Some Bday Pics!

Look at my cool sun glasses

Caden & Granny Grey

Caden & Gran

Caden & uncle Brendon

I love this contraption!

Check my cool trike from Granny Grey!

I'm soooo tired I'll just sleep right here

Yay - more presents! Can't believe I'm so lucky

Kai & Loren

What's this thing on my head?

Caden & Rozelle enjoying the water

Eating my whistle

Keaton enjoying the ice lollies

Lunch time for Kai

Nemo & Dory Birthday Cake

Party Table

Sexy Surfer Dude!

Yummy doggy!

I want to eat that card mom!

Cool truck!

I love unwrapping pressies!

Hmmm, cupcake, all for me!

Keaton and Deqlan enjoying the flower bed

Deqlan and Coreen

How sexy am I - all crawling and stuff

Happy Birthday to you, Happy birthday to you!

Blowing out my candles

And there's more to follow! Will post them tomorrow!

No more parties Fatty - well atleast not for another year!

Well my angel, what a hectic, but fun weekend.

Your granny, granny grey and uncle Brendon came up from cape town and stayed with us, so you had company the whole weekend, keeping you busy! On Friday you turned the big 1! Me and dad had to work unfortunately, but we woke up singing to you and when we came back we all had cup cakes (yours ended up in your ear and hair!), and we sang Happy Birthday to you, and then we opened pressies! You got such nice things my boy, a lot of things from Cape Town, (Thank you very much everyone!) and you loved unwrapping them and climbing into the bags to see what's going on in there.

Then Saturday was the big A-DO. We all woke up early and started decorating (the best part), and next year you can help me! All the people came, we had burgers and sat under the trees. Then we had cake and sang to you again, opened some more pressies, and wow, you are a very very lucky little man! On behalf of Caden (and myself and Wes) we just want to thank everyone who made an effort in being there, whether you partied with us till late night or whether you just popped in to say hello, we really appreciate everyone being there and thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all the amazing gifts we received! Thank you also to Ouma Rina for the cake and decorations, and granny for the cupcakes. I thank the Big Man every day that we have parent to help and support us, and basically help us to support Caden. We couldn't do it without you guys (and this includes the grampies and ohpaw's too!), and we'll never take for granted all that you have sacrificed for us!

And now my angel, everything is back to its old boring self. You have to wait a whole year before you can party like that again!

I just have to also mention that you made me so incredibly proud yesterday when I took you for your chicken pox vaccination. The nurse warned me that it is terribly painful and I should prepare for a SCREAMING baby. So there we were, me trying to distract you, I see your face going from happy to confused, to "what the hell?", to a scrunch of pain, a little squeak, and I'm preparing because I know it's coming and then....Nothing. Yup, absolutely nothing, you squeaked and then continued you look at yourself in the mirror (don't know if I should worry about the vanity, lol?). The nurse was so shocked, and I must admit , so was I. But well done my poopie, you really teach me the meaning of the word "proud" every day.

Love you plenty!
Mom

P.s. promise to post some pics of the b-day soon!

A Whole Finger Old my Fatty!

22 weeks of growing



Last days in mom's tummy

My journey begins

And now I'm a fatty!

Hello my beautiful angel!

Well, like I said in yesterday's post, I'll try to keep this one short.

Happy Happy Birthday to our beautiful son!

Thank you for being such a wonderful inspiration and for teaching us with your infinite wisdom everyday.

We love you more than life itself, and we will do our best to make the next year one of learning and loving. We'll support you in everything that you do and you will remain the cornerstone of our little family.

Thank you for being so...well, so you.

Love you tons my angel.

(P.s. last year this time we woke up together, as in one body, for the last time. Wow, how time flies)

Mom & Dad

Quick update before we party!

Hello my only,

Well, I thought I'd give you a quick update on your development before I scribble pages and pages full of birthday wishes for you tomorrow!

Dad took you to the paediatrician a week ago, and well, she was so impressed with you. She said you had most of your 12 month milestones down, as well as some that are even more advanced. There are some things lagging behind, but if you take that you were only suppose to be 9 month now, then you are doing very well.

I was getting ready to throw all your 3 - 6 month clothes out and move you onto the next step, but alas, you are only weighing 7.1 kg (which suits my back fine actually!). So no 6 - 12 month clothes just yet my angel. Doc said that if you don't go through a growth spurt (which I'm sure you will), you are going to be one short little man. And hello, who cares about that? Anyone who does is seriously bored, or I feel sorry for them cause if you have to live up to such high standards, you must be very stressed. So no worries angel, you grow at your pace, and if you remain knee-high and you're happy there, then great!

I must admit, this week you have had me and dad absolutely dumbfounded with all the amazing things you've learned. You are seriously climbing onto anything you can find. You're saying mamma and dadda, I don't think you know exactly what it means, but you definitely say mamma more when you're with me, and dadda more with dad, so I think the association is there. You've gone from purity 1 to purity 2 in one sitting (no transition phase!), and having chicken and rice, next month will be lamb and beef. You have 6 toothies and your little personality is becoming something that I cannot live without! It's infectious, like a rash, lol.

Anyway my angel, I absolutely cannot believe that you will be a year old tomorrow. When I think back on how dad and I felt a year back. On this day we didn't know what was going to happen, one moment they said caesar, next they said wait, were we going home, or were we gonna be parents? We were so confused, yet excited. All I know is that we always knew God was with you and that no harm would come to you whatever the doctors decided. Thank you for fighting my angel, thank you for giving us the opportunity to be your parents, to know what "proud" feels like, and to be able to grow through all the things you are teaching us day by day.

I love you, and get your party shoes on my boy cause tomorrow is your birthday shortie!

Love yu!

Hello - Bye Bye

So my angel, you waved at me, finally after months and months of conditioning, you stepped up to the plate and did it.

It was so surreal actually seeing you do it. I couldn't believe my eyes. You were in daddy's arms, and as I waved, you waved back, and when I did it again, you did it again, and so it went until you finally became tired of us playing our silly little games.

Very proud of you my angel. You continue to amaze me day by day.

Love you plenty!
Mom

From Declan du Toit's website

From Declans Website:
Monday, February 09, 2009Hello all my special friendsLast night at 11.10 pm I left to go and be with my Daddy in the sky. A beautiful angel called Michael, with massive wings and a brilliant white glow all about him came to fetch me and held my hand as we flew through the sky. He has been with me for some time now but last night he said it’s time to go home.Mommy and Daddy held me in their arms as I left and the rest of the family were standing in the room with me. What a welcome I got when I arrived. Open arms and hugs and tears of joy cos I have no more pain. The monster stayed behind on earth and I can see beautifully from 2 open eyes. I can even run around and there are just so many toys here. Today I plan to go for my first swim in the sea with fishies and star fishies and the angels told me I will even be able to breathe under water.Thank you so much for all your love and support and for walking my road with me. My family and I could never have done it alone and we just don’t have words to explain how much your love, encouragement, faith and strength have meant to us.Mommy promised me a party when I got better so I am holding her to it. Mommy will put the details on my site and it will probably be towards the end of this week and you are all welcome to come.Mommy and Daddy promised me to continue the work I started for other kids fighting monsters so please don’t stop coming to my site. There is still lots to do. Instead of flowers and such things, I am asking you to sign up for our Bone Marrow drive and Mommy will put more details on the site later.This is Declan signing out. I love you all lots and I know it’s hard for the people who stay behind to understand, but be strong, cos I am in a place now where I understand everything, I understand how loved I was on earth and I understand and am experiencing true peace for the first time in my little life.Love Declan 7 months, 3 weeks and 4 days

BUSTED!!!

Well my angel,

I'm sorry to tell you, but your cover has been blown! Rosie told me today that you are in fact crawling. For weeks now dad and I have been watching, waiting, wondering when you are going to give that first "leap" into boy-hood, when today Rose casually informed me that as soon as you think no one is watching, you crawl like a champion. Hmmmm, I think you are getting way to clever for your age young man.

She told me how you crawled to the couch, rested for a bit, then proceded to pull yourself up, and trample like a little ellie. As soon as she said "how, Caden" however you sat down and pretended that nothing happened. Makes me wonder, are we spoiling you too much?

Well, from now on you're on your own my little shrimp, if you want a bottle, you know where the kettle is, and I taught you how many scoops of formula. The nappy bin is close for your perusal and you can have access to all the pots and pans your heart desires!

lol.

Love you my monkey and I'm very very proud of you.

Mom

P.s. Your friend Deqlan's ultrasounds are clear clear clear. Praise to Him who knows all.

Some Pics

Wes wearing his All-hands-on-Dec shirt

Mom & Caden at Keaton's party

Caden & Kai

Kai and Caden at Keaton's 1st Birthday

Megan, Conrad and Keaton

Yum Yum lucky packets!

Caden in his cool hat

Napping with dad

Out as a light!

Hmmm ginger bread man!

Not interested in the ellies

Hmmm rock tastes good!

Wow, those fishies are HUGE

Cool lizards

My favourite, Its Dory!!!

So tired after all the fun at the zoo!

Caden and dad, dressed to match!

Nothing like a nice nap in a shopping trolly

See, I can be friendly if I'm not teething!

Lots of fun balls in my swimming pool