Pregnancy

I am currently in my third trimester. Pregnancy has been a bit of a rollercoaster. There have been ups and downs.

The first trimester was tricky with a lot of tiredness, significantly lower energy and nausea.

The second trimester followed with an experience of developing Bells Palsy a facial droop on my left side.

And the third trimester there was a period of turbulence when the growth chart was significantly off and I needed a scan to check the babies growth. It was been a time of turbulence but also excitement and change.

Despite all of these changes, we are so excited to welcome our little girl into the world. We have been training up Molly and hoping it pays off. Hoping she will be able to manage the changes to come and adopt a gentler approach to children with less manic excitement and energy.

We bought most of our baby items of Ebay and were donated a few other bits by friends and the local area. And now we are set and hopefully ready.

I’ve found the 9 months long but in hindsight necessary to transition my identity from being just me to being a new mum. I cannot wait to see what life is like on the other side, to raise a loving new family.