Since a couple of weeks back, I have been working from home a lot. The bouts of nausea kept me at home mostly. But yesterday morning, as i stared at my laptop- i couldnt see. All i saw were black spots and not much else. I called hubster and he told me to lie down till he came home. Mama said it was probably due to low bp as it runs on our family. When hubster arrived he took me straight to the hospital. By this time i was nursing a horrible horrible migrain that made even standing close to impossible. But as we were rushing out the door, i hobbled back in to grab a lifeline- the only think i could think off, should i be hospitalised. Not my contacts lense case, nor moisturizer or toothbrush, not even an extra pair of undergarments. I ran in and grabbed a box of wax strips. Despite having a massive headache- i managed to remember and be disgusted with myself that i had not waxed my legs yet- and i wasnt gonna risk showing them to no doctors nor nurses!
We came back at midday with my leg hairs intact. The doc put me on drip and gave me some meds to take. Im A ok now albeit a lil woozy still. I cant wait to get to the 2nd trimester and all is well again- InsyaAllah
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Mama Drama
Last weekend i had the biggest breakdown since i learnt i was pregnant. I broke down and cried like my whole life had ended. It was one of those hard cries that would leave a huge lump the size of china in your throat if u tried to stop it- and would then escape in a huge wail as u try as hard as u can to curb it. Worst still was the fact that my outburst had to happen at a hypermarket- on a weekend- at lunch time. Im embarrased to admit the reason i was reduced to this pile of blubbering mess. no hubster didnt do anything wrong- in fact he was really sweet- bewildered... bt sweet nonetheless. The thing that made me cry half a years worth of tears were none other then Laksa Johor.
Those of u on my fb list would have known of my quest on search of laksa johor. do u kno how hard it is to find it in kl!?!??! most places only serve it at bfast on a weekend. After scouring an entire mall and 5 restaurants- mom and i finally found a place in tmn tun that sold them. They were abysmal to say the least- but at least i got to taste it. However, my craving was not at all satisfied. On sunday- after reading on sat night and had a super late night meetup with hubsters friends- i dragged hubster out of bed to santai. I was told that they had one of the best laksa johor. When we got to the place i was told that they had sold out. at this point i was already tearing and we were only at our 1st restaurant. We swung by puteri and whaddaya know- they too were out. I remember La telling me JM bariani might have it so we went by giant kota damansara and was told that all they had were mee bandung. But the girl was really helpful and point me to djendela a few doors away who might have it. Sure enough they did!! I was beyond ecstatic!! I placed my order right away and waited. Hubster nasi lemak came.... and went.. and still no laksa... I asked the young girl who looked like the owners daughter and she went- yes yes its coming. After waiting a good 40 mins- bear in mind im eating for 2 and am nursing a gastric ANDD i had not eaten since morning AND it was already lunch time- I decided to walk to the counter to give them a piece of my hungry mind. Id rather not get into detail about what i said- i wasnt rude- but i wasnt nice either. After that short exchange we just left. service was really bad and i was too hungry to wait somemore.
As soon as we left the place tho, i started crying like a baby. It was then that we HADDD to bump into some people we know. He must have thought we were having a spat looking at me with my red nose and tears running down my face. I tried to stop it believe me i did. But it was having none of it. I finally dcided to tapau a wendy's burger while hubster went and had a smoke. While placing my order- mama called. I cannot hear mama's voice when im in distress. As if the water works i was trying to curb wasnt enuf, hearing mama goin all kesian on me for not getting my laksa just broke the dam... the tsunami waves came right there and then.. in front of the the guy who was takingmy order... he gaped and stared without mercy.. he must have thot sumone had died...
Later in the car the waterworks kept coming. When mama called i passed the phone to hubster coz i couldnt take another listen to mama's voice and go all hysterical again. At one point i was alternating between crazy heavy sobs and laughing out loud at my silly-ness.
Bt alhamdulillah and thank god for a johorean bestfriend!! she came home that night with 6 huge containers filled with all things laksa!!! there was enough for at least 15 people and it was sooooooooooo goodd!! as of now- i have had it a total of 7 times. Im finally satiated and satisfied!
Ive been really lucky so far to have gotten every food i craved. I wanted some rare cheeses and thank goodness for papa who went trekking in snow and storm to get them for me. Then i wanted some bakmie from jakarta and my dear abg dan was there and hand carried 5 packets for me!!
I pray there wont be anymore silly outbursts over food for the rest of my pregnancy. And I also hope my cravings stay domestic after this. preferably in the kl/ selangor region.
Those of u on my fb list would have known of my quest on search of laksa johor. do u kno how hard it is to find it in kl!?!??! most places only serve it at bfast on a weekend. After scouring an entire mall and 5 restaurants- mom and i finally found a place in tmn tun that sold them. They were abysmal to say the least- but at least i got to taste it. However, my craving was not at all satisfied. On sunday- after reading on sat night and had a super late night meetup with hubsters friends- i dragged hubster out of bed to santai. I was told that they had one of the best laksa johor. When we got to the place i was told that they had sold out. at this point i was already tearing and we were only at our 1st restaurant. We swung by puteri and whaddaya know- they too were out. I remember La telling me JM bariani might have it so we went by giant kota damansara and was told that all they had were mee bandung. But the girl was really helpful and point me to djendela a few doors away who might have it. Sure enough they did!! I was beyond ecstatic!! I placed my order right away and waited. Hubster nasi lemak came.... and went.. and still no laksa... I asked the young girl who looked like the owners daughter and she went- yes yes its coming. After waiting a good 40 mins- bear in mind im eating for 2 and am nursing a gastric ANDD i had not eaten since morning AND it was already lunch time- I decided to walk to the counter to give them a piece of my hungry mind. Id rather not get into detail about what i said- i wasnt rude- but i wasnt nice either. After that short exchange we just left. service was really bad and i was too hungry to wait somemore.
As soon as we left the place tho, i started crying like a baby. It was then that we HADDD to bump into some people we know. He must have thought we were having a spat looking at me with my red nose and tears running down my face. I tried to stop it believe me i did. But it was having none of it. I finally dcided to tapau a wendy's burger while hubster went and had a smoke. While placing my order- mama called. I cannot hear mama's voice when im in distress. As if the water works i was trying to curb wasnt enuf, hearing mama goin all kesian on me for not getting my laksa just broke the dam... the tsunami waves came right there and then.. in front of the the guy who was takingmy order... he gaped and stared without mercy.. he must have thot sumone had died...
Later in the car the waterworks kept coming. When mama called i passed the phone to hubster coz i couldnt take another listen to mama's voice and go all hysterical again. At one point i was alternating between crazy heavy sobs and laughing out loud at my silly-ness.
Bt alhamdulillah and thank god for a johorean bestfriend!! she came home that night with 6 huge containers filled with all things laksa!!! there was enough for at least 15 people and it was sooooooooooo goodd!! as of now- i have had it a total of 7 times. Im finally satiated and satisfied!
Ive been really lucky so far to have gotten every food i craved. I wanted some rare cheeses and thank goodness for papa who went trekking in snow and storm to get them for me. Then i wanted some bakmie from jakarta and my dear abg dan was there and hand carried 5 packets for me!!
I pray there wont be anymore silly outbursts over food for the rest of my pregnancy. And I also hope my cravings stay domestic after this. preferably in the kl/ selangor region.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
The foodie monster!
I cannot wait to get to my 2nd trimester mainly because i cannot stand feeling nauseous and i cant wait for my appetite to change. i cant remember the last time i had rice. Ive been having mostly junk and fast food coz that's about all i can stomach. Last night i walked up and down the food isle at the pasar malam looking at the food offerings at each stall carefully, tempting my tastebuds, begging them to want something.
After my 3rd round of walking i saw hubster walking towards me with his mouth full of half chomped on keropok lekor, and a pack of char kuey teow and 3 packets of nasi lemak- all for himself ok. Thru a mouthful of massacred fish-he asked if id bought anything yet. I finally bought a packet of nasi ambeng coz i tasted it once at the tmn tun pasar mlm n loved it!- of course i wasnt pregnant then.
When we got home a ravenous hubster started eating his 'not so sedap' char kuey teow smpai licin, while i picked at my food. One bite was all it took to put me off the entire dish when i bit into a corriander seed. yuck eew gross!! So hubster ended up eating the fat chicken which came with my rice as well- on top of the buffet spread he already had.
Later that night i was feeling super hungry so we went to a&w whr i had a coney dog and waffles with ice cream!! I ate 4 mouthfuls before i felt nauseous again- and had 3 bites of the coney dog while hubster finished the rest. I foresee him growing at a more alarming pace then i in the next few months dont u? oh he also finished the entire mug of root beer float then pretended to look surprised when i told him i havent even had a sip! made him go back and buy me another mug.
After my 3rd round of walking i saw hubster walking towards me with his mouth full of half chomped on keropok lekor, and a pack of char kuey teow and 3 packets of nasi lemak- all for himself ok. Thru a mouthful of massacred fish-he asked if id bought anything yet. I finally bought a packet of nasi ambeng coz i tasted it once at the tmn tun pasar mlm n loved it!- of course i wasnt pregnant then.
When we got home a ravenous hubster started eating his 'not so sedap' char kuey teow smpai licin, while i picked at my food. One bite was all it took to put me off the entire dish when i bit into a corriander seed. yuck eew gross!! So hubster ended up eating the fat chicken which came with my rice as well- on top of the buffet spread he already had.
Later that night i was feeling super hungry so we went to a&w whr i had a coney dog and waffles with ice cream!! I ate 4 mouthfuls before i felt nauseous again- and had 3 bites of the coney dog while hubster finished the rest. I foresee him growing at a more alarming pace then i in the next few months dont u? oh he also finished the entire mug of root beer float then pretended to look surprised when i told him i havent even had a sip! made him go back and buy me another mug.
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Lady down!
I was out of the office for the entire last week. We had gone to penang over the weekend for a friends engagement and since we were there- we had planned to pop over to kedah to visit my family. However- as luck had it, we did in fact go back to kedah, but it was under rather sad circumstances. My Pak Lang passed on in the evening just a few hours before we were due to arrive in kedah. He had been sick for a couple of months prior- but the news still brought about much sadness to the entire brood.
When we got back from the trip, I was so lembikk!! I swear i felt so lethargic and all I could do was sleep. Hubster was going about clearing this and cleaning that and hanging clothes. The only thing he asked me to do was pick up some stuff in our bedroom and put them away. I went 'yeah yeah sure' and went straight to bed. At 4pm. When i woke up, our new sofa had arrived and was nicely positioned and I found 2 new nightstands by the bed and my grandma chair which is totally mine alone was also prettily set in our bedroom!! All this while i slept! Such a productive 2 hours hubster had! lucky him! :p
I was lembik for 3 whole days after that. Every morning i would park myself on the sofa while hubster leaves for work. When he comes home in the evenings- guess who's still parked on the sofa? With pillows and a blanket now... The long drive up north really took a toll on me. I was crazy nauseous and just plain lembik. I couldnt do anything! So hubster is reconsidering out sabah trip which is scheduled for sumtime in the middle of the year :( I was so bummed when he told me coz really- i was born there and we moved back here when i was a year old and ive never been back!!! He says no promises for now- itll all depend on my condition then :(
Btw na has learned how the traffic light works. She'll say 'Red means topppp!!! Green means goooooooo!!! Yellow means papalannnnnnn (Pelan- pelan)!! comel giler!!! and she also bit grandpapa real hard yesterday. her excuse? 'na gewammm sebab gempapa kiutttttttt sgt!!!'. dh gigit org tu nk butter him up pulak. podah.
When we got back from the trip, I was so lembikk!! I swear i felt so lethargic and all I could do was sleep. Hubster was going about clearing this and cleaning that and hanging clothes. The only thing he asked me to do was pick up some stuff in our bedroom and put them away. I went 'yeah yeah sure' and went straight to bed. At 4pm. When i woke up, our new sofa had arrived and was nicely positioned and I found 2 new nightstands by the bed and my grandma chair which is totally mine alone was also prettily set in our bedroom!! All this while i slept! Such a productive 2 hours hubster had! lucky him! :p
I was lembik for 3 whole days after that. Every morning i would park myself on the sofa while hubster leaves for work. When he comes home in the evenings- guess who's still parked on the sofa? With pillows and a blanket now... The long drive up north really took a toll on me. I was crazy nauseous and just plain lembik. I couldnt do anything! So hubster is reconsidering out sabah trip which is scheduled for sumtime in the middle of the year :( I was so bummed when he told me coz really- i was born there and we moved back here when i was a year old and ive never been back!!! He says no promises for now- itll all depend on my condition then :(
Btw na has learned how the traffic light works. She'll say 'Red means topppp!!! Green means goooooooo!!! Yellow means papalannnnnnn (Pelan- pelan)!! comel giler!!! and she also bit grandpapa real hard yesterday. her excuse? 'na gewammm sebab gempapa kiutttttttt sgt!!!'. dh gigit org tu nk butter him up pulak. podah.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
7 weeks
So were now 7 weeks into this much anticipated pregnancy- and the horrible morning sickness has hit. I am most severe in the mornings and evenings- rendering me useless for dinners, movies, jln2 and everything else. I havent been eating much and have relied a lot on liquids to fill me up. Im useless when it comes to house chores or cooking. My husband who was used to having home cooked meals daily, has been reduced to having to cook for himself- he's cleaned our freezer out of emergency lazy food ie. chicken balls, instant fried chicken, burgers- usually after ive hit the sack, which is pretty early.
My doctor and most websites promises that all these will end come the 2nd trimester- i hope they're not lying. I dont know how i can cont reading otherwise. I swapped tonight's session lest i puke on air.
I had my first real craving last weekend just before we left for penang. We were already running late but i was adamant- I wanted assam pedas and i wanted it now! We finally found it at Fat Spoon in uptown and omg, i think it was one of the best meals i had ever had! I had such a feeling of satisfaction it was simply amazing! I had to share my meal with sabrina and i promise that girl eats as much as i do! i dont think i wanna share meals with her anymore. she mkn so much!
So i know now the foods that i cannot eat. I cannot stand anything with spices, like indian or arabic food. I feel like puking when i read the word Biryani! Im spose to stay away from spicy stuff but it helps me overcome my nausea- but i guess its gotta go. and i had a craving for maggie assam laksa lastnight but hubster didnt let me have any- bummer.
My sweet sister came by to drop off my lunch today- hubster was away at work. I had a craving for smoked salmon sandwich and kangkung belacan- go figure. Baby's due date is Oct 1st! We cant wait to start shopping!! Will update more soon-ish!! here's to hoping for nausea free days!!
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Guess What!?!?
Over the past month i have been having sharp pains in my lower abdomen. It got really bad a couple of times but i always put it down to my menses coming. It wasnt until last week that i decided that the pain was getting to be too much to bear, and made an appointment with my gynea. Both hubster and i were convinced it was again the annoying ovarian cyst that ive had removed twice.
After the normal questions by the nurse about my menses cycle and what hurts where and when, she asked when was my last period. After some calculating, she said i was 8 days late and demanded i pee on a stick. I have to say, the thought of pregnancy had crossed my mind numerous times, but after being let down a couple of times- i was afraid to even hope for it. ok fine... every month when my period comes i cry! hubster will make a harmless comment about something and the waterworks will start..
So after i did the test i didnt get to see it coz the nurse scuttled over to the doctors ofc whr we were called upon. When we got in- the doctor said, i may have some good news for you... but i just want to be sure.. do u mind lying down for a bit. at this point i was again- almost crying. Seriously la- im so emotional nowadays its scary!
He poked and prodded the ultrasound thingy and proclaimed- Yes yes! you are definitely pregnant!!. At this point i was grinning like a monkey and looked over to hubster who had a similar chimp like look on his bobbing head. SO SO HAPPY!!! Alhamdulillah :)
So as per today. I am 5 weeks pregnant. My baby is about the size of a pea and i dont do housework anymore. Also- yesterday's visit to the gynea confirmed that my pregnancy is gonna be a painful one. Apparently, due to the numerous surgeries that ive had- my intestine and uterus are now stuck together. So as my baby grows, my intestine will stretch along with it. That explains the pain ive been feeling for many many years now..
But as for now- both hubster and i are ecstatic!! I do feel nauseous now and again but there has not been any vomiting so far. Hopefully there will be none coz i hate puking. Here's to a peaceful pain- free pregnancy!! insyaAllah :)
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