So... Boy or Girl?

What do you think? :)

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Yesterday was the day that we had been waiting for! The day when we could see our little baby again on the screen, to make sure that everything is fine, and the most exciting thing was to find out the gender :)

The USG process this time took a longer time because they need to check all parts of the baby's body one by one from head to toes, even the inside parts like brain, heart, kidney and all the bones.. which is very amazing to see.. and thank God that everything looks normal..

So after they finished checking everything.. jeng.. jeng.. jeng.. it was the time to find out baby's gender. Before that, they asked us first if we want to know or if we want to keep it as a secret.. And of course, we want to know! Haha.. So finally we found out that we are having.. a.. baby boy! Yay! He is a little version of DM.. DM Junior.. :) :) :)

We love you so much, our son! Mommy already had a strong feeling before that you must be a boy.. a strong boy who loves the Lord and you will grow to become a Godly man like your daddy :) You will grow as a man who will bring impact to your generation, you will love the nations and have compassion for the lost souls.. I also have prepared a name for you, but haven't discussed it with your daddy yet :p

So excited that next week we will travel together to Cambodia as a family, we will serve God together and you'll be the youngest missionary in this team, hehe.. I pray that you'll also experience God through this trip.. Since in the womb, you will have a heart for a mission and you can also learn from your daddy how to lead the team.. You're gonna be a future leader :)

God bless you, my son.. I love you.. xoxo

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“Before I shaped you in the womb,
I knew all about you.

Before you saw the light of day,
I had holy plans for you:
A prophet to the nations—

that’s what I had in mind for you.”

(Jeremiah 1:5, MSG)

First Hospital Experience

Seumur hidup, aku belom pernah dirawat di rumah sakit. Kalo ngunjungin orang di rumah sakit sih sering, hehe.. Akhirnya bulan lalu, tepatnya hari Kamis tanggal 22 Oktober 2015, untuk pertama kalinya aku ngerasain yang namanya dirawat di rumah sakit.. Wah koq bisa?!

Jadi ceritanya, yang pasti berhubungan sama soal kehamilan aku saat ini. Pas masuk week 14, aku ngerasa kondisi aku mulai sehat, muntah-muntah udah berkurang and udah seneng pokoknya karena masa-masa gak enaknya udah mulai lewat. But ternyata seminggu kemudian, pas masuk week 15, aku mulai muntah-muntah parah lagi, bahkan lebih parah dari yang sebelumnya..

Selama seminggu, apapun yang aku makan and aku minum pasti keluar, jadi bener-bener gak ada yang bisa masuk. Banyak orang yang saranin untuk coba makan ini or minum itu, but tetep semuanya gak bisa. Makanan yang biasanya bisa masuk, kali ini juga gak bisa masuk semua. Bener-bener seminggu yang WOW banget pokoknya. Aku sampe bener-bener lemes and gak tau musti ngapain lagi. Bahkan sempet muntah bercampur darah juga, saking udah keseringan muntahnya.

Awalnya hari itu kita cuma rencana ke dokter, dikasih resep obat, cek darah trus pulang. But selama perjalanan pulang, aku udah bener-bener gak tahan rasanya. Kalo minum obat juga belom tentu obatnya bisa masuk, karena minum air aja gak bisa. Akhirnya pas di jalan aku bilang ke DM, "Hon, kita coba ke hospital aja.. Kayaknya better di-infus.." Soalnya kalo gak ada cairan dalam tubuh nanti bisa bahaya.. Aku juga ngerasa dalam keadaan kayak gini, daripada lemes-lemes di rumah, kayaknya aku better dirawat di hospital.

Akhirnya kita coba ke hospital, ke bagian emergency. Kita sempet nunggu lumayan lama, karena kondisi aku gak termasuk emergency yang gawat darurat tingkat tinggi. Hospital juga saat itu lagi lumayan rame, jadi mereka harus prioritasin dulu orang-orang yang kondisinya parah (yang kecelakaan, luka parah, yang dateng pake ambulance, dll.) Aku juga sampe sempet tidur-tiduran dulu di ruang tunggu. Eh pas kita lagi mikir mo pulang, tiba-tiba dipanggil masuk sama salah satu dokter.

Di ruang emergency, aku langsung dikasih infus and injection obat juga supaya gak muntah-muntah lagi. Abis itu baru dipindahin ke kamar. Awalnya kita pikir bakal cepet and bisa langsung pulang, but mereka saranin untuk aku stay semalem sambil terus di-infus. Jadi malem itu DM harus pulang and aku stay di hospital. Fyi, karena aku udah resident and punya kartu Medicare, jadi semua fasilitas di public hospital gratis, kita gak perlu bayar apa-apa, enak ya, haha.. Nanti aku juga bakal lahiran di hospital yang sama, semuanya gratis :p

Anyway, pengalaman pertama aku di hospital, it wasn't bad at all.. Aku malah ngerasa relax and enjoy, serasa lagi nginep di hotel, haha.. Mungkin karena aku di sana cuma buat di-infus doang (bukan buat operasi or hal-hal serem lainnya :p) And seneng banget sama service and orang-orang di sana. Malem itu aku udah berhenti muntah, mulai bisa ngemil and minum juga. Pagi-pagi pas dikasih breakfast juga udah mulai bisa makan. Setelah di-infus cairan 3 liter, rasanya memang jadi lebih seger.

So besoknya, pagi-pagi DM udah dateng dengan tampang yang masih ngantuk, haha.. Dia ambil off kerja hari itu. And setelah dokter cek kondisi aku, sekitar jam 10 pagi gitu aku udah boleh pulang. Jadi gitu deh cerita pengalaman pertama aku di rumah sakit, hehe.. It was an unforgetable moment for me :) God is good.. All the time..

Thursday (22/10/2015) @ Werribee Mercy Hospital

God can heal our sickness and pain. Because He is God. But sometimes He allows us to go through all the sickness and pain, because He wants us to learn to go through the hard times with Him, not only in a good times.

Miracle is not only when God heals you. But when you are able to worship God in the midst of your sickness and pain, it is a miracle :)

"I thank You, God for all my sickness and pain, because through all of these I can experience You more and learn to walk with You in a deeper level. I love You!" ♡