Somewhere over the rainbow..

What a beautiful sight to start the day.
When I was on the way to work, it started raining, but there was sun in the sky.
And we all know when rain + sun, equal to a rainbow!
Obviously I couldn't take the pic of the rainbow while driving, so once I reached school, I took the picture, which shined across the Bangsar Mosque.
Munckin, this is our first rainbow we shared! :)

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Speaking of rainbows, I've always love rainbow colours.
Even for lesson plans, or when writing notes, I love using all the 7 colours of the rainbow. One of my favourite lesson plan is to teach children about the colour of the rainbows, I get them to to colour & use crepe paper to create their own rainbow. They love it.

The other day, out of the blue I suggested Mr Bert that I wanted Munckin's room to be in RAINBOW colour. Mr Bert gave me the 'look'.
"I want Munckin's room to be colourful.."
" Okay.." he said sarcastically..

Fine..maybe not the entire room..but some elements must be in Rainbow..
I better start surveying for colourful things for the room! :)

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Updates about my 14 weeks pregnancy:-
1) I don't feel sleepy thru out the day, unlike the weeks before. I can sustain my energy through out the day. (But once I reach home, the cat nap is a MUST)

2) I don't like eating my own cooked meals. Surprisingly Mr Bert will still eat my cooking (entah sedap ke tak). But for myself, I feel nauseous when it comes to my own cooking. Even sandwiches! I don't mind if I eat other ppl's cooking, or if I buy food from the shop. But not my own food.. Not sure why.. (lazy to cook maybe? :P)

3) I love eating "kids" food. The other day when I went groceries shopping, I bought vitagens, cheese dips, froot loops cereals.. I eat these kiddies food rather the 'adult' food that I usually eat. Maybe is to bring out my inner "child" spirit.hehe..

4) I am missing my family a lot. No doubt, it is just 45 mins drive & am back to my parents' home, but I think of them more often.. a slight homesick maybe?

5)Aside from the kiddies food, I love to eat rice. Nasi Lemak, Nasi goreng..RICE! According to Mr Bert, my face dah mula tembam. Geez..

6)Am starting to get back aches a little.. is kinna early in the pregnancy right?

7)Tummy is begining to show.. Munckin is getting bigger.. *yeay*

That's all for now..:)

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Congrats Mawar & Mr M for their new bundle of joy.. Muhammad Hamzah Hafizuddin.
Born at 9.30pm on 29 Apr 2010 at Prince Court Hospital.
He weighs 3.47 kg... kus semangat!
Baby Hamzah looks like his daddy :)

6 months to go...

That's my baby bump alright..at 3 months +.I can still see my 10 toes.
I personally think my tummy is not too big (yet), but it is obvious.. It also depends on the clothes I wear.Sometimes it can't be seen, sometimes it is right smack at your face. hehe..

I can't believe it.. 6 months & you'll be out Munckin.. Mummy can't wait to see you..

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I was having lunch at my pantry today, and my kitchen helper was looking at my face.
"Teacher Helena.. I think you're gonna get a boy.."
"Huh? Last time you said it's gonna be girl.."
"Tulah...last time your face was round & glowing , now your face looks different.. your tummy also not showing much. I think it's gonna be a boy.."

Hmm.......interesting.. kecian Munckin tukar gender.

Another kitchen helper, she asked me

"Cikgu rasa baby sebelah kanan ke kiri?"
"Ermm..kat tengah2 lah.."
"Oh ye ke.. kalau kiri tuh perempuan, kat kanan tuh lelaki.."
"Habis tengah2?"
"Tengah2 tuh.. maknanya belum tentu lagi lah.."

I wonder how they know about these theories.. hmm....

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Papa sent me a msg on fb..

"Meen.. is it blue or pink? Or should I buy black & white? hehe.."
I strongly feel he was referring to Munckin's baby clothes.. *you lucky baby!*
I casually replied "Neutral colours pa..."

When I told Mr Bert, he said "What if he buys red or green?"
Christmas colours! Cian munckin..
"In pastel of course!"
Well, we'll see...Susah jugak tak tahu gender nih..

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What's up with men & cold food?
I was having a conversation with my admin on the way home, and we realized our husbands have the same habit. The habit of eating cold food.

"I was ready to make fresh hot Chapati when he got home from work, and he easily said 'No need' and ate the Chapati I made over lunch. Even the curry I made, doesn't want to heat up. He'll just take the curry as it is. Might as well don't have a microwave."

Haha.. same perangai! I was thinking of buying of microwave soon cause I never like when Mr Bert eats his meals cold, although he doesn't mind it. I mean, isn't it much nicer to be serve with hot/warm cooked food right? I just don't understand men..Maybe their reasoning would be not to troublesome the wife..or maybe they are just plain lazy? God knows!

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Last Sunday, we had lunch with my parents at Mr Bert's uncle's house. They invited us for a yummylicious home cooked lunch... sedap! Anyways, before lunch, Uncle was asking Mr Bert
"So, are you truly ready to be father?"
Mr Bert gave a big smile,and nodded his head "Yes, Insyallah..I am ready"
"It is not about just getting a child, but the process of getting the child. When your wife is pregnant, there will be lots of changes. Macam2 ragam.. are you ready to face all that?"
"Yes uncle, I am aware.."
"You can't tengking & such tau... you have to treat her right..."
"I tak pernah marah Meen.."

When he said that, I was recalling the past few weeks, and it is true...he never scolded me. He will tegur of course, in a firm "fatherly" way..sometimes he will say things sarcastically, but bottom line, he never scolded me. I am thankful.. Let's hope he'll stay this way, even as a father nanti Insyallah.. :)

Batrisyia's Aqiqah

Last Saturday we attended my new born niece, Batrisyia's Potong Jambul & Aqiqah Ceremony at Uncle Bobby's house. Instead of the usual 'buai' in most potong jambul ceremonies, there was a sweet looking pram decorated with fresh flowers around it. It was so sweet!

Also, instead of a group of ladies reciting the Marhaban, there was an ustaz (the same ustaz who read doa during my wedding ceremony) to lead the Berzanji & Doa. Beside Batrisyia, my new born cousin, Suri, was also in the spotlight for the ceremony, since she was just 2 months older. Here is my grandma snipping bits of Batrisyia's hair.

I didn't take much photos, as my cousins were already 'running' around the living room, taking snapshots of the event. But my mom wanted a pic of me with her, so here's us together. (I was wearing the Jubah I bought in Mekah way back in 2002. I can't fit into my baju kurungs now.)

And here are some adorable shots of Munckin's future playmates...

Baby Batrisyia

Baby Suri

Baby Elyana

The other 2 nephews, Afnan & Arfan, are in Johor. Wah, ramai kawan Munckin nanti! I can so imagine the kids playing together during family gatherings.. ;)

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The past 2 days, I've been meeting up with my relatives, and some of the comments I hear are:-

"Oh, you've put on weight.."

"Dah nampak dah berisi.."

"You look glowing meen.."

"You look more radiant than before.. congrats.."

Well..some are good, some are unpleasant comments.. Well, I take in all the comments .. As I said before, am not too sensitive about my weight issue, as I have a valid reason to put on those extra pounds.

And as for my very pleasant comments, I asked Mr Bert " Do I really look radiant now?"

"Well, if ppl say so, then that's right then.."

"But, how come you never say anything to me? :( "

"Well..because I see you everyday.."

Whatt la Mr Bert.. excuses! :P Meet my hubby, who rarely gives compliments to his wife.. But, I know deep down, he cares & loves me dearly. Today, upon request, I managed to get something I want from him! (and it is doesn't cost a thing..) All I need to do is just to tell him, and geez, how easy was that! (Should have done it a LONG time ago..tee hee). Thank you dia.. *muaxxx*

pretendcall

That's the latest pic of me & my baby bump at 13 weeks..
Yes, I am in a better mood now (yippididoodaa), but not in the best health. Last night I think Mr Bert switch the fan into speed 4, which is super duper fast.. I woke up shivering. And now, I have a slight flue.. boohoo. .I have been sneezing a lot! Let’s just hope I’ll get better soon.

Anyways, just a little story to tell. I was at home watching TV, when Mr Bert msg me
“Can you call me in 2 min time? I’m bored to ‘entertain’ these clients..”
Wahh.. I have to do a pretend call. How cool is that.. tee hee.
2 mins past, and I called my darling hubby. He took awhile to answer..
“Hello.. hello..” ( As though he was rushing to pick up the call)
“ Hey dia... so, how boring were they?”
“Oh gosh...I have so many things to do in the office, and here they are..wanting to chill.. perghh.."
“Right.. how long has it been already?”
“20 minutes..”
“Only? Haha..”
“Yeah.. and your phone call is my great escape.”
“So, you pretended your boss called, asking you to go back to the office..”
“Yeah, something like that!”
“Haha.. lucky you..”
“Okay, thank you, bye, love you..”
Hehe.. it’s fun to play pretend sometimes...
Mr Bert, you owe me BIG time! ;)

worse than pms..

Sometimes, being pregnant is worse than having PMS.
I get emo so easily lately! It has been a bad 24 hours for me.
I was in a such a lousy mood, even my teachers were scared to greet me. Lucky thing my children cheered me up a bit. If not, I would have just cried the whole day if given a choice.
Gosh..I hope tonight would be a better night.

One of my liking songs, Hafiz's Noktah Cinta..

"Tuhan tolong nyatakanlah
Padanya tentang cinta
Adakah masih diriku diperlukan
Tuhan tunjukkan padanya
Tentang apa yang ku fikirkan
Adakah cinta ini perlu untuk dirinya.."

Hope I'll be in a better mood in my next entry..

3 months preggie

Visited Dr Zamri this morning. For this 2nd visit, I had to take to take the urine test. Thank God, there's no sugar found in the urine. And as for my weight, surprise surprise it remained the same from last month's check up! *fyuhhh*. Dr reassured me that my maintained weight won't effect Munckin's growth.

And speaking of munckin, here is his/her 2nd picture taken!

Masyallah... Munckin has grown so much! From a tiny seed size, and now a proper human body! Alhamdulillah.. Munckin is 6.2 cm long at 12 weeks 4 days. And can you see, Munckin has a tummy! Anak mummy perut buncit ye.. hehe.. (notice how my womb is like a "love" shape? How cool is that?)

I kept on staring at the photo. Looking at photo closely, I think Munckin has chubby cheeks & daddy's nose. Haha.. already the ultrasound is not too clear, but this is what I see from the photo. Lets just hope it's true.. ;)


This is another photo of Munckin against my tummy..

Aww...Mummy & Daddy is so touched to see you. Next check up, next month! Can't wait to see you again Munchy!

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My recent pregnancy dilemmas... getting EXTRA sleepy after meals & constipation.
Be it a light meal, or heavy meal, I must take at least 15 minutes nap after I eat. It effects me quite badly, especially in the office when I am busy doing work, and here I go dozing off in front of the PC. It's like I'm under a sleepy spell "Fall asleep to my command...". And I thought I have pass that stage of sleepiness..

And, constipation.. oh dear.. Perhaps I should eat more fruits to help.. Sometimes, I will sakit perut, rush to the toilet, but nothing out. Perghh..

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Yesterday after dinner, Mr Bert & I were hanging out at the living room..
" I wanna watch Avatar.." and he took out the DVD.
" Dia, you know I can't watch it now.. nanti our baby will turn blue"
" Blue is cool..." And he gave me a cheeky smile.
"Dia.. it's not just these ppl are blue. They have big yellow eyes, funny ears and long tails.. Might as well I look at you. At least the baby can look like daddy! " and I gave him a nudge.

Note to self, the few movies that I plan to watch during my confinement:-
1) Avatar
2) Alice in Wonderland
3) Paa - the one Amitabachn became a 12 year old boy

and I'm pretty sure, more to come..

Baby Centre & Babymoon

I've been meeting up with heavily pregnant ladies, and they recommended me to visit Baby Center.com, which is such a superb site to visit! There were many useful info about pregnancy, babies growth, etc.

This week, Munckin is officially 11 weeks old.. and this is how he/she looks like:-

Aww... there's a head, pair of hands, pair of legs..Munckin's is in a human form, masyallah.. :)
At the moment, Munckin is about 5cm long, about a size of a fig.


It is so cool that they have these pictures & link to us preggie moms to understand the growth of our baby. I should have done this from the start! well, better late than never..

Thank you BabyCenter.com!

This saturday is my 2nd check up with Dr Zamri. I can't wait to see how much Munckin has grown! Get ready to give mummy one big cheesy smile syg!

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I look forward to go on mini vacations from next month onwards.
Shades is planing a short getaway to Cherating in May.. 4 couples, 2 days, the beach.. aahh..It has been ages since I've been on a trip with friends.
Then in June, we're going back to KB for Mr Bert's cousin's wedding. I look forward to all the yummy food to eat! :)
And, I can't wait for July. Insyallah, we're going for our honey...opss, I mean..BABYMOON! :D
I insisted that we should go for a duo getaway before Munckin is born (Sorry Munchy, but when you're out from the mummy's tummy, we'll go for a family vacation aights? ). So, since Mr Bert's bday is in July, it will be a babymoon-cum-birthday vacation. Location: the beautiful Langakwi....!! I've always wanted to go to the beach with Mr Bert.. I wanna enjoy the walking on the sandy beach, embracing the clear blue waters, witnessing the beautiful sunset together.. well, I didn't get to go to a honeymoon, so babymoon is all I got! Can't wait.... need to book the air tix soon..

Blue sky holiday....here I come!! (with the baby bump too~ tee hee hee)

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Shades has a new blog..and in one of her entries, she wrote:-

I was thinking recently, in the future InsyaAllah kalau panjang umur, when I’m stressed out at work, I might take a day or two off to babysit Meen’s Munckin. When he/she is big enough for Aunty Shades to babysit that is. Spending time with babies can always make me feel better. Hehe cepatnya dah plan :D

Yeay! A potential babysitter...hehehe..Thanx for volunteering Shades! Munckin, you better be a well-behaved baby. Then there will be many more aunties & uncles who wants to play & take care of you! ;) Then mummy & daddy can go dating for a bit while you are being taken care of! :P

hold on..

Mr Bert has decided on the most shocking news

"I want our baby's gender to be a surprise.. let's wait until the day Munckin is born"

Huh? Serious dia? O_o^

After reading Ma & Pa magazine (yes, the very first mummy mag for me), he got inspired on how Sasha & Salyo only knew Ayra was a boy was he was born.
For me.. to be honest, I want to know the minute the doc is able to scan the toot down there. I was already planning after my Carnival day, (which is just a month away) I am able to know Munckin's gender.

Looks like now I have to wait another 6 more months for that.

Gotta admit, it might be fun.. "It is a boy? It is a girl? It is a boy? It is a girl?" haha..

Penantian adalah satu penyeksaan..

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I wanted to blog about the recent Glee episode "Mattress" ever since the day I saw it.

As you know, the previous entry was about how Mr Bert looks like Mr Schuster. In this Mattress episode, Mr Schuster found out about his wife's fake pregnancy. He got mad, argued with his wife, and left the house. Through out the entire scene, I closely observed his facial expression, how he closed his eyes, how he express his anger, the way he pressed his lips. Oh my gosh..
I was very emotional watching it, as I could somewhat imagine Mr Bert if he were ever to be extremely mad with me. It is scary in a way, because I can feel the anger. Oh God, I pray hard that Mr Bert & I will never be in that kind of fight Insyallah.. Minta jauh..

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Sometimes, you tend be frustrated with someone, or at a particular situation.

You would have high expectation, feeling unfulfilled, feeling lonely & sad.

All you could do is to just cry, blame the situation, blame the person, or perhaps, blame yourself too.

But, God is always great. He heard my prayer, He heard my cry.

But, instead of letting the person know, or changing the situation, He gave me a dream.

The nightmare of my life.

It was a message from God.. a definite wakening.

Now, the situation doesn't seem to look that bad after all.

I am thankful for all that God has given, He knows what's best.

My message to all..appreciate what you have now. You may never know when God will take that away from you. Once that happens, you can't turn back time, and it will be far too late to change anything.

A dedication for Mr Bert.. love you dia.. :*

munckin at 10 weeks

Doesn't Mr Bert...

...sorta resembles Matthew Morrison, a.k.a Mr Schuester from Glee?

From Fahrin..to Obama..now Mr Schuester.. such a celebrity face he has!

Wonder if Munckin will have a celebrity face? tee hee..

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Yesterday was my first MC for the year.

The day before, I delayed my lunch..and I suffered the consequences.

I was on the way to my HOS meeting at Jln Gasing, and after passing University Hospital, I vomited in the car while driving! Lucky thing there was a plastic bag nearby.

Later on, I kept on burping "air" out.. I felt uneasy.

Lucky thing my boss was kind enough to cut the meeting short.. and postpone my Carnival meeting to another day. Fyuhh..

I drove back home, thinking of my comfy bed..I knocked out immediately upon arrival.

Mr Bert took me to the clinic that night, and after eating my porridge, I vomited TWICE in the bathroom! I felt so horrible & weak. bluerrghh..

Not long after, I slept the whole night thru.

Lesson for the day: Never delay your meals when you're pregnant!

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I feel much better today..already I am running here & there about my Carnival things.

To cheer me up, my mom bought me 3 maternity blouses, and my teachers bought me a blouse too!! So sweet of them! *happy grin*

I got new blouses to wear..yahoooo~

Speaking of clothes, lately I've noticed if I happen to do some window shopping, I tend to pick Green coloured outfits. Maybe Munckin likes green?

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Oh yes, since yesterday, some ppl has been commenting that I've lost weight.

I find that...amusing.. I was unwell for only 1 day, vomited 3 times that day no doubt, but I couldn't have lost weight that much, could I?

Wonder if that's a good thing or bad thing.. hmmm......

Munckin, I hope you are still growing despite of mummy's gain/lost of weight, kay sayang?

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Tmrw's is the 5 & 6 year olds field trip to the Post Office & KL Tower.

I'm sure it's gonna be a hectic day.. time to post some postcards & enjoy KL sceneries from the top. Kids, brace yourselves! :)

names & cravings

Greetings to my latest nephew,

Muhammad Arfan Bin Mohd Azhar Razif!

He was born 31st March 2010 at Johor Specialist Hospital at about 12.30pm.

He weighs 3.3kg & 50cm in length.

He is Aunty Gee's 2nd grandchild, Tuk's 24th cicit.

Congrats to Yaya & Farin! He has Yaya's muncung nose! hehe..

Such a "semangat" baby.. :)

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I know it is 7 months before munckin is due, but both of us has sorta decided on munckin's name.

After the news about Arfan being born, out of the sudden Mr Bert started to say out several potential names. At the moment, we have agreed to a boy name IF munckin is a boy. But we have yet to agree on a girl's name.

Wow! We're advance! hehe...

Munckin...can't wait to see your gender in the 4th month! :)

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I apologize, no time to update this blog of mine.

It has been raining when I get back home from work. At night Mr Bert will conquer the lappy.

I am doing well..I think I did not gain as much weight as before (but still gaining, no doubt).

I sleep less in the afternoon, but knock out early at night.

But my cravings............wow!

Last Friday, I could actually smell the Nasi Lemak Kukus in the office, but of course there's no nasi lemak found. But the smell was SO strong, it was as though it is being served in front of me.

My teachers were kind enough to buy me for 2 days in a row this week. Munckin sure loves it!

Today, I had craving for Peanut Butter Waffles....

The best I've tasted was in Semua House, but that shop has closed.

So after work today, headed to Nelson's at Midvalley to get myself the waffles.

It tasted..okay.. at least my cravings was "solved"..hehe..

Kena makan panas2 lah.. baru sedap..

I sayy..mcm2 cravings la Munckin! All because of you.... ;)