Botanical Gardens; Ed & Landi; Liza’s Pregnancy update; Happy B-day!

Yesterday we hit the road to the Wellington Botanical gardens where we saw some pretty awesome Flowers and plants. It just goes beyond my wildest thoughts that there are so many different species of orchids in the world. They are awesome and we spent the better part of 2 hours just walking though the green house and admiring the beautiful colors.  Louis folks were dumb founded at the neat grounds and just the friendliness of everybody here in Wellington. Since being here we have always said that everybody in NZ is so friendly but when you are here you actually realize it. They believe us now!!! 

It has been great having Louis parents around. The girls have just absolutely eaten up that motherly goodness and they have also taken down heaps of baking recipes and good old fashioned womanly advice on how to raise children and their husbands of course.  The boys have mainly been chatting about sport, fishing and the great out doors. You can’t keep the adventure away.

This week is a great exciting week for us as we have new import coming into NZ. Yup that is right. Tonight we will be picking up Eduan and Landi. I can’t wait to see them. I spoke to Ed’s dad this morning and I could hear the sadness in his voice. We know all about that and all I can say to everyone there in SA… They will be just fine! We have made their beds and we have provided some good food and drink for them when they land. We will also not push them too hard for the first couple of days as we know that the jetlag can be really bad. So come this weekend, they should be fine and then the party will start. We have lined up heaps of activities so we will share them as we go on. 

Liza have really been going well with her pregnancy. We are now in week 11 and it is great. She is slowly starting to show and I am so excited. I just can not wait for that scan next week. I am looking so forward to it.  

Liza’s pregnancy update: 

Hello almal… 

Die week was een woeste besige week gewees. John het twee onderhoude by ‘n ander bank gehad en hy het elke dag oortyd gewerk. Daarby het hy nog elke dag kursus ook gehad. Met my by die werk gaan dit baie goed. Net baie besig. Volgende week begin ons met ‘n nuwe produk werk. Joyce Blok. “n NZ made produk. Gaan vir my lekker wees, want dit is baie soos Annique. Die week het regtig gevlieg…  

My liggaam: Die naargeid het teen die spoed van witlig verbeter. Ek is so bly daaroor. Voel net in die oggend vroeg bietjie naar, maar dit is dit. My vel het nog nie verbeter nie, en in die aande het ek baie erg lae rug pyn ( dankie John vir die rug vryfies in die aande ). Weet nie hoe ek sonder my man sou oorleef nie. Die week het ek geen erge cravings gehad nie. Was net baie lus vir pasta met baie sous. Ek kom ook agter hoe my spoeg vermeerder. Toe ek dit agterkom het ek eers gedink ek is koekoes, maar dit is glo normaal. Ek kry ook abdominale pyne wat ‘n teken is dat my uterus mooi besig is om te rek, en baba is besig om mooi te groei.  

Baba: Die week is baba die grootte van ‘n fui. Hy/sy is nou ten volle ontwikkel, en gaan nou net groei. Sy/haar koppie is steeds te groot vir die res van die lyfie.  Die velletjie is steeds deurskynend, en die bloedvesels kan gesien word. Die vingers en tone het heeltemal ontwikkel, en lyk nou normaal. Baba beweeg nou glo baie rond, skop, en strek, en kan selfs hik, maar ek sal die beweging eers oor ‘n maand of so kan voel. ( Kan nie wag nie )  Hoop dit gaan goed met almal van julle. Lief vir julle baie… 

Kia Ora vanuit NZ:

Annelize en Baba. 

I would like to thank everybody who has kept in touch through the blog and email. It has been great hearing from all of you. I would also like to congratulate Renier and Rene who is 9 weeks pregnant. Renier and I have a long history and I would have never thought that we would become dads in the same time.I would also like to congratulate Corne and Tanya on their pregnancy. Happy days guys. Tanya will be giving birth in Feb 2008 so they are a couple of weeks ahead of Liza and I. 

Also a big shout-out to Haig becoming 30 last week!!!! Booya brother! We love you and we can’t wait to see you guys in January.Sinead, we would also like to say happy-happy for your B-Day today. We hope that this year the best year you have ever had and the worst year for those to come!!! We can’t wait to see you guys tonight. 

Ok…Now I have taken some photos for everyone to enjoy. I will check in soon. Keep your eyes out for more posts… Next week I will report on the WRC New Zealand. 

Over skedover

Louis dad reaing the gate plaque  

Don’t these folks just look at home here in NZ. We think they should move

Pretty

Momma Liza

C ya!

Pebs