tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751232585765589452026-07-23T07:34:41.859+01:00faith, love, marriage, life, family, careerMrs Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121913911418749401noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-17234671918830020412014-04-16T12:13:00.000+01:002014-04-17T11:36:01.058+01:00

Hello everyone,  While Ademide "Cruz" was at the NICU at The Rosie Hospital in Addenbrooke's in Cambridge, I stayed at one of the The Sick Children's Trusts accommodation. They provide accommodation for parents while their child is in hospital receiving treatment. They are in the running to win some money towards a new kitchen at the Acorn House Sick Children's Trust accommodation at

Koredehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07600162887598137530noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-75444410794713936312014-04-09T21:23:00.002+01:002014-04-10T21:30:15.590+01:00

This story is 4 years old, but I read it and it renewed my faith: The Coble Family They lost their 3 children (2 girls and 1 boy) in a car accident and a year to the date of the accident, they had triplets - 2 girls and 1 boy. Wow !! A friend of mine just had a baby boy. Two years ago, she had a 2nd trimester miscarriage with her son that was due in March. Two years later, she's had a boy in

Mrs Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121913911418749401noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-91957477736123657662014-04-08T06:39:00.001+01:002014-04-10T12:08:56.717+01:00

I spent an amazing week in Phukhet with 15 friends for my 30th birthday and it was amazing. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Mai Khao Beach - it's a beautiful private family owned resort in the secluded area of Mai Khao beach. This trip to Phukhet was different from my first one, with such a large fun group it was packed with fun from the minute we landed :) During the time we were there, Kola

Mrs Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121913911418749401noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-34613478506431606032014-03-04T00:00:00.001+00:002014-04-09T08:35:46.872+01:00

This should be our month. We both share a birth month, me at the beginning and you right at the very end. This would probably have been the first birthday you had a general awareness, you would probably have made some cute colouring for me at nursery that I would have cherished for years.  The baby and child section of the cemetery is an interesting place; you can tangibly feel the hopes

Mrs Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121913911418749401noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-66011211632397845392013-09-20T21:06:00.000+01:002013-09-27T12:54:33.155+01:00

Yesterday, don't know why I did, but  I did anyway. I ventured onto the March 2012 moms board on The Bump. I found myself shedding tears as I read about the milestones their children have achieved. I found myself thinking of all the things my son should be doing now. Two friends have the 1st birthdays of their sons coming up. I'm very close to them but I can't help but feel a

Mrs Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121913911418749401noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-7314847218224394842013-03-31T11:16:00.001+01:002013-03-31T11:16:04.143+01:00

Dear Ademide, Happy first birthday! I miss you so much - I wish we were having an awesome birthday party today but God must understand why. I'm sure you're having an amazing time in heaven. Till we meet again, I love you. Love, Mummy

Mrs Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121913911418749401noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-72128255206780939942012-12-09T15:15:00.001+00:002014-04-09T21:52:27.324+01:00

I participated in a 5k Santa Run today in Greenwich Park raising funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital where Ademide spent most of his time. Randomly ran into one of the audiologists that had seen Ademide :). Lots of fun with 22,000+ Santa's!

Mrs Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121913911418749401noreply@blogger.com10Greenwich Park, Charlton Way, Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, London SE10 8QY, UK51.4769095 0.001464351.46702 -0.0182767 51.486799 0.021205300000000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-28842746216422058902012-12-05T00:20:00.001+00:002012-12-11T07:56:52.214+00:00

"The paradox of modern medicine is that knowing doesn't always mean the outcome will be better. The ability to diagnose has absolutely raced ahead of the ability to care [and treat]" Source A year ago today, I found out that my son had a right sided Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, R-CDH. The day had started out great. It was my husband's first day at a great new job. We had gotten up

Mrs Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121913911418749401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-36259590398964455082012-12-03T08:22:00.001+00:002012-12-06T10:42:49.132+00:00

Thank you all for the kind comments on my "life among the living..." post. Here's an example of a great day my husband and I had in Paris 2 weeks ago. I'm very grateful for him and some amazing people God has placed in our lives. I understand that God has a purpose for everything. However, it still hurts that my baby isn't here. I still have people who remember seeing me pregnant, come up to me

Mrs Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121913911418749401noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-89839606946702808662012-12-01T22:35:00.001+00:002012-12-01T22:35:22.758+00:00

Some people just don't get it. Just let me be, there are good days and bad days. Today Ademide would have been 8 months. He's been gone 3 months and 23 days. When you bury a child, everything changes....

Mrs Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121913911418749401noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-17938934817624287962012-10-13T03:25:00.001+01:002012-10-13T12:13:15.112+01:00

My friend had a baby three weeks ago, she had a perfect little boy. Another friend is due in December and is having a boy. We should be planning play dates and looking forward to our boys growing up and playing together. But my son isn't here #thatisall

Mrs Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121913911418749401noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-36196300785125297322012-09-03T00:29:00.001+01:002012-09-03T01:17:18.571+01:00

I read a metaphor by Elizabeth Edwards on another blog over the weekend. She likened life to a whiteboard on which to try to fit all the seemingly "important" things in life, constantly try to squeeze in more stuff. Then you experience the loss of a child and everything seems so trivial. Your whiteboard is again blank and this time, you're more careful with what you write on it. More thoughtful

Mrs Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121913911418749401noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-26392177137145282352012-09-01T09:51:00.001+01:002012-09-02T22:55:36.368+01:00

For the four months and seven days that Ademide was here, my schedule and days were defined. I woke up, called to see how my son had been doing in the last 3 hrs since I called, I showered and went to his bedside. Then check his numbers, sats, FiO2, pressures, meds, nappies. Ward round, chat with docs about plans for the day. Pray for a quiet uneventful day, nappy change, pump, feeds, research

Mrs Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121913911418749401noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-4367184868463617272012-08-25T17:31:00.001+01:002014-04-09T08:29:31.915+01:00

This time last year, I was excited. I had just married a man that I love so much and we were going to have a baby!  The biggest thing on my mind was if I would have a boy or a girl. On December 5, 2011, my life changed - my son was diagnosed with a right sided congenital diagphragmatic hernia. Three weeks later after seeing different specialists, I was told my son had a 10% chance

Mrs Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121913911418749401noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-25495822468474375282011-08-09T19:41:00.002+01:002014-04-09T08:29:59.432+01:00

Hello everyone,  I'm back and married ! Hmmm the "all-white" pre-wedding party, the ceremony and reception all went beautifully ... Of course a couple of things went wrong: 1. as mentioned in my previous post, my make-up artist cancelled on me at the last minute - however, I was able to find a Maltese lady who was able to do my make-up and that of my bridesmaids nicely...and my

Mrs Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121913911418749401noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-49694947021003207612011-07-29T00:12:00.002+01:002014-04-09T08:30:30.274+01:00

Hello everyone ! Greetings from Malta :) First off, the trip from Pittsburgh, albeit delayed went off well. One of my friends, E sent me off in style by having a very nice car service take me off to the airport. The flight from Pittsburgh to NJ went pretty well - I slept throughout though, so I don't know if I'm in a position to judge the quality of the flight ;), but my pre-wedding dress had

Mrs Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121913911418749401noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-84911061903747960532011-07-26T13:02:00.003+01:002014-04-09T08:30:43.073+01:00

Hello everyone,  Yes this is really the final lap. I'm all packed up  - still need to pick up wedding dress in NJ today on my way to Malta. I was scheduled to do this on Saturday but series of events... Anyway, I'm checked in for my flight and I'm sure everything will work out beautifully in the end... toe accident Yesterday, while rushing to pick up my contact lenses from my eye

Mrs Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121913911418749401noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-12701580863366180032011-07-20T21:54:00.007+01:002014-04-09T08:30:52.139+01:00

Anyone of you who's from Nigeria and only has a green passport (not those of you with dual citizenship and *red/blue passports in addition) has probably at some point or the other stood in line for a visa application. When KOK and I chose Malta for our destination, we assumed since Malta was a Schengen State, the visa application process would be a breeze... It wasn't my first Schengen

Mrs Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121913911418749401noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-81023655007955634622011-07-07T14:50:00.007+01:002011-07-07T16:39:08.434+01:00

Today it's 3 weeks and 3 days left until I'm Mrs. A :) . This is the home stretch -the destination is in view -  I can't wait :)  A couple of updates and checks off the to-do list:  Over the weekend, I picked up my bridesmaids dresses for distribution - I have bridesmaids all over. I dropped off the ones going to London with my sis-in-law's sister (she's headed there this

Mrs Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121913911418749401noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-82459274979091911782011-07-01T10:45:00.000+01:002011-07-01T10:45:48.652+01:00

Today is July 1 and I'm getting married this month :)  30 days to go !

Mrs Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121913911418749401noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-80637677564603443842011-06-22T17:22:00.004+01:002011-06-22T19:10:32.127+01:00

OK this is a post and run but wanted to share with this with everyone.  Rue La La is having a wedding sale today - a few nice items for weddings - it already started about an hour ago, and some items are already sold out, but you still may find something you like. http://www.ruelala.com/invite/malta Also thanks for all the new comments - will respond later today (I promise) @doll, @

Mrs Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121913911418749401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-41143654477764881122011-06-08T12:46:00.000+01:002011-06-08T12:46:21.848+01:00

So remember my veil dilemma  from a few weeks ago - I had a fitting over memorial day weekend and I picked a veil... I decided to splurge ! I settled on the veil I couldn't get out of my mind :)  

Mrs Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121913911418749401noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-6667784094191035112011-06-07T12:10:00.016+01:002011-06-07T15:25:22.073+01:00

This is just a quick one. But why do Nigerians have such an aversion to completing RSVP's? OK that's making a very broad generalization but still... If you look at the top left of my blog, I'm keeping track of our rsvp responses, and it's sad especially since for quite a few of those "undecided" people are folks I know have purchased tickets and made hotel reservations. I could

Mrs Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121913911418749401noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-25737559578729811872011-05-20T21:16:00.021+01:002011-05-22T00:11:44.231+01:00

The designer of my dress, Lazaro, makes a gorgeous veil that matches my dress and from the pictures, I knew I would love it... I called before going for my first fitting to inquire about the price, and just as I expected, it was ridiculous... So why did I get there and ask to try on the veil ?? Well fortunately, they didn't have it but had a very similar one by Toni Federici - gosh not that

Mrs Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121913911418749401noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175123258576558945.post-34119791408605576622011-05-14T01:25:00.001+01:002011-05-20T21:43:53.370+01:00

Found some pictures K had from the famous Rome birthday trip and dinner . Enjoy :) first day in Roma :) Roma birthday dinner :) Waiting for our dinner to arrive... Downstairs in the restaurant - there was a very interesting story about it - need to ask KOK St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City with some guards somewhere in Roma During our Vatican City tour at restaurant

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