Baby Gender

5th December 2011

I was scheduled for an appointment at KKH on this day for a full scan of my baby, which includes me knowing my baby gender.. A lot of speculation has been going around about my baby gender.. I have a lot of boy cousins and many is speculating to get a girl for mine..

Quite honestly, as much as we want a particular gender, much approval comes from God Himself.. I only ask Him to bless me with a child of a gender that He knows I am capable to handle.

So...

the result of the scan shows... that...

its a BOY!!!

Alhamdunillah.

18 weeks

I turned 18 weeks last Friday on the 18/11/2011..
Its about 2 or 3 more weeks before I get to know my baby gender.. Gosh I am super excited.. We keep thinking of all the beautiful things about having a baby..I am no longer afraid.. I have threw the bad thoughts away..Get rid of all the negative thoughts of having a baby.. Yes I was initially worried at first.. but I have faith in God that He will give me the best.. And Insya Allah we both will be able to manage to handle this lil bundle of joy of ours.. It has always been a blessing..

Even the bump is not very obvious just yet.. I was so excited to see myself growing rounder on my tummy.. I no longer care how it made me look cause being graceful is all I need to be.. Round is cute... I always say.. :) 

I felt happier knowing that Im gonna be a mommy in due time.. of course I am scare of labour pain.. who doesnt right? I may not have gone thru it yet but from what was "delivered" to me was just one word.. "PAIN" nonetheless I believe its worthwhile.

The waiting.. awaits... my new arrival... my lil bundle of joy..

Wonder & Ponder

As I sat wondering and pondering about my pregnancy, one of the thing that really keep surfacing on my mind was if my baby is gonna be a boy or a girl.

I would love a boy cause boys are a playful.. and they can be naughty at times.. or perhaps most of the times.. yet they can be cute at the same time.. And boys will grow to be guys and then men.. The thought of my boy growing up to be a man was what interest me to prefer a boy..

 isnt this baby cute?? hehehe..

Then again, I would also love to have a girl.. cause like many said, having a girl is like having a mini-me for an exchange of a real life doll.. U can doll them up and they will always look pretty the entire time.. The thought of that smile of a baby girl that cheer up my day after a hard day work is just Priceless.. and the fact that my baby girl will grow up to be a fine young lady... not to mentioned a childhood of being daddy's girl. What a fortunate lil girl..

 Isnt she a Doll?

So to conclude.. I have no preference to whether my baby gonna be a boy or girl.. I believe God will give me the best to our ability. InsyaAllah..

Today Menu - 11/11/2011

Today Lunch Menu - Nasi Ambeng

Special thanks to Abang Ahmad, whom I called "Abang Pariaman".. well thats because throughout my pregnancy the last 4 months, he would eventually came in and buy packet lunch for me.. usually from the famous stall.. "Nasi Pariaman" at Kampong Glam.. if Im not mistaken.. I love the "rendang limpa" and "sotong hitam"..Yummy!!

But for today I got Nasi Ambeng.. Alhamdunillah..

Speaking of Taboo

One of the things that I dont really favour about pregnancy is all those "pantangs" or "taboo" that each races has in their very own culture.. And living in a place with 4 different cultures.. I get many "advises" from many about the taboos during pregnancy.. Of course, being me.. I follow what seems more logical to me.. even though I might a few exceptions. haha..

One of the things that I heard about was not to eat any kind of yellow fruits.. namely it was believe that the baby will suffer from jaundice.. Then there was another one about carrying sharp object with you around wherever you go.. my concern was.. what if I accidentally hurt myself with those sharp objects since I cant be far away from it.. Then  there was another one that requires me to drink milk and soya so that my baby will be born fair-skinned. Hmmmm... there are many others but these few are the ones that keep on repeating to me on almost daily basis!!! gosh.. that wasnt easy to deal with..

Not that I'm being insensitive about these taboos but at times, Logic plays apart too.. If I were to follow every taboo lay out for me from 4 different cultures and races.. Gosh.. I just fear Malfunction.

Then again, I'm not conflicting those taboos cause there are people who carry that believe strongly.. Nonetheless for me.. nothing beats the prayer u grace every single day asking GOD for a healthy baby and a smooth delivery. Cause afterall.. baby is a gift from God Himself. Alhamdunillah..

a lil sumthing for Daddy

I knew I have to do this on my own.. Oh no.. How come such news can be so difficult to deliver? Gosh.. I wreck my brain thinking of ways to surprise him with the news.. Should I go straight forward with the news, or should I surprise him with this lil happy news?? I know my dear husband very well.. So I decided to surprise him indeed.. I gotta admit I sucks at making surprises but one the contrary, my hubby was very good at that! And I am so glad I got a lucky catch..haha..

I asked around for ideas but all came back pretty same.. Most of it was go straight forward with it.. Then I came across this savng plan that I was having and thought ..hey.. Since life in Singapore is so much about practicality, why not give a practical kinda surprise?? So I went around looking for a piggy bank.. I also went to several shopping centre to get one but all was in vain.. I was a lil frustrated..how could it be so difficult to find even a small piggy bank.. where the hell these parents bought piggy banks for their kids anyway.. or perhaps it has become a thing of a past.. I thought!

Then I came across Smiggle.. This shop that sells stationaries with all sort of colors.. I chose baby blue instead of my favourite purple cause some how purple is SO not a baby color.. hahaha.. cost me $19.90 for a "piggy bank"..but what I like about it was it comes with a shape of a PENGUIN! hahaha.. a cute one infact.. reminds me of that Madagascar show.. That sneaky and smart penguins.. hahaha.. devilishly smart I would say.. Not that I want my baby to turn out that way..just that its kinda cute.. Rather than buying the ones in a shape of a PIG... thats GROSS!
I made a lil note that says,

"Hello Daddy,
This is for my college fund..
Thank u,
Love,
Baby"

I dun wanna get all mushy about it so I made it short and simple.. yet surprising enough to my hubby standard.. hahaha...

I kept it near his side of the bed and went to sleep.. cause I know he will be home late tonight.. so..its kinda nice to surprise someone with a happy smile..

Beautiful start

When I first found out I was pregnant, I was totally shocked! I didnt expect it totally.. I stood in the bathroom looking blankly at my testkit. That was my second testkit. Bought my first test kit from Watsons for $6.90 so when it shows positive, I was like.. "oh for $6.90, something may go wrong some where.." So I went to Watsons again to get ClearBlue.. a brand I can rely and trust..When again it shows positive.. I stood there blankly.. A lot of things went into my mind.. nonetheless.. deep down I felt a mixture of feelings and happy was definitely one of them..

I didnt know what to do.. I didnt know what to tell my dear husband.. that he was right..lol..  He has been pushing me to do the test when he realized my mood was kinda "off" lately..But I declined cause ..oh well, I thought it was just one of those days.. lil I didnt realized that I was 2 months overdue..

It took me one week to finally approached my dear hubby and broke the news.. I went to Smiggle and bought this Baby Blue Penguin bank.. I wrapped it up nicely and hang a lil note that says,

" Hello Daddy, This is for my college fund. Thank u.. Love, Baby"

He smiled when he opened the note.. Somehow I knew he kinda expect this lil bundle of joy..

Conceived

July 29th, 2011.

I truly believed that I was already conceived by this date. Even though it has not been brought to my attention yet, but the journey I have to go through after this date was a wonderful one... I believe.. Well to be exact , its exactly 6 months after I got married to a wonderful man.. :) Life couldnt be any better..

What more can I ask for?

People always say that giving birth to a baby makes a woman life feels complete.. well.. I will justify that statement when the time has come for me to.. :) (*wink wink)

Come and feel the journey with me...

* This is truly based on my own personal experience.. So no offence to other moms or moms-to-be out there... ya..