Renee's 1st Post

It has been such an amazing journey so far and sometimes I still need to pinch myself and say "You are pregnant".  It makes it all real when we go to the gyne and we see and hear the little heart beat - it’s so amazing. I will never forget that day when I phoned Andrew at work to tell him IT IS POSITIVE, as I had done a pregnancy test at home then went on to do a blood test at Olivedale Clinic only for the nurse to say to me "What do you want it to be?" And of course I said I want it to be positive and she slipped me the piece of paper which said POSITIVE! I jumped up and down! And phoned Andrew immediately to tell him the wonderful news - you are going to be a daddy.

Positive!!!!!!

I am currently 15 weeks pregnant and loving every minute of it.

My tummy is expanding and none of my pants actually button up - time for maternity pants, I already have a pair of jeans which my mom bought while she was here.

13 weeks pregnant

We have been so blessed by family and friends already; this little one is going to be so spoilt.

We have gotten the compactum from my parents and a few other goodies all the way from England. Andrew parents have bought us the pram, rocker and carry cot amongst other small gifts as well.  Andrew just loves the pram as you can imagine its red and has big wheels, what guy wouldn’t like it.

Pram, seat (and bouncer hiding in the corner)

Compactum (so full we had to close it)

The compactum is nearly full and getting fuller by the day, as we try to buy nappies when we see them on special. We are also part of Discovery vitality which gives us huge savings as well.

We are hoping to find out at our next scan if it’s a girl or a boy - really holding thumbs as Andrew doesn’t want to carry on calling it 'it'! And we can’t wait to get started on the nursery - we have decided to go neutral, the room already has brown curtains, so we will paint the walls a neutral colour as well keeping in line with the beiges, creams and browns then add an accent colour once we know what we are having.

That’s all the news for this week. Hope you are enjoying the updates.

31^st is our next appointment so hopefully we will know what it is and have pictures.

God bless

Renee, Andrew and baby Buttons

The Very Beginning

Hello Friends and Family

We decided that, instead of a facebook page or some other social network rubbish, we would begin a blog. Something more personal for our close friends and family. We want to keep people up dated on what is happening in our lives, at the same time share they joy of watching our baby grow.

Welcome.

Buttons (our baby's nickname until further notice) is now 13 1/2 weeks old. Renee told me today the 'it' has developed the sense of taste. ( i don't know if peri peri chicken was a good idea tonight).
I will try to load pictures each time we go for a scan and also update our pictures.

We want this to be like an interactive sight, where our friends and family can comment and ask questions. We will check often and update as much as possible, so please let us know what you think and what you want to know. ( this is for you, we know whats going on with us) ((most of the time))

So God bless and enjoy sharing this miracle with us.

Andrew, Renee and baby Buttons

Buttons 12 weeks

Buttons 9 weeks