Jade - 1 Month

Today was Jade's due date 27 November....and she is now 1 month and 2 days old!! Who can believe that the time went by so fast! Thinking back a month today how scared we were and sad, we are just ever more greatful for our precious Angel.

The last two weeks has been so nice having her home. HUGE adjustment, but love every second of it - there is not enough words to describe the incredible emotions that we have for her.

Things I said I would never do as a parent.....but that was all said before I was a mom...lol lol:

"I would never let her sleep in my bed"....Oops...just sometimes.

"I would let family and friends babysit whenever they want".... thats a hard one....i cant imagine a night without her, I think i will phone every 5 min....thats if I will even let her go.

"My child will have to fit in with my life not the other way around" What a joke...lol lol....she rules the house, and we love it.

"I wont be over paranoid"- speak to william ask him if i kept on this one!

The list can go on with quite a few of these.

She is just a good little baby, she sleeps almost from feed to feed, she wakes up a bit more now, but not difficult...must i touch wood....lol lol

I've uploaded some photo's of her first month, will also put some more on the side of people she met!

Hope you all have a great Friday tomorrow and enjoy the weekend.

Love

William and Natasha

"You will never know that God is all you need, until God is all you got"

Jade Catherine Alexander - Our Grace from God

Hi All,

Sorry I havent written in such a long time. So much has happened, I dont even really know where to start. But here goes.....

On Friday the 24th of October at work I started to get funny pains, but I thought it was Braxton Hicks contractions (fake contractions). Then the evening I told William and he insisted that we go to the labour ward to just be save. I got there and Dr. Markram confirmed it was indeed labour pains, but he gave me tablets to take to stop them as I have not started to dialate yet..... During the night the pains were still there but it didnt get worse...the next morning the pains were still there and William took me back to Labour Ward, when we got there they checked again...this time I was 2cm dialated...and the Dr. just asked William if our bags were in the car! (luckily they were)

Dr. Markram did an emergency cecearian... and our beautiful angel Jade was born. Nothing decribes hearing her cry or holding her the first time, it is the most unbelievable experience in life!!!!!!!!!! Its instant endless love for a person you just met! Even William said, he couldnt believe the love he felt for this little person he just laid eyes on for the first time.

Unfortunately as the morning went buy Jade struggled to breath....so much happened, but a long story short, the got very sick and her one lung collapsed! She was in Neonatal ICU for exactly two weeks!!! This was probably the longest two weeks of our lives. The sunday after she was born, the doctor came to us and told us there is nothing she can do for Jade anymore and she is doing very badly!!! Myself and William didnt know what to do except pray. It felt like someone ripped my heart out, I didnt know what to feel or think. Everyone prayed for Jade and a miracle happened, the doctors came and said they dont know why but she is improving!!!!! Since that day everyday she has just gotten stronger and stronger....THATS THE MIRACLE OF PRAYER!!! Thats God's Grace!!!!

We have never felt so blessed as the day we took Jade home....

I remember going to Neonatal as a hundred times the past two weeks and the one Nurse asked us if we are ready to take her home....we werent'....but we quickly got ready. My mom brought her clothes and Melissa brought the car with the car seat!!! It was all so hectic, but the best hectic moments for a long time!! We still can not say thank you enough for God for healing our Angel!!!

I have posted a few photo's of her, the pre birth of photo's of mommy and daddy! (note mommy was VERY nervous) and her birth and some photo's of taking her home. I also loaded some photo's of her meeting a few special people in her life for the first time.

Thank you for everyones Support, Love and Prayers, myself and William are so thankful for all of you and greatful for the wonderful family and friends we have.

All our love

William, Natasha and Jade