To My Dear Baby Girl, As I write this, I have 5 weeks to go until you arrive. Well, approximately of course. I am hoping you come earlier, but I hoped that with your brother too and he came in his own sweet time so I am not holding my breath. (more…)
Mumma
Diary of a Crazy Pregnant Lady – Weeks 31 to 33
Yep. So I am 31 weeks, and I have nine weeks to go. Nine weeks???!! Say whhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? Holy Freaking Jelly I cannot believe we are this far along. I mean, I have lived every second of this pregnancy so I am completely eyeballingly aware of where I am at realistically, but as every week ticks over I find myself completely shocked crapless all over again. (more…)
The Loneliness Of Parenthood
This parenthood business hey? I mean, wowsa. What a ride. I know that I have said this before, but there is so much that you just don’t think about before you have kids. So much that goes unsaid. So much that you can never ever plan for. (more…)
Diary Of A Pregnant Crazy Lady – Weeks 28 to 30
Ermagawd. I’m 28 weeks pregnant now and boy, things are really happening! This kid seriously tried to kick her way out of the front of my body this week. (more…)
The Shit That Shocked Me Since Becoming A Parent
There are things that really shocked me since becoming a parent. Silly things. Unexpected things. Things I never could have prepared for, or guessed. (more…)
Diary of a Crazy Pregnant Lady – Weeks 25 to 27
I have now hit 25 weeks! WTAF? Where did those weeks go? How did I get here? Who am I? Time has flown by so quickly that my head may be literally spinning. (more…)
Diary of a Crazy Pregnant Lady – Weeks 22 to 24
I’m 22 weeks pregnant now hooray! And to celebrate, I have gotten a nasty case of the flu. The freaking damn flu! I got the flu jab two weeks ago so to me this was wholly unexpected. And totally unwelcome. Stupid flu jerk. (more…)
Breastfeeding. And Why It’s Not For Me.
I always thought that I would be breastfeeding my children. I expected it. I kinda yearned for it. And I always thought it was my right. But I couldn’t do it no matter how hard I tried. And believe me, I really did try. (more…)
Learning How To Birth With Confidence. Kind Of. Sort Of. Not Really. Oh God.
So, I have been thinking about my upcoming labour and birth again. Because you know, and you can call me crazy, but this time I really am kinda looking forward to squeezing a Watermelon out of a jelly bean. Well, you know what I mean. (more…)
Diary of a Crazy Pregnant Lady – Weeks 19 to 21
Holy Moly, 19 weeks, 19 weeks, 19 weeks, how the HECK did we made it to 19 weeks?!! I mean, I have been pregnant for NINETEEN WEEKS and it feels like its only been for five minutes. Go figure… (more…)