Zayan had a blast on his birthday …
Posted by: kawiz on: November 16, 2009
Yup, we decided to have a party for Zayan on Sunday.
It was simple. We served fried mee hoon, fried kuey teow, fried chicken, doughnuts, brownies, chicken nuggets, and chips.
Hubby ordered a birthday cake with a picture of ultraman flying. We always buy birthday cakes from a particular cake shop in SS19 Subang Jaya. It’s called Savanna. They bake tasty cakes with beautiful cartoons drawn on them.
We knew that he was excited coz:
- he didn’t take his afternoon nap
- he made us sing him the birthday song more than 5 times
- he blew the candle 3 times (oh yeah … every time he blew the candle, he drooled on the cake. yeah … he’s still drools, but not so much now)
- he refuse to eat anything during the party
- he was crazy playing with the pop crackers
We took some pictures. I will upload them when hubby downloads them from his phone 
Zayan’s 2nd birthday coming up
Posted by: kawiz on: November 13, 2009
Zayan’s turning 2 next week. On the 17th to be exact. His dad’s gonna get him a cake with a picture of his favourite super hero. I’m not sure which as he goes crazy over Ultraman, Spiderman, and Superman. We might have to resort to showing his pictures of the 3 super heroes and get him to decide which one he likes most. So, yeah, I’ll browse for the pictures in a bit and show him tonight.
Mom’s coming
Posted by: kawiz on: November 13, 2009
Yeay! Mom’s coming for a week’s stay. She’ll be arriving tonight. I’m sure she misses her grandkids as she doesn’t see them often. This will be a great time for her and the kids to know each other more 
Maternity belt does ease the pain
Posted by: kawiz on: November 10, 2009
Lately, I’ve been experiencing discomfort and pain around my belly and back, particularly the lower back. There are many nights when I have difficulty sleeping. I’m pretty heavy now and it feels as if I’m ready for delivery. haha …
The belt is by Oppo, a brand from UK. It is well respected among medicine physicians and physiotherapists.
Anyway, my darling hubby got me a maternity belt yesterday from the pharmacy at the Sime Darby Medical Centre. The belt costs RM54.00. It’s cheaper than some places selling maternity belts and it’s very basic. I found a site selling the same belt at RM59.00. I vaguely remember a belt from another brand selling at over RM100.00. For me, Oppo feels great and it does it’s job just well.
Taken from Oppo website
There’s a post I found about maternity belts and why pregnant women are experiencing back pain towards the end of their pregnancy. Read here.
Pregnant moms, if you feel uneasy around your abdomen, I would suggest getting a belt. It works wonders. I feel happy I have one to ease the discomforts throughout the day.
Take care!
Kawiz
The t.w.i.n.s are boys
Posted by: kawiz on: November 6, 2009
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I’m back to work today. I took leave yesterday for my monthly checkup.
On my last visit, I found Dr. Siti keeping her hair long. She’s keeping it long to look younger, she said. Hehehe … All these years, she’s been having short hair. On this visit, Dr. Siti had her hair curled and she does look prettier and YOUNGER!
I was alone. Hubby had a 3pm appointment and couldn’t make it.
Dr. Siti did the ultra sound and told me that the babies are ok. No anomaly found. Both babies’ weight are in the 500 gm range. By now, the babies are in their 22nd week.
Then she asked whether I’d like to know the sex. Both are boys. Oh my god, boys! I was quite disappointed, but I knew my mother-in-law would be. She’s been wanting to have a granddaughter for ages. With the twins, she’s got 7 grandsons. Oh well, just not my luck/rezeki. I won’t be having any more babies after this. I’ve decided to close shop. Maybe later, a few years later, if I’m still yearning for a daughter, I will adopt one. A baby girl. Yup, I guess that’s what I’ll do. It’s alright for me to take another’s baby and call it my own.
Dr. Siti also prescribed Calcium Caltrate which replaces the Calcium Lactate. With Calcium Lactate, I need to take 2 tablets. With Calcium Caltrate, I would only need to take 1 tablet. It comes with Vitamin D for easier absorption.
My expected due date is mid of March. We discussed on having the delivery by the 3rd week of February. That’s about 37th week. This is to avoid from rupture. She also explained that I would need to take an injection by 32 week to mature the babies’ lungs.
Earlier on, hubby and I discussed to have the delivery done on special dates in relation to the number 8. I’m born on the 8th. He’s born on the 17th. 1 plus 7 equals 8. Our two boys are also born on the 17th. We thought of setting the delivery date to 26th of February. Now, if Dr. Siti says that it should be within the 3rd week of February, then that would most probably be 17th instead of the 26th. In short, I will be the odd one in the family: the only female and the only one born on the 8th. hahahaha …
Well, that’s all for now. Au revoir!
Kawiz
Requirements gathering workshop
Posted by: kawiz on: November 2, 2009
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Dear all,
I’ve been silent last week. I’ve been pretty busy with requirements gathering workshops last week.
We are to revamp 2 existing applications that our client has been using for 12 and 8 years respectively. So there’s a lot of good features that we need to maintain in the new applications. The client have decided to revamp the applications as their direction is to have all applications to be on SharePoint platform – “To establish a scalable platform for communication, collaboration and knowledge exchange among employees”.
I’d like to share one website that talks about software requirements and I find it a good reference.
Cheers,
Kawiz
Hep B vaccination
Posted by: kawiz on: October 21, 2009
Hepatitis is the infection of the liver causing scarring of the liver, liver failure and liver cancer. Hepatitis B is the most common liver infection in the world.
It is best that pregnant women should already have the Hep B vaccination done. I’m not, however. I would need to have 3 shots done in a period of 6 months. I won’t be able to get mine done as I am in my 4th month and the babies might not be protected by the time I have the 3rd shot as it would need a few days to be effective. Yup, it’s pretty close to the delivery date.
Babies can be infected with the virus during pregnancy or delivery. In my case, my gynae advised to take it right after the delivery. The each of the babies would have their 2 shots in the delivery room and I would have mine too.
For those who are concerned about Hep B in pregnancy, I would like to share a good guideline from Hepatitis B Foundation.
Cheers, Kawiz
What’s Sangobion?
Posted by: kawiz on: October 19, 2009
My gynae prescribed me Sangobion by Merck.
Curious, I googled and found that Sangobion is prescribed to those who are anaemic. It replenishes the iron in the blood and corrects the hemoglobin level in the blood.
Sangobion
Looking back at the blood test results I got 3 weeks ago … My GP explained that my hemoglobin level is low, but did not prescribe anything. Instead, he advised to visit my gynae. He also explained that it’s important to have the Hep B shots done when expecting.
So when we met the gynae, she said there’s no need for alarm that my hemoglobin level is low. But once we discovered that I’m expecting twins, she prescribed Sangobion. Some of the symptoms that I experienced due to anaemia are:
- A fast or irregular heartbeat
- Shortness of breath
- Dizziness
- Frequent headaches
I had no idea that the symptoms were telling me there’s something wrong. I thought it was all due to the pregnancy.
I’m not sure about paleness … I think I’ve always been pale … haha
Back to work …
Posted by: kawiz on: October 16, 2009
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Today, I am back to work. The boys fell sick and I was away from work for 3 days.
The boys have lung infection and they were wheezing badly as if they were asthmatic. The little one was worse. He couldn’t sleep and was totally restless the first night. They’re better today though their lungs have not completely cleared up. We do not know what caused the infection. What we know is many children from our neighbourhood have the same infection and they were getting the nebulizer treatment to help clear their lungs at our neighborhood clinic.
My boys have been getting the treatment 3 times daily. This morning should be their last session. Last night, the GP prescribed them Singulair (oral granules type), which should give an added boost to help their lungs clear up.
Did you know that there is a maternity toothpaste?
Posted by: kawiz on: October 12, 2009
Hi all,
I discovered a maternity toothpaste a year ago by Pureen. I think it was launched only then as I would have used it when I had my 2 boys.
A couple of months ago, there was a Pureen warehouse sale in PJ. It came at the right time too. I discovered I was pregnant then so I needed some to get some things for the coming baby (though it’s still a long way away till delivery). There’s no knowing when the next sale is going to be. We also needed to get some basic stuff for the boys and we needed to get loads of adult diapers for my sick father-in-law.
I knew I had to get the special toothpaste. I knew it would help me get through the initial phase of nausea, queasiness, bloatness, anything, you name it.
I read somewhere that the flouride actually makes people like me feel sick and contributes to constant vomitting. I’m not sure how … I wish I remember where I read it so I can share with you all.
Plus,
During pregnancy, many women have the desire to snack on carbohydrate containing food. The bacteria will convert the starch/sugar that remains in the mouth/plaque to acids. In women with severe morning sickness, nausea and vomiting leaves stomach acids in the mouth. Acids can damage the surface of the teeth and promote tooth decay. [taken from the product details]You can read the full product details here.
I’ve been using the toothpaste and it works for me. It helps to reduce the uneasy feeling particularly when brushing your teeth. Though it does not take away the morning sickness totally. It helps to make it a little tolerable
I found another link on this product, which I hope is useful for pregnant moms
Cheers,
Kawiz
