THIS WEEK I'M A BAD MUM: VOL 1

HAPPY FRIDAY! I fancied creating a regular segment that wasn't all sweetness and light because you know what, parenting isn't easy! Especially when your a first timer and your completely winging it - but isn't that part of the fun! So I've came up with this - posts listing all the reasons this week why I'm a terrible mother. It sounds harsh but in reality it's mostly tongue in cheek because personally I think I'm an epic mother....but still very, very true. This week was a particularly bad week, I've had a fair few down days and I've really struggled and here ladies and gents is why this week, I'm a bad Mum.

JESS TALKS: MAKING MUMMY FRIENDS

I've never been the greatest at making new friends, aside from being drunk in the ladies loo's ofcourse. I'm awkward and I'm just a bit antisocial. I enjoy leaving the house but I also enjoy lying in bed doing absolutely sod all. It's no surprise to me when I attend baby groups that although I natter along with various different Mums from all walks of life I don't come away with any ever lasting friendships. And that's part of the problem I think - I'm looking for commitment.

THEO | 12 WEEKS/3 MONTHS

So we're a tad late with the update. Theo was 13 weeks on Saturday but we didn't get him weighed until today and I thought I'd make it more a 3 months update rather that 12 weeks (the milestone cards don't have a 3 months so we will have to stick with 12 weeks for now...) but anyway I'm babbling. We've currently started baby massage AND baby sensory classes and to be honest I've been choosing sleep over nearly everything over the last few weeks - eating, blogging, even showering! - so we've been a little distant. Thankfully milestone can now be switched to monthly (3 months just seems a nice round timescales don't you think). I want to just apologise for the crappy lighting and Theo's lack of enthusiasm in the photo's but I suppose he can't be perfect all the time!

5 WAYS TO COPE AFTER YOUR C-SECTION

Birth is said to be a magical thing but sometimes non vaginal births get a bad reputation - yes, I used the word 'vaginal' in the first sentence...its that kind of post! - but cesareans are pretty brutal! "Natural" births are a hell of lot longer than a quick slice and dice but are they any less painful? I think not! From all that bending to being left with a chubby little pooch, it isn't a walk in the park. Now I don't want to focus on the good and the bad more so on how to get through to the light at the end of that tunnel.

THEO | 10 WEEKS OLD

A lot changes in 2 weeks! Last week our little monster had his first jabs and took them like a trooper and seems to of had a bit of a growth spurt - mentally and physically! Moving on to Theo's 10 week update. I've tried to give it a little bit more structure as he's now doing a hell of a lot more than just sleeping and eating!

ACCEPTING MY POST NATAL PODGE

I've never been one to swan around in tiny bikinis or crop tops and I certainly haven't been anywhere near anything less than a size 14 in the last 12 years but still I knew my post baby body would be an issue. I can hack only functioning on 2 hours sleep and the screaming colic but what I always knew would let me down was my own self esteem. Every time I look in the mirror or try and get dressed that familiar pang of disgust hits me and it's hard to keep my head above water. Last week it got so overwhelming I ordered a new sports bra and ran to the gym to sign up because I needed to shift this excess weight. Although I have only been once so there might be a flaw in the system there.

6 THINGS I'VE LEARNT ON MY FIRST NIGHT OUT AS A MUMMY

If any of you knew me pre-settling down, I loved a good knee's up. Not much has changed over the last year apart from the fact I have been gagging for a celebratory outing with my best girl. Being pregnant and missing your birthday, Christmas and your engagement is just all a little bit underwhelming when you can't get a little bit merry now and again. So this weekend I dusted off the cobwebs from my heels and prepared to dance until dawn and this is what I learnt.