Day 30.

Family picnic.

Day 29.

5 weeks of you in my life.
I get to know you more and more every day. Your body is gaining strength, you wriggle in my arms and smile when I kiss your nose.

Day 28.

Throwback Thursday.
The first time Willow ever saw sunlight.

Day 27.

Today was our last meeting with our midwife, Lynden :c
I know that every pregnant woman or new mother says this, along with "I think I should start a kids clothing line", but midwifery is the greatest profession of all time, and I have seriously considered becoming one.

Oh yeah, Plummy got some nature baby treats. Still no pink, but hearts are pretty girly.
I'm finding it really difficult to dress my child like a girl.

Day 26.

“Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in the pillow, or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return.” ― poem by Mary Jean Irion

A day in photos.

The wee hours.

Saying goodbye

Getting ready for a bath

Pretty petals on our walk

Determined tum time

Not so determined.

Lunch.

Therapy.

Day 25.

Chris bought a guitar, & Plummy really, really likes it.

Day 24.

The last few days Plum has decided that she is a morning person. She usually falls asleep after an hour, which newborns are supposed to. Nowadays, she is one hundred percent ready to party from about 6am-9am. I don't mind getting up at that time so we just hang about, and it helps her to fall asleep faster if we go for a walk with her wrapped to my front. However, this morning we decided to pop up to Takapuna markets. I have been obsessed with Markets ever since I became friends with Naomi about 6 years ago. I've managed to scale back the amount of crap I hoard but I still can't skip a market. Market FOMO is probably the best way to describe it. I used to drag Chris out of bed at an ungodly hour every Sunday morning, but luckily now I have a baby to do that bit for me. My haul this week was so mediocre I don't even want to share it with you. Hoping for better luck next week !

My good friend Molly came over to meet Willow this afternoon, and she also has a wee blog. I was asking her about how she knows what to write about. I mean, this project is predominantly for myself and for Willow, but it is also so valuable for keeping friends and family in the loop with her growth. So now that I feel like I have am audience I don't want it to be boring with just photos of her sleeping everyday ! (Even though it's pretty fucking cute..) She told me to just write about anything. Even the really boring mundane things that we do everyday. (Okay, everything we do is boring and mundane at the moment) So, what I'm saying is, I hope you don't mind reading about our boring little days.

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