33 weeks

Alhamdulillah, we're at 33 weeks ++ now. Few days left til Saturday, of which we have antenatal class to attend, and this pregnancy shifts to week 34. Subhanallah, every day time goes on quickly and this bump is growing well.. I know I'll miss being pregnant :)

But for now, we're enjoying the kicks, stretching, turning and punching from the outside. The movements got me all smiley, thinking how precious and magical Allah's creation are. One night husband chuckled while looking at my tummy's getting pokes from different angles. Baby's probably going 'look at me daddy, look what i can do' as her father stares in awe. Such a delight, this little one.

In terms of her growth, recent check up indicated her estimated weight now currently at 2.1++ kg. Wow. Growing beautifully as the graph shows, says Dr Seri. Alhamdulillah. Speaking of check up, last week we got there 5 minutes later than scheduled. I know, i know.. totally our fault. So we had to wait about an hour as Dr Seri had to assist a delivery. Honestly, we were totally fine with it.. because birthing period are all decided by Allah anyway. And this just confirms our decision to choose her is correct because it means she will be there during my delivery, insya Allah! Plus PCMC ambience was calm, and in order so there was nothing to complain about.

We still have items yet to purchase, such as bath tub, baby cot & its beddings, my pyjamas, socks & pads, and finally.. the oils & lotions! I have been delaying in purchasing these simply because I wanted read more on the ingredients and its function. Like I said earlier, I would only buy things after thorough read-up. So yes, finally I have made up my mind to get a balm for bum, an infant essential massage oil and newborn cream.

Shopping list aside, we have been spending time on washing baby clothes, setting up cot (which includes rearranging our bed and closet at Keramat) and slowly moving things to Keramat. Suddenly it seems surreal, we're about to become parents insya Allah. Our weekends have been filled with baby preparation activities! From checkup to just baby laundry at home.. it's been an eventful yet joyful period so far.

I'm almost halfway reading the What to expect book, and I realized there are still so many things I have yet to learn & plan - breast feeding (managing EBM, sterilizing), our laundry & logistics! Oh yeah, on delivery process itself.. but I'll leave that for antenatal class to teach us :) The hospital bag checklist are 95% complete I think.. all that's left is to start packing. Interestingly, most of the stuff consists of ours! 

Four weeks left to full term insya Allah, and week after that my parents will be returning from Hajj. Above all preparation, one that needs consistent implementation is spending time devoting to Allah. During my recent stay at the parents', they organized a qiam session, with ustaz to lead the prayers. I'm so thankful to Allah I managed to wake up and focus on the session. It really does help and motivate me to do on my own. With less than 7 weeks to go, I really want to do more in my ibadah as I need Him more than ever.. because Allah has granted this beautiful serene journey. 

May Allah ease my delivery process, may Allah bless this baby with great state of health in gestation and upon her arrival onwards, may Allah grants this baby with perfection in her organs and personality.. Amiin.