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Alhamdulillah, praises to Allah. I took the test after being late for 3 days and the result was positive! We later went to see Dr Nooraini of Sunway Medical Center to confirm and get some medication as I have miscarriage history. I am taking it easy now as the morning sickness is slowly kicking in. Imagine, if I had carried all my pregnancies, I would have 3 kids by now. Danial just turned 3 and he's as ready as ever to become a big brother. He keeps calling himself 'Abang', isn't that great?!

One advantage of sending Danial to daycare

I am very proud of Danial. He's not even three yet full of surprises. One fine day, as we're about to have our dinner, Danial just lift his hands and recite doa makan perfectly! Both Azrai and I were astound. My little ustaz. Alhamdulillah, God is great. Our decision to send him to daycare and particularly Generasi is the right decision. He couldn't have started this early had he been at home and raised by a bibik (Indonesian nanny). Yes, there were difficult times when he catches flu, get a fever, coughs, and when his daycare had to be quarantined when there were cases of HFM but we rose to the occasion and ovecomed them. What doesn't kill you, will only make you stronger.

Now I'm injecting the positive mental training to Danial. After the GSC we attended in PD end of August, I practise my success mantra with Danial. Everyday, we'll say 'I'm the best' together. Several times a day. Especially when he starts thumb sucking. It's also a neat trick to get him to stop thumb sucking because when we say our mantra, we have to show both thumbs up. 100% commitment. Maybe he's too young to understand it but it's not too early for the magic of positive thinking to come into play. Tiger Woods, is one that has been exposed to positive mental training from young. When I inculcate the positive mental training to Danial, he'd grow up to reach his full potentials. 100% all the time. Saying the mantra with Danial helps me to give 100% everyday. I have no excuse if I want to make it. I have big goals for myself, for my family. I am the best and I'll definitely make it!

Another milestone for Danial was celebrating his independence by going into the kids' play area in IKEA without parental supervision. Since he's almost three, I thought it's OK to give him a small dose of independence. We went to IKEA last saturday to break fast. We had to go early to get coupons for the break fast buffet so we were there at 6 pm. I signed Danial in 10 minutes after that while Azrai queued for the coupons. He was very eager to go in and didn't even look back when they let him in. I was the one who hesitated and hung around, peeping through the windows to see how he was doing. He went berserk the first few minutes into the play area, trying on anything he can get his hands on. He dived into the pool of balls head first! How my heart burst with pride to see my little hero handled his independence. I was confident enough to leave him there to enjoy himself. After all, it's only for an hour.

How long did his confidence last? I think give and take 15 minutes after I left him and he couldn't see me peeping and peering through the glass. I was reading my book when I decided to check my mobile. True enough, I had a missed call from IKEA. Unruffled, I went to collect Danial. The staff said Danial cried but calmed down when they put him at one corner near one of the staff. He was glad that we came back for him and was ready to go with us. Unlike the other times where we had to pull him out kicking and screaming because he's not done playing. You might say it's a disaster but I still feel it's an accomplishment. Even big kids cry when they are left on their own say when they go to boarding school or away from their parents for the first time. This simply means that Danial needs his mommy and daddy and we'll be there for him, always. His life lesson, even when his alone, he's not alone, we are always there for him.