Pics: Kakak Ayesha and baby Muhammad

Gambar2 kakak bg EBM (expressed breast milk) kat adiknya...

Cerita Ayesha dan adiknya

Ramai orang tanya kat kami, Ayesha camana dapat adik? Well we answered, she was so happy and excited sampai kadang2 terlalu 'ciwi' (bahasa Kedah, tak reti la nak translate). Nak dukung adik la, nak cium adik la, nak duduk tepi adik je...bla bla bla. But she was also very kind to help with her brother's need such as amikkan diaper, amik minyak telon, amik baby wipes, jiruskan badan baby masa mandi dan sebagainya. She is really playing the role of big sister to Muhammad for now.

But we just noticed, sometimes she is feeling sensitive too. Like when we asked her to slow down her loud voice when talking while Muhammad is sleeping, she will pull a sour face. Or when I scolded her to be quick to get ready for school when she was obsessed with watching tv while I need to soothe a crying baby, she will shed some tears from her eyes. I know, she felt left out and jealous of the baby getting all the attention. Luckily we were aware of this, so we tried as much as possible to ease the transition on her because this is something a child is confuse to understand on its own. We has talked to her on why the baby needs comes first, that he is small and need people to take care of him while she is already a big kakak now, so she can do most of the things herself. Nevertheless, I still do manage Ayesha like I did before such as bathing her, pakaikan baju, bedakkan, sikatkan rambut, suapkan makan, hantar naik van...and the likes, juggling with little Muhammad on the other arm. Because I don't want her to think that I love her less now that there is a new baby in the family. I kept telling that to her too. I need both of them in my life. Though sometimes she looks like she understands it while at other times she continues feeling insecure, fragile and rebellious, we must remember that this is a big change in her life and she needs time to adjust to it.

We just pray that she will overcome this phase of her life and Allah gave us patience and wisdom to handle her antics wisely.