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Mommy Stephanie Liah And Daddy Remy Rizal


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It is worthwhile to give pneumococcal vaccination to these young babies as this germ/virus can causes meningitis that ranks number 2 in the world after Haemophilus influenza type-B (HiB). It costs you RM300 per jab(Requires you to take 4 doses).Mommies,do some research yeah.Here,I would like to share with you some facts of Pneumococcal.



These kind of vaccinations is apparently not a compulsory vaccination in Malaysia. I read a little about it during my pregnancy and when Ryan's paediatrician recommended that he takes it, we did not have any second thought. When he mentioned it briefly to us, I don't think we quite understand the magnitude of the disease. Our thoughts were, if it is good and recommended by the paed, just get it done.LOL Aint funny..


Ryan just had his second dose of pneumococcal vaccination last couple months. I did a little bit more research and came up with the following facts which I hope would help parents who are considering this vaccination.



Pneumococcal (pronounced as New-Mo-Co-Cal) disease is a severe bacterial infection caused by Streptococcus Pneumoniae, also called pneumococcus. It may cause pneumonia, meningitis or a blood stream infection (bacteremia). This disease mostly strike children under age 5 and can lead to some of the worst childhood diseases. Kids under 2 years old are most at risk. These bugs live in the mucous lining of the nose and in the back of the throat, and when plentiful enough can cause an infection in the respiratory tract, middle ear, or sinus cavities.



Pneumonia - inflammatory illness of the lung
Meningitis - inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. Potentially life threatening.
Bacteremia - blood infection with bacteria.



Pneumococcal bacteria are spread by close contact and through coughing and sneezing. Diseases such as meningitis and pneumonia can crop up within days of infection. Symptoms of pneumococcal pneumonia usually include fever and chills with shaking or trembling, as well as chest pain, coughing, shortness of breath, rapid breathing, rapid heart rate, fatigue, and weakness. Nausea, vomiting, and headaches are also associated with pneumococcal pneumonia, but are less common.Rotavirus are slightly the same.There are 2 types-Rotarix and Rotateq.
The routine schedule for pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is 4 doses, one dose at each of these ages:
2 months,4 months,6 months and 12-15 months(RM300 per jab-(Private Clinic)But ,Im not sure about Government.


Children who weren’t vaccinated at these ages can still get the vaccine. The number of doses needed depends on the child's age. And the Rotarix vaccine is RM180 per jab.


Honestly, after reading the facts, I am glad that Ryan is vaccinated. If your child is not, it could be a good time to give this vaccination before a serious thought-NOT later than 12months.

Dear baby Ryan Raffael,
Mommy and daddy have given you almost all the protection you need against those bacterias and viruses,eventho its an optional. So, be good boy ok. Else, mommy will claim back all the expenses incurred when you start working (mommy has compiled all the bills ya…) HEHE
Mommy Stephanie Liah And Daddy Remy Rizal

-30th October 2008-


Happy 8months old,Ryan Raffael!My baby is growing so fast!!It seems like just yesterday I brought him home from the hospital all cuddled up in his receiving blanket. At the time he was perfectly content to stay snug and secure in mommy and daddy's arms.

He is now entering the life of bumps,falls and bruises!He bumped his head on the wall,on the floor..As the months go by that contentment begins to exhibit a bit of restlessness, I finds that he gets focused and intent on exploring the world around him.He's not yet at a point of independence where he can navigate him way across the room yet, but isn't completely satisfied with the view around him, he wants to see more! In reaction, he begins to rock back and forth, or inches across the floor and before we know it, he's proudly pulled himself up to a standing positing (while desperately clinging to a piece of sliding door) and he turns and looks at us shines with pride.He is able to pull himself up since early 6months old.




And today, Ryan stood unaided and without holding on to anything for a few minutes.Risau gak,takut terhantuk.But it hapens few times.He fell of the bed last month.He cried for a minute!We went for checked up and thank God nothing happen.Just a small bruise on his forehead. He’s been cruising a small step from one place to another, he wanted to let go of his hands to walk for few seconds. Soon thereafter, "cruising" will begin. Cruising occurs when Ryan begins to navigate the room and goes on quests to travel to places afar (just imagine how far the diameter of my living room must look to him!) That proud grin from pulling up may be replaced by an expression of pure determination as my baby becomes acutely aware of his mobility and budding skills. Ryan will focus on this navigation and look to discover ways to effectively get to the other side of the room by holding onto objects such as sofas, chairs, tables and other various types of furniture,sliding door or even people! Mommy and daddy's legs are a perfect grasping point if there are no other furniture pieces in the direction he want to head. He is also able to pull himself up from a sitting positon(Pumping Style)without holding onto anything and stand.He knows how to bend his knees and how to sit after standing.He can now signing 'wave bye-bye',''mam'' and 'NO'-To shake his head in refusal also 3 other baby signs.And the most important thing is Ryan has finally says ''Mommy''!

I think there is no specific month when our baby begins to walk.In fact,on average babies walk unaided between 9 and 15 months, and each baby is different. It's possible walking may begin as early as 8-9 months or occur sometime after their first birthday. My opinion is,babies grow rapidly and in so many ways. Some seem to get teeth early, others start to talk, and then there are those who concentrate on learning to walk. All babies are unique and meet milestones at their own pace. If not right now, then soon.


As for me,Ryan's first step is a very memorable day and one to be treasured, and it'll happen when he is ready.Soon... :) Mommy and daddy just cannot wait!!Hehe.Now on,Alhamdullilah Ryan had assess 4 aspects of milestones(Gross motor,Fine motor,Social and Speech plus Hearing) except for understanding command words(vocalize single meaningful words), talking (Such No/Yes/Bye ect)and walking by himself yet.Soon...Watch him grow,yeah!Hahaha.Ok,enough doting my baby Ryan Raffael for today yeah.So ya!
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Ryan is about 7months,3weeks old when he wound up weaning himself off of pacifiers(Lately). For whatever reason, he got to a point where he only liked one kind of pacifier,Nuby teether paci. And, of course, it was the ONLY one of it’s kind in the entire pacifier collection. And, to make matters worse/better it wasn’t a normal pacifier that you could just buy in the baby section of any store. Unfortunately, we wound up actually hiding that pacifier. Before this,he took about half and hour with the pacifier before he dozed-off.



The funny thing is that I then had to call my good friend,Diana and ask how to put a baby to sleep WITHOUT a pacifier since I’d never had to do that before since 3months ago. It took about a week of difficult nights(he babbling,climbing upside down,crawling,biting,turning and kicking), but we finally established a night-time ritual of patting his back that worked for Ryan.See la how..So far so good lah :)
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This is his second time going to a cinema with us. The first was to watched Drag Me To Hell.Hehe. That time, he was barely 7months and he was either sleeping or nursing throughout the show.
But, now at 8 months old, he watches in excitement. He kicks his leg and waves his hands, coo-ing and gagging (baby language) throughout and sleeping.


















































'' Drag Me To Hell!! '' Nah,you might think Im crazy ,huh?Horror movie tu...After the 'Baby Bites' gathering,we went for the midnight movie at GSC Signature,The Gardens.Let me tell you,he didnt cry or cause a disturbance,ok?He nursed at the lounge then slept the entire time untill the movie ends.It was super peek-a-boo noisy but the sound didn't bother him at all.Even tho Ryan sesekali terbangun but bila I peluk dia,dia tarik my dress and senyum.Maybe because of the comfy chair,pillow&comforter?





































































































Mommy Stephanie Liah And Daddy Remy Rizal

Woohoo!Now I remember..I lupa nak post our 3rd year of anniversary entry into our son's journal.Hehehe.Was very busy updating my son's blog kan.Lepas celebrate our anniversary on 20th June,terus lupa nak masukkan our anniversary entry.Maklumlah 'high' dekat laptop HP Tablet PC RM9k,you!3 set of La Senza lingeries and so on..Thanks baby!Nah,this is for you coz I knw you read our son's blog ;)


Happy 3rd Year Anniversary,darling!

And im still counting....
Love you hubby.Thanks for everything.
First I want u to know that I love you to death and you are amazing my prince charming,Remy Rizal..
I promise you my love
I promise you my heart
I promise you my life
I promise we'll never be apart
I promise not to hurt you
I promise to never make you cry
I promise to always trust you
I promise not to lie
I promise you forever
I promise you tonight
I promise you my respect
I promise to do things right
I promise to always be there
I promise until the end
I promise to always love you
I promise to be your best friend
I promise you my love
I promise you my life
I promise this forever
I promise our love is my life:
your the PEANUT to my BUTTER ,
your the STAR to my BURST,
your the POP to my TART,
your the MILKY to my WAY,
your the FRUIT to my LOOP,
your the MILK to my DUDS,
your the LUCKY to my CHARMS,
your the PUPP to my PUSS,
your the ICE to my CREAM,
your the PRINCE to my PARIS,
your the GHETTO to my BOOTY,
but mostly....
YOU ARE DEVOTED TO ME.
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ADHD(Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)


Ryan is a extremely active baby and could never sit still. He would constantly be playing with other things except for his own toys or disturbing his friends around,poke their eyes,scratch their face, squeeze their nose and he likes to bite his friends too.He is always "up to something". He will not calm down to eat, bath, etc. He is always moving and squirming. It is like he wants to skip the infant stage and get up and run around the room. He hates to sit and would rather to climb and standing so that he can jump. Seriously he is constantly moving. He falls and his head bumped on the floor then stand up again and laugh.Should I be concerned???And when I changing his diaper,he will frantically
twisting,roll over and turning while screaming at the top of his lungs,kicking and acting like a hungry little monkey(beating his own chest!)


I don't have much experience with babies, though I have been around a few of them, and I am a first time mom but omg, he wears both me and his daddy out daily. He's always crawling,everywhere doing more of crawl using both knees and hands, and never wanna sit quietly,but my God you'd be amazed at how fast that little thing can move like that so fast. I would watch my friends "good" babies around his age, and be in shock how they would lay still and be mellow or sit and play with their own toys quitely..



And of course he can't talk yet, but since he discovered that he can use his lungs and voice to scream, that's how he communicates all day long since he were 3months!! It's somewhat irritating for me, but of course we remember that he is only a baby and can't express himself any other way, but it seriously seems like he just likes the sound of his own voice. He blowing raspberries too!The thing is, the screaming scares me. If I stop him from doing that,he will throw his temper tantrums and he will make sure he will get what he wants!OWHHH NO please,dahla I ade OCD!(Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

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Ryan's teeth are grew in slightly crooked.It seems to be growing outwards a little bit and it is shaped like a 'V'.Well ,I can't really tell because its a quarter way (7months)through but I guarantee its pretty crooked,slightly out of track.But I'm less worried as these are not his adult/permanent teeth..But if his milk teeth determines the adult teeth,I guess I should consider orthodontics as soon as 1 year.
Mommy Stephanie Liah And Daddy Remy Rizal



Ryan just a 7 month-old baby ok, but im having a problem lately.When you take something out his hands he goes crazy cries uncontrollably you know...(something dangerous that he should not be playing with la)Ryan always has a smile on his face even though he teething he still a smiles and does not moan. My son ni degil ke?Takut..



Bila fikir balik,perhaps he is started to developing sense of self?Say la If you had something in your hands that you were exploring and someone came up to you and took it away, wouldn't you be upset about it?Of course la kan?

So,whenever I needed to take something from him, like the remote control or the handphone or something else they weren't supposed to have, I made sure I had a toy phone/any toys etc. Yelah,to swap it. As like my hubby said 'your son bukanya moron'He cries and wanted the same thing!Or,bila tengah main his musical drum,tetiba dia gagal bunyikan music tu,and again he will throws his tantrum untill the music is on.Urm..


He doesn't even give us a warning that he is upset. If I scold him (Amboi thingy..)at all he cries and screams louder. But then if I give him back what he wants (put him down,or get him standing on what he was trying to get up on) Then he smiles and laughs INSTANTLY. Isn't that (in his mind) winning when he gets what he wants?



Yeah,I thinks he is developing sense of self.I guess that,right now he is learning and experiencing everything he holds.I think I should start to train his sense of limits mildly. Seems like,everything in this world is his till he figures out concept of 'MINE/YOUR'and 'NO/YES',kot?
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Ryan’s nearing his eighth month. He has been displaying shyness and reluctance to be carried by strangers or even relatives he’s not seen for sometime,including his Uncle Boss. What a switch from the once friendly baby who didn’t mind being squeezed, touched and kissed. And now,he has no qualms about expressing his displeasure.

This new thing can very well be separation anxiety, a perfectly normal development stage for babies I guess. Babies experience anxiety at the prospect of being separated from their parent. Susahla kalau macam ni kan..



Babies can show signs of separation anxiety easily as 7 or 8 months but experts say it intensifies between 12 and 18 months . Is it true?But my son 6 bulan dah ada feelings tu.. But still under control,not that bad as 7months.


There are times when Ryan
tends to cry after I’ve put him to his playmat,his cot or our masterbed. Dia merengek sambil merangkak laju ke arah I and panjat kaki I.I pick him up and play with him for a short time and put him back down.Then barulah nampak mulut dia ngaga gelak :)



So mommies, how do you handle your baby’s separation anxiety?

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HAPPY FATHER'S DAY IN ADVANCED TO ALL OF FATHERS IN THE WORLD!!TOO PERSONAL TO SHARE WITH PUBLIC ABOUT THIS HAPPIEST MOMENT--AND OF COURSE,TO MY HUBBY,THIS IS HIS FIRST YEAR TO CELEBRATES AS A FATHER TO OUR SON,RYAN RAFFAEL..WE LOVE YOU...
My Dad...My Grandpa
Happy Father's Day...
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Last Saturday my son went for casting!Ryan got hired by 7months.HeHe.His casting profiles done by Elite Model International Agency,Famous Artist Agency,Cheese Modeling Agency,Dutch Studio Eric's Agency and Purple Inc Modeling. Actually ada banyak contact modeling agency but,only few of them only hire babies/kids for their agency.Its ok,I pun dah 8 tahun terlibat dalam modeling.So why not,giliran my son pulak!Hehehe.Just a part time,yea Ryan?Even mommy busy on set with the camera,lights,action thingy and runway masa awal2 pregnancy.He totally loves the camera!The next casting scenes will be posted on 18th and 20th of June..Ill keep you updated.
Mommy Stephanie Liah And Daddy Remy Rizal



Last couple months, Ryan has been trying to say his first few words. We heard he say dada yaiyai mam mam erk erk’ etc.A lot.
Sometimes, we thought he said
mam mam’ (mama), and sometimes we thought he said ‘dada’(daddy). But I don’t think he really meant to say those, coz those were not repeated and he didn’t really spead to the persons.


But, last Monday, he has been saying Dadida Dadi Dadida!’ repeatedly!Bunyi macam Daddy kan?Haha
Then yesterday, when I refused to pick him from his playmat, he calls ‘Dadida’ a few times’.
And when he said ‘Dadida’, he was looking at me.
I want to believe that his first word is
Daddy with DADIDA’. Kena buang 'DA' tu sayang...Hehehe


So sad la a bit,yet happy..coz if true la his first word is 'daddy...''then mommy leyh?Why mommy jadi kedua leyhh?Why panggil mommy with 'daddy' words leyh??Supposedly mommy yang first kan?urm...Nah,Ryan just babbling and trying to match the consonant sounds :)
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Look at our 6months old baby

























Baby Talk :)

I've been obeying what mommy said since I was inside mommy's tummy~~~~~
I wanna be mommy's clever good good boy...Dont wanna be a goodie goodie.
Ever since I start exploring the new world,
I notice that a lot of new things around for me to learn, understand and explore.
I wanna taste lots of yummy food,
I wanna touch lots of wonderful things,
I wanna see lots of colours,
I wanna hear lots of beautiful music,
I wanna smell lots of nice smell~~



Mommy is always by my side...
to hear my first cry,
to give me first hug,
to see my first smile,
to feed me first milk,
to wipe off my po po,
to hear my first word
to help me with my first turnover,
to see me sucking my little fingers and even my little toe nails,
to sing me lots of songs,
to try my first solid food,
to give her my first kiss,
to support my stand,
to guide me walking,
to hear me calling her 'mommy'...


When I try to explore the socket,
When I try to climb the table,
When I try to play around with my bottle,
When I try to grab mommy's magazines n spoilt it,
When I try to split out my food,


My mommy always say NO and CANNOT...Sometimes I feels very frustrated also~~~~~
But still, I love my mommy the most...Yet,

If mommy always say 'NO NO'.I will ask Daddy!!Daddy sure say 'YES YES' to me . :)
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I think it must be a little hard life being a baby(certain situation.The rest,you are a doll) you're completely reliant on your grown up, you can't burp without help, you have 3 months worth of jabs in both legs, you have so much to learn and you have to deal with the pain of teething. I'm certainly glad I can't remember going through it but less glad that I have to watch my own little ones going through the nasty bits of babyhood. Ryan is 7months old and has been teething for several months,and now experience of 2 little teeth already.

I was able to recognise the signs- excessive dribbling, rosy cheeks, discomfort, chewing on the hands for the past few months.He has a vibrator types of teether that he adores and chomps on happily but sometimes that just isn't enough, because he cant hold the teether and sleep at the same time. I decided it was time to invest in a little teething gel but because he was so young when the teething started he was unable to use a lot of the major brands.

I needed a gel that was suitable from birth and Dentinox fit the bill perfectly. Dentinox Teething Gel has a local anaesthetic action that quickly relieves the pain and soothes sore gums,.Applying the gel is simple, just squeeze a small amount of gel onto the Nuby Finger Sillicon Brush(very soft) and rub it along the gums,you can repeat it after 20 minutes if the pain is really bad.But luckily my baby can handle the pain,so he didnt drooling alot.Im the one who really excited to put the Dentinox onto his tiny gums during the teething period.Hehehe..
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Ryan is already 7months.He has been displaying shyness and reluctance to be carried by strangers or even relatives he’s not seen for sometime. What a switch from the once friendly happy baby who didn’t mind being squeezed, touched and kissed. These days he has no qualms about expressing his displeasure.Baru-baru ni,someone tegur dia dalam lif,dia takut dan nak menangis..Everywhere. Anywhere.

Lately, Ryan has turned to expressing his displeasure in a certain peculiar way. It’s rather strange but
he tends to pull at his ear or hair when he’s getting sleepy and cranky or had enough to eat. It’s his last method of expression when others have gone unnoticed.Chaos jugakla.




At first, I was a little troubled. After researching this, I’ve come to understand that it’s perfectly normal for babies to do so. According to experts, the occasional hair pulling or stroking is another way that a baby or a young child releases tension. It’s a way in which baby tends to comfort himself during times of stress, especially when he’s overtired or cranky. This can linger into childhood without any ill effect. Baby pun boleh stress?Hurm..

Now that I’m aware of this, as soon as Ryan
shows signs of getting sleepy during day time, I comfort him; I put him into his electrical cradle or simply give him something his little fingers can get busy with. Actually berguna jugak cradle ni..Tapi dia tak suka masuk cradle untuk tidur.Bila dia mengamuk,masukkan dalam cradle dalam half and hour then switch off..Then baru dia ceria balik.Hehe

Mommy Stephanie Liah 2009

Mommy Stephanie Liah 2009
My Post-Baby Body Photos-2009-