I finally got some good news for a change today. I submitted my tax return myself this year for the first time. I registered online as this gives you an extended deadline. This year the revenue service asked employers to submit employee’s information to streamline the process. Employees then only needed to verify the information [...]
Today is graduation day. Over a year ago I was nominated to take part in a programme at work. We basically did a course offered by Wits University on Telecommunications. About two months ago we wrote the final exam and today we receive our certificates in a special ceremony. I’m not sure if we will [...]
So here we are. Halfway through the week already. I didn’t cry yesterday for the first time since we found out about the problems with our baby. I did still have to bite back some tears, but I didn’t burst into them. Going to sit at the hospital on Monday is going to be tedious [...]
I received a call from the sonar specialist yesterday afternoon. She has made an appointment for me at Tygerberg Hospital next Monday. They have a special clinic on Mondays and she asked them to urgently fit me in. I will be seeing more than one doctor and they will collectively be looking at the scans [...]
After how my last Monday went…I’m officially “Garfield” about Mondays. I am waiting for a call from the gynae. His receptionist said on Friday that they have received the results and report from the specialist and once he’s looked over it she’ll give me a call to schedule an appointment. She said she’ll call me [...]
The doctor called with the test results for the ‘short’ amnio. The test results have come back normal. This still leaves so many unanswered questions. To quote the specialist ‘there are too many loose ends’. The ‘long’ amnio tests take 3 and a half weeks by which time it would be too late to decide [...]
I want to give my baby her name. I want her to have it no matter what happens. It was her name from the second we chose it for her and I will not take it away from her. We were always certain on what her name would be if it turned out to be [...]
(Got the correct spelling from the doctor’s bill) I just went in for the amniocentesis. It didn’t really hurt. There was more discomfort than pain. The specialist really is a lovely doctor. We should have the results of any major defects by Friday and I will be advised further then. The doctor only charged me [...]
We were literally counting the days to yesterday’s gynae appointment. We were so excited to find out the sex of our baby and couldn’t wait to hear the news. We didn’t realize the devastation we would experience. The gynae was scanning and seemed to be struggling to see whether it was a boy or a [...]
I’m not sure if I’ve ever mentioned how spoilt Amber (our cat) is. Mostly by Rudi. He is always referring to her as ‘beautiful’, ‘sexy’ or ‘gorgeous’ and insists on pampering her on a daily basis. We cannot sit or lie down without her being called to join us. At times I get irritated with [...]
