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Ive been wanting to do a parenting diary for quite some time now but what has stopped me is the question... 'is my life interesting enough for people to want to read about it?'
Well.. we shall see...
So, i have an existing diary already, my journey to become a mummy. But what happens after that?? Live happily ever after....??
So, in short, me 32... OH 53. 4 cycles of ICSI, 2 miscarriages, 3 lost babies, countless lost tears... but most of all..... 1 miracle Boy who we will call......Bear!
Bear is now 22 months and will be 2 in may! A whole 2!!!
Bear decided he didnt want to come when we expecting him to, and came into our lives 7 weeks early, born at 4lb6oz... he was perfect!
Its been a whirlwind of sleepless nights, reflux, smiles, laughter, worry, frustration, fun, hard work and lots of love!
Being a mum is the most rewarding, heart warming, natural, most beautiful thing on this planet but god damn it is hard work!!!!
Bear has been a little slow on his development, perhaps due to being prem, or just how he is. He didnt crawl until he was 16 months, and walked at 20 months. He also has something called joint laxity which means he is a very flexible boy. This causes delays in reaching milestones and feeding himself. To be honest, they, i guess are worst case senario's, although he isnt too good at feeding himself.
Bear is a funny boy, he is happy, alot! He has a great sense of humour and loves making people laugh. He likes people too, a very social boy. Talks giberish to anyone, whether they are listening or not. He makes me laugh everyday. He is impatient,and a bad tempered little so and so too!
So, ive currently been back at work since April last year. I had a fight keeping my job whilst on maternity which subsequently ruined my maternity leave. My company, or my boss at the time wanted to use my maternity as a way of saving money and demoting me for no real reason... i took it higher, put a grievance into head office... and won.
Fast forward a year, and my flexible working is now up and so, the fight will begin again.... im just waiting for work to ring the bell!!! #dingdong
I work 3 on 3 off 11 hour shifts and dont get home until 17:45 as i work 23 miles from home. Its hard... i dont see Bear until that time, then he goes to bed after in the night garden at 18:50. But i do get 3 whole days off with him. So currently it works!
Me and OH are getting married in 10 weeks... so the pressure is on. A nice church ceremony followed by a sit down meal at a rugby club (done up nice and swarve) and a disco later on. The church is in the centre of town too!
Unfortunatly, OH has a broken wrist and is off work. He had to have an OP on it and have pins in. Over 4 weeks on, he is still in quite alot of pain and the upset it has caused in our everyday life is draining.
Im having to do everything, drive everywhere, cook everything... i dont mind, its just a shock to the system. And im totally knackered!
Bear started sleeping through at around 5 months old, 12 hours a night, perhaps once a week or so, we would have a bad night but nothing to write home about...
Then....
We had to move due to new horrid neighbours moved in. So we moved to a brand new house, brand spanking new...
Within 2 weeks, bear got a cold... then another... then another.
We moved in July and he had a cold every 10 days until January.. with these colds came coughs... then we had chicken pox, whooping cough, 2x viral infections!
In January, we had 3 weeks of no illnesses, and he slept through everynight... since then, we are back to colds and coughs although no as bad as pre christmas...
Most nights, he wakes and cries within the 1st hour of going to sleep, i just put him back down, stroke his head and leave. Normally, that will do it until the early hours, where he will either just start crying or he gets a cough that lasts about 20 mins... its weird and we cant say what is wrong if there is anything wrong at all.
So thats where im at.... ive gone from a baby that was excellent at sleeping, all my mummy friends were envious to this where he wakes 1-3 times a night!
Crazy!
So its mothers day tomorrow and we are all off to the seaside.. me, OH, bear, stepson #1, stepson # 2 and his girlfriend!
Catch up soonies

Xx
Well.. we shall see...
So, i have an existing diary already, my journey to become a mummy. But what happens after that?? Live happily ever after....??
So, in short, me 32... OH 53. 4 cycles of ICSI, 2 miscarriages, 3 lost babies, countless lost tears... but most of all..... 1 miracle Boy who we will call......Bear!
Bear is now 22 months and will be 2 in may! A whole 2!!!
Bear decided he didnt want to come when we expecting him to, and came into our lives 7 weeks early, born at 4lb6oz... he was perfect!
Its been a whirlwind of sleepless nights, reflux, smiles, laughter, worry, frustration, fun, hard work and lots of love!
Being a mum is the most rewarding, heart warming, natural, most beautiful thing on this planet but god damn it is hard work!!!!
Bear has been a little slow on his development, perhaps due to being prem, or just how he is. He didnt crawl until he was 16 months, and walked at 20 months. He also has something called joint laxity which means he is a very flexible boy. This causes delays in reaching milestones and feeding himself. To be honest, they, i guess are worst case senario's, although he isnt too good at feeding himself.
Bear is a funny boy, he is happy, alot! He has a great sense of humour and loves making people laugh. He likes people too, a very social boy. Talks giberish to anyone, whether they are listening or not. He makes me laugh everyday. He is impatient,and a bad tempered little so and so too!
So, ive currently been back at work since April last year. I had a fight keeping my job whilst on maternity which subsequently ruined my maternity leave. My company, or my boss at the time wanted to use my maternity as a way of saving money and demoting me for no real reason... i took it higher, put a grievance into head office... and won.
Fast forward a year, and my flexible working is now up and so, the fight will begin again.... im just waiting for work to ring the bell!!! #dingdong
I work 3 on 3 off 11 hour shifts and dont get home until 17:45 as i work 23 miles from home. Its hard... i dont see Bear until that time, then he goes to bed after in the night garden at 18:50. But i do get 3 whole days off with him. So currently it works!
Me and OH are getting married in 10 weeks... so the pressure is on. A nice church ceremony followed by a sit down meal at a rugby club (done up nice and swarve) and a disco later on. The church is in the centre of town too!
Unfortunatly, OH has a broken wrist and is off work. He had to have an OP on it and have pins in. Over 4 weeks on, he is still in quite alot of pain and the upset it has caused in our everyday life is draining.
Im having to do everything, drive everywhere, cook everything... i dont mind, its just a shock to the system. And im totally knackered!
Bear started sleeping through at around 5 months old, 12 hours a night, perhaps once a week or so, we would have a bad night but nothing to write home about...
Then....
We had to move due to new horrid neighbours moved in. So we moved to a brand new house, brand spanking new...
Within 2 weeks, bear got a cold... then another... then another.
We moved in July and he had a cold every 10 days until January.. with these colds came coughs... then we had chicken pox, whooping cough, 2x viral infections!
In January, we had 3 weeks of no illnesses, and he slept through everynight... since then, we are back to colds and coughs although no as bad as pre christmas...
Most nights, he wakes and cries within the 1st hour of going to sleep, i just put him back down, stroke his head and leave. Normally, that will do it until the early hours, where he will either just start crying or he gets a cough that lasts about 20 mins... its weird and we cant say what is wrong if there is anything wrong at all.
So thats where im at.... ive gone from a baby that was excellent at sleeping, all my mummy friends were envious to this where he wakes 1-3 times a night!
Crazy!
So its mothers day tomorrow and we are all off to the seaside.. me, OH, bear, stepson #1, stepson # 2 and his girlfriend!
Catch up soonies
Xx