I know it’s been quiet on the blog and I wanted to give you
a roundup of what’s been going on. It’s been a whirlwind few months. There was
me thinking life wouldn’t change just because of pregnancy was progressing but
how wrong I was!
In between my many doctors, midwife, consultant, hospital
appointments and antennal classes I have been on a week’s holiday to Greece
with my mum and sister for some much needed down time. It’s certainly true
pregnant women get hotter than normal and boy was I hot on holiday! But I still
managed to see and do a lot whilst I was away and I think my body thanked me
for the warmth and fresh air. We stayed in Parga town which was beautiful. The
people were friendly and the hotel was in a great location, gorgeous beaches,
boat trips, all sorts! I will certainly be going back with my baby!
Then there has been the new arrival preparation which
included decorating the downstairs toilet which is now a toilet/utility
room/baby changer, decorating the kitchen and nursery. All include DIY jobs,
shelves, new cupboards etc. I’ve had some fantastic vintage hand painted
furniture for the room too! So much preparation for a tiny little person. It
really is crazy how much stuff such a small person needs/ends up with.
My partner decided to take me
away for the long August bank holiday weekend. He had been planning away and I
knew nothing about the trip, all very secretive. All I knew was to pack a bag
and that’s it! We got in the car and hit the road and all I could do was make
guesses as to where we were heading. We had a very early start and had a fun
road trip and ended up in Cornwall by 9am! First stop was at the beautiful Caerhays
beach near Porthluney castle. The sun was shining which made a change from back
home as it was a wet weekend back there. The scenery was gorgeous. We took a
walk along the beach, looked for shells and paddled in the water. He sat me
down on one of the rock and to my complete surprise after 12 years 8 months he
proposed!! I was gobsmacked! Total shell shocked! Of course I said yes!! He
presented me with a box for one of my favourite jewellers Bloody Mary Metal and said we were off there
as they are based close by to get some ideas for custom ring options. After
more fun on the beach and ice cream we headed over to Bloody Mary Metal where
we discussed ideas. Whilst I was there I spotted a ring I loved, I knew it
wouldn’t be my forever engagement ring but it was something I could wear for
the time being until I make a final decision on what I wanted made for me. We
purchased the ring and went on to Saint Mawes for a look around and went for a
late lunch before heading to our 5* farmhouse accommodation for the weekend. We
spent the rest of the weekend exploring the area. As a surprise we went to
Minions village which I loved, he knows how much I love Minions! We took a long
walk across Liskeard moors to the Cheesering (not as easy as you think heavily
pregnant), we had afternoon tea in the village, drove through many pretty villages,
we stopped at Holywell bay for a long evening walk, saw a beautiful sunset and
saw the same sunset again in Newquay where we had a celebration meal looking
over the beach looking at the beautiful sunset by candle light. We went to
Boscastle and the witches’ museum and had the best chips ever in the truck ever
before hitting the road home! A total packed weekend with great weather, great
scenery, great company, oh and a wedding to plan!!
In October I had my pregnancy
photo shoot which I have already told you all about which was super fun and I
have come away with some wonderful photos to cherish forever. The same day as
that shoot I went to a Halloween Masquerade ball at Oakley Hall Hotel with the
girls. Super fun posh evening being all dressed up.
November….at midnight on the 21st
November whilst watching Vikings chilling out on the sofa I started having
pains, pains that got stronger, pains that got longer….
I went into labour, waters broke,
this was it!
I went through a pretty tough
birth. The pain was unbearable. I had practiced hypnobirthing and put this in
to action whilst going through my contractions. Everyone has a different
experience, mine was incredibly painful. Like a trooper I had no pain relief at
all, dealt with 9 hours of pure hell before being kept in hospital. I went in
around 4am but was only 2cm dilated so I was sent home. I went back at 9am, I told
them I was ready and once they checked they confirmed I was 10cm and ready to
go! I pushed for 3 ½ more hours before they had to use ventouse for delivery to
get my baby out. I used gas and air only during the pushing process as it’s the
only thing that doesn’t touch the baby. My personal thoughts were I’d rather
have the pain than have medicine pumped into him. This being said by the time I
was 10cm I was in so much agony! I was very happy for the gas and air for sure!
I was calm though; hypnobirthing really did help and make a difference. At 12.40pm
on Saturday 21st November 2015 I gave birth to my son Leif Logan
Pugsley. He weighed in at 7lbs 4oz and was everything I could possibly hope
for. I am so proud of how I handled the birth and how strong I was to get him
here safely. He is beautiful, as are all babies to their mothers but I really
do think he is a handsome little boy! 
The first few months of
motherhood have been challenging for sure. My back and hip problems that I had
during pregnancy didn’t go once I had given birth unfortunately. I had many stitches
from a very difficult birth which caused me numerous problems and infections. The
first month of sleep deprivation was so tough. It really is a form of torture,
less than 2 hours a night is a killer night after night. I had problems breast
feeding, a crying baby and my body was in bits. It was a very tough time hence
the lack of posts. 
Now things are so much better.
When people say how from 3 months things look so much better they are not
wrong. Although when you’re told this, 3 months feels so far away but it does
come around so quickly! I feel a lot better in myself. Leif has been sleeping
through the night from 2 months old. We are lucky he is such a good baby! Now
we have routine and various things in the diary keeping us busy. We started
getting out and about early and Leif has already done so much. He is going to a
regular baby group, waterbabies, walks, days out etc. It’s good for us both to
have lots to do to keep busy and a good routine. I feel more like myself now,
just this weight to loose then I’ll be happy!
I have booked four burlesque shows this year to run. One has already
happened which was a charity event valentines ball held at Oakley Hall which
was an absolute blast and raised lots of money for local great causes. The
other three shows are my events held at The Tea Bar in Basingstoke with cracking
line ups which I will post about. I am getting out seeing friends more, booked
burlesque shows to attend as an audience member and generally slowly getting
back to my old self.
So for now it’s all about time
with my baby, weight loss, burlesque, pinup fashion, geeky nerdy goodness,
blogging, wedding planning and enjoying 2016!
xoxo
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