First-time Motherhood

Back from a week off (I got twitchy without a Gallery theme last week!), Tara Cain’s Gallery is challenging us once again to come up with some photographic genius.  This week’s theme (with prizes and everything) is MOTHERHOOD.  I had to dive into the archives for this one as I wanted to focus more on the beginning of my journey into first-time motherhood.

Love at First Sight

I took a pregnancy test on September 11, 2007 and had an instantaneous POSITIVE result.  The next several weeks were surreal.  Visiting the GP to tell him that I had taken a pregnancy test and it was positive to then be told “Congratulations, I’ll pass your information on to the midwife”.  What?  No exam?  No official test proclaiming me a mother-to-be?  Nope, just congratulations!

And then waiting until week eleven when we had our dating scan…as I’d not had ANY pregnancy symptoms other than being totally knackered at night and falling dead asleep at about 8pm, it didn’t seem real.  The ultrasound technician dimmed the lights, squeezed some gel on my belly and up popped this image.  I can’t explain the feeling but all I know is it was the best feeling I’d ever felt.

You're going to be a Mummy!

Look at how much our Little Miss (not that we knew that!) had grown by our 20 week scan.  Our hospital had a policy of confidentiality regarding revealing the sex (don’t ask) so we couldn’t have found out if we had wanted to…and we didn’t.  We had the pleasure of having my Mom present for this scan which I know was very special to her.  She even tried to bribe the ultrasound technician without success.  I love how Little Miss has her legs in this picture…showing her flexibility at a very early age.  I was so proud…and still am!

Finally you're here!

This is the very first picture of Mummy & Little Miss.  Not that you can make out Mummy.  I wouldn’t have wanted to see my face in this picture after rather significant blood loss during the c-section and a pretty miserably recovery, I wasn’t at my best.  But about 15 hours after her first appearance in this world she was settled on Mummy and I was loving every minute of it.  I was a Mummy…officially.

"I love you Mummy"

Fast forward a week or so and I was getting the hang of this Mummy business.  Little Miss was a formula-fed star and looking mighty pleased with herself after a feed.  There’s a rather nice smile on my face which you can just see.  I was doing the best thing I’ve ever done…becoming a Mummy.  There were plenty of rough spots and lots of tears (from Little Miss as well) but we learned how to be together and I wouldn’t change a thing.

Hello My Little Miss

I love this picture of the two of us.  My mom is in the background as well!  I love the look on Little Miss’ face.  She was picking up her head and holding it up to get a good look at her surroundings by 2-3 weeks old.  A beaky-boo from the start.  I’m so proud of my Little Miss and quite proud of the Mummy I have become.  Well done to us both!

Thank you to Tara for giving us another great theme.  I hope I have done it justice by trawling through the past!