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Last week was the sort that had me crying heavy tears of self-pity and desperately googling peaceful looking retreats for me to pack my bags and run away to. Alone. Possibly for a fortnight or so.
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The combination of two poorly, chicken-poxy children, building work starting on our house, my designs being stolen by two separate companies, not being able to do any work, being hormonal, sick and tired with baby 3 (and shouldering it all more or less single-handed as my husband had a manic week of his own to contend with) was just too much. The overwhelm broke me a bit.
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We aren’t out of the woods yet, but this week looks a little brighter, more manageable and far less likely to have me daydreaming of running off into the sunset!
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I’d probably have wanted to kick someone who had told me it’s not all bad when I was in the midst of feeling completely horrendous and sobbing into the kids’ pasta... but just in case you’re struggling right now and can’t see a light at the end of the tunnel - keep going; there’s some good out there, even when it seems like everything is going wrong. Promise.
Ok I’m not a royal reporter. But... ❤️ what a perfect little family. Baby Archie ❤️ I am so excited for my little boy to cuddle they look so happy and Meghan looks incredible. So glad she waited a couple of days before being pressured into a photo. Always feel so sorry for Kate Middleton being rushed out in front of the public while she must be feeling so fragile.
"You are everything to her." My friend remarked after a night sleeping on our couch.
It had been a difficult night.
I was up every hour with a sick baby, and felt like I was doing everything wrong.
Nothing seemed to soothe her, and she spent most of the night in my arms.
My friend heard the moments, that are usually unseen.
The quiet moments in the middle of the night that no one else usually knows about.
The crying, waking up, fumbling in the kitchen for something to soothe her.
The “I don’t know what you want!! And the “I’m sorry mommy got mad.” The moments that feel exhausting and frustrating because nothing you are doing seems to work.
The moments when you question your abilities, and wonder if your child knows how much you don't know. “It's just crazy to me how much she loves you, and how when she is sick all she needs is you, you are everything to her." My friends comment stopped me in my tracks.
Am I really all she needs?
Does she really love me that much?
I think back to my night.
When I walk in the room she stops crying.
When I hold her in my arms she falls back asleep.
When I rub her back she lays her tired head back down.
She is sick, and she knows if she calls for me I will come.
Somehow I have an ability to calm her when no one else can.
I thought I was failing, but in her eyes all she needed was for me to show up.
All she needed was me.
Isn't this incredible.
It feels frustrating, exhausting, and trying at times when your baby is calling for you in the middle of the night... But, how amazing that sometimes all they need is you.
That they know that your very presence will be enough to soothe them when they feel sick or had a bad dream.
That they know you are a place of calm and safety.
Someday they will wake up and they won't need us.
But today, in these quiet hours in the middle of the night, when they are sick or sad, we have everything they need inside of us to provide for them.
In these moments of sickness and exhaustion and frustration, love is enough, and we aren’t alone in these feelings.
Please share and encourage the tired parent in your life that what they are doing matters!
Picture from @oanabefort
When in a location with pretty flowers one must take a photo who would believe I picked up this jacket for ONLY £25 from Primark! It doesn’t look or feel it! They have a bunch of different colours too! ———————————————————————————
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ARE YOU OK?
Are you warm enough?
Are you cold?
Is your nose warm?
Are you comfortable?
Are you able to breathe OK?
Let me feel your hands...
Are you hungry?
And the list goes on in that “mama head” of a newborn... Any other mums relate? ♀️
PS! We registered Leon’s birth today (finally) and LOVED taking him to Glasgow in his @myjoolz Day3 pram. The cot is so cosy and daddy loves the wheels
Can someone take me back a few weeks or months please because I’m just not ready for Christmas !!! The struggle at the moment to get everything done is hitting me hard!!! So I’m cracking on with the wrapping with a fake smile on my face acting like I have my shit together!!!! When In actually fact Im pretty much loosing my shit!! swipe across for that look#filtertohidethembags #thismummyisntready !! #instahomedecor #wrappingpaper #wrappingpresents #christmasgifts #christmastime #christmasdecor #mummyproblems #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodthroughinstagram #mumsofig #lounge #picofthenight #moderndecor #greyhome #cosyhome #liverpoolmums #interior4you1 #interiorismo #interior2you #farrowandball
How can two such little girls make such a mess, several times a day the house gets completely cleaned after lunch and it’s like this by tea time already!
Had a lovely day at home with the girls today though
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