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This particular box of treasures is filled with random spells of an impulsive dreamer named Lala Amiroeddin. Her sister would describe her as twinkle toes. A vagabond at heart. She herself simply believes to living a charmed life with her family whom she lovingly calls a "skippin' troupe".
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I knew that I might be late in getting Raissa to stop drinking from milk bottle with silicone nipple. She was still drinking milk from bottles until last week, although she can actually use cup or straw already for awhile. She takes other drinks from cups except milk. I’m not sure really how or why I let it happened but I guess drinking milk from bottle eased her in going to bed. I told myself (and a few people) that I would get her stop using bottles when she turns 2.
I read a lot of advice, tips and tricks on how to “wean” kids from bottles. Tried a few of them already but nothing worked. It may be that I was not too serious in implementing the tips though. Until last week when her 2 birthday was nearing I firmed up my will and decided that it just had to happen to separate her from the bottles. A few days leading up to her birthday, I started requesting her to drink milk from a cup, which of course was rejected by her. Then finally a day before her birthday, I took away her milk bottle and told her that she’s going to be a big girl soon and thus she will no longer drink milk from bottle. That night, she went to bed without drinking milk and cried a hell lot; and Kris almost gave in to her cry (and I almost had a fight with him!) but I didn’t budge. Just took and carried her in my arms till she fell a sleep.
Then at the dawn of 9 September we came to her room to wake her up by singing happy birthday. I gave her my present: a set of Thomas-printed dinnerware (a plate, a cup, plus spoon and fork). A very modest gift indeed but her sleepy eyes were wide open as soon as she saw them. I told her that the cup is a replacement of the milk bottles. That morning she finished her breakfast on the plate all by herself. Yet, I still had to convince her on drinking milk from the cup. Part of my strategy in convincing her is by kept telling her that she’s a big girl which means she can ride a bike, but a big girl will only drink from cup and glass. She finally did finish her milk using her new cup. Yaaay!
That move worked because Raissa had been asking for a bike for awhile and we kept telling her that she can have one when she’s already a “biiiig” girl. She also asked for a wristwatch, and we gave her the same answer: “later, when you’re already a “biiig” girl”. Kris and I didn’t have in mind that a big girl means when she’s turning 2. We thought we’ll get her a bike when she’s…mm, in kindergarten maybe.
However, for her last birthday my parents wanted to buy her a bike and luckily they asked for my permission first so I could discuss with them a few things about this bicycle business. First, I told them not to buy the expensive one because I know little stars this age will outgrow the bike in a few years and second, the bike should be kept in their house as it’s impossible for the birdnest to house a bike albeit a small one.
In the afternoon, after a small celebration at her nursery and when I was still stuck at work (so I missed all the fun watching cuties singing happy birthday and eating delicious cupcakes from minilovebites), my Dad and my sister picked her up. She screamed joyfully the first time she saw the bike at the back of the car, so I was told, and they took her for a test drive around my office neighborhood. She didn’t know (still doesn’t) how to pedal yet but that definitely did not stop her from having a blast.
"open it.. open it first" soon followed by "don't break it, Datuu"
Datu' had to pull and push
check right-and-left for safety. No worry, we already have a helmet for her next ride too.
Fortunately, it was not difficult when it’s time for her to temporarily say goodbye to her new bike which went home to my parents’. Just simple but plenty kissbyes along with a promise that she’ll come to ride it again soon 
And as of today, it’s been a week gone by without the milk bottles. She still asks for it but it’s much easier to calm her down now. *small yaaayy*
The only challenge left for us now is that she asks for that wristwatch so she’ll look like Kris (you already are, little Dear.. you already are a carbon copy of your dad) because.. what else? because “I’m a biiiig girl”. Errrrrr…..
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ih aku baca ini masa berkacakacaaaa… :’) kayanya berkaca sama diri sendiri dan pengen bilang sama si anakanak kita, “don’t grow up too fast, darlings…” hehehehe..
Raissa cantiiiiikk banget..
Salam yaaa..
iyaa.. antara senang dan bangga anaknya tumbuh sehat tapi ada sedihnya juga karena takuuutttt.. takut ditinggalin
Makasih buat compliment-nya.. Salam balik buat Sabia cantik juga yaaa.
Ih Raissa cantiiiiik
Selamat ulang tahun buat Raissa ya… Gue pikir Raissa udah lebih dari 2 tahun, ternyata baru aja ultahnya.
Eh lo beli sepedanya ukuran berapa? Gue beliin Nara ternyata kakinya belum nyampe, jadi baru bisa ngayuh ke depan aja belum bisa 1 lingkaran. Akhirnya dia duduk di tempat boncengan (yang lebih rendah dari sadel) dan didorong2 pake kaki kayak main skateboard
Makasiiih Ty…
Ukurannya yg paling kecil untuk sepeda mini deh dan iya Raissa jg blm bisa pedal-in 1 lingkaran, tapi kmrn waktu dia naikin dia nyoba berdiri trus kayanya dia menyadari sesuatu, klo dia berdiri bisa muter lebih jauh pedalnya (dan berarti bisa muter 1 lingkaran klo dia megal-megol sekali sisi kanan sekali sisi kiri).
Belum dapet update nya lg hari ini apakah sudah dicoba kembali nge-genjot berdiri gitu sama anaknya.
Gue pun lagi berusaha menyapih botol susu dari Kai. Kalo siang udah mau minum pake gelas biarpun ngamuk-ngamuk dulu, tapi kalo tengah malam dia bangun minta susu, atau pagi2 bangun tidur, gue males drama-drama-an, jadi gue kasih aja botol. Gak konsisten banget ya.
Tapi Kai belum selancar Raissa komunikasinya. Belum ngerti kalo dibilangin anak gede minumnya dari gelas. Jadi gue bingung juga gimana caranya harus nyapih botol tanpa drama. Atau mungkin Kai pura2 gak ngerti aja kali ya sama omongan gue?
tapi Kai kan juga masih lebih muda jauh dari Raissa kan? Kai lahir Desember bukan sih? Klo iya berarti bedanya hampir setahun, jd masih ada waktu untuk memberi penjelasan pelan-pelan, tapi ya itu mungkin jadinya telat kaya gw penyapihannya. Ga membantu ya gw.
Sama Raissa sebenernya dari bulan Maret sejak dia fully beralih dari formula ke UHT, di sekolahnya dia udah full minum apa-apa pakai gelas. Emangnya policy daycare nya utk mengajarkan anak cepat beralih dari botol ke gelas. Gw nya yg dodol aja karena gw merasa Raissa masih harus minum susu yg banyak, trus gw baca2 ada yg bilang awalnya siang dulu pakai gelas, kalau malam mau tidur masih boleh pakai botol, jadilah dia ga beralih2 ke gelas dengan total. Karena kenyataannya kalau sama gw, ga usah tidur malam, seharian pun minum susunya masih gw kasih di botol. Biasa gw cari yang gampang juga.. males drama-drama an.
Baru dapet ide anak gede minum dari gelas jg setlh bonyok bilang mereka mau kasih sepeda buat Raissa, jadilah gw asbun aja awalnya. “Raissa mau sepeda? Kalau naik sepeda kan anak gedeeee… anak gede minum susu di gelas.” Sudah digituin pun dia masih nolak gelas, sampai sehari sebelum ultah itu gw ambil tindakan extreme. Menghilangkan botol dari pandangan dia, dan cuma kasih susu di gelas. Kalau dia ga mau minum ngga gw paksa juga, tapi jadinya emang dia minum susunya sedikit. Yang biasanya bisa diatas 700cc, sejak minum dari gelas max. 250cc sehari. Gw sih ngga keberatan dia minum susunya berkurang.
Aduh ini balesan panjang banget yaa… Jadi kaya postingan sendiri.