The journey through our latest pregnancy and looking back at our last
Paternity leave has been in the news this week. Mumsnet released the results of a survey which said more than a third of new fathers take annual leave because the statutory paternity pay is too low. I understand, when statutory maternity pay itself is so low, it must be really difficult to make ends meet…
Can I have a claxon please? I am officially into my third trimester. It is true ladies and gentlemen, I am 28 weeks pregnant and you know what that means? That’s right, my hormones are supersonic I only have 10 weeks left. Yes, ten little weeks until I will be induced. Yay. So this week…
I find other people’s birth stories intriguing. A bit like when you have a mouth ulcer and you have to keep rubbing your tongue over it, even when it really hurts. Are they sadistic? Is that why we like to read them? Maybe we find solace in the fact other people went through a longer, more…
When I had Boo, a changing bag was just an after thought. Something you needed when you were out and about and I wanted it to match the pram. This is the only pic I could find of it-just to the right of the photo That is all I required. I am hoping hindsight…
I’ve never hidden the fact that I love, love, love Christmas so, I have decided I want to get involved with everyone else’s Christmas festivities too. Tinsel Tuesdays will run every Tuesday starting this week-November 11th and will run every week until January 6th-the official date the decorations have to come down. So get your…
I haven’t written about ‘proper’ farming for a while. I suppose #farmbaby2015 has overtaken what I’ve got to tell you about but that all changed yesterday as love was in the air at the farm. The rams went to spend a few months with the ewes (lady sheep) for love, companionship and maybe definitely more….
My word of the week this week is: It is terrible because of one terrible day. Wednesday. They say bad luck comes in threes but it was four for me on Wednesday. Rosie, my beloved, love of my life dog was spayed. Not a big deal to most people but pregnancy hormones along with…
Something happened in bed last night-my first leg cramps of this pregnancy. Thanks goodness I knew what it was this time. It is the most painful thing ever, especially when you’re asleep and it wakes you up. It is always in my calf and always in pregnancy. Indeed, when I was pregnant with Boo, I…
I don’t hide the fact that I’ve got a bit of a thing about prams. On more than one occasion I have remarked on the prams of passers-by and forgot to coo over the baby-oops. I just love them. I didn’t really research much about prams when I was pregnant with Boo as really, I…
I am sure you have no doubt that I actually am a farmer’s wife and mummy but, just in case you didn’t believe me, I have 7 photos to show you which will definitely prove it. My car is not pretty. It’s not nice to look at but, when I had Boo, I had a Ford KA…