Hello Week 25!

What I love the most about Tuesday is that I always get this notification from one of the pregnancy Apps, notifying me that I've entered a new week of pregnancy. And today, it's the 25th week. Alhamdulillah, I believe the little one is progressing quite well in there based on the numerous kicks I get everyday.

And many things have been happening for the first few days. A dear friend has lost one of her twins last week :( She was 23 weeks along and it was her first pregnancy when she started to bleed and was kept in the 1st stage labor room for a few days before she went into labor. The baby weighed 480 gram and he survived for only an hour, completely formed except that he couldn't open his eyes, meanwhile the twin is still inside, alhamdulillah. I pray for her/his wellness as well as the mummy's. Went to visit her yesterday and alhamdulillah she was recovering. It's a bit confusing though (we actually laughed a little about this) as the mummy is partly in the post-partum state and yet is still pregnant with one more baby. And from the look of it, I knew the mummy and the lil one inside will be doing just fine insyaAllah. She was one strong mummy, kept on saying that she believed Allah had His own plan and there would always a hidden blessing.

This morning I went for an appointment at the combined clinic. The clinic is for pregnant mothers with several medical problems where they get to see both the gynecologist and a PHY specialist at the same time. In my case, it was my migraine that got me sent here. And I think it's going to be until I safely deliver. Reached the hospital at 8.45am and only got called around 10.30 :s Apparently they couldn't locate my file and the doctors had to write on a loose sheet. Let's just hope they don't lose that sheet as it will be needed for my next appointment. And as usual, more urine and blood tests to be done soon.

Back to baby stuff, I have been trying my best to complete the list of items I'm going to need for the baby's arrival. Found a good one on Mothercare's website :D but I need to be more selective and specific I guess. It's quite hard to decide though, like should I get both strollers and baby slings? Baby bag or box? A cot or just a Moses basket? I prefer the latter ones though. I always find Moses baskets cute, especially the cream-colored ones. As for the baby box, I think it's much easier to organize baby's stuff in there than in a bag. As for the clothes, a friend of mine in UK is willing to send any stuff I buy online via Royal Mail as they get discounted rate for shipping. I've been ooohing and aaaahing over the stuff I found on UK's MC website and have been eyeing on some baby clothes but the shipping is way too expensive. The base rate is GBP32, so that is the minimum I will have to pay if I ask them to ship straight to me. Oh, and I've also asked a cousin to get me some maternity wear from MC, and since the parents are visiting him at the moment, they are going to bring the clothes back with them. Can't wait for my yoga pants! I guess that is all for now. I need to get ready for some 'photo-shootings' with DH.