My life as a mum

After my adorable daughter pulled almost every book from my bookshelf today, I found a book I was given in pregnancy called the yummy mummy's survival guide. I remember finding it mildly amusing pre baby, however, yesterday when I was reading bits of it I found myself in fits of giggles. You see things change once you have tried this motherhood thing out.

I am so lucky to be a mummy and Lily's mummy to boot. I want all my friends to have the same experience as its the best thing you will ever do. I have moments most days where I can just kiss and cuddle Lily to death and 10 minutes later I want to cry in frustration as she has pulled all the books from the bookcase!

In one section of the above mentioned book she gives you a list of things to do while you are pregnant. To quote " Even if you don't feel like doing the things suggested below,please drag yourself off the couch and try one as it might be the last chance you get to"

here's a few that applied to me that I could not be bothered to drag myself up for.

read a magazine from front to back. no pauses

Go to the loo when you need to , and on your own. from now on you will only go when it suits your baby and you will rarely , if ever, be able to go without a baby in a bouncy chair for company. In my case I had that and now i have a toddler staring at me saying wee wee.

Go to the cinema. every day, go, go ,go. peace popcorn and pure escapism bliss
I have been 3 times since I had Lily

have a leisurely shower and wash your hair slowly

HAVE A LIE IN please, you may be uncomfortable and just want to get up but force yourself. just lie there..

shop very , very slowly. window shop , look at anything you want to. have a coffee and then carry on shopping. just because you can

there were quite a few more but those resonated with me. Never would I swop what I have now for a lie in. but at times I dream of my former, lazy life .

As for this week as a mum, its been quiet. Kristian is back at work and working hard so he is gone all day. After Christmas holidays its very difficult to get into the swing of things. For the first time in my life I get very lonely. I long to go for tea and a toasted sandwich with my mum, or coffee and a little cake with my friends and chat about things we chat about .I have gone the whole week seeing no one but Lily all day. The weather has been horrid which stops us doing things. We did have a nice sunnyish day on Wednesday and we went to the park and ran around, looked at the flowers and the ducks and deer.

Lily is becoming increasingly vocal and is saying so many words. No linking of the words yet but she tries to say most things I say. I have an inkling the terrible twos are on their way. Today we had the most awful 30 second tantrum with kicking and screaming only to be followed by hugs and kisses. If there is one thing Lily loves its hugs , kisses and blowing kisses.

We are very tired parents though as Lily has been teething terribly and is cutting her first molars. She has the bottom two already and this has led to her being very wakeful shall we say. waking at 6 this morning. I am not used to it since she has been sleeping till 7 :30 so I have lost and hour and a half !!
I wonder when children are old enough not to keep you from precious sleep?
I feel I have spent many, many hours leaning over a wooden cot patting her back to settle her.

My healthy eating is going very well and I feel really good. eating wholesome , unprocessed food has been brilliant. what has really surprised me is how much I enjoy not eating meat. I am not vegetarian but with cooking for Kristian its just not worth the hassle to cook some chicken for me so I have embraced the veggie. It feels like the meat was pulling me down in a way. I cant really explain it but I am loving it and the thought of chicken is making me feel a bit ill. I am sure all this will pass soon enough but for now I have discovered veggies and salads that I love. This week I am having celariac for the first time. Par boiled then tossed in some olive oil with salt and black pepper. We had the most sublime roasted butternut and beetroot tossed in honey and olive oil as well. veggie lasagne. large mushrooms stuffed with cous cous and veggies topped with goats cheese. Trout , salmon and prawns. Its all delicious. I highly recommend it to anyone.

So here hoping this coming week sees me making an effort to go out more and do things and more importantly here's hoping the weather perks up. I need that happy vitamin D.