Of being 6 months++ pregnant

Huhu i have been neglecting my Little Parlour for more than a month! Boleh catat rekod nih.

Ok la not neglecting but quite busy lately, heh busy lah sangat masak pun jarang-jarang but i still cook walau tak serancak dulu. Now dah boleh bau bawang balik so i can expand my cooking repertoire balik macam dulu, i hope. Start balik slowly. Lagipun nak puasa, hope i can cook for Iftar nanti. :-)


Start slowly kene start with something simple like porridge ni kan(alasan). Itu hari nak makan Teo Chew porridge tapi malasnya nak keluar so masak lah dua jenis lauk untuk makan dengan porridge, kalau makan di kedai ada banyak lagi lah lauk like kangkung belacan, ayam masak halia, black bean fish, telur asin, tofu, sambal sotong bla bla bla but sambal ikan kurau masin dengan baby buncis goreng ni pun dah complement each other. Best tengok Husband makan tambah-tambah.

Arri and Molly pun sihat, makin debab and makin manja. Arri is on diet now sebab perut dia nampak macam labuh nak sampai ke lantai dah. Molly maintain cun!

My pregnancy(26 weeks) on the other hand, is smooth sailing alhamdulillah. My nausea has completely gone, kalau during my first trimester dulu bukan saja bau bawang, even the sight of bawang pun boleh buat i muntah. Masa 5th months antenatal check up gynae said uri agak rendah sebab tu ada spotting skit, so last monday i had my 6th month check up dah makin naik nampaknya, masa spotting last month i ended up dekat ER lah jugak sebab risau but we managed to hear his heartbeat. Gynae re-confirmed the gender of my baby by showing us baby's cute 'muncung'. :-)

Baby's growth pun normal, equivalent to the baby's age by week 26. Cumanya im worried, at times my baby is active and some other time dia diam jer. I baca buku, kalau nak ransang baby bergerak kene minum air sejuk, makan something manis, then lie down, tapi dia buat tak tau jer. Husband bought me a doppler so kalau risau sangat i put on the doppler to listen to his heartbeat, just to make sure my baby is doing fine, but i dont use the doppler too often, jarang-jarang sekali. Kalau baby diam tu maybe because of my movement that lulled him to sleep and i guess maybe the tummyland is too comfortable for him heehe. Or maybe dia bergerak but i jer yang tak boleh rasa sebab perut banyak lemak LOL!

Mana tak banyak lemak, last month only i gain 3kg, lately i cant resist roti canai kuah banjir for my breakfast. Gynae kata naik 3kg takpaaaaaaaa as long tak nampak besar sangat. I take it as a green light for me to continue having my roti canai kuah banjir tomorrow, lusa, tulat and forever.

Im coming to the end of my second trimester, kaki ni ada lah bengkak sesikit sebab ada satu dua malam tu i forgot to keep my feet up, time being thats how i reduce the swelling, selain some exercise. Minum pun dah makin banyak sekarang regardless of constant visit to the loo especially at night. Thank you to my Husband, siap belikan air mineral sedap nak encourage i minum, all this while katanya Arri minum lagi banyak dari i minum.

Perut makin nampak ketara now, wherever i go people keep asking bila due bila due, hehe. Btw, i've started using some cream and soothing oil for stretch marks since last two months. I know genetic plays a role here, if my mom get them(stretch marks) i may too. I dont mind, i just love applying the soothing oil to my bulging tummy, kasi moist, hilang gatal-gatal. :-D

I kill my free time by reading lately. I think normal kot for a first timer like me, i just cant stop buying pregnancy magazines and books; Fit Pregnancy lah, Motherhood lah, Parenthood lah, Pregnancy & Birth lah, to name a few. But what i love the most and i carry with me all the time is 'What to expect when you are expecting'. Thank you so much to my Husband yang sama-sama baca so we tend to explain to each other new information yang kitorang dapat from those books and magazines.

Digging for information atleast reassure me about any worries or health niggles that i have during my pregnancy. Kalau ada useful tips boleh la pass kat saya yang masih 'hijau' ni yer hehe.

Iklan kejap: Tricolour morning glory yang i tanam,
sekuntum jer dia berbunga iskiskisk

Till then, have a nice week ahead. :-)