OMG guys.
Its 2023. 4 years had passed since my last blog. It was 2019 and I talked about marrying this one guy that I just met a couple of month and we are getting married right? How interesting. Do you guys want to know how the story ends? I will get you guys up to speed at how life has been for me this last 4 years.
2020
I did got married to this guy. We got engaged on Hari Raya Haji and then got married on the 30th August 2020. It was a happiest day of my life. We had our Akad in the morning and then we move to the Sanding at night. My mom made me the most beautiful dress that I could imagine. She even made one for my husband too (Mat). That day, I felt at peace. I know that I am marrying a nice guy. The guy that God had sent to me and he is the perfect one for me. He understand me like no other. He told me that he will take care of me. The ceremony was filled with traditional dances and even my friends aka dance team came and performed that night.
I remember that it was raining that day but everyone said that its okay, its like a blessing for the marriage. Alhamdulillah. Everything went smoothly. I cannot believe that I am a married person now. Felt so surreal. Looking back at all the blogpost in here with all the heartache and shattered heart. I finally had found my happiness. Nothing makes me feel like home if it wasn't for Mat. He is officially my home and I will follow him everywhere.
My life has been so perfect thus far.
2021
At the start of January of 2021, I had found out that I am pregnant! I am so happy. I had one miscarriage last year on November. The baby didn't even make it to 6 weeks. But its okay. We had our rainbow baby. I had an amazing pregnancy. I have no bad morning sickness. We are so happy. We found out that we are having a girl at our 20 weeks scan. I know that I have wanted a boy but whatever it is. I know God send me a little girl for a reason.
I am still working as a cosmetic chemist so I would be standing up most of the time when I was pregnant. It was tiring but I still can manage. My feet was bloated on my third trimester. But I love being pregnant. Every second of it. I remember when the baby kicks for the first time and I was so happy. I now know what it feels like to be a mother. To love a baby even when I haven't seen her yet. To feel like you are creating a life. The feeling is so surreal. I can't explain it in words. Mothers are the luckiest person on earth.
16th October 2021- My baby girl was born. I was induced as I reached the 40 weeks marked. The baby just don't want to come out. So we went to KPJ Shah Alam on the 15th and was induced right after. I can feel the contraction that night and was fighting for my life. I remember asking for the pain killer at 10pm and by 4am, the pain killer runs out. I screamed for a new one and by 4.30 am, I had another pain killer in me. In the morning after breakfast, they have me eating my breakfast and pushed me to the labour room. They broke my water and gave me another inducing medicine.
Since the morning, I have to have gas and been high most of the time. I remember just mumbling words that doesn't make sense. I am glad that my husband was there with me. He was there to hold my hands and ask me to always remember Allah. I remember nurses and doctor keep on checking my bottom to see how many cm dilated I am. I felt like I wanted to poop out. I constantly said that I want to go the bathroom. The nurse there said that its okay, you can just push here and just let the stool comes out. I was embarrassed but hell, I am giving birth.
So by 4.12pm, I gave birth to my beautiful daughter, Numa Ayesha. I had to do a vacuum delivery as I can't push her. I tried but she is 3.61kg. She's a huge baby. No wonder I can't push her. Alhamdulillah, everything went well and she also get to go back home with me the next day and have no jaundice at all. Then its started. My journey as a mother began.....
2022
I am now a mother, I can't believe it. I always wanted to be a mother. I wanted to be a mother first before I wanted to be a wife. I love kids and I can't believe the girl right in front of me is mine. I gave birth to her. She is so special. She has a birthmark on her right hand. Just like my father. That is such a sentimental thing for me. My daughter had follow my father's birthmark? Crazy. She is such a beautiful baby girl. So easy to take care but she didn't want to breastfeed. I have tried so many things to make her to drink my milk but she is such a smart girl. She really refuse to breastfeed. It got to me at some point where I do feel a bit depressed. But as long as she is full, everything is okay with me.
Career wise, I did a major career change this year and quit my job. I love what I am doing but I hate the salary, the work on the Saturday and the standing up all the time. So I send my resignation and did my 3 month notice. At the same time I applied to work at AFS Malaysia. If you read my previous post, you can see that I went to the USA under a scholarship and it was organised by AFS Malaysia. I saw that they have a job offering and decided to try for it.
I did my interview online and was offered a job there with better salary. I have to do YES program and manage the YES sending students to go to USA. I started working in October. Its the start of a new career and I can finally have Saturday off for my daughter. We can work 3 days in office and 2 days at home. It was for the best. I manage to send off the 2022 batch to USA. It felt so good and it brings back so much memories.
Numa is one! She is such a fast learner. She started walking at 9 months old. Its the craziest thing. She turned one on the 16th October 2022 and we did a little party at my house and it turned out to be a big party. So many people shows up and Numa received so many present. Alhamdulillah for a year of Numa being in my family. Me and Mat are so in love with her. She is such a perfect baby and for her to turn one is such a huge milestones for me. Please don't grow up too fast.
2023
2023 already, Wow! so fast! Anyway we starting the 2023 with a blast. Numa is getting more wiser and starting to talk now. We are in April now and are now fasting. I can't wait for Hari Raya this year as I have a matching baju with Numa. So excited. I am now working at AFS still but I moved department to Knowledge and Education Department.
AND I AM TURNING 30 THIS YEARR! OMG!
Do pray that we can add more family members in our family.
Thats all for now. Talk to you again in idk when.
Najmin (A wife and mother )
2023