Dear friend,
Here I go again with group mail, best I can do for now. I try as much as possible to respond to individual replies so please go ahead and write back.
I hope you are well. If I haven’t written or replied mail, please understand and forgive me. Though not the best excuse in the world, my life has been a bit of a roller coaster and I can’t promise things will be much different in the near future so please bear with me.
Our family grew from three to five with the birth of Nuru and sifa on 21/04/09 at the Townsville hospital. They came at 34 weeks, each just below 2kg and had to stay in hospital (Neonatal ICU then special care) for almost 5weeks. Now they are home and our lives have changed forever. With no Wanjiku/Nekesa? Ndinda (if you know what I mean) offering a helping hand, everything is up to Tony and I so I leave it to you to guess how much sleep and rest we are getting. All that rhetoric about resting for six weeks after having a baby is luxury that either belongs to Africa or a few lucky people whose parents/family can offer some relief of sorts. The girls are doing well and we can’t complain. Instead we thank God. As you would know, to whom much is given, much is expected. Fortunately, they just grow and grow, as in they are almost double their birth weight already. Baraka is very excited to have two sisters and he knows babies come in doubles since my sister had twins in October last year. Now he is praying for two little brothers and advises me to eat plenty of food so that my tummy can swell and grow babies...there is beauty in innocence.
Well, am off now; duty calls. Here are some pictures.
Greetings from Tony and Baraka.
Much love and blessings.
Truphena
