Happy 1st Burfday Alya Nadhirah

We went to Taman Pinggiran Subang USJ, last weekend to celebrate Alya Nadhirah 1st Burfday bash. Me and Ika (Alya’s mother) been friend through Friendster and Facebook as both of us have been admiring our daughters since Alya and Sophie truly have a similar face look-alike especially when they were freshie babies. Alya was born on June, 7 2008 and Sophie on August, 26 in the same year! We are making them friends!

Regrettably, we’d forgotten to bring our camera and I was a lil bit upset with such rushing day (we’ve got so many things to rally around that day). So, all these pictures are courtesy from Ika and taken from her photo albums.

Thanks Facebook and Friendster! Through these two channels we’ve found truly great friends indeed! May our friendship remains till the end.. =) muahhhh

Happy 1st Birthday Emmet Ibrahim

We went to Emmet Ibrahim’s birthday party on 2nd May in fact the real date was some where in April..It was such a happening bash since his daddy called a clown to entertain these children! Sophie was happy being there, even tho sometimes she turned out moody and skulked. We couldn’t take more pictures of her peers since children of my friends unable to attend the party.

Hey, take a look at those photos of cutey pies

mama and Sophie..Sophie was shy looking at other tots

Sophie with Babah…she ate choco cake..

while waiting others..we snap her pixs..so cute!

Mama taught her how to walk..like a model wannabe..

Sophie, mama and the Birthday boy – Emmet Ibrahim..

Sophie – she needed extra activity

Emmet’s birthday cake..yummy!

After that, we headed to One utama paying a visit to Zara, where we spent ringgit for Sophie’s shirts, again! (~I just couldn’t resist, because so cute!).………………….

Happy 25th Burfday Mama

Mama was blewing out the candles with Sophie

Mama was juz arrived at home when surprisingly babah, Sophie and sister wish mama a happy 25th burfday (juz assume Sophie could do that). Unfortunately, not so many of our pictures could be taken as we were concentrating more on Sophie’s actions. With a very pale plus tired face, mama’s pictures look very hideous. Haha..

Welcoming our baby Marsha Sophie Irdina bt Ahmad Salihen

Newborn Marsya Sophie Irdina

I am so sorryyyy. It’s been close to a month that I did not update anything in this blog. Not about internet constraint, but it was just the matter with ‘time’.

On 26 August 2008, we both had officially become a father and mother to a beautiful daughter, Marsya Sophie Irdina bt. Ahmad Salihen who was born at Pusrawi KL, sharp at 9.01 pm. It was the same day whereby Anwar Ibrahim won the election in Permatang Pauh. Actually, that Tuesday morning, hubby and I went to Pusrawi on further check up after we pay a visit on Saturday before. We had a lot of plan on buying things to complete our baby necessities following the check up trip. As the baby come as our utmost priority, we headed to Pusrawi first.

After urine test, Dr. Salleh wanted to confirm whether I was ready for labor or not. He also said that, if any dilation happened, I could get warded. Hubby and I looked at each other and half worried. OMG, we were not prepared physically and mentally. I tried to convince myself,-> oh it’s not the day yet!. After the scrutiny, Dr.salleh smiled and said, “Ok..Get ur things up because you will be sent to a labor room. It’s already open. 2 cm ! Hmm, if everything in good position, you will deliver this evening..Around 5-6 pm”

What! That time we were truly paranoid. How come the dilation could happen in fact I didn’t get any sign, alarm or whatever pain. It was sharp 10.00 am. There came an attendant with a wheelchair and he was ready to get me on the chair. Hehehe..Suddenly, I felt very funny, when people around looked at me. Before I entered the consultant room, I was the one who actively walking here and there at the waiting hall. They must wonder why and what actually had happened to me.

Saturday before, we went to labor room for CTG scan but on that Tuesday, I was really admitted to the labor room and geared up to deliver our baby. A nurse came and checked again, whewww so fast as the dilation became 3 cm. She put something in me, to cleanse every stool and urine I had. I was given an epidural injection, huuhu, it was terribly pain but thereafter I didn’t suffer the contraction pain. My half body seemed paralysed .Babah rushed to our home to get all things even though Sophie’s goodie bag already placed in our car. He was also busy smsed our family, relatives and friends like it was a critical time for me. My in laws fly from Sandakan on emergency trip, my parents prepared with tickets to come on the next day. My sibling and friend keep on calling and sms. I handed the entire task to hubby as I was weak lying on bed, sleepy with the doses of drugs given to me.

My cervix dilation was still at 5 cm from 12 afternoon till 5.30 pm. So nurses help the dilation progress with few bottles of drip. I don’t know what contained in the bottles but I know that they were used to express the process. Babah stayed together with me in the labor room, he went out only for prayers. He made a remedy to ease the pain – Miracle water that we called air selusuh, read with selawat shifa’, and few surah from Al-Quran. I knew, he was nervous but nothing could compare my feeling that time.

Finally, I felt the contraction pain. Only mild pain (if not because of Epidural, I would scream and shouted, I guess). I felt like something was going out through the cervix. I told hubby and he called a nurse. Oh, at last the cervix was 10 cm opened. They prepared the labor apparatus and that situation was relax and peace. Dr. Salleh already in and he notified me on when to push out and breath. I am a fast learner! 8.50pm we started the release and 9.01pm, I had successfully push out our baby with the support from hubby, Dr. Salleh and all nurses. Alhamdulillah. When we heard Sophie’s first cry our tears of joy dropped too. Hubby whispered to my ear, thanks mama. I love u. wheww. Sophie weighed 2.98kg and her height was 52 cm.

It was really amazing and my case was definitely different from what I have read in books and heard about others experience. Overall, it took 9 hours for me to have our baby breath in the real world air. I love the pregnancy time but labor time was scary. However, I intended to undergo the process as it was a beautiful journey of sting. No pain, no gain!

Newborn Marysa Sophie Irdina bt. Ahmad Salihen

Life span~ Multiple stories for June and July

BERSALAH! That’s what I felt for the month of June and July 2008 since I wasn’t actively updating this blog. Ouhh, I myself was so busy with office works and additionally my “every-day-growing-fat” physical and baby carriage had put more and more pooped into my hectic life. So, as I reluctant to be an indolent person in updating my own personal page, hereby I list down the recent activities (plus little kind of metaphors) that I have gone through with hubby n baby…

1. Balik Sandakan on 20 June 2008 – 23 June 2008

I don’t really like to tell about our unfortunate journey, as we had to delay our flight because of the “fit to fly” letter that we gained from Pusrawi already expired! Thus, we had to pay extra RM50 to get a new one and missed out our initial flight that supposed to be at 7.00 am in the morning. Wheww, kinda bushed waiting since 1.00 am in the morning until 2.00 pm. I even cried!

What best about this trip was that, we went to my in-laws new house – at where the “upacara-mandi- keturunan” was done. We both dressed in yellow kain batik, and sat on a small wooden pangkin decorated with yellowish colour then mandi bunga with 7 types of flowers, mayang kelapa etc. I can’t find the rational of practicing this adat, but definitely, I respect their local custom. To be truth, this upacara was done to celebrate our baby – who is the first granddaughter and great granddaughter of my hubby’s family.

2. Hospital Admission on 28.06.08 – 30.06.08 (Food poisoning)

Babah had resigned from his position in IBM and Alhamdulillah he got new job based in HP Damansara. Thus, his ex colleagues (Cam+ sister, Tanchu, Wan + couple and Syed) celebrated a farewell party at The Italiannies, The Curve on Saturday 28.06.08. We had plenty of foods, and of coz, Italian foods are non-separated with herbs and spices. Oh, we got a pressie – GAP babysuit from Cam. Thanks buddy!

After went home, I had a very greasy pain in my stomach like butterflies were flying here and there. I got diarrhea too and vomit almost every single minutes. On the same day, we were actually had to pack our things to move out from Kampung Baru to a new house in Kota Damansara. I couldn’t stand the increasing pain anymore and hubby then brought me to Pusrawi as we afraid if the pain could affect our baby.

As we arrived there, a nurse took me on a wheelchair and I got an injection for Diarrhea. Oh, the pain made me felt like I was going to deliver that time. After injection, I still suffered the throbbing cramp and doctor suggested that I should be warded. 8 bottles drip were injected into my body to replace the loss fluid. 3 days life there were boring, but thanks to my friends, hubby and family for the visit, care and support. Special thanks to Babah lah, because he was the one who ran from Kg. Baru and Damansara for the move out business. He even missed out the Euro finale match because of my pain and the transfer. Babah, mama really appreciate your SACRIFE!

I got MC until 2 July 2008. During my hospitalization, nurses came to check me n baby’s condition every 4 hours. Luckily, baby was fine.Alhamdulillah. Whewwww, Doctor concluded that herbs and spices had caused the food poisoning. (Errrr, is there any possibility the food poisoning was due to Machiato coffee that I drank before 2 glasses of iced lemon tea?) Whatever! Oh, then I shall not step my feet to the Italiannies anymore! .

3. 7th Check Up Experience on 5 July 2008

Ha, I really like to tell the story of our check up. This time, our Gynea had been changed from Dr. Daud to Dr. Salleh. Dr. Salleh was the one who supervised me during the hospital admission and he is a specialist too. So, an initial appointment that supposed to be on 1 July was then changed to 5 July 08. (Remember, I was still warded on 1 July). Through the ultrasound screen we saw our baby yawning 5 times, like she was so sleepy and ermmmmmmm she was so adorable! Dr. Salleh even laughed looking at her and Babah too was super excited eyeing at his daughter. As I had reached 8 months of pregnancy, the next appointment was scheduled on 19 July 2008.

4.Gathering at Kak Ida’s house on 6 July 2008

Kak Ida, my ex colleague celebrated her birthday and Aqil little son plus a gathering for all of us. Who attended the makan2? Aju, Abg danny and newborn Adeef + Nadhiah, Kamal and little princess Putri and niece Qasrina, + Kak Lin + Me n hubby + Adam’s family + Myra and Ganesh (my ex boss hehe). I went there not for eat (steamboat, cakes, pudding etc etc delicious foods ermmmmmm) but to meet my best buddies in Pacnet. Hopefully, we could gather again some time. Yeahhhhhhh, I lurve the parteyyyy.

5. 8th Check Up Experience on 19 July 2008

I was at 8 months plus. Huhu, my baby bump is now more than obvious! Our recent check up showed that the baby was sound asleep, only that I could see her hand doing was same like me. She weighted 2.058kg. Hehehe, I gained 14 kg overall during these beauty-filled months. Hopefully, she won’t be too big, as I planned to give normal birth. InsyaAllah.

That’s all folkies. Wheww, finally I could finish up typing the major events that had happened in my life lately. Not to mention here, the bad day I went through when I had to clean the new house (hehe, still sick that time), the “broke-down-car” day, etc etc. To finalise, I am now reaching the finale months of pregnancy. What my next days would be like????