Come the 11th day and...

I'm no longer able to fast. I got very bad gastric pains which caused me to vomit many times. And for fear of endangering the baby, Shah and I decided that I wont be fasting any longer. And alhamdulillah I am feeling much better now. I think I was also quite dehydrated when I fasted because I didn't drink enough water. I think I only drank about 3 glasses of water a day and that is not good.

I had my monthly doctor's apointment today and based ont he ultrasound scan the baby is now weighing 1.88 kgs as it should be during the 32nd week of pregnancy. Yes, i'm already 32 weeks pregnant and only 8 weeks left before my EDD. According to the doctor, most mommies give birth 2 weeks earlier than the EDD so I've only got 6 weeks to prepare everything for the arrival of our bundle of joy! Yikes!

InsyaAllah, I'm hoping to get some stuff tomorrow. We've still got to get a babycot, matress, pillows and bedding, baby bathing stuff and much more. I hope we'll be able to sort all these out in the next month. Wish us luck!

3 days and hopefully more

It's been three days into the month of Ramadhan and so far so good. I make sure I wake up for sahur at 5 am. I start my sahur with 2 pieces of crackers and then followed by rice. Shah who always doesn't wake up for sahur has been a dear. He's been keeping me company during sahur these past 3 days. During the day I feel quite OK. At times I do feel the gas in my stomach building up but that is towards the evening, around 5pm onwards. By that time I'll just pray to Allah that I can make it through the next 2 and 1/2 hours to berbuka time.

The first day of Ramadhan we went to Alamanda to tapau food for berbuka. We bought a whole percik chicken from Ayamas and rice with ikan bakar from the food court. Unfortunately, that night, the food didn't stay long in my stomach. Yesterday, Shah went to the Pasar Ramadhan in Serd*ng and got us nasi biryani, nasi kerabu, murtabak and buah melaka. I had my crackers and murtabak before Maghrib. Then I ate the nasi kerabu. Alhamdulillah, it was good. The nasi biryani was kept for sahur. We're not sure yet of what to have tonight. I might persuade Shah to take me to the Pasar Ramadhan if he's up to it.

So, how has your Ramadhan been?

Selamat Berpuasa

Last weekend Shah and I got a free 2 nights stay at a hotel in Seremban. Unfortunately, I didn't even get to enjoy the stay because I had to attend to meetings on Friday night, all day Saturday and half-day Sunday. I slept at midnight on both nights of the stay and when I woke up my body felt even worse than before I went to bed. The hotel was beautiful and the room was splendid. If only I could enjoy it more. Maybe one of these weekends we'll go there again just for a rest. I hope Shah had lots of rest that weekend albeit he had to spend it all alone. Poor baby.

Anyway, Ramadhan is a day away. I'm praying to Allah that I can fast. My doctor says that it should be fine for the baby and that I just have to try and see if I can fast. I'm hoping my stomach can take it. I just need to make sure that I eat well during 'sahur' and have it as late as possible. If anyone has tips for fasting when pregnant please do share them with me ok?

so, to all Muslims out there, Happy Ramadhan!

How was your Merdeka weekend?

Last week was the mid-semester break at the Uni. So no classes but still lots of work to do. On Wednesday (29/8) I made a day-trip to Johor with some colleagues. We went to UTM for a research progress meeting. I had to wake up at 4:30 am because the taxi taking us to the airport was to arrive at 5:30 am. By the time we reached Unit*n it was already 5:30 pm and I was like a zombie with a throbbing headache. One thing is for sure, no more day-trips for this pregnant lady. I need to travel in leisure without any rush. Luckily I took leave the next day.

Even so, I couldn't have my lie-in the next day as Shah and I had to rush to PJ for our car service appointment at 8 am. Then from the service centre we made our way to IJN to visit my aunty who had just undergone a heart valve repair operation earlier that Monday. Alhamdulillah everything went well for my aunty and she is now back at my mum's place to recuperate. From IJN, we made our way to KLCC because Shah wanted to buy some books at Kinok*niya. We also had a scrumptious lunch at Chill*s coz I have been wanting to have thier Classic Nachos for months.

Anyway, on Merdeka day we just stayed in Unit*n and didn't do anything except go over to Shah's elder brother's place to visit them and my parents in-law. They were over here to attend Shah's younger brother's convocation in Uni*en on Sunday (2/9). On Saturday (1/9), Shah and I went to Midvalley coz we wanted to catch the last few days of the Megasale. I got some maternity clothes, Shah got some t-shirts and we also got some clothes for the baby at Jus*o.

The highlight of the weekend was surely Shah's brother's convocation ceremony. Shah had to attend anyway because he was choen to represent the Academicians of the University at the ceremony. My parents in-law were sure to attend and luckily Shah's brother managed to get 1 extra ticket for yours truly. Even though the ceremony was scheduled to run from 9 am to 1 pm with the audience having to enter the hall by 8 am, it actually ended early. We were out of the hall by 12:30 pm after much pushing and shoving due to the crowd. Shah was worried that I won't be able to endure the long session of sitting but it turned to be not so bad.

With the long weekend of fun and leisure, going back to work yesterday was a chore. I just hope Friday comes quick as Shah and I will be heading to Seremban. Even though it's work for me, we still get a 2-nights stay at a hotel for free. That should be fun!