Tag: first time mom
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Diary Entry – 3 July 2020
There’s excitement brewing in me today. My sister is arriving from Bloemfontein. Your aunty Candice, uncle Dirk and cousins, Layla and Dominik, will see you for the first time (at around 3 weeks old) Grandmamma and Grandpappy bought this cool wooden cot – that will be a single bed too for later – with drawers […]
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Diary Entry – 26 June 2020
My little KC, how amazing it is to spend time with you and watch how you progress every day with something new that you do as you grow and learn.This past Tuesday you were 2 weeks old.Mommy is learning with you every day.Winter in South Africa, I don’t think you like the cold much. Changing […]
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Diary Entry – 20 June 2020
11 Days old…. not even 2 weeks yetIt’s a Saturday morning and I am feeling a little out of place – Needing to make sure you (and I) are ready for visitors today. It is feeling like a bit much emotionally, getting one’s self ready is a usual task, but now we both need getting […]
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Diary Entry – 16 June 2020
Your Daddy has been looking after us so well. He took a day’s leave yesterday from work and today is a public holiday (Youth Day in South Africa) so we can spend more time together. You are one week old💞❣ and changing every day, new things all the time. Noticing how you now seem to […]
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Diary Entry – 12 June 2020
I am totally “star struck” by you! I can’t stop looking at this beautiful gift that God has given me. How long I prayed and waited for you…God’s provision has been ample and on time. I am still amazed at the fact that you look exactly like your Daddy! And oh, so beautiful, my little […]
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Diary Entry – 11 June 2020
Day 2 of your life in the outside world. Still tickles my soul to know I now have you in my arms! Got to say reality sets in quite quickly. There is so much unknown and fear trying to make its way in, and I remind myself that we must not believe the lies. The […]
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Diary Entry – 10 June 2020
Good morning my precious, beautiful baby girl.💕We are probably both feeling a little rough… Mommy held you close all night! You must have been scared, you cried quite a lot throughout the night. Both naked and close.Mommy did her best. I sang to you and spoke to you, tried my best to keep you calm […]
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Diary Entry – 9 June 2022 (The Big Day!)
As usual mommy is a silly…with some emotions going on. There is much nervousness and also Super excited to see God’s Blessing of you in our family!💖Sad about no visitors to the hospital and of course going to miss your Daddy so much.When you think of having a baby, you seem to have all these […]
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Diary Entry – 8 June 2020
Back to the Dr today. Possibly your birthday…Appointment at 11 am. Our bags are all packed and in the car in case we are being admitted straight away. The hospital had a really long queue outside by the “Covid 19” screening tent today, I have never had to wait so long.Also almost felt like we […]