Malaysian Wife, Australian Life

After weeks of misleading people with 'she JUST turned 1' and answering a quiet no to all the 'WHAT??? 1 year and not walking yet ah??' from strangers we met on the trip, I am so ready now to put on my smug face and show off her walking skills all over Malaysia! :p Too bad that we've come nearly to an end now. Another week on the road and we're back in JB for Eid. So yes!! Ayisha's walking now! She's actually taken a few steps here and there weeks ago but i thot those didn't really count. The most she did was 6 steps one day and then no step for weeks after! But yesterday, she took few steps and pause and took more steps and pause and went on few times after. So that's definitely walking to me even if there would be no steps today! I think seeing her cousin Hamza yesterday, who's 4 months younger but just as tall and happily taking steps everywhere, prompted her into doing the same without realizing it. Of course, a lil bit of pressure fr...

I am going to sum up the happenings of the last 3 months as best as i could. I've been soo bad i know. Since Ayisha is still NOT walking yet, i think my lack of updates is quite ok lah...hehe In May, with Ayisha turning 11 month old, we; - had my birthday, OLD news but me stil young :p - went to Phuket for Michael's work and it was decided that we're moving to Bali by the end of the year! - went back to Oz to welcome Jack Thomas, Ayisha's cousin. - received the news that a dear friend in KL passed away when we're still in Oz :( (al-fatihah) Ayisha started to; - have showers instead of baths..LOVES it! - upper teeth coming out - open & close lids and claps for herself when successful - blow her nose (she was a bit flu-ey and i was trying so hard to show her how good it would feel if she could do it! *demo*) - Sip on straws...and goes on and on and on... - Drop her clothes in the washing machine before taking shower - pretend drink from a sippy cu...