I'm back!!!

7 months of silence...  WOW!

Now I'm back!
Hope to kick-start the blog again.

I miss writing so much. However, my current position restricts me from the freedom of pouring my soul out here.

Despite all the restrictions, I am hoping to break the barrier and be free again. To hell with what people think. It's my space and I'll write if I want to.

So... HELLO WORLD!



binx: boo!

The stork has finally arrived!

It has been 9 days...

9 days of sleep deprivation...
9 days of gushing over cute expressions...
9 days of adjusting to new life as a mummy...

Name: Noah Luqman bin Muhammad Noor Hakim
Date of Birth: 25 December 2009
Time of Birth: 1:42 a.m
Weight: 3.18 kg (7 lbs)
Length: 52 cm

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Sometimes I wonder if I have any friends left that I can share my joy & sadness with... They say that people come and go but best friends will always be there with you and for you... I really doubt that its true...

*sniffs*




binx: i now feel like a cow...

tick... tock... tick... tock...

I have been doing nothing but wait for the past 2 weeks...

I've stopped going to work coz I feel restless at work. Plus people keep telling me that I can't do this and that... that just drives me crazy.

Hence, I have been mopping around, waiting for the baby to come out.

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My father in-law has been predicting the baby's birthday...

First it was 8th Dec... Just felt minor contractions for an hour... that's it!

Then it was 14th Dec... Still no sign of the baby...

Then it was 19th Dec... There was a false alarm when the contractions was 20 mins apart and lasted for over an hour. However, the mere mention of the word hospital, the contractions died off... Just like that...

Today is the 21st of Dec. It is the baby's EDD. I really really hope that he'll come out today. I don't want to sound like a bad mother or anything, but I just can't stand being pregnant any longer. The weight and wait is just so unbearable!


Baby.... If you can hear me, please come out today!





binx: *sigh*

Confession of a heavy & fat momma

I have reached another pregnancy milestone this week... 36 weeks and counting!

9 months...

The baby currently weights 2.7 kg and I have gained 16 kgs since I got pregnant.

Sleeping comfortably is really a challenge now. It hurts every time I change positions to get comfortable. Don't get me started on the pain of getting out of bed. Nowadays, it takes me almost 15 minutes to actually get myself up and out of bed!

I now walk like I'm wearing a huge sack of potato over me. Even my lil' sis calls me 'cik peng' (short for 'cik penguin') because of the way I walk.

My belly now matches the size of Mr Judge's belly. Only mine is solid and his is all wiggly and soft.... hehehe... We can now do the belly-5 (bumping the bellys together like high-5'ing)!

For those who have seen my 'ranting-like' fingers before, you'll be surprise to see that they are now starting to fatten up. I can no longer fit into all the rings, except for the wedding ring, which was bigger than the rest to begin with. Even my wrist watch now is starting to feel tight and threatening to eat up on my flesh soon.

I really can't wait for the baby to come out, so that things can go back to normal. However, I really hope that it would not be so soon because the new place is still not ready. We need at least another 2 weeks before we can move in.

Should there be no update til after the delivery, do pray for me to have a safe and comfortable birth ya. Insyaallah....




binx: menghitung hari...

HypnoBirthing

HypnoBirthing is a unique method of relaxed natural childbirth education. When I first stumbled upon an article on HypnoBirthing, I was really intrigued and was really keen to find out more.

After googling it, I've found out that HypnoBirthing was already practised in Malaysia for the past 5 yeears!

I didn't waste any time and had signed up for a class... I really think that it was worth investing money for the class and eliminate all the medical fees that you have to pay for all the modern interventions that they have now.

And so we went for an intensive 2 day course last week. The instructor was very friendly and helpful in teaching us on the hypnosis method that are used in HypnoBirthing. She even gave few tutorials on how you can hypnotise yourself into concentrating on relaxing instead of the labour pain.

It was really cool!

What was not cool was Mr Judge actually fell asleep during most of the hypnosis sessions... hahaha! Seriously, siap berdengkur ok....

*sigh*

I guess I cannot rely on him to read me the hypnosis script in the labour room when the time comes... Nanti dia yang fall asleep.




binx: looking fwd to a painless natural labour

Checklist

baby clothes ~~~~~~~~~~ check
booties & mittens ~~~~~~ check
baby blankets ~~~~~~~~~check
baby towels ~~~~~~~~~~ check
benkung baby ~~~~~~~~ check
baby diapers ~~~~~~~~~ check
baby bottles ~~~~~~~~~~check
baby cot ~~~~~~~~~~~~ check
stroller ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ check
car seat ~~~~~~~~~~~~~check
thermometer ~~~~~~~~~check
diaper bag ~~~~~~~~~~~check
handkerchiefs ~~~~~~~~
baby tub ~~~~~~~~~~~~
move to new house ~~~~~
buy new furniture ~~~~~~
sell old furniture ~~~~~~~
pack stuffs to move ~~~~~
handover list ~~~~~~~~~


I have 8 weeks to go and the major things that need to be done are not done yet. I am freaking out! HELP!




binx: *panic mode on*

Hari raya for Bibik Part VIII

Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Part VII


Salam kepada semua pembaca belog ini (jika masih ada pembaca)...

Pertama sekali Bibik ingin mengucapkan Selamat Hari Raya dan Maaf Zahir Batin kepada semua. Hari lebaran pada tahun ini sungguh berlaian buat Bibik karna Ibuk dan Cik Puan telah pergi untuk mengerjakan Umrah dan yang tinggal hanya Bibik dan Biju sahaja.

Jadi Bibik terpaksalah beraya bersama keluarga suami Bibik sehingga hari raya yang ke-4. Waduh... sungguh capek Bibik dibuatnya. Ku sangkakan jika beraya disana, Bibik tidak perlu kerja terlampau kuat kerna ibu mertua Bibik mempunyai bibiknya (kita gelarnya bibik muda, atau bida) sendiri. Tetapi lain yang disangka lain pula yang jadi.

Rupa-rupanya bida itu tengah asyik masyuk bercinta dengan kontraktor yang tinggal dibelakang rumah. Maka dia seringkali hilang pabila orang semua sibuk didapur. Bibik tidak sampai hati mahu membiarkan ibu mertua Bibik sibuk saorang diri didapur. Jadi terpaksalah Bibik menahan sakit pinggang dan kaki kerna terpaksa berdiri berjam-jam di dapur memasak soto dan bergedil untuk hidangan di pagi lebaran. Memandangkan kandungan Bibik telah masuk 6 bulan lebih ketika itu, berdiri sebentar sahaja pun sudah sakit pinggang.... Capek Bibik... Capek...

Pada pagi lebaran, rumah mertua Bibik sungguh sesak dikunjungi oleh adik-beradik bapa mertua Bibik. Dan pada masa itu jugalah bida telah mengambil kesempatan untuk menghilangkan diri!

Siapa yang terpaksa bertugas didapur? Siapa lagi kalau bukan Bibik!!!

Dengan baju yang glamour2 itu, Bibik terpaksa lah membasuh pinggan and mangkuk kerna supply yang tidak cukup. Pabila tetamu sudah pulang baru kami tahu rupa-rupanya bida telah bercanda di belakang rumah memberi teman lelakinya makan soto dan berdegil yang kami penat masak.... waduhx3.... panas baran Bibik dibuatnya...

Pada petang itu jugalah kami dikabarkan bahawa bida dan teman lelakinya itu bercadang untuk berkahwin dalam masa 10 hari lagi.... Dan kami sangkakan bida itu masih lagi berkahwin (suami dan 2 anaknya ada di Indonesia)! Tetapi mengikut bida, mereka tidak lagi sah sebagai suami isteri karna telah lama dia tidak pulang ke Indonesia... Macam itu punya orang pun ada kaaa...

Bapa mertua Bibik terpaksalah merestuinya karna jika tidak mereka bercadang untuk lari. Kami tidak mahu si bida itu lari karna dia sungguh pandai melayan nenek dan adik ipar Bibik. Dan dia juga pandai memasak.

Begitulah cerita lebaran Bibik pada tahun ini. Sungguh 'menarik' bukan....

Oh ya.. tahun ini Bibik tidak mempunyai baju raya yang baru. Semua baju tidak boleh dipakai lagi. Mahu dibuat baju baru, sayang karna nanti tidak boleh di 'recycle' selepas melahirkan nanti. Jadi terpaksalah Bibik meminjam baju2 Ibuk yang dulu nya Bibik sangka besar, tetapi sekarang muat-muat saja untuk Bibik. Sedih juga dibuatnya...

Tahun ini kami beraya 2 setengah orang. Tahun hadapan bertiga! Tidak sabar rasanya Bibik untuk menunggu kehadiran lebaran tahun hadapan. Jika panjang umur, dapatlah bibik memakaikan mini samping dan songkok kepada orang yang ketiga itu.... waduh.. seronoknya kannn...

Itu sajalah coretan Bibik buat kali ini. Diharapkan kalian semua telah beraya dengan gembira. Sehingga kita ketemu dilain hari... Daaaaa....




bibik: capek....