KISTENBOSCH GARDENS

MY FIRST BRAAI WITH MOM AND DAD

SATURDAY 2008-12-27 WE SPENT THE DAY AT KIRSTENBOSCH BOTANICAL GARDENS AND HAD SOME LUNCH AT THE TEA GARDEN,IT WAS SUCH A LEKKER DAY AND WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME.WE THEN WENT HOME AT 15:00 AND HAD A BRAAI LATER THE EVENING WHICH WAS AWESOME,NO WIND, LOVELY PEACEFUL EVENING WHICH WAS BROKEN BY AN ERUPTION OF NOTE,WHAT A MESS,JUST A TASTE OF WHATS TO COME I SUPPOSE.A WHILE BEFORE THAT JOSHUA AND MOM WENT ON SAFARI IN THE GARDEN.

GRANNY JENNI AND BRIAN

JOSHUA`S VISIT TO THE AQUARIUM

ON FRIDAY 2008-12-26 WE TOOK JOSHUA TO THE AQUARIUM THANKS TO DOUW AND EVE,WE EVEN HAD A GUIDED TOUR THANKS TO DOUW.JOSHUA JUST LOOKED SO GORGEOUS IN HIS SPIDERMAN OUITFIT HE GOT FROM JANNIE AND ANELIZE.

AUNTIE SHANNA

WELL I THINK JOSHUA LIKES HIS AUNTIE SHAN SOOOO MUCH,HE JUST LOVES SLEEPING IN HER ARMS.

MY GREAT GRANDPARENTS

ON THURSDAY 2008-12-25 JOSHUA GOT TO MEET HIS GREAT GRANDPARENTS ALICE AND BUBBLES LOYNES.JOSHUA AND GRANNY HIT IT OFF FROM THE START,JOSHUA SCREAMED WHEN GRANDPA HELD HIM AND GRANNY ENJOYED THAT.

CHRISTMAS 2008

WELL WE HAD A GREAT XMAS,OUR FIRST AS A FAMILY,GRANNY JENNI,STEP GRANDPA BRIAN,AUNTIE SHAN,UNCLE MARK AND RYAN WERE ALL THERE.JOSHUA GOT SOME VERY NICE PRESENTS FROM EVERYBODY,WHICH INCLUDED CLOTHING,DVD`s,A CLOWN AND BOOK.JOSHUA EVEN GAVE DAD A REAL FATHER AND SON PRESENT,FOUR PAIRS OF SOX,I HAD TEARS IN MY EYES,IT WAS JUST SO AWESOME,NEVER DID I EVER THINK I WOULD FEEL THIS WAY ABOUT GETTING SOX,NEVER DID I EVER THINK I WOULD GET THEM FROM MY SON.THEY ARE THE BEST SOX PRESENT I HAVE EVER BEEN GIVEN,THANK YOU MOM AND JOSHUA.

GRANNY JENNI MADE US ANOTHER MAGIC XMAS LUNCH,BRIAN DID THE TURKEY IN THE WEBER AND NIX MADE SOME LEKKER PINEAPPLE PUDDING,THANK YOU ALL SOOOO MUCH..

IM JUST TOOOO CUTE.

PEBBLES ON DUTY.

LEAVE ME ALONE IM HAVING A CRISIS

UPDATE

THURSDAY 2008-12-18 WE TOOK BABY FOR A WEIGH,HE HAS PICKED UP ANOTHER 290grams,AND TIPS THE SCALE AT 4,250kg, HIS LENGTH IS NOW 57,5cm.NIX AND I HAVE IDENTIFIED HIS WIND CRY AND HUNGRY CRY WHICH IS WHAT WE HEAR THE MOST,THIS LITTLE BUGGER JUST WANTS TO EAT.WE SHOULD SEE ANOTHER GROWTH SPURT COMING ON,ALTHOUGH I THINK HE HAS BEEN ON ONE FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS.

OUR FIFTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

WELL IT`s OUR 5th ANNIVERSARY TODAY AND MOM AND JOSHUA DECIDED TO SPEND THE DAY CATCHING UP ON SOME MUCH NEEDED REST.IT IS ONLY 10:00 NOW SO DAD WILL GIVE THEM A FEW MORE MINUTES MAYBE HOURS TO JUST CHILL, WHAT EVER MAKES THEM TWO HAPPY MAKES DAD HAPPY,I'M PRETTY SURE WE WILL HAVE MANY MORE TO COME THAT WE WILL ENJOY TOGETHER AS A FAMILY.

MAMMA'S BOYS

UPDATE

WEDNESDAY 2008-12-10 WE VISITED THE PAEDIATRICIAN WHO WAS VERY HAPPY WITH JOSHUA`S PROGRESS,HE HAS GAINED 360 grams IN THE PAST SIX DAYS,THE DOC SAYS THAT HE IS THE SAME AS A SIX WEEK OLD BABY WITH REGARDS TO HIS STRENGTH.SHE SAYS THAT NIX MUST FEED HIM AS HE WANTS IT.WELL WE ARE JUST BOTH VERY CHUFFED WITH THIS AND NOW WE MUST JUST GO FOR AN X-RAY ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND THEN WE SHOULD BE OK.

MY ROMAN BLIND

WELL TODAY DAD SORTED MY NEW ROMAN BLIND OUT THAT MOM AND HIM HAD CUSTOM MADE JUST FOR ME.MY ROOM IS THUS COMPLETE NOW AND I AM HAPPIER THAN I WAS YESTERDAY.THANX MOM AND DAD.

BATH TIME

A Growth Spurt ??

Well Friday brought about some changes in our little world, after having semi settled into a kind of routine, Joshua feeding much better since his first visit to the clinic the week before and mother getting some more lessons on latching, Joshua was happily eating and sleeping like all the books said he would. Then Friday things changed and he was awake and bouncing around like mad for food food and more food !!

Saturday got worse and Mother starts to panic, mood swings are crazy and feelings of not doing enough are getting me down, Luckily the support we have is so good, Dad stayed calm and gave me a talking to which helped alot and went off to get some Nan just in case, After minutes of speaking to me on the phone our Great Aunt Cynthia sensed something was up and had my Mom call and then had me connected to another mother within no time with some much needed advise.

While desprately googling, "overfeeding baby" and searching for a breastfeeding consultant, I come accross the answer, It's a Growth Spurt !

UPDATE

THURSDAY 2008-12-04, TODAY WE WENT AND HAD JOSHUA WEIGHED,WE ARE GLAD TO SEE THAT HE PICKED UP 160 grams IN THE PAST WEEK,HE HAS ALSO GROWN BY 1,7 cm.MOM AND DAD ARE JUST SO CHUFFED WITH THEIR LITTLE ANGEL,HE IS JUST SOOOO GORGEOUS AND WE LOVE HIM TO BITS.EVERY DAY HE MAKES US PROUDER THAN THE DAY BEFORE,THINGS JUST SEEM TO BE GETTING BETTER AND EASIER WITH FEEDING,BATHING AND THE NAPPY CHANGING.HE ONLY REALLY SCREAMS WHEN WE BATH OR CHANGE HIM,ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT ALL THE TIME.HIS UMBILICAL CORD FELL OFF YESTERDAY,WHICH MOM IS SO HAPPY ABOUT,SHE WAS SO AFRAID OF TOUCHING IT,NOW ITS GONE,WHAT A RELIEF.JOSHUA IS SHOWING SIGNS OF MOM BY ALL THE WIND HE PASSES,OR IS THAT DADS SIDE COMING OUT.

OUR SLEEPING ANGEL

THANKS DAD !!

Dad and Pebbles (his other baby) taking some much needed timeout !!

It's pretty obvious that Dad has been the one who created this blog, way back when we were only six weeks pregnant. And he has been so good at updating everyone with the progress of our journey, he has made us laugh and cry and since the day baby Joshua arrived he has shown off his baby boy with the most love and pride in the world.

I have to admit had I been left to do this our little guys blog would be sadly lacking and we would not have half as much to look back fondly on in years to come.

So I just want to thank my gorgeous husband for taking the time and effort in creating these memories and most of all for keeping all our long distance family and friends updated and included in the most special time of our lives ever !!

Joshua and me could not ask for a better Husband and Dad and there will never be enough words to describe just how thankful we are for having him in our lives every single day and how much we appreciate all the things he has done and continues to do for all of us.

I cannot imagine having done any of what we have been through in the last two years without Craig, the bad times have been rough but even these have brought us closer together and allowed us to get to know each other even beter, being bad with date keeping I do not know exactly to the day how long I have know this wonderful man and had him in my life but it has been a long time and he still finds ways to show me everyday how much he loves me and I know that Joshua and me are very blessed to have someone who loves us so much in our lives.

Craig THANK YOU for all you have done, everything from rushing off to buy a dozzen bottles of Apple cider vinegar and volcanic clay for my postpartum rash to washing windows, cooking, changing nappies, snapping pics and shooting videos and so much more. As usual it is difficult to get you to sit still, but when you sit down and hold our precious baby on your chest, seeing how happy Dad and Son are together is the greatest gift I have ever received

THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO, I LOVE YOU BABE !!!

JOSHUA`S THREE LITTLE BEARS

SEXY LEGS

FIRST VISIT TO THE CLINIC

THURSDAY 2008-11-27 WAS JOSHUA`s FIRST VISIT TO THE CLINIC.

HIS WEIGHT HAS DROPPED A LITTLE BUT ALL IS GOOD.HE HAS GROWN 0,5cm.

HE RECIEVED HIS FIRST BCG SHOT AND POLIO DROPS,PUT UP A BIT OF A PERFORMANCE BUT SETTLED DOWN A LITTLE.THEN NIX GOT SOME MORE ADVICE ON FEEDING OUR LITTLE MAN AND IT IS MUCH BETTER.SHE ALSO GOT SOME ADVICE ON "AFRICAN HEALING CLAY" OR "FRENCH HEALING CLAY" WHICH I WENT AND GOT FOR HER RASH,SHE SAYS IT WAS A LOT BETTER AFTER HER CLAY SESSION,SO WE HOPE THIS DOES THE TRICK.MY TWO ANGELS HAD A NICE NAP ON THE BED THIS AFTERNOON AND ME ON THE COUCH,THE SACRIFICES I MAKE.

NIX GAVE JOSHUA HIS SECOND BATH THIS EVENING AND EVEN THAT WENT BETTER,SO ALL IS LOOKING GOOD.

THANX GRANNY JENNI AND BRIAN

THESE ARE THE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS FROM GRANNY J AND BRIAN RECIEVED ON WEDNESDAY 2008-11-26.THANKS ALOT FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS HAVE DONE FOR US.THE FLOWERS SMELL LOVELY AND THE ARANGEMENT IS JUST SOOOOO BEAUTIFUL.THANX.

SLEEPING BEAUTY

A NICE GIFT

WEDNESDAY 2008-11-26 WE RECIEVED A NICE GIFT PACK FROM ALBATROS COURIER MARINE FOR NIX AND JOSHUA.THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COMMENTS

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DADS HANDY WORK

WELL THE COT WAS MY MONA LISA,IT JUST LOOKS NICER THAN THAT BORING PIC THOUGH.HERE IS SOMETHING WHICH I ENJOYED MAKING JUST AS MUCH.ANOTHER MASTERPIECE FOR MY LITTLE MASTER.

ONE WEEK OLD

TUESDAY 2008-11-25.

ALL IS GOING GREAT SO FAR,FED AND WINDED HIM THIS EVENING,FELL ASLEEP ON DADS CHEST,HE WAS RUBBING MY ARM WITH HIS HAND,JUST SO *%^@+~ AWESOME,LOOKS LIKE HE HAS BLUE EYES AND ONE HEALTHY PAIR OF LUNGS,ALL DRIED UP NOW.MOM AND DAD ARE JUST HAPPY HE IS HOME AND WE ARE GOING TO NOT ONLY TRY,BUT GIVE 10000000000000000% IN KEEPING HIM HAPPY AND COMFY.

TONIGHT I GAVE MOM A NICE MASSAGE WITH SOME ARNICA OIL,SHE SAYS IT FELT BETTER,BUT I KNOW SHE IS JUST SAYING SO TO STOP ME FROM NAGGING.WELL I TRY VERY HARD TO MAKE THINGS COMFY FOR HER TOO,SHE DESERVES A LOT OF PAMPERING,SO THIS KID MUST GROW UP NOW AND PAMPER MOM,LOL.OK ALRIGHT I WILL DO THE PAMPERING THEN.

I SUPPOSE WE WILL LEARN AS WE GO ALONG,THANK GOD FOR GOOGLE AND ALL THE OTHER MOMS IN THE FAMILY, SO ADVICE IS ALWAYS AT HAND AND APPRECIATED.

HOME AT LAST

MONDAY 2008-11-24 16:00 WE ARRIVED HOME WITH BABY AND PUT HIM STRAIGHT IN HIS COT,THIS WAS JUST SO AWESOME,IT SEEMED LIKE FOREVER AND THE PAST 5 DAYS HAVE FELT LIKE WEEKS.BUT NOW OUR LITTLE BOY IS HOME AND WE WILL MAKE THE MOST OF IT.NIX AND I ARE BOTH JUST VERY RELIEVED THAT ALL IS WELL WITH THE SCAN AND THE BLOOD IS CLEARING UP AND SHOULD BE GONE,WE WILL GO FOR A FOLLOW UP IN 2 WEEKS TIME AND REASSES THE SITUATION.WELL MUST GO NOW AND SIT AND LOOK AT JOSHUA,SO BYE FOR NOW.

YET ANOTHER UPDATE

SUNDAY 2008-11-23,JOSHUA IS LOOKING GREAT,WE SPENT THE MORNING WITH HIM,HOLDING HIM,TALKING TO HIM AND NIX FED HIM WITH THE BREAST AND BOTTLE,THEY HAVE UPPED HIS THREE HOURLY INTAKE TO 60ml .THE SISTERS AND THE DOC ARE VERY HAPPY WITH HIM AND THE DOC SAYS THAT AFTER THE SCAN WHICH IS TOMORROW AFTERNOON,IF ALL LOOKS GOOD THEN HE IS OFF HOME,YUPEEEEE.I CANT WAIT FOR HIM TO COME HOME AND JUST HAVE HIM UNDER OUR CARE AND GIVE HIM ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD.

IT WAS SO AWESOME THIS MORNING WITH HIM CHECKING US OUT AND LOOKING AROUND,HE IS NOT JUMPY AT ALL,HE RESPONDS TO SOUND AND JUST LOOKS SO MUCH HAPPIER,HE STAYED AWAKE FOR SOME TIME WHILE WE WERE THERE.NIX CHANGED YET ANOTHER NAPPY,I WILL WAIT TILL HE IS HOME AND WILL THEN START DOING MY SHARE OF CHANGING NAPPIES.

WE ARE JUST SO EXCITED ABOUT THE WAY HE HAS PROGRESSED AND LOOK FORWARD TO HIM COMING HOME.JOSHUA HAD SPEEDY GONZALES WITH HIM WHEN MOM AND DAD WERE NOT THERE AND HELPED WITH HIS SPEEDY RECOVERY.