Tokyo Autumn Trip on Early November


We’re looking forward for our dream trip to Kansai area this end of November, but the nice weather last weekend was too good to be wasted and Musa also begged me for “park” in the morning (he’s forced to stay at home for two days due to cold) that I decided to go out and search for a spot around Tokyo which has already fall colors. I checked るるぶ (rurubu) website with “東京 紅葉 2017” (Tokyo kouyou 2017) keyword and it turned out only 2-3 parks with the leaves changing color view in the early November. One of them is Shinjuku Gyoen. There we went in the brunch time.
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The First Plane Seat for Musa


Musa's first plane seat(1)

Musa's first plane seat(2)

Musa's first plane seat(3)

His 24th flight and first paid-seat! Such raising a #littletraveler 😬✈

Alhamdulillah #musaromas kemarin (8/4) shalih duduk sendiri di pesawatnya.. cuma ngemplok ke Mama kalo lagi ngantuk aja, selebihnya enjoy beraktivitas di kursinya sendiri, main #lego, ngerjain activity book dan coloring book (baca: corat-coret), makan, tidur, dan buka game tetris. #ea5512 #mudik2017


List of his flights so far:

Age 0-1 year
🛩 23DEC JL7009 CHICAGO/O HARE – TOKYO/NARITA
🛩 25DEC JL725 TOKYO/NARITA – JAKARTA/SOEKARNO HATTA
🛩 14JAN GA0321 SURABAYA/JUANDA – JAKARTA/SOEKARNO HATTA
🛩 14JAN JL726 JAKARTA/SOEKARNO HATTA – TOKYO/NARITA
🛩 15JAN JL010 TOKYO/NARITA – CHICAGO/O HARE

Age 1-2 years
🛩 05AUG NK313 DETROIT – DALLAS/FT.WORTH
🛩 09AUG NK734 DALLAS/FT.WORTH -DETROIT
🛩 19AUG NK457 CHICAGO/O HARE – LAS VEGAS
🛩 22AUG F91122 SAN FRANSISCO – LAS VEGAS
🛩 22AUG F91262 LAS VEGAS – CHICAGO/O HARE
🛩 01OCT JL7349 DETROIT – CHICAGO/O HARE
🛩 01OCT JL009 CHICAGO/O HARE – TOKYO/NARITA
🛩 28DEC JL729 TOKYO/NARITA – JAKARTA/SOEKARNO HATTA
🛩 10JAN QG813 JAKARTA/SOEKARNO HATTA – SURABAYA/JUANDA
🛩 21JAN SJ255 SURABAYA/JUANDA – JAKARTA/SOEKARNO HATTA 🛩 21JAN JL726 JAKARTA/SOEKARNO HATTA – TOKYO/NARITA
🛩 03FEB ANA5853 TOKYO/HANEDA – FRANKFURT
🛩 13FEB ANA204 FRANKFURT – TOKYO/HANEDA
🛩 10FEB LH904 FRANKFURT – LONDON/HEATHROW
🛩 13FEB LH923 LONDON/HEATHROW – FRANKFURT
🛩 29APR JW923 TOKYO/NARITA – HOKKAIDO/NEW CHITOSE
🛩 04MAY JW922 HOKKAIDO/NEW CHITOSE – TOKYO/NARITA

Age 2 years ~ (Paid :P)
🛩 04AUG2017 VN303 TOKYO/NARITA – HO CHI MINH CITY ..and still counting. May Allah bless and protect you in every trip. Aamiin.


#flyingwithtoddlers #toddlerfun #ea5512mudik

800 Days


【ムサくんが生まれて2歳2ヶ月、誕生から800日目です】ということだ。

▶️ Today I was reminded by the #childrearing email service of our vicinity that #musaromas turned 800 days this Sunday (7/16). Wow! Apparently I have to make a post to share some thoughts on my mind recently.. (jump to ➡️) ⏭ Pertama, perkara membandingkan. Tidak seperti masa bayi yang perkembangannya cenderung terprediksi timing-nya dan beda tipis antara satu bayi dengan lainnya, di usia-usia segini makin kerasa kalo tiap anak beda-beda kemajuannya di tiap aspek. Ada yang duluan ngomongnya, ada yang duluan “matengnya” (ex: bisa dibilangin), dll. Sangat rawan bagi ortu untuk banding-bandingin anaknya sendiri dengan anak orang lain.. dan saya akuin salah satu tema curhatan saya ke suami ya tentang perbandingan itu (“si anu udah bisa gini, kok M belum ya?”, “anaknya si itu pintar gituan lho, kapan ya M bisa?”, dan sebangsanya, begitu pun sebaliknya kalo M ‘dialem’ alias dapat pujian dari orang lain, dibanggain sambil ambil contoh anak lain sebayanya). Heuheuheu.. •

⏭ Merasa bersalah pasti iya abis itu, padahal mungkin aja emang wajar.. karena ternyata saya dapat info begini dari @babycenter minggu ini: ➡️ No Comparison
It’s tempting to compare your preschooler with his playmates, but it’s not constructive. At this age, kids start developing in wildly different ways. Some focus fiercely on language or motor skills for a time while other skills stagnate. And new skills are acquired at a whole range of “normal” rates. Trust your gut: Does your child seem okay to you? Whenever you have any doubt, don’t hesitate to mention it to his doctor. ⏭ dan kalo ngecek apa yang harusnya bisa dilakukan seorang anak #2yearsold, rasanya nggak ada yang perlu saya khawatirkan. •

Kedua, di sisi lain, saya pun merasa kebahagiaan, ketenangan, kebanggaan, kegemesan kalo M bisa skill baru. Usia balita itu ketrampilan baru tampak kecil-kecil tapi muncul satu demi satunya cepat.. jadi saking banyaknya nggak spesial lagi kaya ketika masih bayi. Ini menguji kami sebagai orang tua untuk kasih perhatian sedekat mungkin ke anak selagi bisa agar kita tidak terlewat jadi cheerleader saat pencapaian.

Ketika momen itu datang, hilang semua rasa khawatir atau envy sama anak orang lain yang udah bisa ini itu, padahal kita cuma tahu dari luarnya aja, bisa jadi ortu anak yang kita iriin itu juga punya kekhawatiran dalam bentuk beda.. rumput tetangga selalu lebih hijau kan?

➡️ Instead of comparing our kid to the others’ kid, cheer every awesome moment our kid made! Accidentally last week I wrote a rant with the last quite was matched to this situation last week about my son…… ❤️ Making lots of phrases!!! (more <something>, buy , play , let’s go, etc.) Alhamdulillah, way to go to make more sentences (so far he only says “Bye-bye, something” and “I want more”). Realizing that he’s not an advanced talker since he was 1.5 years sometimes worries me, but at the other sides, I’ve also made sure based on developmental guides that he’s actually not in speech delay. I just need to believe and keep patient.. and I feel that the most important thing is the way he communicates with others still progressed well. I also learned that the idiom “don’t compare yourself to others yet compare yourself to the person you were yesterday” should be applied in watching our kid. ❤️

Kebetulan yang lain, masih nyambung poin kedua, di email yang saya singgung di awal itu pun dijelaskan bahwa umur dua tahunan ini juga saat yang tepat untuk memberi tanggung jawab kecil ke anak agar percaya diri si anak meningkat. Misalnya, kalo doi berantakin cucian yang abis diangkat dari jemuran, dialihkan aja dengan minta doi untuk bantu melipat baju. Terus jangan lupa memuji kalo doi bisa mengeksekusi instruksi tertentu. ❤️ Fokus ke sikap semacam itu jauh lebih penting daripada cuma banding-bandingin 😜❤️ #selfreminder banget ini

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