Eid Mubarak 1432H

Although it's been a week, I still want to wish everyone everywhere a wonderful and blessed Eid Mubarak. :D

Pic from Mr. Google... :)

This Eid is truly special to me, as it's my first time celebrating it with a "bigger" family - with my beloved hubby, my family, my in-laws and all. Hehehe... Next year, definitely "bigger" with the addition of my baby, insyaAllah. :D

Nuzul Quran

It was Nuzul Quran yesterday, marking the day the Holy Al-Quran was brought down to mankind over 1000 years ago. It also marked the 17th day of Ramadhan. How quickly has the month passed! :)

Alhamdullillah, praise to God Almighty, I have not missed a single day of fasting. I'm praying to complete the month. :)

Up-to-date, fasting has started to take it's toll on me a bit. Maybe not really the fasting part, but the routine my baby's starting to take. Hehehe... The baby tends to be up around 3-4 am, moving quite actively and sometimes kicking too at those wee hours. Therefore, being during the fasting month, it gets a little tiresome to be woken up at around 3-4 am and then waking up to have 'sahur' (early morning meal) around 5 am. I guess, baby's just getting me ready for it's routine. Hehehe...

Ramadhan Al-Mubarak 1432H

Alhamdulillah, praise and glory to the Almighty God, today's the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadhan. :)

This year, the fasting month is definitely more special to me. I am a wife and a soon-to-be mama... Hehehe... I pray the month will go smoothly, especially with me 7+ months pregnant now. Hehehe...

To all Muslims, have a wonderful and blessed Ramadhan. :D


Oh, in addition to that, a wonderful, wonderful Happy Birthday to my darling sister. It's her birthday today. Also, happy belated birthday too, to my lovely sis-in-law, who celebrated her birthday on Saturday, 30 July. Love u so much, my dearest kakaks! :D

* photo from Mr. Google :)

Finally finalized

Dear Hubby and I have been contemplating quite a bit about where I'll be delivering our baby come this end September. We've been contemplating on this and that for quite some time. ;) Finally, we've finalized it on today (July 30th), which is my so-called "hospital day". Hahahaha...

So, the chosen hospital is KPMC Puchong, the nearest hospital to my house as well as ascertained to be a panel hospital for my company. Yay! Hehehe... This morning was my first antenatal check-up there. The facilities seem OK, the staffs and doctor were nice and most importantly during the check-up, my baby's doing fine and estimated to weigh 2.3 kg now (then). :D Next appointment is two weeks from now. I pray all goes well until after my delivery. :)


Next appointment was at DEMC Shah Alam, for my asthma check-up. Alhamdulillah, my asthma is getting better. Less wheezing and stuff, just a bit out of breath now and then due to my growing tummy. Hehehe... However, still need to monitor closely to avoid any complications.


Anyways, I need to complete my Kuching "babymoon" story / stories soon. The entry has been in my "Drafts" for quite some time now, but I've yet to finish it and furnish it with photos. Hehehe... Let's hope I can get the entry / entries done before I deliver my baby. Hehehehe... :D

* photos from Mr. Google :)

Jam-packed!

What's jam-packed? Well, my "babymoon" with hubby, that is. Hehehe... We're at the airport now (Kuching International Airport), waiting for our flight back home. The flight's supposed to be at 4pm, but announcements have been made on the slight delay to 4.15pm, I think. Let's hope the delay won't be long. :p

Anyways, our 4-days-3-nights holiday has been wonderful. We are totally exhausted but overall, happy with our holiday. I'll post an entry later (at least!) on this wonderful, jam-packed, adventure-filled (huh??) "babymoon". ;) For now, I'm just going to patiently wait for our flight to arrive. Ciao! :D

Here we come!

Hubby n I are at the LCC terminal at the moment, waiting for our flight to Kuching, Sarawak. Yay! :)
This will practically be our honeymoon (or should I affectionally call it 'babymoon' as I am pregnant?? Hehehe). We never did have a real honeymoon/holiday together since we got married last year. So,this trip is a definitely a plus for us. :)
We'll be boarding soon. Yay again! Hehehehe.. May this holiday be safe n memorable,ya. :)

It's a...

... healthily growing baby! Hehehe... No, I am not going to reveal my baby's gender just yet. ;) My next ultrasound scan is due tomorrow during my check-up (entering week 27), but I won't be telling here yet about my baby's gender. Let's wait till the baby's born, ya. :)

Anyways, I was just checking on my weekly development over the Internet and I got the below illustration (and good info) from babycenter.com.

Thinking of my baby in the above position, really makes my heart melt... Aaaaww... ;)

Looking at the illustration and imagining my baby's developing at that stage and in that position, nearly made me cry. Hehehe... I've been feeling my baby's movements more and more these past few weeks, some soft and some rather strong kicking, I must admit. When the baby's really active and I am stretching myself on my back, I can even see the bumps on my tummy my baby's making from it's movements. Even my dear hubby can feel the bumps. ;) Moments like those are truly precious. :)

Pregnancy so far has been wonderful. Yes, I've been diagnosed with pregnancy-induced asthma. Yes, I have had some complications during the earlier weeks of my pregnancy (I bled quite a bit. Not spotting, I practically did bleed out like I was menstruating. Huhu). Yes, my blood sugar level was/is a bit high (I haven't mentioned about being diagnosed with gestational diabetes, have I?? Hehe). Yet, overall, the experiences so far (and more coming) have been extremely exciting and humbling. These past few weeks even more so, as my baby's movements have become more and more prominent each day. There's even a feeling like a schedule is developing / has developed... The baby's usually up and active around 6-7am, between 11.30am-1pm, around 4-5pm, and these active movements usually stops by 10.30-11pm. :)

2nd trimester is ending soon... With the coming of my 3rd trimester, things will definitely work its way faster... Baby dearest, Mama & Ayah love you so much and are patiently counting the days till you are in our arms, safe and healthy... :)

The year in half

Hmmm... it's already the month of June today. Half of the year 2011 has come and gone. Wow! ;)

The 1st quarter of the year for me (February to April) has been quite a tumble here and there, since I faced quite a bit of adjusting to the 1st trimester of my pregnancy. Hehe... I didn't really experienced much morning sickness (no vomiting at all, thank goodness, but definitely lightheaded most of the time. Hehe). However, I had asthma... pregnancy induced asthma, that is. :p

Being asthma-free prior to my pregnancy, I didn't actually suspect I was having asthma attacks during the first few weeks of my pregnancy. Only after a visit to my obstetrician (who I had to consult with due to my early pregnancy bleeding...huhu) was I directed to meet another specialist about my breathing problems. Well, then was when I found out I had / have pregnancy induced asthma. Huhu...

But, all is much better now. My medication has been "downgraded" and I no longer huff and puff as much now compared to a few weeks ago. Yay! Hehehe... :)

Most importantly, my baby is growing healthily. Can't wait for my next check up session at the clinic next week to know more of my baby's progress. Yay! :D

Felt flowers

I've made more felt flowers over the weekend... Here are just a few of them. :)

Cake!

Just wanted to share a photo of my birthday cake (though it's a little blurry. Hehehe). Isn't it cute? "Mummy-to-be". :D

Oh, not only is the cake lovely to look at. It was also extremely delicious! :) My nieces and nephews can certainly vote on that, as they enjoyed the cake so much. Loved watching them finishing up their cake slices. :D Many thanks to my wonderful brother and sis-in-law for the scrumptious cake, ya.

Though we celebrated together a day later (on 30th April, instead of on my actual birthday on 29th April), many thanks, love, and hugs to my hubby, parents, brother, sis-in-law, nieces, sister, bro-in-law, and nephews (my family, the lot of them...hehehe) for the heartwarming celebration. I love all of you very, very much! :)


Note: My darling hubby took me out to a rather expensive dinner the night before the family celebration (on my birthday). I truly enjoyed the dinner, Abg... :)

Another note (hehe): Next year I'll be celebrating my birthday with the addition of my own child, my own little family. Yay! :D