GW 2019 Escape to Lovely Double-A


“Where to go this GW (Golden Week)” is kind of normal question to the people in Japan as they entered the new year, no exception us, no matter with a baby or not. Holiday is holiday after all, which we won’t take it for granted 😛

Around Feb, we started discussion how we’re gonna spend this year’s GW. For the first time in the history, GW holiday will be the longest up to 10 days in total including weekends. I suggested to go to the new places, but Aisar preferred to revisit nostalgic areas such as Okinawa with kids this time. At the end, the fate stood by me. Aisar got the suggestion of cheap flights to Akita. It’s matched to my desire for Aomori, in which we can ride trains from Akita to reach.

Finally, there we went!

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Akita Part: rice field tour

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aomori part: apple frenzy

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Hubby Comes Back from Biztrip, Yay or Nay?


Posted from egadioniputri‘s Instagram

A reflection while waiting for hubby’s return from a series of business trips within and outside Japan… almost four years being parents and now with two kids, we still have different styles in parenting, so sometimes I face a dilemma:

❤️ when hubby is home, I have helper, but have to deal with things I’m disagree with.. (ex: let the toddler sip coffee) 😅

❤️ when hubby is away, I have to struggle alone, but things get easier bcs I’m the only ruler.. 😁

Adakah yang ngerasain hal sama? 😆

Bentar lagi kangmas pulang dari biztrip-nya dan ini bikin saya mikir, wah.. bakal rame lagi nih rumah dengan rengekan manja Musa minta ini itu (baca: yang Mama biasanya nggak bolehin, tapi masih dibolehin sama papanya, seperti nyeruput kopi atau nonton yutub pake hape 🙄). Si abang kan nggak berani nangis-nangis ngeyel minta sesuatu ke Mama. Kalo Mama bilang “No” yo uwis.. dia pasrah. Kalo Papanya? beuh, bikin emak geregeten krn ‘kalahan’ sama anaknye. Wkwk..

Kami memang berbeda batas soal disiplin, tapi yaaa kalo tak ada kangmas, aku pun tak kuasa bila harus mengurus dua bocah kicik ini sendiri. Buktinya, tiap kali ditinggal, pasca punya bayi ini, badan selalu tepar, kan? (penggemar IG Stories aku pasti tau..) demam yang dulu jaraaang banget terjadi, kini jadi langganan 😢

That’s why.. I told myself, sudahlah jangan mendustakan nikmat Allah. Bagaimana pun berbedanya fathering ala bojo VS mothering ala aku, asal bukan hal yang prinsipil—yang memang harus satu visi—biarlah nggak perlu dipikirin. Lebih baik fokus ke bersyukur karena punya suami yang masih ringan tangan bantu ngurus anak, ngasih kita me-time sesekali dengan jagain anak-anak, bawain segala macam saat main keluar, dsb.

Kehadiran sosok dua ortu yang benar-benar memberi waktunya untuk anak tetap lebih baik ketimbang single parent, mau sehebat apa pun ibunya. Lower your ego.. and enjoy ups downs parenting together with the DH while you can 😉

Terkait renungan ini jadi teringat satu teori parenting (halah):

Kita bisa aja beda gaya, persepsi, atau standar dalam parenting, tapi jangan pernah jelekin pasangan di depan anak/bikin anak benci sama salah satu ortunya.

Nahhh.. 🙈

#parentslife #marriagegoals

No Way for Baby Blues


Dear Baby Noah,

Thank you for coming to my arms and holding me back from a lot of negative responses when facing unpleasant situations. Yeah, even though I’m still cheating to feel miserable or resentful behind you sometimes.. I can make sure that I’m not having baby blues and totally BABY PINKS to you 💕💞💝

Three weeks with this tiny human somehow my emotions become more stable compared to the time when I had only a toddler. Probably, an innocent baby’s face soothes me magically or I care less about the things unrelated to the baby and home. Also, I never imagined that it’s so easy to move on and love another child as much as the firstborn.

Your heart will grow.. and there will be enough room within it for all your sweethearts –> TRUUU

This all reminds me to the postnatal mental health survey I filled during my stay in the hospital  which actually wasn’t good that made me invited to meet the nurses and counselors. Thanks God, I’m great instead! 😇 Continue reading

Birth Story of Baby Noah


Setelah salah ngitung kalo adik lahirnya lebih telat dari abang Musa*, ternyata adik membuktikan dia bisa mencetak rekor proses lahiran yang jauh lebih cepat tanpa membuat Mama sakit lebih lama daripada perjalanan kakaknya dulu.

*Yang betul: sama-sama lahir hari Jumat sebelum Subuh di H-3 dari HPL, tapi adik 1,5 jam lebih mundur jamnya dari jam lahir kakak

Hari Kamis, H-1 persalinan

Seharian Mama cuma ngalamin sekali kontraksi palsu dan itu pun nggak serius, padahal hari-hari sebelumnya kadang dapet yang lebih sakit. Lumayan lama adik PHP-in Mama dengan Braxton Hicks ini. Sejak usia kandungan 36 minggu. Agak merasa bersalah karena Mama memang minim usaha kali ini, kurang jalan-jalan, malas keluar karena dinginnya winter, dan makin deket HPL malah banyak duduk njahit bantalan kasur bayi.

Siang hari, Mama nitip dibeliin birthing ball. Dipake dua kali sorenya, bentar-bentar doang paling lima menitan aja goyang-goyang di situ. Menjelang jam 6 malam, flek (“bloody show”) yang ditunggu-tunggu keluar juga. Baru disitulah mulai yakin adik bentar lagi lahir.. tapi, sampai tidur tengah malam nggak ada kontraksi sama sekali. Continue reading

Macha Roll Cake


Musa requested me to make cake with strawberries as we got home from supermarket with a pack of red-perfectly-conical ichigo (Japanese: strawberry). I wanted it as well! In the chilly days like now in Japan, when the tummy is hungry more often than usual and all berries are in the season, combination of sour berries, sweet whipped cream, and light soft cake is the best dessert you could have! And here, wherever you go with the patisserie existed, most likely they will display that white-smooth-foamy strawberry cake. I previously thought to mimic it, but then changed the plan bcs I’d like to use my macha powder. So, here was the result..

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Macha roll cake with strawberries = great composition

I uploaded it on my IG too and shared the story about macha (green tea powder for cooking), which I mistakenly compared to ryokucha (green tea leaves for drinking). LOL. Continue reading