:: privilege of being an expectant #3 -- ... and the child moves *ouch...!* ::

... and the child moves *ouch...!*

Dear Luv,

"Red moves!" I cried a few weeks ago. It was an amazing experience :) Ayah and I were startled to see spasms on my womb. And to feel it moved.

"Cute," he said.

"Strange," I said.

It was a total happiness, to realize there is life inside of me, to feel it, to have it. Something I never thought before, something far from my imagination. None of my sense could explain such feeling, though I feel it. And by the day, the moves are stronger and more frequent. The more Red moves, the more Ayah and I realize how much we love Red.

As now, when I'm typing this, Red's moving in my womb.

...wish you were here with us, to feel Red.

luv,

-onk-

:: Privilege of Being an Expectant #2 -- baby fat ::

Dear Luv,

Gak terasa udah mau masuk trimester ketiga, hmm... cepet banget ya, perasaan baru kemarin morning-till-you-drop sickness deh. Enggak terasa juga udah dua bulan wira-wiri Jogja-Solo, hehehe... berdesak bersama di kereta sejak matahari masih baru muncul sampai udah mau tenggelam. Enggak nyangka, aku bisa :) Kupikir dulu pas masa bedrest bakalan kayak gitu terus, ternyata malah sebaliknya. Semoga trimester berikutnya juga as good as this one, even better. Soalnya bulan-bulan ke depan udah mulai muter ke lapangan :)

Well, eniwei... tadi pagi pas berangkat di kereta aku baru menyadari sebuah perubahan lagi di badanku. Emang sih, banyak literatur yang bilang soal ini itu. Nah, tadi baru aku mengamati kalau jari-jariku menggemuk, banget. Tapi anehnya siang ini dia mengurus lagi, hmm... should I ask the doctor about it?

Selain bertambahnya baby fat (yang sebenarnya enggak seberapa di badanku) akibat nafsu makan gila-gilaan, juga mengakibatkan heartburn. Dan lagi panasnyaa... aduh mulai kepanasan lebih gampang ngerasa sumuk dan sumpek ketimbang si ayah yang biasanya gampang kepanasan. Jadi tidur pun mulai pindah, keluar dari kamar, boyongan alat tidur ke ruang tengah yang lega udaranya hahaha...

Hmm... gotta split now, musti nyelesaikan beberapa hal sebelum berdesak lagi di kereta :)

... oh how I love this kid from the moment I knew he/she's there.

cheers,

-onk-

:: Privilege of Being an Expectant #1 ::

Dear Luv,

It's my 22nd or 23rd (?) week, and I kinda enjoy this moment. Well, I never thought that being pregnant can be this lovely -remembering my first trimester, duh! As some said, second trimester is the lightest term of pregnancy. Regardless the headache and nausea, I start to eat a lot.

My body has changed, people now can see my big womb and chubby cheek. As they recognize me being pregnant, they start to give special attention. Oh you know what, it's quite fun actually.

Do you see the banana above? Yup, a friend gave it to me this morning. I asked one or two pieces, I got a cluster instead :) Last week, I asked one or two pieces rambutan, and they gave me a kilo. Perhaps they think that I need lots of certain thing that I asked, when I actually wanted to taste a bit only.

Oh I wish my baby is fine inside me, I really... really happy for his/her presence.

Thanks God.

banana cheers,

-onk-