The day started off well. A feed for the baby and tea and toast for me. Then got Sienna dressed in a cute new outfit and put on a new top myself, all ready for a little trip out. We were off to the cinema to the parent & baby showing of ’12 Years a Slave’. But then things started to go rapidly downhill.
- Just as we were about to head out of the door Sienna wanted a feed
- Then I realised I hadn’t had a shower
- This was swiftly followed by the arrival of a big baby poo requiring a full change of clothes (bye bye lovely new outfit)
- When we eventually headed out of the door it started raining
- Then I realised I had a big hole in my boot (found this out when I stepped in a giant puddle)
- I was late and flurried, and wondering whether it would have been easier just to stay in, in my PJs
But then we got to the cinema, found a lovely comfy seat, and Sienna fell asleep on my knee for the entire film. Afterwards I went for lunch with some friends (also mothers with small babies) and came back feeling refreshed, revitalised, and pleased to have got out of the house and into the fresh air (and the film was really good too). It would have been so easy to stay at home, but I was glad I made the effort in the end.
After just three weeks of motherhood I can say that it is totally amazing, and I am absolutely loving having our precious baby. But it can be exhausting too – your time is no longer your own, and you can’t plan anything (which is very alien to someone like me).
But as I discovered this morning, and as is true in so many areas of life, sometimes it is easier to stay in your PJs, but it is rarely better in the end to do so. The good stuff happens when you get out of the door…
