I’m feeling a little
guilty about publishing my last entry, as lots of people have texted or phoned me to
check that I’m okay. So, just in case anyone’s worried, yes, motherhood’s been
hard so far, but it’s also been amazing and I’m still treasuring all the
special moments. Amelia’s worth every tear (of which there aren’t actually that many…)!
To make up for my
previous post, here’s an extra positive one:
Last week, Great Grandpa came to stay. We had a wonderful time!
Great Grandpa spent lots of time entertaining Amelia and doing odd jobs around the house. Amelia was all smiles with Great Grandpa here!
At the moment I’m
borrowing Mum’s car. It’s made such a difference to our week. We try to get out
and about as much as possible anyway, but we’ve been able to pack a lot more
into each day. It’s been great!
On Monday, we went to
Tesco. This doesn’t sound very exciting, but I’ve resented having to wait at
home for our groceries to be delivered, and I prefer being able to pick things
out myself! We then went for a little drive around Farnborough.
On Tuesday, we went to
church for tea and cake. There were lots of young children there, so it’ll be
especially nice to go to these ‘meet and greet’ afternoons when Amelia’s old
enough to play. Everyone was very friendly and I’m looking forward to
going to a service there when we next have a free weekend in our hometown!
On Wednesday, we went
to Southampton to visit Auntie Becca and RJ. We’d not seen Auntie Becca for ages.
On Thursday, we walked
to our morning baby group as normal where Amelia also got weighed. She's now over a stone! We quickly walked home to grab some lunch before
driving to Basingstoke to see Jaz – an old friend from choir – and her two little
ones. We went to Jaz’s baby music group, then back to hers for a play date. It
was a lovely afternoon and the singing and dancing was so much fun. Thanks Jaz!
Today, we went to
Tesco again, but only because we’ve got an exciting weekend of visitors lined
up. Luckily Amelia loves being in the trolley and watching the world go by:
It’s also useful to
have a car to get Amelia to sleep quickly if I need to. Organising naps is like
organising a military operation! Amelia normally only stays awake for 1.5 to
2.5 hours, which means she needs three to four naps a day. However, depending
on what time she wakes up for the day and whether she naps for 30 minutes or 45
minutes each time, I often find myself trying to force in a nap before her
bedtime. As Amelia’s bedtime is 7pm, if she wakes up from her second or third
nap before 4pm, she needs to have another before I put her down for the night!
It’s a bit of a nightmare. It’ll be nicer when she can stay awake for longer
without getting too grouchy.
Amelia's getting stronger by the day:
and cuter by the day:
The reason she's wearing a hat in all these photos is because she keeps scratching her head at the moment! She's either itching her cradle cap or thinking very hard...
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