It has been almost a year since my last post, in which ironically i swore to get back to blogging on a more regular basis. However, things did indeed get hectically busy and life just got in the way of any spare time to sit down and write. Now though, spare time seems to be something I have a lot of (far too much in fact!).
It has been a whirlwind of a year since my wedding in which I have moved house, changed jobs, got a kitten (called Beesley!) and had lots of things going on. The biggest news of all though is that I am pregnant! 9 months pregnant actually, and on maternity leave (not so patiently) waiting for baby to arrive (hence all that spare time!).
We started trying almost as soon as we got back from Cuba but I didn't imagine that it would happen so fast so whilst this is very much a planned baby, it was definitely still a surprise. You hear so many stories all the time about people struggling to conceive and taking years to finally get the family they've always hoped of that it just did not cross my mind that we would get pregnant right away, but that is exactly what happened for us. I came off my pill in June and was pregnant by the end of August.
We had already decided that we would move from our North London flat further out of the city and south of the river. The burglary turned me into a very jumpy paranoid person and I just wasn't comfortable living there anymore, so we made the move to Kingston Upon Thames. Close enough to commute to central for work but far out enough that it feels a world away from the busy street of London. We have settled in really well since moving in July last year, and want to bring up our family here. In fact, we are hoping to buy a place of our own here very soon.
Moving further out of the city meant I had to leave my bar job as it was too far to go for a minimum wage job everyday but I found another job here and made some great friends working there. I also was fortunate enough to get some more teaching work and have been busy building up my career. I absolutely love being a dance teacher and I am already so eager to get back to it that I have started planning my lessons for when I return to work in September. Many people have commented that it is very soon to be heading back to work after having a baby but dancing has always been my life and becoming a mother should not mean giving that part of myself up. This baby is going to usurp it as the thing my life revolves around but going back to work part time will give me some much needed time to focus on myself as a person meaning that when I am at home I can commit myself fully to being a mother.
Having such a physical job made me decide to take my maternity leave earlier than most. It was also easier to get cover for a whole term that to stop part way through and with the stress of exams and the annual show finished for another year I thought that stopping when we broke for Easter would give me the perfect opportunity for some much needed me-time and relaxation before baby's arrival. Which is has and i certainly appreciated it for the first few weeks. Now, with my due date looming and baby stubbornly refusing to put in an appearance I am starting to wish I had tried to make it until the May half term as cabin fever is beginning to set in at home. I am prepared and organised for this baby to almost obsessive levels of readiness. My hospital bag has been packed for weeks, the nursery is ready to go and I have finished the antenatal courses and books.
I can't wait to face the challenges of motherhood and hold my tiny baby in my arms...So if you are listening little bean, please come out now because mummy is very bored!
xx
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