Wonder of The Ocean

Yee ... hari ini Dylan ke NY Aquarium di Coney Island. Nggak berencana sih awalnya, tiba-tiba aja daddy pengen liat fish, to get him inspired katanya ...

It was a nice weather, around 75, but a lil windy ... berangkatnya pake acara bete segala, soalnya map nya ketinggalan, jadi mesti muter balik ke rumah lagi. Udah gitu cari parkir .. syussaah tekale. Mau makan di Nathan's yang terkenal ama Hotdognya itu dulu, puter² cari spot aja ampir 1/2 jam ndiri.

Beachnya bagus banget, terus di pinggir² banyak orang jualan food, drinks, kayak pasar malem gitu juga ... banyaknya attraction. Dari yang balap mobil, softball/baseball training field, kincir angin, tembak²an .. banyak lah pokoknya.

Dylan suka lho liat ikan², .. matanya merhatiin, liat sana, liat sini ... Udah gitu pas yang di SHARK session, wuuuiiih itu shark berenang deket banget, ampe keliatan semua giginya pada nyerongot ... (scarry). Di dalemnya ada turtle juga, ni turtle lucu banget, deket²in Dylan ... Dylan nya ampe bengong .. :)

Doctor Visit 6 month-old

Last Tuesday we all went to the clinic for Dylan's 6 month check-up.
Anton is always going with me. It's his ritual now, he enjoys to be in the pediatrician room, listening to his son's development, what to do, what to anticipate, how to handle any issues. He looks forward to the next doctor visit.

At first I thought it's not important for dad to know what's going on. While I was pregnant, he was just always sitting in the waiting room. But sometimes, he doesn't always believe what I said, even if the doctor said that to me. So on my frustation, I asked the doctor to talk to him face to face. And his whole attitude changes ...

And so I thought it was just good for that particular moment. Mom, who was present here at that time, suggested that I should participate my husband in every doctor visits. She said it really makes a difference to hear from someone professionally. And he will feel more involved by his presence. Mom is a psychologist, so she knows all of this stuff ... THANKS MOM. GREAT ADVICE!!

Other babies came with mommies only, no daddies. Maybe they had to work. That's why I pick a day when Anton is off work.

There is this one baby, 6 month old too. But he's waaaaaaayyyy big, he's humongous, 23 pound!! Compare with Dy who is only 16 pounds, so that's like 1.5 Dy's size. And another baby, she's 4 month-old, is fat too. When I asked, they were all formula feeded baby. That's why they are fatter. Breastfeeding baby is always leaner and tends not to be obese as adult. And there was a 1 month-old baby, soooo cute, tiny little thing. Gosh, Dy was that small before and now he's already 6 month-old ... uffff, my boy grows up so fast ... huhuhu ...

It's fun to see other mommies with their babies.

I didn't take any pics this time, Dy was too busy crying and I was too busy calming him down.

1/2 Year in This World

Dylan's 1/2 Year Birthday Party is Cancelled.
Daddy is sick, no party ...
I bought 2 baloons for him and a birthday hat.

Garuk-Garuk & Bolak-Balik

Dylan sekarang suka garuk², tangannya buka nutup, buka nutup, ... kalo nggak garukin kepalanya, sprei, atau tangan mama. Kruk kruk kruk .. gitu bunyinya.

Hal² yang sepele kayak gitu, jadi indah kalo yang melakukan bayi. Mungkin karena kita nggak menyangka makhluk sekecil itu udah bisa bertindak demikian.

Hmm, apa lagi ya ... rollover.
Sekarang rollovernya heboh, kiri kanan, kiri kanan. Bolak-balik melulu kayak martabak. Bentar tengkurep, bentar telentang... Noleh bentar aja, dia udah ganti posisi lain.

Kalo tidur, berhubung co-sleeping (alias tidur bareng² ama ma and dad), dylan sukanya ngesuk² mama. Badannya mendekat, tambah dekat lagi, tambah dekat lagi, sampe papa dan mama tersingkir semua. Dy occupied 1/2 the area of the bed, while mom and dad for the rest ... Hahaha ... Gimana nggak pegel² paginya??

Makanya kadang walaupun hati pinginnn banget melukin dia ambil tidur, kutaruh dia di Crib. Biar terbiasa. Almost every night, Dy always sleep on mama's chest. He's kinda heavy now, but I figure, it won't be long before he refuses to sleep on my chest, or maybe just to heavy for me. So as long as I can endure the weight, I'll put him close to my heart as often as possible (literally!)

I think his behavior of "ngesuk²" shows that he wants to be closer to his parents body. He seeks on warmth and love. Last night, waktu bobok berdua aja ama daddy, Dylan juga deket²in dad terus. Sambil ngeliatin papanya, dia ngoceh² bentar, terus bobok lagi ... Papanya bangun, senyum² ... cium Dy, terus bobok lagi. :)

Hot Summer Days

The weather is hot these days, 80ish degree. Dylan nggak kuat panas kayaknya. Makanya jadi rewel terus. Kasihan kalo udah kepanasan gitu mukanya squirm², ambil teriak² .. kalo udah diangkat, badannya basah semua. Lengket lagi ... jadi sekarang tiap hari mandi deh. Padahal kemaren² juga mandi tiap 2 hari sekali (maklum masih dingin tadinya, .. kan nggak bagus mandiin baby terlalu sering, malah bikin kulit kering). Jadi bukannya jorok :P~~

Jadilah AC dipasang melulu ... bukannya mo manjain, tapi kesian panasnya itu Dy rewel melulu. Tiba² aja teriak. Kalo di kasih AC, wes bablas terus turune. Sejuk lah yauw.

Beberapa hari yang lalu, Dylan bobok ama daddy di ranjang, hampir ketindihan. Bahaaaayaaaa .... daddy kalo udah ke alam mimpi jadi nggak nyadar anaknya ada di mana. Untung insting mama kuat, sebelum ketindihan udah merhatiin gerakannya daddy kok kesana kemari. Mama liatin selama 2 menit ... eh bener toh, hampir aja keplenet. Sampe mama teriak². Akunya kaget, bojoku yo kaget ampe kebangun, ambil tampangnya nyot²an banget (uuhh kesiaaan) ... abis serem seh. Mendingan dia aja yang kaget, daripada anaknya yang mlenet ..

Tadi daddy pulang early .. seneng deh.

Happy Mother's Day

Hi Dylan,

Today is attributed to celebrate Mother's Day.
I feel that it's very special to me.
Maybe even more than my birthday.
Know why?
Because it's my First Mother's Day.
I'm a mama!
And everybody knows it.

I should thank you, son.
Because of you now I'm entitled to celebrate this special day.
A sloppy kiss and a big smile of yours are the best gift mother can get.
Love you in a heart beat.

Rollover

Dylan udah bisa bolak-balik back to tummy and tummy to back. Lucu deh, gerakannya kayak mau bangun² gitu. Kayaknya bentar lagi dia juga udah bisa makan kakinya .. can't wait.