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My name is Niki and I am 33 years old.  I have been married to Gerhard for the past 4 years and we have a beautiful boy named Liam.  Liam is 2 and a half years old.  I am also 24 weeks pregnant with Luka.  Gerhard and I always knew that we would get married and have a boy named Liam and a girl named Luka...

We have known each other since primary school and we have been dating since high school.  We know everything that there is to know about each other and we have a perfect life - or as near to perfect as it will ever get!

I am an admitted advocate by trade, but I have always had a passion for the written word.  Before starting my studies, I was convinced that I needed to study journalism or do a BA in Afrikaans, my dad somehow convinced me to rather go abroad for a year and think long and hard about all of this, which I did.  Somehow I studied law and I have been very successful in this venture, however, something has always been missing, and that is why after many years of not writing anything, I decided to start a blog...

I plan on telling you all about our little family and our daily ups and downs...even if this is just for my own record keeping purposes and to show the kids one day.  

Well, let me go and earn my keep, will start with this is all earnest tomorrow. 


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