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Semalam Hajar dan Adam ke 'klinik kesihatan' untuk imunisasi seterusnya. Alhamdulillaah masing-masing dapat satu cucuk dan Adam tidak anemic.

Hajar dah cam bilik suntikan tu sebab masuk je bilik tu, Hajar start kata 'takmau' dan 'sakit'. Kena bersungguh-sungguh pujuk dan pegang dia. Tapi, teknologi jarum suntikan untuk kanak-kanak dah makin canggih, nurse tu cucuk tapi Ibu macam tak nampak pun jarumnya. Memang pantas, bukan macam kebiasaannya kita nampak jarum yang tajam dan panjang tu cucuk ke muscle dan fluid dipicit keluar. Ambil masa beberapa saat. Tapi, semalam dalam sesaat dua jer, mashaAllaah.

Adam lambat sikit nak kenal bilik suntikan tu. Bila seluar kena londeh, baru dia start menangis. Tapi, sebaik jer nurse habis cucuk, Adam okay balik. Cumanya, by that time, Adam dah mula mengantuk.

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it's this time of the year...los angeles menjadi sejuk

Alhamdulillaah a'la kulli haal, rasa sangat sejuk hari ini. Hajar dan Adam kena selesema. Beberapa hari ni agak payah untuk bernafas dengan selesa disebabkan mucus yang likat dan penuh di rongga hidung. Sekali-sekala, Adam terpaksa dibantu untuk mengeluarkan mucus dari hidungnya. Tapi, Adam tak suka sangat dengan pump tu, dan akan menangis sekuat hati sebaik nampak pump mucus. Hajar lebih suka jadi 'big sister', dia buang/hembus mucus sendiri dan tak memerlukan pump tu. Tapi, masa tidur sedikit Vicks dapat memberi mereka sedikit keselesaan, Alhamdulillaah.

Hari Ahad yang sejuk ni, los angeles diselubungi jerebu asap tebal dari kebakaran yang berlaku di sekitar sini. Angin kencang menjadikan api merebak dengan cepat, dengan izin Allaah. Banyak rumah terbakar, dan maknanya ramai yang kehilangan tempat tinggal. Allaah tarik nikmat? diberikan ujian? menduga ketabahan? Hanya Allaah yang tahu.

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when everyday is an explore race day ...

you will see toys and books and boxes and bottles and other things scattered all over the floor
just minutes after you put all in their respective places

kids climbing on every possible places: chairs, bed, desks, boxes
kids 'writing' on papers and walls
kids tearing papers from books and magazines

you will hear every cabinets door being opened and shut
and babies crying whenever they are told to stop doing it

they just love to explore
to discover and to learn every possible new things
sometimes they dont event want to sleep
for playing and learning are so much more interesting

and when they do fall asleep
the room feels so quiet
obviously missing the kids to start their exploration again...

bismillaah

flu shots, balloons, and a football

Alhamdulillaah last wednesday Hajar and Adam got to 'jalan-jalan' to the campus. Ibu n Abah went to get the free flu shots during the "Boo the Flu" campaign. The weather was nice and the crowd was moderate. No long lines and long waits.

Fortunately, there were several events going on at the same time. There were booths of free foods and goodies, and also the marching band perfomance for the homecoming promotion(it was almost over by the time we arrived, so Hajar and Adam didnt have to hear all the loud noises).

A very nice student gave Adam his mini football and Adam grabbed the ball right away! So cute, mashaAllaah. Hajar got lots of balloons with the Trojan's colors - yellow(goldish?) and red- that Abah took from the stage after the homecoming intro-mini-perfomance was over. Another father also took a group of balloons for his baby. So there we went with a double stroller with colorful big balloons attached. It sure was a head-turning!

After that, we went to the library to borrow some books. Hajar and Adam got the chance to get off the stroller and walked and played around a bench outside of the library. They laughed and played happily. Then, we walked home and made a stop at Taco Bell(for the first time :P).

Alhamdulillaah, Hajar and Adam were happy to have a wonderful day outside and got some balloons and foods and drinks and toy.