bismillah
isnt it cute if Hajar and Adam both sit on this stroller? hopefully we'll be able to upload some pictures of them with the twin stroller as soon as possible =)

bismillah,

InshaAllah these will be Hajar and Adam's toys. Hope they'll have lots of fun learning and playing with the toys!

• Playskool Learning table spin and pop arcade, Watch balls roll, slide and even pop off the tabletop Big buttons activate fun sounds and music Center spinner keeps the balls moving Removable table legs for fun on the floor For ages 1 yr. and up, Manufacturer: Hasbro
• Toby the totbot Toby the Totbot is the perfect learning friend for toddlers. Simply touch one of the buttons around his light-up screen to see letters, numbers and shapes. Or, sing and dance with Toby to one of 3 different songs. Plus, Toby comes to life with moving head, eyes, waist and arm because learning is more fun with a friend!
• Learning Patterns Motion & Music Jungle Gym Sights, sounds and stimulation-they're all important for baby's developing abilities. With motion, music, high-contrast patterns and bright faces, this colorful gym is a great way to spark the senses. Three friendly animals move and dance overhead while baby hears delightful music and fun animal sounds. You can set it for long-playing music, or let baby activate shorter tunes by batting at the toys. As your child grows, remove the overhead gym bars and attach the animals to the soft quilt for tummy-time play. With rattles, clacker beads and ribbons, it's full of activities to keep baby busy! The Learning Patterns system of developmental toys is designed to help bring out your baby's full potential by awakening and rewarding developing abilities throughout the first year.
• Tyco Mattel Elmo House, cause and effect, by pushing the mat or the flower plant the door or the windows open.
• Fisher Price Baby Smartronics Nursery Rhymes Bus Learning fun is ready to roll, in your choice of English or Spanish! Choose a language, then let baby learn nursery rhymes and letters. Or turn the switch for numbers, shapes and colors. Friendly characters pop up to play "peek-a-boo" when baby pushes colorful buttons. And blinking lights dance while favorite songs play as baby rolls the bus along!
• Fisher Price Laugh & Learn Learning Puppy Play games, sing songs, enjoy lots of learning fun with this cuddly friend. Baby can learn A-B-Cs, 1-2-3's and parts of the body, plus sing along to 10 favorite songs and games. Dog bone collar lights up to the music! Make learning more fun with the whole collection of Laugh & Learn™ toys. With rich music, sing-along songs, and lots of activities, they combine early academics and everyday experiences-for the way kids really learn!
  
• Fisher Price Nursery Rhymes CD Player The Nursery Rhymes CD Player is a take along infant learning toy that teaches baby nursery rhymes, first words, animal names and sounds in a portable CD player format. Baby presses the center button to send the CD spinning around while the 3 colored lights dance. When is stops on one of 5 animals, it sings an appropriate nursery rhyme. Press the 3 lighted buttons on top to hear the animal name, the sound, and hear the nursery rhyme again. There are bangle beads on the side for additional manipulative play
• Navystar Animal Ship, push the animals to hear their sound.
• Bluebox classic toy
• Leap Frog My First LeapPad Learning System
• Leap Frog Leap's Big Day no cartage needed
• Leap Frog Preschool The Foot Book Dr. Seuss
• VTECH Little Smart Pull 'n Play Phone
• VTECH Storytime Rhymes
• Mattel Winnie the Pooh beads and sounds.
• Kids II Bright Starts Bop & Roll Drum Baby activates 4 melodies, 10 zany sounds and flashing lights by rolling drum, Includes a large reflective area for "Peek-A-Boo" fun, Rattling clear bead chaser on both ends.
• Plastic Duck
• Talking Singing Disney JOJO of JoJo's Circus Plush DOLL Toy
• Sesame Street Elmo's phone
• Sesame Street Elmo's guitar
• Elmo's piano, lights music numbers
• Fisher Price Camara
• Lamaze Puppy tunes Adorable Lamaze dog character with a different note in each of his four legs.
• Prince Lionheart Slumber Bear Tummy Sleep The Bear contains the only actual intra uterine recorded womb sound to help lull your baby to sleep in minutes. Additional hook and loop straps allow you to secure the rmovable audio box to crib rails, strollers and more.
• Blue Clue's
• Cititoy Baby Doll talks and sounds
• Leap Frog Learning Lily Bilingual, English, Spanish
• Kids II Bright Starts Clear rattle with colourful beads
• Kids II Bright Starts Colorful butterfly with beads
• Shelcore teething keys
• Leo the Lion soft book
• The First Years Phone, lights music, numbers
• Mattel Disney tigger with song
• Playskool piano
  
  
  

Bismillah

Today was a lil bit colder. It was very cold in the morning eventhough the sun was shining brightly.
In the afternoon, the sky was dark and it's started to rain till evening. All of us were at home trying to keep ourselves warm.

Alhamdulillah, ibu has received the recently bought, used laptop from EBay. Right now, ibu's using the new tablet pc. It's great and the tablet function's just so nice to play around with. Ehe, now abah can do his works using the other laptop without ibu interrupting him.

Hajar and Adam were already asleep. Hajar finally got tired of playing around the house and screaming at the top of her lung(read:high pitch,piercing voice-she has been doing this a lot lately). Hajar also loves to tear papers into pieces and throws them around the apartment. We guess that she needs more toys to play with, which unfortunately we cannot afford at this time. InshaALlah if Allah permits, we'll buy some developmental toys for Hajar when the scholarship's already here. Adam was as his usual self, a very cute and heart-melting baby. I loveeee my kids very much.Thank you Allah for giving me the chance to be their mother.

To be far away from home(Malaysia) is a very enriching experience for us. This reminds us at the struggle of the muhajireen who left their families, homes, and properties behind to live at a foreign land.

Alhamdulillah, hopefully this experience will make us stronger and closer with each other.Ameen

Bismillah

Alhamdulillah, life has been great. After two weeks of settling down, I can say life has turned to normal again. Altho the bugs are still bugging us, inshaAllah abah will talk to the management to see if we can move from this apartment soon. Hajar and Adam surely dont deserve to be bitten by bugs everyday. We've got some new bites yesterday by the way.

We are planning to find an apartment closer to the Islamic Center, if possible. So, it'll be easier for us and abah especially to go to the islamic center and perform jemaah prayer.

I think, a visit to the Islamic center every Sunday will be a must in our calendar. We've enjoyed the experience of being with the Islamic community in Los Angeles. There are lots of people coming from different parts of the world. Ibu has made some friends from Pakistan and Indonesia.

Hajar met lots of other toddlers in the nursery. There are lots of toys and a nice playground as well. Of course Hajar loves the nursery! Alhamdulillah

Well, eventho Adam still couldnt do much during the visit, inshaAllah he'll turn to love it as well.
Ameen

Bismillah

guess what, we are at Los Angeles!
Hajar, Adam, Abah and Ibu finally made it to the United States. (Unfortunately, Cik Mimi couldnt join us this time, inshaAllah later)

We went thru a very long flight on MAS plane MH 094, it was about 16 hours(including an hour+ of transit at Taipei). We were very sad of leaving our dear Tokpak, Tokmak, Opah, and loved ones at Malaysia but were excited at the same time. Hajar and Adam cried while we headed to the departure gate.

hajar and adam got gifts from Kak Zu and her children(they're 2 coloring books, two flip books, 2 teethers, and a box of crayons), from cik Mimi(A small bear and a balloon.unfortunately the balloon was not allowed into the flight and had to be left at the checkpoint :( ), and from Cik Effa+Ida(a bear with a box of ferraro rocher chocolate! Abah, ibu and Hajar finished them on the flight:) ).Ibu got a gratefull notebook from Cik Adda =).sweet, we love them all!