The Why.

 The why.

Why blog? Why go to the trouble? Why open up? So many why questions. The truth? I don't know why, for certain, I want or feel the need to blog/write about my new parenthood status. But am going to give it a go.

I'm 34 with a four month old baby boy. He is a beautiful and happy (for the most part) baby. The road to get to this point has not been straight forward. It has and still is a challenge, but would I change it all? No way!

Myself and my husband's life has changed so much, not just in the last 4 months but since I became pregnant over a year ago. This time last year I was pregnant, and little did we know that Covid would change that experience for us. 

Like so many others we've had a rollercoaster of a year and I think it is important to document it more then ever. It is not until you stand back and see what you went through and to some extent still going through that you realise, you are going to be talked about during a history class in years to come. The year we were all in it together, the year we stayed apart, the year of lockdown, homeschooling, being kind and where the world finally talked about white supremacy, racism and that black lives do matter. All lives matter!

While the world went through a pandemic, we prepared for parenthood or tried to. I don't think anyone can truly prepare for a baptism of fire! So if I can provide expecting parents with some knowledge of what we have learned so far or wished we had known beforehand, then I'll be happy with what my ramblings will have achieved. 

Parenthood 2020: the year we had our baby!