 5. And I did. And Alhamdulillah Mayesa now...

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Number 3

2:40 AM / BY Hana Jaffar
Now that we have two daughters, people have been questioning when's the little guy arriving? Petik jari, muncul lah nanti. As if it's THAT easy to make a baby and to grow another little human. There were talks between my husband and I. And since he has been the only guy (and still is) in this family unit, of course he wishes for...

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What do you want to be when you grow up?

11:59 PM / BY Hana Jaffar
Dulu masa zaman sekolah rendah, cikgu selalu tanya "bila dewasa nanti nak jadi apa?". Or remember the biodata book where it was passed around to be filled up? Nama: Hana Umur/Kelas: 3 Kekwa Makanan kegemaran: Pasta, Nasi Lemak & Mom's cooking Minuman kegemaran: Sirap Limau Cita-cita: Doktor, Pramugari, Guru Tetttttttt! If you eventually became one from your then ambition list, Alhamdulillah congratulations. But...

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Keeping The Marriage Alive

11:43 PM / BY Hana Jaffar
Mama : Ok, let's go to bed. Papa balik lewat malam ni. Mayesa : Mama, can we just sleep here tonight? Mama : We sleep upstairs ok kakak? Kalau tidur sini, papa kena dukung kakak and adik naik atas pula nanti. Siapa  pula nak angkat mama? Mayesa : Takpe mama. Papa boleh dukung mama sekali. Mama : Patah lah pinggang papa dukung mama....

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