"I am a mother now and I can’t do this anymore"
This week Jane settles down to enjoy the sunshine but Lillirose has other ideas...
What absolutely amazing weather we have been having! I am so glad I’m not stuck in an office and have the summer days to enjoy... well at least I could if Lillirose liked the sunshine, but unfortunately she hates it! Usually my free time during the summer is spent lying in the garden clad in a bikini, reading magazines and drinking cold drinks. I have had a real reality check this week – I am a mother now and I can’t do this anymore.
My first summer as a mother and what a shock to the system! During pregnancy I always thought that the baby would fit in with my life. I couldn’t have been more wrong – your life as a parent changes to suit your baby.
So my sunbathing days are over, ok I can deal with it. Still, I surprise myself with how I continue to be shocked at the smallest thing I can no longer do that I once took for granted - like driving with the music blaring!
Matt and I took Lillirose to Southend the other day, thinking the sea air would do her the world of good and we could have a lovely stroll along the front. Straight away there was a problem: we parked about two miles away from the pier, the sun was beating down incredibly hard and we hadn't banked on how windy it was going to be. So instead of 'enjoying the stroll' we spent the 45 minute walk to the beach trying to shield Lillirose from the wind and the sun by manoeuvring her parasol around madly, picking various dummies up as she spat them out in anger and trying to entertain her in such a way that she would somehow forget the gale force wind trying to blow her away and the sun beating down on her!
Needless to say, when we finally reached the centre in Southend we had an extremely cross baby to deal with. After grabbing some fish and chips we settled Lillirose and decided it was probably best to make the hike back to the car while she was asleep.
Having made it back to the car safely our luck didn't last because we got stuck in traffic for over an hour on the way home. Time for our grumpy little girl to wake up to two worn out and irritable parents. Roll on winter!