Alma 3 Months Old

She is now 8.3 kg and 65 cm tall.

She can already make funny sounds when we speak to hear, has this gorgeous smile, really loves her baths and the swimming pool, loves to look at swaying trees, enjoys her time in the stroller, has a huge appetite for my breast milk and can already put her hands together just like a Shaolin warrior. I love you so much, my pretty gal!.:)

Ms. Alma and I

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Alma and I went for our first outing when she celebrated her first month. It was the first time she left the house other than going for check ups and vaccines at the doc's. We went to PIM for lunch at Sushi Tei with my friend Gita and her mom, and then to the studio!:)

Alma got into a watermelon suit (which was so adorable), and later wore her cute yellow dress, then sported a beanie. She then posed shirtless with me and then in her favorite pink overall when she got sleepy.

She makes me go goo goo ga ga!!!!! Hahaha... I really, really enjoyed that day:)

Her first month-versary fell on a weekday, so Hamid didn't join us in these studio pics, but we still had a ball nonetheless.

Alma Inside!

These pics were taken at a studio just 3 days before I gave birth. At that time, I was already on maternity leave and hung out malls during the day while waiting for contraction to happen. We happened to pass by the studio and I decided this will a great sort of pic to show my child when she grows up. :)

Although I had planned to do a normal birthing, lil miss Alma was delivered safely via caesarean the following Saturday morning, 27 Sept 08 9.00 am at Pondok Indah Hospital by obgyn dr. Azen Salim assisted by anesthetist dr. Laurentius. I was entering my 40th week of pregnancy.

My c-section experience was overall very good. I recommend these two docs to anyone and the service given by the nurses at Pondok Indah was quite commendable.

As a bonus, I was able to see the whole operation procedure albeit unplanned, as it was mirrored through the silver frame lights above the operating room. Yup, I can see them cutting me, etc down to the last detail. That was an experience, I can tell ya. But when I heard Alma cry for the first time and they brought Alma to me... i just bawled.. and all the stuff I suffered throughout my pregnancy was all worth it.

To my relief, the after ops pains weren't as bad as people had described. It was actually quite bearable, with the worst being the second and third day. After a week, I still felt a little bit uncomfortable but after ten days it was all a dim memory.

Viva Alma Sophia!

Pic taken at:
Hocus Focus
@ Senayan City & PIM 2

Alma's 2 Week Journey

My Daughter: Alma Sophia Basyaib

Born 27 September 2008
9.00 am

Pic taken when she was one day old.

Macau July 08

Had a business trip to HK last July and decided to use the one free day to go to Macau to see the sites. I was 7 months pregnant and felt tired really quickly all the time... I think this is my last biz trip before my upcoming delivery:)

Pregnancy Update: 28 weeks and counting!

Towards the end of my second trimester and starting the third trimester journey, I feel good (apart from the carpal tunnel syndrome, achy backs, painful leg muscle cramps, getting heavier by the day, constipation, swelling feet, interrupted sleep, vivid dreams, fatigue) and I also keep alternating between thinking “Geez, I’ve been preggers forever!” and “Omigosh, I can’t believe I’ll be a mom soon!”

 

Though I no longer can see my feet when I'm standing up,  I still work full time, drive myself everyday, go on my business trips (short ones only), have my weekly violin class, go out for dinners with my girlfriends, have my massages, go shopping, etc. In fact, during the course of the day I sometimes forget I'm pregnant and then of course, the little bugger kicks and quickly reminds me.

 

According to www.childbirthconnection.com:

 

"By your 28th week of pregnancy, your baby is about 16 inches long and weighs 3-1/2 to 4 pounds. The skin is wrinkled but will become less so as more subcutaneous fat, the layer of fat just under the skin, is laid down in the next few weeks. Fine downy hair, called lanugo, and a waxy white protective substance covering the skin, called vernix, are present on the baby's body. The baby's eyes are open. The eyebrows and eyelashes were formed in the fourth month. The baby sucks its thumb and its taste buds have developed. The baby kicks, stretches, and moves frequently in the uterus. These movements, which are readily observable to others, are often keenly felt by the mother. The fundus, the top of the uterus, is now about one-third of the distance between the umbilicus (bellybutton) and the xiphoid cartilage. The baby's organs and systems are quite well developed by the 28th week of pregnancy..."

 

Hamid and I are now looking at baby gear, nursery stuff, newborn clothes, etc. Oh its so much fun! Only 12 weeks to go... yipeee!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internal view picture taken from: http://www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10241&ClickedLink=343&area=27