Ilham Sofea

                           In the name of Allah, The Most Beneficent The Most Merciful

We are pleased to announce the arrival of our third child, a baby girl named Ilham Sofea who was born on 30/11/2023, 17 Jumadilawal 1445H (Thursday) at 9.46 am via an elective c-section at HUSM (USains), 2 weeks early from her edd. Alhamdulillah.

Ilham (الهام) means inspiration, intuition, divine guidance

Sofea (صفة) means wisdom, knowledge, graceful

Sofea's fine, healthy & so far, an easy baby. Alhamdulillah. Born with a pair of sepet eyes as she embraces the Chinese side from her Papa, she instantly has become popular among her elder siblings, Kakak & BearBear and also her 3 cousins, Abe Umar, Kak Yam & Kak Ani. Alhamdulillah.

As for now, we're still adjusting to being parents of 3 kids. Like my first 2 Kids, the 1st week was the hardest with me still in a weak condition & the Baby still uterus lagged. Iman as the the eldest, is so helpful & lovely. Taking care of Sofea seems natural for her, probably due to the training she has received all this while. Hehe! Meanwhile Imran, he just loves his baby sister so much that he keeps requesting to hold her from time to time

And since she was born during the school holiday & we're currently living with my Parents where my nephew & nieces will come over everyday from morning until night; you can imagine how merry Sofea's life has become with them keep coming to admire and adore her all day long. They even purposely made some noise sometimes to wake her up! Sabau je lah! Hehe!

As for now, Alhamdulillah for everything! ♥

Getting Prepared For The Baby's Arrival

I'm currently in my 33w of pregnancy. Alhamdulillah

During my visit to Klinik Kesihatan on 18/10/2023 (Wednesday), the nurse asked whether I've started preparing for the Baby's arrival. You know, stuff like clothes, diapers etc. Tergagap-gagap sis nak menjawabnya because to be honest, we still have a lot of things on the list. Not that we aren't excited but we had learnt our lesson during our first Child, Iman. We excitedly bought a lot of baby boy's stuff during my 2nd trimester, kebetulan ada Baby Fair only to discover later that Iman is actually a girl. Can you imagine the jaw drop moment we had in front of the Dr? Redha je Iman pakai baju corak-corak helicopter, dinosaur etc. Nasib baik masa tu tak pandai complain lagi. Lols!

You may read the posts about them here:

• Hospital Bags
• Confinement Room (Part 1) & Part 2
• We're Expecting A Baby's Girl
   

We actually waited until I was in the early 3rd trimester to get the 4D scan done at Klinik Primer Lembah Sireh which we actually did on 05/10/2023 (Thursday). Now the gender is confirmed, baru lah confident sikit nak beli barang-barang baby. I feel like I've lived in 3 different time zone while being pregnant with my 3 kids. I mean, shopping for baby's stuff online was very limited back with my previous 2 pregnancies then but now! Everything is just a click away!

And baby stuffs is so much more affordable & cuter these days! Deep down inside, I'm grateful to be pregnant again in this era sebab boleh beli banyak cute stuff. Sis rambang mata, sis cannotlah! Lols! 

As for now, the preparation is almost complete I reckon? Praying for a smooth delivery soon, Amin. This is going to be my 3rd csect operation yet I still have that seram sejuk feeling, especially when I remember the moment I had started to lose control of my body once the anesthesia started to work on me. And also, how cold the operation theatre was! 

3rd Trimester of The 3rd Pregnancy

 

Alhamdulillah, I'm currently 30w1d pregnant. Another 10 weeks to go or probably less before the arrival of our 3rd Bundle of Joy, insyaAllah. Unlike the previous 2 pregnancies, the progress of preparing the baby's stuff etc this time is rather slow :') It's not even 10% done & we haven't actually confirmed the gender yet. Will explain about this later

So, how it feels being pregnant for the 3rd time? Does everything become easier since I've been going through the same thing for the previous 2 pregnancies?

The answer is yes or no; no matter how many time you've been pregnant. In my case, the more pregnancies I've, the more worrying thoughts I've. Is the Baby okay? Will he/she be healthy like my other 2 Kids? etc. Mother's love is endless. It even starts even before the Baby is born, MasyaAllah

♥ The 1st trimester:- Like the previous 2 pregnancies, I didn't have morning sickness except that I lost my appetite (lost almost 2 kg during the 1st few weeks) & felt tired most of the time. Like very very very tired & all I wanted to do is laying down on my bed & sleeping all day long. Tak makan pun tak apa. Nak makan pun tak ada selera, remember? Huhu! I skipped doing house chores like cooking, lipat baju etc for a few weeks because I felt extremely tired. Thanks A.H for playing a role as good husband & Papa during those time because if wasn't him, tunggang langgang lah kehidupan kami 1 family. With 2 kids aged 4 & 6; our hands were/are full. And oh, I also didn't like A.H's smell when he was near me. That was something new in this 3rd pregnancy. Lols!

 ♥ The 2nd trimester:- Things got better. Slowly regained my appetite when I was 5m pregnant & I liked eating fish more than chicken which also happened during the previous 2 pregnancies. The bump started showing, in fact it already started showing when I was 3m pregnant. Thanks to the 2x csect I had had before. Hehe! The Kids were excited; both Iman & Imran wished for a baby boy. Me? I don't mind, as long as the Baby is healthy & has no complication. We did the usual scan at A.H's workplace a few times & it showed that the Baby is X but learning from the 1st pregnancy, only a 3D scan can give us 100% assurance on the gender. Tu pun dah terrrrbeli a few things yang menjurus kepada X gender. Hehe!

 ♥ The 3rd trimester & loading... :- Entering 3rd trimester means more body aches here & there, masyaAllah even it means just laying down on the bed doing nothing :') Finding a perfect & comfortable sleeping position at night has become trickier, especially when I've a 4 year old son i.e Imran who is very clingy & manja and wants to sleep on my arm & demands cuddle every single night. Leg cramps have also become frequent at night/morning but the good thing is, I have a cute & bubbly personal masseur who is very curious about everything. Thank you Kakak Iman for being so helpful & caring. Dia massage pakai Vicks & asked me whether I feel lega whilst massaging me. Lepas tu request kita pulak massage dia. Lols! Cute sangat awak ni, Iman

Will update this blog from time to time for my 3rd pregnancy. Just realised that I almost didn't blog anything when I was pregnant with Imran, my 2nd child except this post. Alahai, kesiannnn Manja Boy Mama

Bismillah

First Day Of School

 19/03/2023, Sunday

Today is the first day of school, Alhamdulillah. How time flies!

Our Kids, Iman is 6 & Imran is 4 this year and we decided to send Imran to his Kakak's 'big school' finally. No more going to the nursery for him where all the teachers treated him like a baby but poor boy, he still misses his previous nursery & teachers. Lalu depan nursery mesti cakap "School Imran tutup" :') It's okay, Imran. The transition from nursery to kindergarten might be a bit overwhelming in these couple of days/weeks but you'll get used to it soon. InsyaAllah

And how  I love sending these two to their kindergarten in the morning where we can have some quality times in the car & listening to their funny & random stories. Especially Iman who always has something to share about her classmates, Raisha, Adam, Qhaleef etc. I'm sure I'm going to miss this morning carpool session when she's in a primary school soon

As much I love sending them to school, the getting-ready-to-kindergarten part can be tiring & tricky especially when you've a 4 years old boy who thinks his Mama's office is cooler than his kindergarten. Adui, memang mencabar kesabaran Mamanya that by the time I arrived in front of their kindergarten in the morning, bateri badan was about 40% left already. Penat. Lols!

Have fun at school, you two! Study hard & smart and may you enjoy this erudite journey as much as me & your Papa did. And oh, for time being, Iman wants to be a doctor like her Papa, while Imran hasn't made up his mind yet. Too busy juggling his life between Lego, Hotwheels, dinosaurs etc. Hehe!