Last week was when we finally said goodbye to our fertility journey. After so many years trying and going through so many rounds and rounds of treatment before we were successful in having our daughter (who is nearly 3.5 at the time of writing) the time had come to finally say goodbye to that part of our lives.
Continue reading “Onwards, ever onwards”Oh to be three….
I dropped my LO off at daycare again today. She goes 5 days a week. Which sometimes seems mad to me that she spends 8/9 hours away from us, whilst we work. Especially after the many years it took to have her, only for her to spend so much time away from us during the week. But, to be honest, what is the choice? We have to work to earn the money to support ourselves. And so, off she goes to daycare.
Continue reading “Oh to be three….”“It’s (nearly) Christmaaaaassssss!”
…And all the diet clubs are advising their clients how to eat sensibly over the festive period, publishers have their launches of new diet books ready for boxing day, and diet challenges, news years resolutions and gym memberships are waiting around the corner in January…
Continue reading ““It’s (nearly) Christmaaaaassssss!””Teasing
Teasing is something that happens a lot in my family, and some of the teasing used to make me very angry and upset….
Continue reading “Teasing”Exercise….
Dear formal exercise classes. Its been a while.
Continue reading “Exercise….”Mum guilt
There’s nothing quite like mum guilt. You ae never doing the right things / enough of anything. I mean, I felt like this before sometimes, and whilst I also felt like I was on the set of countdown frequently too, there is something about time and small children which means that it either goes really fast or grindingly slow or is too much or never enough.
Continue reading “Mum guilt”Back to work…
Going back to work after enjoying maternity leave was a little bittersweet. As much as I could tell babygirl seemed to be getting bored being with me all the time by the time she was 5 months old, or perhaps I was just running out of things to do with her all day as my other maternity leave mum friends had almost all gone back to work.
Continue reading “Back to work…”The Trimesters
There are 4. Not 3.
Continue reading “The Trimesters”Sharing the news…
So, we made it through the first trimester. Things are looking good. Obviously there is still a long way to go, but beyond the very few friends we have already told we want to start sharing the news more widely.
Continue reading “Sharing the news…”A testing time….
It’s early in the morning. 5.30am to be precise. I have woken up feeling like today is a combination of exam day and christmas morning. Although probably more towards an exam day to be honest in terms of nerves and anxiety mixed with a tiny bit of positive anticipation.
And why? What on earth am I doing at that time of the morning?
Continue reading “A testing time….”