Baby Connor will be delivered at Panorama Hospital (YAY - so close!!) next Monday at 11:30 via C-section. There are no words to describe how I am feeling at the moment. I am ecstatic that the time has finally arrived for him to make his grand appearance. I can't wait to meet him and I am continually wondering who he'll look like and how it will feel to hold him in my arms. I can't wait to take the first few photos and to share them with everyone. I know that when I see Paul holding Connor up to the window for us all to see him (if he's not in the room with Jo - they seem to be insisting on that these days), I'll have tears running down my cheeks. Just the thought of it, makes my eyes well up.
For Jo and Paul, I know that this is going to be such a wonderful, life-changing experience for them as a couple. Becoming a parent is such a huge thing. It's a lifelong commitment of unfaultering love. I am nervous for Joanne, as I am sure she is and I will be sitting on tenter hooks on Monday morning as I wait to hear that both she and Connor are OK. For Paul, I can only imagine what it will be like, to be on the periphery, waiting and giving his love and support. It's a very tough time in his life and I am sure that it will be a very emotional day for everyone.
To Paul & Jo, I wish you both every single ounce of love and encouragement and strength that I can muster up. Enjoy every, single moment of your last few precious days together before your beautiful little boy joins you together and makes you a family. I can't wait to meet him. We love you both lots and lots XXX
Well, that's all. I'll leave you with some pictures of the nursery as promised. Jo, sorry about the tummy photos (she's going to kill me), but you look stunning and I'm not putting any of the very personal ones up!
Toys waiting to be loved...
Mommy to be looking gorgeous as ever...
The waiting crib in Paul & Joanne's room... 
At the cot in Connor's room...
A very excited daddy-to-be... 
Blue for a very loved little boy...
The artworks. Boy poems - Simple Simon and Little Boy Blue...
The room - pretty, isn't it??
The wardrobes and drawers are stacked with beautiful, clean new baby clothes too...
This is probably the one Jo will moan about. But, seriously, can you beleive that there's a whole little baby (my nephew!!) tucked up in there?
OK, maybe she'll kill me over this one. Still, Paul's not that much skinnier then her at the moment. What a teeny tiny bump...
To everyone else, I'm sorry I've been so quiet this week. Life has been mad and I've been playing catch up at work since our accountant's been in. I will read everyone's blogs ASAP to catch up on your news.
Enjoy the weekend, next time I'm here, I'll have more baby news...
Love me XXX
PS. Guess who I saw over the weekend?? Sandi arrived in Cape Town on Friday morning and left early on Tuesday. She sent her love to everyone and apologies that she never got to see you all. Her time was just too short and she needed to spend most of it with her family...
3 comments:
I just love all these photos thank you for sharing. and Jo you will probably never read this now but you look so beautiful and I was so happy I could see you before you popped. the last time I saw you little connor was a tiny bean in your tummy.
I hope the almost parents spent a lovely weekend together relaxing and my thoughts are with everyone on monday. waiting for the news..
ps.. It all looks so neat and lovely it makes me giggle just a little that they probably have no idea the chaos that is about to happen in that nursery. I was finding cotton wool balls for months after the first 3 months.
Thanks for the note Wendy. It's a very exciting time for them and they did have some nice time together this weekend. Mary's not doing great, so had to spend quite a bit of time with her.
The room is gorgeous and the decorators have done a really good job. I also think it's funny how pristine everything looks now. Actually, we were saying this morning that they have so much to learn in the next few weeks, it's quite daunting. I had to giggle this morning though - Jo was talking about having visitors between 3 and 4 today and said she hoped that she'd have the breastfeeding sorted out by then!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA - not a chance!!!
Hope you're all doing OK XXX
aaah what a nice post becoming parents is so special and wish Joanne and Paul all the best and know life will be turned upside down for them from this moment on but it is the most miraculous special blessing one could ever get. Good Luck and let us know how they are doing. Pictures are stunning she wont be able to be cross with you for long, she will be so in love with her new little bundle that she wont even think about it xxx Nicci
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