great-grandparents

adelle with Pa

trainride on the way to see great-grands.

ada 2 teens yang duduknya ga jauh dari kita lagi denger musik hiphop deh kalo ga salah, saking maksnya, sampe kedengeran sama satu gerbong. tapi anak gue ga komplain, langsung goyang2 sepanjang ride hehe...

Moby Wrap wraps your bub like a koala :D

Lucu deh...sekarang disini banyak lho ibu2 muda yang pake Moby Wrap (bule version of our gendongan :D ).

bedanya, Moby Wrap ini 100% cotton, jadi gue bilang lebih ada 'give'nya dibanding gendongan yang kita biasa pake. Trus, ridiculously, harganya bok... AUD60!!! busettt... (pelitnya kluar). Cuman yah nih mobywrap lebih keren2 motifnya, ada yg polos, ada yang dari satin sutra, motif batik, etc.




pic. courtesy of justforbubs.com.au

makenya jg ga susah2 amat sih..... liat gih

dancing and bangling

dancing to I wanna be like you - Jungle Book



sharing bangles with Tyrone

2nd Week in Melbourne

Adelle met Tyrone - August 17th 2008

Ke basketball game-nya daddy

si cheeky

Seminggu di melbern, adelle nambah mlulu cheekyness-nya. bener2 tambah lucu dan tambah pusing juga at the same time.

contohnya :
* kerjanya 'ngobrol2' aja, puaanjjaaanng banget kalimatnya, dengan full gaya dan hand movement juga, trus bisa nyelip2 kata2 yang dia udah fasih.

* kalo diajak ngapa2in yang dia udah rutin ngelakuin, dan kalo lagi mau, pasti langsung "IYAH" trus tuk tuk tuk jalan ke tempat tujuan. contohnya nih, yuk pergi yuk, tapi pake sepatu dulu yaa.. nah langsung dese ke tempat sepatu ngambil sepatu2nya, trus dikasih ke kita (seringnya sih berusaha pake sendiri, adelle udah bisa pake sepatu sendiri tapi sebelah aja, yg satu lagi suka gagal) buat dipakein. kalo udah selesai, trus kita bilang "OK, off you go", trus dia dengan semangat jalan ke pintu, ketuk2 pintu, sambil ngoceh2 "LEe gooooo".. kalo mami daddynya masih ngapa2in, pasti ditarik2in ama dia. Trus contoh lain lagi, "yuk kita sikat gigi/mandi", biasanya langsung tuk3 ke kamar mandi.

* kalo disuruh nyanyi dan joget, langsung deh dese joget2 dan nyanyi2 asal ada musiknya ato kita yg nyanyi

* kalo nemu kotak snack (favoritnya krupuk *sighhh*), kotaknya dibawa ke kita trus ngomong "mauuuu" kita suruh blg please, dia langsung ngomong dengan manisnya (pake gaya nunduk2 miring2 hihi) "pliiisssss". Kalo udah dapet, dese nyambung "xie xie" ato "kasiiihhh". tapi kalo lagi gak mau ngomong please, waduhhh gayanya ajubileehhh, kepalanya ditundukin kayak hening cipta, begitu deh berulang2.

* ade ipar gue dipanggil NAMA *gleg* hahaha... jadi sekarang kerjanya "pipieeppp pipipppp pippppp" instead of "pipiet" hehehe

* abis ngegeratakin majalah2, kalo disuruh ngerapiin lagi, biasanya dese ngerapiin sebentar, udah itu distracted lagi ama yang lain hehe at least we try

oh well... mungkin udara dingin ini yang membuat otaknya tambah kreatip kali ya.. :P
tapi dingin2 gini, adelle ga nambah makannya, biasa aja dan cenderung berkurang, susunya juga. turun 1/2 kilo gitu2 si montog gue... so far, no problem kok ama udara winter, kayaknya emang adelle lebih tahan ama udara dingin daripada panas. lagian, maminya pasti ngelayer adelle sampe 5-6 baju lho hihi... pantesan kliyatannya bulet kayak snowman yaakk :D

satu perkembangan adelle lagi yang gue hepi bener, adelle ama stranger udah ga 'takut' kayak dulu reaksinya. kalo dulu tuh ya, deket stranger aja dia bisa kabur ketakutan malah kadang2 nangis. (sampe gue dikata2in ga pernah ngajak anaknya keluar rumah, duh ga tau ya dia orang, anak gue dari 1 bln lebih udah nyebrang pulau, apalagi keluar rumah...ampir tiap ari!! sampe gue kesel dikatain kuper dsbnya) ehhh 2 mg ini makin bagus deh interaksinya adelle ama stranger. cuman diliatin aja 15-20 menit, bener2 diplototin sepuas2nya sampe tamu maminya salting hihi... udah itu biasanya udah warmed-up lho... mau digendong, diajak main, dipeluk2, malah bisa ngasih hug. lumayan lahhh anakku ga sekampyung dulu lagi... :D

17 months old Adelle ....

(just some of her milestones by the 17th month)

• Enjoys pretend games
• Feeds her dolls, dad and mum
• Dances to music and to tv shows
• Throws ball overhand and underhand
• Is so finicky about food sometimes
• Likes riding toys
• Speaks much much more clearly
• Reads board books on her own
• Scribbles quite well
• Strings two words together (eg. mau susu, mau bobok, let's go (she says : le gooo))
• Brushes her teeth with help
• Takes toys apart and put them back together
• Enjoys helping around the house
• Names about 6 body parts (mata, kuping, gigi, mulut, pipi, kaki)
  
• Sings simple tunes (cicak2 di dinding, tik tik tik bunyi hujan, tuk tik tak tik tuk, etc)
• Can follow 2-step requests (eg. get daddy's handphone and give it to mummy please...)
  
• RUNS!
  

it's ICY cold... bbbbrrrrrrrr

one word, we're FREEEEEZZZINGGG... but all is well :)

a quick update

ahh sedihnya eke tidak bisa update2 blog udah seminggu ini. inilah, gara2 mau berangkat kyknya ini itu blum beres2 jg. ga beres2 urusan apa2. tapi, eke sempetin deh apdet sedikit, at least biar ga kesannya terbengkalai hihi.. so our next post will be from melbourne!!!

eniwei, ini ada foto adelle pas hari merah kemarin (rabu). adelle diajak oma opanya ke sibolangit buat makan durian trus rupanya mereka mampir ke Greenhill theme park. ini kali pertama deh adelle jalan keluar kota yg rada jauh tanpa maminya. dan dese baik2 aja. wah seneng deh mulai bisa dilepas ihihi...

playground & reunion

akhirnya, adelle gue kasih maen di playground kecil di dpn hypermart :LOL:

selama ini gue rada2 parno sih, yang parno kuman lah, parno kedorong anak2 yg lbh gede lah, dll.
tp kmrn krn maminya mau blanja di Hypermart, dan h'mart lg rame berat krn hr minggu, akhirnya diputusin adelle boleh deh maen di playground itu, sambil ditungguin ratih, mba-nya.

ternyata, anak gue KAMSEK!! masa ga berani nginjek bola2 itu lho. mukanya meringis2, minta gendong ama ratih. deuhhh, maminya diketawain oom didi, dikatain itulah ga pernah bawa anaknya maen kesono. jadinya kamsek.

trus ditinggal ke hypermart, rupanya 1/2 jam pertama masih gelayutan lho ama ratih. lama bener takutnya ilang. udah gitu, dibawa ratih ke perosotan, nahh baru dia beraninya keluar.

sampe gue dateng lagi, tuh anak kerjanya naik turun perosotan aja, mo pamer critanya hihi..

giliran diajak pulang, pas lg mo dipakein sepatu, adelle cussss, kabur ke dalam playground lagi hhiihi...

*sayang ga ada foto perdana nih*

trus malemnya, maminya ada acara reuni ama temen2 SMP. Adelle pun ikut lagi ama ratih. Rupanya restonya homey banget, dan dibawah ada playground yg mirip ama yg di mall2, minus tempat maen bola2nya doang. jadi ya sudah deh, kelar g kasih makan, adelle maen lagi disitu sejam lebih. seneng banget tuh anak. tapi blm bisa mengayuh mobil2annya hihi... pelan2 ya nak , practice safe driving aja :lol:

intinya, adelle PUAS!!! seharian maen mlulu.

i just realized 1 fact about adelle too, dia pinter lho carmuk. masa di depan temen2 maminya, pinter banget makan, ga pake rewel, ga pake geleng2, ga pake dorong2 meja. pokoknya 1 sendok trus udah megap lagi minta disendokin lagi, duduk dengan manisnya pdhl kan ga di highchair. ck ck ck... kecil2 bs carmuk.

Kelas III2 SMP St. Thomas 1 Medan Alumni'91

a long and tiring day

Last night, this early morning, eke tidak bisa tidur. pikiran lagi mumet, it kept jumping from one thing to another. kayaknya sekitar jam 4an pagi pun otak ga mau sinkron ama mata yg udah dari tadi terpejam. adelle mulai gelisah. pas eke mulai melayang2 krn kecapean, adelle mulai huk-huk-huk-huk. kyknya jam menunjukkan pukul 5 deh.. dikasih susu sdkt, diminum, trus diem. tapi dari jam 5 itu adelle jg ga bobo, matanya terbuka staring in the dark. mungkin dia jg lg bnyk pikiran kyk maminya hehhee...

tiap 15 menit she stirred, then stared then stirred, and so on. puncaknya jam 6.45.
awalnya nyanyi2 kecil, ehh trus dia mulai manggil2 "daddy... daddy....?". gue tanya, adelle miss daddy ya?
would you like to call daddy now? she said "YEAaaa".
so we rang daddy. adelle yapped abit on the phone and passed it back to me. ehh trus dia mulai nangis. gue bingung knapa ya nih anak.. mgkn dia emang kangen, tp skrg apapun ga mau. rupanya pas omanya jemput ga lamanya, she smiled happily. ya sudah deh, adelle maen2 sampe jam 11 lewat, trus tepar kecapean.

tapi seharian tingkahnya agak sedikit aneh... mungkin mau pinter kali yaa.. ato mau tumbuh gigi?
ahh whatever it is, as long as she's fine and healthy.

trus td malem adelle mecahin gelas pertamanya. untung kakinya ga kena serpihan gelasnya.

tadi juga pertama kali gue liat adelle bisa dorong pintu kamar yang beratnya ajubilaahhh... buset dah, gue telat dikit. untung dia nutupnya pelan2, kalo dibanting ama dia, tuh 4 jari patah kali ya.... thank GOD she knew better. cuman pas jarinya udah mepet di pintu, adelle ga bisa narik jari2nya keluar krn emang pintunya BERAT. yah nangis dikit trus diem.

duhhhh makin mesti extra extra banget jagain adelle sekarang. mana segala kursi dipanjatin, trus mulai narik2 kursi untuk dinaikin buat ngambil barang di lemari/meja. pusing gue pussinggg, ini yg namanya jadi ibu mesti punya mata di belakang kepala juga :lol:

anyway, ini adelle lg nyoba topi - baru dapet cadeau dr iepo Melly... lucu juga sih, sayang ga tahan lama dikepalanya.

dikerjain

lagi asik nonton, mau aja diannoy sama maminya... :lol:

Si Wingko Babat

Sejak Opa pulang hr Minggu malam bawa wingko babat, dessertnya adelle pasti 1 bungkus wingko babat heheh... ga abis sih, cuman siapa yg mo makan lg :P Susah deh asal liat boxnya, treak2 "inii...inii....maauuu". I'm not sure if its such a good idea to let her eat them, but *shrugs* since she's not eating her meals too well lately, it'll be great she still wants to eat something at least. :lol:

Wingko Babat : one of Indonesian traditional snack food, consists mainly shredded coconut and palm sugar. It's rather round and flat, and rather chewy. Best eaten warm.

the one we have is the one on the right, it's not that sweet for javanese cake, IMHO :)

Some meaningful conversations...

Al : Adelle...daddy mana?
Ad : *ngedongak ke lt.2* bubbb..... bubbb?
Ad : ga ada....

Al : Adelle mau punya dedek gaa?
Ad : Mauuu
Al : Berapa delle?
Ad : Tigaaa
Al : Enam mau ga?
Ad : *geleng2* ga mauuuuuu ga mauuu *geleng2 terus sampe yg liat pusing*

AL = alicia
AD = adelle
M = mami
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M : zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
A : mamiiiiiii
M : mmmmmmm?
A : *korek2 idung mami* mamiiiiii
M : apa delle?
A : mau shushu...
M : *masih males bangun*
A : *bergerak dan dudukin muka mami* mamiiii
M : iya deh dellle....

Kejar-kejar-an

Ga jelas kapan mulainya, tapi sblm daddynya ke melbern, adelle went through a phase dimana dia beteee banget kalo lagi mau dipakein/dibuka bajunya. pake acara hekk hekk hekkk *nangis buaya, biasa*. Trus kan kita ke HKG, di hkg berubah drastis.. ga ada struggling2nya deh gue. Mungkin doi sadar maminya sendirian. Trus, gara2 bbrp hr yg lalu dia denger kali dipuji soal ini, langsung berubah lagi!! Nah bedanya sekarang jadi kayak maen kejar2an plus petak umpet (hide and seek). Lucu sih...tapi capek gilaaa.

Biasanya kelar mandi, dibawa ke kasurnya, trus dia kabur bbrp meter, trus stop, ngelirik gue sambil diem di tempat. begitu dia liat gue ceprot2in lotionnya, lgsg ambil langkah seribu. bwahaha... gitu2 deh berulang2, dari lotion, bedak, hair cologne, pampers, baju, celana sampe sisiran. gue suka ketawa sendiri ngeliatnya.

the only fashion item yang dia doyan banget adalah SEPATU :D langsung duduk manis diem2. hihi.. ahh anak2 ada2 ajaaa...they put so many colors in your life, dont they?

When she feels like singing...

Grandma's precious gifts

Some of the most precious gifts Adelle every received are from Grandma. They're priceless because grandma made it with her own hand, which means it's so full of love! :)
The first one is when she was born. It's a plate. It says her name, time of birth, weight & height, and she drew a little baby girl.



The second one is when grandma came over to indonesia in march. It's a piggy bank. I still find it so amazing that she actually did this one. Just look at the details!! She always signs at the back of the gift too.

adelle & pluto

at first, she got frightened when pluto was walking towards her, but now
she carries him around the house :)


sayang pluto....


drink pluto, drink!

Wii Fit

Denger2, my dear husband was getting me this :


What is it?

Wii Fit is an exercise game in Nintendo Wii, using a proprietary tool called “Wii Balance Board”. It is called the Balance Board because the main theme of the Wii Fit is to improve overall fitness by way of developing better posture and balance. - quoted from uberboston's article on FD

*yay* (now no more excuse not to exercise!! :D )

Opa-co turned 81

My grandpa's birthday falls on July 13th. And every year, if possible he'd go out of town to get away from everyone. It's just because he doesn't want to trouble people to 'remember' celebrating his birthday. As expected, this year he ran away to "Pantai Cermin" - a beach side that's about 45 mins from medan. So on 13th morning, we all made plan to pay him a surprise visit.
I thought it'd be a good chance for adelle to have a little play on the beach. But apparently, she wasn't too keen *long sigh* probably the sensation when her foot touched the sand, or when they're slowly sinking in it. who knows. definitely must try to take her to the water more often!!

Innie minnie miney mo....