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السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

This is a #latepost ...

Finally had a celebration for Little Mister I and many thanks to all who came and celebrate it with us. Yes, for the 2 birthdays he's had before we only celebrate kecil-kecilan sahaja and this year, why not kan? Since he's been bugging us with a happy birthday celebration with cakes and all~ so yeh... Initially was planning to do everything at home but we ended up with celebrating it at KFC. Next year perhaps? We'll see...

We've enrolled him for school next year..can't wait!! Another milestone for him .. *sigh* Guess I'll be one of those mothers peeping through the class window hoping that her child will do good in school. Sanggup kah kan tinggalkan him ah? I'm having separation anxiety already..!! Noooo!! I  have yet to make him his uniform (yes, yes I know... ahir sudah ni, takut inda siap but insyaAllah they can get it done.. will go to the tailor shop this weekend)...semoga dipermudahkan segala urusan nanti *Amin*

Oh yes- on another note, dear 'ol  me pun FINALLY starting my studies early next year... anxiously waiting for my pending approval. Supposed to start last August but after consideration and as advised by my Supervisors, I better start early next year...  yes, have to go through all the process in order to defer my LDP scholarship to 2015. (My earlier approval was just until end of 2014) So masani, menanti sebuah jawapan.. but if ikut my institution, I am supposed to start my research studies next January. Which means, I'll only be working a few days end of this year then sambung lagi cuti belajar for the next two years... Alhamdulillah~ Mudahan ada jawapannya soon... 

It'll be a busy month for us ni. Hubby will be away for a two weeks course overseas (wished we could join him!), then on the same day ia balik, my parents will be off for Umrah with few of my aunts and cousins ... again, missed my chance to join them. Praying for invitations ke sana one day... *Amin* In the meantime, I need to do my errands, prepare and settle few things before 2015.

Until my next entry,

xoxo

Confinement starts....

...السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

Expect the unexpected they say? Yes.  الحمد لله  at exactly 38w+1d (basically the start of my maternity leave) 16 Zulkaedah 1435H / 11 September 2014 @ 09.08 am, I have safely given birth to our beautiful Little Miss S and she weighs 3.31kg !! Abt 300g extra than her brother... 

Unlike the previous birth, the show was different this time around and here's how it went ... (apologies to all as I may have put in too much info this point onwards)

5am : slight tinge of bloody show (no contraction), don't want to start panicking cos it's just a tinge and not even look like a mucus plug (jelly like discharge). So I forewarned my husband to not silent up his phone on his way to work as it may be 'time' .... confident banar kami thinking that I will deliver the baby at noon the earliest.

6am : bloody show + mucus plug. Very jelly like and sticky, unlike the normal vaginal discharge. Almost like darah beku yang keluar, no contraction just yet but my heart tells me to prep myself. Mandi, breakfast and texted my eldest sis to standby jua in case my husband inda sempat balik. I was still in relax mode.. al-maklum, baru jua 1st day ML. And from what I read, the active labour is different for each individual, some may take days after the 'show' and some immediately. And in my case.... 

630am : started to feel slight abdominal cramp, you know, the ones you felt during menstruation. Bearable but nonetheless, I began to take note of the time interval (15mins apart) Baru selesai mandi ni around this time... and then texted my hubs to inform him that it's a possibility that I am experiencing contraction sudah walaupun mild. One thing i learnt from my Mother frm my previous labour was to calm down no matter what! Packed my personal things, i.e toiletries, hp charger, minyak panas etc. Had my breakfast.. now, I know I needed the energy but was unable to finish it up!!

8am : started to feel THE contraction .. basically, the only reason why I couldn't finish my breakfast. Final checks on the things I need to bring to the hospital and by the time I'm done, my contractions was very close... didn't really check the time pasalnya sakit yang teramat sudah. I meant to call my sis but my instinct tells me to call my husband and fortunately he was already back at home, and that was already 835am.

835am : good thing about living here in KB is that, the hospital is pretty near to our place.. 5 mins drive tops. I prayed that no accidents or any road closure along the journey to SSBH else, entah teberanak dalam kerita kali eh!

As soon as we arrived at the hospital, and a blessing too! We were helped by an elderly man who was waiting for his wife (working at the hospital) at the emergency entrance..

Elder Man : mengapa wang... kelam kabut usulmu ni...

Husband : pebinian kan beranak paci.... 

Elder Man : bah tabak saja parking disini, ambil semua barang.. aku ngambilkan kerusi ah...

Immediately, rushed in and fetched us a wheelchair. Hubby helped me out and off we went to the ante-natal ward / labour room. The man and my husband was pretty helpful with constantly reminding me to recite all the dzikrullah and selawat... الحمد لله

I honestly think we caused quite a chaos that morning, because it was during the doctors doing their rounds in the ward and we entered like, 'I'm in LABOUR!!! HELLPP!!!' Now, I was exaggerating on that part..but my facial expression said it all...~ Two midwives attended me at the treatment room, and guess what? I was almost fully dilated! They rushed me off to the labour room (skipped stage 1 and 2!) where they had me changed into the hospital gown, immediate prep everything to assist on the delivery... Yes- to D-E-L-I-V-E-R !!  The nurse calmly informed me with the procedure they're gonna do...

Nurse #1 : ok, bila kita rasa sakit bagi tau ah... I have to pecahkan air ketuban kita since fully dilate sudah. (I'm like- WHAT?? Fully dilated.. no wonder sakit berabis!)

And when they did that...

Nurse #2 : since this is your 2nd delivery, if possible kami ndakan menggunting ni ah....

Me : Err- Gunting apa tu?

Nurse #1 : gunting.. mcm masa kita mula2 dulu....

Then it clicked me... episiotomy!! hahaha phew.. I was glad on skipping that part

Nurse #1 : Kami tolong kita ni...through the delivery process. إن شاء الله

And so like the first experience.. the instruction is 'kalau sakit, push.. and tarik nafas perlahan-lahan but as maximum as possible bila nda...' With my husband by my side, 3 pushes and shivering thighs, I have safely delivered our baby girl, now nicknamed Little Miss S. Nothing can describe how I felt after that, I was in disbelief the whole day!! Everything happened so fast... and syukur ke hadrat Allah SWT kerana mempermudahkan segala urusan that day! Funny bit is.. after Husband mengazankan Little Miss S.. ada tia kena panggil to pindahkan our car sal ada ambulance *lol* What a day it was...

Now, it's been 11 days since her birthday..الحمد لله and Little Miss S is fully breast-fed so far. *smiles* A new journey begins...

Until next time.. xoxo~

Good Friday

Now I remember I promised to post an entry wrt our travels last November (yes, yes waaaaaaaay overdue!) Certain things kept me under the sheets the past few months. Maybe I'm just thinking twice abt it... or maybe I'm just layzee.. Haha! Ok..~ But just decided not to share it... I will, however post a few pics abt the trip but that's just it, alright?

read the safety leaflet!

breathtaking view early morning @ Johor

JPO !! Where hubs managed to bargain a lot! *smiles*

Jalan TAR - Masjid India and all the way to SOGO (it was packed!)

KLCC... obvious?

Banyak sessi mengisi perut throughout the trip actually... sampai I got myself food poisoned! *lol* A trip worth remembering! Nuff said!

Anyways, Alhamdulillah, today was a good day. (I remember back in the days when I use to say 'Friday is my lazy day') Haha that's a byebye since Baby.I was born. Spent my time with my little family. Packing all Baby.I's baby clothes into vacuum bags! Oh yes.. I am so addicted to vacuum bags! Stuffed according to age (mths).. and as of now,  I have manage to empty out drawers of Baby.I's clothings to make way for some new ones! (Can hear hubs saying.. banyak jua bajunya ani.. ani baru anak seorang *lol*)  Did a few reorganising to our little crib as well (furniture and hanging some frames on the wall) Comment from dear husband... it's cosier now~ *we're all smiles* More space for Baby.I to play and happy parents watching tv while monitoring their baby play! :D

Speaking of TV, today too is the FINAL of MAHARAJA LAWAK MEGA. WHo will win??? It's a tough choice between Jozan, Saywho and Jambu *we'll just have to wait and see later~*

Until then... xoxo

So long 2012 ... Welcome 2013!

Assalamualaikum all...

This post is late by a week!!! I know, I know~~ It's just hard to click the PUBLISH button these days.. Especially when you have a toddler on the loose! Hahaha! My Baby.I is now an independent toddler BUT, i must tell you this... HE will not let either me or hubs sit still.

There are times when we just had to disappoint him. Kesian tho.. but parents gotta do what parents had to do!

Anyhoots, last weekend was Baby.I's first time attending a wedding function. It was Hubs 1st cousin's so we didn't really hangout outside that much. Baby.I was alright.... but ONLY when the function's done! He was behaving *Alhamdulillah* but became very attached to us. *teehee* This, somehow made my day... some parents would just go 'ngalih eh cemani ani...' but for me it was more like 'awwwww.. he wants me!' Hence now I know that he's limits towards communicating with 'strangers' . Inda dapat sesuka hati... *phew* Mama loves you dear I. You really made me smile *senyumyangamatlebar* Target 2012 ACHIEVED!!

 

So what do I want this 2013??

• Be a better me (wife, mom, daughter & career)
• Cut down on chocs! (been addicted to it since my recent pregnancy)
• Eat healthy (heavy breakfast, lighter lunch and early dinner)
• Perform better at work
• Attain my LDP scholarship (I sure hope I could get it this time around)
• Save more $$$
• Travelling with the family (a must!)
• Toilet train Baby.I (insya-Allah~)

Boring kah? Well, I do have my wishlist for handbags and shoes... like I said in the previous post... someday insya-Allah~  But I can tell you one thing, I really fell in love with a LOUBOUTIN. Not a priority but really, who can resist a red soled heels right?? It has been a while since I last worn one! (heels, that is) And a Louboutin is it! Had always wanted one of these since my Uni years.. *devilishgrin* and now after watching the tv series 'Covert Affairs' *sigh* Think I should hint the Hub for this one! *Ahem*ahem*

 

Ok, lost my composure tdi sikit... *breatheinbreatheout* There you go... a wish (which may, or may not come true) for 2013. Until next entry.... xoxo~

...1st flight out!

Assalamualaikum,

Not the 1st time to go across the boarder for Baby.I but a first via airplane. Alhamdulillah, the trip was worth it ... even though yours truly didn't get to buy what she wanted but managed to snatch a few items. Hehehe.

So how did I prepare for the trip? I did my packing a week in advance and almost half of the luggage was Baby.I's stuffs! From clothes, diapers, snacks and food!! Preparing the food was easy,macam biasa jer....it's packing them up yg abit worrying. Lightweight is THE top requirement, so I decided to use styrofoam container to transport Baby.I's food.... then on how to keep all the food frozen for the journey? NASIB lah that time BabyMe SHop ada instock techni-ice but just two sheets (thought it was enough.... but noottttt!!! good thing I did trial on packing them food) and luckily, ada jua dearest mom online selling them... pheeeewwww~~!  

It was an experience to remember... first flight out and our flight got delayed TWICE due to airport closure! Dengan hati yg penuh beruri... I can only hope that all the food to be in its best condition. Alhamdulillah, all the food remained frozen eventhough it was out from the freezer for almost 12 hrs... Oh pls enquire ur place of stay whether or not they have freezer to store the food. We stayed with a family member there so it was no biggie, even to our holiday destination pun we stayed in an apartment w/ fully equipped kitchen!

Flight to KL : Baby.I went cranky not because of the take-off or pressure changes ... most ppl would think so but knowing him, it's simply because there was no room for him to move about. Al-maklum... biasa roaming around kan~ and awal2 atu pun abis dh magazines and inflight leaflet dikacaunya *hoHoho* Datang2 have to sit on our laps during safety briefing until take-off (takes abt 15mins masa atu... and to a baby who loves to move about... that an absolute BOREDOM!) The flight hostess pun giving me 'the look'... because when my baby cries... he CRIES that my parents pun panicked!! *lol* After the seatbelt signs were off.. ok tia. Cos we let him play around.. and he eventually slept the rest of the flight until landing and reaching to our destination.

Flight from KL : Baby.I dozed off during take-off and flight BUT bangun tia when the plane was descending (seatbelt sign ON!) so... cranky ya jua for not being able to move about and since, Baby.I refused to feed ... so yes, everyone just had to listen to his tantrum sampai the plane landed. Hehehe. Hubby and I were both calm handling this situation.. don't know about the rest of the passengers lah ah...our seats were the most front so.. heheh tak nampak lah muka orang lain.

Good thing I've read through BabyCenter.com wrt baby tantrums in-flight. There's just nothing much you can do if you've tried almost every steps to prevent it from happening. So that particular article really helped us to be calm the whole flight / journey. And Alhamdulillah, it was a memorable week spent w/ my little family.... more adventures to come! Insya-Allah~

N/B : another entry on our vacay coming soon~  a little teaser - "JPO"