I just opened up my old photo files and this pic, and boy.. I really miss my baby!
She's going to be 3 this weekend. Of course this sounds so cheesy and obvious ( since I am her mother) but she is the sweetest baby. ( and turns out to be a cheeky toddler ^_^ ).
As a baby she was very easy to take care. Everything was ( almost) a smooth sailing ( or if there was rocky road along the way I almost can't remember it haha) . I took her with me to KL when she was just 2 months old then to Jakarta when she was just about to be 4 months. And she's been traveling for quite a distance for a 3 years old girl.
As for pregnancy wise I got a bad morning sickness for the first 3 semester, got the bad news for high risk down syndrome ( 4x higher than it should be) , we went to Hong Kong to to the amniocentesis, and thank Good, the DNA test showed negative and confirm of single female fetus!hahaha.. we couldn't be happier and I didn't even feel the pregnancy at all , then BANG suddenly it was my due date.
As soon as I knew I was expecting , I got the news that my husband has decided to trans located to Sabah. Imagine the emotional turmoil ( with hormones and all) I had to going through from this news apart from being distraught of the Down Syndrome risk I need to move to a "new" place, leaving our house, our friends, our job, our life all behind to take a risk in a new city. Not to think about how many things we need to settled buy then : packing, finding moving company, arrange ticket and finding new house ( Me and Indy went and stayed in Jakarta for a month before we came to KK).
But I think I handled it quite good. I was sad ( of course) to leave Guang Zhou and all behind us but I was also looking forward for change , for new challenges in life , like to know new people, to love the city , to be able to make it work. And I guess I did it! Beside Life without Challange , how boring it could be?
By the time I was 5 month pregnant I was here, didn't know any friends, in a new city, with a 3 years old toddler, and husband that was busy with new job, try to find OB/GYN, maid, and school and the list went on and on .So before I knew it....22nd August 2006 I was in the hospital waiting for the C-section.
But I think I handled it quite good. I was sad ( of course) to leave Guang Zhou and all behind us but I was also looking forward for change , for new challenges in life , like to know new people, to love the city , to be able to make it work. And I guess I did it! Beside Life without Challange , how boring it could be?
By the time I was 5 month pregnant I was here, didn't know any friends, in a new city, with a 3 years old toddler, and husband that was busy with new job, try to find OB/GYN, maid, and school and the list went on and on .So before I knew it....22nd August 2006 I was in the hospital waiting for the C-section.
During the whole pregnancy with Maya, I had visited 5 OB/GYN in total! Not bad eh... :) , the details ( just in case you are wondering how come 5?) : 2 in Guang Zhou China ( one is local and one is expat) , and one is the specialist in Hong Kong, One in Jakarta, and last one of course in KK.




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kids grow so far oh kan.. can ma u process another one... hehehe *joking*. Btw, how did u 1st find out abt the suspected Downs? from the normal scan?
Sandra, I know exactly how you feel. I had my 2nd baby (pregnancy + delivery) away from family. My husband wasn't even around when I delivered. Had to even do last minute grocery shopping whilst already experiency contraction and almost 3 cm dillated! Life is always a challenge, more so for a woman and a mom. Thank God for all his blessings and the strength he has given us.
Hope to meet you in person one day...
Mia
I can imagine how you'd felt when the doctor suspected downs. On a brighter note, see!! She's all so beautiful and healthy.
Thanks ladies....
Ethel : hahaha factory is closed! no more kids in the agenda for us. :)
I did the triple blood test about 10 weeks of pregnancy. And it showed that according to my age ( 29 bt then) my risk suppose to be 1 : 1000, bt i got 1 : 250. So then my doc advised me to take the amniocentecis just to be sure. We were told about the option. and I talked to a wonderful breastfeeding consultant frm Canada and she gave me one great advice: "think of it like a other interesting destination ( the DS) It's like we are all hoping to go for holiday to Italy but ended up in Netherlands instead. Well not exactly the same place but that doesn't mean that that place is not beautiful either "
I was in tears and thought how true is that. I read about DS on internet to know more about it. I must prepare my self for both chances. Good or bad . I think this is LIFE right? in life we always must be prepare for good or bad.
Mia: Yes we all been there in certain place/time where nothing seems to be like what our wish/dream about. Such as: Perfect life, perfect kids, perfect marriage, perfect labour, perfect timing. But it all has the reason to happen. :)
I try not to complaint so much though I GOT the reason to did that during my 2nd pregnancy! hahaha. Imagine I need to went to Box factory to order boxes, go to bubble wrap factory, go to paper factory , all to wrap our stuffs , and yes I was having morning sickness , and felt sick all the time, need to go from place to place ( we use the logistic company bt not a mover so we need to provide the boxes, and wrappers all on our own). With my Standard Chinese and nego etc.. :) bt It was a lesson for me. Oh and not to mention to pack it with a help of ONE other person my maid. And then live in a ALMOST empty house with Indy ( and my maid) since my dh must left to start his job in KK.
Kar:
yes it was so stressful and i was so confused. And I was surprised when the doctor told us. She called me and said " I need to talk to you and your husband about the test result" My instinct told me something was not right. And she was so great she arranged everything for us to meet one the best Prenatal Diagnosis Specialist in HK. And this all happened during the "moving n packing" chaos!! hahah can u imagine?
My sentiment exactly!
How i wish my baby Hambali won't grow & stay 1year old forever! I think that age is just nice; so-so independent yet cuddly!
Sandra, add for more-lah! He,he...
our kids grow sooo fast...
as mother we share the same feeling...
Maya has grown up sooo much Sandra...lovely girl..
All I can say you are a strong woman. And yea, thank God for giving us healthy kid(s).
I miss maya..want to cubit her!!!
Just look at her now Sandra...no more a baby and she has becoming sooooo pretty ...happy birthday in advance Princess Maya!!!! Muuuuaaaahhhhhhh!!!
I agree, life without challenge is boring! very the bosan hahaha and I can't stand with life with same routine also! I get boring easily... but at the same time we must prepare for good and bad things in life, not everything we plan menjadi but take it as everything happened is the best for us, He Knows better! Bek, u r very blessed with two beautiful angels... esp Maya she is very adorable...
*weh, lamaaaaaaaaaaaaa i tak comment in any blog, rasa janggal pula! LOL gara-gara telur lah nih!! hahahaaa*
Maya is gorgeous... !
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