I don't think I have ever planned for something in my whole life as much as I had for Leo's first birthday (I didn't even plan this much for having a baby). Our baby turned ONE on Wednesday and we wanted to spend the day as a family and save the party for the weekend. So, …
Today, our baby turned one. We tried to spend the day without being on our phones, and just cherishing Leo's first birthday and talking about life a year ago today. When you're pregnant, you can't imagine what it will be like to hold your baby for the first time. You think about the kind of …
To my midwife, thank you. Almost a year ago, I gave birth to my first child, and I have never been more in love. A year ago today, I was 30 days away from my due date. On Monday the 20th of February, 6:30p.m. I was finally admitted onto the labour ward, third time lucky. …
Last year I decided to do 10 Things I Learned in 2016, and since it's that cliché time of year (again) where everybody is making their New Years resolutions and summing up how their 2017 has been, I thought I would reflect on the year and what I have learnt... Being patient is important. I …
Before you have a baby, you can't even start a conversation without someone telling you about how hard raising a child is with the sleepless nights and the dirty nappies. The same happens when you get a puppy or a kitten, you get the "no more holidays for you, you're tied down now!" or "they're …
If you're a mum, you can never win. You stay at home and you're 'lazy', you go to work and you 'don't spend enough time' with your child/children. The "full time mummy" stigma is getting old and the rise of motherism is too, (the fact that there's a term for people judging 'full time mums' …
Becoming a mother (or parent in general), is supposed to be one of the biggest blessings in the world. So why can it feel so lonely? I was told what motherhood was like by a lot of people. I was told to prepare to lose my nice figure and for sleepless nights. But nobody - …
Autumn is by far one of my favourite times of the year. I love how picturesque everything looks. The sunshine through the trees, and the red and gold leaves scattered everywhere. And to be quite honest, (despite how excited I am for Christmas!), I'm rather sad Autumn is ending, and winter is nearly here. Last …
Routine, routine, routine. I live for organisation and schedules, but as a mum (and as a student), that doesn't always go to plan. In my first year of university I was in bed for 9pm most nights, (minus the nights I was out, at work or at the gym etc), then I would be up …
While I was carrying Leo, I had every pregnant woman's dream. No morning sickness, no weird cravings, I still fit into all my clothes so none of that 'my jeans fit me' one minute and the next 'the zipper won't even go up!' But one thing I was definitely, 100% lucky with was a urine sample which showed I had …
