Splashdown!
Well, it’s all over – I’m now the proud mother of an extremely beautiful ickle baby girl!
She was two days overdue, which isn’t really a big deal for a first baby, and had to be delivered by Caesarean section but when I look into those beautiful brown eyes of hers I think about my 24 hours of labour and forget all that pain instantly. It’s hard not to go into all the usual emo guff people like to trot out at these times but being a parent really is something else. People have made the usual jokes about how we will have to give up so many of the things we enjoy and take for granted but strangely enough it really doesn’t bother me. And anyway, I come from a huge family so there’s always going to be a babysitter if I do fancy a night of drunken debauchery!
The thought that we are now responsible for a whole new life is such a strange feeling and it’s hard to put it into words, but at the same time it’s really exciting. I’m really looking forward to being a mummy!
Alan said,
March 6, 2007 at 1:51 pm
Can I wish you heartfelt congratulations?
Tracey said,
March 11, 2007 at 9:05 pm
Congratulations and all the best for you, your babby and your family