“I think it is the pervasive perception boys will be boys and the only thing we can do is to wait until they commit a crime, and then put them in jail. Some still consider rape an act of male sexuality gone awry, rather than an act of violence. But we know different, just as we know that if a person hits another person over the head with a frying pan, we don’t call that cooking.”
Week 16 June 26, 2007
Heres what babycentre tells me:
“Your baby’s about the size of an avocado now but in the next three weeks, he’ll go through a tremendous growth spurt — doubling his weight and increasing his length. In the meantime, he’ll be playing with his umbilical cord and practising breathing by inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid through his lungs. You’re going through a bit of a growth spurt yourself. Your uterus has expanded so much that the ligaments in your abdomen are stretching to make room for it. If you feel any twinges of pain now, that’s why.”
howdy! June 26, 2007
I know its been a while since I trod back here. Its been super busy and my mind just hasnt been functioning normally anymore for me to be able to sit down and write anything coherent.
Much has been going on laterly in terms of packing, exams and all. Alhamdolillah today was the end of the exams but two more asgmts due by next week inshaAllah.
Eesa’s been doing well alhamdolillah. Him and I are upto endless excursions lately. He’s been at daadi’s since friday but all of last week Imran was out of town so we’d just bus around all over town. He loves sitting on the bus and has this constant grin on his face mashaAllah. Funny part is, each time another bus crosses by, he can’t stop jumping! He finds it hillarious when two buses go in opposite directions on the same road.
Last week my baby Eesoo was my lifesaver! We’d gone to the library and then walked towards the park. The heat started bothering me, so I decided to head home. As we were coming home, I started to feel super light headed and really hot. I started to sweat and my vision was blurring. I was literally grabbing onto the stroller for support and walking while praying to make it home. By the time we got to our apartment, I literally fell inside and passed out. When i got around, I couldnt lift myself so I asked Eesa to come out of the stroller and to help me with a glass of water. I started getting tears out of my eyes (even though I dont think I was crying, probably more out of strain) and that scared him. He went into the kitchen, dragged the garbage can and climbed onto the counter to get me water (even though by the time he climbed back down, half the glass had spilt already). As i was drinking the water, he kept stroking my head – just like an adult taking care of a baby only this time, it was him taking care of me. It was the sweetest thing in the world, I tell you.
I’ve been having these spells alot lately so I’ll bring it up with Kim this thursday inshaAllah. I passed out while doing my bloodwork today, although I was fully expecting Imran to be the one to faint (he had come in with me but thankfully i’d asked him to leave and wait outside for me). The nurse said that all of a sudden my eyes rolled up and my head dropped – but she wasnt sure if she should tell Imran coz then she’d have two of us to take care of.
Apart from that baby is bouncing around kicking mighty well. Although last week babycentre said i shouldnt be feeling them yet, this week they mentioned that if its not my first pregnancy I could be feeling them already. I totally love the fluttery feeling alhamdolillah. It makes the joy of having a baby all the more real. My bump is noticeable now and alhamdolillah so far it feels cute and not fat. I spend most of my days in boxers and tiny tees that roll up my belly keeping my bump fully exposed.
With that long post.. I’m done and out to pack!! Catchya all later!
Kicking it in.. June 9, 2007
I think I’ve started to feel my baby move. Although babycentre insists that I can’t yet, I really can feel this funny movement inside. Another thing I’ve noticed over the last days is that if i put the phone or remote on my tummy, I can see the baby’s heart beat. The phone keeps vibrating to the constant rapping of the heart beat… its positively cute mashaAllah. Eesoo often puts his head on my tummy and them jolts back up laughing, saying ‘Baby jumping!’
Alhamdolillah we’ve started packing and purging. It’s starting to feel so real alhamdolillah. Most of the peeps we told are scaring us by saying we’re both too young to own our home already but alhamdolillah, i think despite both of us being under 25, we’re at a time as right as any other inshaAllah. Remember us in your dua’as plz!
Being mom to Eesoo is getting to be so much more rewarding alhamdolillah. I love the craziness we get up to and then the moments of him claiming his own individuality where we have to rationalize and bargain everything out with him. He’s developing his own personality and tastes (LOVES the colour green!).
coming back to pregnancy, yesterday we went to visit the doctor for imo’s knee (poor thing injured his knee while playing baseball). While we were waiting, i suddenly started to feel really hot and sweaty. My head started to pound and I could no longer see anything because everything looked all fuzzy and black. The doctor immediately noticed it and said she wants to chk my blood pressure. Apparently it was so low that she couldnt catch it in the stethoscope and asked me to lie down. But the time I lay down, alhamdolillah I was feeling much better but even then she couldnt chk my blood pressure. I told her I had been having similar symptoms on and off for two days now.
Eventually, she just asked me to increase my dosage of the multivitamin or consider switching to materna and to take the anti-vommit pill that I was avoiding until now. She said I’m not getting enough nutrients from my food (doh! considering how much i puke, i couldda told her that without a doctor’s degree!) and therefore prescribed another hundred blood tests that I had already done and recommended bed rest for another 72 hours… *sigh*
I read in a book somewhere that menopause gives you alot of hot flashes. I’m wondering if what I’m having is hot flashes. Im pretty sure the raging pregnancy hormones are similar to menopausal hormonal chaos. Any clue, anyone?
Cleaning out the dust bunnies.. June 7, 2007
So I’m back. Finally decided to clean out the dust bunnies from my blog and update with everything thats been happening over the last month.
We finalized on our home day before yesterday. InshaAllah, we will be moving into our first, very own, home on July 30th. Alllllllllllllll the way in Milton. Ok well, it’s not as far as everyone makes it out to be. It’s actually only about 12 minutes from Al-falah and only about 25 minutes from downtown TO. It took us only about 30-35 mins from Scarberia (Scarborough). I’m not sharing piccys, coz then, the only way you can see it is by coming over:P
Alhamdolillah, we went for our first gynae apptmt and our midwife orientation. We’ve decided to stick with the gynae for now. Although we have no problems with the midwifery care, we just weren’t comfy with the particular region I went to. So we’ve signed up with the peel/halton region midwifery care (which would be closer to our new home inshaAllah) and are continuing to visit the gynae for now inshaAllah.
Health wise, the nausea is still around. I’m noticing that each time I take my prenatal vitamins, I throw up more. I’m not sure if its a reaction or its the size of the pill. From the stories I’ve been reading online, I’m a lil hesitant to speculate that the nausea should be subsiding soon. Some women tend to have it throughout! :O
My mind is dying more by the day! Infact, a few days ago, Imran even mentioned how lost I am. I literally forget my thoughts mid-sentence! What I say, doesnt reflect what I’m thinking and what I think doesnt reflect ANYTHING.
I also have the freakiest of phobias! recently, i think i saw one of those survivor or fear factor type of shows with a snake during the commercial and for the past week, my entire night is spent either hearing out or checking the bed for snakes. I know it sounds obnoxious, but I can’t help it!! As soon as I start reading my dua’as I feel calmer, but still not calm enough to drift back to sleep. WIERD!
There! I just confirmed all your suspicions! There are indeed a few loose screws in my brain.. the pregnancy is only unscrewing it further. lol
