No, I don’t feel that great today. Robert was very cranky the whole night, and Ron and I took turns rocking him. In the end Ron headed for a much needed sleep while I continued with rhythmic rocking and singing meaningless and monotone lullabies. My face today shows the strain of sleeplessness, and my incision [...]
Entries from August 2007
August 30, 2007
Back At Home
Today has to be a good day, because we are finally going home. I had altered my tea only wake-up ritual and opted for the watery coffee this morning. I also had my fill at breakfast for once, because I ordered corn porridge (mealie meal), muffin and fixings, yogurt and fruit salad. It looks like [...]
August 30, 2007
Birth announcement
R** Jakeman and Randa M******* invite you to look at their new born baby boy on Medi-Clinic Online.
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Jakeman, Robert
Hospital Cape Town Medi-Clinic
Born 27 August 2007 at 15:16
Weight 3.42kg Length 51 cm
August 29, 2007
Onset of the baby blues
The day started as usual at 05:00 with the tea tray. At the hospital you get a choice of normal tea, rooibos (Red bush tea) or coffee. For the early mornings I just stuck with normal tea. I was hungry as usual. Last night’s dinner of Lasagne left a lot to be desired, and an [...]
August 28, 2007
Day One – Mobile again
The day started as early as 05:00 am, tea was brought in and a couple of nurses came in. In quick and efficient moves they removed the drip and the catheter. They took away the padding that protected the mattress from underneath me and the loose pads which couldn’t be kept in place and gave [...]
August 27, 2007
D-Day
The day before Robert arrived was a Sunday, and my day off work. I joked with my colleagues that it will be my last day off before I start my new job for life. Surely, this is no joke, it is a reality.
We went out for breakfast to a restaurant on Kloof Street in town, [...]
