Little Mickey baby will be 6 weeks old this Saturday! Wow! Time goes fast…

He’s an absolute angel he’s giving me heaps of big gummy smiles, kicking his legs around, throwing punches, pushing his chest up from tummy time, staring into my eyes and studying my face, listening, making goo gaa noises, responding to his toys/objects and feeding well.  He’s put on 1kg since birth.

I’m so happy this is what I’ve always wanted to be a Mum.
Mickey really is the cutest baby in the world heh like all Mothers say that hehe.

I’ve started back at the gym which is really good.  Loving it.  I weigh 60kgs and my pre-pregnancy weight was 58kgs.  I’m still eating the same as when I was pregnant I was craving lots of sweet things and giving in to cravings..I’ve not stopped yet.  Oops.  Actually I’m eating more because I’m up during the night I’m eating during the night too.  I’m in no rush to lose weight/tone up even though I’d only have 2kgs to lose according to the scales I was fit before I fell pregnant and muscle weighs more then fat – I have a lot more fat on my body right now, I’ll call it baby food, so not all my clothes don’t fit.  An excuse to go shopping I think.  Instead of pregnancy excuse I  have breastfeeding excuse.  If you lose weight too fast your milk can dry up anyway and I’d hate that

Tonight will be my first night away from Mickey.  Not the entire night of course but my boyfriend and I are going to nitro circus and my boyfriends Mum, Mickeys Granny, will be babysitting.  Ahh I will miss him so much!!!!!

I’m starting to get out of the house more.  I don’t find it easy yet.  I don’t know what I did with all my time before I had Mickey.  I see a lot of glamorous Mums out with their babies…they make getting baby into carseat/car look easy, make collapsing a stroller look effortless, breastfeed holding the baby with only one arm and doing something else with the other not exposing themselves at all while dressed fabously with flawless make-up and a clean baby.  How?!

Learning lots.  There are good and bad days.  We’re both very happy though sometimes there are tears but each new day and each new milestone is amazing

You’d think I’d have heaps to update on since transitioning from pregnancy to parenthood.  But the “baby brain” is still sticking around ha I’ve heard you never get it back, or you get it back when you get a good night sleep, haha so you never get it back…here I am a few less brain cells and my memory is a blur.  It’s true what they say regarding labour and the early days.  You DO forget!

I had some friends from Auckland in Wellington over new years and spent a couple days at the beach, eating out lots, we went to the museum, walks around the city.  Just general relaxed fun. New years eve we all hung out at mine and had delicious food and sparkling fruit juice cocktails.  Good company

Here’s a photo of me:

I went into labour early the next morning.  How did that go….

I woke up at 4am with strong back pains but I wasn’t sure if it was labour or not because it was in my back.  Took a couple panadol and tried to go back to sleep, no luck, pains just got stronger very quickly.  I crawled around on all fours on the floor hahaha that didn’t help had a shower had a hot wheat pack had another couple panadol then called my midwife to give her a heads up.  My midwife wanted me to call her back when contractions were 5 minutes apart lasting at least a minute and had been like that for 2 hours.  Lordy!

By 8am I was certain this was labour and not just regular back pain.  All my fantasies of natural birth had now gone out the window and I wanted PAIN RELIEF.  My midwife again said wait for the above and try to distract myself.  By lunch time I couldn’t distract myself I had eaten because I was nauseous too and begged the midwife to meet me at the Hospital.  She reluctantly agreed and said we’d meet in an hour.  longest.hour.ever.  longest.drive.ever.  But my boyfriend and I got there I bought my packed bag but left it in the car thinking I’d be sent home again but thinking I wasn’t going to go home without some form of stronger pain relief.

Midwife did an internal I was only 3cms.  I had a bath.  I’m no tough cookie I wasn’t coping very well this early on.  I had a pethidine injection which was meant to help me sleep.  I didn’t sleep….it did something though because I dilated from 3cms to 8cms very quickly.  I had the gas as well.  At 6cms I had epidural.  When it came time to push they took the gas away and I was not happy about it I was overwhelmed by the pain I couldn’t think to push I asked for my epidural to be topped up.  Quite the demanding bitch aren’t I, I asked for a Dr.  Well they obliged anyway the Dr came and didn’t want to top up epidural but did and also gave me adrenaline.

I pushed for over 2 hours…..

Finally, 19 hours later, my beautiful baby boy was placed my stomach.  Mike cut the cord.  That was an amazing moment but I was hazy.  I walked to the shower (some epidural) then to post natal ward where I stayed awake all night just in awe of my little man.

I stayed another night to make sure I had breastfeeding down but the entire time I was at the Hospital I was having nightmares about labour so really wanted to take baby home.

His name: Mickey Max Denholm.  Photos in the entry below.  All the cliches about becoming a Mum are true I wont bother to write about my love for him nothing I write will describe it.  He is my whole world

Even though I found labour traumatic I would do it all again

I’ve never been so tired or worked so hard but I’ve never known such love.

On that date my life changed.

Photos

• new year diary
• gym membership
• tattoo vouchers – it’s been so long

I don’t want a lot really ha just my own baby haha.

I’m spending this Xmas with my boyfriends family.  I think they have a roast dinner.. I hope it’s sunny so I can spend the morning with my boyfriend, maybe walk to the beach and have sparkling fruit juice maybe I’ll make a special fruit salad and we can open each others gifts and relax and have coffee and enjoy each other.  He’s been so busy lately and I’ve been so sore and sleepy.

What are you doing for Xmas?!

Merry Xmas All

I am now considered full-term.  But the longer baby stays in there the better.. well, not too long obviously… but closer to due date.

I don’t know why we are given an exact date, only 6% of babys come on their due date, I think it should be more of a loose between this day and this day type of timeframe.  My d-day is 5th January 2011.  I’d quite like 01/01/11 I think that’d be a lucky birthday.  Not that it’s up to me at all…

I had a really sore back the other day in the mall and then it stopped and I thought oo oo what was that, was that a contraction.  But it didn’t come back.  Probably just too much shopping.  I have a lot of general aches and pains.  By the end of the day I feel like I’ve been hit by a car.  Babys head is so low (good sign) but it’s a lot of pressure on my groin.  It hurts.  My back hurts a lot my hips are still hurting, pretty much everything hurts and I’m a lot more tired and uncomfortable.

We had another scan and it confirmed the sex is boy I’ve bought a super cute blue outfit to bring him home from Hospital in aww

I love baby so much I just have such a longing to give birth already and cuddle him and meet him and see what he looks like.  It’s hard to think of anything other then baby.  I’m ready NOW.  I’m so excited about as excited as you can possibly be!!!!!!!!!!
I think it’s going to be the most amazing experience bringing this new little life into this world.  Miracle

Photos: My family came to visit this weekend just been

Here is my belly.  No stretch marks which I’m very relieved! I do, however, have cellulite.  My midwife says it’s “babyfood” and will disappear with breastfeeding.  We will see.

I know most women if not every woman has cellulite and there are creams and if I sunbathe it will be disguised it’s not really a big deal I’m just being vain.  It’s not even in a visible place.  Visible if I wanted to wear a g-string bikini LOL

Here’s a photo of myself with baby daddy   <3

I can’t believe next week is Xmas my mind is so caught up with my pregnancy I’ve hardly thought about Xmas.  I bought a little tree and I bought some little presents but I’m not working as you all know I’ve not been working for a while ($0 income) so I can’t go crazy with spoiling everyone I’d like to spoil.

I hope it is a sunny day!!!!!

New Years some of my friends from Auckland are down I’m really looking forward to seeing them photos will probably be posted.

Stats:

Weight – 70kgs
Clothes – 14 or maternity
Shoes – I have no, or very minimal, swelling so I am the same shoesize (8) I wear flats though I have from the start
Bra – 14C

We are all settled into our new house and nearly everything is in place for babys arrival.  I love living out here.  I love life   x

I wish I could go back to mine.. you know without the stripping and bleaching and probably chemical haircut/snapping that would happen if I tried… plus the entire day it’d take in a salon and all the money it would cost!

Growing out dark hair when you’re natural blonde just isn’t glamourous though

This is the colour I want which is very close to my natural colour.  If I had this I wouldn’t have to dye my hair as often.  I think it’d be a lot gentler on my skin tone and everything too surely your natural colourings are what work best for you  

babe

It’s quite fashionable now to have natural hair colours and balayage is big which looks like regrowth and highlights where the sun would naturally hit your hair.  Lots of celebs have gone there.  I want to give myself a make-over.  I will wait until baby is born and until I have some time to myself but pregnancy has taken it’s toll on my looks on not only my body (obviously) but my hair/nails/skin it’s taken it’s toll on everything.  I still try to be glamourous but it’s getting harder and harder

What do you think of natural coloured hair and natural make-up a la Rosie Huntington Whiteley.  Wouldn’t mind that body either… x

Only photos for now because I’m soooooooooo tired!

Oh blog… how I neglect thee.

Summer is here my most favourite time of the year!

I am a whale but that’s not stopping me from hitting up the beach, eating gelato, shopping, BBQs, sparking fruit juice (I like to pretend) swimming, long walks, reading on the deck, picnics with friends and suntanning.  Bliss.

I’m in the final countdown of my pregnancy – here’s an unflattering photo but I like to document the growing.

stats:
weight 71kgs
clothing size either 14 or maternity
shoes are still the same but I am getting a little swelling
bra 14C

woweeeee

The boyfriend and I are in the process of moving house.  We’re moving from Lyall Bay to Lower Hutt by my boyfriends section where he is building a brand new fancy pants house that we will move in to once complete.  In between building we have a cute flat with cheap rent and I’m super excited to set up the nursery and set up the house – nesting much hehe.That’s keeping us busy and out of trouble.  I feel a little lonely though I’ve had too much going on I feel I miss all my close friends.

• New goal = make more of an effort.  I am a friendly gal heh don’t let appearances fool you I’ve been told I don’t look too friendly at first impression.

5 weeks until bebe joins me in the world.  no more chillin’ at umbilical cord cafe

X

Everything is getting more difficult now.. I can’t walk very far I get a pain in my bum ha not sure if it’s sciatica or not but it’s too painful to walk for exercise now I only walk around the house haha.  My abs are stretched to the max I need help getting up (out of the bath, from the couch etc) to get out of bed I basically roll from my side on to my front or nearly off the bed and use my arms to push me up.  I look pretty funny… I think people look at me like I’m about to drop.

I can’t bend so there’s no tying shoe laces or picking anything up from the floor.  I’m quite awkward.  I am HUGE

I’m not sleeping but I haven’t had much sleep through my entire pregnancy.  I’ve had the last two months of “blooming” where I felt fabulous.  Two of out nine of months….

I have indigestion after eating and am not hungry at all, I guess my stomach is all squashed up in there and it feels like I couldn’t even fit in another thing – not even a cupcake – OK maybe a cupcake.  I’m still eating a bit I’m gaining weight very quickly.  I tell myself it’s all going to the baby now.  My friend even commented on facebook it must be babys style and beauty both of which have been scientifically proven to weigh more in utero.  Fact.  Lol

It’s all good it’s the final countdown and I’m so in love with baby.  I’m so excited to give birth and transition into the next phase.

I tell myself because I’ve had quite a difficult pregnancy maybe labour will be straightforward for me uhmm it’s only fair

trying not to look like the walking dead after averaging 3 hours sleep per night

hefa

I saw The Other Guys movie last night it was hilarious hahaha recommend it for a laugh hahaha.

Off to a baby safety class today

xo