February 2014 Mommies :-)

Hi Mrs TL, I am really sorry that you wont have Natural Birth but as you say if it is dangerous for you or Maria rather not. Hehehe I can imagine that some of the especially younger dads to be where a bit shocked by what they heard in the class hahaha

There are a few mixed report in regards to crib sharing my personal feeling is that it is better for them but I am no expert and I am only trusting my mommy instinct. We will move them into separate cribs when they start disturbing each others sleep. Not sure if you know but twins will search and look for each other in the womb and if they do this in the womb it feels only natural to me that they will look for each other outside the womb.

Morning!

Aah Hopeful, I can't imaging how great it must be!! Being in your own home! i would also probably have walked around naked just because it is my space and I can!! I love your room, it really looks great. Is it true that it is better for them to stay together because they are used to it in the womb?

On my side, well, we got the final news back. My placenta is in full previa and there is no hope for a natural birth. I'm having Maria via C-section on the 14th of January. I am a bit bummed because of this as I really really wanted to have a natural birth but if mine and Maria's health is in danger.. well.. then I'll make peace with it.

We also attended our full day antenatal class on Saturday and it was really good. It was sort of funny, looking at the Husbands and boyfriends and Fiances, about an hour into the class, we started to discuss birth options and the nitty gritty about the hows and whats.. everyone's faces changed to a much more serious mode. When we watched the dvd's, it got even worse.. really funny

Anyhow, I hope you all have a great day and week!

Morning Ladies,

Shoe what a weekend!!!!! A little word of advise DO NOT MOVE WHILE YOU ARE PREGGERS its not fun. I am totally exhausted and meet feet are killing me BUT we are in our little house and we slept there the past two nights!!!!! I even walked around naked this morning just coz I can hahahahaha DH thought that was quiet funny. It is the most amazing feeling being back in my own space surrounded by my own things for the first time in 7 1/2 months!!!!! also that I know have a place to bring my girls home to. This was a HUGE stress for me and it is really wonderful being able to relax and know they have home to come to.
We have moved every thing and most of the things are unpacked its now just hanging all the pictures up on the wall and I need to unpack the living room.

The nursery is done we are just waiting for the second crib we will get that a bit later as the girls will share the first few months.

I hope that you all have a super week. Work is hectic this week but I feel like I can face a army with the move behind me Oh and we see the dok on Thrudays. I will be 28 weeks then and we hope to get a better picture of what we can expect over the next 8 weeks

Hi Ladies,

Shame jeanine, you're probably praying that these 2 weeks will fly by. Being used to work till 4:30 and then having to stretch it to 6 is not lekker.

On the name front. Oooi any of you also struggling with this? Before I got pregnant we have always said our little boy will be called "Wilhelm" as it is a family name of my husband and his dad. My husband isn't called that though, otherwise I wouldn't have considered it, 2 of the same names in 1 house.. nope. But now as it's coming down to giving my son his name.. his forever name, I'm finding it so difficult! So many things to think of, how people might shorten it, how it will be pronounced, will he struggle with people not being able to pronounce his name etc.. Anyway, my husband is set on the name, but I'm the one going back n forth. I on the other hand like a strong Afrikaans name for my son, but as it is a family name I don't want to announce it to the family and then at the last minute I change my mind...That just won't be fair. So I think I'll know when I see him. I hope?! haha!

Love the names coming forth of all of you.. I love that we can start naming our babies
Mrs Tl I love the name Maria, it just sounds so soft and gentle for your girl.

Belinda, your kids are lucky to have such progressive names!

Happyness - Love the idea to combine your and your husbands names. It will always have special meaning to you.

How are the rest of you girls nurseries going? I must admit mine is still just an empty room All my babyshower gifts and babyclothes are still just in the wrapping. waiting for the furniture and then will unpack.
I got a great tip from my sister to just wash and remove the tags of newborn and small clothes and leave the tags of all the other clothes, as babies grow so quickly you always hear people say they have loads of clothes their babies never even wore. So as your child grows, you can wash it and if it doesn't fit, you can exchange it! Think this is the route I will go..

xx

Aaah mrs tl - it so so special to name your little girl after your gran

Belinda - all your girls have such beautiful names!

We have decided to name our little girl Eumari It is a combo of me and my husbands names

Hi Ladies,

Just wanted to let you know I'm still around
Just been a bit hectic at work - client is here for a 2 week long on-site visit We have to work diff work hours while they are here, since they are UK based, and need to communicate with their colleagues in "work hours" - so 9 - 6 it is for now... (usually I work 8 - 4:30)

Will catch up a bit next week when they are gone.

Otherwise everything is still fine - feel baba move a LOT - and strong movements, my whole tummy shakes and moves
Struggling to sleep the last few nights though - keep waking up at 3-4am, and can't get back to sleep again...

Hi Mommies

Happyness1 we had a really hard time getting names for this little baby girl! This will be our third girl. Oldest girl is Katelynne Mckayla she is turning 7 in march and starting Gr1 next year. Then middle girl is Nicole Kylie and she just turned 5 in Aug. And we decided on Danique Taylor for baby. If we had a boy we already had the names sorted. We would have named him Mason Matthew. We dont like giving family names because its just too much afrikaans for us! Even tho we are afrikaans i dont like that boere names lol.