Viral Video Thriller Dance to Induce Labor

Yesterday morning, when I entered our room, I noticed my wife was watching this video about a pregnant mum dancing Thriller song. My wife said that the pregnant mum was dancing Thriller because she was trying to induce labor. Well, she heard it from somewhere. Apparently the video that was posted on YouTube had gone viral since the last few days.

So for entertainment purpose, let us enjoy it together.

Another visit to Hospital Pantai

It's has been a week since I last post anything in this journal. Life has been a little bit tied up with 2 of my wife's relatives passed away. My in-law uncle that is the husband to my mother-in-law's sister, and my in-law grandmother.

Ya Allah, please grant both of them the happiness in the hereafter and let them be among the solihin. Al-Fatihah.

On a separate note, last Thursday was another visit to Hospital Pantai Kuala Lumpur. My wife and I were very excited to meet the doctor and to perform another round of ultra sound test.

Outside the doctor's room while waiting for our turn, my wife suggested that we record a video of all the ultra sound test. Well, I said, if the doctor permits. And so the doctor did allows us to do that. I'll share the video soon enough in my next post.

As per last ultra sound, our baby has been very very active, kicking, pushing, turning around. Dr Idora highlight to us the development of our baby, the bones that already forming, legs, hands, face.

Suddenly Dr Idora turn the 3D imaging and we can see clearly the body of our baby. The face is really looking more human with ears, eyes, nose are in the place they should be. As if knowing that we capturing video of our baby, the baby turn to face us. Subhanallah, the moment that makes  both of us touched. Thank you Allah for this wonderful gift.

"This baby is really good" was what the doctor said when examining our baby. Amin.

Fingerprints!

Our baby is now 13 weeks in my wife womb. Alhamdulillah day to day growing stronger and stronger.

According to the BabyCenter My Pregnancy Today, fingerprints have formed on my baby tiny fingertips. Veins and organs are clearly visible through my baby still-thin skin.

My baby is almost 3 inches long and weight nearly an ounce.

Alhamdulillah. My wife and I can't wait for our next appointment at Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur this coming Thursday.

Morning sickness? No no. It's car sickness.

Ever since we got to know about the pregnancy, my wife never had any morning sickness. Good right. Lucky her.

But we noticed something unusual everytime she enter car to go to work or to run some errands. She always mentioned that her head feel a bit heavy, dizzy and headache.

Two times when we need to make a sudden pit stop when she throw up by the road side. One during the early pregnancy that we had a holiday trip to Fraser Hill and another one by the highway returning from relative house.

Well, since every unusual thing only happen in the car, she finally conclude, "I think I'm having car sickness"

Ya Allah, please help my wife face this test, let this pregnancy be a smooth sailing for her. 

Tighter and tighter

So funny looking at my wife yesterday morning.

She was getting ready for work and was trying her usual clothes, the one she use to wear before pregnancy. As she fasten all the buttons, it looks really really tight. The buttons seem like it will pop out anytime. Hihi.

I guess our baby growing up so fast that my wife belly looks so round. Baby bump.

Well, we need to get new set of clothes soon. Set aside the existing one for at least 8 to 9 months.

Walk in the park

Today is a public holiday in Malaysia. Waking up today, we decided to take a walk at Taman Tasik Shah Alam, just in front of our house at Seksyen 2.

It was still early in the morning, a bit cool since the sun not quite up yet.

Saw few couples with pregnant wife also join us taking a relaxing walk there.

Few families with small kids and baby just envision us of our future life as a happy and healthy family.

Kids running around, some cycle using tricycle.

We chit-chatting and had fun.

It's our walk in the park.

My baby is 12 weeks old

Alhamdulillah my baby is now 2 inches long and weights half an ounce. My baby is growing up so rapidly.

The BabyCenter My Pregnancy Today is really insightful. Every week my wife and I are looking forward to know the new development of our baby.

My baby now have reflexes. Fingers will soon begin to open & close. Mouth will make sucking movements. Toes will curl. Eye muscles will clench.

Ya Allah, please help make our baby healthy and strong. Let the pregnancy smooth and keep it under Your protection. Let our baby become a true Muslim or Muslimah that will uphold Your way.

Tired, Exhausted and Fatigue

The last few weeks has been an exhausted periods for my wife. Pity her a lot. Last night she slept in front of television at about 9.30 pm, with a not clean hand after our dinner.

Hope the coming second trimester gives her more strength to carry our strong healthy active baby. She also need to fast to replace several days from last Ramadhan.

Ya Allah, please gives my wife courage, strength and endurance to withstand this pregnancy until the end. It gives so much joy to us and let us enjoy and cherish every moment of it. Amin.

A visit to Pantai Hospital

My wife and I get ready early this morning to do our first baby check-up at Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur. We arrived about half past 8 and we are no 6 in queue to meet our chosen doctor, Dr Idora Mohamed.

"Zarina". Yeah, our turn to see the doctor. First time meeting, I can say the Dr Idora is a sweet, soft-spoken person. Glad my my had chosen Dr Idora for this.

After a set of questions about the pregnancy, my wife is up on the ultra sound bed.

"Baby looks good" "This is the baby face" "Can see the fingers, all the fingers are there, both hands" "This is the baby spine" Suddenly the baby just jump. Subhanallah, a moment that my wife and I would never forget, the baby actually jumping in the sac.

As Dr Idora explain that the baby and everything looking good, the baby jumped again. Wahh, our baby really is active and healthy. Alhamdulillah.

The size is good as well shown at 11 weeks and 5 days, exactly as per calculation by last menstrual day.

Overall, we were really happy and super excited today seeing the baby for the first time.

There you are, my baby

Turn back time on 7 Jan 2015, we went for our first ultrasound test at one clinic near Gombak area.

My wife was too curious to find out what's happening to our baby and can't wait for her first scheduled checkup on 27 Jan 2015. Well, me too was eager to look at our tiny little baby.

So we went to the clinic that night after returning from work.

"You baby looks healthy". So fascinating to see the ultrasound monitor for the first time with the tiny white area that supposed to be the baby.

"So it's 11 weeks in size". What, 11 weeks? Well, I'm pretty sure it's just 8 weeks by then. Alhamdulillah our baby is healthily fed with nutritions that it grows so quick.

"Are you sure there is only one, doctor?", "Yes, no matter what angle that I look, it's only one baby". The nurse asked us "You wanted twin". Yup, that would be a bonus.  

Baby Bump

This morning, my wife said "This is the biggest tummy I've ever had in my life".

Yup, it's baby bump. This is just week 10 my honey. Thank you for carrying our baby.

Journey to Parenthood

Yesterday me & my wife went for an event at Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Resort for Journey to Parenthood sharing by an outstanding doctor from Hospital Pantai Cheras. I go there with less expectation, not knowing what will be presented and shared by the doctor. My sister in law is the one registered us to the event.

In the car heading to the place, I ask my wife what is this event is all about. Then she said something about Hypnobirthing, water birth and stuffs. Well, sounded interesting, actually I don't really know what are those thing. LOL.

I am always in favors of normal birthing aka vaginal birthing rather than caesarean section when giving birth. Well, turn out hypnobirthing and water birth are the new way of natural child birth, but more gentle and use no medicine, no more screaming and shouting of the mum. Really interesting is that the mum just need to breath out the baby for birth.

They shown a video of child birth using water birth method. The mum sat in birthing pool until all the tummy is submerge under water. With few relaxing breathing technique accompany by the husband, the child head slowly emerge. After few moments, the whole baby body just literrally popped out from the mum and child birth is done. Subhanallah سبحان الله

They also talked about breastfeeding. I always wanted my baby to be breastfeed cause I know there are many benefits to the mum and the baby. Few tips shared by the doctor to make sure breastfeeding is a success:
1. Feed breast milk only
2. No bottle feeding, at least for the first month after delivery
3. Always do night feed
4. Follow the one week rule after child birth
Like what the doctor said, there is no shortcut for breastfeeding. Work hard indeed.

Well now I know, maybe not much, but enough to make myself comfortable with my wife decision of doing hypnobirthing at Hospital Pantai Bangsar.

Ya Allah يا الله please ease my wife pregnancy and child delivery, and please ensure both my wife and my baby healthy and strong. Amin

You're 10 weeks pregnant

Received a notification today from an apps that we've installed to our phone with message "You're 10 weeks pregnant". Our baby is now the size of kumquat, at about 1 1/4 inches long from crown to rump. Alhamdulillah الحمدللّه

Tiny nails start forming, no more finger webbing. My baby is now swallowing fluids and start to kick. According the apps, BabyCenter My Pregnancy Today, my wife yet to feel the storming kick until few weeks later. Vital organs are now in place and start to function, and will continue developing.

Second cousin of year 2015 confirmed!

Shocking news. I just post an entry this morning saying that my youngest sister suppose to deliver on 27 Jan 2015.

But suddenly after Friday prayer today, saw our Family whatsapp group messages, saying that my sister has delivered her cute baby girl.

Alhamdulillah, the baby and mum are safe and sound.

Auni Nasuha safely delivered today

InsyaAllah you will have many cousins, my baby

I tied a marriage knot with my beautiful cute wife, Zarina Abd Ghani, last year on 21 June 2014. Alhamdulillah she is now carrying our healthy baby for more than 9 weeks already.

My youngest sister was also married last year in April the same year, 2 months earlier than me. At the time of my wedding event, she is already expecting to be a brand new mum, alhamdulillah. And my eldest sister too, she too been busy and carrying her third child. Both of them expect to deliver in Jan 2015. In fact, my elder sister was just successfully delivered a healthy cute baby boy yesterday at Putrajaya. Dhia Zharif Eirfan, is the chosen name. While my youngest sister is due by end of this month on 27 Jan 2015, InsyaAllah.

Dhia Zharif Eirfan, born on 15 Jan 2015

To add to our baby's cousin list, on my wife side, my sister in law just did a preliminary test using the pregnancy test strip yesterday and have a high chances that she will also be expecting a baby this year. Yeahhh.

Next is cousin to my wife, so that makes our babies, second cousin to each other. We get to know that she is currently carrying a baby too when we visited her mum's place one night in October to fetch Nenek to their house. We stayed for a while and help with her sister's wedding favor gift.  And not sure how, but suddenly my aunt in law announced, "Mun is already 8 weeks". Alhamdulillah, Allah blessed us with so much rahmat. 

So this is the list of cousins and second cousin to our healthy baby. My baby, you will have so many cousins to play with.

1. Son to Azlina & Hazlin, my elder sister

2. Daughter to Athirah & Amirul, my youngest sister

3. Baby to Zaheera & Said, my sister in law

4. Baby to Munirah & Salman, my cousin in law

Syukran jaziilan Ya Allah for showering us with this so much gift.