Bits and pieces...

It's been a while since I last blogging.. Been busy with Business Plan preparation. My department is turned into a subsidiary company of Heitech Padu and therefore we really have to plan our business plan. I've been preparing this thing for sometime and still there are still few things that should need to be clarified, added, subtracted, etc...

Sedar tak sedar.. Syawal telah tinggalkan kita. I didn't realised how fast the time flies. Alhamdulillah Raya tahun ni lebih bermakna and happening. First: Got Irys with us. So seronok kutipkan duit raya untuk si kecik tu. 2nd: Can eat elot. Last year, Raya was at my first triimester so mabuk2 mengurangkan saya untuk mkn berlebihan. 3rd: Daddy was around to celebrate together. Last year Dy baru start HKL so didn't have time to beraya with me. This year, he has all the time as he was 'unofficially unemployed'. Anyway, that was Syawal. Last Monday Daddy started his MO at Sg Buloh Hospital. He's currently under Ortho dept. And the circle started again. Everyday Daddy balik kul 12am. No rest during weekend. And again, I'm back being husbandless.. Hopefully just for a short period.. I know how tired Daddy is everyday. And I pity Daddy for what he has to go through. But I always encourage Daddy to be patient cuz the time will come when the normal working hrs will come eventually...

Another thing.. Karnival Sukan HTP. You know I'm always into sports and sport is my passion. I'm so excited that I get to play netball again. Yesterday was my first training. Although it was not and will not be the same as the Notts team but then, playing netball is enough for me. Bukan nak menang pun (tho kalo menang apa salahnya) tp at last dapat main semula.. best nyerrr!!!! And like always, I'm in Blue team. Dunno why, dari Primary, to secondary, to collage, I'm always in Blue Team. Guess I'm always gonna be blue..

And finally, my princess, Irys. Since my last posting, there was a lot things that I did together dgn Irys. She had her first swing, first slide, first swimming and first baby chair.. and she's getting clever too... here are some of her photos....

7-month Irys

Today Irys is 7-month old

I didn't realised how fast the time flies

Since the first day of Raya, Irys started having flu. And last Friday she started having fever.

We brought her to see her peads for her routine check-up and Dr Musa gave her so many meds for her fever, flu & cough. He also found that she has asthma (for kids, which I'm not sure the term is) and during weekends we had to go to the hospital twice a day for her nebuliser.

Pity Irys, has to take all sorts of meds..

Yet, although she's still not feeling well, she's still active

Today she's started to turn and turn and turn..

Maybe that's why she's been sick..

Happy 7-month Irys. Mummy & Daddy loves you so much!

6-months Irys

It's been awhile and there's so much going on...
Irys had made her first airplane trip, first meal..
And she turn to 6-month yesterday

We had our pre-Aidifitri photo shoot @ Shah Alam
The photographer was my senior back in SMSJ
It was the first studio photo shoot for three of us..

Now there's 3 of us...

With her fav toy....

Our Aidilfirti will be more meaningful this year...

Selamat Ramadhan ...

Happy 4-month, Irys

Irys dah besar..
Masuk bulan ke-4, Irys dah pandai mengiring & menirap..
Harap Irys cepat2 besar...
Mummy & Daddy love you so much!

Susu oh..susu..

Stok susuku yg berbotol2 dlm fridge akhirnya habis juga.. I went to Jakarta attending CIO Forum organised by our dept. It was 4 days 3 nights. I left dozens of breastmilk for Irys, hoping that it's enough while I was away. And yes it was. Unfortunately, being away from my baby has reduced my milk production. And this week, I had to give in to mr Formula. Irys is bigger now, needs more. And I'm unable to store as much as before.

Sedih rasanya tak terkata. I feel like a failure. Fail to provide enuf for Irys. Irys belum pun 4 bulan (4 months this sun) and susuku dah kurang. But I know, its for her best. Next month Irys dah boleh mkn. Hopefully she'll be starved with the porridge and my milk.. only.

Anyway, first time being away that long (4D 3N) from Irys really made me a miserable mother. Pagi tuh rasa macam tak nak lepas dari Irys. And I'm supposed to leave at noon . At almost noon, I gave Irys to Bibik. Rasa cam sedih sgt. And I cried in my room. After finished packing, I started crying when I wanted to say my Goodbye. And she cried. As if she understand. I cried.. and I cried. That was my first time away from Irys. In Jakarta & Bandung, I think alot about her. Mom kept sending MMS, pic of her sleeping, woke up in the morning, playing, smiling.. At least terubat sikit rindu. And she was so used to BF at night, mak ckp she sucked my mom's arms at night. Alah siannyer anakku..

I might need to go to PD for Team Building. It will be 3D2N. Rasa cam nak bawak Irys & Bibik jer. But the schedule is quite tight. But the idea of leaving Irys behind.. sigh..!

Double celebration dinner

Yesterday, we had a double celebration dinner..14.06 was my sis's 21st birthday. So we decided to combine the celebration dinner, together with Father's Day. We had our dinner at Jakes, Bukit Damansara. It was packed and we still had to wait altho reservation has been made.

birthday girl ordered the most special dish @ Jakes; LOBSTER...

While waiting for the food to arrive, abah read card given by us, and open the presents given by Kak Long.

After we had our main course, her choc chez cake arrived, together with the staff, singin 'Happy Birthday"

not forgetting the 'Daddies' moment

4 daddies in the family...

..and here's the rest of us (not in the pic, pati & aqish, she was sitting beside ain)

All in all, we did have a good time!!

Happy Father's Day,

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, Daddy
Thank you for being such a great Daddy to our baby, Irys
We love you...so much!

..not forgetting...

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, Abah...
You've been such a great Abah to all of us..
You are truly great Dad & a great guy!!

to all fathers.. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!!

3-months

Age: 3-months
Weight: 4.4kg

Happy 3-months my dear Princess..
Moga Irys cepat2 besar..
Mummy & Daddy love you so much!!

Al-Fatihah

Hari ni, 10 Jun 2008, genap setahun arwah To'ki (atuk) meninggalkan kami. Pagi tadi I received a msg from my cousin, Kak Na, mengingatkan kami tentang pemergian arwah setahun yang lalu. I was on my way to work.. suddenly hati tersentak, pilu rasa dihati. Tak sangka, dah setahun arwah meninggalkan kami...

Masih saya ingat, setahun yang lalu, I was in London. Pagi2 buta I received a msg from my sisters in informing me To'ki nazak.. and few hours later, I received few msgs, informing me, To'ki dah 'pergi' meninggalkan kami. Sedih tak terkata, sbb I was the only cucu yang tak menghadiri perkebumian To'ki, apetah lagi ada disaat-saat to'ki nazak. After that, I had few dreams and To'ki was in it. I hug him, as if he was still alive. I still remember his smell, and everthing about him,. It was almost true..Too good to be true, as if I had my second chance..

Once I got back to Malaysia, Pakcik, hubby and me melawat kubur to'ki. Sampai saja ke kubur, tangisan tak dapat nak ditahan lagi. I cried out loud.. and untuk beberapa minit, I was there, sitting next to his grave, crying untuk beberapa ketika.

To'ki was a great grand dad. Semoga rohnya dicucuri rahmat.

p/s: To those who read my entry, please sedekahkan Al-Fatihah untuk arwah.. thanx.

Happy 55th Birthday Abah!

Last weekend we had a surprised birthday celebration untuk Abah di Janda Baik (JB). It was his 55th birthday. Since chalets di Deruan Damai (our place) tak siap lagi, kami pinjam Aman Rimba (Uncle Sabri's place). Actually birthday Abah was on 31st May tapi he was in Sri Lanka. He came back 1st June morning (Sunday). So, before he went to Sri Lanka dia dah ckp kat mak yang dia nak naik JB lepas tu. And he also mentioned maybe next week we can invite few friends to celebrate his birthday in JB. So instead of next week, we plan to have it this week.

That Sunday morning, myself, Irys, Bibik Marni & Kak long naik satu kereta to JB. Before that we stop by Party shop to collect 100 helium balloons with 2 other cars. Sampai Aman Rimba we started to decorate the place. Tak la decorate apa sgt, cuma gantung2 balloons and help uncle sabri & aunty wati apa2 yg patut. Later our guests i.e. Auntie Armi, Uncle Razak & Wife; Ecik & Family; and Kak Has & Family arrived. The birthday boy was supposed to come at 1230pm.

Later at 1230pm, the birthday boy arrived with Mak. And yes he was surprised. In his speech (ada speech jugak tu!) dia macam dah dapat agak that there is going to be a surprise cuma dia tak tau what kind of surprise. Sebab kenapa bila dia sampai rumah that morning suddenly me, pati and hannan was not around. Suddenly semua org hilang pagi tu. Tapi dia tak sangka that this was the surprise.

At the end of his speech, he said there is a reason why this year is a bit special. "55 tahun, 5 anak, 5 cucu". Alhamdulillah.. semoga abah panjang umur dan dimurahkan rezeki...

I'm glad that everyone enjoyed that day. Special thanx to Uncle Sabri & Auntie wati for allowing us to use their place, thanx to Makcik Ani for cooking delicious dishes and thanx to our guests who came all the way from KL just to attend our party!!!

Abah's surprised look. Welcomed by Uncle Sabri

Our guests

Kak Long reading out the card, written by us

Irys with Ayah Long

Back to work

Today I am finally back to the office, after almost 3 months maternity leave. Lamanya, rasa malas sangat nak pegi kerja. Malas tu satu hal, nak tinggalkan Irys kat rumah, sedih & sayu jer rasanya.

Last night Hubby on-call. Irys ni macam tahu2 jer Mummy nak tinggalkan dia, kul 3.30am dia bangun menyusu and she slept 1.5hrs later. Tgh2 mlm boleh pulak dia nak ajak main tgh2 mlm ni. Unfortunately I was so sleepy and tired (had a surprused bday part 4 abah yesterday) so tak la layan Irys main.

In the morning I woke up and siap2. About 2o mins before nak pegi kerja, Irys dah bgn, like usual, dia nak menyusu. So, lepas menyusu, usually Irys tido semula til 9+. Tapi td agaknya dia ingat Mummy nak bawak dia jalan, dia tak tido semula. Mata dah bulat2.. As as I sent her down to Bibik Marni, gave few instructions, Irys pandang jer I.. tak berkelip2. Agaknya dia pelik kenapala Mummy tak siap2 kan dia. Selalunya Mummy keluar lepas dia mandi. Hem.. sayu jer rasanya.. nak nangis pun ada..

Sampai office, termenung kejap. Teringat Irys kat rumah. But I know, this feelings won't last long. Nanti dah biasa, oklah kot. I called mak to check on Irys, she was doing fine. Except dia ada melalak sikit sbb bibik lambat bagi susu. Padanlah some mothers sanggup behenti krja just to jaga anak kat rumah. Tapi 'ekonomi' hubby tak cukup lagi.. And I'm not the type yg duduk rumah jer.. Sedangkan cuti maternity pun busy keluar shopping la, tolong budak opis buat preparation launching for our new building la..hem.. itulah dugaan..cobaan...

Hubby ooh..hubby

Hubby dah mula new rotation, O&G.
Bermulalah episod where hubby balik lambat, no weekend hols and susah nak amik cuti..
Nampaknya it's going to be just the two of us la Irys!!

Plans and Accomplishment

Before I delivered Irys, I've made a list of plan that I want to do during my confinement. They are as follows;

1. Watch DVDs - Desperate Housewives, Brothers and Sisters, Ugly Betty, Charmed (final searies)
   
2. Update blog

Tapi malangnya, I didn't manage to complete any of those. Update blog tu ada la kadang2.. tp during my confinement I developed a new routine and it wasn't as "free and easy" as I thought it would be. Instead of watching the DVDs, I ended up watching sinetron and TV series kat TV dari jam 2.30pm - 7.30pm.

And now, my "holiday" is almost over. Next week will be my last week of holiday and I'm due to be back to work by 2nd June. Sedih aje rasa nak tinggalkan Irys kat rumah. And what have I accomplished throughout my 2 months' leave?

1. Watch my baby grow
   
2. Watch the ending of Liontin and Bella series.
   

FYI, I took extra 3 weeks of unpaid leave. I'm supposed to be back to work by last week but Irys was still so small back then. And she suffered quite serious reflux. So I had to make sure that she is well fed. This week she's getting better and berat pun dah naik to 3.7kg. And she starting to take breastmilk from bottle, provided I'm not around. First time I saw her feeding through bottle, sayu je rasa hati. But I know, its for the best. Takkan nak berenti keje pulak kan?

And did I manage to reduce my weight sama macam before pregnant dulu? Unfortunately no, the 1 kg is so difficult to reduce!!! Sigh!

Balik kampung..

After 2 months, finally Irys made her first trip back to Penang, kampung Daddy dia di Kepala Batas. Throughout our 4-hrs journey, Irys has been such an angel. She slept throughout the journey and bangun just untuk minum susu. Before sampai Kepala Batas, we decided to stay one night in Penang Island so we stayed in Holiday Inn. It was Irys' first time staying in a hotel, and our first time staying in a hotel with Irys. Ingatkan it would be a problem since Irys' nyer tempat tido take a lot of space (for a standard double, tak muat untuk 3 of us). Nasib baik the room is spacious. There were 2 double bed in the room so one bed for Daddy and one bed for Mummy n Irys.


"Mummy, syok nyer tido hotel..."

Tido di tepian pantai Penang

You think so??

Weight update

46 days passed by, I failed to reduce back to my normal weight.. another 1-2kg to go.. and just can't resist the foods.. Irys is consuming more and Mommy is getting hungrier!

Although my confinement days ended 6 days ago, I still have to watch what I eat.. no cold drinks, no oranges, no to this and no to that..according to my mom. Sigh.. I wonder, when will I be able to eat like usual..?? Susah betul bersalin ni ye!

Day out

Went for Sunday lunch in KLGCC

Find Irys.. she's under the pink cover.. having her meal...while Mommy is waiting for hers!

Loss and gain

Irys is one-month plus.. and from the day she was born, her weight gains gradually up to 2.5kg (+/-) today. Alhamdulillah, berkat kesabaran Mummy membreastfeed siang dan malam, at last she's catching up to be like the normal size baby..

Before labour, I gained about 16kg +/-. Today, another 5 days before my confinement ends, I still have 3 kg to go, to be back on my normal weight. I lost 10 kg a week after labour, 3 kg for the past 3 weeks plus, and another 3 kg by the time my confinement ends. Possible or not, kita tungguuuu!!!

So the doc was right, I put on so much weight due to water retention..

And now I can smile again...

One-month old..

Happy one-month to my princess, Irys
Throughout this one month you have given Mummy and Daddy a lot of love and laughter,
Not to forget the sleepless nights and how you made us worried sick whenever you are unwell..
Looking forward for days, weeks, months and years to come..
Insya Allah Mummy will provide the best for you..
I love you, Iryssa Qaisara...

Confinement : Modern vs Traditional

Today is my 27th day of my confinement. Another 13 days to go and I can't wait for it to be over.
For the past 27 days, I've been following my mom's regime.. Regime is too harsh.. I should say.. my mom's diet.

Breakfast: Cornflakes / Half Boiled egg + toast and cup of Milo O
Lunch: Rice + Vege (tak sure sayur apa) + Ikan Haruan goreng/Bakar. Sometimes when I'm lucky, I'll have ayam masak kicap + plain water
Dinner: Same as above. Usually lunch is better than dinner.

Kalau nak ikutkan, berpantang cara mak lebih teruk. Based on her experience, her menu was only ikan kering and rice only. Can't imagine if I were to eat only that for 40 days.

Hubby wasn't that keen on my diet. He said it's not nutritious enough especially when the Irys is totally breastfed. He wants me to eat nutritiously i.e. eat more fruits, veges. Unfortunately, the food that he wants me to take is totally opposite the traditional diet. Kata hubby, kenapa perlu berpantang? Pantang cara org Melayu, Cina, India, org putih semuanya berlainan. Each have their own can / cant, do /dont during pantang. But the end result will be the same. For example, Irys was delivered through c-section while Hani (my niece) was through the normal delivery. My sis, fatiha berbarut, bertunku for the whole 40days. And me, since my cut still tak baik2 lagi, so I didn't berbarut or bertunku. But my tummy still end up like hers. Tapi kata org tua, kesan berpantang adalah untuk jangka masa panjang. But why don't doctors acknowledge this fact? Most doctors, if you ask them, they will say you can eat anything after delivery. Tapi kata org tua, tak boleh mkn tu, angin, tak boleh mkn ni, angin, mkn tuh sejuk.. so end up makanan yg boleh dimakan hanyalah ikan kering dan nasi putih. Sigh!

Frankly, berpantang nih sbnrnya depends on individual. If you believe it will give you to a certain result, than you proceed. Because, it's like what Hubby said, the end result will be the same.

p/s: So jealous!! My sis finishes her pantang today!

Pengorbanan ibu

Actually cam byk jer nak share about me as a first time mother, about my pre-mature baby, my confinement.. tp tak tau mana nak mula.. Everyday I always tell myself, "today I want to start writing!" but then, when I have to choose either to write or to sleep, I always choose the latter.

Irys ada her own feeding routine, which is every 2-3 hours. normal la kan untuk baby. tp yg tak tahannyer time mlm pun cam gitu. no matter how much I fed her before she went to bed, still akan bgn jugak (nurses in DSH bg hint if nak baby tido lama sikit, mak sure she is full). Sbnrnya itu normal and baguslah untuk baby kan..especially pre-mature macam irys ni. Tp mummy la yg teruk.. itulah pengalaman sbg ibu.. bak kata mak.. bukan senang nak jadi ibu ni. mmg betul pun.. in addition, irys is fully breastfed. tak mix susu langsung, so the night shift is totally on me, alone. tapi takperlah. pengorbanan sbg seorang ibu. Just that I can't imagine if I dah mula masuk keje nanti. how aa...??

At my 34-weeks

On 8th March 2008, I went for a normal check-up with Hubby. I didn't suspect anything, until the doc told me that there was some protein contained in my urine. It might be due to the food that I took, or maybe caused by urine infection. So the doc sent me for another test and the result should be ready in 30-minutes. It was a loong 30 minutes for me. So, we came back to see the doc with the result and the result remained the same. So the doc prescribed me some meds to treat the protein and hopefully it will go off by tuesday. Hubby told me not to worry. It might be due to urine infection and it could be treated.

So I came back on tuesday (11 March 2008) and again I had to take the urine test. Again, there was a level of protein in my urine, with high (above normal) blood pressure. I didnt go with hubby this time as he was working and he thought that I will not be admitted. So, Kak Jaja (My dad's secretary or so we call Kak Long-Long) prepared the admission for me. The doc said that he is admitting me just to treat my protein and also monitor my blood pressure. Hubby has told me that the doc suspected that I might have 'pre-eclampsia'.

"Pre-eclampsia is a medical condition where hypertension arises in pregnancy (pregnancy-induced hypertension) in association with significant amounts of protein in the urine. Pre-eclampsia may develop from 20 weeks gestation (it is considered early onset before 32 weeks, which is associated with increased morbidity) and its progress differs among patients; most cases are diagnosed pre-term. While blood pressure elevation is the most visible sign of the disease, it involves generalized damage to the maternal endothelium and kidneys and liver, with the release of vasopressive factors only secondary to the original damage.Apart from abortion, Caesarian section, or induction of labor, and therefore delivery of the placenta, there is no known cure. It may also occur up to six weeks post-partum. It is the most common of the dangerous pregnancy complications; it may affect both the mother and the fetus. " (wikipedia)

That night I was in the hospital, accompanied by Hubby and the nurses came to check on my bP every 2 hours. I was surprised that my bP rose drastically throughout the night and the nurses had to inform my doc. The next morning again I had to test my urine and the result showed that my protein level was at the maximum level. The doc told me that I have go for c-section immediately so avoid any complications. Just imagine, when I thought that I have another 6 weeks to go, now I have to make a decision on whether I want it in a day or two. There was a mixed feelings and I was in the doc's room alone, without hubby, Kak Jaja or my family. The problem was that my baby that time was just 1.8kg and in her 34 weeks. At this point, I had to choose whether to wait for my baby to grow a bit bigger in my womb, which may result to some damages in my other organs or to proceed with the c-section and deliver my pre-mature baby. Dr Musa, the paediatric who will be handling my case advised me to proceed with the operation as my womb is no longer a safe place for my baby. So, we've decided to proceed with the operation on the next day...

This will be the first c-section in my family and I am the first who was diagnosed with pre-elcampsia....

I introduce you... Iryssa Qaisara

Name: Iryssa Qaisara (Permaisuri Pelangi)

D.O.B: 13th March 2008
Weight: 1.88 kg
P.O.B: Damansara Specialist Hospital

Supposedly, I am in my 36 weeks, this week. Another 4 weeks to go...
Supposedly, I'll have my 36-weeks check-up tomorrow..
Supposedly, I can still go out for shopping and eat whatever food that I want before the labour day..
Supposedly, I am still working, preparing for my presentations, out for meetings..
And supposedly, me and hubby are off to one of the hotels in KL to celebrate our 1 year anniversary this weekend..
Instead, I'm at home, in my confinement days (day 16 today), with my baby, off from work..
I'm not complaining, thank to Allah who gave me one healthy baby and made me one happy mother..

Post election

What a surprised and shocking results! I was up til 4am waiting for the complete results. I am usually not to keen on politics but this time, I feel that it's time that the younger ones voice out their opinions and the results show it all..

It was my first time voting. Went with Hubby after my check-up and had to climb up to Level 2. I was hoping that one of the SPR volunteers would consider my physical condition and let me vote at the ground floor but I guess I didn't get their sympathy. As I was climbing the stairs and almost reaching Level 2, I met one of the female volunteer/policewoman at the stairs and she asked " are you OK? You can just go to Ground level and don't need to climb up." But her male colleague said, "she's almost there!". Which was true, I was almost at level 2. So, there I was, catching up my breath, casting my vote, and doing my job as a Malaysian citizen. It was quite an experience !!

Congratulations to my friend, who won the DUN seat in Seri Setia. It was a great start for you and your party!

Week 33

Week : 33

Weight Gain : 16+/-

It's been a while since my last entry on my pregnancy. A lot to say and to tell, yet very little time to write. Where should I start?

My weight gain is uncontrollable. When I come to think about my weight gain, I can get so stressed out and avoid taking meals, especially dinner. But I can't skip breakfast and lunch as I know I can get so grumpy when I have an empty tummy. So, these past few days, I've been taking milk for pregnant mother and some toast for dinner. Of course Hubby is against it. He wants me to feed if not me, the baby. But then, when I look into the mirror and see my round face, double chin, and big ass.. I can get so stressed out. I know, it's part of the pregnancy, but then, I just can't help it feeling that way. I keep on thinking, will I be able to lose my weight back to normal after the labour? Will I be in this size forever? Sigh!!

I did blood test 2 weeks ago. I kept on getting the signs of thyroid and Dr Guna asked me to go for blood test. So I went. Few days later, I received a msg from DSH. It's negative. Thank god! But I can still feel my heart pumping so loud, as if there is a mic inside it. And my hand and fingers are all still sweaty. Maybe it's the hormone. Tomorrow I'll be having another check up. Now it will be every 2 weeks, until I reach 36 weeks, which will be in 2-3 weeks time. I can't believe that it has been almost 34 weeks of pregnancy and the day almost here.

Anyway, still have a lot to write but need to stop now. Will write more later.. daa...

My Niece

A week ago, on 29th February 2008, my younger sister, Fatiha just delivered her second baby.

I introduce you, Hani Safiyah.. She looks so much like my Dad.

And me, I'm counting my days/weeks to come.. its not far from my due date..

Marilah mari..pergi mengundi...

Kad Pengenalan : 82011710****
Nama : SALMI NADIA BINTI MOHD HILMEY
Tahun Lahir : 1982
Jantina : P
Lokaliti : 117 / 00 / 14 / 060 - JALAN SETIAMURNI 1
Daerah Mengundi : 117 / 00 / 14 - MEDAN DAMANSARA
DUN : 117 / 00 -
Parlimen : 117 - SEGAMBUT
Negeri : W.P KUALA LUMPUR
Pusat Mengundi : SEKOLAH AGAMA MASJID SAIDINA OMAR AL KHATTAB BUKIT DAMANSARA KUALA LUMPUR
Saluran : 6
Masa Mengundi : 08.00 PAGI - 05.00 PETANG

First time nak pergi mengundi...so excited!!!

p/s: I heard there was one celebrity or so called 'diva' busy campaigning and asking the Malaysian citizens to vote. But the 'diva' herself failed to register, thus will not vote. Such an embarrasment!!

Maternity..shoes..

I've been complaining about my swollen legs for quite sometime now. And it has reached up the point where yesterday I couldn't even walk. I was in Midvalley buying some baby stuff (Jusco has 15% Privilege Sale for Cardmember) and I had to force myself to complete the shopping before its too late. Frankly, curently my leg is killing me and I easily get fatigue.

Anyway, I almost gave up on searching the solution for my aching leg. And as I was complaining about my leg to a friend/big-sister of mine, she suggested that I SHOULD get the sandal from Modernmum. Actually, she has suggested the sandal for quite sometime but I don't know why I didn't get the sandal that she suggested. Today, I gave up and went to Modernmum in TTDI.

The sandal wasn't on the shelf. So I asked the Salesgirl if there is anymore sandal collection. And maybe it was meant to be, there was only one left, white colour, my size, on the counter. When I tried it on, it was like... "woooowwww!!!!". I've never felt that comfy ever since I started having the pain. And I bought it.. without hesitation. It costs me RM109.00, but it's all worth it!

My maternity sandal...

Here are some info on Modernmum shoes..

http://www.modernmum.com.my/modernmum/catalog/exchange/11407688881/11410049031/11501909690/

Point of advice: Buy the maternity shoes when your leg started to get swollen before it's too late. Don't wait until it's too late..like me! But better late than never, right! I'm soooo Happy!!!

Parentcraft Classes : Session 2

Topic: Antenatal Exercise and back care & Breathing and relaxation exercise



Went to our second session of the Parentcraft Class in DSH. As usual, we arrived late since Hubby balik lambat. And once we arrived, we went to the wrong room (thanx to the signs which led us to the wrong room). To our surprised, the class was full. Nasib baik ada one more couple yang sampai lambat sama ngan kami. Good news, we get to sit on the chair in stead of on the floow. Bad news, we missed the first stage of breathing technique and the worst part was I had to be the model in the class. Why? Cuz there were not enough yoga mats and I had to do the exercise on the bed.. you know.. the bed.. in front of the whole class. The Midwife told us that it was supposed to be only 15 couples but instead, 18 couples turned up. So there I was, mencangkung, meniarap and all depan semua orang dalam kelas tu. Tapi nasib baik la hubby ada cover-cover sikit masa buat exercise tu.



Last week I said there were none Malay couples right? This time, there were 2 new Malay couples in the session. One of the couple is Hubby's friend. They said they missed the first session. Her due date is 3 weeks after my due date but her tummy is more biggie than me. SO, Hubby was complaining and comparing my I have a small tummy whereas the other couples have biggie tummy. He told me to eat more.. Frankly, I am on a mission watching my weight so the idea of eating more than usual doesnt pleased me at all. For me, my tummy is big enough already. But then when I met the other preggie moms, then I realized that my tummy wasnt that big actually.. Takperlah..as long as my baby is healthy..kan..kan..kan??

Kerana Kuey Teow.....

Kerana Kuey Teow, bergaduh dengan Hubby..
Hubby kena paham, kenapa Mummy nak mkn Kuey Teow gerai yg tu..
Tapi hubby tak paham..
And that broke my heart... Hubby made me cry..
But hubby still didn't get it why I cried..
It's not me honey, it's the hormone..
And you should understand..
It's the hormone..

Parentcraft Classes : Session 1

Session 1 : 12 February 2008

• Diet in Pregnancy
• Role of Father
• Admission & Preparation of childbirth

Hubby and me signed up for Parentcraft classes in Damansara Specialist. With the amount of RM150, we need to attend 4 sessions which will include all sorts of info that a parent-to-be need to know. Our first session was last Tuesday. Surprise surprise, we were the only Malays in the class. The other attendees were all Chinese, Indians and foreigners. Frankly, when I told my parents/ relatives/parent's close friends about us attending this class, they were not really keen about it. But for me, I just feel that I need to equip myself with all the info that I needed to know about pregnancy, childbirth and also the responsibility.

We arrived late to our first session. Hubby was on-call on the day before and he kinda slept almost half of the 2-hr session. Poor hubby, he didn't sleep for 36 hrs and had to listen to the lectures given by the midwives. The first session was OK. Quite informative. I enjoyed the talk given by one of the midwife about 'role of father' but I don't think Hubby paid any attention to it. The last session was on admission and I think that is very crucial. Unfortunately, the midwife (different one this time) talked too fast that I can barely catch up to the points that she is trying to make. Unlike the earlier midwife, this midwife gave us all the sad story about labour, that the baby will end up dead or something happened to the wife, etc. Not very encouraging, I know. But I think the point that she is trying to make is that we have to take proper precautions to ensure that the baby and Mummy is safe.

Today will be the second session, which we will learn on breathing and relaxation technique, antenatal exercise and back care. Sounds interesting. Hopefully Hubby will not doze off this time.

Last week's update

I was away from work for 3 days last week. Wasn't feeling well and went to see the doc on Wed. I've discussed certain issues with regard to my pregnancy with her. Frankly, it feels as if I went to see my gynae instead. Her name is Doc Suraya in Klinik Segara Hartamas. And she gave me 2 days MC for me to rest. On Friday, I went to see her again since she said I might need to do a blood test, just to see whether I have thyroid. But after I told her that since the 2 days rest, I have stopped having the symptoms (shivering, sweating), she gave me another day MC and rest til the weekend. I felt fine during weekend, although a bit tired. On saturday me and hubby had lunch with his sisters and later went shopping at Midvalley. Dy was on-call on Sunday so I decided to join my family in Janda Baik. Had lunch with my family, mandi sungai and later played badminton with my brother, bro-in-law and dad. It was quite a tiring weekend but at least I spent the time with the one that I love.

Btw, my sister is due for labour this week. If I were in her shoes, I'll be panicking, considering that I am not mentally and physically prepared. But having said that, I am looking forward for the delivery day. Frankly, these few days were very difficult and tiring for me. Of course the swollen legs and hand, easily get tired and now, my taste buds is acting crazy. Everything that is spicy or salty will be too extreme for me. No more nasi lemak, tom yam or fried chicken, which used to be my fav food during my early pregnancy. That's how amazing and wonderful pregnancy could do to a woman. But at least, it leads me to consume less food and I'm able to control my weight gain.

Till then..adios...

A stroller at last...

Me and hubby went for stroller/car seat hunting. By the end of the week, I think we could be a qualified salesman/woman for a stroller shop. Anyway, hunting and choosing for the right stroller wasnt easy. We have actually started looking around for the right stroller for quite sometime. Our main idea was to get a Mclaren or a Graco stroller (we were more exposed on these 2 brands when were in UK). Of course I would love to have a stroller as classy as Quinny. But to my surprised, it was actually difficult to find Mclaren stroller except in Mothercare, which they dont have that much of a choice. Further, Mclaren is not really suitable for newborn baby, since the design was more towards light travelling. And Graco, the one that we found was OK, so-so but the colour and the design doesnt look appealing. We started to to hunt at Jusco, Mothercare and all other shopping mall/departmental store.

The trouble with with searching the right stroller was to have the right salesperson to give us all the info that we needed. Like me and hubby, we are very particular on the things that we buy, especially when it involves hundreds, thousands of RM. We will do some research and by the time we get to the store, we know what to ask, etc. Most of the departmental store or shops usually do not have the right salesperson and unable to provide us with the info that we needed. Until we went to Mamours, in BSC. That shop was actually recommended by my sister. Although it was out of price range, but we still went there with an open mind. We met Elsa, the salesperson who promoted us Peg-Perego and Quinny. It was actually a high-end stroller, that cost thousands, way out of our budget. And Peg-Perego has captured my attention. There were some discount if you pay by cash/CIMB credit card/RM2500 above.

So, yesterday, we have decided to finally buy or at least decide on which stroller we want. After a trip to One Utama, we decided to go to Atria. To our surprise, we met Elsa again as she was transferred there. And she did it again. She managed to convinced us to choose and buy the right stroller for our unborn child. We decided to buy the Peg Perego P3 Classico + Car Seat.

Here are some questiones that you need to answer before buying stroller;

1. Brand ? -do you really mind which brand? But brand does reflect quality, so, take it into consideration.
2. Price Range? - good brand, high price. But for middle range, graco is also a good stroller. My niece have been using Graco for quite sometime, but we bought it in the UK, where there are many choices of Graco brand.
3. Newborn / Infant ? - Would you buy another one when the baby grow up? If it's just for a short while, you dont need to spend that much.
4. Forward facing/Rear Facing? - I am quite particular on this issue. I would want my baby to look at me so that she wont feel scared or out of place.
5. Weight?
6. Basket? - this was one of my concern, and therefore I did not choose Quinny Zapp
7. Reclining position? - For quinny Zapp, no reclining position.This was the major drawback for me.
8. Car Seat attachment? - for safety reason.
9. Removable lining?
10. Folding position - sandwich or umbrella folding?

I love Peg Perego Classico cuz it is suitable from birth to any age, as long as it doesnt go above 50 kg. It also has a rear footboard, just incase if I have another children to carry, he/she can stand on it! It can also be fully reclined and what I love the most with this stroller is that the canopy can be turned back, and put into a position where the baby is rear facing, without actually moving the handle. It is not that heavy as it weigh just 8kg and it is umbrella folding. It was as if I buy a mclaren, but better functions!! Cool ey?

Of course, Peg Perego P3 isnt the most expensive range, or else I wont buy it!! I think it is a middle range cuz there's still Peg Perego Atria, with a lower price, and Peg perego Skate, with a much higher price. And I think, buying this brand in Mamours, Planet Infant is really worth your RMs. It's a once in a lifetime investment (insya Allah). For more info on Peg Perego P3, check out this link.

29 weeks

Week : 29

Weight gain : 1 kg +/-

It's been 29 weeks of my pregnancy. Nothing has changed, except for my physical (biggy tummy, round face, swallen legs). So far I am enjoying my pregnancy except for the part where I have to wake up in the middle of the night for pee-pee, difficulty to walk and not many choice of clothes. Other than that, I really enjoy the extra attention from Hubby and others, full tummy and kicks from my baby.

Talking about kicks, yesterday my baby caused me panic attack. I actually didn't realised that she didnt move since morning until mid day. As I was chatting with my sister, I suddenly realised that I didnt feel her movement. Then I called hubby to tell him that the baby isnt moving since morning. He told me to call Dr Guna, our gynea. I suddenly had panic attack. I called Kak jaja, my dad's secretary and told her that the baby isnt moving. As I was telling her the whole thing, I started to cry and couldnt talk. That was my first tears for the baby. She told me to come up to her place and she will call the doc. The clinic didnt answer, maybe cuz it was lunch time. So, we decided to have lunch first and see how it goes from there. After lunch, she called the clinic and they told me to come for scan. So I went, with Kak Jaja. But deep down I know the baby is OK as I suddenly can feel a slight movement. My timing was right, as I arrived, the clinic was empty and the doc is waiting for me (my usual waiting time is 1 hr min). He scanned, and Alhamdulillah the baby is ok. Kak Jaja sent me home and I rest for the rest of the day.

You see, although it was just a false alarm, but what made me panic was that I know when my baby usually moves, what tickles her. And she didnt make any movement yesterday. That was why I was so panic. And does the RM75 worth a scan although deep down I can feel that she's ok? Yes, it was worth it. Cuz, you will never know. If I dont go for a scan, and she was not alrite in there, that would be my deepest regret. I paid RM75 to make sure that she's alrite and make my heart calm again.

It was the first tears and first panic attack that my daughter has caused me. And I know, there are many more to come, as she is born, she grow up. But the first moment is the moment that I will always remember...

Actually me and hubby already have a name for her. I can't announce it yet, not until she is born. Cuz we might change our mind to the last minute. Right now we are in the middle of preparing the stuff for the baby. The essential things i.e. napkins, bathing/grooming items, strollers and etc. I know, by the time I reach 8-9 months, I wont have the energy to prepare and go for shopping anymore. And although people said that it's not good to prepare too early for the baby, I wouldnt want to wait. And hubby thought so too. But, we just keep it low on the things that we have bought. And I am hoping when the time comes, her things will be complete.

It is going to be a long holiday. We will have a family gathering in Janda Baik. Hubby is working on-call on wednesday and Friday. I will have 2 full days to spend with him. Can't wait!!

So Happy Chinese New Year everyone... and Happy Holiday!!!!!

Wedding weekend

I had a great weekend last week. Went to Kak Yana's wedding on Friday night @ Hotel Singgahsana.

Kak Nana, Kak Lin, Shasha, me n Hubby

Hubby and Me

On saturday morning, we had a surprise birthday breakfast for Wie @ Delicious, KL. She thought that she's attending Keadilan's meeting with Budu and Izzah.

Standing : Az, Budu, Ed, Salman, Fadley. Sit: Deq, Wie, Me and Zeti

Unfortunately Hubby can't join us. After 2-hr breakfast, we went to Amir's wedding in Melaka. Both bride and groom look so beautiful.

From left: Me, deq, Amir, Muna, Az, Wie, Unknown (middle)

Satu hari di Parkson, KLCC

Semalam me and hubby pergi berjalan-jalan di KLCC. Dah lama rasanya tak menapak kat KLCC. Banyak betul perubahan (kedai) dalam KLCC tu. Makin lama, kedai makin berjenama yang masuk. Agaknya tak standard kot jenama tempatan nak masuk dlm KLCC tu. Kita bagaikan merempat di negara sendiri. Anyway, itu bukan main story untuk hari ni.

So, kami ke Parkson. Saja jalan2. Hubby jalan2 ke bahagian lelaki. Saya pula ke bahagian wanita. I needed nursing bra. Due date makin dekat and every time sale, nursing bra sure tak sale. So ingatkan nak belilah. As usual, my fav brand for undergarments would be Triumph. Saya pun ke kaunter Triumph. Berikut adalah conversation saya dengan salesgirl disitu

Saya: Ini shj ke collection nursing bra you? (sambil menunding kearah nursing bra yang berada didalam kotak2 di tepi kaunter)

Sales girl: Ha'ah. Ini shj. Yang murah2 takder. Tak dapat masuk kat sini. Kalau nak yang murah, carilah di Sungai Wang atau Subang Parade. Kat sini takde.

Saya: Oh, yeke?

Saya pun berlalu. Dalam hati saya terdetik, "soalan apa yang aku tanya tadi? Aku ada tanya harga ke?".

Sambil berjalan mencari hubby, saya mula berfikir. "nampak sengkek sgt ke aku ni?". Saya rasa tak la selekeh mana pun. Tapi pada pendapat saya, tidak sepatutnya seorang sales girl menjawab seperti itu. Walaupun nadanya bukan berkeras atau maki-hamun, namun, cukuplah sekadar "Ha'ah, ini je collection kami".

Pada sebelah malam, me and hubby dinner dengan my parents and my sister. Dan saya menceritakan apa yang telah berlaku. My parents gave some suggestions on what I should have said to the sales girl. Tapi, mungkin saya terkedu dan tergamam.

Begitulah kisah saya di Parkson, KLCC.

Exercise

The doc told me to do some exercise due to my excessive weight gain (tak la over weight sgt, but 5-6 kg in 5 weeks??, that's overweight!!!). And since I have water retention problem, I can't really do 30 mins walk. So, chose to follow the exercise in this DVD

Actually, this DVD has been my fav DVD since I was in the UK lagi. I started with gym. But then I couldn't really commit. Yelah with the transportation, parking, time, and so I found this DVD. The rating was quite good. And it has a 15 mins chair exercise, for pregnant or disable people. Believe it or not, masa dulu, if I really do it at least 2-3 times a week, it really toned my body. Not the one with chair work out la. The full body work out. And now, I starting to do the 15 mins chair exercise. With the calcium vitamin + chair workout = less pain, healthier body.

Highly recommended!!!

Jelatang

Sape tgk Jelatang episod akhir smlm?
Just a quick Q, siapa yang giler? Rasa macam aku yg tgk, aku yg giler sbnrnya.. tak paham..tak paham..
Sesiapa ada teori??

Week 28

Week : 28

Weight Gain : 12 kg +/-

Baby Weight: 1 kg

I met Dr Guna last saturday. Had my monthly check-up. I am currently in my third trimester and counting my days for the BIG day. The doc has confirmed that everything's normal. There were few issues that I raised during my check-up this time

My weight gain

As you can see, I gained almost 12 kgs for the past 6-7 months. And half of the weight I gained for the past 5 weeks. The doc was quite concerned. He told me that I should do some exercise i.e. walking 30 mins, 3 times a week. But not at Midvalley!! Sigh! Maybe he saw me and hubby in Midvalley, hehe. Anyway, that was before I told him that I am currently experiencing swollen legs and fingers. So, he prescribed me some vitamins for calcium and also some other advice. I did asked if I should reduce my food consumption. He said, "No". Weight gain during pregnancy may not caused totally by food consumption but also relates to other factors i.e. water retention. And that is what I am currently experiencing.

Baby's gender

I was quite concerned if during my previous check up, the doc has mistakenly told us that I am carrying baby girl. So, this time I asked him again, is it a girl? Yes... it is. I am thrilled. Cuz mom bought few red sweaters and flowery jeans when she visited UK. And frankly, I don't mind if it is a girl or a boy. As long as I have a healthy baby, that's good enough for me.

My birthday present

I received this on my birthday... Ipod Touch 8GB

I am currently enjoy the music with my baby..

And I love it!! Feeling my baby dancing, kicking and turning around!!

It's something that me and my baby can do together..

Thanx hubby for the lovely gift!!!

27 weeks

Week : 27

Weight Gain : 10 kg +/-

10 kg, I know.. what a drastic change..I just bought a new electronic weight scale. And I know, this time, the scale reading is accurate compared to my previous scale. And I can't believe how much weight I have put on for the past few weeks. And just imagine the physical changes at my body. Sometimes I just can't bear looking at myself. My face is getting round, swollen legs and fingers, tummy is getting bigger (although I am soon to be 7 months pregs, but some people say that my tummy is small..).

Right now I'm just counting my weeks for my delivery. I never thought that pregnancy would be this tough. I mean, my swollen legs have made me difficult to move around. There's only one sandal that is comfortable for me currently. And each morning, I just can't bear the pain cuz it was soo pain whenever my feet touches the ground. My swollen hand has also made me difficult to hold things.. but it was not as pain as my leg..

What makes me wonder, why am I the only one in the family who has this symptom during pregnancy? neither my two sisters nor my mom had swollen legs and fingers. Different people may experience different symptoms, ey? The funny thing was that my mom made a general conclusion, maybe cuz my mom and both my sisters were married to Pahang bloke, and I got married to Penang bloke instead, that differs me to the others... hahha... not a convincing reason but.. funny!

So, that's the story about me and my pregnancy. I actually have a lot to share.. but enuff for now.. till then.. adioss!!

My latest pic with Hubby in Penang at 26 weeks

25 weeks.. and a looooong entry

Week : 25
Weight gain : 6 +/-

Waahh.. dah lama rasanya tak update blog ni...agak2 adalah bersarang sikit2..
Seperti yang dah diberitahu sblm ni, masuk tahun baru nih, I've been transferred to HQ of EMAS, Heitech.
And at the same time, I still need to carry out my usual task in EMAS since Sherry, my replacement still on holiday di US.. That was the promise that I gave to Corrine, my boss in EMAS. Yelah, tak sanggup leaving her with pile of work, and I thought that since I just report myself in Heitech, my work tak lah byk sgt...kot..

Well.. so far, dah 4 hari masuk kerja, and I've got tasks waiting for me in Heitech. And at the same time, ada byk juga keja in EMAS. I've been in and out of the office to carry out 2 jobs at one time. I'm not trying to be superwoman, but sometimes, I like to occupy myself with all the works and doing things that I like.. In Heitech, I was unaware that my role is 'that' huge! I mean, huge for me la.. I'm still the Business development Exec, but in different industry. I'll be preparing proposals and finding business opportunity in Financial Sector for Heitech. And so far, I have a good mentor that teach me along the way. And I have a serious catching up to do. Everyday, read, study, read, study, meetings... Tapi takperlah.. hope kerja kali nih will stay longer.. cuz I'm tired jumping around.. macam masa blaja dulu...

My pregnancy, so far ok. I've been playing and communicating with my baby alot. I have pain especially my leg and heel. Evey morning, bangun tido, sure sakit kaki. Alhamdulillah, no cramp, besides the one masa tgh2 pregnancy dulu.. Janganlah cramp time hubby on-call.. or else takder siapa nak bgn tolong urut kaki. This week is also my last week in 2nd trimester. Sedar tak sedar, I'll be in my 3rd trimester by end of next week. And starting from this month, the doc will start talking about labour. And I think I have to start reading about labour jugak so that I have question to ask the doc nanti. As far as baby stuffs are concerned, since sale pun dah habis, I've stop hunting and shopping around for baby stuff. Tunggulah sale bulan depan (rasanya ada megasale) and I should start buying the necessary stuff.

I have 10 days to enjoy my last 'quarter of a century' life. Lepas nih dah masuk 26, and suddenly rasa macam dah tua. But I know, this year will be better and meaningful, insya Allah. I've got my birthday present. Tapi tak boleh share ngan you all lagi. And although birthday present dah dapat from hubby, tapi I still have not used it yet. I'm waiting for the day to officially use it. On 17th January, I'll share what I get from hubby. And hubby also dapat cuti lama since he is finishing his general meds rotation soon. So, on friday we plan to balik Kepala Batas Penang, his hometown, and on monday til wed, we will be in penang island, for holiday. Actually, our trip to Penang Island was postphoned, since our reception in Penang dulu. Hopefully kali ni trip ni menjadi la..

Also, I had a great weekend. After a looong time, finally hubby dapat off hari Ahad. Actually, on Saturday ajak hubby pi PD, since my parents have an apartment kat Tanjung Tuan. Tapi we were out to buy Hubby's birthday present (yes, he got to choose his present.. ) til late, and hubby baru balik on-call, so we decided to cancel our trip. Hubby's birthday is on 14th Jan, 3 days earlier than me.. On Sunday, hubby spent all his time with me. He said, "today, we will do anything that you want!" I mean.. Yey!!! How often will I get that opportunity. So, we started by having breakfast ( nasi lemak) beside the pool, and we went for swimming later. That's the first time hubby terjun dlm kolam kat rumah, and that was the first time I went for swimming during my pregnancy. Then later, we went to The curve to watch 'I am Legend'. Again, I can't remember when was the last time we went out for movie. Cuz everytime we decided to go out for a movie, we end up shopping instead.. Although my weekend may sound nothing interesting, just a normal weekend, but for me, it means a lot, cuz it's not easy to wake up at 9 am during weekend, having hubby beside me...

Hem.. dah lama sgt tak tulis, kali ni berjela-jela pulak..
Til next time, daaa.....