Hey! Doing push ups is fun - even a smile or 2!

Look dad. I can really smile now. Can't sit up by myself but will get that right soon!

8 weeks old and wearing a dress for the first time!

Gran 'n Gramps

Utah has a big heart for a cutie like this

It was kung-foo fighting.....it was a little bit frightning!!!!

Dad teaching me how to sleep......

.....Oops I am asleep again but so is daddy.....guess the late nights (caused by me of course) were too much for daddy!!!!

I love my daddy. especially when we cuddle together but I am so tired (big yawn!!!)......

Theres no getting away from how cute this little girl is. Thanks be to God for his tender mercy in giving us this little bundle of joy!!!!! Dad just stares and stares but so would anyone with such a cute little baby.....

Now I have to say.....I really like my baby gym. From my Auntie Catherine, Uncle Gary and my cousin Ella Bella in the far away land of New Zealand. I'm checking the mobile out trying to grab it but I'm just not strong enough yet....hopefully in a few months.......

Look at me. I can sleep on the sofa too.....and on my tummy....with granny Val's beanie - sweet hey.....

O not again.....Dad loves putting me on my tummy - probably becuase mom tells him and she thinks shes a clever OT who knows these things. She seems to think its good for me.

I think its tiring so.....I guess well....its sleep time again. Whats new.......

Dad and me were playing. I was trying to pull dads thumb off but dads a bit strong so I fell asleep while trying.....oh well I will show him in a little while (12 years or so)

Heres me with mommy and doggy (for those who dont know I'm the small person in the white sheet with the open mouth!!!)

And now Im asleep in the crib. Been quite sleepy you know. But I do need quite a lot of sleep (some say 18 hours). But I also have my play time with mommy and daddy and even granny too!!!

Me in my new crib...not quite asleep yet and so cute I look.....

Who said babies don't smile - check ME :-) out

The easy life.....dad takes time out with baby Tamara - so casual these African Hospitals are hey!

And mom with baby Tamara after supper....Is that a hint of a smile there!!!! Oh no more like a serious case of a nap attack (for Tamara not Wendy - what a surprise!!!)

Dad with his little girl before supper!!!!!

.........she checks out the world.....so small and helpless but safe......mom was still in surgery while dad was looking after his little girl and taking this photo

From safely in the incubator.....

.....Dad holds his little girl for the 1st time.......never had this kind of responsibility before......and shows her to mom.....she has already learnt how to cry!!!!!

The day arrives but not without its share of anxiety....before this moment Wendy had been walking around the block at home and the shopping centre - all to encourage Tamara to come out.....Here sister in law Lauren puts her medical skills to good use to get precious little Tamara out of her warm home in Wendy's womb into the cold operating theatre air......

Wendy at 16 weeks

Hi there all. Here is a great pic of Woo at 16 weeks. She looks very healthy and fit and at last is showing a little bump. But dont be fooled by the bump size. It sure moves quite a bit - I even felt it at 18 weeks. She felt it already from 16 weeks.

Milestones

For those wanting to know the pregnancy chronology:

25/26 December 2005: When it all started!!!!!
7 March 2006: 12 week Ultrasound Scan - All Perfect!!!
6 April 2006: Planned 16 Week Scan
2 May 2006: 20 Week Scan (Half Way There!!!!!)
20 September: Estimated DOB (Paul hpoes for 12 (His BDay) or 23 September - the summer equinox)

The Drakensberg Trip

Wendy decided that the pregnant folk amongst us had to gather for a photo .

So here is Wendy, our Friend Tash and Tash's little okie called Noah.

Note the Drakensberg in the background (designed to make all the UK folk drool!!!). But what needs to be said is that Sunday was the only sunny day - Friday and Saturday were rained out as only can happen in the 'Berg. But we basked in the sun and then jumped into a pool that was about 19 dec C - warm for those in the Northern Hemisphere I suppose.

The Beginning.........

This is where and when it all started!!!! Christmas Day......