Everything & anything with a pinch of zzanyy: Family

On 23 April 2018 was my wedding anniversary with Jhon. Last year, we celebrated while I was pregnant so naturally, my baby was already out to spend time with us. haha

It seems it has become a tradition now; staycations for our anniversary and I'm not complaining. This year, we spent the night at Changi Village Hotel. It's the perfect place because it's near the beach, near array of restaurants (one of which was our favorite, Tang Tea House) and their pool was decent with a pretty good view.

The manager was also nice enough to upgrade us to a nice sea view with balcony. Ooh! Another plus point, bathtubs! It makes easy bath time for Sarah and for me to soak for 30-45 minutes. haha

One of the things that make me feel excited for this outing was that I wanted to take 8 month old Sarah to the beach officially for sand & grass sensory! I wouldn't be surprised if she was scared of the feeling of grass and sand but I've been training her. I let her step on all kinds of things at home from carpets, door mats and such.

Anyways, to be honest, the room in Changi Village Hotel is not exactly top notch and new but it was still comfortable and clean which is way more important. Look at our view from our balcony! To be honest, we wished we had stayed 1 more night longer. hurhur

It was a drizzling day but not bad enough to ruin our day.
When we reached the beach, I was mentally prepared for Sarah to be upset or even cry when she stepped on the grass. Mind you, she was also sleepy.

To our surprise, she was okay! It took her a minute to check out the situation and surroundings and for all we knew, she started to walk along the beach! She even laughed with glee and we were so happy. haha We had also a video of this outing so watch my video at the end of the post.

Of course, the next step was the grass.
The video still tells all, don't you think? She was so excited and happy walking on the grass. Perhaps it was ticklish but I was just glad that I had trained her well enough at home. haha

It started to drizzle a little more so we had to take shelter in a nearby cabana. It didn't dampen Sarah though.

When the rain subsided, we did our first attempt at a family photo shoot. It didn't go as well because there was no one trying to get Sarah's attention to look at the camera and it was just generally challenging. But hey, I think we managed to get a few good shots.

This would've been a good shot too but Sarah got hungry, therefore, cranky.

After her feed and quick nap, we bought dinner and ended the day in the hotel.

The next day, of course we went to the swimming pool. It's a must go because it had a pretty decent view! The ambiance was chill and beautiful.

This was Sarah's 2nd water play but first time in the pool.

It took a while for her to figure out a gigantic bathtub with strangers but eventually, she was splashing all over the place.

We absolutely had a great time and I can't deny that I caught the staycation bug.

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Life with Nur Sarah (0-1 Month), (Month 1), (Month 2), (Month 3), (Month 4), (Month 5), (Month 6)

As soon as Sarah turned 7 months old, we had to send Jhon's family off to their hometown. Check out my previous posts our time with them.

For this month, life with Sarah seems to be stabilizing and nothing new; per se developed. My baby still had stranger anxieties, still use me as a buffet table, eats well, and all that jazz. She was growing up smoothly and well.

Sarah is generally a neat eater but sometimes she would suddenly turn mid fed and tadah!

Oh, yes. She was still as clingy as ever.

This Lady also has been becoming "helpful" especially when folding clothes so how can I not resist doing this to her? Erm.. I don't remember why she was not wearing pants hahaha

hahaha Kakak Nadya kena bully but clearly, my Sarah was just a puppet!

"I was getting full and Mama was still feeding me" look.

Kopek face and look at the wet patch on the bed! This girl sweats so much when she was in deep sleep just like her Daddy.

Visits to Oma's house were still twice a week to make her bond with people and her cousins. I was hoping that it will lessen her stranger anxieties. She was generally okay with kids though, sometimes even approaching and engaging with Syihab or Shibly.

Here's Sarah with Nadya again. Half of her clothes were hand me downs from her and Sarah was wearing one such outfit.

My view whenever I would do my laundry.

I just love baby carrying her.

Ooh! I remember now, looking at this picture.
Sarah officially started crawling; like aggressively at 7 months.

I also started to buy shoes and absolutely obsessed with the pink fly knit ones!

Rain or shine, nothing was going to stop us from walking about. It was raining season so I was glad I bought this rain cover for strollers. It had ventilation holes and with the fan on inside, Sarah was happy and comfortable.