A new year, a new leaf...
I pray to be a better person, overall. May my son grow up to be a good Muslim & son. May my dear hubby always be wonderful like he is now. May all be well. Amiin. :)
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Happy Birthday, my love! :)
Today's my darling hubby's 29th birthday. Yay! ;)
Many hugs & kisses for u, abg syg, from both of us (your wife & little baby boy). :D
Many hugs & kisses for u, abg syg, from both of us (your wife & little baby boy). :D
Friday, November 11, 2011
Friday morning
Today's already Friday, which means I'll already be working soon... Soon as in this upcoming Monday! Yikes! Has it really been just over 2 months since I gave birth to my little baby boy? My maternity leave is already coming to an end? My life as a working mama is starting soon? Wow! Hehehe...
Oh, and the date today is just beautiful... 15th Zulhijjah 1432H (15.12.32) and 11th November 2011 (11.11.11). Too bad I did not realize today's the 15th of Zulhijjah. Otherwise, I might have fasted yesterday and today, as today is one of the recommended days to fast in Islam. In Islam, it is not a good practice to fast on Fridays only. It has to be with another day, either the day before or the day after.
I guess I've kind of not really thought about fasting since I'm breastfeeding my little baby boy. While breastfeeding, I need to take in a fair amount of fluid / water to ensure the consistency of my milk production. It is possible to fast, but in my case, I think I'll need to consume some supplements first as at the moment, my milk production can be classified as just enough for my baby's daily needs. In other words, I rarely get to collect / pump extra for my baby. That's why I have to feed my baby both my breastmilk and formula. Huhuhu... Gone is my wish to exclusively breastfeed my baby. :(
Nevertheless, I've just learnt the "art" of power pumping i.e. pump a few minutes-pause a few minutes-pump a few minutes-pause a few minutes for about 1 hour. Hehehe... I may still not get that much per session (1 - 2 oz), but at least I get to clear my milk out while baby's asleep. :) I hope I can properly pump my milk once I start working. Will need to find the time and place to do so, without disturbing my work and other people.
Breastfeeding / pumping breastmilk for baby is definitely not easy, but it's a joy and pleasure that's indescribable. For my little son's well-being, why not, right? :)
Oh, Adam Asyraf is such a little strong boy (says this proud mama. Hehehe). Hubby and I took him for his 2 months immunization injection on Wednesday evening. The little boy barely cried out. Just a little sound after the injection and he fell asleep all the way home from the clinic. Hehehe... By the way, Adam Asyraf weighs a healthy 5kg at age of 2 months! :D
Awake after reaching home from the clinic. :)
Sound asleep after a nice, long feed yesterday evening. :)
Oh, and the date today is just beautiful... 15th Zulhijjah 1432H (15.12.32) and 11th November 2011 (11.11.11). Too bad I did not realize today's the 15th of Zulhijjah. Otherwise, I might have fasted yesterday and today, as today is one of the recommended days to fast in Islam. In Islam, it is not a good practice to fast on Fridays only. It has to be with another day, either the day before or the day after.
I guess I've kind of not really thought about fasting since I'm breastfeeding my little baby boy. While breastfeeding, I need to take in a fair amount of fluid / water to ensure the consistency of my milk production. It is possible to fast, but in my case, I think I'll need to consume some supplements first as at the moment, my milk production can be classified as just enough for my baby's daily needs. In other words, I rarely get to collect / pump extra for my baby. That's why I have to feed my baby both my breastmilk and formula. Huhuhu... Gone is my wish to exclusively breastfeed my baby. :(
Nevertheless, I've just learnt the "art" of power pumping i.e. pump a few minutes-pause a few minutes-pump a few minutes-pause a few minutes for about 1 hour. Hehehe... I may still not get that much per session (1 - 2 oz), but at least I get to clear my milk out while baby's asleep. :) I hope I can properly pump my milk once I start working. Will need to find the time and place to do so, without disturbing my work and other people.
Breastfeeding / pumping breastmilk for baby is definitely not easy, but it's a joy and pleasure that's indescribable. For my little son's well-being, why not, right? :)
Oh, Adam Asyraf is such a little strong boy (says this proud mama. Hehehe). Hubby and I took him for his 2 months immunization injection on Wednesday evening. The little boy barely cried out. Just a little sound after the injection and he fell asleep all the way home from the clinic. Hehehe... By the way, Adam Asyraf weighs a healthy 5kg at age of 2 months! :D
Awake after reaching home from the clinic. :)
Sound asleep after a nice, long feed yesterday evening. :)Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Chubby!
Well, chubby is definitely the word to describe my little baby boy. Hehehe... Adam Asyraf is 2 months old today, and growing healthily. Yay! ;)
Baby boy dozing off after a nice, good feed. Hehehe... :D
I've started sending him to the babysitter's for a few days now, half days instead of full days (i.e. from around 8.30am till 3.30pm only, instead of 7am-7pm like when I start working again next week). So far, so good. :) He seems to be happy enough at the sitter's, who's only two levels up from my house (erm, I live in a flat. Hehe). I hope he's in good hands while I'm away at work.
To be honest, hubby and I were (still are) very concerned about where to send Adam Asyraf when we're both at work. We went surveying to a number of day cares/nurseries and inquired on babysitters who advertised their services around our flat area. Taking good care of a baby, especially newborns/infants is not a responsibility many are willing to take. Our son is extremely precious (as all parents would feel about their child, right? Hehe), so of course we wanted to make sure he's in good hands when we're not there. There are many pros and cons, on both sending a child to a nursery and to a babysitter. I guess, the only thing to be done is to try and pray for things to be alright, right?
After thinking long and hard on various matters, we decided to try sending our son to the babysitter near our house. She's a grandma of two very cute little girls, and an ex-nursery and kindergarten teacher. Very friendly too. Hehehe... Only God knows what my feelings were at the moment I left him there for the first time. Well, I still do worry, and will probably always have this worrisome feeling, every time I leave him. ;)
Till today (although only a few days), all seems to be well. He looks well fed, well dressed, and in good mood when I pick him up from the sitter's. Hehehe... So, let's pray he's taken care well of at all times. Amiin. :)
Baby boy dozing off after a nice, good feed. Hehehe... :DI've started sending him to the babysitter's for a few days now, half days instead of full days (i.e. from around 8.30am till 3.30pm only, instead of 7am-7pm like when I start working again next week). So far, so good. :) He seems to be happy enough at the sitter's, who's only two levels up from my house (erm, I live in a flat. Hehe). I hope he's in good hands while I'm away at work.
To be honest, hubby and I were (still are) very concerned about where to send Adam Asyraf when we're both at work. We went surveying to a number of day cares/nurseries and inquired on babysitters who advertised their services around our flat area. Taking good care of a baby, especially newborns/infants is not a responsibility many are willing to take. Our son is extremely precious (as all parents would feel about their child, right? Hehe), so of course we wanted to make sure he's in good hands when we're not there. There are many pros and cons, on both sending a child to a nursery and to a babysitter. I guess, the only thing to be done is to try and pray for things to be alright, right?
After thinking long and hard on various matters, we decided to try sending our son to the babysitter near our house. She's a grandma of two very cute little girls, and an ex-nursery and kindergarten teacher. Very friendly too. Hehehe... Only God knows what my feelings were at the moment I left him there for the first time. Well, I still do worry, and will probably always have this worrisome feeling, every time I leave him. ;)
Till today (although only a few days), all seems to be well. He looks well fed, well dressed, and in good mood when I pick him up from the sitter's. Hehehe... So, let's pray he's taken care well of at all times. Amiin. :)
Thursday, October 27, 2011
At 40 days old
This photo was actually taken last week, but only managed to be posted today. Hehehe... I just love his look here. :D
The 3 of us
Our first family photo... :D
Oh, hubby and I are just over 1 year married now. :) Praying for many, many more wonderful years to come. :D
Oh, hubby and I are just over 1 year married now. :) Praying for many, many more wonderful years to come. :D
Saturday, October 22, 2011
44 days
Alhamdulillah, my 44 days confinement period is ending today. How time flew. :)
However, with the end of the confinement period, I still need to take care of my food and drinks intake for a few more months, especially since I breastfeed my little baby boy. It'll be a bit of a challenge (as quite a number of menu that I do like to take are on the "watch list") but hopefully I will prevail. Hehehe... For the sake of my baby, a little sacrifice is not too much to be asked for, right? :)
I thought during my confinement period/maternity leave, it'd be easier to get some things done (i.e. blogging more frequently, reading journals, etc), but today just proves that time flies so quickly with the little one around. :) Whatever it is, I am thankful for everything. :)
However, with the end of the confinement period, I still need to take care of my food and drinks intake for a few more months, especially since I breastfeed my little baby boy. It'll be a bit of a challenge (as quite a number of menu that I do like to take are on the "watch list") but hopefully I will prevail. Hehehe... For the sake of my baby, a little sacrifice is not too much to be asked for, right? :)
I thought during my confinement period/maternity leave, it'd be easier to get some things done (i.e. blogging more frequently, reading journals, etc), but today just proves that time flies so quickly with the little one around. :) Whatever it is, I am thankful for everything. :)
Saturday, September 24, 2011
2 weeks old
Adam Asyraf turned 2 weeks old yesterday. Photo below was the only one I managed to capture yesterday, while he was sound asleep... ;)
Friday, September 16, 2011
1 week old
Adam Asyraf after 1 week... :)
Erm, photo simply snapped using my mobile phone camera by the proud daddy. Do excuse the quality, ya. ;)
Erm, photo simply snapped using my mobile phone camera by the proud daddy. Do excuse the quality, ya. ;)
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Our little baby boy :)
Alhamdulillah, praise to the Almighty, I safely gave birth to a healthy 2.99kg baby boy at 10.19am on Friday, September 9th 2011 (09.09.2011). :D
Hubby & I weren't actually expecting to receive our little baby as fast as we did. Hehehe... The baby's EDD was actually on September 29th, but due to few complications (& God's Will), the baby just couldn't wait to meet us. Haha! :)
A couple of weeks before delivery, during my antenatal check-up, I was detected with having high blood pressure. My BP was as high as 160/110. Yikes! In addition to that, baby was already in engaged position, just waiting for time to meet the world. ;) My O&G specialist did inform hubby & I possibility of me having to deliver the baby earlier than expected due to those conditions. However, we never expected the baby would be born 3 weeks earlier than EDD.
On Thursday (08.09.2011), I noticed that my baby's movement inside my womb was almost non-existent, which was very peculiar since he's an extremely active baby. I also noticed few drops of blood with my urine when I went to the toilet twice that night. Worried sick on the possibilities of something wrong was happening, hubby & I quickly got ready and went directly to the hospital at around 11.45pm. After a few tests were conducted, I was admitted to the hospital at 1.30am.
Erm... we actually managed to snap a photo of me before leaving for the hospital that night. Maybe we knew it would be the last photo of me pregnant with our first born. Hehehe... ;)
Adam Asyraf Bin Helman Razani, our first born child.
Photo taken at around 5.45pm on September 9th. :)
The proud parents of the little newborn. ;)
Photos taken on Saturday morning, about 24 hours after the birth of Adam Asyraf. :)
Our heartiest thanks and appreciation to all who came to visit us (both at the hospital and at home), especially our dearest family members, as well as the well wishes from friends and colleagues. Many thanks to the doctors and nurses and attendants at the hospital too, for making our first born's delivery a wonderful experience. :)
Oh, by the way, I delivered at DEMC Shah Alam, not KPMC Puchong. Why? Erm, nothing wrong with KPMC Puchong, just my preference to have a female O&G specialist instead of a male one such as at KPMC Puchong. ;)
Hubby & I weren't actually expecting to receive our little baby as fast as we did. Hehehe... The baby's EDD was actually on September 29th, but due to few complications (& God's Will), the baby just couldn't wait to meet us. Haha! :)
A couple of weeks before delivery, during my antenatal check-up, I was detected with having high blood pressure. My BP was as high as 160/110. Yikes! In addition to that, baby was already in engaged position, just waiting for time to meet the world. ;) My O&G specialist did inform hubby & I possibility of me having to deliver the baby earlier than expected due to those conditions. However, we never expected the baby would be born 3 weeks earlier than EDD.
On Thursday (08.09.2011), I noticed that my baby's movement inside my womb was almost non-existent, which was very peculiar since he's an extremely active baby. I also noticed few drops of blood with my urine when I went to the toilet twice that night. Worried sick on the possibilities of something wrong was happening, hubby & I quickly got ready and went directly to the hospital at around 11.45pm. After a few tests were conducted, I was admitted to the hospital at 1.30am.
Erm... we actually managed to snap a photo of me before leaving for the hospital that night. Maybe we knew it would be the last photo of me pregnant with our first born. Hehehe... ;)I felt no contractions or pain throughout the night. By morning (around 9am), the doctor decided that I should be induced into labor. My opening was already 4cm, BP high, baby in position... By 9.15am, contractions began slowly and increased rapidly at around 9.45am. Doctor came in to see me at around 10.05am and baby was safely delivered at 10.19am, via assisted kiwi vacuum. :)
Adam Asyraf Bin Helman Razani, our first born child.
The proud parents of the little newborn. ;)Photos taken on Saturday morning, about 24 hours after the birth of Adam Asyraf. :)
Our heartiest thanks and appreciation to all who came to visit us (both at the hospital and at home), especially our dearest family members, as well as the well wishes from friends and colleagues. Many thanks to the doctors and nurses and attendants at the hospital too, for making our first born's delivery a wonderful experience. :)
Oh, by the way, I delivered at DEMC Shah Alam, not KPMC Puchong. Why? Erm, nothing wrong with KPMC Puchong, just my preference to have a female O&G specialist instead of a male one such as at KPMC Puchong. ;)
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