being pregnant

Dear Jaxon… – 6 Weeks Old

Dear Jaxon, Today you are six weeks old, as I write this you’re wrapped up in the Hug-A-Bub, you were getting yourself worked up and I think it was because you were tired and couldn’t get yourself to sleep. Some... Continue reading →

Currently…18th August

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: The West Wing (Season 3 – clearly I don’t have enough to be doing then again it can play in the background while I do other bits) Thor: The Dark World Dead Poet’s Society Aladdin James... Continue reading →

Getting Healthy – Part Four

Here’s the next part of me getting healthy. It’s now been just over four weeks since I had my C-Section and we welcomed Jaxon into the world. I went to Slimming World last week and I had maintained, it was... Continue reading →

Dear Jaxon… – 4 Weeks Old

Dear Jaxon, Today you are four weeks old. You continue to be alert and looking around at your surroundings. You lie in your Moses Basket and fidget your arms and legs. I imagine if you were in water you’d be... Continue reading →

Dear Jaxon… – 3 Weeks Old

Dear Jaxon, Today you are three weeks old. You’re often quite alert and you react to somethings. For example when you sneeze you still look a bit stunned that the sneeze came from you but I think you’re getting a... Continue reading →

Dear Jaxon… – Two Weeks Old

Dear Jaxon, You’re now two weeks old – how did that happen? We spent a chunk of last week hanging out with Grandma S, as she was on “Hannah Duty”, she helped me round the house and looked after you... Continue reading →

Currently…14th July

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Baby!! He does funny things like twitching in his sleep and clapping his hands together. Watching his little face as he dreams. Reading: Notes and notes and notes from the midwifes and other professionals. Also... Continue reading →

Welcome to the World Little One!

I have a whole heap to write about what happened and how it happened and when it happened but for now. Welcome to the world Blueberry!! Haha no not going to be actually called Blueberry, this little one is called... Continue reading →

40+3

(This was technically taken last night before bed) Come on Blueberry!!! Today is Blueberry’s original delivery date but following the first scan back in December, their due date was moved to the 1st. It’s now 5:40pm and currently there is... Continue reading →

Dear Blueberry – 40 Weeks

Dear Blueberry So since we found out that you were on your way everything has sort of counted down to this day, I guess for a little while it counted down to the 4th as that was your original due... Continue reading →

An (Imaginary) Road Trip

With Blueberry’s arrival imminent, field trips too far from home aren’t really an option. I guess we could go to the seaside with Chris’s Aunt and Housemate (the housemate used to be a midwife and train new midwives) and be... Continue reading →

Currently…

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Doctor Who (started the Matt smith episodes on Tuesday) House of Cards (after Becca posted about it – gave up part way through Episode 1 – think I prefer Aaron Sorkin’s take on “fictional” politics).... Continue reading →

Dear Blueberry – 39 Weeks

Dear Blueberry, Today is 39 weeks. That means next week you’re “due”. Uncle Richard and I were both born early whereas Daddy was born late so I figure you might be on time but I guess we will see. You’ll... Continue reading →

Currently…

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Criminal Minds (Season 9 finale) Doctor Who (onto the David Tennant episodes.) Grey’s Anatomy (Season Finale) Reading: Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis (finished on Friday) Let’s All Be Brave by Annie F. Downs Listening:... Continue reading →

1,000 Things: Another Part…..

Following Friday’s mad tidy of the summerhouse a few weeks back, Saturday was the turn of the bedroom and the nursery. Mum and I had already organised that she’d come and help get the bits finished that still needed work.... Continue reading →

Dear Blueberry – 38 Weeks

Dear Blueberry, It’s getting a bit cramped round these parts now. I’ve worked out that it I sit a certain way then I’m fine but if I sit another way then I end up all achy as there’s not enough... Continue reading →

Dear Blueberry – 37 Weeks

Dear Blueberry, So somewhere between you and the rest of my body something happened and on Friday you and me spent the afternoon hooked up to various monitors at the hospital. In the end everything was okay and we were... Continue reading →

AtoZ Challenge: D is for…Dreams

Today’s letter for the AtoZ Challenge is…D D is for….Dreams On one of my pin boards on Pinterest there is this photo…(unfortunately there isn’t a source link on it, if someone knows where it is from please let me know... Continue reading →

January 1 – Road Trip (of sorts)

Each Christmas we end up doing various catch ups, spend some time with my parents, see Chris’s Parents and see my Grandparents. As well as these we go to visit Chris’s Auntie and her housemate/lodger (she’s like a second auntie... Continue reading →