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Oh my how time flies! 1 week until the D-Day! Or Eviction day! My heart is racing, anxiety attacks of the unknown and just super nervous!

Yup! Thats my tummy after eating Nasi Ambeng! Yumm it was good since i have been craving for it since my return from Singapore last July!

It looks more like a duck egg!

Been reading Surah Maryam almost daily now to calm me down and also Surah Al-Inshiqaq after every prayer. Oh i am praying so hard and May Allah guide me through this with utmost strength, high pain threshold and calmness also hoping that it will be safe, easy and painless labour (if only)! Insya Allah!


In December, we did a maternity shoot down Mornington! It has been quite an unpredictable weather but Alhamdulillah the Weather took a good turn and it was really sunny after a brief rainfall! Ali and me got each our own pair of Winnie The Pooh Vans sneakers! We’re complete now!

 
  
Among the photos we got from the shoot! Credits to Idzani for taking such great shots! Will upload more photos soon!

We’ve got people asking us what we need for the baby! But in all honesty what we really need is your sincere duas for us to have a safe, painless and quick delivery! We both cant wait to hold him in our arms! ☺️

A + A ~ Sydney

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Finally i am on Maternity Leave and trying to sort out all the chores before bub arrives. So we had been toying for ideas to do for our Anniversary and most possibly our last trip before i pop. We had staycations in mind randomly. And then bam, Hubs got a memo that he had to go to Sydney for work!

Perfect.

So there i was tagging along! Got the Gynae letter signed which Virgin Airlines didnt even check! We were there from Thursday to Sunday. Hubs had to work on Thursday and Friday and we end up exploring on the weekend!

 Out and about at Hyde Park!


Walked everywhere with this bump of mine exploring what Sydney has to offer! Queen Victoria Building was my favorite in terms of Architecture!

 On weeknights after hubs finish work, we kickback at Darling Harbour. Soaking up the nice cool scenery and good food.

Quite surprised that they have Laduree in Australia. Remeniscing our times in Paris.


Of course we can’t leave Sydney, without heading to Bondi! Ribs & Burgers.. Ben & Jerrys!



  

  Happy Advanced Anniversary to us!

rants

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Ive been having the exact same thoughts like how I’m going to handle the labour pain, how do i know my pain threshold, how can i do this, what are the effects. Even after going through classes i still am scared but not as much as before. Ive been @themidwifemumma on instagram. Shes been really helpful with her posts. Should focus on feeding your brains on positive words, try to find out the labour stages so you know exactly what you will be going through as they will be in stages and if you want to watch, watch only the positive labour videos. Read up on the pain relief options and no matter what happens at the back of your mind, do know that they are there to help you. And i learnt this, ppl gonna judge you and tell you what to have or not to have. But they are not your body or your pain, do what you feel is right. Dun care whether you wanna c sect or epi, it doesn’t make you less of a mother/woman. Trust your instincts. She also said to try breathing techniques it helps and works better to control your mind. I am still learning and still scared. But i am sure we will always be able to support each other! Fighting 😉

3-0 uhoh!

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I shall do a write up as i am sitting her watching the husband in his element. Go Karting of course!

How time flies! Woke up to a string of reminders that Tsumtsum (that’s what we call bub since day 1 until we figured out a proper name! 🙊) turned 30 weeks today! Omg! As usual i panicked. 10 more weeks to go! Its all exciting, nerve wrecking and so much anxiety at the same time!

Future Aunts and Uncles surprised me with a baby shower a few weeks ago! When i say me, it was because the husband knew all along about the plan! We decided not to hold one just because i think all we really need is sincere prayers for mum and bub and also because we have got all the necessities for the bub 😍 Masya Allah i was just blown away with the gesture and was just in shocked pretty much through the night!

Such a great feast with awesome company, hilarious games and just the atmosphere was super awesome! Can never be more grateful 😍 May Allah bless each and everyone of them who made this surprise baby shower possible including the boys! May Allah showers them with abundance of barakah, rezeki and happiness!

We’ve attended two out three birthing and parenting class that was organised by the hospital. It was somewhat informational and helpful. To the husband at least, for me it just freaked me out! Well until the part where she discussed about pain relief options. I was just trying to make sense of it all. Oh! Oh the two videos we were shown about labour, it was quite hmmm i cant even think of a word! It scared me out of my wits!

Sadly, we had to miss the next class due to our Sydney trip and had to join another class in January! All i can say is that this last trimester has been quite a challenge with the GD, heartburn, fatigue and a baby kicking a storm in my tummy! Some of the symptoms i never had before began to resurfaced this time round.

I can’t wait to visit the gynae in two weeks! I am more worried how much Tsumtsum has grown particularly now that i have GD.

10 more weeks. 😵