A walk through life with God
Well, baby is now over 1 month old, and it’s been quite an experience so far, learning to be a mum. Some things come pretty naturally and others really, really don’t. I’ve certainly learnt a lot, so I thought I’d share some of my early lessons – hopefully they’ll be familiar to many of you and will be a reminder to me in the months to come that we’re making progress! Continue reading “Motherhood: Month 1”
Just over 3 weeks ago my life changed dramatically, completely. We’ve been gearing up to it for quite some time now, and on Tuesday 17th October things finally kicked off. After months of scans, counting kicks and talking to someone I’d not met yet, and a few weeks of plenty of walking, bouncing on my maternity ball and praying for baby to make an appearance before too long, it was time. With a movie style flood, fortunately while I was at the hospital anyway for a check up, my waters broke and I was whisked up to the maternity unit.
So, today I’m 38 weeks’ pregnant. Full term, ready to meet baby, feeling like I’m getting bigger by the day! I’m also 4 days into my maternity leave. And so while I get used to the loss of one routine, and wait to be able to build up a new one, I’m reflecting on the things I’ve learnt during my pregnancy.
I definitely count myself as one of the lucky ones – pregnancy has been pretty good to me on the whole. I’ve enjoyed watching my bump grow, and feeling my little boy more and more. Continue reading “Pregnancy Lessons”