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Part 2

So before I carry on with the birth story, here is a bit of background information for those of you who don't already know.

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Two of my closest friends and my cousin are all pregnant. They vary from 13 weeks to 28 weeks to 40 weeks and are all in Joburg, which makes me a little sad because I would love to have seen them during this magical time in their lives. It's also made me the teeniest bit envious and enormously broody. Brad insists that if I remember my pregnancy correctly I would never want to be pregnant again. And he does have a point.

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I've been meaning to write down these words for such a long time. I'm forced to keep repeating them in my mind so that I don't forget them, but its time to free up some mental resources and put pen to paper (fingers to keyboard, you know what i mean)!

Dear Finley

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Winter in Cape Town has arrived and although it may not be especially cold yet, it certainly is very rainy and windy. Fin and I have been exploring this new wet weather and even though he isn't into wearing his Wellington boots, he loves being bundled up, especially in his hat and scarf.

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Most people only learning about the power of saying no much later in their lives, usually when they get tired of being or doing things for other people at the expense of themselves. Our son doesn't have that problem. And neither does Scarlett, his girlfriend. It seems to be a quality that you possess around 17 months where "No!" becomes the most favoured response to any and all questions. Here's a typical extract from our daily conversations:

Me: "Finley do you want some cheese?" (to which the answer used to always be yes)
Fin: "Tseez? No, no no! (shaking head wildly)"

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Its always difficult to explain when people ask if Finley is talking, because he is, its just that we seem to be the only ones who understand what he is saying.

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We've been back in Cape Town for almost a week and life is kind of finding its groove. I still don't know which day the dirt gets collected and we haven't put up our post box, but there are only 4 boxes left to unpack and I'm feeling really happy about our new home.

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Sunday morning breakfast of crumpets and coffee. Yum.

Finley's version

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Coimbra is the name of the bakery and coffee shop down the road for us. They sell all sorts of deliciousness. We found some gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, carob chocolate biscuits. Finley has his first taste and approves. Doesn't approve when mama takes the packet away after said biscuit is quickly devoured.

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