Some pics during our visit to Bloom Flower Show in Phoenix Park during the last Bank Holiday. Although the weather was glorious and the flowers were breathtaking, the entrance fee was expensive plus it was very tiring and took us almost the whole day to finish seeing all. Remind me not to go again next year..

Bank holiday lepas Kg Lucan telah menganjurkan Family Day, our annual family gathering. This year it was held in Avon Ri Lakeshore Holiday Homes, Blessington on 30th May 2008. Kami tiba seawal malam hari jumaat bersama beberapa family lain. Macam biasa, makan roti canai dan karipap malamnya serta berbual2 hingga lewat malam hehhe

On saturday, awal2 pagi lagi dah start set up the scene for the program. Sementara menunggu ketibaan family2 lain kami main charade dulu kalah teruk nampaknya team guys Program bermula jam dalam pukul 12 dengan treasure hunt untuk the women. Seterusnya sukaneka kanak2 dan makan. Kemudian Games untuk the guys berupa obstacle challenges ala2 Fear Factor..ada yang kena cartwheel, lari dalam guni, makan telur, makan bawang dan tomato. Then there was futsal for the guys. Tak lupa juga BBQ in the evening. Program bersambung dengan games untuk couples. We ended up at number 5 during the best couple quiz but we triumphed at number 2 during the crossword puzzle for couples!! Dont mess with us! Program tamat dalam kul 9pm, kemas2 and we retired for the night early dalam kul 1130pm. The others were playing uno until the early hours when we left. Zulfah dan Zahrah tertido kepenatan malam tu. Zulfah really enjoyed herself with the other kids especially Solehah.

The day after were spent lazying around and enjoying the place. Zulfah had the chance to play in the pool. Abah went kayaking and there were archery and clay pigeon shooting too at which ibu managed to shoot 2 clays successfully!!Never thought ibu would ever made it, maklumlah..mata kero sikit

All in all, that weekend was fun and alhamdulillah dapat mengeratkan lagi silaturrahim antara families in Kg Lucan. It took 3 days for us to recover from the muscle aches after that!!

Alhamdulillah selelsai lagi satu tanggungjwab sebagai ibu abah. Pada sabtu 24th May kami telah mengadakan jamuan akikah Zulfah dan Zahrah di rumah kami. Majlis bermula jam 250pm dengan kata aluan dari abah Zulfah dan Zahrah seterusnya bacaan Yaasin dan doa seterusnya bacaan selawat beramai-ramai. Menu majlis adalah nasi minyak, kari kambing akikah, jelatah dan ayam goreng berempah. Kami mengucapkan terima kasih kepada yang sudi hadir on time serta yang memeriahkan majlis. All in all, alhamdulillah majlis berjalan dan berakhir dgn jayanya..

Antara koleksi gambar2 zulfah n summer flowers..enjoy...

Rasanya kali ni dah nak masuk 7 ke 8 kali dah melawat cliffd og moher..ke galway apatah lagi. Tapi trip kali ni istimewa sikit sebab ibu, abah dan mak serta newborn Zahrah pun ada..kami melawat Maklong Zulfah dan Zahrah yang kerja di Galway. Sambil tu revisit connemara dan cliff of moher dan jalan2 di bandar Galway. Rasanya ini baru kali kedua jalan2 di dalam bandar Galway itself, selalunya lawat luar bandar je hehehe

Zahrah harini genaplah sebulan. Alhamdulillah Zahrah membesar dengan sihat dan comel. Cepat aje anak ibu ni membesar..huhu Zahrah dah pandai berborak2 dengan orang, fixing and following, smile with meaning dan localising sound.

After 3 hari dalam ward, on the 14th April 2008 ibu dan Zahrah dibenarkan pulang. Punya la suka kaklong Zulfah menyambut adik ZAhrah siap dressed up lagi tu. Zulfah is such a good big sister and she is really helpfull with baby Zahrah. Fetching her things, tolong ibu senyapkan adik kalau Zahrah nangis, nak dukung adik selalu, nak kongsi susu dia dengan adik (eventho adik takleh minum susu die pun ), tak mengusik adik bila nobody around. Cuma lately ni die dah refuse tolong ibu buang adik punya used nappy..'cuk-cuk' katanya hehehehehhe Pandai Zulfah ni

Alhamdulillah, pada 12 April 2008 tepat jam 1049am kiah telah selamat melahirkan puteri kedua kami dengan berat 3.76kg (8lbs 5oz).

Labour started at 0830am dan progress very quickly. It started with small contractions each lasted 20secs every 15 minutes. Each contraction lebih kurang 4-5/10 severitynye. Macam period pain laaa.. Within half an hour it has progressed to 6/10 and it was in my back more than anything. Sakit jugakla tu Each contraction lasted 40secs every 8-10mins.

Oleh kerana cepatnya progress labour, we decided to go straight to the hospital. We reached Coombe Women and Infant Hospital at 0940am and all the way to the hospital I felt as if I am ready to bear down and push!! Admitted into the labour ward, I was fully dilated and ready to deliver!! I was immediately transferred to delivery suite and within half an hour and about 6 sessions of pushing, alhamdulillah kami telah dianugerahkan seorang puteri yang sihat. We couldnt be happier!! Rasa macam tak percaya that we are already a parent of 2 perfect little princess and how easy this time around!! Segala pujian dan kesyukuran kami panjatkan buat Allah SWT..

Pada kari ketujuhnya, kami namakan puteri kedua kami ini Zahrah Faihanah Ilhami Muhammad Faisal. Nama ini membawa maksud bunga yang harum ilham kami. Kami doakan agar baby Zahrah sentiasa dilindungi rahmat dan berkah Allah SWT serta dapat membangga dan mengharumkan nama keluarga

Before Kak Norni balik Mesia haritu kami sekeluarga telah ke Powerscourt Garden di Wicklow. Ni kali yang ke 5 kiah ke sini dan kali ke3 faisal kesini tapi kali pertama Zulfah ke sini. It was drizzling initially but after 10 minutes waiting, the weather cleared up revealing glorious sunny weather. Bunga tak banyak yang berkembang and it was a wonder because it was suppose to be spring time..

Kiah was 35 weeks pregnant and even though Kiah looked HUGE, Kiah actually feel well and walked around the garden with no complaint