Rumah Mak atau Mertua

Memandangkan aku akan bersalin tidak lama lagi... kami masih lagi terfikir nak duduk mana sepanjang tempoh pantangku.. Suatu hari suami ku pulang dari reservist selama seminggu dan beliau dengan tenang berkata,

"kalao u nak duduk rumah Mak (iaitu ibuku), duduklah sebab I faham mungkin u tak kan selesa dengan Mama I... ramai kawan-kawan i kata selalunya perempuan lepas bersalin lebih suka dan selesa duduk bersama ibu sendiri.. jadi kalao u nak duduk ngan Mak, u duduk lah.."

Sungguh aku "confused" ketika itu namun aku bersyukur dia amat memahami.. thanks to his reservist friends for that advise.. betul lah kata orang.. bergaul dengan kawan yang baik, baiklah kita..

Memang betul aku lebih selesa duduk dengan ibuku sendiri.. namun aku tahu rumah ibuku tak lah berapa besar seperti rumah mertuaku.. ibu bapaku duduk di rumah empat bilik manakala mertuaku pulak duduk di rumah lima bilik.. namun kerana memikirkan keselesaanku, memang aku mahu duduk bersama ibuku.. kerana..yelah..mak sendiri jaga sepenuh hati sebab nya hanya satu.. bukan ke kita anak dia? bukan aku nak kata mertua tu bukan mak jugak tapi soal keselesaan itu penting.. kalao aku tak selesa nanti boleh sampai tertekan pulak.. baik-baik nak cepat baik.. nanti lain pulak jadinya.. yelah kalao duduk rumah mertua ni kita masih nak kena jaga adab kita juga.. lain lah dengan mak sendiri.. walaupun dijaga dengan ketat, kita masih lagi "bermanja" ngan mak sendiri.. bayangkan kalao kena tegur ngan mak dan kena tegur ngan mak mertua, mana satu lagi "peng"? Lain kan? Sama lah..itu yang aku jangka kan.. sekiranya aku duduk di rumah mertua.

Jadi aku betul-betul bersyukur suamiku izinkan aku duduk bersama ibuku sepanjang tempoh pantang.. 44 hari tau.. bukan sekejap?

Kelahiranmu

Dalam meniti hari-hari mendatang, menanti kelahiran putera tersayang kami, terlalu banyak rintangan dan dugaan yang perlu kami tempuhi.. Terlalu banyak sehingga tidak terlarat hendak aku nyatakan disini.. Namun aku amat bersyukur, di atas berkat kesabaran aku dan suami, ternyata ada sinar disebalik dugaan yang kami tempuhi.. Rezeki yang datang melimpah..ku panjatkan syukur pada Illahi.. Sesungguh bayi ini adalah sebesar rahmat dariMu..

Aku bersyukur kerana punyai seorang suami penyayang.. amat memahami keadaanku ketika ku hamil. Walaupun kami tidak punyai sebarang pengalaman kerana ini adalah cahaya mata pertama kami, namun aku rasakan setiap pengorbanannya itu tiada tandingan.. mungkin itu tanda-tanda pengorbanan seorang bakal ayah.. Sepanjang kehamilanku, aku amat bersyukur kerana tidak mempunyai masalah seperti "morning sickness" cuma terkadang aku terasa sakit belakang yang amat perit.. walau apa pun aku tetap bersyukur..

Ketahuilah puteraku sayang,

Kelahiranmu amat kami nantikan kerana Allah izinkan kami menjadi ibu dan bapa pada mu..dan kerana dirimu adalah cahaya mata kami yang sah. Kau tetap kami sayang hingga ke akhir hayat, doa kami panjatkan pada Illahi untukmu agar dirimu menjadi manusia yang berguna dan taat pada agama. Sebagai manusia biasa yang tidak terlepas dari kesalahan dan dosa, telah kami maafkan dirimu dari lahir hingga ke akhir hayat kami.

Ingatilah kami dalam setiap doamu.

Sesungguhnya, kelahiranmu adalah pintu rezeki bagi kami di dunia dan dugaan yang bakal kamu beri pada kami adalah penentu pintu syurga bagi kami di akhirat. Hanya Allah sahaja yang tahu betapa kami sayang padamu.. Adam..

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..