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Sebenernya dari minggu lalu Jibran udah mulai discover the power of his own two feet..he started to take one or two steps when I kneel infront of him and hold out my hands. Tapi gue nggak ngerti aja apa itu beneran apa dia ngelangkah cuma karena terpaksa aja *gimana sih??!* . But Jibran sure is a show off..waktu hari jum'at di rumahnya tante Manda..he took about 3 to 4 steps quite a few times..and he did that again on saturday night in front of everybody. And last night...boyy..last night was something...i was sitting on the couch across the TV and doing something on my laptop and Jibran was standing in front of the TV *he likes to watch TV right in front of it while holding on to the TV stand..his face is literally 20 cm away from the screen*..and suddenly he turned around and decided to walk towards me...wahh asli gue kaget banget ngeliatnya dan jadi bingung sendiri harus gimana..between excited dan panik takut dia jatoh...hehehe..daddy was smoking in the balcony but he witnessed everything through the sliding door. Walaupun Jibran jalannya masih sempoyongan gitu kaya orang mabok..hehe..but he was able to manage his balance until he reached me..i think it took him about 8 steps..waahh asli dehh...senneeeeeeng banget liatnya...of all the milestones..nothing beats seeing your baby first few steps. I picked him up right away and kissed him all over his face, I think he sensed my excitement and felt proud too. Tadi juga dia lagi berdiri senderan di sofa tau2 langsung jalan ke box tempat mainannya..tapi akhirnya jatoh di tengah jalan.


Sekarang nih masa masa nya jatuh bangun buat dia..kasian sih..tapi mau gimana lagi, it's part of the process kan. Belum tau sih how long it's gonna take him to master this walking milestone..I let him take his time. Tapi gue udah seneng banget karena udah keliatan kalo dia berani and believe in himself that he can do it..dan juga keliatan ada kemauan yang keras dari dirinya..and that's all that matter to me...that's one of the parenting methods that I wanted to apply to him..that's why I never intentionally make everything easy for him...life is tough..so i might as well toughen him up from now on. Contohnya ya dari hal hal kecil aja..kaya waktu belajar makan cheerios..emang sih it would be easier to feed him one by one, lebih cepet dan lebih bersih kan..tapi kalo di suapin terus kapan bisa nya..I want him to learn to feed himself..so i just dumped cheerios all over his tray..kasian sebenernya dia susah banget mau makan cheerios2 itu cause he hadn't mastered his pincer grasp at that time...jadi palingan yang kemakan sedikit dan kerjaan gue jadi bertambah karena harus mungutin cheerios2 itu di bawah..hehe..but that's ok..i want him to learn from his mistakes. Sekarang pincer grasp nya udah mantab..ada beras satu biji di bawah juga bisa dia pungut..hehehe.


Anyway...most babies have teeth by this time around... they even have one as early as 5 months..but Jibran doesn't even have one yet now that he is 9.5 months..so go figure...all of his energy goes into his legs cause he craves for mobility so much. Wow... my baby is gonna be a toddler sooner than I expected..but just so he knows..I'm still going to call him my baby even when he is 16 and going on his first date...=))

Jibran had a 9 months doctor check up last saturday. He got one shot..but he didn't get the flu shot..it was available for high risk babies only. Jibran is not considered high risk cause he wasn't born prematurely and he doesn't go to day care..so the dr thought it would be wiser to give it to those who are more exposed to the virus..ya emang bener sih..ya mudah mudahan aja kita nggak ada yang kena flu..dan lagi kan mau pulang ke jakarta for one and a half month so we won't be exposed to the germy season as much.


Jibran sekarang beratnya udah 20 pounds (9.07 KG) at the 50th percentile and his length is 29 inches something..kurang lebih 74 cm and it falls on the 75th percentile and his head measurement falls on the 90th percentile..hehe..emang jibran bagol banget deh.. kepalanya gede bener..kalo beli topi aja untuk yang umur 1.5 sama 2 taun baru muat..hihi..nggak pa pa deh big head means big brain and big brain means smart brain..hehe..:P


I asked the dr about his gum that still remains toothless...she said not to worry about it as the later the teeth erupt..the better they are..so all good. Anyway..since Ramadhan began, Jibran has been taking 2 to 3 bottles of formula during the day..I know moms who breastfeed can be exempted from fasting but I don't wanna miss another year of fasting..and plus i'm trying to wean him off the breast anyway so I'm just gonna use this occassion to support my decision..:P. Some people stop breastfeed their childs abruptly..but I wanna do it gradually..kasian dia nya soalnya and plus i'm not ready to give it up all together..and i know i would miss it more than i thought i would when I'm finally done with it. But hey I breastfed him exclusively for the first 9 months of his life *he only gets a bottle of formula like once a week before*...and i'm so proud of that, the fact that I gave him the best he could get...never thought i could make it this far.


Anywayyy..Jibran turned 9 months last week (I'm now 9 months Tante Dinar and Tante Etha..not 8 months!!..I'm not a little baby anymore..:P)....Happy 9 Months ya Jibran sayang, It's been a sleepless wonderful and enjoyable 9 months for me, hope you feel the same way too.i wuff you!!

How's that for a headline after the election day next month?..;). I just watched Fahrenheit 9/11 last night..*finally..finally*..and i should say..WOW..i'm impressed with how neatly all the scenes, series, footages and soundtracks are being put together..I thought it was going to be a boring documentary..turns out I was wrong. He keeps the whole movie interesting..and the movie is a really thought provoking one. Definitely a must see for everybody despite his/her political bent or even if he/she is not into politic at all. It'll make you laugh, cry, sad and mad at the same time.


There are a lot of aspects that Michael Moore brings into the movie, from the connection between President Bush and the Saudis, to the war on Afghanistan, 9/11 attack, how the bush administration exploited 9/11 to heigthen the fear level of the public so they'll turn to their leader and allow him to do whatever it takes to make them feel safe..*and that's when the administration use it to make the people believe that the war on iraq was justified*. He was also talked about the election in Florida, the President Inauguration day *where an egg was thrown into Bush's limo*, the US military recruitment, the companies that benefit from the war and the allegation that Bush helped the family of Osama to fly out of US ater 9/11 without questioning them, etc, etc.


Some of the soldiers in Iraq were interviewed and it is disturbing to me to find out that some were so pumped up to kill those innocent people that they sing "Burn, Motherfucker, burn" while attacking them..there is also a scene when the soldiers were making fun of the hostages. I think the message that Moore wanted to convey from that scene is, when you send them into an immoral war, they, in turn will act immorally.


Moore also talked about how Bush has cut budget for veterans, and when the woman whose son died in Iraq received his son's last paycheck..it was cut for 5 days for the days he didn't show up for work, because he was dead. I couldn't believe what I just saw!!. Other scene that I found interesting was seeing the reaction of President Bush when he was told that the nation is under attack. He just sit there, somewhere in florida kindergarten and continued on reading the story to the children for seven minutes. Don't you think a normal president would act immediately, excuse himself and tend to the most important matter of this country?? Didn't he want to know what exactly was going on, make a plan or whatever it was that he had to do??..Something is seriously wrong with him...and I hope the american will send his sorry ass back to texas next month.


For me personally, watching the movie makes me feel like i have finally found the validation that i've been looking for, he puts into context and connects all of the bits and pieces that I've only seen and heard abstractly. Sure, the movie may have been fabricated and some are probably misleading but at least there are footage of documents and interviews and news reports to back it up. Besides, I've come to realize that no matter how deep you look into, you can never find the truth about all of these..so I decide to just believe what makes sense to me..and the movie does make sense to me...and plus one thing that no one can argue is that the basic premise is true that Bush has led the american into an illegal war. Sadam was not a threat, even Condoleezza Rice (national security advisor) admitted that in the summer of 2001 and that you will never find the weapon of mass destruction in Iraq.

Hehe..took quite a few pictures last weekend at the creve couer lake..and i'm so pleased with the results..should've taken more pictures!! By the way, I think I screwed up on my exam last night...it was unbelievably hard...well it was final exam..what do you expect??..i have accumulated 92% before the exam..so I need at least 88% on the exam to get a freaking A out of this class..but..I don't think I'll get anywhere near 88..poor lil old me..=(. New class begins next week..and it's the CAPSTONE class..oh my god..there's gonna be sooo much work..sooo many group meetings involved, research conducted, etc..etc!!


On a happier note though...guess what I received in the mail yesterday?!?....Boarding passes fo the 3 of us...leaving on Dec 9 and coming back on January 22...can'twaitcan'twait!!!

Dreamhost.com is having a huge sale to celebrate their 7th birthday. They give away 777 acounts for just $0.77 per month!!..that equals to $9.24 per year (800 MB and other fancy features)..and plus the domain is free. I couldn't resist that...i mean..who could?!?!..The original price is $119.40 per year..so that's a lot of saving right there. This is perfect for someone who wants to have a domain but don't know if it will be useful or not...even if you won't be using it that much..at least it kills your curiousity.. and also it's not a bad idea to secure the domain that you want..cause domain is like men...all the good ones are taken!!. I wanted to repurchase my azalia.org but someone already purchased it last may..so hanzky.com it is!!


It's gloomy here in st. louis, probably because Bush is here??..hehe...the presidential debate takes place here in St. louis, in Washington University to be exact. Bush and John Kerry have arrived last night..and they will be here until tomorrow. I missed their first debate session..I heard Kerry kicked Bush azz..hope he'll do it again tonight.


Anyway..I just got a new niece last week..her name is Affra. Her mom was actually my highschool friend..isn't it kinda weird that one of your friends becomes your sister in law??..I haven't met her since she officially became my sister in law though..so I don't really know how it feels. The baby must be really pretty cause she got a good gene on her, her parents are both good looking people..the mom was one of the Femina girls..and the dad was one of the abang jakarta who came out as the audience's favorite one. Anyway..congratulation for them..hope they enjoy the baby as much as I enjoy Jibran..=))..


Got to continue my study now..i have 3 chapters (out of 8) to go...Have a fabulous weekend everyone!!

Jibran is catching a cold, his nose is so stuffy that sometimes it makes him hard to breath through his little nose and he also makes some grunting noises when sleeping..but he is still a happy camper though..so i'm not too worry. I've rubbed his chest with vicks, gave him the oceans spray..and i will do the vapor bath tonight. If his stuffy nose is still not clearing up by tomorrow that means he has to miss school...but we can make it up another day...!!. I don't feel good either, my throat is sooo sore and my eyes are a bit watery...i took tylenol last night and just now..hopefully this doesn't get worse..cause i can't afford to get sick..not now..not with the final exam coming up next monday!! Maybe i should just get a flu shot..oh well..stay healthy everyone..don't let the flu bugs bite!

udah upload foto2nya banyak tapi kok nggak keluar keluar yah...lagi error sepertinya, cuma dua ini aja bisa upload lewat MT, tapi kalo semuanya lewat situ sih ribeetttt...!!..Crita2 nya menyusul ya!!

It's exactly 6 hours to Indo Night..I still have to go to Kinkos, print all the backstage passes and go to office max to get the string and some other stuff...but the car is acting up..the battery went dead..of all the days..WHY TODAYY??...ergggh...!!..Dendre just left for auto zone with manda...maybe i should just get a quick nap..we got home at 2.30 in the morning and only slept for a mere hours...i think i'm getting sick...mana sekarang udah dingin lagi udaranya. .anywayy..wish us luck!!..i should be back with lots of photos from the event. Have a good weekend everybody!!