One month in...

Who would have thought I'd be as calm as a cucumber one month into having two children.
Who would have thought I'd got lots of sleep during the night
Who would have thought I'd actually have time to get dressed AND put make up on?
Who would have thought I would have lost the baby weight apart from 4 kilos?
Noooooot meeeeee!!!

I am so proud of myself and pleased that everything has been so smooth up til now. We've managed one month!

Little Jessie is the cutest little thing and sleeps like a trooper. We forget she's here most of the time and when she's hungry she kind of meows... Suits me!

I've just had two hours to myself as they timed their nap-time beautifully. Ellen asked to go to bed, just as little Jesselina had dropped off. Bingo-Stingo!

So I've had time for a snooze, done some washing, tidied the house, eaten lunch and surfed round in the net of inter! I've just heard some grunts from Ellen's bedroom so I expect her to wake up anytime now.

Its raining loads today and I am not too keen to be outside. However, Ellen has just got a new umbrella (pink with a little princess on top) from a friend of mine and she LOVES it. She wizzes round the house shouting Umbrella, and then points to the door pleading: Walk, pees Mummy! Raaaain!!!
Hmm...bad timing to get an umbrella that makes her want to go out in the rain... But its only water, so I expect we'll be out there in an hour throwing pebbles in the pond as usual...

Anyway, making myself a cup of coffee before it all kicks off again. But I am a bloody great mummy I am!!! Brag brag brag brag!

Ellen dictionary

Our little Ellen is adorable at the moment. I thought I'd jot down a few little things she's saying at the moment.

Nook! = Look!
What's that noisy-noise? (holding one hand over her ear) = What's that noise?
Goggie = Doggy
Oh, nook! Whazzis here?! = Oh look, what's this!?
Mummy Daddy Mummy Mummy = Mummy
Daddy Mummy Daddy Daddy = Daddy...!
E-o = Hello
Ice gweem = Ice cream
Kicka = Kaka
Bummie pee Daddy = Brum please Daddy (Brum being her favourite TV-programme)
Tat = Cat
E-board = Keyboard
Atteries = Batteries
Basically, everything looses its first consonant in Ellens world...

Baby days

So....

Little Jessie Sara Newman came to the world on the 3rd of September 2008.
5 days early, which suited me down to the ground (looking back at the previous posting...) as I was getting stabbed and kicked from within and was thoroughly fed up with the whole thing.
The labour was excellent and I found it really amazing this time. My contractions started about 2pm on Tuesday and I was roughly timing them etc. I knew things were starting, I just didn't know when things would really kick in. About 4pm I felt the urge to bake...so me and Ellen whipped out our aprons and baked a chocolate cake and a sponge cake. Well, Ellen ate most of the mixture while I was baking, but she was good company anyway! As I haven't been baking since 1943 I thought it must be a sign that things were happening.
We went to the hospital about 10pm and things kicked in about midnight and I was straight on the gas & air. And many pains, laughters and tears later little Jessie popped out at 05.32.
She was sooooo beautiful and I am still in awe of this whole baby-making-thing today.

Life as a mum-of-two is great. It is hard of course, but so far so good. Ellen is really great and Jessie has been behaving herself at night, so we're getting plenty of sleep which is the most important thing. I am trying not to overdo things and have been hanging round the house a lot, not buzzing round to see too many friends. But a few walks and visits have been lovely.

Today is the first day I am on my own with the two of them for the first time. Its 14:27 and both children are asleep, the house is tidy, I am dressed and got make-up and hair done, dogs are fed and watered and asleep (of course) and all is surprisingly quiet... I am great I am!!!

Going to try to get into Wickford today to get some errands done. Need some wrapping paper and birthday cards, lightbulbs and batteries. Plus some fresh air would be nice.

So do your best children - I am ready for it - Bring on the madness!