Well, what a wonderful new season it has been. Our precious little love, our little boy came into our lives and we are just so smitten and in love with him. Your heart really does expand and grow, and all the cuddles and cuteness makes the 3am feeds so worth it.

I’ve learned a LOT over the past month and a bit. Being a mum is such a wonderful blessing and I love being my little man’s mum. It also can be incredibly exhausting, isolating and confusing as it is a learning experience and being a first time mum makes me a first-time-at-everything-mum. The encouragement I’ve received, especially from other mums who know what it’s like in the trenches, has been so sweet. The meals we’ve received from our church family have been a God-send. The love I have for my husband has deepened as I’ve seen him bond with baby boy and love and support me through tears and what can be quite an unglamorous time.

Little man’s birth was not what I was anticipating originally, but through that I also learned that there are SO many variables involved in birth that you simply cannot control. I ended up having an emergency cesarean section after 36 hours of labour, and although I was hoping to have a natural delivery, I look back more with profound gratitude that he didn’t get stuck or have a traumatic entrance into the world. Recovery from a c-section has been hard (it’s quite a major abdominal surgery considering how many layers they cut through), but I’m feeling pretty good again now. Shoutout to midwives – they are amazing! The amazing midwives at the hospital helped me with breastfeeding, bonding, and just general emotional and physical support that made the whole experience so much better.

As you can probably guess, a lot of future posts will be baby related. It’s a journey and I’m only just getting started, but my goodness I’m so thankful for the lovely little life who made me a mummy.

Love, Gracie.

Proverbs 23:25 – May your father and mother be happy, and may she that gave birth to you rejoice.