“Is the next one a boy?” Sweet N asked me several days ago. She pointed to my belly… “The other baby in your belly?”
Hmmmm. Thanks a lot sweet girl. I know I still look pregnant but there was only one baby and she already came out. I just need time. Ha! Kids are so honest and funny…
I don’t know why, but I love these tiny little newborn diapers. I get so excited each time I buy them before my babies are born. Such anticipation of something so tiny and so special…
It’s a girl!
With the support of my amazing husband and the assistance of my midwives I am so happy to announce that I gave birth to our second daughter late last week! We have another daughter! 8 pounds, 11 ounces... just in between the weights of her big siblings.
She thankfully came a couple days early, which we were very happy about. Hard labor only lasted a few hours and she and I had no complications at all. We’re quite a team, she and I. We’ve been through a lot together in the past nine months, good and bad, and she is a strong little lady. We chose one of her middle names to reflect that and her ear-piercingly loud cry also proves the strength she has within! What about the sweet little newborn cry I was expecting? Oh my.
Aaaanyway, I am so in love.
So is big brother.
And so is big sister.
And let me just say that my husband is incredible. He takes amazing care of all of us and my children are more than blessed to have him as their Daddy…
And now we are a family of five. Glory!
I know it’s been forever since I blogged about our trip to South Africa. It was mooooonths ago now and I never intended for it to take so long for me to ‘document’ it on this blog. But alas, life has changed a bit recently and there hasn’t been much time to work on it. But now I’m back at it. For today at least. I’m near the end and I’ve got to finish what I started!
So let’s pick up…
After a week in southern South Africa we flew up to Johannesburg for our second week. We were heading there to visit a friend of Mike’s from 12 years ago, and his wife and family.
This week was more low-key. We hung around, took naps, and the kids played and played and played with their three new friends around the house.
They even did some swimming.
And got a bit cold. Which was no big surprise. There was NO WAY Mike or I was getting in that pool with them…
It was only 71 degrees! Brrrrr. That is seriously cold for swimming weather. Mike is the cold-water-baby of the family and he refuses to swim if the temperature is much less than 100. I’m not kidding.
But there was also rain. Lovely, refreshing rain!
There was train play.
Rabbits. (And a dog, a cat, chickens and a rooster!)
Our sweet little guest room out back.
Avocados falling from overhead.
So many avocados. It was like a dream.
My kids loved this funky tire swing.
And climbing the ladder to this tree…
… to jump onto the trampoline.
Girlie became addicted to yogurt cups.
And they had such fun with their new friends!
It was an incredibly relaxing week. More South Africa to come…
“I made a tard (card) for you but I don’t want to tell you betause it is a secwet. But when you go to bed you can find it.”
-my girlie talking to her Daddy
I love it. I love them.
We have moved! And our new apartment is still a work in progress, but it is really coming along and we are so pleased. And blessed. And thankful. And blown away by how hard my parents are working to help make it happen. Cause frankly I am not doing much these days.
Anyway, once our room was ready, I wasted no time in getting a place set up for baby. So here it is!
This is my first time ever having a real changing table. It’s a small thing, but it’s kinda fun for me.
And the bassinet was given to us. Glory!
We are ready now. Well, as ready as one can ever be. Baby is due in five days… but now would be just fine with me. C’mon baby! We wanna meet you!!!
