Baby's stuffs

To cut it short, Just to upload pics of our baby sleepsuits and socks that I bought. I was crazy and mad to stay in the shops for 3 hours just to choose all these items..Seme kiut ok..so payah nk decide..

Farewell? Perhaps...

At the weekend we spent our days in Gent. The journey took 1 and half hours from our place. We off to Gent on saturday morning to sightseeing at the most attractive place in the Flanders area which is Brugge. Brugge is only one station after Gent SP and it took 30 minutes of the travel time by train. The peaceful surroundings really ease our mind. With the white swans in the lake. The crystal clear lake and canal water really worth to visit. Believe me, Brugge has its on charm and unique on its own way. We spent 4 hours to sightseeing in Brugge before off to Natrah's place and overnight there.









In the noon on sunday morning, Natrah and us off to Dr ashraf and Kak Na's house. This would be our last visit to their house since they will fly back to Malaysia on 3rd May. The visit this time memang seronok tapi bila nak balik rasa sayu ok..lepas ni makin kurang warga malaysia di Belgium..Thanks Kak na..for having us..for being our friends..for giving us freebies..the best thing was, medicine..buka farmasi kecik oo semalam..hehehe..
Dr Ashraf n hilmiyah, Am and Hilman

Natrah, Pompuan Gemuk and Kak Na

Okla..kita jumpa lagi kat Mesia nanti..kami pun InsyaAllah akan balik coti2 mesia ujung thn ni..sob..sob..sob..sedih weh...

Banyaknya?

The dialogue between a husband and wife ..the venue..umah..bercakap sambil pandang laptop masing2..

Wifey > Ling, nanti kita p mothercare lg ok..I nak wat last shopping trip utk baby's stuffs coz tomorrow is the 7th months of my pregnancy.

Hubby > No..No..dah belikan aritu..yg the rest kita beli je kat sini..banyak lagi ke list nak kena beli?

Wifey > sambil bangun and tanpa bercakap masuk bilik..amik senarai list barang baby by mothercare and ..Nah u see this..See..see..only 3 boxes ticks from 50 list of stuffs..

Hubby > Haaaaaa!!! dh sopink byk baju tu and beli bed in beg yg terbang fulus mcm air tp br 3 boxes yg tick? Byk nyaaaaaa..nk kena beli n nk kena spend..

Wifey > Muka selamba sambil jawab...sape suh wat anak?hehehehhee..

So, kesimpulannya akan ke mothercare lagi la ..sb mmg byk lagi nak kena beli..aku je exaggerrate lebih2 kata 3 kotak je baru tick..sbnrnya aku yg nk gi jamu mata tgk brg baby..hehehehhe..terapi mindaaaaa...

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Bladder control problem begin to happen since the past few days. It seems like I lose control when I am sneezing, laughing and of course, coughing. These actions lead to urine leakage and to make it worst, I need to change my panty many times a day. Now, using a panty liner is must to avoid the leakage. I browsed the info from the Internet just now and I found out-

' Pregnancy places pressure on the pelvic floor muscles, which are important for proper bladder control. If the pelvic floor muscles weaken, women may experience urinary incontinence. As the uterus expands during pregnancy, the bladder and urethra are pushed out of their normal positions. This may also affect bladder control, especially when the growing uterus presses on the bladder.'

I know this is a common problem for some women during pregnancy and almost 67 percent of women are having this problem. What a shame when I meant to be one of the statistic numbers. Sigh!

Instead of this, the other problem that I have is, itchy skin on my bump and boobs. These area are getting worst when I enter my third trimester. The research shows, it happens because of stretching and expanding skin. The urge feeling to scratch make my skin bleed and left scars. Blood test was done last monday just to make sure no infection to the baby. As a treatment, I need to hook on pill for a week, and thanks God, the pills work wonderfully! Well, for the time being la kan..Apapun, alhamdulillah..

After this, tak tau le apa lagi problem menanti..alahaiii...

An Early Preparation

From now onwards I will stop whinning about my weight gain. It is the matter of after delivery problem. For now, I will take a healthy meals and keep eating for the sake of the baby.Why I suddenly think positive about this? Hehehe..The answer is because, let's say my current weight is 63kg, right? So the weight is actually not because of my fat itself. It is including the weight of the baby...i.e. 3kg, the amnion sac i.e., 1kg..so after giving birth automatically I will lost 4kg hence my new weight will be 59kg. Not too bad, isn't? Not to forget, my pre maternity weight was 58kg. Well, if this is the price that I have to pay for having a baby, I will definitely do it again in the future..Without having a second thought! To understand more, please refer to the details below.

This is the article that I found from the Internet. The answer of where the weight goes for the pregnancy women.

7.5 - 8.5 lbs Baby
2 lbs Amniotic Fluid
1.5 - 2 lbs Placenta
1.5 - 2 lbs Breast Tissue
3 lbs Blood Volume
2 - 2.5 lbs Uterine Muscle
4 lbs Water
8 lbs Maternal Stores

Stop...

Ok my current obsession is on baby's stuff shopping. So far I have already bought a few pair of baby's clothes. When I go through the list it will never end once I start shopping. It is so damn excited to prepare all the things. To welcome a new bundle of joys...No words to describe the real feeling of a new mum to be. Overwhelming..exciting..and seme -ing feeling la.. Sangat seronok ok!

The color of the the stuffs are regardless the gender of my baby. Any color will do for me. The only matters I have taken into account are, the cheap price and of course the quality. Yep, these two factors are must!

cINTA...

Entry jiwang ni aku tujukan kat Am..tetiba rasa macam I loveeeeeeeee you so much..Everything you have done..Everything you have sacrificed ...Everything you have made ..Thanks so much.. At last ..here we are..and our token of love is on the way...That is nothing I want to ask for from HIM..just hope this marriage will last forever..aminnnnn..

-Sampai Menutup Mata-(klik kat melody sebelah untuk nak dengar lagu..)

by Acha Septriasa

embun di pagi buta
menebarkan bau asa
detik demi detik ku hitung
inikah saat ku pergi

oh Tuhan ku cinta dia
berikanlah aku hidup
takkan ku sakiti dia
hukum aku bila terjadi

reff:
aku tak mudah mencintai
aku tak mudah mengaku ku cinta
aku tak mudah mengatakan
aku jatuh cinta

senandungku hanya untuk cinta
tirakatku hanya untuk engkau
tiada dusta sumpah ku cinta
sampai ku menutup mata
cintaku sampai ku menutup mata

oh Tuhan ku cinta dia
berikanlah aku hidup
takkan ku sakiti dia
hukum aku bila terjadi

Last week of the second trimester

This will be the last week of my second trimester. Another two and half months to go before the D day..The countdown numbers make me feel nervous but excited to welcome our new bundle of joyssss....The new symptom that I have is, the heartburn. It is getting stronger if I had my meal later than I supposed to..Terjepit sungguh..Lain2 ok la..just penat je..

Testing gambar my bump...nanti nak wat photoshoot lah..hahahaha


Some of my friends were requested from me to upload some pics of my 'fishing' at Mothercare yesterday. I will, in anytime. promise!..bila free ok..sekarang mmg free tapi malassss..I bought the baby cot set, such as quilt -4 tog, fleece blanket, pillow case, bumper, normal blanket, some clothes and few items.. One thing is weird in here is, they do not do the small pillow and bolster for baby like we have in Malaysia..All the pillow is like adult's pillow and will be suitable for baby 6 to 12 months old..below 6 months old, takde bantal ok..kelakar lak..

The next visit to Mothercare will be next month or end of this month...to complete what we have not got before the 'arrival'..

Laa Ilaaha IllalLah

Forwarded message to share with my readers...

Assalamualaikum Kalau sudah dapat anggaplah ini rezeki...... ..
Baca, sebut lepas tu forward...

Kubur itu gelap, cahayanya ialah Laa Ilaaha IllalLah. Jika diletakkan langit dan bumi di sebelah dacing, dan kalimah ini di sebelah yang satu lagi, pasti lebih berat lagi nilai kalimah 'Laa ilaaha illalLah' ini. Rasulullah saw. bersabda: 'Wahai manusia! Ucaplah 'Laa ilaaha illalLah', kamu pasti berjaya!' Marilah kita ucapkan kalimah ini: 'Laa ilaaha illallah!' x 10 Setelah ucapkannya sebanyak 10 kali, panjangkan/fowardkan pesanan ini kepada rakan-rakan anda. Bayangkan... ..... betapa besarnya pahala yang Allah sediakan, hanya untuk usaha kita yang sedikit..

Whimsical

Whimsicality in shopping is one of my weakness. Everything in the shop seems to be must-buy-items for the future purposes. The lengthy list will be ignored when the passion and lust won the heart...But, not this time. I will definitely follow and discipline myself what should and should not buy. Maybe put the handcuffs on if I have to. hahahahaa..

My passion and spirit for tomorrow are soaring high..I will get an early sleep to make sure I can wake up very early to carry on our planning. The baby's stuff shopping..yippy!!!

Fitri In Liege

Fitri is one of our friends in Belgium. He came over all along from Antwerp to spend his weekend with us. This was not his first visit though..We decided to bring him to Park de la boverie to enjoy the sunny weather and the beautiful surroundings. Indulging himself with a cone of ice cream..yummy! I took plenty of his pics for his own collection...

irdina

Deliberately putting these faces of my niece on my blog is not the intention. It just I could not help myself from feeling missing her, the one that I have never had chance to meet up in person. She is nine months old now...Nevermind..next year we will reunite for a month or two if we really return home for our short holiday break..Insya Allah.....

Just see, how innocent all the looks are...

Happy birthday...

Today is the day..the 10th April....Happy 31st birthday my darling..For the celebration, I just cooked nasi hujan panas with only 3 dishes. The dishes were, daging masak puri, fried lady fingers with chilies and cucumber pickle. The drink was orange juice..there was no cake since I baked it yesterday and we had 'pre celeb cake cutting' last night. The gift has given.It just a pair of jeans and a t-shirt that I bought earlier from Zara clothes. Small and simple celebration,but the effort is count in here. "Any celebrations is meaningful when we celebrate it with our beloved person in life" Again, thanks for all the wishes in my facebook ...tq so much..

Cake cutting ...pre celeb..

preparation...

His birthday is coming. I have decided to bake a chocolate cake for him. I chose a very moist chocolate cake that I used to make back home. It not exactly baking the cake but it is steaming instead. I need to steam the cake for hour and half before putting aside and put the chocolate topping.

Buying a gift for him is always a problem for me. Not because he is a fussy guy but I do not know what to buy. I know he fancy gadget thingy, unfortunately I do not have so called a decent money to buy him one. So, I against the mouth watering gadget that I have been eyeing a month back. I chose to buy him Zara clothes which is a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. It much cheaper compared to the gadget. Okla..next year I buy u one gadget, ok!

I am planning to cook his favourite food for tomorrow...giving him surprise by having a nice meal together..giving gift....and bla2..

My dear darling, Happy birthday...Hope this year gives you many happy returns and hope you will achieve what you have been doing for all these years soon..So you know, our little baby and I love you so muchhhhhhh..muahsssss

week 25

week 25, nothing much yang berbeza..cuma bole rasa baby semakin berat..tido malam dah kena lay on the left side ..before ni only sebelah kanan je..agaknya baby dh mula mengkontrol area kiri lak..dah besar la maknanya tu..kalau lambat makan mula la dia menggelpar mcm kebulur sgt2..nak tak nak kena la bangun makan and after that baru tendangan dan adengan menggelepar dari baby akan stop...alahai..kecik2 dalam perut pun dah demand ye? sabo aje le..

Berat aku so far 63kg..the most berat yang aku pernah gain sepanjang life aku..Memang tak selesa la..Nak berjalan rasa berat..seme keje jadi lambat and cepat mengah..kalau baca quran macam nak terputus2 nafas...semput..huh..macam mana la bila dh sarat esok..tak leh imagine..

Apa2 pun aku suka sebab baby aktif maknanya dia sihat..duk diam2 ye baby..dah sampai masa baru keluar..tp jangan overdue lak..keluar awal seminggu dua takpa...hehehhe..Okla ekceli skrg tgh plan and pikir nak wat apa and nak beli apa hadiah untuk bakal papa baby pada 10 april ni..masih mencari idea..nak bake cake tapi malassssss sgt..tp tgk la...mcm nak try wat cupcake yg cun2 tu...silap2..aku beli hadiah n kek je..abis cite..idea...idea..mana ko?sighhhhh!

weekend activities

At the weekend, we had two families stayed overnight at ours, Dr. Ashraf & family together with Zaini & family. It was a last minute plan actually. Kak Na told us about the indoor theme park that they intended to visit on Sunday located in Hasselt. Only 50 minutes from our place. So they chose to arrive a day earlier and spent a night in Liege. I was cooking kerutuk daging, ayam masak merah and stir fry broccoli for them. The first attempted of my daging kerutuk turned out very well, or maybe good.hehhee..It looks like the wedding dishes in kelantan. But, what a shame when I have forgotten to serve the watermelon as my initial planned menu.The watermelon costed us Euro seven because we had mistakenly read the description of the fruits. Poor us.

So after dinner, we have been talking endlessly and had our second servings before going to bed at the midnight, for Sundays' morning activities.

Fried vermicelli and sardines sandwich were the foods that we brought for the theme park activities.


Pics above are courtsey from Kak Na's camera..


We rode a train at 10.15am from Liege Palais and arrived in Hasselts, 50 minutes later. Unfortunately, we had to wait for the free bus, H3 to the Plopsa Indoor theme park for 40 minutes. The bus was free.The journey took ten minutes to arrived at the park by bus. The entrance fee for the park is, Euro 16 per person for adult.







Enjoying ourselves to the fullest until the late evening before going back to our home..safe and sound.

p/s= gambar kali ni ada 10 kpg jer..bateries went dead and dim lights..so photos turned out blurr..without tripod.