Zayd

Assalamu'alaikum...

Oh my, it has been two whole years since I last wrote anything here. Life update: Anak pun dah dua! 😅

So, let's rewind a bit.

Back in 2024, I did my FET at Genesis IVF on January 2. Alhamdulillah, I gave birth to a healthy baby boy on Monday, September 9, bersamaan 6 Rabi’ulawal 1446H. Another son - a little buddy for Nuh, exactly what I had wished for. Kami namakan dia Zayd.

Why Zayd? Ha… that one’s interesting.

Saya dan En. Suami sebenarnya dah lama ada a shortlist of names, even sebelum Nuh lahir! And after everyone found out I was pregnant again, they automatically assumed the next baby’s name would follow the same theme: nama Nabi. Honestly, they weren’t wrong, we thought the same thing too. Pendek, bermakna, mudah disebut, and timeless. And you can never go wrong dgn nama Nabi. Since we started with Nuh, naturally we "climbed the list" to Hud, Salleh… all the way to Muhammad.

One month sebelum due, kami mintak our inner circle to suggest a few names. Between all the suggestions, these survived the cut:

• Musa
• Isa
• Sulaiman
• Uzair
• Khair
• Zayn
• Zayd

After many discussions (and a few cute-but-heated debates 😄), I did something I never thought I would do. I asked ChatGPT for name ideas that matched Nuh. And honestly? It was fun! Unexpectedly helpful, too.

Around that time, my doctor told me that because I needed a planned C-section (baby besar, umur pun dah banyak, so normal delivery would be too risky), I might give birth in September, during Rabi’ulawal, bulan kelahiran Rasulullah s.a.w. That stuck with me. With the meaning of Rabi’ulawal in mind, saya dan En. Suami nak satu nama yang ada special connection to Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. Why not just choose "Muhammad"? Nama En. Suami dah ada Mohammad, jadi kami nak nama yang simple dan match dengan nama En. Suami.

And "Zayd" just felt right - the name of the adopted son of Rasulullah s.a.w., and one of the names mentioned in the Qur’an. It felt perfectly aligned, beautifully meaningful.

Today, Zayd is already 1 year and 2 months old. Comel, cheeky, and has the kind of pipi that makes everyone geram nak cubit. Every day, saya dan En. Suami remind ourselves, betapa pemurahnya Allah. Betapa sayangnya Allah kat kami. Allah bagi rezeki anak kat kami pada waktu yang tepat. Alhamdulillah.

Yes, we’re in our 40s, and by the time the boys start sekolah, we’ll be "almost 50 parents"… but honestly, ever since Nuh came into our lives, it feels like my clock started ticking again. I feel alive again. Dan sekarang, these two boys had multiplied the happiness.

Arwah Ayah selalu cakap, "Anak penyeri rumahtangga." Betul. Balik kerja penat macam mana pun, tengok muka dan gelagat anak-anak… hilang semua penat. Kami selalu cakap, kalau Arwah Ayah masih ada, mesti Ayah akan sangat terhibur dengan Nuh dan Zayd.

Sekarang Nuh dah umur 3 tahun 4 bulan. Talkative, cheerful, and extremely obsessed with animals (especially sea creatures and dinosaurs). You name it, and he will make the sound for you. Zayd pula ringan mulut, suka ikut apa saja yang Nuh buat atau cakap. Always try to act macam dia dah besar, macam Nuh. Geram sangat! Mama is witnessing a bff in the making!

Nuh dan Zayd — my two precious boys. My home is wherever you two boys are. Love each other deeply, for you will have each other for life.🏠

Mama loves you both!😘

p/s: Nuh and Zayd… just like the letters N and Z — made of the same angles, the same lines, only placed differently. Same essence, different beauty.💖