Expressing milk by hand

They say when there's a will, there's a way. And thats true in my case. I accidentally left my breastpump tube because I was rushing back to Muar on thursday. And i panicked yesterday to find out that i wasnt able to pump my B using my breastpump, plus they are so full (engorged) and kind of hurt since Eva took her time to accept mommy's Bs again.

I started to search on Youtube on how to express breastmilk using hands. Googled on it and found out that the term is 'Marmet'. Alhamdulillah after good 30 minutes, i am now 'terer' to do it. Managed to pump 5 Oz! In emergency time like this, just keep calm and Marmet! :)

Its also maybe because i once Marmet this Australian cow! Hehe

Introducing our lil angel sent from Heaven..

So this is our story of our new bundle of joy, our very own sweet daughter.

'The project' started when Shahril's vessel entered the MMHE dry dock area, Pasir Gudang Johor for some maintenance and overhaul last April. He was the one who actually very semangat to plan our very first 'tryout'. He made some calculations and found that its the purrrrfect time to start making a baby, for real. I was not that excited that time because I kinda wasn't ready to end our honeymoon year, meanwhile my husband, just cant wait to start being a dad. He was just green with envy when he saw his friends all preoccupied with their kids. Knowing my hubby, he loves loves loves kids. So I immediately agreed to his plan when I see a glow on her face every time he talks about kids and having one.. And so our journey started..

after 4 months of being apart, our mini honeymoon onboard started :)

  

He loves being around kids :) 

the first step we took was calculating my exact ovulation date. I downloaded an app from the App Store and it basically calculates the dates of your menstrual and ovulation. Coincidentally, one of the many weekends that I went to Pasir Gudang was my ovulation days. and the rest is history!

We were both so happy to learn that I'm pregnant on May, Alhamdulillah.. Shahril signed off on June and we received a good news that he will further his studies at ALAM for six months starting July. That means that he wont ever miss my monthly antenatal checkups till i'm due, InsyaAllah! yipeee.. 

@6 weeks

waiting for our appoinment with Dr Ahmad Saifuddin, our gynecologist. 

Shahril was there for me for the remaining 7 months of my pregnancy. MasyaAllah I am more than grateful to have my hubby by my side- mainly to satisfy my monster cravings especially the late night ones (hehehe), and to physically support me when pregnancy blues and emotional roller coasters hit me.

Eid 2012

Penang trip

cousin's wedding

my growing tummy :)

pre-convo

my baby shower :)

my convo day 

It was a smooth and easy 9 months of pregnancy, Alhamdulillah. I dont have pregnancy or morning sickness, I dont have any allergies or weird alahan, but I did gain 17 kilos up till 38 weeks! (yikes!). I always remind myself that Allah is fair. I didnt experience any problems carrying my baby, but the downside was, i became a walking whale by the end of my pregnancy. 

a day before labor

Finally, the day that we have been waiting for arrived.. On the 13th of January 2013, Eva Adeena Bt Shahril was born at Mahkota Medical Centre, Melacca. She weighed 2.7 kg. instantly, my heart grows twice its size as now i have two persons to love- my loving husband and my precious daughter. Eva is a derivation from Eve which is Hawa in Malay, and Adeena means pious and good luck.

Day 1

Day 2

Alhamdulillah we are now proud parents! Mummy and Daddy love you so much till Jannah, Eva Adeena. We pray that you'll be a good girl and solehah daughter, Amin..

Happy Mother's Day!!!

its the 2nd Sunday of May, that means its mother's day!!! there are four important ladies in my life- Tokmak, who i'll die if i dont have her around, Auntie Ena, my bestfriend, Mama Nisha, who makes my daddy the happiest man alive, and of course, my mom-in-law, for just being there and raise such a beautiful man named Shahril Abdul Hamid.

Tokmak

Auntie Ena

Mama Nisha

Mak....

and to celebrate Moms, FashionValet had a pop-up store specially for our loyal customers and their moms.. 

There were so many things to be done to organize such a small event, but we had fun!!! I'm so thankful to have an opportunity to work with such hardworking people, the coolest boss and the best craziest team ever. Some of the pictures from the event:

testing the makeup :)

finger foods:

boss Asma' is the best when it comes to cakes. her brownies are no exception!

sausages

the gorgeous shoes

the makeup booth

SS headbands

the earliest customer!

layan-ing loyal customers

FVteam

caricature of customer. cool huh?

Liz-the sweetest and smallest wife ever

a proud intern

last but not least, group photo:

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