Hi friends! Happy July! This is especially a happy month because our little babe arrived early in July! It was a seriously wild week before she was born with like 7 days of painful false labour (whew!) It’s been an absolute blur in the best way. I’ve been in a blissful, sleep deprived newborn bubble.
Wild labour and delivery aside, we’ve been soaking up the newborn snuggles and since I know all too well how fleeting it is, I want to enjoy it and not miss a moment if I can. It’s been HARD though with 2 older kids. I don’t know how large families do it and make it look so easy because most days I am strug-a-lingggggg. I’m trying my best but the days are filled with not much of anything and at the same time they fly by and I feel so incredibly busy lol.
The older kids have been amazing though – they’re so impossibly in love with our baby (they call her ‘our baby’ and coo at her, give so many kisses and hugs. It’s the sweetest). The age they are at is just perfect. They are super helpful and involved and they absolutely adore her. As a mom, it’s the best thing in the world seeing the three kids all sweet together.
^ first bath at home!
Kiel had two weeks of paternity leave which was great (could be better lol but it was good) and then he tacked on another week for his days off so three weeks in total where he was home with us. However, I’ve been solo parenting this past week myself and damn, it is not easy lol. Yes, it’s as terrifying as it sounds hah.
Anyways, let’s meet the little babe!
Here’s our little lovebug! She’s so cute I can’t handle it! I won’t be sharing too many details, I try and protect my kids privacy online and on my social media so I’ll keep her name just for us. She’s a little doll though and has been adjusting to life really well.
I’ve been trying to set some realistic goals for myself and the kids. Not actual goals, like newborn mom goals lol! One thing is I want to try and get out of the house early in the am for a walk. This… has proven to be difficult lol. Between nursing and getting the kids breakfast and dressed, brushed, etc.. not to mention me and then the baby, ya we don’t get out of the house until like 11 and that’s even a struggle I feel! So I’m lowering the bar and who cares if we’re dressed or not, we just need to get out and get some fresh air. It’s so good for my mental health plus the kids need to get out and burn off some energy or else they end up driving me (and each other) crazy lol.
On my Instagram, I’m way way behind on my dms and messages, but I’ve had a few chats with some people and there have been a few requests for some mom/baby content. A few people have asked about my favourite baby must-haves. As a mom of now three, I have a super pared down list of things that I’ve loved and used for each pregnancy so, I would love to share that and jot down my faves!
I also had a few requests to share what I packed in my hospital bag. I meant to share that before but, obviously it didn’t happen 😉 I had actually planned to share some baby related content throughout my pregnancy… but I didn’t seem to get around to it. Idk I’m really into home decor and I tend to stick to my lane I guess. I’ll share the above content in the next week or so but if there’s anything you’re interested in please let me know in the comments and I’ll try to get it up!
Come say hi on my IG and get a glimpse of some cute baby spam!
xx Megan
