Having a mini-us equals to

o1. Reduced to bershopping di mall within 10km radius only aka malls yang tak glamor dan tak crowded seperti Jusco AU2 aka mall yang dekat so boleh balik dengan pantas once the baby's moody. :p

Yea, ever since Myra's around, the parents(specifically the mummy) adelah sungguh tidak sempat nak membeli benda-benda lagha di big malls lagi,we only go to the malls when it's necessary. Huuu...I detest parents yang dok usung newborns ke hulu ke hilir in super crowded malls pehtu bila anak melalak, people around gonna give ya the "shut ya baby up" looks. Like, seriously, I think the parents could bear a few months without shopping-spree right especially when the baby's a newborn. So ya, no crowded malls for now. Tunggu lah dah besaq sket, say 5 months? he he :P

02. Half of the freezer is packed with EBM. Uh.. yea, no more Ben and Jerry's or Lecka2 plus I'm still on the ice cream-ban for the next few months or so. If I can't eat em, the daddy can't too. Yes?

o3. Each time we're out for a quick groceries shopping trip, we'll be equipped with a BabyBjorn and a stroller as Myra gets restless pretty quick when she's in the stroller so we hafta switch to baby carrier when she starts to go ek ek.

o4. Spending more moolah on the baby stuff compared to benda-benda lagha for ourselves - which reminds me that I'm yet to get anything for C*** for our 1st anniversary tho not like he cares bout the gift. he he.

On a lighter note, yea I'm emotional when it comes to BF since my journey started off on a bumpy road (Don't lemme start bout cracked, bleeding nipps segala.ha ha. Yea, but lemme tell ya that it's not as easy as it seems, selak baju, kasi susu, selesai). Tho some people didn't BF but their kids still turned out to be fine, I still don't wanna hear the typical "owh, minum FM/makan bubur/nestum/tepung beras awal pon anak sehat jer,bukan jadi ape pon". Yes, sumbat lah apa-apa pon to your kids, they are all yours.

On a happier note, our little precious is 3 months old today! Alhamdulillah.

The baby's asleep and Alhamdulillah it's easier to put her to sleep these days - especially for her day nap. All she needs is 2-3 minutes of dukung then terus lelap and yeah, due to her consistent timing jugak, it gets a wee bit easier for me to work on the house chores and masak - which is such a huge relief.

I'm thankful that she's getting less clingy in that sense, kot tak tido pon tamau asyik nak berkepit je macam anak koala bear. Not that I don't cherish the fact that my baby loves me so much that she wanted nothing but me, tapi tu lah, MIL going to come over and help us to look after her for one whole month during Ramadhan so I hope she'll be an easy baby for her nenek.

Well, Myra gonna turn 3 months in 8 days and she's been using like tonnes of disposable diapers. Heh, not that I don't wanna be more natural with cloth diapers - especially when they come with cute colorful designs and whatnot these days - tapi, I'm a working mum, if I'm too concern bout being environmentally right and whatnot, ade ke baby sitter nak melayan? Huuu..perhaps I'd put her on cd during the weekends lah kan?

Talking bout disposable diapers, we've been on a couple of brands - Mamy Poko, Huggies, Drypers, Pet Pet, Pureen - but the staple's Mamy Poko.

So let's ramble bout em for a bit ( yea, this what happens when you're a mum, you'll somehow stop rambling bout designer handbag and started fussing bout diapers instead).

Momy Poko
It's our favourite diaper to date. We've gone thru packs of em. Dah beribu-ribu lemon - which I reckon bleh beli a decent pair of shoes with that money. In fact it's her 1st diaper. It doesn't leaks, cottony soft, no nappy rash, comes with velcro tapes and tak busuk. ha ha. :P I mean of coz la baby's poo is sorta busuk but the diapers won't give out the smelly, musty smell when it's full of wee wee and yea, it's comel some more - ade cartoon Winnie the Pooh. Yes, I'm a sucker for cute stuff. :P

Huggies Ultra
It's a cheaper and not as soft version of Mamy Poko and not as cute. :P ha ha.Recently we bought the other version - Huggies Dry tapi belum try.Huuu...review ape la ni.

Pureen
I bought this brand out of desperation when Myra was hospitalized for her jaundice, masuk hospital tak bersiap sedia ini la bahananyer, hospital lak takde jual yang best - yea, I never mentioned bout it before aight? Yea, baby masuk hospital, baby menangis duduk bawah lampu, mummy dia pon tumpang menangis. ha ha. Back to Pureen, well, it works lah for a diaper, but need constant checking and changing as it leaks and to my annoyance, gave Myra nappy rash. Yea, obviously takkan beli lagi or pakai lagi tho ade yang kasi free. :P

Pet Pet
We bought this out of a cousin's recommendation when Myra's 2 months old. It's cheap but comes with velcro tapes, good fit, soft, sorta cute and sorta okay for day wear tapiii...ianya adelah busuk. Ade love and hate relationships disitu. I soo wanna like it sebab murah giler and Mummy boleh la guna duit tu untuk benda2 lagha yang lain, but perhaps mempunyai benchmark yang terlalu tinggi as we've been using Mamy Poko for soo long. We still have a pack of it and maybe akan beli jugak la when it's on sale, so boleh la jugak pakai main-main- especially on Myra's berak days, yeah the little precious berak selang sehari then banyakkk pulak tu, okay too much information. he he.

Drypers
I don't know why we bought those diapers at the 1st place as it has nothing to shout about - except for the cute design and dirt cheap. Owh, now baru ingat, C*** insisted on trying them on - as he think the diaper mempunyai nama yang cool, Drypers. Hmppphh.. T_T Luckily we only bought the small pack. For the sake of reviewing, the diaper leaks, comes with those annoying sticky tapes,gave Myra nappy rash and busuk juge. 1st and last purchase lah nampaknya.

So yea, we're sticking with Momy Poko for regular use and Pet Pet for hari berak - owh Myra's still on BF so memang la sangat lawas adanya. :P

Talking about BF, ade la pulak yang nak suruh feed my lil baby with air masak. Jangan la pulak keluar idea nak kasi nestum segala. Haih, it's tiring to remind em that she's exclusively bf. How on earth am I supposed to educate these people?

It's frustrating at times. Macam la budak kecik tu tinggal rangka ke ape ke, padahal she's getting heavier with double chins segala - what make em think that she ain't getting enough nutrients?




It annoys me to answer those

"Minum susu badan jer?" (Whaddaya mean by jerrr???)

"Eh, dah nak kerja lum campur FM lagi?"
Phbbttt...sooo susu sendiri yang banyak-banyak tu nak buat ape? Mandiii ka? Why should I feed my baby with cow's milk when I have mine? Why am I having these nagging feeling at the back of my head as if these people think that I'm being a cheapskate hence the BF - yer lah susu ibu kan free, susu lembu kena beli okeh.

Cheapskate ape kalau nak invest on breastfeeding equipments sume dah makan ribu segala. Sometimes I feel like rubbing those facts on their face.

I don't give a damn if others' kid dah minum FM mahal, makan nestum/bubur umur sebulan dua then jadi sehat bulat tembam ke ape.

I'm trying my best to provide for my baby and I'll do that as long as I could, InsyaAllah, so please don't ruin it for me.

Keeping a smiley face whilst facing those unwanted suggestions are getting rather uneasy, so God help me.

Okay, am getting emotional, so later.

As I'm typing this, the baby's asleep, the hubby is somewhere up North for a work trip only to return by tomorrow and I'm exhausted - but I'm too tired that I can't sleep.

Well, usually when C***'s around, we gonna take turn to rock the baby before she finally decides that it's her time to sleep. Yer, kena berdukung duluuu..else she'll cry like nobody's business, macam kena dera. Tsk tsk..

Today it's just me, juggling between house chores and a screaming sleepy baby. Walaupon pinggang cam nak tercabut and I hafta stuff myself with a cheese sandwich whilst holding a baby, kena lah layankan jugak. If this ain't love, then I don't know what this is.

Owh, the baby is cranky since she can't sleep during the day, no thanks to the renovations on progress next door. If the noises managed to annoy me, imagine the effect on a sleepy baby. Haha. Baby tak boleh tidoq, mummy dia yang emosi.

On a lighter note, I'm going back to work in less than 2 weeks? Am I thrilled? Not so much. ha ha. Yea, this comes from someone who couldn't imagine how to be jobless for three long months. Sekarang adelah rasa malas, plus it's just plain sad to leave the baby. Sekarang saper la yang clingy? Me or the baby? :P

Well, talking bout work, there were some departures at the work places, so once I'm back, I reckon that the workload gonna be monstrous. Hope the boss gonna be easy on me as it has been months since my last coding, so I'm feeling a bit rusty - but fret not, programming is like riding a bicycle, ya may get a wee bit rusty, but InsyaAllah, tak lupa lah kot.

Owh well, time to get some sleep. Ciou.

Dad called just now as he's in KL for one of his endless meetings.

Yea, he's asking us out for dinner so he could meet his beloved daughter and menantu, teeett! Salah disitu. He is asking the daughter and menantu to come over to the hotel for dinner so he'll be able to meet his cucu instead. Tsk tsk, siapa lah diriku sekarang, sudah tidak favourite lagi. :P

That's the Tokwan's side of the story, as for the grandma, she would ask me to mms her darling cucu picture each time we're on the phone. he he.

So just now, after her phone call, I sent her this

On a lighter note, no cooking for today, yey! :D

Well yea, I still manage to cook these days. Tho not much of those fancy schmancy meal as juggling between cooking and a screaming baby leave me with not much space for creativity - with that I'm so very thankful for C*** who's not a fussy eater at all.

On another lighter note, 2 more weeks before I'm back to work. Owhh no.

C***, nak goyang kaki jer kat rumah boleh? hehe.

Note: The 1st half is a back-dated post because saya malas.

7/6/11

For some reason, the stupid Maxis broadband is blocking my access to FB and I'm not even done with my monthly quota yet, pbhhttt...

Anyway, here I am, at home with the little sleeping beauty. She's asleep (hence the sleeping beauty :P) whilst her mummy cum nurse is armed with a thermometer to monitor her temperature as she just got her 2 months immunizations injection yesterday. Yer lah, takot dia demam terkejut ke ape.

Well, all went well yesterday. She's 4.9kg now (patut la lenguh dah tangan mummy anak oii) - that's 1.3kg weight gain in a month. She, ehem..stands at 56cm. ha ha. The moment her little butt kena cucuk, she wailed as usual, but got distracted few seconds later by the squeaky toys that I got from the doc's office. Owh, I think we found the right paed for Myra, she's nice, friendly, motherly and all that which reminded me of my own gyne (both of their clinics are just sekangkang kera away from each other). Must drop by to her clinic soon as I have tonnes of stuff to be asked.

Our next appointment gonna be in August for Myra's 3 months checkup and that's when we decided to go for the extra vaccinations - pneumococcal. It's highly recommended by the paed. Like sila lah ambek, your child's health is something priceless. Duit boleh dicari. No? Kang anak dah sakit, mak dia jugak yang menangis.

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On a lighter note, we finally brought Myra back to Malacca last weekend. All went well tho she did throw terrible tantrum kerana kepanasan(Malacca dan kepanasan adelah tak dapat dielakkan, whilst I was staying in Malacca for my Alpha year, adelah pelawat tetap clinic kerana asyik sore throat and ulcer) and kembung perot (which is my bad as the mummy lupa diri and makan goreng pisang,so hafta watch my diet next time).

Owh, si merah juga telah selamat disunatkan. I didn't have the heart to see the procedure tho it ended in a jiffy. Si kecik juga didn't scream as much or as long as I expected. Way to go Myra, kuat sungguh anak mummy.

The baby's calling, I'm off.

Who would have thought that juggling between taking care of a tiny human and house chores is one tough job.

I could hardly do anything these days, baru nak lipat baju she gonna go ek ek. So much so that I hafta shower with the door open so I could talk to her whilst taking my shower. Yea, she's THAT clingy.

To add up the fun, she rarely sleep during the day nowadays. Just when you thought that budak kecik hafta sleep so they could membesar bagaikan johan. Nampaknya tidak. Perhaps she took after us as we're not the tido-siang type or perhaps she's just wired that way.

Tak kisah la nak, asalkan bahagia dan sehat then I wouldn't ask for more.

Biaq la daddy and mummy makin kurus pon takpe. he he. Kurus ke? :P

Anyway, on a lucky day she gonna nap for an hour or two after her morning bath and a round of milk fix. That's when I'll take my shower, wash/fold the laundry, clean up the house, whip up something for C***'s dinner whilst having my meal which usually consist of cereal and cold milk.

Yea, multitasking at its best.

Owh, what happens when she refused to sleep? The mummy would usually buat hati kering when it comes to certain stuff or she'll have to do the house chores in stages. Potong sayur seminit, layan Myra 10 minutes, lipat baju 3 helai, layan Myra 30 minutes. Yea, macam tu lah adenya.

Anyway, we managed to get our hands on the cute rocker for Myra last weekend, together with the baby cot. Yea, the daddy finally managed to reclaim his spot on the bed so all of us don't have to be sandwiched together anymore. he he.

Talking about the rocker. She seems to love it....sometimes - which is like 2 times out of ten. Tsk tsk. She could only bear to sit in it for 30 minutes top. T_T

He he. I thought that purple hippo supposed to be cute, rupanya scary di mata mu wahai anak.

Ya should see how she wailed when we showed it to her for the 1st time, terus tercebik-cebik ketakotan whilst doing this..

She's 2 months young today, Alhamdulillah. Time flies eh?

I'm forever thankful for this gift.

We're one today.

Alhamdulillah

Time flies ey?

After all the wonderful stuff and the craziness( ya wouldn't want me to start rambling bout the crazy people that we hafta deal with) that we went through, I could safely say that he's truly my other half( the better half of me at times), my best friend & the devoted father of our child.

Tho after a year, he's still not as romantic as I expected him to be (he he.Ampun darling, I'm just hopelessly romantic like that) but he's the best ever.

I heart ya C***,to bits. ♥


How bout a romantic dinner for two..err..3.

We actually went out for our 1st grocery shopping with Myra yesterday at the nearby Jusco Au2 which's just less than 8 minutes from our place - tu pon dia sempat terlelap in this car whilst we were on our way there. Yea, 2-3 minutes in the car terus lelap like magic. I think the bumpy-ness of her daddy's ride contributed to that (tho I sorta detest the bumpy-ness, macam naek kuda. Laling aaa, pakai absorber Tein ribu-ribu pon ade lompat2 lagi ka?). ha ha.

Anyway, back to our short outing. Can't really say that it's a breezy one as she got bored pretty easily when being placed in the stroller - perhaps we'll use the BabyBjorn next time. He he. Well, she was fine during the 1st hour, lepas tu mula la ek ek ek nak suruh angkat plus the mall was sorta cold and the mummy conveniently forgot to bring an extra blanket. Okay, my bad. T_T

Owh, now that it's just me and the baby at home. I think she sorta developed a certain level of clingy-ness toward me - kerana at times when she started to be all cranky, even the daddy (yang usually will be able to soothe the baby) will be freaked out kerana anaknya tidak makan saman and keeps on crying (macam kena dera) until she sees her mummy. Yea, tangisannyer sungguh tragik macam la sedih sangat, padahal mummy kat dapur nak buat coffee jer pon. Tsk tsk..anak owh anak.

So yea we're going out again tomorrow, as we need to get some stuff for the baby and the mummy (yang kemaruk nak bershopping spree). Hopefully we'll manage to keep the baby happy sampai la we're done with the shopping. Huu...

So yea, Happy Weekend.

Ciou.

Our Aqiqah went well yesterday, there was like tonnes of food since we had 2 kambing and the various spread of kuih and whatnot.

We even gave out the goodie bags courtesy of the PIL - ade telur pindang, bahulu and chocs which were hauled from Langkawi by dad.

Owh yes, the little precious is all bald and beautiful (dan bertompok2 dengan bedak sejuk). he he.


Don't ask me bout the black strings on her wrists. saya adelah menyatakan tanda pangkah utk itu, but ya know kata-kata orang tua adelah susah nak dipangkah (and I don't wanna make a scene), so I'll 'accidently' lose them later.Shhhh...

Yea, that 'ganas' look, she got it from her daddy. he he.

Anway, a day before, we finally managed to put the BabyBjorn on a brief test. Myra seemed to love it, baru 3 minutes dah tertido, but we're yet to master the techniques of using it so agak kelam kabut disitu.


I'm off, we're taking Myra balik kampung to meet my grandparents before we're off to KL.

Tata.

The baby's asleep so I'm taking my chances to post a brief random update - ya, Myra is so clingy that she can't get her little hands of me.

o1. We're having a kenduri arwah-cum-kenduri kesyukuran-cum-kenduri aqiqah this Saturday at my parents place. I'm yet to finalize the invitation card that Mum going to give out to her colleagues.

o2. My daily fitness regime these days = walking (together with the swinging motions) around the house with Myra in my arms for 2-3 hours. Am so going to get her one of those colorful cute rocker once we're back in KL else taking a morning shower pon adelah hampir to impossible.

o3. Approximately 1 month and half before the end of my maternity leave, yea time flies when you're jobless. he he. Yet to train the little barracuda to feed using the bottles. Hope there won't be any confusion or whatsoever issues later.

o4. Yes, my confinement days are over. Alhamdulillah. he he. I had enough of ikan tenggiri masak lada to last me a lifetime. :P

o5. I'm desperately in need of a series of retail-therapy. Like seriously, the last time I took some cash out of the bag adelah hanya utk membayar the macik urut. Sungguh kesedihan.

That's about it, gotta run, wanna fix myself something for lunch.

Tata.

I think I'm in love. I miss her when she's sound asleep. Rasa macam nak cubit pipi suruh bangun.

I wish I could be with her longer, 3 months of being a SAHM is just ain't enough.

Who would have thought I could love someone as much as I love C***. :-*

Anak oh anak. Sayang la sangat sangattt.

Being a mum =

o1. Waking up every 2-3 hours at night to BF the baby tho mengantuk gilaaaa..aaaa. It's not that the other half's won't help to soothe the baby, but I'm the only one with the boobs, the working boobs that is. he he. Thank God for the nursing pillow.

o2. Checking the diaper each time the lil precious showed her I-made-a-poo-poo-or-wee-wee face -yea, she's quite readable just like that.
(I thought that I wouldn't be able to handle soiled diapers, ya know the poo and whatnot but now that I'm doing it, it's not that bad, plus breastfeed babies' poop don't really smell)

o3. Stuffing the designer handbag with blanket, diapers, wet tissues etc on the top of the usual stuff ( which equals to bag berat seperti batu lesung,how classy) when we're out and about - we went out for Myra's 2nd dose of Hep. B yesterday and it was both terrifying and funny all at the same time.

o4. Myra = my little barracuda as sometimes she makes me jump outta my skin and curl my toes kerana when she's really really hungry, it shows - best sungguh digeget oleh gusi yang mengalahkan gigi. Hoih.

o5. It makes ya cringe each time the baby cries in the middle of the night - sambil panic, like what's wrong with the baby now? - especially now that the baby knows that her high pitch screams = mummy will be around in a jiffy. Last night C*** woke up whilst the baby was screaming only to ask me "Sayang, what did ya do to the baby?" Hah? Mane der buat ape pon.

o6. My sleeping like a log days are over. Now I'm sleeping like ayam instead. I'll be dragged outta my sleep simply by hearing a single "ek" from the baby.

On a lighter note, our mini-us gained another kg to add up to her birth weight. She's all well, Alhamdulillah. So she's 3.7kg now (which means she's now big enough for the BabyBjorn, yey!) and 4cm longer (instead of taller. he he) and I've lost like 11kg in a month, woot! :D

Owh ya, a little less than a week before the end of my confinement. Owh giddy!

That's about it, have a great week.

I have tonnes of pics yet to be uploaded, bear with me. Saya adelah malas.

So yea, let's be random for a bit

o1. It's heart-warming and utterly flattering to have someone who needs ya for comfort. Sungguh terasa disayangi. he he. Owh baby, mummy luv you to bits (& daddy too)

o2. Our mini-us just developed a liking to be dukung and rocked to sleep. Tercabut la tangan mummy chek oiii..

03. A little less than 2 weeks before the end of my confinement period. Yey!

o4. I'm missing C***. Sob sob. All those texting and phone calls just won't do it.

o5. We're still looking for the right date for the kenduri.

o6. Now that I'm feeling fine, waking up at night is not as miserable as it used to be. Yea, waking up dengan gagah whilst your stitches are healing adelah misery.

o7. Who would have thought that I've come to enjoy the daily massage and bertungku - walaupon perot adelah nak terbakar.Heee..

o8. I've lost 8kg within a week after the labour and yet to weight myself again.

o9. I can't wait for our next shopping spree. Best sungguh jobless tapi bergaji ni. :D

Owh it's time to bathe the baby.

Tata

Who would have thought that blogging could be such a challenge tho I'm pretty much jobless. he he.

Anyway, whilst I still feel like it, lets go down the memory lane.

Well, during our checkup on April 27th everything was dandy and the doc did the dreaded VE and I was already 1cm dilated but the doc wasn't alarmed. She told us we could go for weeks whilst being 1cm dilated - by then we still have 2 weeks before my EDD. So yea, nampaknya masih sempat pegi bershopping. :P

But that night turned out to be such an uncomfortable night. I had a hard time to sleep since I've been having the mild contractions every now and then and came Friday morning, I was greeted with a bloody show. Truthfully, takde lah freak out sangat since I didn't experience much pain (yet), but I still insisted C*** to stay home with me that day since I've been having the uneasy feeling in my guts. (Cey, tak takot konon, sebenarnye takot juge. ha ha)

I called the doc and she told me I shouldn't fret much unless the contractions are regular or my water broke. Regular what? Daripada pagi rasa macam ala-ala regular jer.he he.

By noon, the 'pain' was sorta regular but being the gagah perkasa me, we still went out for lunch. Jalan-jalan for a bit at the nearby mall - until at some point I had to stop walking due to the intense pain and C*** hafta drag me back home. he he.

During our ride home, I was miserable. Like "Ape ni, doc cakap we could still could go on for weeks, skrang dah semacam dah ni" and being C***, he drove me to see the doc instead of going back home.

We waited for a good half an hour before our turn to see the doc and the moment she saw us, she was like " Why dear? Anything wrong?", yes everything is wrong doc. Rasa semacam. he he.

I went thru another VE and the doc gave us the OMG-look. At that moment, ianya adelah menakotkan. We were told that I was already 4cm dilated and she told us to get back home for maghrib, feed ourselves with good food and check ourselves into the hospital for delivery.

We went back home, C*** made me half boiled eggs and hot choc as we're still quite full from the late lunch, waited for Maghrib, packed our stuff and off we went.

So yea, we reached the hospital around 9pm. I was wheeled into the labour suite with a smile on my face, dengan tersengih-sengih because seriously, the contractions were on the friendly side.Macam main-main pulak - so much so that one of the nurses voiced out that she thought that I looked too relaxed.

In the labour suite, I sat on the bed whilst the CTG was being strapped onto my tummy and after a while the nurse came to gimme the stuff to make me poop. Tapi I had nothing much inside anyway.

After an hour or so, I felt restless and having the CTG thing strapped onto your tummy is rather uncomfortable so dengan pandainye I took it off and walked around the room whilst inspecting all those rather scary looking equipment and stuff,talking and joking around with C***. We just didn't believe that I'll be in labour that soon, we're supposed to have another week or two, tapi nampaknye the little precious adelah tidak sabar.

By 2am, the pain was getting more and more unbearable. The nurse came in for another VE and I was 6cm dilated. Say what? Only 2cm after all those long hours? Tsk tsk. By 3am, the pain adelah sungguh tidak terkata,so much so that I actually succumbed to the laughing-gas temptation - tapi gas itu adelah tipu. It didn't help and by then I was already moaning in pain whilst C*** kept on rubbing my back which helped to ease the pain.

Well, whilst I was tossing and turning in bed, Darling C*** kept on asking me to squeeze his hand whenever the huge wave of contraction hit me (which I did & thank God he didn't lose his arm) and by 4am, I had the unbearable urge to push tapiiiii I had to wait for the doc since she's on the way. Do ya know how miserable and painful it is to hold ya self from pushing when every fiber of your being dah tak tertahan sangat dah nak push? I was trembling on the bed, mostly from the pain of holding back - which is probably the hardest part throughout the experience itself.

15 minutes later, the doc came in and after reciting a quick doa, she broke my waterbag( tetiba macam water tank pecah. Siap tersplash kena si C***) and told me to take a deep breath and push whenever I feel like it. It was pretty breezy as the pain was rather intense so there was a clear cut on when to push on and when not to.

To cut the story short, the lil precious was out after the 3rd or probably 4th push( honestly I was traumatized by the lady in labour next door, she pushed for like eternity and still tak keluar anak dia and that's when I decided to give my all) and the doc requested C*** to recite the azan before handing him the scissors to cut the umbilical cord(which C*** claimed to be chewy.he he).

The nurse showed her to me sambil bertanya "Baby apa dear?", and me dengan terketar (sebab the labour suite adelah sejuk gila and I'm tired) told her it's a girl and later seperti kena drug, I kept on saying "Baby, baby baby" in an endless loop and C*** had to calm me down by saying "Kejap yang, nurse tengah clean up the baby". ha ha. Perhaps I was high on the fact that I'm now a mum.

Anyway, once the baby was out adelah sungguh lega. It's like all those long hours of suffering tetiba hilang. Pain? What pain? Okay tipu, tho it's true that almost all the pain melted away, tapi I could still feel the dull pain apabila dijahit. It was only a small cut tapi adelah sakit juga.

I was totally exhausted(& thirsty that I actually drink the entire bottle of air selusuh,now that saya dah beranak, it didn't matter la air tu air ape pon kan?) by then and when the nurse came to help me to breastfeed the baby, I was only half awake and I could vaguely recall C*** kissing me on the forehead whilst mumbling something( which later baru lah tahu he was actually saying thank you,he he. Most welcome darling, kereta baru satu pliss :P )

Later, sometime after Subuh, we're pushed into our room and the rest is history.

Yes, I'm thankful for the smooth delivery.

I'm thankful that C*** was there to share those moments with me.

I'm thankful for our healthy baby.

Haih, for the 1st few days, every time I looked at her, adelah rasa macam nak nangis. Rasa macam sayang sangat-sangat. he he. I'm sentimental just like that.

Owh, the baby is asleep. Mummy pon mau tido juga.

Till then, be good.

It has been 27 days since the day I managed to squeeze a tiny human outta me and I still can recall everything rather vividly.

The pain (don't ever get me started on the pain), the unexplainable relief, the joy, the endless gratitude and whatnot - which I'll write more of later, kalau rajin. Okay, haruslah rajin so I could read about it later, to remind myself of my 1st labour when I'm all forgetful and wrinkly like a raisin. :P

Anyway, this long overdue post gonna be a thank-you note.

I'm forever thankful to be blessed with a mini-us and the smooth labour. Alhamdulillah.

Whilst I'm blessed with the gift to experience the labour, I hafta admit that it has been a humbling experience. Rasa sungguh insaf. Ya know, thinking of how sometime 26 years ago, my mum hafta go thru such pain to bring me to this world. Haih. It's true that you'd never really know how to appreciate a mother until you're one, for that, terima kasih mummy. I'd never be able to thank you enough. Sob sob. Sekarang tolong jaga pantang la pulak.

Moving on,

I'd like to thank my other half, the love of my life, C*** for being there for me. Tho his endless chanting of "sabar sayang, sabar, I'm here." did pretty much nothing to soothe the pain of my contractions whilst we were in the labour suite. he he. But he's been a great help during my confinement period - especially during those 1st week whilst we're still in KL. He'd rub my feet, made me hot chocs for breakfast and tea, helped me to put on the cute colorful socks etc. Am I thankful for such TLC? Owh yes. Thank you darling. Kiss kiss.

An endless appreciate also goes to my MIL for her care whilst I was in KL. Terima kasih mak. I could never ask for more. :D

Last but not least, I'm thankful for the prayers and well wishes.

Terima kasih banyak-banyak yer.

Owh, the mini-us is screaming for milk.

Later.

It's my 2nd last day at work before the loong break. Shall finish up whichever necessary before the end of the day - which is memeningkan kepala juga.

Tomorrow gonna be a half day off for me, so I need to setup the auto-reply for the office mail and whatever not.

Tak sabar dah nak cuti oii. :P

So let's not talk about work, for the next 3 months that is. hehe.

Later tomorrow, we are up for another checkup. The doc gonna reveal the GBS test result (which is no big deal if you ask me as if I have it,it could be easily treated with antibiotic during labour) together with an assessment so we could roughly gauge the real EDD based on the baby positioning and whatnot.

Hope to get another nice print out of the lil precious whilst we're at it. I hafta admit that it's sorta heart-warming each time I could get my hands on those - rasa macam, owh this is all my months of suffering is all about (Please excuse the drama). Ya know, it's like a struggle toward a long term goal as at the end of it, you'll be rewarded with something.

In this case, I'll get a tiny human to call my own. he he.

So yea, to mark the start of my long break, I shall treat myself to a relaxing pre-natal massage & foot spa on Friday. Woot! Yea, I'm aching all over like a nenek and since I've reached full term (read: it's considered safe to give birth like anytime) so I shall not freak myself out with the nanti-pegi-berurut-terberanak-pre-mature-pulak dilemma anymore.

Ya, I finally found the guts to do it now as you could never be too careful, walaupon the spa clearly stated that it's safe for pregnant ladies and whatnot tapi since it's my 1st and I'm pretty much clueless bout everything. Harus lah berhati-hati juga. Yes?

On a lighter note, I think the baby is very responsive to the sound of my voice. I could simply go "Baby, why are you so awfully quiet today? Kick sikit" and few secs later, I'll get myself a hard kick in the ribs. ha ha. Pain is truly a pleasure at this point lah, it's somewhat comforting- macam owh you're doing well in there, bagus bagus. :P

To wrap up my last post before I'm off for the long break (yea, I might be very malas to update from today onwards), here's a pic of us (read: me, C*** and the lil precious in the tummy obviously) during our babymoon. :P


Till then, pray for us okie?

Tata.

Yea, I'm pretty much alive.

It's just that I've been truly caught up with tonnes of workload. Yea yea, just when ya thought that this mak buyong gonna be able to sit back and goyang kaki for a bit whilst waiting for herself to pop, tapi nampaknya tidak.

Yea, sungguh banyak kerja and it's not helping to have the other guy breathing down ya neck sambil bertanya " Are you finished?" sebanyak 40 kali satu hari.

Anyway, I'm waddling instead of walking these days and every fiber of my being just can't wait to start the looooong maternity leave - tho the idea of labour and whatnot scares the hell outta me. On 2nd thought, I'll get to squeeze (the cheeks) of the little precious for real in the next few weeks so the idea of squeezing a tiny human outta yourself is not so bad after all. he he.

Owh, that's the little precious at 36 weeks and everything's dandy. Alhamdulillah. She's approximately 2.6kg and I gained 1kg in a month - a total of whopping 9kg of weight gain so far.

The baby gonna be a full term baby by the end of the week otherwise means that she could finally say bye-bye to the womb and hellooo world if she wants to.

My next checkup gonna be sometime next week and I'm sooo gonna beg for my much needed MC. Yea, I can't stand the long drive anymore. I just can't. Penat oih.

Owh, during my last checkup(which was last week), the doc took a vaginal swap so I could be tested for GBS - which was hmmmppp...super embarrassing. ha ha. It's like "how am I supposed to react? Kena buat muka malu-malu ke buat biasa je?". Yea, I'm just being my complicated-self. Thank God the doc adelah baek hati ala-ala ibu mithali else I would have faint from embarrassment. Pain? I don't think there was any, kot ada pon, I would be too terkulat-kulat kerana malu to notice. :P

That's about it.

I'm hoping for the best. InsyaAllah.

Pray for us, will ya?