HELLO AND WELCOME!!!

This blog was ultimately created to introduce our darling angel to the rest of the world and give you a taste of why at only a few weeks into the pregnancy we have already fallen deeply inlove with this precious gift from God! Hope you enjoy this wonderful journey with us. Moms, moms-to-be and Daddies, you are more than welcome to share your joys and pains here too...we would love to hear and more importantly, learn from YOU! Love Carmen, Lesley & Jada







Saturday, February 27, 2010

MOM & DAD'S FIRST VISIT TO THE MATERNITY WARD

'LLO AGAIN EVERYONE! IT'S ME JADA...I KNOW I'VE BEEN MUCH TOO QUIET LATELY, BUT I'M SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT I'M GOING THROUGH SOME PRETTY MAJOR CHANGES RIGHT NOW. I'M ALREADY A 23 WEEK OLD FETUS, CAN YOU BELIEVE!! DOC SAYS I'M PAST THE HALFWAY MARK WHICH MAKES ME A LITTLE CHAMP :-)
I'M SO SO EXCITED - WELL HOW CAN I NOT BE...ALL MOM AND DAD EVER TALKS ABOUT THESE DAYS ARE WHAT MY ROOM'S GONNA LOOK LIKE, WHERE THE COT'S GOING TO STAND, HOW CUTE THE LITTLE CLOTHES ARE, WHO I'M MOST LIKELY TO LOOK LIKE, EVEN WHICH DAYCARE I SHOULD ATTEND...AND THE LIST GOES ON... YES! I CAN OFFICIALLY HEAR ALL THESE THINGS AS MY HEARING IS BECOMING BETTER BY THE DAY!

SOOOO, MOM AND DAD WAS GIVEN THEIR FISRT TOUR OF THE MATERNITY WARD YESTERDAY AND FROM WHAT I COULD (HEAR!) THEY WERE VERY PLEASED WITH EVERYTHING THE FRIENDLY NURSE TOLD THEM AND ALL THEY GOT TO SEE. MOM AND DAD ARE AMAZED AT JUST HOW WELL THE STAFF AT KLOOF MEDI-CLINIC CARE FOR, NOT ONLY THE TINY LITTLE NEW-BORN BABIES, BUT ALSO THE PARENTS! MOMS (ESPECIALY FIRST TIME MOMS LIKE MINE) ARE CAREFULLY, BUT THOROUGHLY SHOWN HOW TO BREASTFEED, WHICH POSITIONS ARE BEST FOR US BABIES TO LAY WHILE SUCKLING AND MORE. NEW DADS (AND THOSE WHO'VE FORGOTTEN) ARE PERSONALLY TRAINED TO CHANGE OUR DIAPERS, GET US DRESSED AND FATHER/BABY BONDING ARE ALSO STRONGLY ENCOURAGED WHILE MOM GETS SOME WELL-DESERVED REST! BESIDES THE BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED BABY ROOMS, NEAT BEDROOMS AND ULTRA-CLEAN DELIVERY ROOMS...MOM AND DAD ARE ALSO VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE FOOD THEY SERVE THERE. THEY JOKINGLY ADMIT, IF THEY DID'NT KNOW BETTER, THEY'D THINK THEY'RE GETTING THEMSELVES BOOKED INTO A 5STAR HOTEL..HEHEHE...AREN'T MY PARENTS JUST THE FUNNIEST!! :-)
AT THE END OF THE TOUR, MOM AND DAD - AS ALWAYS - HEADS BACK TO WORK. THEY GET TO SEE ME AGAIN IN A COUPLE OF DAYS...YET ANOTHER EXCITING EXPERIENCE AND ONE I'M SURE TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT. UNTILL THEN, IT'S TIME FOR ME TO GET MY MUCH-NEEDED REST SO I GROW BIG AND HOPEFULLY MEET YOU ALL SOON....TATA :-)


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