We flew back from Singapore on Tuesday afternoon. My father picked us up at the airport and it rained hard on our way home.
The trip was great, especially because we got to meet our dearest friends and had a chance to chit chat and joke around. We felt so blessed to have those people as our friends, really.
I got to see my beautifully cute god-daugther who was a bit sick but still cheerful. She and her family will be coming to Jakarta this weekend. Yay.
At eight pm on Friday, just before we took off to the Lion city, twelve boxes of my precious stuff finally came. I packed those boxes six months ago, expected it to arrive any day in the last five months, called the shipping agent countless times, dreaded losing them all the time, and when it finally arrived at my doorstep, I was so relieved. So far, I've taken all the pillows and blankets out for dry-cleaning, washed half of the clothes, and smiled broadly when I saw my dearest books. Hubby installed the reading lamp (which was also in the box) next to the bed for my bedtime reading.
:)
Thursday, January 26, 2006
week 18
Hi again Dearest Baby,
We spent last weekend in Singapore. We met a bunch of good old friends (most of them took a look on my tummy the second they saw me), ate some food that I missed, and did the administration stuff with my ex-company.
I got to see my god-daughter (and her parents, of course) and had a great time watching her. She's about a year older than you and I hope you'll get to play together often in picnics or gatherings later on. Looking at her mother feeding her, humming lullabies to her, cuddling her, I saw my future. I really hope I can be a good mother, Darling.
A great news came on Sunday night when my dear friend visited us and found out that she got pregnant! We hope that everything goes great with her pregnancy and you'll get a friend four months younger than you!
I have been waiting for you to start moving, Darling. There were times when I suspected that the movement in my tummy was you, but I could not be so sure. Pregnancy wise, everything is going great. Yesterday I did a lot of housework and was quite proud of myself for doing it. I still need to train myself more to be a good mother, though.
We love you so much, Darling. God bless you.
We spent last weekend in Singapore. We met a bunch of good old friends (most of them took a look on my tummy the second they saw me), ate some food that I missed, and did the administration stuff with my ex-company.
I got to see my god-daughter (and her parents, of course) and had a great time watching her. She's about a year older than you and I hope you'll get to play together often in picnics or gatherings later on. Looking at her mother feeding her, humming lullabies to her, cuddling her, I saw my future. I really hope I can be a good mother, Darling.
A great news came on Sunday night when my dear friend visited us and found out that she got pregnant! We hope that everything goes great with her pregnancy and you'll get a friend four months younger than you!
I have been waiting for you to start moving, Darling. There were times when I suspected that the movement in my tummy was you, but I could not be so sure. Pregnancy wise, everything is going great. Yesterday I did a lot of housework and was quite proud of myself for doing it. I still need to train myself more to be a good mother, though.
We love you so much, Darling. God bless you.
Monday, January 16, 2006
sweet seventeen
Dear Little Creature Inside My Womb,
I am still waiting to feel your movement. When will you start to vibrate, poke, or kick my tummy from inside?
Today I feel much more energized than ever. I actually spent more than half-a-day doing household chores and I did not take a nap even for a minute! Usually I took hours to nap if I did a home-alone in the house. I just finished showering and am now waiting for daddy to get home.
End of this week, three of us will fly to Singapore. I hope you can enjoy your flight. This could be your second flight since you were formed, Dear. The first one was when you were still a group of cells.
Love you, Dearest.
Mommy
I am still waiting to feel your movement. When will you start to vibrate, poke, or kick my tummy from inside?
Today I feel much more energized than ever. I actually spent more than half-a-day doing household chores and I did not take a nap even for a minute! Usually I took hours to nap if I did a home-alone in the house. I just finished showering and am now waiting for daddy to get home.
End of this week, three of us will fly to Singapore. I hope you can enjoy your flight. This could be your second flight since you were formed, Dear. The first one was when you were still a group of cells.
Love you, Dearest.
Mommy
Sunday, January 15, 2006
faith
To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for, to be certain of the things we cannot see.
It was by their faith that people of ancient times won God's approval.
It is by faith that we understand that the universe was created by God's word, so that what can be seen was made out of what cannot be seen.
~ Hebrew 11:1-3
It was by their faith that people of ancient times won God's approval.
It is by faith that we understand that the universe was created by God's word, so that what can be seen was made out of what cannot be seen.
~ Hebrew 11:1-3
Saturday, January 14, 2006
weight matters
This week, my weight increased back to 52kg. I think I was 52kg when I got back from our 'honeymoon'. Then it went down to 49kg in the second month of the pregnancy. I was actually excited when I saw the figure went up in the scale!
This morning, I found out that I only can fit into the pregnancy pants (with elastic waistband) that my mom bought for me. I could not fit into my loose jeans (which I could still wear last week!) and two other elastic pregnancy pants was at my parents' house. I just washed 'the one and only pants' this afternoon and am wondering what I can wear for tomorrow.
I am getting bigger!
No, WE are getting bigger!
This morning, I found out that I only can fit into the pregnancy pants (with elastic waistband) that my mom bought for me. I could not fit into my loose jeans (which I could still wear last week!) and two other elastic pregnancy pants was at my parents' house. I just washed 'the one and only pants' this afternoon and am wondering what I can wear for tomorrow.
I am getting bigger!
No, WE are getting bigger!
menyumpit cicak
I was going to boil a pot of water to make a glass of hot green tea when a big pale brown lizard shot out from the side of the stove, jumped to the floor, went to the wall, and climbed up all the way to the ceiling on top of the stove. I shouted in shock and my dear husband ran to the rescue.
He was pretty disgusted with lizards too. But that lizard have made our kitchen counter as its toilet for months, he had a stronger desire to shoo the creature away. First, he chased it with a broom, and the lizard went into the nearest cupboard above the stove, the one with see-through glass 'window'. Fortunately, as young newlyweds who hardly cook, we did not use the cupboard yet. Hubby sprayed a large amount of Baygon inside the cupboard, closed it, and watched from outside. We watched a TV show while waiting for the lizard to die.
When it died, hubby took a pair of chopsticks and picked the dead lizard, put it in an empty biscuit can, and threw it away. Eww, you should see how a dead lizard looked like on chopsticks. Yucks.
Poor lizard. I actually told hubby to just put it into the can and threw it outside... but hubby said he was too slow to catch it alive. I'm sorry, lizard. I hope you have a peaceful rest. Given a choice, I would like to keep you alive. But by pooping on the kitchen counter daily, you gave me no choice.
Oh well, I just hope there will be no revenge from the lizard community in the house.
Added: Yes, the lizard was the one I wrote about on 21 Nov 2005.
He was pretty disgusted with lizards too. But that lizard have made our kitchen counter as its toilet for months, he had a stronger desire to shoo the creature away. First, he chased it with a broom, and the lizard went into the nearest cupboard above the stove, the one with see-through glass 'window'. Fortunately, as young newlyweds who hardly cook, we did not use the cupboard yet. Hubby sprayed a large amount of Baygon inside the cupboard, closed it, and watched from outside. We watched a TV show while waiting for the lizard to die.
When it died, hubby took a pair of chopsticks and picked the dead lizard, put it in an empty biscuit can, and threw it away. Eww, you should see how a dead lizard looked like on chopsticks. Yucks.
Poor lizard. I actually told hubby to just put it into the can and threw it outside... but hubby said he was too slow to catch it alive. I'm sorry, lizard. I hope you have a peaceful rest. Given a choice, I would like to keep you alive. But by pooping on the kitchen counter daily, you gave me no choice.
Oh well, I just hope there will be no revenge from the lizard community in the house.
Added: Yes, the lizard was the one I wrote about on 21 Nov 2005.
sleeping hubby
Posting a blog from Microsoft Word. Testing.
Hubby is sleeping soundly next to me right now. Outside, the drizzle is still pouring down making soft comforting sound. I just drank my warm chocolate milk and preparing myself to sleep.
I can’t remember when the last time I have a quiet time all by myself like tonight. I should enjoy a time like this more often now, while I still can. I have about 25 weeks to do that.
Hubby is sleeping soundly next to me right now. Outside, the drizzle is still pouring down making soft comforting sound. I just drank my warm chocolate milk and preparing myself to sleep.
I can’t remember when the last time I have a quiet time all by myself like tonight. I should enjoy a time like this more often now, while I still can. I have about 25 weeks to do that.
Thursday, January 12, 2006
sixteenth week
Dearest Wowy,
Monday, 9 January, was your grandmother’s 50th birthday. I went home early from office with your grandfather. Aunty Y brought home yummy fried noodles when she got back from her lessons. We went for a merry dinner together that night. Tuesday was a public holiday, so we could stay up late.
That evening, before the dinner, my mom, my eldest cousin (mom’s side) and I went to see the gynecologist again. Just to check on you. I’ve spent two days worrying and worrying was not good. The night before, that cousin called me and comforted me. She said that whatever information I got about the virus, God was still the one who has total power on you now. He was still creating you inside my womb. And I should have more faith and trust that He will mould you in His own perfect way. He listened to the cries of His people.
We checked you again through the ultrasound scan, you were asleep again. Just like on Saturday. I started worrying again because you were jumping up and down the whole time we put you on that scan last month. What happened this month?
My best friend emailed me and told me that being a mother made you worry a lot of times. Suddenly now, there is this little human being that depends on me. Dearest, I do hope that I can really take care of you well.
Aunty Li said that you are Super Wowy. And yeah, I believe so. I think you are one strong baby and you can fight all the viruses inside the womb with God’s guidance.
My tummy is getting much bigger today. Now I look like a pregnant woman.
Monday, 9 January, was your grandmother’s 50th birthday. I went home early from office with your grandfather. Aunty Y brought home yummy fried noodles when she got back from her lessons. We went for a merry dinner together that night. Tuesday was a public holiday, so we could stay up late.
That evening, before the dinner, my mom, my eldest cousin (mom’s side) and I went to see the gynecologist again. Just to check on you. I’ve spent two days worrying and worrying was not good. The night before, that cousin called me and comforted me. She said that whatever information I got about the virus, God was still the one who has total power on you now. He was still creating you inside my womb. And I should have more faith and trust that He will mould you in His own perfect way. He listened to the cries of His people.
We checked you again through the ultrasound scan, you were asleep again. Just like on Saturday. I started worrying again because you were jumping up and down the whole time we put you on that scan last month. What happened this month?
My best friend emailed me and told me that being a mother made you worry a lot of times. Suddenly now, there is this little human being that depends on me. Dearest, I do hope that I can really take care of you well.
Aunty Li said that you are Super Wowy. And yeah, I believe so. I think you are one strong baby and you can fight all the viruses inside the womb with God’s guidance.
My tummy is getting much bigger today. Now I look like a pregnant woman.
a new year
This year, I will be a mother before my 25th birthday. That is something big. There will be a lot of milestones to wait for in between. I am still waiting for the first movement I can feel, the kicks, and the good appetite.
End of last year was great. My parents celebrated their 25th anniversary, and my mom’s big family celebrated my grandmother’s 80th birthday together. We had a great trip and enjoyed the holiday immensely.
The hardest thing in the first week of the New Year was receiving the test result for my blood test. I had two kinds of virus that can be harmful to the baby. I spent quite a lot of hours worrying and cried a few times. But I was blessed to have such a strong support group. My wonderful mom told me to pray and reminded me that a mother’s prayer could bring miracle. My father told me to rest and stop worrying too much. My cousin read to me Psalm 112 and prayed with me on the phone. My sister said that this baby was a strong one; I should not worry too much. My bosom buddy emailed me with her words of comfort. Last but not least, dearest hubby said that we were going to go through this parenting stuff together, with God too, so I should be stronger and have more faith. If I am happy, my immune system will increase too.
Life is unpredictable. Having a baby will make life more and more unpredictable. But I guess, the more unpredictable it is, the more fun it will be.
End of last year was great. My parents celebrated their 25th anniversary, and my mom’s big family celebrated my grandmother’s 80th birthday together. We had a great trip and enjoyed the holiday immensely.
The hardest thing in the first week of the New Year was receiving the test result for my blood test. I had two kinds of virus that can be harmful to the baby. I spent quite a lot of hours worrying and cried a few times. But I was blessed to have such a strong support group. My wonderful mom told me to pray and reminded me that a mother’s prayer could bring miracle. My father told me to rest and stop worrying too much. My cousin read to me Psalm 112 and prayed with me on the phone. My sister said that this baby was a strong one; I should not worry too much. My bosom buddy emailed me with her words of comfort. Last but not least, dearest hubby said that we were going to go through this parenting stuff together, with God too, so I should be stronger and have more faith. If I am happy, my immune system will increase too.
Life is unpredictable. Having a baby will make life more and more unpredictable. But I guess, the more unpredictable it is, the more fun it will be.
Saturday, January 7, 2006
your 15th week
Tuesday, 3 January 2006
Dearest Wowy,
I stayed at home these two days. We just had a 12 hour drive from Semarang on Sunday and I felt very tired yesterday. I supposed I can go back to office tomorrow.
This coming Saturday, we will go for our fourth check up and we’ll get to see you through the ultrasound scan monitor again! I wonder what we’ll get to see this time. Will you be jumping up and down still?
According to the book, you’ll have more bones this week. You have soft hair called lanugo covering your skin to help you adjust your body temperature. You already have eyebrow and more hair on your head. Your face can have a few expressions now, such as frowning. We’ll see this Saturday if your CRL is about 10.4 to 11.4 cm now.
Your daddy is kissing ‘you’ every night before sleep and every morning when he wakes up. Both of us are really excited to have you.
Saturday, 7 January 2006
We just visited the doctor again and found out that I am infected by two kinds of virus. Both can have a bad effect on you and your growth. The doctor gave us an anti virus and a supplement to strengthen my immune system for ten days and I should check my blood for the virus again in six weeks.
When I got back, I searched the internet for information on the virus. I cried when I read them. I was so scared of you, my baby.
Dearest Wowy,
I stayed at home these two days. We just had a 12 hour drive from Semarang on Sunday and I felt very tired yesterday. I supposed I can go back to office tomorrow.
This coming Saturday, we will go for our fourth check up and we’ll get to see you through the ultrasound scan monitor again! I wonder what we’ll get to see this time. Will you be jumping up and down still?
According to the book, you’ll have more bones this week. You have soft hair called lanugo covering your skin to help you adjust your body temperature. You already have eyebrow and more hair on your head. Your face can have a few expressions now, such as frowning. We’ll see this Saturday if your CRL is about 10.4 to 11.4 cm now.
Your daddy is kissing ‘you’ every night before sleep and every morning when he wakes up. Both of us are really excited to have you.
Saturday, 7 January 2006
We just visited the doctor again and found out that I am infected by two kinds of virus. Both can have a bad effect on you and your growth. The doctor gave us an anti virus and a supplement to strengthen my immune system for ten days and I should check my blood for the virus again in six weeks.
When I got back, I searched the internet for information on the virus. I cried when I read them. I was so scared of you, my baby.
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