And Then We Were Four.

Friends, I'd very much like to introduce you to my daughter, Violet.

This tiny baby, my little bean, decided to make her entrance into the world on her due date, November 2nd. Probably the one day we weren't expecting her to appear! She weighed a healthy 6 pounds 9 ounces and measured 19.5 inches. She is, without a doubt, the most beautiful person I have ever seen and both S and I are completely and utterly in love with her.

The past two weeks, we've all been settling in to our new routine. I'm still recovering from the birth (it wasn't too bad but hey, I had a baby, so I'm taking it easy) so S is doing lots more around the house. He's already back at work so my days are filled with a million cuddles, nappy changes, endless feeding and trying to do more than just stare at her for hours on end. Not that I'm succeeding too much with that last one, because she's adorable.

We couldn't be happier with our amazing daughter. I still can't quite believe I'm a Mum. It feels like she's always been here and I really can't imagine life without her now. Little V is just the best and her arrival has made our family complete. Pearl adores her too, which is so awesome. I can't wait to see them grow up together!

I'm so excited for the future, to watch her become her own person. I'm trying hard to appreciate every moment in the present too, even the midnight feeding and her sad cries when she's gassy. The past two weeks have zoomed by, I can't imagine how quickly the next month or year is going to go. We're soaking it all in and doing our best and it's been so much fun already. We've already learned so much from our little one and we're so happy to be on this journey all together. Yay parenthood!

I'll leave this here since my baby needs some food in her belly and I can't wait another moment to hold her tight and breathe in that incredible new baby smell! I hope you guys are all set for an amazing week!

Love, K.

Snapshots.

It's been a while since I updated and, while I'd like to say it's because I've been super busy, in reality I've just been super tired.  Hefting my baby belly around, getting up for twice-nightly bathroom visits (such a joy!) and long waits to see the doctor have, quite simply, worn me out.  These days, my favourite things to do are veg out in front of the T.V. with my feet up, sneak in an afternoon nap and drink several cups of tea.  It's such a hard life!

In lieu of a bunch of actual exciting things to write about, I thought I'd share some pictures from the last few weeks, a little insight into what's been going on around these parts.  I know these lazy days aren't going to last much longer so I'm making the most of them now, before the fun begins!

Pearl being mysterious

Hot chocolate and a confetti doughnut!

Kind friends

The best pancake wrap ever

A little blanket for my little bean

I rescued a mouse

Who doesn't love a bowl of sweeties?

At just about 39 weeks

Conveniently, despite doing sod all for the last few weeks, I've done zero things on my baby bucket list.  With my due date just one week away, I think we need to get cracking!  Here's to a week full of fun, quality time and plenty of snoozing on the sofa!

Love, K.

Baby Bucket List.

The prettiest tree in the park.

With the arrival of our little one growing closer every day, the way that our lives are going to change after she gets here has been on my mind a lot.  I know, of course, that nothing will ever be quite the same again, but it's the little things that I think will be the most evident.  Things like deciding on a whim to take a trip somewhere or a late-night stop for ice cream.  Even being able to sleep in on a lazy Sunday morning might be a challenge.

I've come up with a little bucket list, a few things that I'd like S and I to do before the baby is here.  I want it to be like a celebration, events that mark the end of one stage of our lives and welcome the next one.

• See a film at the cinema and eat lots of popcorn
• Spend a whole day just hanging out, watching movies and being mega lazy
• Visit NYC
• Have a date night, get dressed up and go out to a restaurant

It's not a huge list, since we don't have a whole bunch of time before the bean is born, and there's nothing especially fancy on there, since we're not fancy people.  Just a few simple things that are all the more special now.  It's exciting to think that once we've checked off those four items, it'll be time for us to add one more to our family!

Have you got anything planned for the coming weeks?  What exciting things are you up to?  I hope you're having a wonderful day and you've an awesome week ahead.

Love, K.