Kuzey 6 Aylik!

Nerdeyse son bir aydir bugunu bekliyorum. Niyesine gelince: Ilk zamanlar aylarla dordun kati haftalar az bucuk eslesiyordu ve Kuzey kacinci haftadaysa ayini da ona gore soyluyordum. Farkettim ki buyudukce hafta hesabi da tutmaz oldu. Kuzey 27. haftasinin ortalarina geldi bile. (bu kadar mateminik yeter di mi annecim)
6 ayi itibariyle Kuzey:
- destekle oturabiliyor, hatta bir kac saniye desteksiz de oturabiliyor
-ayaklarini rahatlikla yiyebiliyor
-arkadan one, onden arkaya donebiliyor (arkadan one donmeye daha 4 aylikken basladi)
-komandolar gibi yerlerde surunebiliyor (en favori hedefi evdeki ana kucaginin ayaklari ve laptopin kablosu)
-dakikalarca ellerini seyrediyor
-ziplamaya bayiliyor
-kasikla yemek yiyebiliyor (kasigi ben tutuyorum ve yemekleri de pure ama olsun daha hala kucucuk)
-ismi gecince bakiyor
Her ne kadar bu donemlerde ki gelisimindeki gelisme (ne demekse!) herhangi bir seyin habercisi olmasa da insanin hosuna gidiyor cocugunun gelisim adimlarini gormesi.
Bir arkadas bundan sonrasinin coook daha eglenceli oldugunu soylemisti. Galiba dogru soyluyor:)

Kuzey'in Uyku Vakti Geldi, Geldi

Dogum iznini firsat bilip solugu Turkiye'de aldik. Dedik Turkiye "yanarken" seyretmeyelim, biz de nasibimizi alalim:) Dogrulugunu arastirmadim ama son senelerin en sicak yazi yasanmis Turkiye'de. Asiri sicagin getirdigi susuzlukla, "aman aglamasin da"nin bir cesit bilesimi ile 6 haftalik tatil sonunda Kuzey'le yapisik ikiz haline geldik. Bunun ustune bir de Kuzey'in ek gidalara olan yogun ilgisi ile gelen "doymuyo bu cocuk" eklenince gece gunduz ayrilamaz olduk.
Boylelikle evimize doner donmez, ilk is kati gida malzemeleri aldik, sonra da uyku egitimine basladik. Yaklasik bir haftadir Kuzeycik hala talimde:(
Uzmanlar diyor ki ne yaparsaniz yapin, her seferinde ayni seyi yapin ki bebeginiz ne zaman neyin gelecegini bilsin. Ilk iki gun biraz dalga biraz tonga, cok tutarli davranamadik (daha dogrusu ucuncu gunde aslinda tutarli olmadigimizi farkettik). Ilk uc gunun sonunda sabah 2 seansini kestik, 5. gunde de sabah 5 ve sonraki keyif seansi gidiverdi. Diyeceksiniz ki "oh ne guzel, daha ne istiyorsun; egitim sart:p". Ben de oyle diyorum demesine de, Kuzey'in cikamayan sesini duyunca daha dogrusu duyamayinca da icim aciyo:(( Zalim Anne!! Gececek oglusum, geri gelecek sesin.. Hem bak gece boyle uyursan daha guzel buyursun, hem de gece yemelerinden dolayi dislerin cikinca curumezler..
Burada kesecektim ki hadi dedim bir de nasil egitim verdigimizi de yazayim:
1. gun: Uyku vaktinde karni tok, alti kuru, uyumasin engelleyecek herhangi bariz bir sikintisi yok ise ve agliyorsa, yatirdiktan 2 dakika sonra maksimum 2 dakika yaninda kalip kesinlikle kucaga almadan, yataginda pispisla, aglamaya devam etse bile cik, 5 dakika bekle ayni sekilde pispis yap, hala agliyorsa bu sefer 10 dakika bekle ve tekrar et.
2. gun: Yukaridaki islemi bir kac dakika uzatarak uygula
3. gun: Yukaridaki islemi bir kac dakika uzatarak uygula
Biz yukaridaki gibi yaptik ama yeniden egitmem gerekse (ki gerekebilir) sureyi 10 dakikaya cikarmadan daha sik pispis yaparak uygularim. Hani belki daha az aglar da sesi kisilmaz inanciyla!

Kuzey Yakici

Goruldugu uzere 6 ayda ancak kendime gelebildim. Dusunuyorum da, bir de daha erkenden calismaya baslasaydim, ne halt edecektim. Hepinizin bildigi uzere Bebek Yakici, yakisikli oglumuz Kuzey Yakici 13 Mart 2010 Cumartesi gunu saat 08:10'da dunyaya geldi. 3 kilo 470 gram, nur topu gibin:) O bir Balik (masallah balik gibi hic sudan cikasi da yok arkadasin). Internet hesaplamalarina gore yukseleni de Boga, yemege keyfe duskun (memeyle de mamayla da aramiz cok iyi). Bakalim daha hangi ozelliklerini eslestirecegiz buyudukce.
Kendimce notlar almistim gecmise donuk yazacagim yazilar icin ama her gecen gun goruyorum ki bu buyume hiziyla gecen 6 ayi detayli yazmaya cok da vakit olmayacak (gercekci olacak olursam bundan sonrayi bile ne kadar siklikta yazacagim allah bilir).
Her neyse, kisaca (daha fazla uyku bastirmadan bir baslangic yazisi eklemem gerek!) dogdu dogmadi, doydu doymadi, uyudu uyumadi derken 6 ayi ediverdik. Cok ilginc bir sekilde Kuzey'le zaman hem cok hizli, hem de cok agir geciyor. Agirlik hem hiz hem de omuzlarina (ve daha baska bi taraflarina) binen yuk anlaminda. Belki son bir haftadir Kuzey'e kendi kendine uyumayi ogretmeye calismanin birikmis yorgunlugu nedeniyle su kisacik ozette bile isin zorlugunu vurguluyorum ama napiim bu is harbi zormus! Zaten Kuzey dogar dogmaz yazamamamin en buyuk nedeni de o. Elif Safak'in Siyah Sut romanini daha once okudugumda cok etkilenmemistim acikcasi. Ilk uc ayda elime alip da defaeten okudugumda "ah ne guzel ifade etmis" diye diye bir hal oldum. Gerci benim icin unutmak isteyecegim kadar kotu, depresif bir donem degildi ; ama yazacak kadar keyifli de degildim acikcasi. Artik acisiyla tatlisiyla Kuzey'i buradan takip edeceksiniz. Tatliliklar Kuzey'den, acilar benden :p

Waiting for the baby

Reference books say half of the babies are born before their due and the other half after. Only 2% of them are born right on the due date. (I know it doesn't add up to 100%!!). I was hoping for my baby to be among the 2%, but apparently he is quite happy to be where he is.
These are the longest days of my pregnancy. You start listening to yourself (particularly the baby) intensively and you do not have many alternatives to distract yourself. Whenever I feel a mild cramp, I say "oh my god this is it!" with a bundle of feelings (happiness and anxiety altogether). You want your pregnancy eventually come to an end and finally meet your baby. But on the other hand, you are scared of a long and painful labour.
Come on wee boy, it's not that bad here in the outside world:)

Week 39

Almost there, phew!!
The time when we first learnt about the baby seems so far away now. I was lucky to have a smooth pregnancy (no cravings, no sickness and no complications at all) and was joking around saying "it's not actually 9 months you carry the baby in your womb, only the last two months count when the baby goes beyond 1 kilo or so". But now I definitely can say that the last few weeks felt like a century!! No wonder why you hear your mums say so.
I was trying to think of similar experiences (such as taking a test you've studied really hard or the last few miles of along trip) but each lacks at least one dimension.
Anxiety, excitement and fear.. Mostly for the unknown..
When will the labour start? How will I understand? Will it be very painful? Will there be any complications? Is the baby healthy? Whom does he look like? and so on..
You only have a view on the possibilities and need to prepare yourself for everything. As you cannot change it all you need to do is being calm and thinking positive:)

Maternity Leave

This is the second week of my maternity leave. Yesterday, we (me and my hubby) both felt as if two weeks have passed! Don't worry, it's not that I'm bored or something like this, but I realised that there is exactly a good reason (many good reasons!) to offer time off to pregnant women towards the end of their pregnancy.
Although I spent last week quite effectively (getting more organised with the baby stuff), as everything is in slow motion, you do not get things completed as quickly as you want. You need to bin all of your pre-maternity time notion before you make a plan. Say you will do your weekly grocery shopping. You should account for the time to dress up (especially when it's very cold and feel the urge to wear thermals), to tie your boots, to get into the car, the loo breaks, to bend and get the items you dropped (either simply from your hand or by causing them to fall with a slight touch of your bump!). I really hate it when I have to bend and get something from the floor.
Last year when I saw Canan's husband tieing her boots (it was about a week before their baby's arrival), I thought that it was cool and perceived his behaviour as a nice gesture. Now, I realise that it's actually a necessity. My hubby has been doing it for more than a month even without me asking him.
Anyway, me getting heavier and grumpier each day, it was more than high time to stop working. But I think I'll miss being at work, particularly my colleagues. (not the daily three hour driving though!) It will be my longest break since I started to work some 13 years ago and I'll try to enjoy it as much as I can.

Here are some pictures with my maternity leave celebration flowers. Unfortunately, I do not have one in the office. Thank you for all your contribution to our bundle of joy!

Counting Down

Time flies.. Starting to feel 100% pregnant (backache, pelvic pain, breathlessness, leg cramps, waddling, tiny bladder, sleepless nights..), I lost my motivation to write. I know, it's not only about joy and happiness, there'll be hard times as well. But, I did not want to reflect my pregnancy blues here. Anyway, I give up, I think I'm back again:)
During the last weeks, we had our antenatal classes (once a week for 5 weeks). It was good to be among people who were going through similar circumstances. We had two lovely midwifes who responded to our silly questions with patience. Although you continuously read about what to expect, it's much more satisfying when somebody who has been part of the system tells about it. The most exciting and informative class was with the hospital tour. If everything goes according to the plan, I'll be delivering my baby at Glasgow Southern General Hospital. The labour ward was built recently and has brand new delivery rooms with up-to-date equipment. It looked well organised, clean and fresh. Considering that labour can last more than 24 hours (first and second stages), it's a relief to know that you will have some space (I'm not sure if you'd be really aware of it during the contractions though!!). I'll soon be adding some hospital pictures taken by my hubby.
In the mean time, we are almost finished with the baby shopping. Thanks God! I'll be telling all about my shopping experience under a separate topic. Boring for people who do not need to do it but quite useful for new beginners:)
These last weeks have also been the most progressive ones for the bump. Gaining at least 250gr s each week, it's become even difficult to turn from one side to the other in bed.
It's not difficult to identify me in the office as well. In addition to my occasional loud sneezes, now I have deep sighs after long hours of sitting. Not long to go, only a week is left before I start my maternity leave. Not long just a couple of months ago, I thought that I could have worked until the delivery day if only I did not have to drive from Glasgow to Edinburgh. But now I'm counting the days. I definitely prefer to spend more time lying down (not necessarrily sleeping), it's not that I don't enjoy work.














1) By the end of an antenatal class
2) Hospital Tour: Delivery room with a Birthing Pool
3) Hospital Tour: Delivery room