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