3 JUNE 2008...

Our last day and night before we became parents.

Last year the day was spent with our new SW and Bonding Therapist talking through the next chapter in our lives and teaching us about parenting an adopted child.

This time last year we had already bought Hannah her 1st Bulls rugby jersery and spent the afternoon shopping in Menlyn Park with Nicola!

And then we spent the evening with our dear friends, Richard, Kim and Jess - we had the last supper - as Richard called it - and smoking cigars!

Thinking back now I realise how blessed we are to have such fabulous Vaalie friends! Nicola, Tristan, Richard, Kim and Jess...you guys made our trip to fetch our Fiffi just perfect and shared in our joy and excitement so very much.

We love you guys!

Richard and Ian toasting our precious little girl!

Kim and Nats not doing so well on the cigar!

I'm going to have to continue the story on Monday - We are all off tomorrow and I am SO looking forward to celebrating our Fammaversary.

Monday will be thinking back a year ago, celebrating the past year and will include pictures!

Think of us

Thanks for your support girls (and guys) it means so much!

P.S. Rich and Ian have been buddies since school. You think girl BFF's are bad - you haven't seen these two yet! Will have to share their remarkable friendship with you!

P.P.S. A very happy birthday to my darling friend C (Hannah's God Mommy) and our friend Andy. They celebrating their special days tomorrow

AND THE POAS RESULT...

Is negative

Just as we thought and expected.

I'm really fine. I had no hopes on it being positive!

Thanks for all the love and wishes

UPDATE FROM THE FS...

So I phoned the FS rooms again yesterday...the receptionist wasn't very polite. Silly lady!

Anyway, she said that FS said I must just carry on - it doesn't matter - he not changing my pill or bringing my scan forward WTF??? Last week I was told that he would scan earlier...

The scan is still scheduled for the 15 June.

Needless to say I WAS NOT impressed. It doesn't sound like my lovely and warm FS at all...

I am going to phone him on his cell - not tonight though - Ian isn't there and guess what I am going to do...

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I AM GOING TO POAS!


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Stop doing the happy dance, Charné, Charnell, Nikki and Michelle...I know you been wanting that to happen since last week!

Only thing is...Ian isn't here tomorrow morning to be there



P.S. I still don't think I'm preggie...just want to eliminate it!

BACK TO THE 1 YEAR AGO STORY...

Last year this time I was banned from repacking Hannah's bag. I had only packed and unpacked it about 50 times...

Both Ian and I were at work on the 2 June. Lol slept over on the 1st, so she was there as well. We loaded the car and headed off to work. My last day before a month of maternity leave!

How we got through the day I still don't know.

Ian fetched me at 4pm - we changed into comfy clothes and we went pram shopping before we fetched Lol. I know I know but we needed to keep busy, plus we wanted to wait till we came home to get the pram!

We fetched Lol and she dropped us off at the airport.

Our flight departed at 6pm and our friends Nicola and Tristan met us at the airport...

The countdown had officially begun! Our 2nd last night before we were parents!!!!

The story will continue tomorrow...

SO...THE WEEK HAS STARTED...

I phoned my FS bright and early this morning saying that there is still nothing and for a POA.

Still no news...haven't heard from them again.

I will phone later this arvy, but I am sure that he is going to be in theatre then!

Oh, and I'm off Thursday and Friday. It's our fammaversary - keeping Hannah out of school on Thursday and the 3 of us are having a day filled with fun and happy stuff!

But, I will be back before I leave (that sounds odd) and hopefully have an update from our FS and a post about the day we met our precious child!

I'm cold - winter seems to have arrived - wish I was at home with nice butternut soup watching a chick flick!

IT'S WEEKEND...

And it couldn't have come any sooner...

It's been a super busy week that has flown by! But it's been fun. I can see that tonight is going to be a 8.30pm bedtime for me!

Tomorrow is the BIG rugby day. Luckily I washed our Bulls shirts just in time for the big clash...

Looks like our first real taste of winter is hitting us this weekend...brrrr...need to stay indoors and keep warm!

Hannah and I are attended my dear friend from school, Sarah's, baby shower! Can't wait...

Have a wonderful weekend everyone

"SHE" IS ON A MISSION AGAIN...

So, remember after my visit to the FS and the discover of the big black blob...

Well, he changed my pill. So I started it and went on my merry little way. "She" (the body) reacted well to the change and besides the headaches the new pill gave me, all was okay.

This weekend I suddenly realised that "something" didn't come and visit this month...mmm...odd...okay, let me check where on the pill I am. 3 days post placebo pills. The FS still said that I must do the whole pack this month - as it is a new pill - I mustn't skip the placebo pills.

So I'm now 5 days post placebo pills and still nothing...

And before I get hundreds of comments to POAS (Nikki) I am NOT doing that. I don't feel pregnant and I very much doubt that I am. And before the rest of you leave comments that God is a God of miracles, I know that. But I don't feel pregnant.

I phoned the FS on Monday to ask what I should do. My biggest concern is that this cyst isn't behaving itself and causing havoc.

His reply: The new pill could've delayed things. So wait it out a week and then phone back. He will then bring the scan forward and check if all is okay.

I must admit when I first phoned pregnancy wasn't even in my thoughts. When his receptionist told me to go for a blood test, I innocently asked "why, to check my hormone levels" she replied "Yes okay, but also to check if you are pregnant" My reaction (of shock) I burst out laughing...

I was telling my friend Charné yesterday - pregnancy is the furtherest thing from my mind at the moment. I think that I am just worried about the cyst...

But I will wait out the week - I don't know where I am getting the willpower not to POAS, but I am not doing it. A year ago I would've done it every day I was late.

So happy people, the body is on a mission again and doing things her way...I will wait patiently and see what's going on. Hope it's not serious...

Anyone else had an experience with a new pill causing a body to go on a mission?