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Friday, March 16, 2007

I am in my final trimester and I get remarks like “You are pregnant! “, “Your stomach is very small!” or they simply like to stare at my tummy. I get all these in a day. Sometimes my stress level increases hearing these remarks. I seem to be putting on weight fine and my nauseating has subsided finally. I am eating as usual and on top of that I snack a lot on biscuits, ice-creams, cakes etc (I guess I can afford to do that since everyone commenting that my stomach looks small).When I went for my doctor’s appointment last month, my gynea was happy with my progress. She said my placenta was not low and I could try for normal delivery. She said that I might deliver my baby 2 weeks before my due date :-| .
Baby is kicking a lot these days. DZoha even get to feel the baby moving. Whenever I touch my stomach, she asks, “Mommy, the baby kicking you? “ Then she asks her favorite question, “why?” She tells me to take the baby out so that she can carry the baby. I told her to wait another 2 more months and she will have her baby in her arms, inshallah. I get leg cramps very frequent at nights and swollen feet at the end of each day. The best is when I am really drained out of all my energy and all I want is a good sleep but it doesn’t come easy anymore. I thought I was suffering from depression when I could not sleep and was feeling very different. I thought that I was going crazy. I woke my dh up one night and cried to him. He got up and talked with me while I ate ice-cream at 2 in the morning. Sometimes I keep turning in bed and just when I am about to close my eyes, the alarm goes off and it’s time to go to work. I am desperately looking forward to my 3 months of maternity leave.
Yesterday, DZ pushed her stomach out and asked me, why am I standing like that :) I have to explain to her that my stomach is bigger now because her baby is growing. She has started asking why for everything. Sometimes I am just lost for words. My cutie darling!

12:40 AM |14 comments

It’s all for a good cause.

DZoha and DAmiira went for a photo shoot last month. It was for ‘I love children’ campaign by MCYS. My sis and I got their daddies permission, took off from work and brought the gals down for the photo shoot. DZoha had a chance to become a scientist and an artist. DAmirra wore the white coat with a toy microscope in her hand as a scientist as well. Both the gals refused to smile at the camera but at home, they even pose and smile for us so nicely. Once they stood in front of the professional photographer, they refused to do anything. My darling kept running back to me after every shot. DAmirra refused to even stand and take pictures because she was sleepy by the time it was her turn. But one thing they did well for sure, to keep taking the sweets from the table and popping it in their mouth. Some of the other kids were not cooperative as well. One boy refused to move an inch away from his mother. One parent insisted that their son can smile very well and took an hour forcing him to smile and pose. They scolded, cajoled him to smile until the photographer had to ask them to let the other kids take their pictures. One cutie baby with chubby cheeks put on a chef hat, held a toy spatula in her hand and smiled so sweetly at the photographer. She was the youngest in the group. Out of the 12 kids who were there for the photo shoot, only 6 of them would have their pictures selected. The pictures will be used on the exterior of a bus for the campaign. These 6 pictures got to represent the different races in Singapore and DZoha’s picture was one of it. She will be attending the launching of the ‘I love children’ campaign this weekend and hopefully she behaves well. Check out here for their pictures.

12:34 AM |5 comments