:: 14 weeks 5 days scan ::

Hello happy people of the earth!

Those who are close to me are aware that I have a fibroid in my tummy.. It has grown from 2cm to now 7cm. It scared me at first.. I bawled my eyes out the first time my kind gynea told me about the fibroid, but after a through explanation, I truly understand that having a fibroid is as normal as having a mole on your skin. It will only becomes a nuisance when it gets too big. And mine is considered big. My gynea explained that at some point of my pregnancy, the growth of the fibroid will stop or hopefully shrink as the baby grow. However, i would feel the extra discomfort when my tummy gets crowded. When asked would this fibroid be dangerous to my baby, she strongly said no.. so I stopped worrying. I told myself and my hubby that I can handle the discomfort... No biggie..

It has been very uncomfortable since a couple of weeks ago and it gets worst since last week. I couldnt drive or walk much as a slight shake would give me cramps, similar like a severe menstrual cramp. I couldnt sleep that well because a slight movement would wake me from my sleep, agonized by pain. Hubby was very very supportive.. He would hug and kiss the pain away but there is so much he can do.. the rest I leave it up to Allah. 

So on the 23 feb, we went to our routine check up and I armed myself with a bunch of questions about my fibroid pain for my gynea. She answered my questions patiently, showed empathy and finally she performed the scan. We were so happy to learn that the fibroid has stopped growing. And the pain that i'm experiencing now is totally normal, and if at some point I feel that the pain is unbearable, she would be happy to admit me and monitor my condition closely. I told her I might take up on her offer one day. So then she moved on to scanning my baby...

The moment she applied pressure to see the baby clearly, my baby, my beautiful precious baby started to move. It was doing some sort of a dance.. sort of like a worm dance.. it was doing it a few times, that made me and the gynea laugh. So I told the doctor to hold it for a bit as I wanted my hubby to see the dance.. He was in the room but couldnt clearly see the big screen. I called hubby and asked him to look at the big fat flat screen that was in the room.. as soon hubby arrived, my baby suddenly stopped dancing and started clapping its hand.. MasyaAllah!!! That brought tears to both our eyes.. Our baby is so cute!!! Hahaha.. I know I'm bias, but what the hell.. Its my baby.. 

8 weeks 6 days

The happy joyous baby at 14 weeks 5 days

"Ya Allah, Kau permudahkanlah perjalanan 9 bulan ku.. Kau berilah kesihatan kepada anakku.. Berikan dia kesempurnaan fizikal dan mental.. jadikan dia anak yang soleh, yang akan membawa kebahagiaan kepada semua yang disekelilingnya.. Amin.."

:: Amalkan... ::

"Dengan nama Allah yang Maha Pemurah lagi Maha Mengasihani. Ya Allah, peliharalah anakku selama di dalam kandungan dan sembuhkanlah ia, Engkau Maha Penyembuh, tiada sembuhan melainkan penawar-mu, sembuh yang tidak meninggalkan kesan buruk. Ya Allah, lahirkan ia daripada kandunganku dengan kelahiran yang mudah dan sejahtera. Ya Allah, jadikanlah ia sihat sempurna, Ya Allah, elokkanlah perangai (akhlak), fasihkanlah lidahnya dan perelokkanlah suaranya untuk membaca hadis dan al-quran dengan berkat Nabi Muhammad s.a.w".

:: Suri Cruise ::

I am obsessed with her! Major Cuteness!!

 

:: Jack Johnson - Taylor ::

They say Taylor was a good girl
never one to be late
complain express ideas in her brain
Working on the night shiftpassin out the tickets

you're gonna have to pay her
if you want to park here.
Well mommy's little dancer's
quite a little secret
working on the streets now
never gonna keep it.
It's quite an imposition
And now she's only wishin'
That she would have listened
To the words they said.
Poor Taylor.

Well she just wanders around unaffected by the winter winds, yeah
and she'll pretend that
well she's somewhere else
so far and clear
about 2,000 miles from here.

Peter Patrick pitter patters on the window
And Sunny Silhouette won't let him in
and poor old Pete's got nothin 'cause he's been fallin'
but somehow Sunny knows just where he's been
He thinks that singin' on a Sunday's gonna save his soul
but now that Saturday's gone
Well sometimes he thinks that he's on his way
but I can see, that his break lights are on

And he just wanders around unaffected by the winter winds, yeah
and he'll pretend that
well he's somewhere else
so far and clear
about 2,000 miles from here.

She's such a tough enchilada
filled up with nada
givin' what you gotta give to get a dollar bill
she used to be a limber chick
time's a been tickin'
now she's finger licking to the man
with the money in his pocket
flying in his rocket
only stoppin by on his way to a better world
if Taylor finds a better world
Taylor's gonna run away 

:: Jack Johnson - Banana Pancakes ::

Can't you see that it's just raining
Ain't no need to go outside...
But baby, you hardly even notice
When I try to show you this
Song is meant to keep ya
From doing what you're supposed to
Like waking up too early
Maybe we can sleep in
I'll make you banana pancakes
Pretend like it's the weekend now

And we could pretend it all the time
Can't you see that it's just raining
Ain't no need to go outside

But just maybe, laka ukulele
Mommy made a baby
Really don't mind the breakfast
'cause you're my little lady
Lady lady love me
'cause I love to lay here lazy
We could close the curtains
Pretend like there's no world outside

And we could pretend it all the time
Can't you see that it's just raining
Ain't no need to go outside
Ain't no need ain't no need Mmmm MMmmm
Can't you see can't you see
Rain all day
And I don't mind.

The telephone is singing
Ringing it's too early
Don't pick it up
We don't need to we got everything
We need right here
And everything we need is enough
Just so easy
When the whole world fits inside of your arms
Don't really need to pay attention to the alarm
Wake up slow, yeah wake up slow
You hardly even notice
When I try to show you this
Song is meant to keep ya
From doing what your supposed to
Like waking up too early
Maybe we can sleep in
I'll make you banana pancakes
Pretend like it's the weekend now

And we could pretend it all the time
Can't you see that it's just raining
Ain't no need to go outside
Ain't no need, ain't no need
Rain all day and I really really really don't mind
Can't you see can't you see,
You gotta wake up slow

:: Fiqh of Love ::

Excerpted from Al Maghrib Institute’s “Fiqh of Love” seminar with Shaykh Waleed Basyouni.

1.     Great relationships don’t just happen; they are created. You have to work at it.

2.     If your job takes all of your best energy, your marriage will suffer.

3.     One of the greatest gifts you can give your spouse is your own happiness.

4.     It is possible to love and hate someone at the same time.

5.     When you complain about your spouse to your friends, remember that their feedback can be distorted.

6.     The only rules in your marriage are those you both choose to agree with.

7.     It is not conflict that destroys marriage; it is the cold, smoldering resentment that you hold for a long time.

8.     It’s not what you’ve got, it’s what you do with what you have.

9.     If you think you are too good for your spouse, think again.

10.  Growing up in a happy household doesn’t ensure a happy marriage, or vice versa.

11.  It’s never too late to repair damaged trust.

12.  The real issue is usually not the one you are arguing about.

13.  Love isn’t just a feeling; it is expressed through our actions.

14.  Expectations set us up for disappointment and resentment.

15.  Arguments cannot be avoided, but destructive arguments can be avoided.

16.  One of the greatest gifts you can give your spouse is focused attention.

17.  Even people with happy marriages sometimes worry that they married the wrong person.

18.  Your spouse cannot rescue you from unhappiness, but they can help you rescue yourself.

19.  The cost of a lie is far greater than any advantage you gain from speaking it.

20.  Your opinion is not necessarily the truth.

21.  Trust takes years to establish and moments to destroy.

22.  Guilt-tripping won’t get you what you really want.

23.  Don’t neglect your friends.

24.  If you think, “You are not the person I married,” you are probably right.

25.  Resisting the temptation to prove your point will win you a lot of points.

26.  Generosity of spirit is the foundation of a good marriage.

27.  If your spouse is being defensive, you might be giving them reasons to be like that.

28.  Marriage isn’t 50/50; it’s 100/100.

29.  You can pay now or pay later, but the later you pay, the more interest and penalties you acquire.

30.  Marriage requires sacrifice, but your benefits outweigh your costs.

31.  Forgiveness isn’t a one-time event; it’s a continous process.

32.  Accepting the challenges of marriage will shape you into a better person.

33.  Creating a marriage is like launching a rocket: once it clears the pull of gravity, it takes much less energy to sustain the flight.

34.  A successful marriage has more to do with how you deal with your current reality than with what you’ve experienced in the past.

35.  Don’t keep feelings of gratitude to yourself.

36.  There is no greater eloquence than the silence of real listening.

37.  One of the greatest questions to ask your spouse is “How best can I love you?”

38.  Marriage can stay fresh over time.

39.  Assumptions are fine as long as you check them before acting upon them.

40.  Intention may not be the only thing, but it is the most important thing.

41.  Good sex won’t make your marriage, but it’ll help.

42.  Privacy won’t hurt your marriage, but secrecy will.

43.  Possessiveness and jealousy are born out of fear, not love.

44.  Authenticity is contagious and habit-forming.

45.  If your spouse thinks something is important, then it is.

46.  Marriage never outgrows the need for romance.

47.  The sparkle of a new relationship is always temporary.

48.  There is violence in silence when it’s used as a weapon.

49.  It’s better to focus on what you can do to make things right, then what your partner did to make things wrong.

50.  If you think marriage counseling is too expensive, try divorce.

:: Jack Johnson - Hope ::

I adore him! My hubby adores him! He likes the sea.. We like the sea..

Shadow walks faster than you

You don't really know what to do

Do you think that you're not alone?

You really think that you are immune to

Its gonna get that the best of you

Its gonna lift you up and let you down

It will defeat you then teach you to get back up

After it takes away all that

You learn to love

Your reflection is a blur

Out of focus

But in confusion

The frames are suddenly burnt

And in the end of a roll of illusion

A ghost waiting its turn

Now I can see right through

It's a warning that nobody heard

It will teach you to love what you're afraid of

After it takes away all that

You learn to love

But you don't

Always

Have to hold your head

Higher than your heart

You better hope you're not alone

You better hope you're not alone

You better hope you're not alone

You better hope you're not alone

You better hope you're not alone

You better hope you're not alone

You better hope you're not alone

You better be hoping you're not so...

Du du rut

Hope you're not alone

Hmm hmm humm

Your -

Your echo comes back out of tune

Now you can quite get used to it

Reverb is just a room

The problem is that there's no truth to it

It's fading way too soon

The shadow is on the move

And maybe you should be moving too

Before it takes away all that you learned to love

It will defeat you and then teach you to get back up

Cause you don't

Always

Have to hold your head

Higher than your heart

You better hope you're not alone

You better hope you're not alone

You better hope you're not alone

You better be hoping you're not alone

You better hope you're not alone

You better hope you're not alone

You better hope you're not alone

You better hope you're not so...

Du ru ru ru ru

Hope you're not alone

Hmm hmmm hmmmm

Better hope

Huuu huuu hmmm

Better hope you're not alone

Huuu huuu hmmm

Hooope 

:: Sugarland - Stuck Like Glue ::

Kecomelan melampau!!

:: My Happy Places ::

Hey beautiful and kind people of the world!! Wasssaaaappppp!!!!

Today, I'm psyched! Could be because of a few reasons:

1- I now have a new boss.. (long overdue, I know) and he is the direct opposite of my ex boss.. my ex boss was evil, this new one is extra super humble and polite.. my ex boss was a liar and corrupt, this new one is pious and honest.. I've known him for quite some time and honestly, he is one of the most humble human being on the planet.. I dont know that many people, especially those with wealth, stature and title, who would stop and bow his head slightly every time he sees me.. and say, with an honest smile.. "cik apai, apa kabar?".

2- The small family gathering at home last night.. Mak, Abah, Mama, Kamal, Ayed & me, we enjoyed wonderful food from Saba.. Nothing much, but I really enjoyed it.. We had a great laugh, updated each other and talked about everything under the sun.. Now that was quality time with family to me..

3- I managed to organize my pictures in this lappy. And I found loads and loads of pictures that brought a smile to my face.. I love it!! It makes me realize that my life is actually blessed. Blessed with my in-laws who are all nice and respectful.. I am blessed with a husband who loves me and share the same passion, that is scuba diving.. I'm blessed with parents who are always supportive in whatever I do, brothers who are very loving and respectful of me.. Actually, now that I think of it, never once, and I mean NOT EVEN ONCE have we argued! How amazing is that! Yeah we disagree on things sometimes but somehow we can talk and discuss about things and when we cant find an agreement, we turn the subject into a joke.. We respect each other's opinion all the time. Never once have I raised my voice in anger to neither of my brothers because they showed me the utmost respect deserved by an older sister. They were there during my ups and downs, always supporting and comforting.. I couldnt ask for more, seriously!

Well anyway, there will definitely be another post about my brothers soon.. In the mean time, enjoy these random pictures, which happen to be my favorites.. Never fail to bring a smile to my face..

So Smile People!! And Say Alhamdulillah..


Take Care of each other..