Short note on July 30th 2012

I will enter my last month in this company by the end of August. After that I will be a full-time housewife… (Not my dream though…but with pleasure will do it this time)

Now I am looking for some activities plan for the next two months I will have till the baby is born.

Maybe planning for another job hunting after delivering?  Ugh no no…actually I get a little trauma with job hunting in Japan…but maybe someday I have to do it again, considering that I want to send my kid to the daycare ( I prefer my kid go to the daycare, so he/she could learn a lot of fun things and know the basic step about how to socialize)


Otherwise, I should think other ways, if I don’t want to go back as office lady…

I prefer the last option, but how to find the idea about what should I do is not as simple to say.

Therefore, I have to find out the answer from now. Doing freelance, go back to school etc…

But the most important thing is that I want to keep my life filled with activities, I do not want to let my brain and nerves are getting dull.

Lately, I have started to try new activities…such as baking, cooking, and maybe other new activities on next …

Baking is a new thing for me. I’ve tried some simple recipes from internet, two times it went smoothly, and two times big failed. I still have no idea about how to make a soft cake…. =(  
But I am eager to try another recipes for the next time (depend on my mood though ^_^)

My Second baking trial Choux Cream 

Maybe could you share your favorite simple recipes with me? =)

Have a nice week!!! 

My New Journey (Part 2)

June (17-20 weeks):

-     On June, my hubby has three business trips to Indonesia and Hiroshima. So, every time he was on the trip, I left alone in home.... ( -  -; ) But as rewards, he gave me many souvenirs of Indonesian spicy, foods, snacks...^^

-     On 8^th of June, I went to the hospital for irregular check up schedule, because I got pain on my abdomen. Since I went out of practice hours, I was ended on the emergency room, with a young intern (not yet a doctor?!? Assistant??!?!). I got my internal check up, measurement of my cervix, bleeding confirmation....not so professional....Because it was hurt...(> <) But I saw my baby was healthy and moving around in my stomach ( I was very relief about it). The young doctor suggest me to stay in the hospital for one night to check all my condition entirely...but I refused it...I could not feel any pain anymore since I came to the hospital...seriously...

-     In the end I thought (my own conclusion), it was only constipation problems...maybe...Then the doctor prescribed me pain relief medicine, and kind of traditional herbs for my blood circulation...

-     I got another on-off abdomen pains again sometimes...

-     I went to Tokyo International Toy Show with my hubby, and had romantic photo session with random Spiderman...

-     I met my obstetrician on 20^th, I met my sleepy baby...she said I have big baby...a little bit big for 19 weeks baby... I could not confirm my baby’s sex yet...

-     Went to antenatal class with my husband. We learned how to put diapers, how to bath the baby, and gave my hubby chance to be a pregnant mom by put him a 9kg pregnant jacket...  Met another pregnant women on our neighborhood, share stories, heard explanation about how to register to day care center (with very very limited space though...I think this will be another new task to do soon after delivery...hiks )

-     My tummy is very very big for 5 months pregnant...normally, Japanese prego mom has very small tummy...During antenatal class my tummy as big as 9 months Japanese prego mom...WOW... Even my parents thought I have twins...

-     Had roller coaster mood swings, caused by hormone?

-     Got cough... infected by my husband. Unfortunately, I was not allowed to drink any kind of medicine, it was very torturing... Lemon and honey also hot ginger tea was good remedy at least...

 To be continued...       

Pregnancy photos

My pregnancy photos....5 W -> 12 W -> 14 W -> 17 W -> 22 W

My New Journey (Part 1)

I'm on the way to be a mother... half way to go (123 days by now)

Now I'm on my 22weeks. I was always thinking that someday if I got pregnant I will write down all my journey in a pregnancy journal day by day, and record every little things that occurred during my pregnancy periods. Now, I'm a preggo, and the fact is I always forget to write any journal, and not always in the good mood to write any record about my baby, my body from time to time. 

But, now I tried to recall my memories (which had turn so bad since I got pregnant), and here are some little summaries about my journey since last March :

March 4th: it was Saturday morning, I was worried about my period since the days before. 
So, I decided to have a self pregnancy test in the morning....Whoaaa....the result was  (+) Positive, two strips....

Then we went to the obstetrician to ensure it, the doctor told us that it was too early to check my uterus by ultrasound. So we had to go back on the next two weeks. But yes, I was positive pregnant... ^^

The rest of March :

• I felt sleepy all the time, no energy, mild flu symptoms.
• At first when I knew I got pregnant, I felt worries about our future, my job, whether I was ready for being a good mom or not, our financial condition, our apartment is too small for additional family member, etc... (my selfishness I guessed) 
• When I knew I was getting pregnant, I felt that I have to control my meals, ate more healthy foods. At first, I still had good appetite. But around mid of March(6 or 7 weeks pregnancy), the morning sickness attacks was started. Actually not in the morning, but in the afternoon and night (so for me was an afternoon sickness?!?! ) 
• I felt nausea when I saw green colors of vegetable corners in the supermarket (this is true!!!). I skipped after work shopping session, I could not cook for our dinner....
• First vomit: caused by my hubby's cuisine (Felt very bad, since he made a lot of efforts for the dinner (- - ) )
• Since I got my morning sickness period, I only could drink orange juices and coke or soda. I ate a lot of french fries, nuggets, and another fast foods. I could not eat any green vegetables, fish and the other healthy foods.... I could't stand with the smell of vegetables...Banana was my good friends during this period. I was craving for many Indonesian foods, pickles, sour things...(as many people said in the book, or magazine)
• Fortunately, I still have good appetite though I always got nausea after meal, and could eat rice (FYI, rice is the source of energy during morning sickness!!!) 
• Rushed to book the hospital for delivery... Yes!!! In Japan when you know you are pregnant, then the next thing to do is you have to make reservation to the hospital since it have limited capacities. Otherwise, you might end up delivering the baby somewhere out there far from your resident, or in a private clinic with double prices. I was book my hospital (national hospital which only has private room for post delivery stay), on the 3rd week of March for November (my due date), then the next week when I visited the hospital, November already full booked. (fiuhhh...)
• After second meeting with my obstetrician, I got my referral letters: one for my new doctor in the hospital (whom I will visit from now on till my delivery date), and one for ward office to get  a set of pregnancy items (maternal hand book to record my health conditions and my child, a strap for my bag that marks you are pregnant, and coupon book that I could use to  got discount every time I go to the hospital for routine check up, and brochures about maternity life......)
• The next week, I had my first check up in the hospital, met my obstetric (female ^^) Had my ultrasound and saw my baby's embryo ^^. It was predicted my due date on November 11th... 
• Need to go to pees more often in the midnight....
• I hate to commute to my office (till now) for about 60 minutes (120minutes round back) since most people I met won't give me seat, or pretend to sleep after saw my tummy or pregnancy mark chain...what an awkward society... Till on some point, I gave up for their kindness to present me a seat.... only some auntie, or very very rare gentleman Jap  will give me their seats. 
• Had check up session with my dentist.

April (9-12weeks) 

• On my 8 weeks 4 days, I had my second meeting with my obstetric. I saw my baby, and I could see his/her head, tiny body. The baby length 22.3mm, and s(he) has very cute posed...^^ I also had blood test, urine test.
• On our first trimester, we have to see our doctor every two weeks. I met my doctor on the next two weeks... and met again with my baby in ultrasound session ^^ I saw him/her choked.....^^ .I want my hubby also saw it, but unfortunately only me and the doctor.  Then I got result of my blood test. It was said that generally no big problems, but I don't have Rubella antibody (German measles). It is very dangerous if you got infected by this virus during on your first trimester of pregnancy. But since I'm pregnant, I could not get any vaccination. So, I have to be careful, especially to children... I prevented to visit places that have many children. The last,  I got permission to have a trip for Honeymoon (or Babymoon?!)  on the end of the month.^^
• I was craving for Indonesian foods, I got fatigue, I could not walk a lot, I have cramping on my abdomen like PMS symptoms.
• Got about 3 kg weight gains
• Told my boss about my pregnancy
• End of April, went for Honeymoon (Babymoon) to Thailand ^^

May (13-17weeks) 

• We had wonderful times in Thailand. Maybe nothing special like romantic honeymoon moment like you saw in the movies, but it was our first overseas trip (first time to Thai too). We just want to have fun, relaxed, far from Japan (though they always think we are Japanese), shopping, ate sea foods, spicy foods, fruits.....But on the last day I was very tired, and got bad mood. No place to take a rest, and we have night flights...
• Entered second trimester of my pregnancy ^^
• Have little surveyed for Swimming classes in Tokyo
• I will have monthly check up, since I already on my second trimester. I saw the doctor on my 15 weeks, then have stomach ultrasound session for the first time (before, it always vagina ultrasound). I SAW MY BABY...very big compared to my last visit on the previous month. S(he) scratches his/her nose, forehead...hahahaha... Don't know why, I dropped my tears (happiness tears), saw this little creature is alive in my body...
• Got perm my hair  and FAILED!!! =' ( 
• Inspection tour to hospital with my Hubby and other couples, to have an imagination what my room will be during my post delivery stay in hospital, saw the contraction room, delivery room also (Horror!!!  (-_ -; ) )
• Bought new panties..   .( > < )

To be continued..... (semoga tidak malas bikin part 2 nya)