For D., it started with an idyllic-seeming school gathering: one house, hosting an ever-changing pack of fifth graders and assorted parents weekly, and welcoming her son, who was new to the school.
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said: "It's a blessing from the ancestors welcoming a son of the soil".
Everyone told her what to expect, but Megan Fox admits she didn't grasp the concept of motherhood until welcoming her son, Noah Shannon, in September.
After having surgery on her broken foot while pregnant and having an unexpected C-section, the proud mom felt more determined to carry out the one thing she wanted to do after welcoming her son: breastfeed.
She had been looking forward to welcoming her son into the world and had already named him "Silindokuhle", a traditional Xhosa name.
She had been looking forward to welcoming her son into the world and had already named him "Silindokuhle", a traditional Xhosa name meaning "we are waiting for a good thing to come to us".
How tragic for our community when leaders become heroes for simply welcoming equal sons and daughters of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob back to their rightful home.
Valérie Damilleville, welcoming her new son Jean, aged 19 months, said: "Everything is ready for him.
When he mentioned "fiscal services" he spread them wide, as if welcoming the prodigal son back home.
I have experienced the pleasure of reacquainting myself with my daughters and, in August 2010, the joy of welcoming a new son, Yousef.
