:: afiq and adib's first birthday party invitation ::

i feel very exhausted today.. my head is dizzy, and lately, i slalu rasa nak blackout.. masa first pregnancy dulu, ada gak kena cam gini, but then, it was masa nak masuk 5-6 months.. this time round, masa 3 months pun dah start kena.. FYI, i memang ada low blood pressure, and i guess it's disturbing me early this time.. as a result, today, hubby drove me to office.. sebab dah 2 times in 3 days i kena macam gini.. first time round masa kat sogo last friday, luckily my staff is around.. and the second time was yesterday, when i was preparing the breakkie..

anyway, i'd like to share the story of afiq and adib's first birthday party invitation.. a friend of mine and hubby, hafiz and his wifey sherifah are kind enough to invite us to join their son's 2nd birthday party held at gymboree, bangsar village.. we arrived 15 mins behind schedule.. (well, preapring 2 boys for auting can be sucha daunting task, especially when they cried out loud..) when we arrived there, the activities have started so afiq and adib just bug in and join the rest.. to my amusement, adib was beaming.. he smiled so wide, that we can see all his 6 teeth.. once we put him on the floor, merata merangkak.. afiq on the other hand was a bit reseved.. perhaps sbb dia blank sebab terkejut bangun tido, and it took him quite a while to 'sedar' and get into mood.. he even sobbed masa the 'teacher' nyanyi lagu ngan clown.. i have to expose afiq more to the crowd so that he'll not be intimidated anymore.. hehe.. lots a door gift, but the one we treasure most will defintiely be - THE FREE COURSE PASS! hehe.. will definitely come back and let afiq and adib enjoy themselves again..

what else? at the monet, i still feel groggy n unwel.. hopefully, it'll get better by noon.. i need zzzzzzzz.. huargh..

ok guys, take care.. zai jian!

:: trying to make out the best from a gloomy day ::

last entry, i've shared with you happy happy i was when i got to know that the embryo within my sil uterus is still alive.. but the happy news only stands for a while.. after a battle, she finally lost her baby.. she went through her d&c yesterday, and is still warded as of yesterday.. normally, if u have to go thru d&c, u'll be wheeled out after more or less 45mins - 1hr.. but she was in the OT for 3hours.. because of excessive bleeding.. saba la sis..

i am not heading a good day today.. not in a good book with my boss.. let me put the details aside.. u can't blog about everything.. despite this is dunia siber.. u can be sacked for writing things that are not supposed to be read publicly..

yesterday, the gov announced that all governmant staff will be paid twice in a month.. and i personally, as a government servant, i am not agreeable to this motion.. yes, i know, developed countries for example australia has been practising weekly salary, but everything else come hand in hand.. including water bills, gas bills, rental, etc.. but here in msia, the situation is ain't the same.. we still have t pay house rental monthly, bills monthly, school bus fares monthly.. not to mention tuition fees, mengaji fees, etc.. it does not come hand in hand with the implementation of twice payment of salary in a month! it might not be a problem for those with salary about 5-6k, but for ikan bilis like us, who brings home almost 3k a month, almost half of the salary will goes to bills and babies'.. nak makan apa??

for me, personally, it would be wiser to give monthly salary, and let the managers of the money manage their money.. like me, i normally pay my debts early of the month, as i'm a heavy user of credit cards, (but bear in mind, i'm not a shopaholic!)i used my cc mainly to pay my sons' milk, diapers, cereal and my fuel supply.. i used cc mainly because we normally split the house bills.. he will finance 60% and i'll take the rest..

well, anyway, this is my 2 cents.. perhaps, it could be reviewed! anyway, saya yang menurut perintah, if that is the final decision, what can we do about it?

:: ALHAMDULILLAH ::

hye all.. i've told you in the last two entries that my sis in law is experiencing miscarriage.. guess what, after a check by 4 (if i tak salah kira) different doctors, the last dr kata the embryo is still there and ALIVE!!!!!! but the heartbeat is weak, and she has to be warded to minimize movement, etc.. ALHAMDULILLAH.. praises to Allah! i remember telling her the story of a friend of mine whom i got to know via fs.. she was supposed to undergo D&C, but after a week or so of postponement, the embryo is alive! and now, the embryo has grown up to sucha handsome boy, 2 years of age.. i hope my sis in law and the embryo will make it.. amin..

hm.. what else to share.. this weekend activity skali lagi penuh (i don't know when will we have free, leaisure time at home).. on saturday, we have a twin support meeting at DFC, discussing the topic of food allergies, and sunday, we have a birthday party invitation to fulfill in gymboree, bangsar village.. hafta find some time to look out for pressie.. i don't know when will hubby have his free time.. he's so occupied with work, that he had to bring work home, and woke up in the middle of the night to do jobs.. boring.. boring..

i believed that i've passed my first trimester week.. (am not really sure of how old is my gestational age).. alhamdulillah, the nausea and morning sickness is not as bad as my first one.. it sometimes pay me a visit, tapi takde la sampai tak boleh bau nasik.. but this time round, my appetite is not so good.. paling susah nak masuk nasi with masak lemak cili api.. what i could eat is normally - laksa, tomyam, mee hoon soup, roti canai, breads, pasta, pizza.. name anything other than rice.. i just hope that what i eat still ada nutritional value for the baby inside..

afiq and adib nowadays are so active.. yesterday the maids complain.. they both tak tido the whole day, playing around.. as a result, the atuk who came hoome for lunch needs to get the dishes on his own.. hehe.. sian.. on their last medical check up, adib now weigh 9.0 kg while afiq 7.5kg.. u might wonder why afiq ngan adib beza sangat.. what i could say is, it is not that i bagi makan kat adib saja.. perhaps, afiq's metabolisme is too high.. i don' know..

kay all.. will stop here now.. i have been thinking of baking something.. any ideas??

:: sleepy head ::

just had my lunch.. simple, satifsying lunch.. nasi goreng cina with telur bungkus.. and now i feel so sleepy.. am yawning, but can't sleep.. (takut gemuks)

lately, i can't see myself waking up in the middle of the nights to attend my babies' needs.. everything is done by my hubby.. what i only do, is to wake up to wake my hubby up to pick up the baby.. (macam tongue twister plak) perhaps, being pregnant has made me a tad tired..

yesterday was pretty busy.. i suddenly had a handful of task to do.. and to my amaze, (riak sket) siap plak semua ari nih, (except for one, for which i consider dah settle, pending discussion with boss who's not around till next week.. yiha!)

forgot to share some story.. last friday, we brought the boys to the immigration department nak buat passport.. 2 days before, they had their pictures taken.. cute gila! nanti kalau ada time, i upload their pics.. mommy dia macam clown blakang camera trying to make them smile.. but it failed! i guess they were so intimidated by the lights and cameras.. plus confused on why mommy is behaving this way.. haha..

kay la all.. i'm blogging off now.. take care.. bye!

:: condolence sis.. ::

have just received a call from father in law, informing us the bad news.. i feel very sorry to my sis in law who experienced miscarriage.. this is her first pregnancy, and we're expected to deliver back to back.. i am supposed to deliver on 19/12/2008, while she was to due on the very next day.. i've been looking forward coz it's gonna be a big celebration for the family.. but, Allah knows better, what is best for His servants..

to all who are expecting.. please.. please.. and please take extra care.. especially if u're in your first trimester.. please avoid unnecessary long journeys, and if u have to, consult your gynae first.. watch what u eat.. watch what u drink.. be discipline in taking ur supplements ( a reminder to myself as well ).. and please ensure that u get good rest.. husbands, please take care of your wifey, as she's very vulnerable during the first trimester.. put the emryo's safety first.. okay?

that's all for now.. waiting for adib to bangun.. nak gie wedding.. afiq pun tido jugak but he had his lunch already.. take care readers.. bubbye!

:: simple 5th anniversary celebration ::

i should be preparing terms of references, but instead, i started an entry for my blog.. please inspire me to do my work!!!!!!!

i haven't shared the story of our simple 5th wedding anniversary celebration.. it was a quiet evening between the two of us, filling up our tummy to the brim with delicious food.. we had dinner (early dinner in fact) at chilli's klcc (read - food great, access to klcc excellent).. we can't afford to go to vincenzo in bangsar for time is precious, we can't afford to leave the boys behind for too long.. so, as usual, we ordered a plate of mushroom jack and a plate of triple play.. we're not big eaters, so we normally ordered one main course and an appetizer.. that's good enough to fill up our petite tummy.. the food was great.. we enjoyed every bits and bites of it..

had the chance to visit kinokuniya to look for my new book, but ended up not buying it.. i'll just wait for the paperback version to be released.. :D btw, the book is remember me? by sophie kinsella..

till date, i haven't bought hubby any pressie.. for many reasons.. i hope we could make some time this weekend to find one.. it's a major milestone kan in a marriage, hitting the no. 5.. :D

okay la all.. i better get back to my work.. it has been too much of play.. haha.. kay all.. bubbye!

:: advise please! ::

hai readers.. am back in office after a busy weekend.. full of wedding invitations..

yesterday, we went back to my late grandma's house in n9.. and only then i realize that it has been a while since i last balik kampung with the boys.. afiq and adib were so curious with their new surroundings, that afiq was so quiet, even we can hardly hear his voice.. adib on the other was enjoying the nature beauty of kampung that he laughed and screamed when he watched the lil' boys main buai near my grandmom's house..

when we returned home, and are ready to retire the evening, afiq screamed his lung out.. he cried and cried that he was unconsolable.. i was too tired to pick him up.. hubby had to take over the role and cuddled him to sleep.. he woke up again at around 4.50am, and needed to be cradled and rocked gently in my arms before he was asleep again, only to find him wide awake at around 6.30am when we are about to perform our subuh prayers.. aiyakk.. outcome :- mommy and daddy feel very dizzy!

i desperately need some advise on how to return afiq to his normal sleeping habits.. he was a good sleeper, normally.. he hardly woke up in the wee hours.. but for the past one month, this has been his habit.. is he experiencing spearation anxiety, or having disturbance from things that i can't see? i don't know.. anyone, advice please?