Second Trimester

Salam

Yesterday I turned 14 weeks officially

We had a doctor's appointment to check on our little one

Everything went well alhamdulillah

Our baby was so active

She doesn't want to stop moving and giving the doctor hard time to get a clear picture of her (I'm just referring it as she because I'm praying inside it will be a girl hahaha)

I had lime slushie on my way to the hospital, maybe that's the reason she was super active

My friend shared with me that the baby will be active if mom eat or drink something sweet

Now it all makes sense 

We did an ultrasound to see the baby development

Everything looks great alhamdulillah

This appointment was also meant to be for the down syndrome screening to see the percentage of having a down syndrome baby

This is normal procedure here int he US

The doctor also draw my blood for further testing

Look at her, so cute!

I think she got Dada's nose hahaha

Our next appointment we will get to see the gender

Seriously I can't wait for that

I don't mind if it's a boy or a girl as long as it's healthy and everything is perfect :)

Escape to California

I've been missing the ocean so much since Arizona don't have it

Obviously, because it's a desert here

So, without planning, we decide to go to California

My husband had 4 days off and it was a perfect time to go

Runaway from Arizona heat for a breezy ocean (what's better than that?!)

We drove fro 6 hours to Los Angeles and spent the night there

We get to enjoy Santa Monica Pier and took a ride on the Pacific Wheels

Ahhhhhh it was so awesome!

I really need that at that particular moment

Then, by the end of the day, we drove an hour away to Long Beach

Spent the night there and got the chance to enjoy the ocean again at the Seal Beach

The water temperature was perfect!

Weather was really nice

Summer in California is like Spring in Arizona

Ahhhhh heaven!

Then I also get to enjoy walking on the pier by the beach since all beach here has the pier

It's so cool!

I also get to eat Nasi Ayam Penyet that I've been craving because we don't have Indonesian Restaurant in Arizona

My husband really loved it!

This guy loves everything as long as the food is good hahahha

EID 2019 and Weekend getaway

This year we don't celebrate Eid like last year

We didn't attend some open house invitation due to my health condition

I enjoy staying at home, Netflix and chill instead of hanging out with a lot of people

I think it's the pregnancy hormone

This is not me haha

I am an extrovert person and I like to socialize but somehow dealing with this pregnancy make me so tired and all I want to do is rest at home all day every day

But we did attend one open house in Scottsdale at Aunty Ida's house because we promised her since Ramadhan 

This is my family here in Arizona

A couple of days after Eid, I became so tired and bored

Being cranky and keep on begging my husband to take me on a trip even though I was not feeling well

Ended up he agreed to take me for a weekend getaway which is not so far from our town

I was hoping to go to California but it's quite far and my body was not ready for 6 hours driving trip

My husband took me to Flagstaff, it's located in the north side of Arizona

On a mountain which 7000 above sea level

It's so beautiful and the weather was very nice, around 60-70 Fahrenheit'

We stayed at Airbnb, a townhouse that belongs to the local

They were the best host ever

VEry clean and beautiful house

They give us some tips about where to visit

The wife also prepared us breakfast the next morning, she also packed us some snacks for our trip back to Tempe

Such a nice person!

Beautiful room by the mountain

We stopped by at Grand Canyon before we continue our journey to Flagstaff. This was my third time in Grand Canyon but every time is a different season with a different person

I can sit and enjoy this beauty all day long. For sure I'm gonna miss this once we move to Malaysia 

Dinner at Thai restaurant. The food was amazing! We were impressed

The host prepare us breakfast before we continue our journey to Sedona

My first time at Slide Rock Canyon in Sedona. It was amazing! Such a beautiful nature

Current update :)

Assalamualaikum...

Alhamdulillah perjalanan PhD so far okay

I am trying to graduate by the end of this year

So Fall 2019 ni kena defend thesis 

The journey to arrive at this point was not easy

Hanya org2 yg terdekat dgn aku je tahu apa yg aku lalui

Org kt social media hanya nmpk kegembiraan je huhu
Actually, my plan was to sit for the comprehensive exam this summer but ada sorang committee member buat lecey la
dah 3 minggu still xdpt lg soalan
SO aku menanti dengan sabar je la
Comprehensive exam ni mcm ni: kita akan bg outline of our research dekat all committee member yg tersiri drpd 4 org professor termasuk lah sv kita, then each of them akan bg soalan that related to our research, then kita akan diberi masa selama 10 hari utk jawab soalan tu then kita kena present depan diorang semua after that
Kalau xlepas comprehensive exam, maka kecundanglah perjlanan phd anda (nauzubillah)
Plannya summer nk settle comprehensive exam, fall settle proposal defense and thesis defense
Yes, kt sini memang proposal defense lewat sikit, about 90% research is done
So itulah plan asalnya tp nmpk mcm bakal drag ke spring 2020 je ni
Sbb rule dia xleh buat 3 presentation dlm 1 semester
So we will see
We can only plan tp Allah menentukan
So sabar je lah
Tawakal, usaha and doa

Oh, by the way, I have some announcement to make

Alhamdulillah Allah give us a priceless present this summer

I am currently 12 weeks pregnant

Syukur alhamdulillah

We still don't know it's gender yet, we have to wait 8 more weeks for the scan

We did have 2 early scans at 7 weeks and 9 weeks, alhamdulillah our little peanut is healthy

We can't wait to see you again on the screen sayang

As for food craving, I craved for various kind of food. I am blessed because I have a husband and friends that always willing to grant my wishes!

this is Uzbek bread. I made it with the help pf my husband. He loves this bread so much and somehow I become an expert making Uzbek bread after becoming his wife haha

My friend was willing to accompany me to enjoy Vietnamese pho since my husband doesn't really like this kinda food.

Homemade nasi kukus ayam berempah

Japanese cuisine at Kabuki restaurant 

Black pepper chicken chop with chakoi 

So ummi and my sister dah plan nk dtg sini to take care of me for pantang

Since I am planning to graduate by December, I am praying to Allah that he/she will arrive after that

The expected due date will be January 16,2020 (baby wawasan 2020 ni hehe)
I am happy and content with my life right now, alhamdulillah
Cubaaan dan dugaan tu normal la dlm rumahtangga
It's a ll about give and take
Accept each other and try to tolerate, sabar dlm apa jua keadaan (easier said than done) hahaha