Babies...Amanda's story

I “knew of” Amanda for quite a few months before I actually met her. She was dating my cousin Andrew and he went with her to Canada when she moved there for work in late 2007. I was on Andrew’s Facebook and so saw lots of photos of Amanda and she looked like a really fun girl, and her and Andrew certainly looked very much in love, and very much suited to one another. When they moved back to Australia in 2008, they announced their engagement. I finally met Amanda at my wedding in May 2008 and found her to be so lovely. She was soon added to my Facebook :] I also got to know her a bit better at her and Andrew’s Engagement Party in June 2008. In the lead-up to her wedding in November, we chatted a lot on Facebook and became fast friends.

Shortly into 2009 Amanda announced her pregnancy, and that she was due on 23/10/09 - four days after my SIL Brenda's due date, and five days before my friend Chele's due date! :] Andrew and Amanda were going to leave the gender of their little baby as a surprise, but at their 20 week scan they couldn't help themselves and found out they were having a baby boy! Over the next few months Amanda met up a few times at family dos and such. I was at her baby shower in September as well which was lovely. Then on Sunday 18/10/09 I got an SMS from Andrew saying Amanda was heading to hospital as her waters had broken. I anxiously awaited the birth announcement and at 10:13pm on Monday 19/10/09, little Jack Cayden was born :] I went to visit the next day and he is such a calm baby, so precious and adorable <3