Ramblings of a Mami of Two

I prepared my hospital bag as early as month 7 - in case of early labor. Alhamdulillah I delivered as scheduled - three weeks earlier actually tapi still in the same month. When the time came to actually use the bag, I found out that NONE of the stuff in the bag was usable. Apparently the bag was prepared with one thing and one thing only in mind - leaving the hospital in style: A new dress from the poplook A pair of underwear Adik's new towel, receiving blanket A pair of adik's baju (plus barut) 1 kain napkin untuk... just in case. And that's it. Three words - Kepala hotak aku le. What I forgot was how to actually survive in the hospital the three days I was admitted. Aku rasa ada sedikit bongok - mentang-mentang last pregnancy was four years ago satu haram pun aku tak ingat. Or probably I am so unobservant that I didn't really learn last time. So to help myself in the future, Ajan, here are the things that you will NEED and USE that should ...

Nak tunggu 2.0 keluar. I have not blogged much about my 2nd pregnancy. It's not that I'm not excited about it, I am. It's just, blogging is no longer a habit nowadays.  You know the first time I tested for the pregnancy, the result came out invalid. Satu line pun tak keluar. I was pretty disappointed - but I know that it was still too early to detect, I was only 2 days late.Then Ach knew how disappointed I was, he bought another test kit which, alhamdulillah, worked. The two lines were quite faint but enough to tell me that our efforts  weren't futile. =P So yeah, I'm already in my 33rd week, the baby is supposed to pop out on January 29th 2013, which makes him officially 5 years younger than Abang Kimi, in terms of Malaysian school years =). All checkups have indicated that 2.0 is okay, although there is a possibility that he will come out heavier than Kimi - this did not surprise me, looking at the way I've been eating in the past months.  ...

Alhamdulillah Okay sebenarnya it's been six months. Both of us had planned for another baby when Hakimi turns 4. SoI took the Implanon out in December 2011  and, ehem ehem, the trying process began. I'm sure Ach liked that process, as much as I did. :P Anyways.  I was kinda stressed when our first try didn't work the way I planned it to be. Conceiving, despite the fertility that I thought my family had (my family members are all very fertile, judging by the number of cucu my mom has), was a very stressful process.  Few months passed by and one month I was feeling... weird. I don't know but I just felt... weird.  I thought, the good news might come! This is it!  True enough, we were blessed. A check up in Pusrawi confirmed my thoughts and as soon as it was confirmed, my fingers were itching to announce it on twitter. Tapi tak. tak tak tak.  But tau la perempuan kan. I started to hint subtly... =) A few people got it...

I am hungry. I have three more days to go, have only skipped one day so far. Bravo 2.0! Anyways, as the tradition goes for women during buka puasa, by 1.00 pm masing2 dah terfikir nak masak apa for buka.  Today i'm cooking nasi goreng sadin. Because I want to eat sambal sadin. I think my sambal sadin is the bomb. Sadin + piping hot rice + telur goreng + kicap. I am in sadin heaven. Here, since aku lapar, lemme share my sambal sadin recipe with you, with the hopes that my laparness will go away: Sambal Sadin Mak Hanisah Ingredients: 1 tin sadin Bawang besar (potong bulat) Bawang putih (chopped) Cili kering (blended) Kicap manis Tomato sauce Potatoes (wedged and fried) Method: 1. Fry all sardin. Remove from kuali. 2. Tumis bawang, bila layu masukkan cili, goreng sampai garing.  3. Masukkan kicap (dalam 1 tbsp) and tomato sauce (1 tbsp), goreng lagi.  4. Masukkan sadin + potatoes.  5. Serve hot.   Awesome ...

As usual. Of all the things I want, there will be 1 that is totally unattainable.  Chilli Fries Nasi lemak bungkus daun pisang Lepat pisang mak Soda bandung Kuetiau goreng sogo Kuetiau goreng mak buat Nasi ambeng Gulai labu mak masak Baskin Robbin's mango smoothie Chicken biryani level 7 Shalimar , TROY, NEW YORK Chicken vindaloo Shalimar. And shalimar only.  Source Shalimar Troy Ha, amik kau. Mana nak cari chicken biryani Shalimar??? Omar Khayam tak mau. Tak sama.Tak samaaaaaaaaaaaaa.  Sekian, terima kasih. 

Okay seriously. After a loooooooooooooong hiatus I am back. Talking about food I want to eat. All of a sudden. Apehal? Anyways... I am a kid of negeri sembilan. Abah was born in Ampangan, and Mak was born in Jelebu. My atok  (mak's side) came from Minangkabau while my other atok (great-great atok, abah's side) came from India. =D Because of that, I dig negeri sembilan / padang food and I LOVE indian food, which explains why I loved it when I was sent to India, twice. And prolly why I craved for Shalimar's biryani when I was pregnant with Kimi, which of course, tak dapatlah husband yang saya sayang tu fulfil. Its ohtay. Right. I thought of this entry because 1) I am currently famished - the cafe on the Ground floor dah tutup for nearly 2 months now, and the nearest cafe is really far - I'm too lazy to walk to get my food. 2) I miss mak and all the glorious, wonderful negeri sembilan food that only mak can cook the way I like them. So this entry is entirely dedica...

Our checkup last week happened to be the most exciting ( and longest one, too ) we've ever had. So it started to get interesting when Dr. Adilah tanyer how many contractions I usually have and how far apart they are.Being me, I never checked pun berapa banyak kali I had contraction per day or per hour. Contraction tu rasa camner pun I dont even know. Of course my only answer to her question was, "I dont know" accompanied by my usually blur-blur face. Thats when Dr. Adilah suruh buat CTG test, some kinda test to monitor the baby's heartbeat and track my contractions. Sungguhla aku excited, sebab tatau kenapa, but then the excitement hilang all of a sudden lepas tau the test is done IN A LABOR ROOM ON A LABOR BED. I actually baring on the katil bersalin to have the test done. Huuuuu... blom beranak lagi suda baring atas katil dalam bilik beranak... huuu traumatized seketika. Note: In medicine ( obstetrics ), cardiotocography ( CTG ) is a technical means of recor...

I don't think I've been happier and prouder being pregnant until i looked at my preggie pics. 2 nights ago, soon-to-be mummy and ayahanda went to a photoshoot, specifically to amek gambar of my bulging belly. (Ach's D70 ada elemen rosak sket, sebab tu couldnt do it ourselves). The shoot was done at artclub's white room in USJ 9, shots were taken by azmin of prettypeektures . Azmin was such a superrrr photographer, he made the photoshoot fun and not as awkward as i thought it would be. U see, masa dekat RPI i was as vain as i had ever been, lagi lagi ade kawan macam shaliza kadir yang suka amek gambar. Sooooo posing for camera was no big deal for me, even tho aku tade la photogenic punnnn. But the last time I had posed for the camera was masa kawin, and after I got buncit I felt too fat for the camera. Muehehe.. Even masa mula2 shoot tu pun I was still feeling pretty shy tapi last last hamek kau macam monyet baru dapat bunge. Senget sane senget sini f...

Honestly, I wasnt prepared for what was coming. But then, who was? Tade sape deyy... nobody knows how it feels to be pregnant before they got pregnant the first time. So how to prepare if you dont exactly know what is it youre preparing for? Like, how to defend yourself when you dont know what battle you're in? While I was talking to a couple of new friends last week, (who both happen to be mother of 1 child), mereke dengan sedaya upaya nyer bercerite labor experiences kat aku. All under the rationale that I need to be prepared. Mentally that is. Hahaha dalam hati aku bekate, " Hotak ko le prepared. " They expect me to not squirm at the descriptions of epidural nye jarum pierced into the spine, the neverending hours waiting for your vagina to dilate to 10, the sound of the doctor snipping you down south (* snip snip snip* ) and yada yada i tuned out after 15 mins. Pastu, derang cerita, dulu asyik fikir sakit jer... langsung tak prepare for the new lifestyle. The o...

It was 45.6 kg last month. Exactly 4 weeks later I manage to make a whale out of myself and weigh 49.3 kg!!! That's only 0.7 kg away from 50kg. And I think it's gonna keep escalating. This is definitely something new dudes and dudettesss... Back then, gaining even 10 pounds was an incredible feat for me but sekarang cam makan kacang sukahati senang2 naik satu kilo satu minggu. Ooo yehhhh... way to go!!! Anyways, tadi pi checkup, baby's healthy, but weighs only 600 grams. Oi, you sedap2 make mummy fat while you sedap2 in my perut suckling your feet. (he WAS suckling his feet masa scan tadi!) You are supposed to take mummy's food la. Hehehehehe... Doctor said the baby's weight is fine but ye ker??? Patut ke camtu? I think you're a bit small la baby at 6 mths old... you only have 3 more months to go to eat more ok? Mummy's done her part by eating as much as she can so you do your part ok?? You have to weigh at least 3 kg when you come out. Okay sayang??? ...

Two Balls and A Gun ... its a boy!! Tehehehehe... It wasnt much of a surprise actually sebab memang dah agak it's a boy. Hmm.. come to think of it, maybe it turned out to be a boy because i've always thought it to be a boy? Anyways, I'm guilty of wanting a girl actually. There's not much shopping that can be done with a baby boy, but with a girl, boleh beli reben pink letak atas kepala!! And skirts! And imagine all the mother daughter talks we'd have! Oh and planning the wedding for a perempuan is wayyyyyyyyyyyy more interesting that planning for a lelaki. Well anyways, I'm not complaining. Been a while since we last had a baby boy in the family. He's my baby still. Heheheh I cant believe I'm actually saying that. I'm gonna have a babyyy I'm gonna have a babyyyy * sing while doing the saturday night fever dance * Lets hope that a "burger" comes up in next baby's scan instead of another 2 balls and a gun okeyy? Amin. Of...

Do I need to explain more? =) p/s: I did tell the whole world that we're planning but oh well... I suppose God knows better. Amen.