bits n pieces

- this first trimester is harder than nura's time. i was at the point of nauseousness that made me picked up the phone to my OB-GYN asking for medication. it's getting better now (just passed the 11 week mark) n when i get queezy, it's mostly from gas (from not getting food in when i need to) n i take gas pills for that.

- am suffering from a bad cold. this is day 4. i thought there's nothing i can take for it so i was in agony. chot said to call the clinic just to make sure i was sure. n waddayaknow... i was wrong, I CAN TAKE SUDAFED n ROBUTUSIN DM. n throat lozenges is ok. writing this down so next time (i hope there's no more next time) i'll have the info handy.

- weight. i was at 135lbs when we conceived, i know coz i went on the scale a few times a day coz was trying to get back to original weight. now at 11 weeks, i'm 133lbs. not bad... they say with 2nd pregnancy, woman don't gain as much coz running n managing a kid will keep weight off... i sure hope it's true for me... i gained 42 lbs with nura, i was huge!!!...

- chot started as a JD employee monday. before we was a contract worker, working at JD. is it a step up??... well, not really just that this is more secure i guess. he'll be going somewhere career wise not like before, stuck in one place, no developement, no striving... he always describe his position before as "pencacai tua angkat najis"... i'll ask soon what he's describing his new position : )...

- he's been awfully busy with work n the transition n repairing this house. the flooring project went kaput. it's just impossible trying to level n uneven floor. i have given up a long time ago but he kept at it, wanting to put in the laminate flooring down by hook or by crook.

so now, the plan is for him to undo all the work he's been doing... so we can have carpet people install CARPET. the unused flooring will go to the basement for when we go get around to our angan2 to have it finished : )...

- nura. she's been clingy n whiny. refusing to nap n wanting to sleep later at night. i think the clingy n whiny is from not getting enough sleep (or teething)... but then i put her for her nap n i'll hear her yapping for 2 hours...

this not sleeping when one should is a classic trait of moi. so i guess serves me right. : ) reminds me of when we kids misbehaved, my mom would say to just wait, when we'll have our own kids, they'll be as bad as us.

she does say "bu" for me. n today, i was asking her to say "nenek"... n just like that, she said it. so i scrambled for a video footage. she's sure gonna make her "nenek" melt. i need to remember to put up pics of her grandparents n keep grilling her so she'll know to put a face to a word.

- says "moo" for cow. n show me her teeth when i say "gigi"...

- has choosen to stop breatfeeding on her won. the lactation consultant did say that pregnancy is a natural way to ween baby off the breast. when the milk gets harder to extract n the taste changed, baby will be uninterested. nura acts like she doesn't understands when i ask her if she wants "nenen". n when i do get her attention, she shakes her head. stops breasfeeding at 14 1/2 months when i'm 11 weeks pregnant.

gosh, i'm getting drowsy. so uploading pics n video.

showing me her "gigi"

she wants to do this at least once a day. push my shirt up n lay on my tummy.

saying "nenek"

(the spacing of a post will just go crazy when i upload pics after composing... which just drives me crazy!!!)