Recently my daughter caught a cold. She had a stuffy-runny nose and really annoyed by it so I took this tool out of my drawer to help her ease the discomfort by sucking all that slimy mucus. I hardly use this tool of sucking boogers and mucus because my daughter is tough and not easily get ill, but whenever she sees this, she will run away from me. When she was still a baby, it was easier, I just hold her in my arm then easily use the tool on her. She always cried after that, and I assume it made any tickles and discomfort in her nose.
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Sebagai orangtua yang gemar membaca, saya dan suami bertekad untuk menularkan gemar baca buku pada anak-anak kami. Sejak Mika lahir, bahkan sejak dia masih dikandungan, kami sudah membacakan buku-buku buatnya. Buku bergambar dengan warna yang menarik dapat menstimulasi anak anda dan membuat mereka tertarik untuk mendengarkan anda membaca dan pada akhirnya belajar membaca. Namun bukan berarti anda harus berkorban dengan tidak menyelesaikan novel kesayangan anda. Anda pun dapat membacakan novel, buku ekonomi bahkan koran hari ini kepada mereka saat mereka bayi. Mereka sangat menikmati keberadaan anda dan suara anda tentunya. Semakin bertambah usia, buku favoritnya pun semakin bertambah, "Love You Forever" oleh Robert Munsch adalah buku paperback pertamanya dan saya lega Mika bisa menikmati proses belajar baca sendiri tanpa ada suara robekan 😅 Adalah suatu harapan dan mimpi saya untuk setiap kota di Indonesia memiliki paling tidak satu perpustakaan yang bersih, nyaman dan ramah anak... Membeli buku memang adalah salah satu investasi berharga bagi anak-anak kita, namun alangkah bahagianya kita sebagai orang tua bila buku-buku cantik dan berharga tersebut juga bisa kita temukan dan nikmati dengan mudah bersama anak-anak di sebuah fasilitas publik lokal yang memadai... Dengan tujuan untuk memfasilitasi bunda-bunda lain yang merasa kesulitan (seperti saya) mencari buku-buku anak berkualitas serta membuat wadah untuk berbagi inspirasi dengan sesama orangtua, Zeeland by Mamamika hadir dengan harapan bisa menjadi berkat untuk semua. Silahkan kontak kami disini atau follow instagram kami @zeeland_idn untuk keterangan lebih lanjut 😘 Recently I found a new 'me time' in bread making process. Measuring, mixing, kneading and sniffing the aroma coming out from the oven when it's baked really soothes me and makes me calmer in facing daily lives activities. I used to think that bread making is really not my thing, but since the first time when I finally had courage to learn how to make bread, I fell in love with all the complications, the delicate process that needs your fully attention and touch, literally! My baking time mostly are at midnights, I love the solitude and silence when I was alone in the kitchen when the house is all asleep. Here I often have an intense one-on-one conversation with The Lord that I hardly do since we have our first child. My ears are widely opened to listen while my eyes focusing on how the dough is being kneaded with my two hands, my nose enjoy the smells of the air in the kitchen, and my mouth... Well, this time my mouth choose not to do anything but silence, not even whisper a song :) Being a woman is unique in her own way, how she feels, how she thinks, how she acts and how she reacts, is just so complicated. Some people say woman is like a PC with so many windows opened, and like a PC that will freeze when we open too much window at a time, women need to learn to close some of their 'mind windows' so that they can function better. We, women, need to find a way to calm our mind so we can pray and move on with better attitude in the new day.
On top of that, when we reach new season of being a wife and a mom, our minds tend to open more 'windows' than before, and it seem harder when you are a first time mom. I'm emotionally being in roller coaster, breaking down easily mostly when things don't go my way. I used to say it's just hormones, maybe it is indeed hormones talking but I also think it's because of the big new responsibility that you are learning to adapt and excell but you are also afraid to fail. To be at our best I think we need to take care our own needs to be refreshened and replenished. Even though what we have is just 15 minutes, it can change your mood and spirit to face daily life. Trust me, others around you (mostly your husband and children) can see if you are at your best and when you aren't :) Sometime people can get recharged by doing some exercise or sleeping or eating melted chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream on top (oh yumm, who doesn't need that!!!), and for me now I truly find a good soul theapy when I'm baking bread. Mostly when it's time to knead, first the dough will be very sticky so I need to do the best effort to knead it gently and with consistent movement to make it soft and smooth. It's just so rewarding when you see the dough is finally form into a ball and rise! And the smell of the kitchen when baking the bread dough... Especially when you bake cinammon rolls.. Oh so comforting and delicious! So if you need a moment for a me time and you know 3 hours of getting pampered at the spa just not (anymore, at least for now) for you as a mom, and you're looking something more than just sleeping, then consider making bread like I do :D |
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