Trying to Set up a Website…. Or trying to do anything for that matter

I started this site back in January but due to our baby Mia being very high maintenance, I have hardly found time to write an article, so I must apologise. I had big plans for my free time: start water colour painting again, make some nice clothes, trips to surrounding towns and villages, start a website…

I thought back to a funny moment last year. Having worked and studied continuously at least 6 days a week since I was 15, the thought of being at home full time for possibly a whole year was very daunting.  When I was about 7 months pregnant , I sat at my desk in our busy office worrying about being bored during my impending maternity leave and asked my colleague Alex (a first time dad of a 1 year old) what Natalie* did to fill her time on maternity leave.  I was greeted with an amused expression, “Look after the baby?!” he said. I thought this was quite a lazy reply…. She can’t spend all day every day looking after a baby, surely??! I thought.

I . was . wrong .

I’m a very lucky mum as Mia has never woken in the night so at least I’m not sleep deprived (so I really feel for the majority of mums that rarely get 2 hours interrupted)

The first few months were pretty standard, but as of Mia hitting the 5 month mark, everything I had learnt about her routine changed…

Mornings consist of waking up at 6:30, racing to get Mia changed and fed before all hell breaks loose (I started her on baby rice in at 4 months due to reflux) I've usually had 3 strong coffees by 11am and finally get in the shower during her 20 minute nap at 11am. At this point she has already managed to terrorise our rabbit (since she started crawling/shuffling), screamed the house down twice, eaten a leaf, got through a bowl of food, a bottle, two breakfast biscuits and 3 episodes of in the night garden.

The rest of the day has no routine whatsoever.
 By the time my fiance gets home at 7:30pm, I'm a shadow of my former self. Alex... you were right.

Below is a great article I found on TheUglyVolvo blog which pretty much sums it up The Ugly Volvo