Feb 20, 2013

44 days

Alhamdulillah harini marked the 44th day of my confinement. Kalau orang dulu-dulu sure buat pulut kuning and rendang dah ni to celebrate the end of confinement period. Nowadays mungkin ada yg buat but maybe tak ramai.
As he grows up, Mikhail learns new things everyday and demonstrates what he learnt. Like, he is able to recognize my voice and daddy's voice. He could hold up his head for few second and of course, he loves to cuddle up to mommy any given time. Older people will disapprove bila kita peluk anak lama-lama kan. Sebab katanya nanti bila dah terbiasa, mommy susah nak buat kerja sebab baby nak dipegang sepanjang masa. This contradict dengan finding from books and internet where mommy and baby should spend time together for bonding during early days. Juga bagus untuk self confidence baby later on. But I guess everything should be done in moderation la kan. Janganlah peluk anak sampai rumah jadi tongkang pecah and makan minum ahli rumah yg lain tu terabai. Itu yg I buat. Selalunya after feeding, Mikhail will be sleepy and I will take some time to hold him and afterward will place him in the cot. Ada masa baby pun lenguh kan, baring aje all day long so I will lift him and play with him for awhile. Or, lately yg dia paling suka, turn him on his tummy and Inshaa Allah he will sleep with ease.
Baby grows up very quickly and I don't want to miss every moment of his development while I could, Inshaa Allah.
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Feb 16, 2013

Introducing Mohamad Adham Mikhail

Alhamdulillah we would like to introduce our addition to the family. By today (hopefully I could upload this post today) dah 40 hari kehidupan Mikhail didunia ni. Yeah, he goes by Mikhail. Big brother Adam as well as his makciks soooo love to call him Mika. Haishh, punyalah susah we strained our brains for his long name, kome panggil dia Mika yg sound like keropok? As what we practised with Adam, we chosed his (Mikhail) name very early during early pregnancy. Then, whenever we talked to the fetus, we will call his name. True enough in our case, bila lahir je daddy panggil nama dia he opened his eyes straight away. Amazing kan? Kuasa Allah SWT yg tiada tandingan.
Okay, initially I nak namakan dia Mohamad Mikhail je tapi daddy nak juga ada nama dihadapan yg start with A like his brother. Disebabkan hak memberi nama adalah hak si daddy, mommy follow suit with a reminder, nanti start schooling, or isi borang, daddy yg buat sebab lenguh weh jari jemari mommy yg langsing ni nak menulis nama dua orang hero yg panjang berjela.
As Mikhail is adjusting to his life in the world, Adam is adjusting to his new role as well. Though some days he got scolded for waking up Mikhail with his banging and screaming, some days he were so loving, brotherly and helping me out with little chores which earned him praises and kisses.
Mikhail is quite easy to please and well-behaved so far, alhamdulillah. He cries when he is hungry, sleepy (and Adam is making so much noices he cannot sleep), wetted his diaper and when no one is around him. He loves to snuggle up to mommy to sleep so if terjaga tengah malam, mommy juga dicari untuk dia tidur semula. Jadi, it justified the dark circle under my eyes yg sangat unbecoming tu.
To sum it all, I feel so blessed with the gift after two miscarriages and years of trying to conceive another child. Hahaha tapi bila kenangkan lamanya sakit dan betapa hebatnya sakit sebelum dan selepas bersalin tu, ada juga la rasa serik. Though people keep on saying we should try for a girl pula, I don't mind much about having boys in the family. I feel special in a way, being the only lady in the house, poyo kan? Hehehe.
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Feb 13, 2013

Adam is a big brother

Malam I menginap di hospital tu Adam tak boleh tidur. Hubby beritahu dia menangis tanyakan I and bila I boleh balik. Sweet juga la anak teruna tu dengan mommy kan. Selalu cari gaduh je dengan mommy semenjak daddy dah ada dirumah ni. Bila daddy bawa dia melawat I malam tu, excited dia tanya macam- macam. Lagi-lagi bila tengok tangan mommy sebelah kiri ada jarum drip and belah kanan lak tambah darah.
Kisahnya my bp was very low. Dalam 80-90/50. Doctors were anxious sebab every hours post op tu bila check the rate tamau naik. Ada once dropped until 75. But I feel fine je except from feeling tired and beaten ajelah. Sebab tu la I takleh grad masuk ward.hehehe sebab I was under observation. So kena duk depan nurse station la. Observation ward ni share dengan another four patients lg. But towards the end tinggal I berdua je ngan the other patient yg anak dia di NICU. Privacy agak kurang la but taklah sunyi. Then, bila I rang the bell tu nurse terus je datang sebab depan station diaorang je kan. I was not allowed to get up from the bed so nak buat apa pun nurse yg tolong. Hari kedua after op Dr decided untuk tambah darah sebab bp masih tak naik. Itu pun naik sikit sangat. They actually nak tambah another pint tapi nasib baik diselamatkan dek Pakar O&G yg datang melawat. I told them my bp memang low bila pregnant. Then hari ke tiga baru lulus buka semua jarum and catheter yg discharge urine tu.
My baby yang selama dua hari I takleh bangun tu, sangatlah angel and well- behaved nye which I sangat bersyukur. Hubby hanya datang waktu malam so korang bayangkan if dengan my condition tu, baby pula merengek, mau mommy pun nangis.
Though this delivery went through jagged journey, we are grateful everything were okay. Alhamdulillah.
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