Two people come out of a building and into a story.

Six years ago, I came out of Frere Maternity Hospital holding a baby in my arms whom I named Zenande. I did not know anything about motherhood as she was my first child. I did not know her and she did not know me. When I arrived home with her, there were smiles on everyone's faces welcoming this infant to our lives. I named her Zenande so that she can bring prosperity to the family and that our family would grow from that day.

It certainly has grown, she is a young girl who has her own personality and has become part of the Ndhlovu family. She has characteristics which we see in every single one of us in our family. Zenande loves singing, dancing and loves expressing herself. This has been passed down from her grandmother then to me and now to her. Although my mother is soft-spoken, she was apparently a party animal when she was still young. Zenande chooses what she wants to dress for the day and is a fashionista at six. She loves high heels, make-up and knows the latest fashion.

Her second name is Libongolethu which means our pride. She is my pride and joy. The way she laughs and the ways she looks into my eyes, to her I'm her world. I guess I would be because I brought her to this world. Zeni as we call her at home, lifts everyone's spirits at home performing Michael Jackson's moon dance or singing Alicia Keys songs using her guitar. She has such a bubbly personality and has now become her own person starting her own story.