Baby L 💙

Hello everyone!

Sorry for not being active here anymore, but you can follow my Instagram (@dm.cella) or Facebook (Marcella Flaorenzia) for more updates 😊

Today I just want to share about my latest pregnancy journey (yes we are expecting another baby at the moment and will be due soon in November) 🤗

I found out that I’m pregnant in March, not long after my first skydiving experience (oops.. 🤭) and I told my husband that I had a late birthday present for him and it was a big surprise for him, haha..

And same as my previous pregnancies, this is also not an easy journey, especially in the first few months.. I also experienced HG pregnancy (severe sickness) and had to bedrest for few months 🤢 Went to emergency few times and the hardest thing was we couldn’t get any help from our family this time because of pandemic (covid-19) so people couldn’t travel overseas.. We were so stressful, especially to get help for the kids.. But finally God opened the way, we decided to put kids in the daycare 3 days a week and it really helped me to be able to have a rest..

I’m feeling so much better now.. Glenn is no longer in a daycare, but Joel still there because I’m still not 100% strong enough to take care both of them.. But it’s only few more weeks to go.. I’m in week 31 now.. Can’t wait for November! 😁

This time I also diagnosed with gestational diabetes.. a bit shocked at first.. I need to do blood sugar test everyday (4x a day), but thanks God everything is maintained well so far ♥️

Here are some USG pictures of Baby L and yes it’s another BOY! I’ve got his name before I was pregnant, so when we found out its gender, we started to call him with his name straight away 😁

We are so excited and can’t wait to meet Baby L soon.. and can’t wait to be a family of 5 ♥️ Please pray for us, for smooth delivery and recovery, especially without my parents around this time.. And for God’s protection for us, especially from covid.. Thank you 🙏🏻 

Joel’s Birth Story

Akhirnya yang ditunggu-tunggu lahir juga, hehe.. Buat yang ngikutin my Instagram Story pasti tau kalo kami udah nungguin Baby J lahir dari sejak week 37 (karena dulu Glenn week 38 udah lahir), jadi dikirain kali ini bakalan lebih early.. eh ternyata Baby J lahir di week 39 day 6 (1 hari sebelum due date) haha.. and sempet berasa deg-degan juga pas udah mulai mendekati due date tapi belom ada tanda-tanda mau lahiran sama sekali.. udah takut bakalan disuruh induksi, karena pengen bisa lahiran secara natural aja..

Tiap hari udah exercise di birthing ball, banyak jalan, minum raspberry leaf tea, makan buah kurma, foot massage and banyak ikutin tips-tips buat natural birth pokoknya, hehe..

Udah lewatin Natal, Tahun Baru, belom ada tanda-tanda juga.. tapi dari situ jadi belajar buat sabar dalam menunggu janji Tuhan dan timing Tuhan :)

Sampe akhirnya..

Hari Selasa malem, 8 Jan 2019, tiba-tiba si Glenn minta tidur pagian.. aneh banget karena biasanya gak pernah minta bobo, selalu maunya maen, haha.. Sebelum boboin Glenn, sekitar jam 8 malem, aku sempet ke toilet dulu, and kaget ternyata keluar mucus plug (salah satu tanda udah mau lahiran - buat yang gak tau bisa search di google). Aku langsung kasih tau si DM, and langsung buru-buru tidurin si Glenn..

After Glenn bobo, beneran deh, air ketuban mulai keluar.. Hampir sama kejadiannya kayak birth story Glenn, cuma beda waktunya aja, and kali ini prosesnya lebih cepet, and kami bisa lebih nyantai, gak panik, hihi..

DM langsung telp RS.. aku siap-siap dulu.. masih bisa mandi, makan, beresin barang-barang.. abis itu baru ke RS.. My parent stayed di rumah buat jagain si Glenn.. Saat itu udah mulai berasa ada kontraksi, tapi masih jarang-jarang..

Sampe di RS sekitar jam 11 malem.. pas turun dari mobil, air ketuban keluar banyak banget sampe semua celana and sandal aku basah semua, wkwkwk.. Dicek di RS, kondisi Baby J masih oke.. jadi disuruh pulang lagi and nunggu sampe kontraksinya tambah kenceng baru balik lagi.. kalo belom kontraksi juga sampe besok pagi, ada kemungkinan bakal diinduksi..

Akhirnya kami balik dulu ke rumah.. but aku udah ada feeling kalo proses lahirannya bakalan cepet nih.. si DM sih masih sempet tuh tiduran dulu di rumah (ini kehebatan orang stabil, hahaha..) Sedangkan aku udah gak bisa tidur.. Berasa kontraksi juga makin sering.. aku terus hitungin pake app di HP yang buat itungin waktu kontraksi..

Sekitar jam 3 pagi, aku udah gak tahan.. kontraksinya udah sekitar 5-6 menit sekali.. langsung bangunin DM minta ke RS secepetnya.. TAPI.. gak bisa berangkat karena tiba-tiba si Glenn kebangun! Oh noo.. udah berusaha supaya my parents yg bobo di sebelah dia, tapi dia gak mau and nangis terus.. Dia nyariin kami.. si DM berusaha boboin dia lagi, but aku udah bener-bener gak tahan.. Akhirnya aku suruh si DM bawa aja si Glenn ke mobil.. my parents semua juga ikut ke mobil.. rame and seru deh, jam 3 pagi semuanya ke RS.. hahaha..

Aku sama DM yang turun ke RS.. My parents berusaha tidurin si Glenn di mobil (Thanks God dia bisa bobo dengan tenang di mobil sampe pagi, hehe..)

Sampe di RS, aku udah berasa Baby J udah mo keluar.. Midwife nya juga bilang kalo udah berasa mau push, langsung push aja.. Perjuangan banget buat push si baby.. Kali ini lebih gede baby nya, hehe.. Terakhir-terakhir berasa udah gak ada tenaga and kecapean banget.. rasanya udah pengen minta alat bantuan macem-macem, wkwkwk.. but si DM and midwife nya support terus..

Akhirnya Baby J keluar juga jam 5:39 pagi, hari Rabu, 9 Jan 2019 :) Seneng and lega banget rasanya, hehe.. Seneng juga karena kali ini gak perlu pake forcep (dulu Glenn harus ditarik keluar pake forcep yang bikin jaitan aku lumayan parah)..

Abis keluar, Baby J langsung ditempelin ke badan aku and dia langsung nyusu.. Sama kayak Glenn, Baby J juga langsung jago breastfeeding nya.. makanya langsung keluar banyak nih ASI nya :)

Setelah semua settle, DM ke mobil buat ngecek Glenn and my parents.. Ternyata Glenn masih bobo.. Good brother banget sampe ikut nungguin dedenya lahiran di RS, haha.. And pas dia udah bangun, dia langsung turun and masuk ke ruang bersalin buat ketemu Baby J :)

Glenn sayang banget sama Baby J.. di hug, di kiss, digendong, di sayang-sayang.. Tiap kali Baby J nangis, dia juga langsung nyamperin.. Baby J juga bisa langsung calm down :)

Besoknya, hari ke-2 di RS, waktunya buat pertama kali mandiin Baby J.. and tiba-tiba mereka minta buat dijadiin contoh di parental class yang buat first time parents to be gitu.. hehe.. and of course Daddy DM yang mandiin :)



Hari ke-3, Baby J udah boleh pulang ke rumah.. Yay! Hari ini juga tadi baru dicek lagi, berat badan Baby J udah naek :)

Ngurus anak ke-2 memang berasa jauh lebih gampang.. but tetep aja harus begadang lagi and kurang tidur lagi, haha.. and harus bisa bagi waktu bareng Glenn juga.. Pelan-pelan udah mulai bisa adaptasi sih sama rutinitas yang baru :)

So kira-kira gitu deh kisah kelahiran Baby J..

And please welcome our Baby J:

JOEL PHILIP WIDJAJA

Werribee Mercy Hospital

Wednesday,

9th January 2019

5:39 AM

3.01 kg / 50 cm

Thank you all for your wishes, support and prayer! 💙

Joel 2:32 - "And it will come about that whoever calls on the name of the LORD will be delivered."

JOEL means "Yahweh is God", "The Lord is God." We pray so that God will use his life to declare God's name to many people and many nations. Amen 🙏

Baby J 💙

Wow! It’s been a while I haven’t touched my blog.. Maybe because it’s much easier to share something through Instagram or Facebook these days, haha.. 😄

So last May, we found out that we’re expecting another miracle :) DM and I have planned and talked about it before, that we wanted to have another baby after Glenn turns 2 years old.. and yes, God gave us on a perfect timing!

First test (7th May 2018)

Second test (14th May 2018)

We’re so excited about this!! But as you know, my pregnancy journey is always challenging. I experience what is called HG (Hyperemesis Gravidarum) in both of my pregnancies so far, and it’s been really hard for me, and also for my family of course.. I’ve been to hospital (emergency) many times to get the drips and injections.. It’s been a really hard times, especially with the little one (Glenn) at home..

So we decided to ask help from mom in law in Indonesia to come here to help us, especially to take care of Glenn and to do some cooking as well.. It’s been such a blessing! Also grateful for Glenn that is so independent and can get along really well with grandma.. so I can have a lot of rest and I feel so much better now :)

Last week I had a 20-weeks scan.. The baby is healthy, active and perfect.. and we found out the baby’s gender as well :)

We also have prepared his name since the earlier scan.. DM already had a feeling that it’s gonna be another boy, because the baby is so active, haha.. So let’s call him Baby J :)

Baby J is due on early January 2019.. but he can be born anytime at the end of December.. so will he be a Christmas baby or a New Year baby? Only God knows! 😁

Big Brother to be!

We also keep telling Glenn about the baby. He likes to touch my belly, and says “baby”. And now he also can say, “baby boy”. But when we ask him to say the baby’s name, he doesn’t want. Why? Because he already chose another name for the baby.. He keeps insisting that the baby’s name is “Banana!” “Banana!” Oh boy.. 😅

Never mind.. Glenn loves banana so much.. maybe that means he will also love his baby brother so much.. 🤣

Anyway, we can’t wait to meet you, baby J! Still few more months to go.. and we will keep continually pray for you.. Be healthy.. Be strong.. and be a good boy.. 😎

We love you even before we met you! 💙

Happy 14 Months!

G is 14 months old today!! 💙

Glenn udah mulai bisa berdiri and jalan few steps tanpa bantuan.. trus lagi seneng banget waving his hands 👋🏻 kasih hello or bye ke semua orang, haha.. suka sharing his food, belajar ngasi and sharing something ke orang lain.. :)

His favorite words now is "ka..ka.." sama "ngga" (bahasa indo banget ya, wkwkwk..) Kalo dulu kan semuanya disebut "mama".. kalo sekarang disebutnya "kaka" 😅

Hobby lainnya, suka nyabutin kaos kaki.. bikin mami nya selalu bingung nyariin kaos kaki dia di mana.. and jadi sering banget dikasi tau sama orang kalo lagi di mall or di supermarket: "itu tuh kaos kakinya jato di sana.." haha..

G juga suka banget jalan-jalan (sama kayak maminya, hihi..) Kalo udah seharian di rumah, biasanya dia mulai duduk di depan pintu (pengen diajak keluar maksudnya) sama suka buka tirai jendela, ngeliat-liat keluar, wkwkwk.. Paling happy juga kalo tau daddy nya udah pulang, soalnya ada mobil, jadi bisa diajak jalan-jalan, haha.. Seneng banget pokoknya kalo di mobil.. bisa ketawa-ketawa sendiri duduk di carseat.. and termasuk ok banget buat diajak traveling :) Kalo pas daddy kerja, aku suka bawa dia keliling pake stroller, naik bus ke plaza, ke library or kegiatan baby2 gitu d.. kecil-kecil udah banyak acara juga pokoknya 😄 but it's good buat dia bisa bersosialisasi and ketemu banyak orang setiap hari..

G juga gampang ketiduran di carseat and di stroller.. jadi lumayan enak kalo mo  diajak pergi jauh.. makannya juga ok.. gak perlu di-entertained pake macem2.. jadi so far dia masih no TV and no gadget.. jadwal makannya kira2 kayak gini:

Breakfast: fruits, cereal, milk

Lunch: rice/pasta, veggies, meats

Dinner: rice/pasta, veggies, meats

Snack: yoghurt / fruits / crackers

Cow milk: 2-3 x a day

Breast milk: 2-3 x a day

Aku sempet kepikiran untuk stop breastfeeding.. karena Glenn sempet gigit pas nyusuin and my nipples luka and very painful.. sampe mo nangis tiap kali nyusuin, sakit bangett.. tapi akhirnya aku tahan-tahanin aja, and gak jadi berhenti d.. masih terus breastfeeding sampe sekarang, haha.. and untungnya udah mulai jarang juga breastfeedingnya, karena dia udah mulai minum banyak cow milk.. It's really good to know that he loves cow milk!! 😊 Dia dari dulu ga suka minum pake botol susu, jadi sekarang selalu minum pake gelas + sedotan.. drink like a big boy :)

G juga masih hobby baca buku.. loves to explore new things.. and udah gak takut duduk di rumput, hehe.. kalo di air sih dia suka bener.. gak pernah takut sama air.. seneng mandi, seneng berenang.. Kalo sama pasir rada takut waktu masih kecil.. sekarang belom dicoba lagi nih.. musti diajak ke pantai lagi d nanti, haha..

 

He also loves music.. seneng denger lagu, suka ikut nyanyi kadang, suka denger kita nyanyi, suka tepuk tangan, suka joget 😜 Masi suka bongkar tempat sampah juga, wkwkwk.. makanya sekarang kita mulai kumpulin sampah-sampah yang recycle gitu di satu tempat buat dijadiin mainan dia (kayak botol plastik, kotak kardus dll) He loves playing with those things!

Trus kalo soal tidur.. Jam tidurnya lumayan ok, dia biasa antara jam 8 - jam 9 malem gitu udah tidur.. Kadang bisa sleep through, kadang masi ada kebangunnya.. but abis disusuin langsung tidur lagi..

Ya begitu deh kira-kira perkembangan G sampe saat ini.. :) Yang pasti sih saat ini dia udah lebih banyak waktu buat maen daripada tidur.. jadi lebih sibuk deh maminya, wkwkwk.. but jadi lebih seru juga karena bisa libatin dia in more activities now..

Happy 14 months, our cheeky and happy little boy! xoxo 😘

 

My War Room

Ada yang udah pernah nonton film "War Room"? Bagus banget ya tuh film.. and abis nonton itu pasti langsung bikin kita jadi semangat untuk doa and jadi kepengen punya special prayer room di rumah, hehe.. but blom pernah kesampean..

Sampe akhirnya belakangan ini aku udah mulai kesulitan untuk cari spot yang tenang untuk saat teduh.. tapi gak mau saat teduh terlalu jauh dari kamar juga karena takut gak kedengeran kalo Glenn nangis or kebangun dll. So tempat yang paling pas adalah di dalam closet alias ruangan baju yang ada di kamar, sama persis kayak yang ada di film War Room, haha.. enak and tenang banget rasanya di dalem 😄

Yay! Seneng banget rasanya.. dari dulu punya impian pengen punya prayer room di rumah, akhirnya kesampean juga 😊

 

Prayer is what opens up the floodgates for God to come down and be involved in our everyday circumstances.

-Priscilla Shirer 🙏🏻

"This is where I do my fighting. I call this my War Room." 🚪