On Wednesday September 10th, 2014 my beautiful niece Maya Amelia Duff was born happy and healthy to two amazing parents!
Although, I knew for 9 months that my niecphew (as me and my sister called it because we didn't know the gender) would be coming, nothing would prepare me for it!
With the 11 hour time difference, I didn't sleep properly for the better part of 3 days between her due date and when she was born. On Monday night (aussie time), I couldn't sleep - I was up every 2 hours checking my phone to see if my sister had gone into labour! Call it a sister's connection or something but that morning at 4am, when I checked my phone again - sure enough sis was on her way to the hospital.
After a full day in hospital, Maya was born to a very surprised mummy! Through the entire pregnancy, my sister was convinced that she was having a boy while my brother in law was convinced they were having a girl! (MJK was right!)
Maya came into the world around 5.30pm with all four grandparents waiting for her arrival in London! With the efficiency of air travel, my parents managed to get from Toronto to London before the Duff grandparents left from Newcastle to London!
Although, extremely excited for this new addition. My heart hurts because I'm not there to share in the smallest of things with my sister and my niece. For two sisters that are extremely close, we've had a tenacious relationship growing up that has settled into something that is part sister, part best friend, part parental and everything in-between! I've been with her through every major milestone and it killed me to be so far away during this one. Even though she was exhausted and adjusting to being a new mummy, I wanted more than anything to see her and my niece in hospital but I guess somethings just aren't meant to be.
For the past week, I have been face timing and imessaging with my sister at the most random times of day. I am realizing I may never have her undivided attention again but she will always be that sister, best friend and part mummy that she has already been; just this time we have a sidekick with us!
Although, I knew for 9 months that my niecphew (as me and my sister called it because we didn't know the gender) would be coming, nothing would prepare me for it!
With the 11 hour time difference, I didn't sleep properly for the better part of 3 days between her due date and when she was born. On Monday night (aussie time), I couldn't sleep - I was up every 2 hours checking my phone to see if my sister had gone into labour! Call it a sister's connection or something but that morning at 4am, when I checked my phone again - sure enough sis was on her way to the hospital.
After a full day in hospital, Maya was born to a very surprised mummy! Through the entire pregnancy, my sister was convinced that she was having a boy while my brother in law was convinced they were having a girl! (MJK was right!)
Maya came into the world around 5.30pm with all four grandparents waiting for her arrival in London! With the efficiency of air travel, my parents managed to get from Toronto to London before the Duff grandparents left from Newcastle to London!
Although, extremely excited for this new addition. My heart hurts because I'm not there to share in the smallest of things with my sister and my niece. For two sisters that are extremely close, we've had a tenacious relationship growing up that has settled into something that is part sister, part best friend, part parental and everything in-between! I've been with her through every major milestone and it killed me to be so far away during this one. Even though she was exhausted and adjusting to being a new mummy, I wanted more than anything to see her and my niece in hospital but I guess somethings just aren't meant to be.
For the past week, I have been face timing and imessaging with my sister at the most random times of day. I am realizing I may never have her undivided attention again but she will always be that sister, best friend and part mummy that she has already been; just this time we have a sidekick with us!
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