food intake during pregnancy~

Today I’m going to write about my food intake during pregnancy. This is based on my personal experience and through the little research that I had been doing. It might not be the best diet but this is what I’ve been doing and I would like to keep it here as for my reference in future. 

In the early month of my pregnancy, I don’t really watch out what I eat. i just eat like before I’m pregnant. (Because there were no bump yet, so I keep on forgetting that I’m pregnant) During breakfast, I would eat cereal, had bread later on. As for lunch, I’ll have rice with some meat and for dinner it will be some bread or eating outside. (If I’m to tired to cook.. with all of the hormones, I bet u would understand the feeling) Then when the constipation struck me, I really thought that I had to change my diet. Getting constipation during pregnancy is really not fun.

So, now, during breakfast, I would blend some carrot to make carrot juice. Sometimes I would be thinking to myself, from where did I get the courage to go and blend some vegetables/ fruits early in the morning.. Anyway, after that I would have some fruits to start of my day. Be it guava, kiwi, mango, banana, papaya etc I will try to variety it. Then, here comes the oatmeal or cereal or even bread with some egg. (Do I sound like a health freak?!) Poor Mr. Husband, he has no way to escape this regime.

As for lunch, I will eat some rice (very little) or pasta of even sandwiches with a big bowl of homemade salad. I do eat some fruits before lunch too. People usually ask me how I managed to be so slim during my pregnancy. I don’t have any secrets, besides, I do eat a lot. (I do eat junk too) Maybe this post can answer their inquiries.. Will they ever read it? But they don’t really know that I had gain nearly 15kg during my pregnancy. With the baby weight only 1.8kg, I wonder were all the fat goes on.

Then comes dinner, we hardly eat rice for dinner. Sometimes I would make sandwiches (again), sometimes we’ll have oatmeal, and we do go out most of the time too. (To fulfill all of this crazy woman’s craving over food!!) You see, I just love to watch the TV show that featuring all the eateries in the town. I would be ready with a pen and a notebook to jot down the eating places. Then, if there were any free time, off we went to these places. (But don’t worry, we hardly had any free time.. I don’t know why, but we seem to be so occupied nowadays..) I don’t think this is called craving but more to passion over food!! 

I love the coconut drinks too. During my last trimester, I had it like once a week. Luckily it’s quit easy to get this drink here. I really enjoy my coconut drink session. Owh besides that, I had been drinking the orange juice too. My doctor had been asking me to take my medication with the orange juice. So basically I will drink the juice daily. 

Besides that, I also eat prune as it would make you go to toilet easily. Drink a lot of water; this is the difficult part for me. Sometimes I would drink a lot and sometimes I would be just too lazy. As for milk intake, I do have Anmum before I go to bed. Sometime I would have Hi-Goat milk too. I’ll snack on fruits or crackers if I feel hungry. I have to start eating the raisin and dates too as these are also good food.

What a long entry I had? I better stop now as I still have to pack for my vacation which is tomorrow!! (Baby, please don’t pop out yet.. mommy need some breaks!!) Enjoy your weekend people!!

cousin's wedding~

We attended my cousin's wedding in Penang last week. This is the first cousin that got married in my mom's side. The event when on smoothly. Here are some pics that I manage to captured using my old camera. Pssst.. I guess this is the last traveling before my due date.. *sigh*

the hall..

 Girls on duty..

 the table setting + door gifts..

 the dais..

 pregnant lady are not given any job on that nite..

 the bride + bridegroom!! king and queen of the nite..

us the cousins!!

I only realize now that I did not take many pictures on that nite. It's ok, the next day, they have the different theme.. stay tune k people!!

Ernest Murals in George Town!!

Good morning dear readers!! How are you? How was your weekend? Did you have a great weekend?! I did have a great one! There was a wedding in Penang, so all of us travel there to attend the occasion. 

During the day, I get the chance to visit the famous Georgetown which is the capital of the state of Penang. Besides, On 7 July 2008, George Town was, together with Malacca, formally inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is officially recognized as having a unique architectural and cultural townscape without parallel anywhere in East and Southeast Asia. Owh I just love this old historic town so much. But I did not get a chance to explore the whole town, maybe next time.

The highlight of my visit to Georgetown is to see the famous mural that had been published in the few local newspapers recently. I was so excited to see it myself. The mural or drawing is done by Ernest Zacharevic which is a young Lithuania-born artist. This comes in the form of beautifully executed wall paintings, or murals, at selected streets in the inner city. The project, known as Mirrors George Town, is part of George Town Festival 2012.

Below are some of the drawings that I manage to captured.

 the artist himself!!

 "little boy with pet"

 "boy on a bike"

 Mr Hubby trying to make a suitable pose with the drawing..

 "little children on a bike"

 Ehem2.. at my 32 weeks of pregnancy!! another 8 weeks to go!!

 "reaching up"

"this old man".. only manage to snap this pic from the car..

P/s: Tips of the day, if you really want to find out about these places, and snap a few photos, do come early as 8am. Otherwise, it will be too crowded with tourist. Besides that, there are also bicycle rental in the town. Maybe you can park your car at 1 spot and cycle to this few locations. The mural is scattered around the town but quit near to each other. It is quit easy to find them. 

Baby’s 1st kick^

Being pregnant, I just can’t wait to feel the baby’s 1^st kick. How does it feel? Will it hurt? Owh I just can’t wait. So I waited day by day with a curiosity feeling. 

Until one day, I was fasting on that day, after read a few pages from the Quran; I suddenly feel a small plop. It was so cute. I was thinking to my self, this can’t be the kick that I had been waiting for. So I try to rub my tummy to see what it was. Then, another plop appears. It was a small movement just like a kick. I was smiling the whole time after that because I find it to be so cute. 

This unforgettable moment happen on my 21^th week. And starting from that day, the baby never stops kicking. I notice that he wont kick if I was busy doing things, when I’m running here and there doing the house chores or at work. But as soon as I sit down try to relax and have some rest, the kick will also appear. At night, the moment I put my head on the pillow to sleep, he will start kicking. Naughty boy ya!! Is this just happen to my boy or every baby is the same? 

Now, in my 30^th week, the kick is more than just tiny little kicks. It feels like the movement of the whole body. The baby is moving here and there. I guess the baby’s temporary room inside there is getting smaller day by day, therefore I can feel the movement when he tries to swim around. Sometimes it does hurt a little bit. But the feeling is great. At least I know that he is doing fine playing inside mommy’s tummy!!

My feeling right now? I just can’t wait to cuddle my little boy and wish he will always be my little baby!!! Till then, have a great day people!!

shopping for baby things~

Good morning people!!

How are you? Ok straight to the point, today I’m going to write a review on where I bought all of my baby stuff. At first I was quit blur on what brand to choose and what is the essential things that I have to buy etc. As you know there are so many baby products outside there in the market and being the eldest in the family, I don’t have any big sister to refer to. Owh well, I have to do my own research and buy things based on my own judgment. It was quit fun though. (Not for Mr. Husband I guess.. hehehe)

Basically, I buy all of my baby things at the baby expo. Why? This is because I can get a cheaper price there. Besides, everything is under one roof so it makes shopping a much easier. But you must prepare your list first; otherwise u will end up buying all the unnecessary things as the baby things are always so cute and adorable. 

I had been to 2 of the baby expo and manage to buy most of the things that I needed there. Another piece of advice, do your shopping when you are in your 2^nd trimester. Which mean when you are in your 4^th or 5^th or 6^th month of the pregnancy. When you are reaching the final stage of your trimester, you will get tired easily. Besides, the urge to go to the toilet about every 15 minutes is really not a fun thing while shopping isn’t it?! 

Thank god that I had done with my shopping. Last week, when I went to the mall, instead of going to the toilet 2 times in 4 hours, I actually when to the toilet like 10 times and it was not fun at all!! I just love walking in the mall but my body can’t take it any more I guess. Before, I can walk through out the mall for the whole day, but now, 1 or 2 hours is more than enough. (I mean when you are 7^th month pregnant)

Ok people, that’s all for today!! Will write again soon!! See you!! And have a wonderful day ya~