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SA Parenting Blog Awards 2020

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    A Home Maternity Shoot

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Happy Wednesday โ˜บ๏ธ #sbj #sweetbabyjournal #ba Happy Wednesday โ˜บ๏ธ

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๐Ÿฆ Good morning! โ˜€๏ธ My gorgeous boysโ€ฆ #s ๐Ÿฆ Good morning! โ˜€๏ธ 
My gorgeous boysโ€ฆ

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Happy Friday Everyone! ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿค ๐Ÿ“ธ @jes Happy Friday Everyone!
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Schoolโ€™s open and the home is a little quieter w Schoolโ€™s open and the home is a little quieter when our Nunu isnโ€™t around. But we are so excited to see her make new friends! 

Happy Friday!! Hereโ€™s to some playtime with friends ๐Ÿ€โšฝ๏ธ๐ŸŽพ

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Pregnancy memories, Just hanging out with my littl Pregnancy memories, Just hanging out with my little Nunu ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’™

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Summer Time โ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿ•ถ Swimming fun with @teb Summer Time โ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿ•ถ

Swimming fun with @tebitha.musa in our cute Red Rose Swimsuit!
Our play dough has been heaven sent this season, k Our play dough has been heaven sent this season, keeping our little one entertained for hours. And we are still using some of the tubs bought back in March from @_doughrayme โค๏ธ We love it!

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Beach days are the best days! โ˜€๏ธโ˜€๏ธ Shop o Beach days are the best days! โ˜€๏ธโ˜€๏ธ

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Itโ€™s our new cuddly cutie pie Isa โค๏ธโค๏ธ Itโ€™s our new cuddly cutie pie Isa โค๏ธโค๏ธ

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No need to look any further for baby gifts this Ch No need to look any further for baby gifts this Christmas, check out our store and shop your gifts from teethers to swimsuits! ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ„

Delivery across SA ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

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Our very first sibling illustration- A witch and h Our very first sibling illustration- A witch and her sidekick bat! 

Looking forward to the adventures these two go on ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿฆ‡๐Ÿง™๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ

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We had been talking about Halloween for a couple o We had been talking about Halloween for a couple of months nowโ€ฆone day Nur wanted to be a superhero, the next a princess and finally she settled on being a witch! 

She also squealed when she saw baby Isa in his bat outfit, the cutest sidekick! What a great day for family fun ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป 

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*๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—š ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—ง*
๐—” ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—–-๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—–-๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

โ€ฆBefore the emergency C-section, I had labour induced medically. I had been in labour for about 11hours and Iโ€™d also opted for an epidural so by the time we had to go the emergency route- I was EXHAUSTED! The experience is a bit of a blur (some trauma response there, tiredness and possibly meds kicking in) and there was panic and urgency in the air due to my placenta abruption. Our normally bubbly and hilarious OB/GYN was suddenly so serious and our fun nurse who had guided us through the labour process had sad eyes, assuring my husband that everything was going to be alright. 

 โ€ฆWith the elective C-section, I checked in at noon for a 14.30 appointment. I was alert and intentional about keeping positive. The medical teamโ€™s energy was light-hearted and we had our pediatrician talk us through the process in the theatre, going through what our OB/GYN was doing (what I couldn't see beyond the hanging shield) and a countdown to when we would meet baby. There was an ease in the air, no panic and the step by step walk-through helped me feel comfortable. I also remember the birth very well compared to my first delivery- maybe because I was on less meds and also with the labour time eliminatedโ€ฆ

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น 
-๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ-

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Now in Big Sis mode! Itโ€™s going to be a wild rid Now in Big Sis mode! Itโ€™s going to be a wild ride ๐ŸŽ‰ stay tuned! 

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Managed to get some journaling in today. I love th Managed to get some journaling in today. I love this pregnancy journal and memory book by Korie Herold. Itโ€™s guided me so well in meeting monthly milestones, asking about thoughts, feelings and special moments through our pregnancy. 

Itโ€™s just the right size and has a beautiful fabric hardcover too! 

Looking forward to passing it onto Baby ๐Ÿฅฐ 

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The best part ๐Ÿ–ค The countdown begins #sbj #s The best part ๐Ÿ–ค 
The countdown begins 

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Girls just want to have fun โค๏ธ #sbj #sweetbab Girls just want to have fun โค๏ธ

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๐Ÿ˜‚ my baby girl was determined to be part of thi ๐Ÿ˜‚ my baby girl was determined to be part of this shoot! ๐ŸŒผ๐ŸŒป
My gorgeous girl ๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒผ My gorgeous girl ๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒผ
โ€˜Tata had a little lambโ€™ Never a dull moment w โ€˜Tata had a little lambโ€™
Never a dull moment with these two 

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