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After I got home from work, The Puddings and Yaya head out to Deira CityCentre. That's me and the Baby Kuya doing grocery... well sort of. My husband is at the counter while Yaya took a quick snapshot of us. After we've accomplished all the home needs, we head off to St. Mary's church to thank God for all the blessings he has given us.
What a lovely typical Sunday :)
I woke up excited and anxious today. I couldn't even get myself to decide what to wear! Al Rafa hospital is just at the back of our building, so there's really no need for wardrobe panic. But yes, I was restless, wanting to look extra pretty, silently aching to meet the little dweller in my eggbelly through an ultrasound again.
My 1.10yo came with us and enjoyed fooling around with other kids, smiling to nurses and strangers, or swimming on the floor. Of course I got all the stares because of my petite (extraordinary small-sized) frame with my big belly out. But at least with Zaiid around, he's got everything to put on a show, not just his BabyManghud.
We waited for 20 minutes...
The sonographer amazed us with how she does it. She kept going without saying a word. My husband kept pushing me to ask for the sex of the baby. "Still measuring" she replied. Patience please. While she continued to "measure" our little love, we saw complete set of hands and feet, head, spine, and the heart in an orange and blue thunder-like circles dancing and bumping each other... it was another magical sight.
After all the "measuring", the sonographer said she couldn't see what's between the legs and that the baby is in cross-legged position. "C'mon baby let's see what you got..." and I added "Cge na Baby Manghud kit-a mi beh..." No, she remained poised and secretive. From the sonographer's mouth the words came out:
"I THINK IT'S A GIRL."
My heart skipped a beat. I felt like jumping. I wanted to be sure and asked, "No testicles?"
Although it wasn't a hundred percent statement, my husband and I are convinced. But I don't want to go ahead and shop for little pink stuff anyway, I just want to imagine her in little baby ribbons and flowers. But not over-the-top kind of girly... just a little baby girl holding his big kuya.
I hugged my little boy and kissed him all over. "Nana ta baby girl Zaiid! Baby girl si Baby Manghud!" His reply was "Ar!" - translates to: I'm happy too Mama! I got a red toy car! I think he's as excited as we are.
We went to Burjuman today for Zaiid's friday ki-at. We found this showcase along the way. Swarovski CRYSTALLIZED Wedding, an exhibition of one-of-a-kind wedding design pieces, embellished with CRYSTALLIZED - Swarovski Elements. Makes you go wow.
I passed by their shop a few times already, but last friday I just had to take a closer look...
This is insane! I cannot imagine a cellphone worth this much. Take a look at the digits.. click on the image to enlarge and see how much it costs (that's in AED - Dirhams).
This is VERTU.
"The ceramic used on the earpiece of a Vertu handset is similar to the material used to protect the outside of the Space shuttle." Is it really necessary?
"The 18 carat gold, platinum and diamonds used to encase Vertu's precious material handsets are certified by the Swiss Assay Office." Why? Why would anyone want this much value on a cellphone?
Oh well, I'm just not their target market!
Fridays are good. I get to hang out with my boys (the hubby is half the day). Now that summer's here, it's impossible for Yaya and Zaiid to go outside play even at around 10am. The heat is unimaginable...well, think of the desert. So we have all the freedom in the world inside our home. We do his favorite games or read all his books. Today was quite interesting. Zaiid took all of his toys from his froggy storage basket then requests to be inside it. Hahaha what an idea!
He goes in front of the mirror to check on how he looks. You look adorable, crazy-creative Babylove.
I am back in the office. 30 more minutes to go and I'm home. Can't wait.
1. Murali (the printing press guy) came to me this morning to show me the business cards in violet. He said I have written to the envelope "special violet". I cannot in my entire recalling power imagine me writing something like that. But he insisted so I said it was my mistake. The files on the CD however are perfect in blue. Weird. So why would you print them in violet when in fact the files are not?
2. I've heard the news that my bosses (a.k.a the owners of the company) are moving down to Australia but would still continue to run the business. Hmmm... I think no one was convinced.
3. Nauseous again. Bright lights and computers combined is a killer.
This is Zaiid doing his favorite action song of the month, In A Cottage By The Woods. He is hugging (my favorite) rabbit while I sing the last line that goes "come little rabbit, come to me. Happy we shall be..." My mommy and momsie (grandma) taught me this song and now I'm passing it to my kids.
But I want to talk more about the rabbit. Yes he's finally safe with my boy's arms, away from the mean hunter. I fell in love with this miYim. It says organic all over its box. I haven't really thought of going organic with toys, but this is something. Putting the sweet heavenly color and packaging (yes I'm keeping the box) aside, it's on sale. So no budget lectures from hubby this time.
I browsed its website and learned something: Untreated cotton thread is woven into gently flowing fabric... + then brightened with nature's own plants and minerals... = one-of-a-kind stuffed toys with unique color vibrance!
Not bad eh? If I could buy organic stuffed toys next time, at least my family's making Mother Earth smile a little.
After I got home from work, The Puddings and Yaya head out to Deira CityCentre. That's me and the Baby Kuya doing grocery... well sort of. My husband is at the counter while Yaya took a quick snapshot of us. After we've accomplished all the home needs, we head off to St. Mary's church to thank God for all the blessings he has given us.
The sonographer amazed us with how she does it. She kept going without saying a word. My husband kept pushing me to ask for the sex of the baby. "Still measuring" she replied. Patience please. While she continued to "measure" our little love, we saw complete set of hands and feet, head, spine, and the heart in an orange and blue thunder-like circles dancing and bumping each other... it was another magical sight.
I passed by their shop a few times already, but last friday I just had to take a closer look...
Fridays are good. I get to hang out with my boys (the hubby is half the day). Now that summer's here, it's impossible for Yaya and Zaiid to go outside play even at around 10am. The heat is unimaginable...well, think of the desert. So we have all the freedom in the world inside our home. We do his favorite games or read all his books. Today was quite interesting. Zaiid took all of his toys from his froggy storage basket then requests to be inside it. Hahaha what an idea!
This is Zaiid doing his favorite action song of the month, In A Cottage By The Woods. He is hugging (my favorite) rabbit while I sing the last line that goes "come little rabbit, come to me. Happy we shall be..." My mommy and momsie (grandma) taught me this song and now I'm passing it to my kids.
But I want to talk more about the rabbit. Yes he's finally safe with my boy's arms, away from the mean hunter. I fell in love with this miYim. It says organic all over its box. I haven't really thought of going organic with toys, but this is something. Putting the sweet heavenly color and packaging (yes I'm keeping the box) aside, it's on sale. So no budget lectures from hubby this time.
