Let's pick this up where we left off last month.
Being pregnant is not easy. Like, seriously. Some people say "oh how beautiful, you have that pregnancy glow,". That my friend, will not come around until probably second trimester or never, for some. I am a full-time housewife since August 2014. Which means I get to melayan loya at home. I found out that I was pregnant in June/July. It was hard to keep it a secret. A colleague of mine figured it out but I told her to kept it a secret. By this time I have already downloaded an app to monitor the baby's growth and read up on preparations and what I should/shouldn't be eating.
How does my day look like?
I'll wake up early in the morning for Subuh prayers and then send off the husband with hugs and kisses at the door. But first, waking up is a bit of a challenge. Sedar-sedar bukak mata je dah rasa bilik macam berpusing. If you have motion sickness, try getting on a roller coaster (tak payah jauh, corkscrew kat Genting pun boleh), and the feeling after you immediately get off the carriage tu, itulah rasa loya + pening that I felt - everyday, all the time.
Since I'm not supposed to move so much yet, so I will bring all the pillows and blankets downstairs and park myself in front of the tv. Lepas tu try to boil water la konon nak cuba minum susu Anmum tu kan. Everything tastes yucky. Jarang-jarang ada food yang sedap for me at that moment. Tapi gagahkan jugak untuk minum dan makan sebab nak baby sihat kan?
By 10 am dah rasa penat balik and I'll take a nap before lunch. Lunch time pulak, by 6th week tu I have figured out apa yang sedap and tak meloyakan for me. The answer is Bologna Spaghetti. Makanya, hari-hari, itulah lunch menu. Towards the evening, the loya hilang sikit so bolehlah masak untuk husband berbuka puasa. Lepas berbuka je perut terus kembung balik. Even husband commented dia tak pernah tengok perut I kembung keras macam tu. He has been so kind (probably kesian kot tengok I lembik melepek je all the time), offered me massages and hugs and selalu nasihatkan untuk sabar. Cuba jugak tarawih sendiri kat rumah, slow-slow sebab food rasa macam nak terkeluar balik everytime sujud / ruku'. Haha!
Jack pulak, its as if he knows there's something going on with me. Dia jadi super manja. He won't leave me alone. Walaupun dia pergi keluar kejap main-main, and I will sneak upstairs to take a shower, dia akan datang balik mengiau depan pintu toilet just to make sure I'm ok. Confirm dia akan tunggu depan pintu toilet tu sampai I habis mandi. Sweet kan?
Both our parents tak tau lagi that I'm pregnant sebenarnya. Bila dah nak dekat raya tu baru kitorg bagitau his parents dulu over iftar - just one week before raya. Hehe. Dialognya:
Mama Reza:"That's all karipap satu je? Why aren't you eating?"
Me:"oh, takpe. Later can eat again. Not feeling well,"
Mama Reza:"not feeling well? ok,"
(a moment of silence with me and husband smiling at each other)
Reza:"the reason she's not feeling well is because she's expecting,"
His parents were very very happy. His papa terus angkat tangan berdoa. Rasa macam nak nangis pulak time tu. I blame this on the raging hormones. Haha!
My mummy pulak, since she knows I'm not working dah, she often calls just to check in on me. Bila ditanya sihat ke tak, I will say tak sihat sangat, probably flu virus going around. Reason being, everytime mummy call, I tak larat nak borak lama. I know its not nice to tipu but I really want to surprise her with the news once I see her in the flesh.
So the flight back to hometown was a disaster. I memang ada motion sickness. Jadi bila tambah pregnancy sickness jadi double sickness. Sabar jela. Sepanjang 2 hours flight, mentos la jadi makanan ruji ye. The stewardess was kind enough to offer me a pillow and blanket. Mungkin nampak sangat sakit dan pucat kot when I boarded the plane. This is where I would like to thank Malaysia Airlines for their Malaysian Hospitality. Steward and stewardesses semua alert dengan passengers. Bravo! Always the favorite carrier. Too bad flight balik was too expensive and we had to choose the alternate (read: reduced leg space + stiff plane seats + overpriced onboard food).
Once dah touch down, waited for luggage and walked through the arrival hall. First person yang dicari ialah mummy and daddy.
Mummy:"Alhamdulillah dah sampe. How was the flight? Mabuk plane lagi?"
Me:"alhamdulillah. Ah yes, yes. Mabuk plane. (pause sekejap) uhm, and also mabuk lain,"
Mummy + Daddy:" really? Alhamdulillah ya Allah. Let's talk more in the car. Come come!"
Time tu daddy peluk Reza, lain macam. Macam lepas kitorang akad nikah two years ago.
to be continued....
