It's been a nice weather lately and we've been invited for a BBQ with some friends last week. Since then I had sambal more than usual. Eating is one of my problem right now, as I couln'd eat much (even I want to), otherwise I will feel a bit sick afterwards and hard to move because of the full tummy.
Now we are having lunch and dinner earlier so I don't feel so hungry and want to eat much by then. I have to resist the temptation of all that sweet stuff like cookies, cakes and ice cream, it's really hard and sometimes I tell myself that I deserve to have ice cream and cakes in such a warm days... :)
I get use to the need to pee several times a day, and the kicking inside me is getting harder. When I play on the keyboard I can feel the baby reacts and kicks. It's nice to know that the baby can hear your voice and listen to the sound around you. Abigail sings for the baby, too sometimes, tho the kicking is not as hard as when I play on the keyboard.
The other problem is the pain on my hips, I do exercise and take a nap but the pain is still there. Hope it will be getting better later as my body adjusts better with the burden on my back and hips.
The babysitting is over as Celina's mother has finished her course. It's nice to be able to get up late and stay a bit on bed in the morning.
I did some changes in the bedroom and wash the curtain (the first time after three years... he he he). There are still a lot to do and we are thinking of a way to put our room in order with one cot, one double bed and one toddler bed plus the cupboards. It's quite a challenge and make me thinking nights and days!!
Have done some resetting in the living room, which is the least we can do right now. There is plenty of time to do more later, I hope.
I just made a nursing pillow out of an old blanket sheet, just need to buy the cotton or fiber to be put in it. It's nice thinking of holding a new baby on a soft and big puffy pillow.
21 w
Your Baby
Your baby weighs approximately 10.5 ounces and is about 7.2 inches from head to rump and is busy moving within your uterus, surrounded by amniotic fluid.
He or she is learning how its arms and legs move, and using its hands to feel its facial features, which you may be able to see on an ultrasound. Most clinics and hospitals offer to videotape your ultrasound for a nominal charge; it's a great keepsake!
22w
This Pregnant Body
Only a few more weeks and you'll be in the home stretch: your third trimester! In the last few weeks of your second trimester, you are probably feeling a little tired, a little hungry, and a little uncomfortable much of the time. I can only tell you that the joy that your newborn brings will make all of these hurdles of pregnancy seem inconsequential. (You really have to trust me on this one!) If you are having a tough time thinking of what to have for dinner, here are some delicious and nutritious recipes that are so easy to prepare, your partner may even make them (hint, hint)
The baby
Your baby weighs about 11 ounces, measures about 7.6 inches from head to rump, and is growing eyelashes and eyebrows. These two latest developments will be a key method of communicating his or her happiness, frustration, confusion, or interest until he or she can talk.
Friday, June 30, 2006
Friday, June 16, 2006
Only half way more to go...
20W
Fifth Month
As far as your baby is concerned, this month is just like last month, but more so. Your baby is moving around a lot more and growing a lot bigger. By the end of this month, your baby will weigh as much as a pound and be as long as one foot. You are somewhat larger. You are not yet large enough to be uncomfortable, but your size may cause bowel problems, sudden spikes in your heart rate, leg cramps, and a need to nap. Luckily, none of these are particularly challenging: drink more water if you're constipated, don't worry about your thumping heart, take more calcium to battle leg cramps, and rest when you need to. Your baby, too, is becoming quite the nap taker. He or she is now sleeping and waking at regular intervals, and busy listening in to your life while awake. Your baby can hear your heart beating and a muffled version of the sounds outside your uterus. You will be able to feel your baby responding to sounds, now and again. Fine hair, called lanugo, covers your baby's body, as does the creamy vernix that protects your baby's skin from here on out. Almost literally.
Month overview from www.pregnancyweekly.com
The baby's movement is getting stronger and harder. I even can see my belly moves and shakes sometimes.
But I wondered why some friends couldn't see my bump? Lynda asked me once. 'Lasma, can I ask you a question? Are you having a baby?'. I didn't mean to keep it secretly or just tell it to some certain people but I couldn't remember who I have been told to that I'm expecting and hope that the news spreads automatically... (emang orang sini kok nggak cepet ya nyambung lidah... coba deh orang Indonesia, gw cukup ngomong ke satu aja yang bisa dipercaya menyebarkan info, langsung deh seisi kota ini tau semua...). Look at this bump now, I think every body can see that I'm having a baby... Hardy also said that my belly is not so big yet. He must be wrong, look at this bump. Sometimes I need to change clothes for several times just to make it look nicer... :)
Even Abigail can see my round bump. The funny thing is that Abigail said that my belly is a ball. May be because she remembered when once Hardy put a ball in her dress to make her looks like having a bump...
She likes making fun of lots of things these days.
She pretended throwing up, 'Gege untah..' katanya. Padahal nggak.
Once she also said that she is having a baby, too... 'Gege unya bebi di sini (sambil nunjuk perutnya).'
It has been half way, will work on the baby name more. Later on I will need to go through Abigail's baby cloths and see which one I can use for baby boy (if it's a boy..). Yah, nasib anak kedua deh dapet barang warisan kakaknya ya... he he he...
Mencari nama... kenapa kayaknya susah yak..?? Kayaknya mo pilih nama Indonesia atau Batak, tapi kok hampir semuanya sama dengan nama2 teman?? Kalo gak temen gw ya temennya Hardy...
Pusing deh!! Hardy yang awalnya mengklaim gilirannya ngasih nama - karena nama Abigail itu usulan gw - sekarang gak mo pusing2 lagi dan minta gw aja yang ngasih alternatif nama ntar dia yang tentuin....
Tapi gitu giliran dikasih usulan katanya itu nama temanku sekolah lah, nama anak tetangga lah, ato ejekannya si anu lah...
Apa salahnya ya kalo nama anak samaan dengan nama temen... gak mau dianggap niru2 namanya ya...
Lebih 'parahnya' lagi kalo kebetulan calon nama itu sama dengan nama orang tua di keluarga kita (baca: tulang, amngboru, ato ompung). Berkesan kurang sopan, katanya.... Karena memang dalam budaya kita, orangtua tidak boleh dipanggil dengan nama pertamanya atau nama kecilnya. Sehingga kalo nama anak kita sama dengan nama salah seorang dari orang tua kita, ada kesan tak sopan setiap kali kita memanggil nama anak tersebut. Seolah-olah kita mengejek orang tua kita.
Satu sepupu gw terpaksa diganti nama panggilannya oleh salah satu tulang gw karena namanya kebetulan sama dengan nama mertua tulang gw itu. Wah, menyebut nama kecil mertua itu salah satu hal yang tabu, begitulah kira2...
Mudah2an sih generasi sekarang gak sekaku orang tempo doeloe lagi ya... nama pertamanya Abigail aja Yosefa, untung nyokap gw gak komplen, padahal nama ompung gw dari nyokap Yosef (Oooopsss!!), gak sama persis sih ya... tapi kali kalo orang dulu itu gak boleh ya!
Sebaliknya bagi orang di sini, memberi nama anak 'after' orang tua (kakek, nenek, om, tante) merupakan suatu kehormatan bagi orang tua tersebut. Sering kali cucu dan kakek mempunyai nama yang sama. Budaya orang di sini juga beda banget dengan budaya kita, tak perlu ada embel Pak, Bu, Oom, Tante, Mbak, Mas, Kak, Bang... Semua dipanggil sesuai dengan nama pertamanya. Jadi gak ada masalah dianggap gak sopan kalo manggil orang tua dengan nama kecilnya. Memang sih, orang di sini namanya ya itu-itu juga... Kalo gak Gunnar, Ole, Ivar, Egil, Knut, Kristian buat yang cowok ato buat cewek yang mungkin lebih bervariasi - tapi tetep itu2 juga, Sigrid, Kristin, Birgitta, Britt, Inger... Jauh lebih bervariasi deh nama orang di Indonesia.
Pantes aja ada orang yang kreatif ngadain sayembara nama buat anaknya ya... he he he... boleh juga tuh idenya!! Tapi rasanya makin pusing juga ya,... makin banyak pilihan, makin banyak pusingnya ya... :) Tapi fun juga sih ya... So, siapa nama si ucok atau si butet ini?? It's gonna be really fun finding it out!!
Fifth Month
As far as your baby is concerned, this month is just like last month, but more so. Your baby is moving around a lot more and growing a lot bigger. By the end of this month, your baby will weigh as much as a pound and be as long as one foot. You are somewhat larger. You are not yet large enough to be uncomfortable, but your size may cause bowel problems, sudden spikes in your heart rate, leg cramps, and a need to nap. Luckily, none of these are particularly challenging: drink more water if you're constipated, don't worry about your thumping heart, take more calcium to battle leg cramps, and rest when you need to. Your baby, too, is becoming quite the nap taker. He or she is now sleeping and waking at regular intervals, and busy listening in to your life while awake. Your baby can hear your heart beating and a muffled version of the sounds outside your uterus. You will be able to feel your baby responding to sounds, now and again. Fine hair, called lanugo, covers your baby's body, as does the creamy vernix that protects your baby's skin from here on out. Almost literally.
Month overview from www.pregnancyweekly.com
The baby's movement is getting stronger and harder. I even can see my belly moves and shakes sometimes.
But I wondered why some friends couldn't see my bump? Lynda asked me once. 'Lasma, can I ask you a question? Are you having a baby?'. I didn't mean to keep it secretly or just tell it to some certain people but I couldn't remember who I have been told to that I'm expecting and hope that the news spreads automatically... (emang orang sini kok nggak cepet ya nyambung lidah... coba deh orang Indonesia, gw cukup ngomong ke satu aja yang bisa dipercaya menyebarkan info, langsung deh seisi kota ini tau semua...). Look at this bump now, I think every body can see that I'm having a baby... Hardy also said that my belly is not so big yet. He must be wrong, look at this bump. Sometimes I need to change clothes for several times just to make it look nicer... :)
Even Abigail can see my round bump. The funny thing is that Abigail said that my belly is a ball. May be because she remembered when once Hardy put a ball in her dress to make her looks like having a bump...
She likes making fun of lots of things these days.
She pretended throwing up, 'Gege untah..' katanya. Padahal nggak.
Once she also said that she is having a baby, too... 'Gege unya bebi di sini (sambil nunjuk perutnya).'
It has been half way, will work on the baby name more. Later on I will need to go through Abigail's baby cloths and see which one I can use for baby boy (if it's a boy..). Yah, nasib anak kedua deh dapet barang warisan kakaknya ya... he he he...
Mencari nama... kenapa kayaknya susah yak..?? Kayaknya mo pilih nama Indonesia atau Batak, tapi kok hampir semuanya sama dengan nama2 teman?? Kalo gak temen gw ya temennya Hardy...
Pusing deh!! Hardy yang awalnya mengklaim gilirannya ngasih nama - karena nama Abigail itu usulan gw - sekarang gak mo pusing2 lagi dan minta gw aja yang ngasih alternatif nama ntar dia yang tentuin....
Tapi gitu giliran dikasih usulan katanya itu nama temanku sekolah lah, nama anak tetangga lah, ato ejekannya si anu lah...
Apa salahnya ya kalo nama anak samaan dengan nama temen... gak mau dianggap niru2 namanya ya...
Lebih 'parahnya' lagi kalo kebetulan calon nama itu sama dengan nama orang tua di keluarga kita (baca: tulang, amngboru, ato ompung). Berkesan kurang sopan, katanya.... Karena memang dalam budaya kita, orangtua tidak boleh dipanggil dengan nama pertamanya atau nama kecilnya. Sehingga kalo nama anak kita sama dengan nama salah seorang dari orang tua kita, ada kesan tak sopan setiap kali kita memanggil nama anak tersebut. Seolah-olah kita mengejek orang tua kita.
Satu sepupu gw terpaksa diganti nama panggilannya oleh salah satu tulang gw karena namanya kebetulan sama dengan nama mertua tulang gw itu. Wah, menyebut nama kecil mertua itu salah satu hal yang tabu, begitulah kira2...
Mudah2an sih generasi sekarang gak sekaku orang tempo doeloe lagi ya... nama pertamanya Abigail aja Yosefa, untung nyokap gw gak komplen, padahal nama ompung gw dari nyokap Yosef (Oooopsss!!), gak sama persis sih ya... tapi kali kalo orang dulu itu gak boleh ya!
Sebaliknya bagi orang di sini, memberi nama anak 'after' orang tua (kakek, nenek, om, tante) merupakan suatu kehormatan bagi orang tua tersebut. Sering kali cucu dan kakek mempunyai nama yang sama. Budaya orang di sini juga beda banget dengan budaya kita, tak perlu ada embel Pak, Bu, Oom, Tante, Mbak, Mas, Kak, Bang... Semua dipanggil sesuai dengan nama pertamanya. Jadi gak ada masalah dianggap gak sopan kalo manggil orang tua dengan nama kecilnya. Memang sih, orang di sini namanya ya itu-itu juga... Kalo gak Gunnar, Ole, Ivar, Egil, Knut, Kristian buat yang cowok ato buat cewek yang mungkin lebih bervariasi - tapi tetep itu2 juga, Sigrid, Kristin, Birgitta, Britt, Inger... Jauh lebih bervariasi deh nama orang di Indonesia.
Pantes aja ada orang yang kreatif ngadain sayembara nama buat anaknya ya... he he he... boleh juga tuh idenya!! Tapi rasanya makin pusing juga ya,... makin banyak pilihan, makin banyak pusingnya ya... :) Tapi fun juga sih ya... So, siapa nama si ucok atau si butet ini?? It's gonna be really fun finding it out!!
Thursday, June 08, 2006
3rd visit to the doctor
19W 5d
I'm 58,2 kg, blood pressure: 103/56. Good shape :)
Just waited for 15 minutes in the waiting room, which was nice.
The check-up went quickly. I have no complaints at all. Everything is fine.
My bump is getting bigger and I need to pee more often. Sometimes every 15 minutes. It's quite disturbing especially if I'm in the middle of watching movie with no commercial or when I'm going out for a long time. The first thing to do is always going to the restroom... luckily, it's easy to find it everywhere.
I really enjoy eating, I like asian veggie like 'sayur sawi', 'kangkung' and 'kacang panjang' a lot. Ikan bakar is one of our favourite dish right now; and still ikan teri sambal balado. Thinking a lot of 'sayur asem' right now, I'm going to make it soon. Sayangnya, nggak ada melinjo ...
I like this 'rødbit salat', mackrel, cheese and jam.
Have a glass of milk with my multivitamin before going to bed.
Just read that hot dog is one food that can be harmfull during pregnancy, as well as feta unless it's well cooked. Hmmm ...
Read more on this article
I'm 58,2 kg, blood pressure: 103/56. Good shape :)
Just waited for 15 minutes in the waiting room, which was nice.
The check-up went quickly. I have no complaints at all. Everything is fine.
My bump is getting bigger and I need to pee more often. Sometimes every 15 minutes. It's quite disturbing especially if I'm in the middle of watching movie with no commercial or when I'm going out for a long time. The first thing to do is always going to the restroom... luckily, it's easy to find it everywhere.
I really enjoy eating, I like asian veggie like 'sayur sawi', 'kangkung' and 'kacang panjang' a lot. Ikan bakar is one of our favourite dish right now; and still ikan teri sambal balado. Thinking a lot of 'sayur asem' right now, I'm going to make it soon. Sayangnya, nggak ada melinjo ...
I like this 'rødbit salat', mackrel, cheese and jam.
Have a glass of milk with my multivitamin before going to bed.
Just read that hot dog is one food that can be harmfull during pregnancy, as well as feta unless it's well cooked. Hmmm ...
Read more on this article
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
2nd Ultra Sound - It's a ......
19W 5d
At 11 am today, Hardy and I went to the hospital for Ultra Sound Check up. Luckily, we got our turn just in 15 minutes.
Astri has been so kind to do the babysitting. Abigail and Celina were ok when I left them playing with Akhtar.
Thank's God, everything is ok. All the organs looked clearer than the first visit. The size is normal, heart, cidney, brain, other organs and the placenta.
The baby moved around all the time, sucking its finger and played with its legs. Hardy said that it is like him... just judge from his black and white profile picture... he he he... ok, we'll see soon...
We have been told by the midwife that it's a baby boy, and it would be great if it is right. A baby brother for Abigail. Oooo what shall I name him??
What a challenge to have a baby boy in our home soon...
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Growing Everyday
19W 2d
Need to keep up with the exercise... feel some pain on my hips. Most of the time I sleep on my right side. The bump is getting bigger everyday, my zipper broke a few days ago when I tried to zip up my black favourite trousers last Thursday...
Felt just want to buy new trousers and we went to the city to do some shopping on Saturday (didn't know that the shops were closed at 3 pm because of the 'pinse aften'). I found a nice trouser but I changed my mind of buying it... I still have some trousers left from my first pregnancy I can wear.
The baby inside is getting stronger. Can feel the kicking more often and harder. I think the baby is kick-boxing in here...
Like balado ikan teri so much... have tomatoes these days, too...
It's so gloomy, rainy and cold lately. Hope the sun is coming out soon so I can have a walk to get rid of this pain.
Need to keep up with the exercise... feel some pain on my hips. Most of the time I sleep on my right side. The bump is getting bigger everyday, my zipper broke a few days ago when I tried to zip up my black favourite trousers last Thursday...
Felt just want to buy new trousers and we went to the city to do some shopping on Saturday (didn't know that the shops were closed at 3 pm because of the 'pinse aften'). I found a nice trouser but I changed my mind of buying it... I still have some trousers left from my first pregnancy I can wear.
The baby inside is getting stronger. Can feel the kicking more often and harder. I think the baby is kick-boxing in here...
Like balado ikan teri so much... have tomatoes these days, too...
It's so gloomy, rainy and cold lately. Hope the sun is coming out soon so I can have a walk to get rid of this pain.
Thursday, June 01, 2006
More pillows, please...
18W 6d
Got an appointment with midwife on July 25.
I feel some pain on my hip.
Need more pillows and need a proper position when sitting and sleeping.
The weather is getting worst... windy and rainy.
Got an appointment with midwife on July 25.
I feel some pain on my hip.
Need more pillows and need a proper position when sitting and sleeping.
The weather is getting worst... windy and rainy.
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