So a wonderful customer of mine saw me at Murrabit Market & asked if I was still doing my blog.. Yes I am, and I'm sorry I havent been regular.. I'd like to blame baby brain, but really most times when I am in the mood for writing (or rather typing) a blog/ journal entry I am not in the best of moods- must stem back to the fact I've kept a diary since grade 5.. It was a wonderful outlet for all the things I had to deal with in my life... I always wrote more when things werent going great.. I'm sure a tonne of people are happy I vented on paper rather than at them :)
So I am 37 weeks pregnant today.. Over the weekend I lost some of my mucous plug- Sorry if that's an overshare... I've also been luky enough to have infrequent pains.. I dont recall getting these pains when pregnant with Memphis . So Im waiting and hanging for this baby to arrive now.. It's still 3 weeks till my due date, but I'm fairly confident to say the baby will come early- as did Memphis.
I've gained 11kgs, which I'm pretty happy with, (not that I'm real vain, but it certainly means less to lose afterwards) and I'm feeling pretty good too.. The nesting has kicked in the last 2 weeks, and though I am less able to do things around the house I am doing more..
It's funny everyone guessing what were having when we know what sex the baby is. Some say girl (my theory is they think it must be a girl cause weve already got a boy, & the norm now seems to be to have a pidgeon pair) and some say boy cause im carrying low, & the fact I havent cracked & spilled the beans also- As if i was having a girl I'd be too excited and tell everyone!
What else- The shop. Well it's been a tough year.. As I've said before being in Business is tricky stuff.. And so is being pregnant.. It hasnt all gone exactly to plan, and honestly right now I'm playing it all by ear.. As much as I love this Business and my Awesome customers, if need be my baby & my son will come first.. I have found it is extremely difficult juggling a career/business and family life.. My priorities have changed quite alot and I'd love to be at home ALOT more with my boy and new baby..
It seems incomprehensible that we'll have a new baby.. Were so used to having this Independent almost self sufficient little boy.. It's hard imagining again how life will change..
I'm Happy today, and know that everything happens in life as it should.. We make of it what we like..
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Wasnt ready for this
This past week has been a huge rollercoaster...
Where do I start? Saturday afternoon collapsing in pain on the floor of my sons room while folding his little clothes.. Naughty us had left Memphis asleep in the car just outside (I was literally only seperated from him by one wall and the car door) Matt was outside tinkering.. The pains were so intense I couldnt get up.. Meanwhile I'm screaming out to Matt, Memphis wakes up and I cant get to either of them.. What seemed like a lifetime later Matt finds me, gets memphis & I end up in Hospital.. Long story short, Drs dont know whats causing the intense pain- no infection, not braxton hicks, but bad very bad.. And signs that say I'm heading for prem labour (I'm 28 weeks this week, had another incident occur though not as dramatic at 23 weeks)
Tuesday as I was closing the shop Memphis was very quiet out back and I found him on his boon potty (this in itself wasnt strange, I've had a demo one out for nearly 12 months & Memphis would sit on it with clothes on) This time however he was dooing poos... My boy had self initiated toilet training!!!!!
I was so very proud and in disbelief... Matt & I had discussed various time when to start him, either before the new baby came or after... We were in limbo and waiting till I started having days at home before we thought about it again.. We got home that evening and I asked Memphis to ''show daddy'' what he'd done in the potty- alas he did poos again..
Ive never been so excited about bodily functions!!!!
So the week has progressed with him doing wee's on the toilet at daycare and he's so excited to be wearing jocks..
My hormones are crazy, the whole potty thing has me crying at the thought of it and everytime he uses his bowels... I wasnt ready yet.. Clearly he was... I thought by him self initiating that he'd somehow left me out of the equation.. As his mum I surely should have had some influence and helped make it happen!! Then I realised of course I've helped. I help everyday just by being his mum and loving him & instilling everything good in him we can.. He's the independent little pocket rocket we asked for..
He really is growing up and its so very odd.. Crying now, golly...4 months and he's 3... and in that time- between 9-12 weeks time (Dr confirmed this morning he thiks I'll def go early, it's just a matter of how early) I'll have a new baby as well..I'm so proud of him, and again amazed that I have been blessed to have a child that makes things so very easy... I expected it all from day one to be so hard.. I know weve still got a long road ahead and I'm told he will digress, but thats ok... he took the first steps himself and I'm right behind him..
Where do I start? Saturday afternoon collapsing in pain on the floor of my sons room while folding his little clothes.. Naughty us had left Memphis asleep in the car just outside (I was literally only seperated from him by one wall and the car door) Matt was outside tinkering.. The pains were so intense I couldnt get up.. Meanwhile I'm screaming out to Matt, Memphis wakes up and I cant get to either of them.. What seemed like a lifetime later Matt finds me, gets memphis & I end up in Hospital.. Long story short, Drs dont know whats causing the intense pain- no infection, not braxton hicks, but bad very bad.. And signs that say I'm heading for prem labour (I'm 28 weeks this week, had another incident occur though not as dramatic at 23 weeks)
Tuesday as I was closing the shop Memphis was very quiet out back and I found him on his boon potty (this in itself wasnt strange, I've had a demo one out for nearly 12 months & Memphis would sit on it with clothes on) This time however he was dooing poos... My boy had self initiated toilet training!!!!!
I was so very proud and in disbelief... Matt & I had discussed various time when to start him, either before the new baby came or after... We were in limbo and waiting till I started having days at home before we thought about it again.. We got home that evening and I asked Memphis to ''show daddy'' what he'd done in the potty- alas he did poos again..
Ive never been so excited about bodily functions!!!!
So the week has progressed with him doing wee's on the toilet at daycare and he's so excited to be wearing jocks..
My hormones are crazy, the whole potty thing has me crying at the thought of it and everytime he uses his bowels... I wasnt ready yet.. Clearly he was... I thought by him self initiating that he'd somehow left me out of the equation.. As his mum I surely should have had some influence and helped make it happen!! Then I realised of course I've helped. I help everyday just by being his mum and loving him & instilling everything good in him we can.. He's the independent little pocket rocket we asked for..
He really is growing up and its so very odd.. Crying now, golly...4 months and he's 3... and in that time- between 9-12 weeks time (Dr confirmed this morning he thiks I'll def go early, it's just a matter of how early) I'll have a new baby as well..I'm so proud of him, and again amazed that I have been blessed to have a child that makes things so very easy... I expected it all from day one to be so hard.. I know weve still got a long road ahead and I'm told he will digress, but thats ok... he took the first steps himself and I'm right behind him..
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Body Changes
My belly is growing so very fast. I wish I could say I was one of those women who just got the basketball belly out front.. Nope, not me, my waist has thickened, my thighs, bum and sides have blown out..'Dont get me wrong, I'm certainly not huge, but I feel bigger this time round.
Im not vain. I know all this extra weight is for my growing baby.. But since so much is different this time round I am worrying just a tad that I may struggle to lose the baby weight afterwards.. Bubs is due 5th of December, and my 30th is in May next year.. So of course I have set myself a goal to have lost the bulk of it by then.. It took a good 12 months to lose it last time (actually I lost a further 3 kgs than I gained) so I'm not sure how I will go. I stay much more motivated If I have a time limit for something.
Damn Mirander Kerr and her perfect genetics! Golly, of course none of us would attempt to be like her- I dont think she's even human... But geez it would be nice if it all just went back to before..
What do I miss most about my body since having kids? My breasts.. Yep, though a small c cup before, they sat upright and in the middle.. Even though I only managed to feed for 2 months with Memphis (and getting as big as a dd cup!) they still went south.. Down and out, rather... They shrunk to a measly b cup (which by my standards is tiny) but somehow they still sit very close to my underarm.. It's crazy.
I can handle the stretch marks that faded to a shiny silver (even when I was a size 8 I still wouldnt flash my bare tummy for all to see) I am learning to cope to with LBL- Yep I will say it Light Bladder Leakage. I used to laugh at those ads... Now I nodd in agreeance. It was only the start of this year (so 2 years after giving birth) that I could jump on a trampoline & sneeze without fear of having an incident.. And then I go and get myself knocked up again! As soon as I think about this I begin doing my Pelvic floor exercises- Which I'm sure you'll be doing right now too:)
It's amazing enough- even if we only look at the superficial surface what our bodies can tolerate and the miracles we create.. I wouldnt change any of it for anything!
Im not vain. I know all this extra weight is for my growing baby.. But since so much is different this time round I am worrying just a tad that I may struggle to lose the baby weight afterwards.. Bubs is due 5th of December, and my 30th is in May next year.. So of course I have set myself a goal to have lost the bulk of it by then.. It took a good 12 months to lose it last time (actually I lost a further 3 kgs than I gained) so I'm not sure how I will go. I stay much more motivated If I have a time limit for something.
Damn Mirander Kerr and her perfect genetics! Golly, of course none of us would attempt to be like her- I dont think she's even human... But geez it would be nice if it all just went back to before..
What do I miss most about my body since having kids? My breasts.. Yep, though a small c cup before, they sat upright and in the middle.. Even though I only managed to feed for 2 months with Memphis (and getting as big as a dd cup!) they still went south.. Down and out, rather... They shrunk to a measly b cup (which by my standards is tiny) but somehow they still sit very close to my underarm.. It's crazy.
I can handle the stretch marks that faded to a shiny silver (even when I was a size 8 I still wouldnt flash my bare tummy for all to see) I am learning to cope to with LBL- Yep I will say it Light Bladder Leakage. I used to laugh at those ads... Now I nodd in agreeance. It was only the start of this year (so 2 years after giving birth) that I could jump on a trampoline & sneeze without fear of having an incident.. And then I go and get myself knocked up again! As soon as I think about this I begin doing my Pelvic floor exercises- Which I'm sure you'll be doing right now too:)
It's amazing enough- even if we only look at the superficial surface what our bodies can tolerate and the miracles we create.. I wouldnt change any of it for anything!
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Baby ''neccessities''
Hello! I cant believe its monday already!!!
Now that I'm back to (temporarily) working 7 days a week, the days are going by so very fast.. I'm 21 weeks pregnant already!!
We had our 20 week scan last week, and found out the sex of the baby.. It's going to be so hard not letting slip to everyone, but will give it a go.
It feels Great to be earning a wage again.. Not that I dont contribute anyways, but it feels extra good paying the bills from my account!
The baby is kicking lots as I type this, and it's only been the past week I've really given thought to this baby as being a real baby.. I am so crazy busy all the time- I can only think about so much stuff!! And of course I need to think about stuff I ''need'' & want for this bubs.
You'd think owning a baby store I would have all the paraphanalia right? Wrong, I've got none of it- it's strange, cause the shop is mine, I feel like I already have everything.. Only I dont.. Silly.. But there's so many things I know I will be taking home with me when the time comes- Like the boon Squirt spoon.. Matt ''invented'' the spoon when memphis first started on solids, then a year later we saw it on the market and matt was stoked!!
I want some bamboo pj's for bubs.. I didnt bother getting them for Memphis as he was too big to wear something so nice to bed, that he'd have it grotty the second he got out of bed...
I'm investing in a proper sleeping bag.. We purchased, and was given quite a few of the cheap polyester long sleeved ones.. Memphis was & still is a hot boy, so he sweated heaps- to the point of overheating.. So this time I'm drooling over my Merino sleeping bags that will cater for my bubs from birth to 2years and they can wear it all year round.
Selling so many Amber teething necklaces, I cant wait to try it myself.. Again- Memphis was past needing one, plus he got his teeth really easily, we didnt notice he was really teething till we noticed the teeth in is mouth one day!!!I would like to be able to confidently tell people ''well it worked for us'' instead of everyone tells me they work :)
Fingers crossed this time all goes to plan, but should breastfeeding again defeat me, I will enlist the help of the bosom buddy to relieve symptoms of mastitis..
There are quite a few other things I will be adding to my stash.. But that's it for today!
Now that I'm back to (temporarily) working 7 days a week, the days are going by so very fast.. I'm 21 weeks pregnant already!!
We had our 20 week scan last week, and found out the sex of the baby.. It's going to be so hard not letting slip to everyone, but will give it a go.
It feels Great to be earning a wage again.. Not that I dont contribute anyways, but it feels extra good paying the bills from my account!
The baby is kicking lots as I type this, and it's only been the past week I've really given thought to this baby as being a real baby.. I am so crazy busy all the time- I can only think about so much stuff!! And of course I need to think about stuff I ''need'' & want for this bubs.
You'd think owning a baby store I would have all the paraphanalia right? Wrong, I've got none of it- it's strange, cause the shop is mine, I feel like I already have everything.. Only I dont.. Silly.. But there's so many things I know I will be taking home with me when the time comes- Like the boon Squirt spoon.. Matt ''invented'' the spoon when memphis first started on solids, then a year later we saw it on the market and matt was stoked!!
I want some bamboo pj's for bubs.. I didnt bother getting them for Memphis as he was too big to wear something so nice to bed, that he'd have it grotty the second he got out of bed...
I'm investing in a proper sleeping bag.. We purchased, and was given quite a few of the cheap polyester long sleeved ones.. Memphis was & still is a hot boy, so he sweated heaps- to the point of overheating.. So this time I'm drooling over my Merino sleeping bags that will cater for my bubs from birth to 2years and they can wear it all year round.
Selling so many Amber teething necklaces, I cant wait to try it myself.. Again- Memphis was past needing one, plus he got his teeth really easily, we didnt notice he was really teething till we noticed the teeth in is mouth one day!!!I would like to be able to confidently tell people ''well it worked for us'' instead of everyone tells me they work :)
Fingers crossed this time all goes to plan, but should breastfeeding again defeat me, I will enlist the help of the bosom buddy to relieve symptoms of mastitis..
There are quite a few other things I will be adding to my stash.. But that's it for today!
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