Raoull meets Hush Puppies and Barney!

Time seemed to crawl during your pregnancy. That elusive date felt as if it would never come. Now that long awaited moment is here, and everything is happening so fast. Yesterday you were still pregnant; few hours time you are gonna be a Mother. Rathna, our prayers for you and your little bundle of Love all the way from Malaysia. Have a safe delivery and welcome to another beautiful phase of life. We here cant wait for the good news, let us know! If only New Zealand was a bus-stop away...Sigh!

Now, back to ME. Last Friday night was all about planning for our outing for Saturday. Bangsar Village, checked; KLCC, checked; MidValley?? Not yet. This was the initial plan: wake up at 9am; off to Mid Valley; visit some very close friends; visit dad and sisters while Andrew attends meeting; to SSF to get some deco stuff and back home.

Saturday morning came and the three of us were very much comfortable in bed. And yes, both me and Andrew took turns to keep Raoull in bed longer. The small needle on the clock was literally running from 9 to 10, then to 11 and finally 12! Being the first one to jump out of bed, I quickly had my shower, dried my hair, did my face and showered Raoull. After Andrew got ready, he got Raoull dressed while I packed Raoull's bag and we left home. The small needle was at 2 by then and with that we knew SSF has to get out of our list.

As we reached MidValley, both our stomachs were already growling for food. We missed our breakfast remember? So off we marched to Madam Kwans while Raoull was enjoying the view from inside his stroller, it was his first time to MidValley. The moment we were seated, we quickly grabbed the menu and started making our orders. Meanwhile, Raoull was busy munching his favorite little chicken.

Raoull and his little chicken

I ordered Shang Ha Noodle and Vanilla Float while Andrew ordered Fried Rice and Chocolate drink. Dessert was Sago Melaka. While waiting for the food to arrive, I forced Andrew to pose for my BB camera. So here come both my look-a-like heroes.

My hubby and my son

The overall service quality in Madam Kwans was good but they got to improve on the serving time. It took them one and a half hours to get the Fried Rice ready and by then it was Raoull's milk time. So mummy didn't get a chance to snap pictures of Fried Rice and Sago Melaka. Blame them! What I loved most about their services, they provided me with their VIP room to nurse :) It was a little room located at the very end of the restaurant and was partitioned with transparent maroon curtains. Nice. So to all nursing moms, now you know where to go if you want good food and a comfy place to nurse your baby. Thank you Madam Kwans, will definitely swing by after our pay day! Everyday cannot lo, sure pokai. Time to drool!

Top right: Chocolate Drink and Vanilla float.
Below: Sang Ha Noodle

After paying close to a hundred bucks for brunch, we sneaked into Toys R Us, which was a door away from Madam Kwans. We wanted to get Raoull some toys so we headed straight to Fisher Price, one of my favorite brand for babies' toys. As I was browsing through the racks of toys, I caught the sight of toy handphones. For the sake of saving my BB from getting licked and chewed by Raoull, I decided to get him one of those. We also got him a stack of colorful bowls, named Brilliant Basics, which came with a yellow, noisy, smiley, small ball.

Raoull's new toy hp

Brilliant Basics

Before we left, we did let the little one play with some of the toys which were displayed. Since America Academy of Pediatrics has proposed a law banning the use of infant walkers, we decided not to get any of the toys displayed below. Studies show that as many as 40% of infants placed in walkers suffer a variety of injuries and they are more likely to be slower in developing a normal gait. Although these toys are not typical walkers, they appear to be more of a pre-walking gadgets. I would rather get myself worked up by carrying him around the clock and running after him the whole day than to risk his safety and interrupt his motor development. Call me a kiasu mother or whatever you want, I'll take it into my left ear and push it out from my right! I bother not!

RM 599 

RM 399

 p/s: Prices displayed are only for the toys, baby NOT included OK.

As we continued walking  there came a huge, gigantic ship in the Center Court of MidValley. A replica from the movie, Pirates of the Caribbean. The view from the top floor was simply fantastic so I did take some shots of it. If you are a die-hard fan of POTC, you shouldn't be missing this. Its gonna be there till 5th June, so hurry up! Since we are not one of the hardcores, we continued shopping .

Our next stop was at Hush Puppies. I didn't find anything interesting for Raoull but Andrew found himself 2 pairs of shorts, white and black. And wait, I saw something! It was HUSH PUPPIES, the mascot! I got so excited and pulled both my men to take photos with that creature! So comel! And his droppy eyes looked like Andrew's eyes! Hahaha I love u too husband. The mascot was holding colorful balloons somemore. I felt like sitting on it OK! If it wasn't because of my status as a Mother, I would have sat on it..I promise. I kept reminding myself that I have to behave like a MOTHER! :( Picture? How can I miss? 

Comel or not? Not my husband la, Hush Puppies!! Grrrrrrr

By then, the clock was already showing 6pm. Visiting friend, NO. Visiting dad and sisters, No..I miss them. Andrew's meeting, NO :( Bad time management eh? We continued shopping, can you believe it? I needed to get a dress for a birthday party the next day so we went hunting and hunting. SUB had nice collections of black and white but I didnt get any, being a super choosy person. Without realizing we were in Metrojaya and I saw the name of the person I love most. Out came my BB. Click Click..

We were very tired by then and it was Raoull's milk time again. So we decided to head back home. We bought air mata kucing and some buns on our way out of MidValley. While quenching our thirst in the car, we noticed the little one was already fast asleep. As I smiled at Andrew and thanked him silently in my heart for giving me this little bundle of joy, our black Vios raced its way back home! 

Sunday came and another outing awaited us. This time was to a Birthday Party in Klang. I was looking for a dress remember? Yeah, Dashwin baby, Teepa's son turned 1. One year ago, when I was asked to bed-rest due to heavy bleeding in my 4th month of pregnancy, Teepa delivered this cutie pie of hers. I didn't get a chance to be the first one to greet him but me and Andrew found our way to her mom's place in Cheras after about 2 months. I  was all well then. Time flew right in front of us, and here came his 1st Birthday! 

The Birthday was held in Eat Cafe & Bakery in Klang. Despite the wrong direction given by Teepa, we managed to find our way there with Kanna's guidance. We reached there at around 2 pm. After a good hugging session with the birthday boy's mother, I shook hands with the Celebrity of the day! If it was just another day, I would have carried and gave him some slimy smooches all over his face but come on, it was his day. He needed to greet more guests and had to look fresh during his cake cutting ceremony. I didn't want to make him look slimy and tired, so I saved my smooches for later.

Raoull with his new hp. Lick and chew
all you want baby!

Andrew found his place next to Kanna after buckling Raoull neatly in his stroller. Another hugging session took place between me, Saras, Yam and Kisha, my high-school mates. Someone was missing in the group..it was Hema! According to the girls, she was unwell. We missed you Hema, get well soon!

As I was busy chatting and catching up with the team, a big, fat, purple figure walked pass me, wiggling his big tail. It was BARNEY! I nearly screamed! Only if you know how much I love that fat creature, yes more than Hush Puppies! I wanted to give him a nice big hug but I knew someone else was IN Barmey. Who? I don't know. How if it was a fat, buruk looking old-man, who digs his nose like 52 times a day? Euwwwww No No, I'm not hugging him. But I still love Barney, the purple, fat dinosaur!

Such an entertaining Barney!

That Barney was so entertaining and I have to give it to the person who was IN it . Not easy to wear that heavy suit and dance OK. Imagine how sweaty he would have been in there. Earning a decent living is never that easy nah? Now, back to the party. Cake cutting took place before I could take my first fork of meehoon. After joining the ceremony, we had our lunch and I made sleepy Raoull sleep in his stroller. I loved the place; the crowd was just nice; food, no complain; Dashwin was so handsome but was way too busy to pose for my BB :( ; his mom was simply gorgeous and dad was the photographer of the day!

The gorgeous hawt mummy

Since I was very busy chatting and gossiping, I didn't spend much time taking photos. But I made sure Raoull had his photo taken with Barney. Raoull wasn't very excited seeing Barney because he had never watched any of Barney's show. He must have thought "Dibo-The Gift Dragon has put on some good weight" ..Ms Blogger and her imaginations! At half past 4, we bid goodbye and left to KL.

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Woahhhh, my blog is so lengthy this time. I have to stop here and right NOW. Till the next cow jumps over the moon, signing off with the photo of the day! 

Ms Blogger, Raoull and Barney!

Ta! 

Scribbling for the first time...

'With visible eye bags, a brown-mug of coffee and a rocking cradle right beside me, I am here scribbling my very first blog in this little-blank-white-box. The "backspace" and "delete" buttons on my keyboard are gonna hate the sight of my finger-tips for pressing them just too often this time. What you expect from a first time blogger? They have to put up with me for sometime...

Looking at my blog-title, you must be thinking "Haaaa, sounds like one of Britney Spears' song title!" True enough! Being terribly honest over here, I've never heard that particular song of hers but I simply love the title "Not a gal..not yet a woman"...sooooooo ME! I don't play with barbie dolls, neither my dad walks me to school nowadays. It has been cow years since I had my hair pleated and tied with colorful ribbons and most importantly I'm no more a virgin and that has taken the "Gal" title from me for good! Woman? Me?? Nahhhhhhh! I'll be a complete woman only when I stop fighting with my Hubby for sneezing out loud in the middle of the night and when I can have a confident "1 hour conversation"with Oprah! Till then, I'm here somewhere in the middle- enjoying life to the fullest with my loved ones; keeping hopes sky high and being a day and night dreamer! Life is indeed pink and pretty like the little Bunny in "Dibo the Gift Dragon" :D

Now, all I hear is a little cue from the cradle giving me decent signal that it's milk time. I better run before it turns into a loud cry! Will write more soon..

Ta...