DIY : Moby Wrap Wannabe

When i was preggers, i did many researches as i was interested in natural parenting, namely of breastfeeding, cloth diapering, babywearing & their importance.

Bukannye i do not have any strollers or carrier cum car seat for newborn but i'd like to have something compact , convenient & easy to handle. So i went typing "baby carriers" on google & 1st time gk pic ni i was hooked, lagi lak it was made trendy by celebrities like Sheryl Crow, along with Maggie Gyllenhaal, Brooke Shields, Ricki Lake, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Samantha Harris and Sarah Palin .

Moby Wrap is  a baby carrier consisting of a long piece of ultra-soft, breathable cotton. Toted as the most comfortable baby carrier on the market, the Moby Wrap is wrapped around the wearer to create a safe, custom-fitted and versatile baby carrier.

The wrap can be used for babies up to 35 lbs (15 kg) and is available in solids, prints, & designs.

Since a Moby can cost me upto RM 200+ each.. & truthfully its a little steep for us considering we are looking into nk pndah umah bagai.. Mmg kne DIY lg la ni.

So... Lahirlah DIY wrap yg dibeli sendiri at a fraction of the price.


The verdict? Moby wannabe sgtla comfy, tak sakit pinggang or bahu & my child tido nyenyak yang amat whenevr i pakai nih ok. 


Btw, Khayra is sebulan stengah & 4 kg by now. I have been using it since Khayra is 3 weeks old & it has been my total lifesaver when i had to move alone to banks & Jab pendaftaran negara to make her passport sume cz Luqman was working. 


It is also nnifty for evening walks since i need my exercise to hilangkan sume lemak2 degil. hoho

Pakai pegi mommy baby expo kat midvalley

Lihatla betapa comfortable nye Khayra tdo dlm tu

Kenduri kawen Intan at De Palma Inn Grand Ballroom

Berjalan2 cari pasal at Ikano Power Centre

Sambil berjalan dlm wrap sambil BF. Mudah, discreet & comfortable.

I am wanting to sell these to sesape yang interested dlm bentuk pre-order.

Ada byk printed ones, material i found baru yang much waaay better thn the one i hv been using before. 

Made from 95% denim cotton + 5% lycra, so this wrap is like a cross between Moby Wrap & a Boba wrap. How cool ,kan!

Harga RM 80 per piece.

Tutorial i will put up later. And.... sehingga  20 April, sesape yang beli akan dapat 10% diskon!

ONLY RM 72 per piece (not incl postage ye) ,

 barely balik modal je.

 Just because I wanted so much to share with u guys my love for the wrap!

Ni some designs yang korang bole pilih. & trust me not only they are functional, they are super-fashionable too! (im contemplating buying more.. hehehe

Pink leopard (small sized prints) -OUTTA STOCK

Green Leopard (small sized prints) - OUTTA STOCK

Turqoise Leopard (small sized prints)- OUTTA STOCK

Brown Leopard (small sized prints)

Black Starstorm (large sized prints)

Red Starstorm (large sized prints)

Green Starstorm (large sized prints)

Brown Starstorm (large sized prints)

Funky Polkas (medium sized prints)

Retro Polka (medium sized prints) - OUTTA STOCK

Classic Red Polka (small prints)

Classic Blue Polka  (small prints)

 

Brown Floral (small prints)

 

Green Floral (small prints)

So, ade mau order these in-stock Khy-wrap? 

(suka hati je kasik nama khayra + wrap. huhuhu)

 Pls mail me at kay_alia@yahoo.com 

or text me at 019- 667 2506

or pm me at FB : Kay Kamal

P/s: saya ke Vietnam 29 Mac- 2 April, will answer email/pm after/before so, okay...

Sekitar Aqiqah Khayra: Endoi Review

As usual la kite DIY. Special thanx to my aunty for being so marvellous!

The endoi is a family heritae kot! Aged 18 years , the Graco automatic rocker has been the life savers for mommas in our family starting from my aunt. 

She then shipped it back to malaysia (from the US) so that we can all carry on using it.

Mommy & Khayra. Theme was purple & off whites. We didn't adhere much to the theme. hehe.masa mencemburui kot.

So we only had some good quality balloons (ni mmg penat woo nak tiup) costing about rm20 & some ribbons (another RM 30 ) & our old teddy bear & the kucing soft toy.

Bunga pahar beli kat Shah Alam, RM 50 for 100 pcs tak silap . Kelambu & bunga hiasan was recycled frm our bilik pengantin nye deco in 2010.huhu. 

Our star of the day, well behaved tdoq sepanjang marhaban. bgn 2x je thruout the event for feeding. Good girl, ank ibu..

Sanding Review Series: Wedding Consultant

My wedding provider was the Davency Wedding Workshop. Masa tu (Dec 2009) me & Luqman pegi la PWTC nye Pameran Pengantin & then beberapa lagi pamerans before deciding on it. Masa tu kami dua belom keje lg so nk kawen disponsor parents berpada-pada la,kan? uhuhu.

Since my lappie da rosak & all the pics kinda died with it, check out this blog to tinjau tempat ye.

We took the Pakej Dewan costing us RM 4988 inclusive of :

-Pelamin 5 panel (if nak 7 panel kne tambah fulus sket)

-Aksesori pelamin such as kipas, alatan merenjis,bantal tgn pelamin 

-3 pilihan baju: 

I choose the combi of pink & grey for my Sanding. Inclusive of kasut & accessories but sumpah i tak suka kasut dier cz dah la empunya bdn ni kaki gajah (size 8/9 @ 40/41 depending on design), & diorg nye design sume jnis half shoe 2 inch heels.. boring la for me.

Also hand bouquet disediakan but dgn hebatnye my maid-of-honor sister tertinggal my white lilies (bole pilih bunga sndri) dalam peti sejuk kat umah!!! Stress gile mase tuh. seb baik my wedding coordinator, Aunty Halimah was fast to cilok some flowers yang buat decor tangga jadikkan bunga tgn. haha.

Actually the baju is from 2 diffrent sets but combined em cz again, my size nih susah nk carik. Nak kata slim, tak slim, da dpt lebar yg seswai tetbel senteng la pulak. Mau satu studio i tried on baru la ade yang berkenan. Hoho. 

One thing dat is nice about this studio is dat they allowed us to try & try & try.. tanpa byk mulut . huhu sgt sooka!

As for outdoors lak, we choose a modern pair & another songket pair. Inclusive of accessories.I love love this dress cz the intricate design n also the trimming effect (ewah~) . The head gears tu pon memula (for the dress)  Luqman cukup la tak suka..but i kept to my stand mau jugak. Tak nyesal sesaat pon. huhu. I loved it!

Memandangkan outdoor nih diambil 2 hari lpas sanding, so kitorg mls la nk hire MUA lagi (sbb duit pon tight) makanye kitorg dress up ourselves. Make up sume sndri. huhu. 

Luqman lpas sanding pon da pandai ikat sampin ala2 bunga tu. Jimat kami.. hehe

Pilihan Baju ade Lace, Songket, Gown & Costumes

however if korang ade nk wat baju ikut size & design sndri, bole bole.. sila tambah RM 1500 & ur dream baju will be done by their talented designers. Tapi baju tuh diorg simpan le.

- Photography & albums. 

Photography bundled for nikah & sanding. They have many photographers attached to the wedding workshop. I chose Shidi. He is a bit shy. No tepon pon takde bagi. Tapi pepun korang leh ask for portfolios. 

albums: 

1 bijik 12x10 - 20 pages -50 pics

1 bijik 12x15 - 20 pages - 50 pics

frames+ foto:

1 bijik 20x32 

2 bijik 8x10

plus 100 keping 4R of ur choice.

Make up for Nikah & Sanding. Bole pilih ur own MUA based on their portfoilio provided they r free & trial makeup ade additional charge at RM 100. 

I chose Kak Linda. Check her work out in this post.

Overall services diorg memuaskan. Nk kate tiptop takde la.. bole bagi 7.5-8/10 in terms of services & barang2 sume . If pandai pilih & u r an early bird, Insya-Allah akn dpt yang baik.I was happy with mine.

Last I checked w Mr Lee (Oct 2011), harga pakej dewan da naik jadik RM 5888.00 

So if nak tau, better g sendri kat Jalan Ipoh or can call Mr Lee at 012-2138774

Btw, the studio is closed on Tuesdays. 

Satu lagi bnde nak bangga. huhu

Sanding Review Series: Door Gift

Remember this post? Well, ini la hasil akhir nye. We managed to make like 3000+ of these. & guess wat. walaupon dijaga dgn baik oleh penjaga pintu kami, abes okay..abes! Menaning org yg dtg tu is about estimated! Alhamdulillah my majlis was meriah.

Paperbag itu mmg cheap & chic (hoho perahsan la pulok) tapi benar bab cheap itu. Sekeping packaging all inclusive i spent about 20 sen.

Apa pulak isi dalamnye?

Jeng jeng jeng ...(suspen tak?)

Sila lihat apa yang adik hepi sy pegang itu. tak nmpak? Ok anyway, it was marshmallows, beware most marshmallows tak halal tau. Kitorg ensure ones frm her are halal. We bought the triangle plastic tu & repacked all the marshies yg beli bulk berkilo kilo itu ( we bought like 60 kg kot ) & repackaging em took us like 2 months!

 Tapi takpe, marshmallows nye expiry date biasanya setaun dua. kirenya kalo start repackaging frm 6 bulan pon bole la. just make sure kedap udara otherwise nnt dier mengecut. 

We bought the twist , flower & jam filled ones. Sorry jam filled tak berjaya amik pic before packaging em

Bought em from Yusniza ( 012-352  5609/ 019-658 9729) at RM 28/kg - dijamin halal -& shipping tak igt lak bape.

 Servis dier mmg tiptop ar.Kalo order & byr arini, esok bole dpt la kalo ade stock. Best2.

Now my mouth is watering.. Daymn, nak marshies

Nikah Review Series: Nikah Cake

Ill let the pics do most of the talking since it is from the same bakery anyway. hehe. 

I just texted her that i needed a rainbow vanilla flavoured cake & the design is up to her as long as ada kler gold & peach (nikah theme color)

So here goes.

For more info on the baker, please click here

Cool, bukan? huhu

Review Series: Nikah & Sanding Makeup

I totally love my makeup! Like really!

Kak Linda was all understanding & masa test makeup pon da bole bncang ngn dier ape yg kite nk actually. So its nice la. Katekan ade brides yg tamau cukur kening, just gtau Kak Linda & she won't usik the brows but she will try to draw it out for it to look georgeous! Best kan?

She also did my henna but i wouldn't recommend her on henna (during my time a year back- tatau la kalo over the year she had more practice & has polished her skills, kan).

Makeup for Sanding vogue lebih sket. & suke the fact she managed to combine well the pinks & grays without making me look like a drag. haha

She can be contacted at 

012-239 7189

or 

FB : Linda Ismail

or

http://awiendapengantincantiq.blogspot.com/

Harga? Serious tak sure cz her service was bundled up with my wedding provider (Davency Wedding Studio in Jalan Ipoh in which ill talk more on later)

My tandang makeup was real good too but my MIL yg settlekan sume i din have the chance to ask her mane amik. hoho

Sanding Review Series : My Wedding Baker

After a super duper long silence, im back. My lappie died on me sometime back & I'm unable to find time to get a new one. Tambah lak ngan kerja mmg la tak lekang. Aih..

My cake was a 4 tiered cake. In total it was about 15 kg worth. I designed the cake myself & sat down bincang ngn my baker regarding the details. Working with her was really a breeze. 

The cake turned out exactly the way i imagined it to be! I cant describe hw happy i was masa tu. Mcm menang loteri, weh!

Just look at it! Imagine my joy! huhu..

Lowermost tier upwards: Red velvet cake w cream cheese filling, vanilla, orange zest & chocolate all of them w buttercream filling covered with fondant.

The fondant , i can still remember smelled faintly of french vanilla beans, yum!

Thing is, we only managed to taste the bulat bulat fondant yg kaler kleabu tuh. Afterwards the cake was whisked away as per our request so as to serve the guets with it. Nyesal sungguh tak mintak dier save some :(

Her cakes are generally priced at RM 40- 60 per kilo depending on flvours & addition are to b made on intricate (read: susah) workmanship.

Besides cakes, she bakes a variety of buns & cookies too. Its nice to pop in her cafe for a visit since it has that French Cottage aura. huhu.

My Baker cn be contacted as below:

BAKE MY DAY CAFE SDN BHD

NO. 22G, JALAN KEMUNING PRIMA 

40400 SHAH ALAM

SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN

TEL: 03-51219609FAX: 03-51219708

Email: Enquiry@BakeMyDayCafe.com.my

or you can just text Manjit at 012-2131208

or just MMS her ur desired design , flavors n ask her for a quote! Kata la Kay Kamal yang kenalkan you people of her cafe. huhu.

Happy 1st Month My Khayra Latifa Luqman

Eventho i've written this a bit late... its never too late cz one day when bace balik akan ade memories at least.

On 28 Jan 2012 lahirlah puteri pertama kami. Her birth story later la tulih. tak sempat. hoho.

Anak ibu ni lahir kecik je. Induced at 36 weeks sbb da tamau grow dlm perut da. Da give up ngn ibu sbb ibu tak rest cukup & tak mkn nutritious meals.

Maka Khayra was born real small at 2.1 kg ( <3rd centile) despite panjang 51 cm (> 90th centile) 

Kecik2 lagi da diva-ish. Huhu. I had a breezy pregnancy & a hard labour with a harder start as a mommy

On day 8 my Khayra was down with triple severe jaundice she she is so small. Even hourly breasstfeeding dia pon still bole kena jaundice tinggi lagi. Highest reading was 347. Initially we din notice so cz my room tuh gelap & lampu dier kaler kuning ( siap dinding kaler kuning) . Bile upload pic dlm fb & my sis nye kwn (yang ada anak 3) tgk , dier pon tegur la kate Khayra nmpak jaundiced.

Masa tu da pukul 9.30 pm. trus je g Salam Medical Centre at Sect 19 Shah Alam untk amik TSB (total serum bilirubin) & diorg kata akan inform esok pagi. Ah, takde makna. I said to them just inform me kol bp pon kuar results, i dun care.

Then as i was feeding her kol 2.30 am, they called me w reading 307. Ya Allah, my heart just dropped. It felt like a bomb just landed upon me! Terus je masa tuh i packed our stuffs , called Hospital Serdang & referred Khayra myself & writing my own referral leter. 

Khayra was started under 3 lampu & diorang puasakan dia. Berguling2 menangis anak ibu lapar.. apa lagi, kite pon nangis la skali. Baru la masa tu paham perasaan mak mak kat NICU/SCN yang selama ni kite tak amik pusing pon.

Good thing kitorg duduk 2 malam je. Her jaundice went down fast & we were discharged. To Hosp Serdang   staffs, TQ much. Special thanks to Dr Jai , MO oncall who accepted my case.

As our days go by, macam2 la jadi. Nangis malam2 buta sorang diri when Khayra is in her growth spurt. Masa tu she will kejut me every 30 mins to feed her. Rasa down sgt masa tu sbb rasa cm susu ni tak cukup for her. Nak sgt breastfeed her fully sampai 2 taun (insya-Allah). Dgn tak dpt tido, sampai bengkak mata2 nangis letih & stress. Aih...

Tapi pepun, Alhamdulillah hasilnye berbaloi. Bile g klinik at 1 month, my 2.1 kg newborn naik jadi 2.9 kg !! Tambun pipi dia skang. huhu. 

Ibu promise ibu try my best okay... 

Ibu loves u, Khayra!

Sanding Review Series : Dress and Assesories

I love love my dress and my hubby's baju dat day...

for those wondering, the color mula2 nk amik gray je.. and nk wat pelamin pink and white to match the theme. tapi pastu baju gray only takdak size cz kami menyewa je tak mampu nak buat. also if buat mmg i dun thk ill b wearing it again. so~ sewa la yang terbaik buat kami.

what we did was we gabung 2 sets baju lelain.. actually dlm set gray tu matching ngn outer coat white but i pilih the pink one, in which dier actually ade pink bustier and skirt.. and tada!

(click to enlarge ya)

Baju kitorg pakai ni comfy, well tailored tapi..sila JANGAN beli/sewa/tempah kain potongan duyung kalo ade nk naik turun tangga cz i really almost trip onto my face the 1st stairstep i took..saaaaaangat berhati2. phew..seb bek tade jd pepe yg menyegankan..

 

The tudung i beli kat Jln masjid india. Bought the kosong ones and then pegi kedai yang ade service iron on diamante to customise to my needs. The pink ones are swarovski crystals. yg tu kne mahal sket (50sen per bijik).

Honestly my tudung tak jejak Rm 50 pon. hee...and im really happy the way it turned up to be.

Also i choose to NOT wear tiara cz i dun wanna look taller thn Luqman cz we are of the same height. Thus this flat headpiece is JUST PERFECT. cumenye kne letak 10 jarum peniti atas kepala je la. 

Kasut ni nye cerita bole jmpe kat cni.. 

Alhamdulillah my choice was a real good one. Berdiri berjln all day sgt selesa. tak terasa LANGSUNG sakit kaki. cushioning dier superb. 

paling penting the shoes made me feel so like a princess..specifically Cindarella cz the heels look like glass!

I love my Shoes.. sgt suka

P/s: kepada yang nak tau pasal my package baju ni.. nantikan post seterusnye! lom ade masa nk tulis bebyk lagi. Kerja isnin-ahad ye.. so,pls bear w me n b reminded dat i miss all of u =[

Sanding Review Series : Kereta Pengantin

Hehe..bagi yang dah tgk tu akan tau la kan..

We borrowed this baby from my mom and dad's dear friend Dr Yusof of UNITEN. He is a true car-lover. He has loadfulls of cars and this type of car je ade 3 jnis. lol~

Part paling best he maintains these cars himself !

Anywho..this is the car b4 we dressed him up

Panther 2.8L top speed 140 miles/h weh~ and it is and AUTOMATIC car!

we dun feel like dressing him up dat much but a lil would do.. and..

notice the bag kat blakang keta tu (knnnye trus g honeymoon la..) -FYI kami lom sempat honeymoon ye

really really LOVE our wedding car! hehe

Tq Dr Yusof!

P/s: to those yang nk sewa kereta ni from him, do ring him at  012-281-7412(kata kay kamal anak puan kamaliah yg promo.hoho)

pics are taken by WARNAPIKSEL team