Four Months Already...
So here we are, four months down. Wow, it has been the most amazing time!
So I am basically sitting here with so much to talk about, so much to get out haha. But honestly if you are a first time mother you know I could go on and on...
But seriously I am loving Francesca more and more everyday! Is that even possible? lol. Just watching her achieve her milestones is truly fascinating. Who would have thought that just by holding the bottle for the first time, or responding to their name for the first time could be so heart melting! I am starting to notice Francesca is becoming more active...Rolling, trying to sit up and pretty much wriggling her way out of everything! I cant just put her on the change table with her nappy off and quickly run a bath or put her on the play mat and go cook tea lol. Yep the play mat is now in the kitchen at 6pm every night! We have also started swimming lessons, yes shes a water baby. LOVES IT! Sleeping a solid 10-12 hours a night now too which is wonderful- and thanks to Bowen Therapy. We had quite a rough patch there, after the first tooth so we seek'd help and it was 100% worth it, we had 4 month needles this week, I had prepared myself for a week of hell. I had so many mothers tell me its an awful time, I even stocked up on the panadol lol. Fortunately Frankie is still her normal happy self despite the two big bruised lumps on her thighs =( And boy is she getting vocal! It's so adorable lol.
You might have seen on my Instagram recently I announced that I am starting raw manuscript fr my book. This is so exciting for me and am yet to come up with a name but i trust one day it will just come to me, but any ideas will be greatly appreciated!
Basically I will cover most of my life...What it was like growing up unwell and how i had to motivate myself to get out of bed everyday. My struggles with fertility and of course the Surrogacy <3 Shayna will have her own part in the book which I am sure most of you are looking forward to reading. One thing you will get from this book is how Shayna didn't just give Jake and I a baby but how she was always there for me throughout my life. Shayna was there throughout my struggles trying to fall pregnant, my miscarriages and after Frankie was born. Its funny how my baby sister, who i am supposed to protect and guide through life has done all of that plus way more for me...
I hope my book will answer everybody's questions and encourage young women that despite their circumstances to never ever give up on their dreams whether its traveling, starting a career or becoming parents. Not often do you hear of women my age going through Ivf or needing a surrogate to carry their babies, if i would have had something like this to read though my struggles it would have helped me so much. When you are surrounded by so many people who get pregnant without even trying or who only tried and succeeded after one cycle is bloody hard believe me. I will definitely be talking about the remarks strangers would make or questions i would get when revealing that my sister was carrying a baby for me. There's some goodies! And one thing that honestly used to dumb found me, pregnant people that would literally whinge to me about how awful their pregnancy was going (knowing my situation too), how bad there back pain was or the morning sickness was awful and plenty more trust me. I had one lady say to me that she was trying to find a surrogate because she doesn't want to get fat!
I will explain how that all used to make me feel and hopefully that will help someone going through similar situations deal with these types of thing's. Help them learn to block out the ignorance and carelessness and to soak up the positive support. But most importantly I will mention how much support Shayna, Aaron, Jake and I received. Mine and Shayna's in laws in particular were absolutely amazing! They were there for every milestone the pregnancy came with. We honestly would not have gotten through it without them!
That's about all your getting out of me tonight as i now have a hungry infant sitting on my lap...
Thanks guy's xx
So I am basically sitting here with so much to talk about, so much to get out haha. But honestly if you are a first time mother you know I could go on and on...
But seriously I am loving Francesca more and more everyday! Is that even possible? lol. Just watching her achieve her milestones is truly fascinating. Who would have thought that just by holding the bottle for the first time, or responding to their name for the first time could be so heart melting! I am starting to notice Francesca is becoming more active...Rolling, trying to sit up and pretty much wriggling her way out of everything! I cant just put her on the change table with her nappy off and quickly run a bath or put her on the play mat and go cook tea lol. Yep the play mat is now in the kitchen at 6pm every night! We have also started swimming lessons, yes shes a water baby. LOVES IT! Sleeping a solid 10-12 hours a night now too which is wonderful- and thanks to Bowen Therapy. We had quite a rough patch there, after the first tooth so we seek'd help and it was 100% worth it, we had 4 month needles this week, I had prepared myself for a week of hell. I had so many mothers tell me its an awful time, I even stocked up on the panadol lol. Fortunately Frankie is still her normal happy self despite the two big bruised lumps on her thighs =( And boy is she getting vocal! It's so adorable lol.
You might have seen on my Instagram recently I announced that I am starting raw manuscript fr my book. This is so exciting for me and am yet to come up with a name but i trust one day it will just come to me, but any ideas will be greatly appreciated!
Basically I will cover most of my life...What it was like growing up unwell and how i had to motivate myself to get out of bed everyday. My struggles with fertility and of course the Surrogacy <3 Shayna will have her own part in the book which I am sure most of you are looking forward to reading. One thing you will get from this book is how Shayna didn't just give Jake and I a baby but how she was always there for me throughout my life. Shayna was there throughout my struggles trying to fall pregnant, my miscarriages and after Frankie was born. Its funny how my baby sister, who i am supposed to protect and guide through life has done all of that plus way more for me...
I hope my book will answer everybody's questions and encourage young women that despite their circumstances to never ever give up on their dreams whether its traveling, starting a career or becoming parents. Not often do you hear of women my age going through Ivf or needing a surrogate to carry their babies, if i would have had something like this to read though my struggles it would have helped me so much. When you are surrounded by so many people who get pregnant without even trying or who only tried and succeeded after one cycle is bloody hard believe me. I will definitely be talking about the remarks strangers would make or questions i would get when revealing that my sister was carrying a baby for me. There's some goodies! And one thing that honestly used to dumb found me, pregnant people that would literally whinge to me about how awful their pregnancy was going (knowing my situation too), how bad there back pain was or the morning sickness was awful and plenty more trust me. I had one lady say to me that she was trying to find a surrogate because she doesn't want to get fat!
I will explain how that all used to make me feel and hopefully that will help someone going through similar situations deal with these types of thing's. Help them learn to block out the ignorance and carelessness and to soak up the positive support. But most importantly I will mention how much support Shayna, Aaron, Jake and I received. Mine and Shayna's in laws in particular were absolutely amazing! They were there for every milestone the pregnancy came with. We honestly would not have gotten through it without them!
That's about all your getting out of me tonight as i now have a hungry infant sitting on my lap...
Thanks guy's xx