10.18.2008

I survive the first one month :)

this is the first time I can write again... after delivering baby ramy. so far I survive the first month, although I'm kinda stuck at home the whole month. I didn't go anywhere at all, only went the the hospital twice! went to dr. staa and dr. aswin for check up. that's it!

I remember I went back to school two weeks after delivering kaka nina in 1999, and went back to work and school (for final presentation) after delivering nina in 2004. I brought nina with me to drop kaka nina at school in the morning, and s.b.h. kumon in the afternoon. I went groceries, I went to friends houses. Sounds crazy, but it was a lot more fun than staying at home.

Eventually, I went to carrefour lebak bulus with baby ramy yesterday! I couldn't stand it anymore, staying at home makes me tired.

9.11.2008

38th week

this is the 38th week of my pregnancy. so I have prepared everything - from baby stuff to clothes to bring to the hospital. I went to the ob/gyn yesterday - off course by myself. the doctor was smiling and asking me whether papa nina accompanied me this time. I didn't know whether I had to be embarrassed or proud that I can still go everywhere on my own till this time of my pregnancy. I think I am proud that I don't have to bother papa nina... All I am asking papa nina is just stay in jakarta, don't go anywhere :) that's it. and papa nina must be by my side on the delivery room :)

there were 4 other ladies who were ready to deliver the baby too. off course they were accompanied by their husbands. what I saw.. the husbands were so impatient. those guys just kept asking the nurse how long should they wait, or kept asking when was their turn. ggrrrrmmpphhh... I hate that kind of questions from husbands. that's why I better go to the doctor by myself. I am happy, and papa nina is happy too. nobody gets hurts, or grumpy :)




8.28.2008

september... I'm coming

I went for a check-up to dr. aswin -the ob/gyn- yesterday. according to him the baby is ready to see the world anytime soon. the head is already low. the size and the weight is fine. so... wish me luck! and I guess it's time for me to pack my bag and keep it in the trunk just in case :)

one thing that's not ready yet.
the name of the baby...
well, let it be a surprise...

8.21.2008

sincere devotion...

last week I watched a program about a sincere and very devoted midwife named ros rosita. she lives in kabupaten lebak, banten. she helps people in baduy community (who isolate themselves from modern life) to deliver the babies. her father also helps this community as a medical aide.

to reach the outer baduy kampong (village) midwife ros, her father and a helper have to walk for hours because cars and motorcycles are not allowed to enter the baduy community. at the first years of course they were not welcomed by the baduy community. they have their own traditional midwife. but in the end, the outer baduy community can accept their sincere help and even the man is willingly learn how to measure weight, write, and read.

I am so touched that there are people like midwife ros and her father. they are not rich in term of money, but they are rich in heart, sincere, and devotion. they do not think about money (she only gets ten to twenty thousand rupiahs per delivery), but they think about other people.

8.12.2008

searching for a maid has made me crazy

preparing for the third baby is very time consuming especially searching for a maid that is reliable. I have one maid already and I am satisfied with her. plus, she is not a live-in maid. she comes at 7 am and go home at 5 pm. and she has a day off every Sunday.

but the closer to the due date, papa nina and grandparents of course push me to find another maid to help me take care of the kids. that stays in the house! yaiks! so wish me luck I can find one that is reliable.