What a difference a month (and a bit) makes

So, when I started this blog, I think I was a little over-ambitious about what I’d be able to do with a two-month old in the house. I’d thought that I’d be able to bash out a post or two most nights after my little munchkin fell asleep. This assumption was based on the fact that I’d had a couple of good nights’ rest, as well as the knowledge that many women return to work after just six weeks of maternity leave.

First of all, I’d like to give some serious respect to those mummies out there who do manage to go back to work – whether it’s by choice or not – after just a month and a half. Let’s face it, sleepless nights are still the norm… I would have been completely useless in any job with the amount of rest I was getting. To top that off, leaving the baby with even the most trusted of people – family members, nannies, day cares or a spouse – so you can go to your workplace for an eight-hour shift must be so incredibly hard. I think I would have found it impossible to hand my baby over to anyone for more than an hour or so, and my husband can attest to that – he took baby C on morning walks so I could get some much-needed shut-eye… but the first few times I was a tearful mess as he left the house. I would have been awful in a place of work for any length of time, even if Mary Poppins herself was caring for my child back at home.

While I still hate letting go of my little girl, I am getting better at it now. In the last month, I’ve learned to make the most of nap times – usually by taking a nap myself, but I can also use the time to get some chores done – and I’m especially productive in the evenings after she goes down for the night. The knowledge that she’ll sleep until 4 or 5am once she falls asleep makes things much easier too!

A lot has also happened since my last blog post. Here’s a quick re-cap:

• I was treated to a lovely bouquet and a cooked breakfast for my first Mother’s Day (Daddy helped Baby choose the flowers – he held her up at the shop and bought the ones she stared at the most).
• Baby moved up to the next size of nappies, soothers, clothing and nipples for her bottles (sob!)
• She had her first long car ride – we went to Scotland to celebrate her Granny and Papa’s 40th anniversary. She also got to meet a bunch of Scottish relatives, including her uncle.
• She went swimming for the first time.
• The Easter Bunny visited, leaving behind chocolates for Mummy and Daddy and a toy bunny for Baby.
• She discovered her hands – at first, when she caught sight of her right arm, she’d lock her elbow in place and stare at her fist. This was a bit reminiscent of the Black Panther salute, and I did wonder briefly if she had joined up. After a couple of days, she started trying to bring her first to her mouth, but would often undershoot and end up with her fist on her cheek. Occasionally, she’d overshoot so that her elbow was a couple inches above her mouth – so she would attempt to suckle her elbow, but no matter how far out she stretched her neck and her tongue, she just couldn’t reach it.
• Her Grandma and Grandpa visited from America – this meant lots of extra cuddles and a good bit of sight-seeing in London. Not that she saw any of it, as she slept through most of our excursions.
• Applications for her American and British passports have been made. We visited the American Embassy and the Consulate confirmed that she has been an American citizen since birth.
• Her Daddy started a new job.
• She got her second set of vaccinations.
• She celebrated her first Cinco de Mayo – and was adorable in her burrito costume, even if the fabric tortilla only stayed on for a few minutes (I spent at least two hours making it!)

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Before writing all of that out, I didn’t really feel like we’d accomplished much over the last month-and-a-bit, but looking back over it all, I’m feeling rather pleased with myself. Of course, there was also a lot of sofa-lounging.

Now, if only I can add ‘get into habit of blogging’ to my ‘done’ list…