As I write this I am 6 days out from the due date of our little one, starting a family is a huge transition for people, it's a big change as you bring a tiny human into the world for many reasons.
One you and your partner are going to go through a range of changes as you get ready for this tiny little creature that basically can do nothing and needs you to do everything for it. Two as the pregnant person your body goes through a mass amount of changes, this varies from person to person and can affect every aspect of your being! Three baby items just take over, it doesn't matter how much you try and streamline the items you're bringing in, or how much storage space you create it just seems to be everywhere!
As hubby and I took on the adventure of family life we have also gone through these changes, the last 9 months have been a journey of learning about my changing body, getting ready to care for a tiny human, making space for said tiny human to live and trying to navigate how we can best adjust our hobbies and adventures to accommodate for family life.
During my time here are some of the things I have heard that i really don't like;
-"Everything is going to change you won't be going on as many adventures when babies here!"-Wrong life doesn't stop because you have a baby, yes it may become more tricky and you will have to adjust how you do things and what you use but it doesn't stop and you can have just as many adventures as possible!
-"Get as much rest as you can before baby comes, you will miss this time once there here"- This was particularly bugged me as I have got closer to the end of the pregnancy because this is the time i get the least rest, heavier bump, tiny bladder and an inability to get any comfortable means a lot of sleepless nights, yes you can nap, but for me this doesn't always help.
-"You need to make sure you have XYZ"-Again wrong! You don't need everything under the sun, don't get me wrong there are some things you do need, but other things are also a luxury not a necessity, and if you google essential newborn list you can come across 12 different lists all with different items and some which even have (optional) next to the items- Focus on what you need to keep them happy, healthy and fed, and consider what is going to be useful to you
Sitting here now I am taking time to reflect over the last few months- I honestly cannot complain about my pregnancy, I have still be able to work, stay active, stay running, had very few symptoms and no serious issues, in fact the most difficult part of the whole pregnancy has been the last couple of weeks as everything has gotten heavier, and even then the main struggle is the tiredness, saying that its not even the fact that I'm tired, its literally the fact that I am frustrated at myself for being tired! Don't worry I am the same when I have an injury and have been told I can't run! So here I am 6 days out, heavy, uncomfortable, tired, achy and waiting, but at the same time trying to keep myself as active and distracted as possible.
So that's where we are, This blog was a little bit of a different one and lets face it there have been less adventure posts the further along I have got, however once he's here and we are both back to some ideal fitness I hope to restart the adventures with a twist :)
For now thanks for reading
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Love from
Jessie
xxx
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