So?

Semalam husband suruh survey harga ticket nak balik for early ramadhan and second day of Eid (tahun ni raya KL hahahahahaaa). Dia cakap:

"Sayang, tolong tengok harga tiket balik awal Ramadhan and raya untuk 3 orang ye."

And I replied:

"Abang, tolong ingat sikit baby lahir bila. By July we would be having 2 kids already," sambil geleng kepala.

"Ehhhhh... a'ah ye... Lupa pulak Abang. Anak dah dua in March. So Amna takleh harga infant dahla kan. Harga toddler pulak." sambil garuk-garuk kepala tak gatal.

Ha. Yelah. 2014 ni, hypothetically will be challenging. Everything is getting more expensive by the day! Imagine:

Tol NAIK.

Electricity tariff NAIK

GST NAIK DIKENAKAN - Thanks Kak Mala for the correction

Household expenses NAIK

Taska fees NAIK

Harga rumah makin NAIK - malahan melambung

So in order to make sure that my savings are sufficient, I will deduct from my account minimum of RM500 to my other saving (pakai buku hehe) so that I won't be able to withdraw the money. Bahaya ada ATM card ni kan. Lagi-lagi kalau ada online banking ni. Berdesup je duit keluar hehehe... 

And I'm thinking of doing side income too. Bolehlah tambah pendapatan, ye tak? Dududududuuu~

So what's your plan for 2014?

p/s: Will be doing a large purchase today. May Allah ease everything.

The 2-weekly Check Up

Owh hohohohoooo...

Tak sempat nak update on Baby A. Kuikuikuiii... So far I'll put under the tag 'Baby A' sebab the initials for my children would be:

NA - for girls

RA - for boys

Since Amna is the second name, so my children after this would be called by their second name too. Senang kan. Heheheheh... I choose a simple name for Baby A. Hopefully you will be as glorious ats the name (named after a role model woohoo~!!!) and be a true believer.

My weight - tetap di 69.5kg - Tak naik langsung. Penangan berjalan banyak kat China kot? Scan dah tau Baby A's gender. Baby A's weight approximately 1.2kg. Well, nak lebih pasti kena set up appointment for 3D scan. My husband is really excited and I can now shop for the baby! (as if - tengah ikat perut)

Dugaan kali ni banyak. Especially bab duit. Yelah, I'm using my own expenses to pay for the study, and adik-adik mintak duit lagi. Susah hati jugak. But fret not, for Baby A's aqiqah dah simpan siap-siap heheheh~ Tunggu my dad (aka Tokki) balik from China and let him uruskan bab aqiqah tu. Tunggu nak bagi duit saje.

So future expenditure for 2014 dah beratur -_- :

1. Root canal - RM800. Due in January huhu.

2. Nak beli handphone - handphone hilang (lagi - due in Feb)

3. Medela Freestyle - (ada lagi RM1k nak bayar huhu - Due March)

4. Study fees - RM1400. Due in March.

5. Aqiqah - RM2500. Due in March.

6. Car insurance renewal - RM1500. Due in June.

Accumulated expenses: RM9300. So kena postpone shopping nampak gayanya.

Ya Allah, murahkanlah rezeki kami.

Bila Si Suami Berpergian Lagi

Ok. This morning was quite smooth.

There were only two of us at home. This morning I sent Amna - hassle free. Yayyyyy~!!

But then, before the hassle free morning started, being a mother for more than a year, we know the trick of the trades miahahahahaha... You want to know the secret of a happy, bright-eyed child in the morning?

Yes. Feed her and attend to all her cues - be them milk, just want a cuddle, playing around etc.

I woke up at 5.00am. Last night - I deboned the fish, chopped up some celery sticks, and keep them refrigerated. Owh I even washed her new lunch boxes (yeah, 2 of them orange and pink - one for breakfast, another for lunch) and her bottles, got them soaked for 4 hours in warm water in the cooler box (while I was busy doing shopping in Alamanda) and left them to dry overnight.

So this morning:

5.00am 

Cook the rice in the steamer (masak nasik pakai rice cooker in a small amount? I am so MALAS nak basuh haha). Timer set at 40 minutes (and boleh masak telur at the same time, unless the menu is fried rice, so masak nasik dalam rice cooker). Having a steamer is great. Sambil masak nasik boleh masak soup sekali. Heheheheh~

5.10am

Grated the onion, carrot - saute with oil + unsalted butter and pour in the celery. Stir in the fish fillets and let them crumble once they're thoroughly cooked. It tasted really nice. No sugar or salt needed.

5.15am

Beat the egg + added some spices = omelette done. Rendam 1 pack of frozen EBM in a jug of water.

5.20

Now waiting for the rice to cook, I pump for the first session.

5.40

Upon hearing the Adhan, Amna woke up and I fed her with banana. No, she ate half of it and demanded for milk. Ok. Usually I prayed on time, tapi ni pun tak mandi lagi. Haih.

6.00am

Ironed my clothes while Amna watching Jojo's Circus.

6.05am

She was fussy. Semua pun tak nak. Ok. Think. Bawak masuk bilik, sambil kemas-kemas. She wanted more milk. Ok, sambil-sambil breastfeed her, check phone.

6.30am

All done, gave Amna snacks sambil tengok Pororo - raisins. I went for shower. Tengah mandi dengar Amna bunyi-bunyi, have a quick rinse and picked her up - she's already in front of the bathroom's door. Get dressed and prayed.

Pororo ends at 7.00am. So tak payah tengok jam pun dah tau.

6.40am

Packed Amna's meal in the thermo bag.

Menu:

Rice

Lauk ikan + vegetables

Omelette

Banana

Raisins for snacks

And also her milk.

2.5oz x 4 bottles, packed in the Coleman cooler box with 1 Coleman Brite Ice ice block.

6.50am

Packing my belongings, my pumping bag, my laptop etc. Lipat-lipat selimut and kemas sikit-sikit tempat tidur. Usually my husband does this hehehehehe (I drowned in the busy-ness of the kitchen)

7.00am

Alamak dah bunyi lagu Tayo The Little Bus. Pick up things quietly in the car while letting her busy with her raisins. Warming up the engine.

From the car I saw her walking towards the door. Pantas gila okeh! Terus berlari to the door and picked her up. Sempat capai Cheerios' bag and kelek Amna the the car - biar dia busy dengan Cheerios, the other hand busy switching off the lights etc. Bukan bagi makan pun. Bunyi-bunyi bising tu dia curious hahahah...

7.05am

Angkut semua barang masuk kereta sampai habis. Amna tak nangis. Phew. Letak kejap dalam kereta and kunci grill etc. Aboard. Time to send Amna to the nursery. Amna handed me the Cheerios' bag. Ok, dia tau benda dalam tu adalah makanan. Sedih raisins dalam kotak dipinggirkan hehehehe... I just jiggled the bag and let her copy that :P

7.10am

Nursery tu dekat je. So within 5 minutes' time (termasuk masa untuk tawaf block tu). Geared up with the SSC and picked everything up in one trip.

Mattress kecik + bantal = digulung bersama, kepit kat ketiak hehe
Tangan kanan bawak cooler bag
Kiri bawak bakul baju + meal bag in thermal bag.

Kesimpulannya macam ada lapan tangan. *lap peluh*

7.15

Already on the way to the office.

7.33

My punch-in time.

Am I a supermom or what?

*kagum dengan diri sendiri hahahaha*

Hijab

Makcik-makcik kat surau senyum je tengok Amna berhijab hehehehe
Dahi jendul yang obvious :D

Saya nak mengingatkan diri sendiri supaya mendidik anak dengan cara yang paling Islamik. Antara pendekatan yang perlu saya buat sedari awal ialah:

1. Kenal Allah dan Rasulullah
2. Solat sebagai rutin harian
3. Berhijab dan menutup aurat dengan sempurna
4. Gosok gigi (aspek kebersihan)
5. Berkata-kata baik sentiasa
6. Menghormati ibu bapa
7. Amalan doa

Semalam ada solat hajat - ofis husband organise di TTDI Jaya. Amna dah siap-siap berbaju kurung petang tu. Jadi saya sarungkan tudung chiffon - tudung yang paling kecik saya ada. Besar tapi saya dan pakaikan brooch supaya muat-muat kepala Amna. Tu pun dah nampak macam telekung solat untuk Amna :P

Amna dah pandai imitate solat. She knows what solat is. Tapi masih belum pandai differentiate antara surah dan doa. Sepanjang bacaan Yasiin semalam dia menadah tangan. Bila penat dia kacau Ibu. Lepas tu tadah tangan balik hihihihihii...

Ye Amna. Kamu cerdik. Cepat belajar. 

Risau Ibu dibuatnya sebab Ibu suka garang-garang di rumah -_-"

Eating Healthy

Semenjak jadi ibu ni kan, kalau nak beli barang kat grocery store MESTI BELEK LABELS. Tengok nutritional info, ingredients etc.

I do this EVERY TIME. Asyik squeaked at the salt and sugar content je.

"Eeeeekk!!!! 689mg per serving?? Yang ni lagi teruk! 1000mg per serving!!!" *pengsan*

Dan letak balik those chips and nachos yang menjadi favourite suatu ketika dahulu.

Sebab? I had Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. I have diabetic trait, coronary disease trait and not to forget, hypertension trait from both of my parents. So adalah CONFIRM my kids will get diabetes, lambat atau cepat je bezanya. So, untuk melambatkan proses tersebut, saya perlu menjaga pemakanan Amna dan diri saya sendiri.

Why not to introduce salt and sugar? I have read a few articles and this one by Kak Farah Rahim is in Bahasa Malaysia. Tunggu rajin nak baca je sebenarnya. Facebook and Twitter boleh on, why not isikan masa lapang dengan buat rujukan secara online selain daripada buku-buku ilmiah, kan?

Truthfully, pengambilan garam tak dapat dielakkan. Especially dalam roti (Gardenia, Massimo etc.). That's why pengambilan roti untuk kanak-kanak bawah 2 tahun adalah terhad kepada 1 keping sehari.

I NEVER put sugar or salt in Amna's meal so far. Tapi, kalau makanan macam roti (saya jarang buat roti sendiri) and cheese, memang tak dapat dielakkan.

I made Amna fried beehoon and cheesy pancake this morning. No pictures sebab malas. Hari-hari update kang orang cakap "Bajet rajin la tu masak untuk anak. Orang lain pun masak untuk anak jugak" (this is my conscience speaking).

Tak susah pun.

Bangun pukul 5.30 am - keluarkan ayam, rendam bihun.

Potong/sagat sayur/bawang etc.

Keluarkan frozen milk daripada freezer and rendam dalam mangkuk isi air paip.

Lepas tu pump milk for first session.

Around 6.00am - start tumis semua, masukkan ayam cincang, sayur etc. Masukkan bihun. 5 minit golek-golek dah siap.

Cheesy pancake? Pejam mata pun boleh buat.

1 egg

1/2 cup atta flour

Cubed cream cheese (ikut suka nak banyak mana)

Cubed butter (2 tables spoon)

Pukul telur, masukkan tepung kacau sampai sebati. 

Then masukkan cubed butter (2 tablespoon), sedikit spices dan cubed cream cheese (I use brand Tatura). Kacau-kacau sikit lagi. 

Panaskan kuali non-stick, grease a bit tuang the whole batter. Api kecik je nanti hangus. 

Dah brown sebelah, flip over sampai masak.

DONE. 6.15am dah siap semua. Isi meal dalam thermo bag,

Masa tu bolehlah solat, gosok baju etc. Jangan lupa thawed EBM dalam mangkuk tadi. Transfer dalam bottles. Isi semua dalam cooler box siap-siap.

See? Makanan anak bukan susah sangat pun. Kalau jenis malas bangun awal tu tak pastilah sebab saya memang body clock dah biasa bangun awal - melainkan weekend. Hihihihihiii :P

Isk Isk Iskkkkkk

Sakit tekak. Semalam sakit kepala. It's too hot these days. One thing I hate most about this house is the design of the windows. Who the hell placed windows which are the same height as the door around the perimeter of the house? Dahhhh malam-malam tak bokeh nak bukak tingkap, bimbang benda creepie crawlies masuk rumah mcm lipan ke apa ke. Tingkap macam ni gajah rimau semua boleh masuk. Tersangatlah budus.

Amna refuses bottle feed these days. Tertekan ibu dibuatnya. Lusa dah nak train her by sending her to the babysitter for 2 days. I hope she takes it fine, and I really prayyyy that the babysitter is a very patient person. Nanti kurus pulak dia nak tunggu petang baru nak minum susu huhuhuhuuuu... Menangis macam kena dera je bila suakan bottle tu. Padahal isinya susu ibu jugak punnnnn.

Ok lah. Sakit tekak dan lapar maka perlu berundur diri. 

Next month dah nak naik kerja. Darn.

Wordless Saturday

New Hobby For Mommy

These days I'm busy making felt shoes for Amna. Owh before I forget, the "Guess Amna's Current Weight" already has a winner, Ilyana Yahya, mother of Nu'man. So, to keep my promise, I'll post to Doha a pair of hand made red felt shoes for Nu'man :D

Went for Amna's second monthly check up yesterday and her weight is 5.41 kg. Lebih berat dari sekampit beras okeh! Saya sekarang berada di pejabat (?!) sebab nak uruskan hal pinjaman kereta. I left Amna at Mak's house while getting everything settled. Saya sudah malas menaip panjang sebab lapar dan dahaga, dan menunggu husband ambik. Here I share my new hobbies since becoming a mother :

1. Updating status on Amna this, Amna that. I am obsessed with my baby! :D
2. Making felt shoes for Amna and considering giving away to friends who have babies!
3. Expressing breast milk whenever I have ample time.
4. Reading comments and tips on breastfeeding.
5. Counting EBM stock. Gosh. Psycho sangat kan? :P
6. Taking hundreds of picture of Amna.
7. Other than expressing milk, I also wash feeding bottles during ample time. Amna is in training minum thawed frozen EBM.

Saya tepekkan gambar kasut yang dah siap, separuh siap dan tak siap-siap untuk tatapan anda. Tak dilupakan juga gambar Amna. Well, dah ada anak ni kan memang akan sebut pasal anak je. Sama la macam dapat new toys, new gadget, err... new wife....? Heheheheee...

Thinking of rainbow :D
Second pair (bright green) from the right are the first pair made.
Tak muat okeh. Size 0-3 months.
Amna's feet is besar.
The olive green is the fourth pair.

Second pair.
Chomels tak? (Sila cakap ye)

Untuk tatapan Mak Iti.
These are the third pair made.
Suka pink katanya hehe...

Ayah and Amna.
Tengok Amna buat muka blur.
Hehehehee~

Okeh.
Sekian repekan kali ini.
Mahu berusaha siapkan baby shoes pattern lain pulak. Ngeeee~

-Ibu Amna-

Nayla Amna

It's already 2 months since Amna was born. Something changed me that day. I am not an example daughter, but becoming a mother makes me appreciate Mak more than ever. I cried while talking to my mother after delivering Amna and now I do understand how mothers risk their lives, bringing us all into this world. Yet, some of us pushed our parents away.

Mak took care of me for two nights. I was detained because my blood loss was underestimated, causing me two packets of blood for transfusion. I couldn't walk, unless being assisted. The night before, my best friend Lin accompanied me due to my mom had to take care of my dad at home, who was then diagnosed with vertigo (later they found out he had mild stroke instead).

Mak is very excited with our first born, and their first grandchild, keep checking on me everyday, asking whether I have eaten and what not. Yes, being a mother is the busiest job, you don't even have time for yourself unless the baby is sleeping. My siblings keep on buying things for Amna (ahem, so as the mother, pantang tengok barang baby haha), can't get their hands off Amna. Keep on pinching her chubby cheeks.

Amna's birth weight was 3.86kg. Waaayyyyy far than the doctor's estimation. The most unbearable part of giving birth is actually the contractions. Other than that, pushing out the baby wasn't that hard. Just hve to know when is the right time. At one month old, she weighed at 4.5kg. Waiting for her check up this coming Thursday, I decided to let people guess her current weight and the winner will get a pair of hand made felt baby shoes. Hahahaa... keji kan ibu begini. By the way, nak angkat Amna pun agak tak larat and I think I have to get massaged by the midwife very soon. Kesnya, rasa macam dah terturun je rahim sebab Amna yang kussss semangat. Khasiat susu ibu ye hehehe *bangga okeh*.

Anyhow, I shall update on my experience becoming a mother soon (if I ever have time, now I'm busy making shoes for Amna hahahaa).

Here's Nayla Amna binti Mohd Rezalman :

Chubby and funny heheheee

At the Emergency and Trauma Unit, HPJ.
Her belly button was bleeding.
Yet, she slept despite me being worried about her :P

Somehow, she looks awkward in a gown haha :P

Until then. I am now a mother. Shocking. Hahahahaa~

The Arrival

Cuti 4 hari yang diberi takdela macam cuti pun. More to spending time lazing around at home.

Owh, 2-3 hari ni jugak saya berasa perut memulas-mulas diikuti diarrhea. Mengikut perkiraan saya, kalau dah tanda-tanda nak bersalin tu biasanya akan ada false contraction (macam senggugut then diarrhea - during my menstrual cycle, lain orang lain symptoms ye), but this time dah 2-3 hari sakit perut. Asal makan je angin, sakit perut memulas ended up to the loo. I also have considered the probability of diarrhea is caused by lactose intolerant. Lately I've been drinking milk like a thirsty cow. Hehehhehe~

My SIL came to our house last Saturday and she did give an advice on how to detect if 'the time has come'. Based on her experience, the amniotic fluid will be gushing out uncontrollably, but make sure the colour is clear with no hint of colour. If it's tinted, wither yellow or green, it shows the baby is in distress and must be referred immediately to the hospital. Well, actually whenever the water broke pun dah kena pegi hospital tapi tak sebahaya tinted amniotic fluid la. Usually the uterus will take time for dilation. Tau jela hospital Putrajaya ni kan over crowded. My friend Syuriza was referred to Hospital Selayang. Duduk Putrajaya kena hantar sampai sana. Tak ke jenuh tu? Wuhuhuh~

Dalam sibuk prepare for the hospital thingy, both of us are preparing for the 'aqeeqah as well. According to sunnah, newborn babies shall be named within 7 days after he/she is born and during that period, 'aqeeqah is also performed too, usually on the 7th day after the baby is born. My father, whom is known for being strict about this, makes us try our best to perform according the sunnah.

Had my body massaged by the midwife last Sunday. It was pure satisfaction! Dia urut tak sakit sangat, slow je, but still could feel the pain, except that I didn't yelp hehe. Got my furry purple in-door booties to be worn during confinement, specially flown from China :D (seriously, they are cute!) and I'm trying to eat dishes that I can't enjoy during confinement too. Owh, reminds me of coconut drink, must get one today :D

Chubby Baby Girl On The Way! :D

Suka main hide and seek :)

Chubby cheeks like Ayah's :D

Sticking out her tongue to the doctor. Naughty little girl!
And playful too :D

We went to the clinic for 3D scan. It took us half an hour to get the gender and the view of her face. Lepastu  selamba je dia jelir lidah. Wah wahhhh... pandai ye main-main...Hehehhe~

Tok

Nama penuh Tok atau ibu kepada Ayah ialah Aminah binti Awang Mohd. Lahir di Singapura. Dalam IC dinyatakan Che Aminah binti Awang Mohd dan tahun kelahiran ialah 1920. Hakikatnya mengikut bapa saudara yang merupakan anak sulung, Tok lahir lagi awal dari tahun tu. Maklumlah, lahir di Singapura. Dulu-dulu pakai surat beranak kertas yang besar, sampai kena lipat-lipat. Mana ada laminating machine, apatah lagi MyKid. Suat beranak tu pula ditulis oleh pendaftar kelahiran ialaitu anggota polis. Sah-sahla dalam tulisan jawi. Lagi haru time tu pakcik polis selalu salah eja bila tulis nama. Heheheh~

Tok ada 10 orang anak hasil perkahwinan dengan Tok Ki saya, Wan Ismail bin Wan Embong, seorang askar Melayu. Ayah cerita, ibu kepada Wan Ismail ni namanya Wan Mandak. Dulu duduk dalam kepungan istana. Wan Embong Keluar dari istana dan menikah dengan orang kebanyakan. Itu kita cerita lain hari :)

Saya masih teringat lagi, Ayah suka rakam suara kami adik beradik (masa tu baru ada seorang adik - Wan Taqiyyuddin Ahmad, saya berusia lebih kurang 3 tahun lebih) untuk dikirimkan ke kampung. Sampai sekarang Mak Ani (kakak Ayah) masih simpan kaset tersebut. Antara petikan ayat saya ialah "Nihayah nak sukakan hati dia (Tok) dengan dia (the cassette - yeah, BM memang hancus haha). Nihayah suka mengkaler-kalerkan kerrrtas!". We laughed out loud every time we heard that :P. Tu tak masuk lagi perasan bagus, siap nyanyi lagu nasyid kanak-kanak, siap marahkan adik sebab overshadow kakak dia yang gila glemer haha.

Sebab saya ada dua orang Tok, maka panggilan ibu kepada Ayah ini ialah Tok Minah. Ada yang panggil Tok Hiliran (sebab rumah kat Hiliran), ada yang panggil Tok Yang (sebab pelat Hiliran jadi yang hehe), ada yang panggil Tok Su. Tok ada beberapa orang adik beradik yang saya lupa jumlahnya. Yang saya kenal pun, Arwah Tok Chik, adik perempuan tiri beliau yang meninggal hampir 10 tahun yang lalu. 

Dulu masa saya sekolah menengah, saya tinggal di rumah Tok sehinggalah Ayah mendaftarkan saya untuk masuk ke asrama. Masa tu saya form 3. Alkisahnya Tok ni kalau simpan barang memang tak jumpa. Lagi-lagi kunci. Kak Ti (sepupu) pernah cerita "Sape jupe kuci, Tok upoh 10 riya" (Siapa terjumpa kunci, Tok upah 10 ringgit). Barang-barang saya banyak kali hilang. Lepas tu mesti terjumpa Tok simpan dalam almari. Owh, sebab nama tok Aminah Awang Mohd, jadi initialnya ialah AAM. Tok suka jahitkan initial pada barang-barangnya seperti kain batik, seluar dalam, baju kurung, pendek kata benda-benda berasaskan kain/fabrik, mesti ada jahitan initial glemer tu. Paling haru dia pernah jahit AAM tu pada towel saya. Katanya towel tu dia punya. 

Kebiasaan Tok ialah bangun pagi solat sunat around 4.30 in the morning. Paling annoying ialah jam loceng dia berbunyi "KRRRRIIIIIIIINNNNNGGGGGGGG~!!!" nonstop for almost 15 minutes sebab Tok tak berapa dengar. Jadi kita yang terdengar ni kalau rajin, pergi kejutkan Tok atau kalau malas sangat, tunggu jelah Tok bangun hehe. Biasanya lepas Tok padamkan bunyi loceng tu, dia akan switch on her handy radio. Nak dengar dah masuk subuh ke belum. Siaran yang mana tak ingat, tapi biasanya ada lagu dari Orkestra Suraya dari Indonesia tu. Yela, yang nyanyi lagu Selimut Putih tu la. Banyak lagi lagu yang saya tahu tapi tak tahu tajuklah pulak. Rumah Tok dekat dengan masjid dan surau. Jadi pagi-pagi akan kedengaran 3-4 azan serentak. Tok memang tak puas hati kalau kami bagitau dia dah masuk Subuh (sebab dia kurang pendengaran), mesti nak jugak on radio dia. Kadang-kadang dia duk sibuk pusing-pusing tombol radio tu sampai saluran Tamil pun akan termasuk jugak. Hehheheh~

Tok sangat rajin baca Al-Quran dan kebanyakan ayatnya dia dah boleh hafal. Sebenarnya Tok buta sebelah. Dia pernah kena angin ahmar, jadi based on ingatan dia akan baca jugak Al-Quran. Kadang-kadang Mak Ani akan tegur kalau bacaannya salah (Mak Ani memang pandai mengaji). Suka juga dengar Tok baca terjemahan dalam tulisan jawi. Tafsir Al-Quran Tok tebal, dah kuning-kuning kertasnya sebab terlalu lama. So, jangan tegur orang tua kalau bacaan 'wahyu' jadi 'wahi' sebab ejaan dalam jawi 'wau.ha.ya'.  Tu maknanya dia baca kitab lama. Jawi moden ni macam-macam penambahan ada. Sampai kadang-kadang saya tak reti baca :P

Dulu bilik Tok kat rumah atas. Bilik hujung. Katil classic kerangka kayu ada headboard. Gerobok Tok pun kayu. Alah, yang ada cermin kat depan tu. Mana nak dapat dah gerobok kayu macam tu. Kadang-kadang Tok akan panggil kami cucu-cucu ni dan tunjuk barang-barang dalam gerobok kayu dia tu. Bawah katil ada beg besar! Dalam tu ada surat-surat lama, buku-buku latihan, dan nota-nota lama. Tok belajar menulis sendiri dari abangnya. Dia boleh membaca jawi dan rumi. Walaupun Tok menulis rumi tak berapa lancar, dia suka hantar surat kepada anak-anaknya yang tinggal jauh. Owhhhhh... Tok ada mesin jahit yang pusing pakai tangan macam mesin perah tebu tu. Saya pernah guna masa Form 2 sebab cikgu ERT suruh jahit baju kurung Kedah. 8 kali tetas-jahit sebab kat bahagian ketiak tu tak sama. Asyik senget je, dan jahitan tak bertemu. Last-last give up, mintak tolong Teh jahitkan :P.

Tok dah start nampak benda bukan-bukan rasanya dah lama. Nampak budak-budak main api dalam rumah time Maghrib la, pastu dia marah-marah cakap "Kenapa anak Suraya (sepupu saya) main api dalam rumah ni? Jahat betul!". Kitorang pun tak boleh nak verify benda tu makhluk halus ataupun bayangan di mata dia je, tapi memang seram okeh. One more thing, Tok ni macam ada psychic power. Dia pernah cakap yang ada orang nak jumpa adik saya (Ana) kat tingkap. Dia marah-marah sebab katanya adik saya degil bercakap dengan orang lelaki kat tingkap. Rupa-rupanya tak lama lepas tu, betul ada kawan adik saya hantar barang kat tingkap. Wah. Coincidence sungguh!

Kesihatan Tok sangat teruk semenjak 5 tahun kebelakangan ini. Anak-anak semua dah tak kenal. Dulu yang tinggal di rumah Tok ada 3 orang, termasuk makcik (kakak-kakak Ayah) dua orang; Teh dan Mak Ani. Sebelum Teh meninggal, Teh lah yang menguruskan makan-pakai Tok. Tok akan kenal 3 orang je masa tu; Teh, Mak Ani dan Pa (abang sulung Ayah). Teh meninggal pasa 1 Mei 2008, masa tu saya DPA. Yang sebaknya, masa Teh mula-mula meninggal dulu, Tok selalu panggil nama "Tikahhh...Tikah... Mak nak air..." (Atikah ialah nama panggil kepada Teh, nama sebenar Teh ialah Wan Fatimah - Teh tu sebab dia putih la). Lepas beberapa bulan, Mak Ani yang jaga makan-pakai Tok, jadi Tok terbiasa panggil "Ani....Ani..." (Nama penuh Mak Ani ialah Wan Rohani). Sampailah Tok tak ingat apa-apa. Antara cerita paling kelakar, Tok cakap "Nama, Aminah binti Awang Mohd, Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wasallam". Dia tak ingat dah dia tengah cerita pasal diri sendiri, bila last ayat ialah Muhammad, jadi ada tambahan SAW tu. Kitorang bantai gelak tak hengat punya bila dengar cerita tu. Sama lah cerita masa Kak Ti potong kuku Tok "Sape ni? Makcik tak kenal sape yang potong kuku (nada marah)." Selang beberapa minit kemudian "Baiknya doktor tolong potong kuku makcik..." Padahal tengah cakap dengan orang yang sama, dari tadi duk potong kuku dia :)

Tok dah lama jadi pelupa. Dia duk bercerita zaman dia muda-muda dulu kat Singapura. Dia tak bercakap dalam loghat Terengganu dah. Dah pandai cakap luar hehehehe... Pernah sekali dia cerita kat seseorang (tak ingat siapa) yang dia tengah tunggu pengantin lelaki datang ambik dia di rumah. Adik-beradik Ayah bersetuju untuk hire maid jaga Tok. Sebab Mak Ani dan Pa dah tak larat nak angkat Tok. Yelah, masing-masing dah tua. Nak mandikan tu boleh je, bab nak angkat tu yang payah sikit. Dah beberapa kali Tok keluar masuk hospital, sampai katil Tok pun beli yang macam kat hospital tu. Senang nak gantung drip. Sebab badan Tok dah tak dapat menyerap zat, badan Tok makin mengecil. Kurus sangat sampai tinggal tulang. Makanan Tok awal-awal beliau bed-ridden ialah nasik dan nestum. Tapi lama-lama dia dah tak boleh nak kunyah jadi bagi nestum + susu + gula sikit (Tok demand tak nak minum kalau tak manis). 2-3 bulan ni Tok dah tak boleh minum ikut mulut. Masa balik Eidul Adha, Tok makan melalui tiub. Tok gembira kalau ada orang datang borak-borak. Dia akan cerita macam-macam, dari zaman mudanya. Kadang-kadang cerita tu rekaan. Dia setia di katilnya. Sayu juga tengok keadaan dia begitu. Lagi sedih bila lepas mandi, dia menangis sebab sakit bila dipakaikan lampin. Disebabkan bed-ridden, some parts of her body got blisters. Berair. Jadi rasanya part tu yang pedih. Nak tak nak, kena mandikan jugak sebab nanti naik melarat tempat blisters tu kalau tak letak ubat.

Keramaian di rumah Tok mesti meriah. Sebab adik beradik ayah, sepupu-sepupu saya semua akan berkumpul. Riuh habis macam dah lama tak jumpa. Padahal masing-masing duk area KL je. Eidul Adha haritu sempat singgah rumah Tok kejap je sebab beraya kat rumah mertua. Tahun ni paling banyak balik Terengganu. Budak-budak kecil suka berlari kat rumah atas. Lepastu selalu kena marah sebab lantai papan, sebab bising :P. Alaaa...kitorang kecik-kecik dulu pun suka jugak berlari kat atas tu. nanti Tok naik bising-bising baru kitorang berhenti berlari-lari :)

Kelmarin saya pulang bersama suami, Ayah, dan dua adik perempuan (Ana dan Kinah). Mak tak dapat balik sebab kursus cikgu cikgi 3 minggu. Mak asyik tanya je dah bertolak ke belum. Bimbang kot sebab sekarang kan musim hujan area Pantai Timur. Saya pulang ke kampung dengan berbaju t-shirt dan berkain batik. Tak pernah dibuat orang. Semua sepupu-sepupu pun balik kampung. Semua berkumpul di rumah Tok pagi tu. Dalam ramai-ramai tu, saya sorang je yang berkain batik. Terus masuk dapur tolong-tolong mana yang patut. Tak larat sangat, saya duduk kejap.

Pulang ke kampung kali ni solat jemaah. Rasanya jemaah paling ramai tahun ni. Saya pun join sekali. Tak muat pun takpe, rapat-rapat kasi muat. Ayah jadi imam. Hairan jugak sebab tak hujan langsung haritu. Kalau ikut laporan kaji cuaca, patutnya kawasan Pantai Timur hujan sampai malam semalam. Alhamdulillah... Kalau hujan mesti ramai yang sampai lambat. Ramai yang datang, bawak makanan. Saya tak lapar. Dahaga je.

Semalam sebelum pulang, seperti biasa saya menoleh ke katil Tok. Katil Tok kosong. Masih ada cadar biru. Tapi pastinya cadar tu takkan berganti. Dan katil itu kosong buat selama-lamanya.

Wrap Up for the Weekend

Owhhhh.... Lamanya tak update! Super busy and I'm not feeling really well. This morning's blood sugar was 1.7mmol/L and after I had breakfast (roti telur and hot Milo), the reading was 5.7mmol/L. Considering it ok, will have to go for 3.00 pm session and the last one at 9.00 pm.

Here's a wrap up for the weekend :

Saturday
Went movie-watching with dearest husband : Puss in Boots 3D at Mid Valley. Cute feline I must say! Arrived at 10.30, we picked up the tickets (twin seats + 3D = RM43) that we've bought online. Before we enter the hall, we went for brunch at Carl's Jr. Had Chili Cheese Fries and Can't-Remember-The-Burger's-name. The movie ended around 1.30pm. Went for prayer and shopped things for the baby at Jusco.

Sementara tunggu order sampai, mari check Facebook dulu :P

*Muka lapar tak pandang kiri kanan*

Uhhhh 96~ Kalau dapat no 69? Hahahhaha~

Chili Cheese Fries with Famous Star burger
(I guess my tongue got super sensitive that the fries tasted too salty)

Om nom nom nom...

Getting ready for 3D action

Errr... 6D perhaps?

Hah, bab shopping for the baby yang nak marah ni. My husband, being excited (as usual) bought things for the baby which cost us RM200. Dia tak ingat langsung kat saya yang baju dah makin hari makin tak muat. Sekarang ni duk ulang baju sama je, which is tak best langsung. Huhuhuhu~ Dia main ambikkkkk je letak-letak semua dalam bakul. Kita ni duk ingatkan dia supaya jangan membazir. Merajuk tau duk beli barang-barang baby tapi tak ingat punnn kat kita ni T____T

Sebakul. Which cost us almost RM300 T___T

Sengihla sebab suka.
Yang kita ni? takde orang tanya pun :(

Hasilnya :

30++ pasang baju baby (mommy pun takde banyak tu)

Swaddle 5 helai
New born pampers (28 keping = RM18. Mahal)

My favourite quote.
Hahahaha~

Millions of jumpers/rompers

Sunday

We're supposed to attend Syazwan's wedding in Setapak but unfortunately I fell sick that day. So, no activity for the whole day because I could only manage to lie down and watch TV.

Monday (Maal Hijrah Public Holiday)

Owh, saya berjaya masak Asam Pedas Ikan Merah (gambar lupa ambik huhu) and Chocolate Pie! :D 

I invited my family for lunch. The menu:

Nasi Putih

Asam Pedas Ikan Merah

Ulam

Sambal Belacan

Terung Goreng Tepung

Tadaaaa~ The meringue was too sweet for me which I end up discarding the meringue heheheh. I'll post the recipe soon ok? :)

Meringue

The crunchy crust and chocolate filling!

A slice for me :)

Anniversary in Hijriyah Calendar

13 Dhulhijjah 1431 was the day of our solemnisation date. Dah setahun! In Gregorian calendar it's on 20th November 2010. Anyways, there's a reason why I selected the date.

1. Sebab Hari Tashrik orang diharamkan berpuasa (11, 12 dan 13 Dhulhijjah). So nak tak nak memang takde alasan orang datang kenduri cakap "Saya puasa". Tak boleh diterima. Unless datang dan cakap "Saya diet. Minum air je ye." :P
2. 20th November is a nice number for this year. 20.11.2011 will be our first anniversary! :D
3. Our wedding date was supposed to be on the 26th November 2010, but since not everyone gets to be on leave, Eid is the best day to apply for annual leave, so we got married on 20th November 2010.

Pejam celik dah nak setahun! Wah wah... dalam duk mengalami sindrom mengamuk sepanjang masa ni, memang tak sedar amsa berlalu begitu pantas sekali. My due date is also getting nearer. Speaking of which, 18-20 November ni ada maternity sales kat Midvaller Megamall. Woohooo~!!! Boleh pergi ngabihkan duit kat sana. Nak beli macam-macam ni. Baju, pram + car seat, mittens and booties. Mesti berebut sakan orang time-time cuti sekolah. Sempat lagi cakap dengan husband "Abang, mesti saya tak larat nak jalan time tu. Sewa wheelchair nak?" Fuhhhhhhh semangatttttt :P

Saya sekarang selalu sakit-sakit tumit sebab tumit dan start menampung berat berlebihan dari biasa. Jadi kalau berdiri lama, memang tak pass. Duduk lama-lama dalam kereta pun tak pass. Memang kalah driver. Penat Allah saja yang tahu. Sampai rumah je terus baring. Sekarang solat sendiri boleh lagi nak berdiri, tapi bila nak sujud tu perut dah sangkut. Kalau solat berjemaah tu, imam baca lama sikit, terus dah tak khusyuk sebab tumit dah start rasa sengal-sengal. Jadi, saya solat duduk atas kerusi. Jalan pun terjengket-jengket.

Raya haji baru-baru ni saya pulang ke Terengganu. Ayah dan Mak tak balik kampung. Ayah buat ibadah korban kat China. Satu bahagian lembu RM215. Daging-daging tersebut akan diedarkan kepada saudara baru Islam dan golongan-golongan pelajar Muslim di sana. Kat Malaysia satu bahagian RM400 ++. Ada sampai mencecah RM500.

Duduk kat rumah mak mertua memang terjaga. Kakak-kakak ipar tak bagi sangat masuk dapur sebab licin. Tapi saya pergi jugakla kannn... Potong daging dan tumbuk-tumbuk mana yang patut. Miraculously, masa tumbuk-tumbuk pakai lesung tu, lengan takdela lenguh pulak. Cuma tak tahan duduk atas simen lama-lama je. Kena duduk atas kerusi :D. Malam-malam husband tolong sapukan minyak kat betis dan kaki sebab lenguh-lenguh. Awwww...sweet kan husband saya tu. Walaupun isteri dia ni ratu mengamuk, dia tabah je. Masa reunion degan geng-geng sekolah dia hari tu, kawan-kawan duk sibuk usik pasal kawin lagi satu. Macam kelakar sebab dalam ramai-ramai wife tu anti poligami, saya sorang je yang pro poligami. Tapi husband saya macam serik je nak fikir kawin lagi sorang. Dia pernah cakap "Wife abang yang sorang ni pun abang tak larat nak jaga. Kalau dua? Pengsan gamaknya". Tak taulakalau dia nak ambil hati ke kannnn... :P

Owh, list yang mahu dibeli menjelang Januari 2012:

1. Baby's bath basin (sink kat rumah kecik sangat, tak muat nak mandikan baby huhu)
2. Baby's toiletries (talc, shampoo, hair brush, olive oil, nail clipper, anti-septic cream, etc.)
3. Baby cot (foldable)
4. Diapers! :D
5. Baby's bedding
6. Swaddle
7. Larger clothes for the baby (3-6 months)
8. Kain batik (for the mommy haha)
9. Post-natal set.
10. Milk bottle
11. Breast pump
12. Extra bed downstairs (so that I don't have to go up and down the stairs)
13. Many more!

Hmmmm.... recently I noticed that I'm starting to have stretchmarks! Panicking, siap paksa-paksa husband beli Bio Oil. And he promises to buy it today. Risau ni kang obvious pulak stretchmarks tu. Awal-awal tu tak nampak sebab kat bawah perut. Tiba-tiba bila belek-belek.... eh..??? Apa merah-merah tu? Dahhhh start panic sebab if drastic measures not taken, it'll get worsened by day :((((

Sekian saya saja nak mengisi masa lapang sementara tunggu jam 3 petang untuk BSP :P

28 Years Old :)

Ahhhh~ Last year, on the same date, I wrote this. Saya baru 28 tahun! Another 30 years from now (insha Allah if I live that long), the same date would be my retirement day.

This year, I'm a wife and a mommy-to-be. Time really flies then. Being pregnant makes me prefer to stay at home and watching tv. Sometimes I bake and cook just to fill in ample times. Guinea pigs biasala, my husband and my family heheehh~

Owhhhh...result BSP!!! I took leave on Friday (and still received calls from the office, non-stop) just for the BSP test. For the morning result pre-meal : 5.3 mmol/L. The nurse asked me to have breakfast start fasting at 9 and come again at 11 am. I had chappati and warm water for breakfast. Forget what the nurse said to me the last time, that I could only eat half of a chappati (I was so hungry). I decided not to order paratha since it contains high cholesterol. Then I went in at 11 am, my sugar level was 4.2 mmol/L. Pretty low. I wonder why the pre-meal reading was higher and nobody could answer that.

Then my husband and I decided to have lunch at Black Canyon Alamanda. Being hungry, I ordered the usual, udon in chicken tom yam (our all time favourite) and garden salad, while my husband ordered beef steak. I actually ate 1/3 of my husband's steak (plus the toasts, and the french fries = talking about gluten and starch here. My husband managed to get us tickets for the Real Steel. I was kind of worried that what I ate might spike up the reading later. Thus, we decided for little shopping/walk until it's almost prayer time. Waited for my husband in the car while he went for Friday prayer. Went in at 3pm and the result : 4.6 mmol/L. The nurse asked me to fast by 7 pm and come in at 9 pm. My husband said "Kita pergi awal la. Movie starts at 9.30pm. Plus, sayang kan nak makan popcorn?". Amboiii sedappp dia punya umpan. Fine.

I had my dinner at 6 something : multiseeds toast + cheese + salad + chicken ham. Even before 9 pm we already arrived at the clinic and got my blood result : 4.9 mmol/L. Ok la kannnn... below 6 mmol/L. I had my popcorn at the movie sampai rasa kering tekak, luckily my husband had thoughtfully bought me a bottle of mineral water. I drank like a thirsty camel and ended up rasa nak terkencing when the movie ended. berlumba-lumba balik rumah sebab both of us rasa nak terbuang air sangat-sangat. Sampai je rumah terus serbu bilik air okeh. Heheheh~

What I learn is, even though the reading is low, I still have to control my diet and drink lots of plain water. It helps, really. Ha, semalam Ayah made Ketupat Sotong. Balik je rumah terus did the dishes until sakit pinggang and sakit tumit. Even drenched in sweat. Nak bakar calory punya pasal hahahah~ For a while duk makan sikit, lama-lama memang perut mengecil la. I feel full easily. Syaratnya ialah, make sure at fruits and vegetables first because they're packed with fiber.

My wish for this year's birthday? Health, happiness and being a better Muslim in every aspect. Eh, wish nak beli rumah jugak hehehehe~

Owh, I made this yesterday : Moist Chocolate Cake (Without Butter). Will post the recipe soon :)

Nyummm nyummm...!
This is Encik Rezalman's plate. I had just a bite.

Owh?

Selama ni ingat perut rasa gerak-gerak sebab angin (ye, sebab saya selalu kembung). Rupa-rupanya baby bergerak. Adoiii... maklumla, first time. Semalam perut sampai kena cucuk. Nampak perut tu "toing-toing" 2-3 kali. Baby sangat aktif waktu malam. Wah wah... dah pandai ye. So, nampaknya kena start kira until baby's 10th movement and record the time. Lupa pulak nak tanya nurse how to count the movement. Sebab, baby ni dia gerak suka hati. If dia gerak berpanjangan, so would that be considered as 1 movement? Or kena kira masa dia pulse stop?

I went for a scan at Poliklinik An-Nur P15 yesterday. Dah besar! Nampak kepala and tangan + tulang. I wonder if the skin is still translucent that we could see the bones? And the most worrying part is, the low placement of placenta. The doctor even said, low placenta happens several times during pregnancy. So, placenta praevia would only be considered during the 7th or 8th month. If still the same, then caesarean is the option. Bimbang sangat! Saya berdoa supaya takde complication, anak sihat dan cukup sifat. Tak kisahla gender. Semoga menjadi anak yang soleh/solehah :)

Baju dah tak muat. Kain baju kurung pun confirm tak boleh nak zip. Dah sendat sangat. Nampak gaya kena allocate gaji bulan ni untuk beli baju pejabat. Dulu-dulu memang suka jugak beli baju. Tapi sekarang, macam takde selera. Aiiii... baju owh baju. Perut terasa sendat sentiasa. Cis, dah tak muat undies yang petite size. Takde ke undies yang menarik? Yang saya tengok semua macam granny panties. Urghhhhh :(. Eh, motiffff cakap apsal undies???? :P

Owh, nafsu makan boleh tahan woooo~ Semalam at midnight makan naan butter. Habis! And not forgetting milo too. Minum susu mengharapkan husband buatkan (mengada-ngada haha). Tapi kalau tak minum susu pun dah ada calcium tablets :D. Tapi tu la, kena makan 4 bijik. Setakat ni keguguran rambut adalah bertahap normal. Cuma risau bila gosok gigi, gusi berdarah jugak. Walaupun dah berus 3-4 kali sehari. Will definitely go to the dentist to get my filling fixed. Dah tercabut. Wuhuhuhu~ Terbang lagi duitttt...

Insha Allah will be going to LDHN and KWSP tomorrow. Dah naik ni baru nak pegi LHDN kannnn... Siot je perangai :P

Of Being Busy and Clumsy

For the last 5 days (Sunday to Thursday), I had to stay at the hotel and forgot to bring my laptop. We worked like nobody's business. What were we doing? Evaluating tender. There were tonnes of them that we had to work day and night, very late, I mean. 

Yesterday morning, my husband sent me to my parents' house because he had to rush off to Bukit Belimbing in Balakong. Around 10 minutes before 11 am, the house went black out. Imagine Putrajaya having blackout? Many wouldn't believe this but this has happened for several times. I went upstairs to check up on my sister because I had to go to the office for some urgent matter and I need to borrow the car. So I thought I could go to the office around 3 o'clock. Going down the stairs, I missed some steps and stumbled down. It was dark that I thought I placed my foot at the right place but unfortunately I skipped 3 steps and fell down around the corner of the stairs. I tried grabbing anything that could prevent me from falling down all the way, only managed to break the fall with my right knee. 

Worried and scared to death, I called my husband, crying and I didn't know what to do. I lay down and pray that my baby would be just fine. Took my vitamins immediately (I know, funny hehe). Called up Mak and told everything. All that I could remember last night, I was really tired and aching all over. I slept after Maghrib and woke up nearly midnight, feeling very hungry and thirsty. (Owh, there was second time blackout around 2pm the same day, duhhhh).

This morning I noticed my right knee is bruised and my left arm is sore. Alhamdulillah.... the baby is fine. Happily kicking and turning at this moment (talking about the one who loves staying up very late huh? Won't let mommy sleep eh?).

I hope with the 3 days off, I can finally rest well. My body is aching all over! (owh, will tell about the trip to IKEA today some other time hehe).

Until then.

What Marriage Is All About

After throwing tantrums this morning, finally I get to sip my daily-dosage of Milo (while trying not to be reminded of the tasteless tuna sandwich bought at Petronas). Talking about all-the-time upset stomach, which affected me the most, and also my husband (because I keep on whining how my tummy hurts so bad, tossing and turning on the bed, sleepless nights, migraines etc.). I didn't mean to trouble my husband (elehhh yela tuuuu), but he's the only one I've got at the moment and our lives (me and my baby hehe) are depending on him. Well, dulu-dulu ada Mak and Ayah, but since we've got our own house now, there are only two of us.

My husband drives around minimum 70km per day back and fro to his office in Subang and still have time to run errands like sending the laundry (we still don't have a washing machine and I'm too lazy to hand wash my clothes huhu), clean up the bedroom, ironing my clothes at times, or any other tasks that should have been done by me. Except for the cooking part, I'd rather cook because I'm a picky eater :D. I hope this lasts for eternity (insha Allah), whereas to tell husbands out there, house chores are not meant only for the wives. There's always give and take.

I've heard one of my subordinates told me how her husband asked her to iron the clothes and leaving the house chores all to her. I was devastated. Thinking that I might end up being treated the same way, I've set my mind and prayed so hard that Allah would grant me a suitable husband. You see, for me, if you think the women are doomed to sit in the kitchen and be a home-maker, you are dead wrong. These days women are intelligent. They could be housewives, but they also own a baking/sewing business etc. Even our Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) helped his wives in the kitchen. And the Prophet also said that a husband should provide a helper for the wife if he could afford it. Ni tak, bini buat semua kerja rumah je, baik bela maid kan? No. I am no female chauvinist, but I am just stating the fact.

Marriage has ups and downs. Too much of sweetness, you'll get bored. Too much bitterness, you'll end up being err... suicidal...? Well, truth be told, I am very much surprised how my husband could withstand in coping up with me. Being resilient he is, I am one mean woman when it comes to proving who's right (you know, being defensive - provided that I have all the evidence etc.). It's hard changing myself (so does he, but I know he's being nice... awwww....), but I'm still adapting to being married, soon-to-be a parent, and doing all sorts of things that I've never done before.

It's nice seeing elderly couples walking hand in hand in public (which my parents do hehe) and seeing daddies taking care of the children at the mall (while the mothers busy shopping, I guess that's not an appropriate example haha). I've seen my Abang Chik (my brother in-law - eh biras in English apa ye hehe - he's married to my husband's sister) taking care of his 3 children (who are obviously still small - 6, 4 and 2 years old), bathed them, changing diapers, put them to bed, because my sister in-law was pregnant with the fourth child, and was very tired. In fact, all the children are closer to the father than the mother. How everyone wishes for the same! (eh, ke saya sorang je). You could wish for a handsome husband, or rich husband, but all I've wished for is a husband who would lead me towards Him.

My husband is a romantic person, for I am not. All the garang part, that's me. All the mellow part, that's him. Although we argue at times over petty things, it's always him apologising first (despite that I'm the culprit haha). He sometimes tries to get the romantic side of me by asking me how much I love him. I'll just make up funny faces. There are no words in this world that could describe how much I treasure him and how thankful I am for having him in my life. Harap-harap tak lupa diri bila dah dapat husband baik macam ni. Mak cakap saya garang sangat. Hohohohoo~ I want my children to respect the elderly especially the parents. Yeah I know I haven't been a great child either, but experiencing terrible pregnancy symptoms made me realise it is beyond noble, being a mom who had carried us for 9 months, gave us milk, love, taking care of us when we fell sick etc.

My husband and I have just been married for more than 9 months. Many would ask what do I know about marriage? You see, parents are good examples for us. I take my parents instead, being married for 29 years. How my mom copes up with us all, the 5 children, each with distinctive characteristics (you know, being me hehe). My husband has 10 siblings. His late father was a fish monger, his mother is a housewife. They were not used to lavishness (to be compared to me, I have everything). All his siblings made it to the university, with scholarship. Children copy what they see. The environment they live in is essential in shaping their mentality. Alas, we the parents could only try and give our best, hoping for a positive result.

And I hope I'll be a good example for my children too, insha Allah.

It's a serious entry this time :P

Baru Balik Dari Monthly Check Up

Yeaaaa... memandangkan hari ini pun takde orang kat ofis, masa terluang ini digunakan sebaiknya. Miahahaha~

Owh, tadi nurse warning cakap berat saya 1.9 kg berlebihan dari berat yang sepatutnya. Berat saya patut naik 500g jeeeee... Haritu timbang 51.3 kg. Alih-alih hari ni naik mendadak sampai 54.35kg. Bukan apa, takut diabetic. Fatal to the baby. Doa-doa lah semoga tak naik mendadak lagi. Maunya tak naik. Macam dalam previous post la, baham segala benda depan mata. Puasa haritu memang tak lalu makan sangat. Eh jap, saya rasa saya tau sebab apa naik berat tadi, sebab saya minum air banyak-banyak supaya senang bagi specimen urine (ke alasan je?). Korang mesti pernah tengok Biggest Loser punya trick kannnn... Diorang minum air banyak-banyak supaya timbang jadi berat then the next week weigh in, turun banyak gila. Maybe this is the same case (harapannnn).

Nurse pun cakap kalau nak scan banyak-banyak kena pegi kat private clinics. Duhhhh... FYI, government Health Clinics would only do baby scanning twice for every patient. Dahtu, tak seperaissss! *nada Eric Leong* la kalau tau gender of the baby? Whatever la kan. I'm trying to book scanning session with An-Nur Specialist Bangi :)

Hb sudah ok. 11.1 tadi. Berat je membimbangkan. Makcik heran jugak kenapa berat naik 3 kg (yeke tak tau niii~?). Takpelah, memandangkan raya haritu pulun, maka sekarang perlu kawal berat badan. tadi lepas check up, pergi breakfast dengan husband. Minum pun Horlicks kosong dan makan chapatti and half boiled eggs. Agak-agak menu tu sihatla kan... Nurse tanya saya tak makan sayur ke? Cesss...pantang sungguh saya kalau makan takde lauk sayur. At least sup sayur mesti ada. Semalam dah makan bayam and broccoli, suka suki je tuduh huhuhuhuu... Lepas ni berazam untuk habiskan susu EnfaMama yang mahal ituuuu. Dahla rasa tak sedap. Kenapa susu maternity ni manis ye? Lain sungguh rasanya dari susu kotak biasa tu. Masa awal-awal dulu minum jugak, tapi perut tak boleh terima (time tu mabuk tahap kritikal, last-last semua terkeluar).

Heartbeat baby could be heard just now and normal, Alhamdulillah... Nak scan for gender pulak lepas ni. Nak tengok jugak takut placenta masih kat bawah. Tadi nurse ukur perut. Heheheh...macam kelakar je. Pergi kenduri Jaja haritu, Jaja cakap nampak macam pregnant 6 months. Maybe sebab pakai kain berat so the bump looked bigger. Pakai baju kurung orang cakap perut nampak kecik pulak. Musykil makcik ni.

My husband as usual being the excited father. Nurse tak bagi masuk bilik checkup tadi. Ibu-ibu je :P. Owh, semalam perut buat hal. kembung semacam sampai tak boleh nak pusing kiri or kanan. Lepas gosok-gosok perut dan sendawa banyak kali, barula ok sikit. Nak tunggu kentut tu memang payah. Dah sendawa tu kira nasib baik sangat hehehehehe~

Sekian bebelan saya hari ni :D

Ramadhan Day 24

Aiyok. Semakin dekat dengan cuti, semakin kurang semangat nak pergi ofis. Boleh takkkkkkk?

Semalam iftar orang belanja kat Grand Bluewave Hotel Shah Alam. Terima kasih kepada my husband's boss, Tuan Haji Adri. Tengok gaya dia, memang layak pakai gelaran 'haji' tu. Bukan sebab dia belanja tau. Tapi dia memang murah rezeki. Muka bersih. Solat on time. Tak kedekut dengan anak buah (my husband memang puji melangit orang tua tu), harap-harap dibalas dengan setimpal oleh Allah :)

Kisahnya, semalam pagi ada appointment dengan klinik. Macam biasa, urine test. And, ada hemoglobin (also can be pronounced as 'haemoglobin') test. Diorang sebut "hb". So I kind of understand la sebab result dia tulis "mol". Mestila kepekatan darah. Haha (buat-buat pandai). Sekali bila test hemoglobin tu dia tulis dengan pen merah "10.4". It turns out that the normal level of hb for female is between 12-15 g/dL (apesal dia tak tulis 'mol' je?). During the first check up, I got 11.8 mol. But, it was considered normal. Nak kena check balik ni.

The first question was "Awak puasa ke?".

"Ye, saya puasa". Perut dah berbunyi-bunyi tahap gaban. Hohoho~

"Hb awak low ni. 10.4 je." And there goes the red ink on the record book. I had spotting in the early stages of my pregnancy, so, I got 2 risk factors already. Hmmmmm...

So, I was given a cocktail of vitamins, including iron, folic acid, B complex and ascorbic acid (vitamin C). Siap bila keluar dari bilik nurse tu my husband cakap " Aik? Banyaknya ubat?". He was there, teman check up for the first time. Dia ada tanya perlu masuk sekali ke tak. I said no. Sebab, kat dalam tu ibu-ibu buat check up nak selak baju ke apa ke, kan segan tuuuu... Takpe-takpe. Next time for the second scan, I'll ask him to come in too :D

Change of diet. Ok laaaa...selama ni pun saya makan benda yang sihat-sihat je tau. Time puasa ni je yang kurang makan. But still, I eat fish and vegetables. Cuma part makan daging tu malas sikit sebab the taste of meat itu sangat kureng bagi saya yang sedang pahit lidah. Takpe, still have many options left. Boleh makan bayam, ikan bilis, kerang-kerang, kacang-kacang, kismis, prunes etc. Bab makan dried fruits tu sangat no problem sebab saya memang suka makan kismis or cranberries :D.

Berbalik kepada cerita iftar, kebetulan pulakkkk ada mussels kat salad section. Apa lagiiii...belasah saje~ Food was ok. But takdela sampai tahap tersangat mengujakan. Antara hidangan yang disediakan ialah Japanese cuisine (simple sushis and tempura), gerai char kueytiau, gerai ABC, gerai kambing panggang (yang 2 ni ramai orang beratur), nasi dan lauk (tak minat sangat sebab nasik lembik panas-panas homemade tetap di hatiku~), middle eastern cuisine macam moussaka (is Greek food is considered as middle eastern too?), lamb kabsah and chicken garlic apentah. Ada gerai dim sum, tapi tak sedap, sedap takde har gow. Wuhuhuhuh~ Nak har gowwwww~!!! Ada gerai pecal, mee, roti jala, kuih-muih, dessert ntah pape lagi yang saya memang tak rasa nak makan (time tu, tapi time teringat ni rasa lapar la pulakkkk). Last-last saya hanya pulun salads dan roti sahaja. 

Out of those luxurious food, yang saya nak hanyalah nasik panas lembik, makan dengan ikan kerisi goreng, sayur campur dan sambal belacan, enjoyed with my family. Wuhuhuhuh~ Saya kuat makan nasik sekarang ni :D. Owh, haritu makan set kat Black Canyon Alamanda, nasik dia sedapppp...nama pun pakai beras Siam. Aaaa...sedapnyaaaa~ rasa macam makan kat rumah je, except for the fact makan berdua dengan husband. Service masha Allah...lembap yang amat! Meja sebelah tu order air suam punnnn tak sampai-sampai. Diorang siapkan order ikut table la kot (macam Hell's Kitchen). Apa salah bagi air dulu. Kan dah tercekik kawan tu nak iftar makan tamar je. Nasib baik makanan sedapppp... Tom yam, perghhhh tak payah cakapla, dalam semangkuk tom yam tu je ada 3 ketul lengkuas yang kalau digabungkan ada menjadi sebesar penumbuk saya. Sedappppp~!!! Tapi itula, service yang maha lembap. Siap ada brader tu ngamuk-ngamuk dia penat-penat beratur tiba-tiba ada pakcik sorang ni barged in dan tanya "Meja tu kosong ke? Kat luar? Yang tu? Yang tu?" (yang dia tunjuk tu semua ada tulis reserved - dia tak nampak kottt) padahal dah datang lambat kannnnnn... Tiba-tiba pakcik tu dapat table dulu. Staff kat situ kena sound direct je dengan brader yang tak puas hati.

Eh, panjang pulak cerita kali ni. Hari ni ada iftar kat ofis tapi macam malas nak pergi. Reason being? Ntah, takut makanan tak menepati saya yang cerewet ni. Bukan masakan orang lain tak sedap. Sekarang dah jadi picky eater. Nak makan mesti ada sayur, dan sayur tak boleh terlebih masak etc2. Kan dah pening macam tu.

Until then :D