Last month we celebrated our sweet little boys first birthday and it felt like such a huge milestone! Not just for us but for our families and friends too. It's one of those moments where it's so far off for ages that it feels like it's never going to come and then all of a sudden 'Bam!' We have a one year old and I realised we are no longer newbies at this. I also started to feel incredibly grateful to have had so many supportive people in our life. They offered us kindness or encouragement even when we were so exhausted and over it  (trust me we had our fair share of those days). I truly feel thankful to have such a great village around us to talk to, to bring us meals and to moan to on those days where I didn't want to Mum anymore.  Looking back on this year has made me realise I've learnt so much! not just about my baby and my husband but also about life in general. Here's just a few things I wanted to share. Take advice with a grain of sal...

My journey to motherhood was a pretty crazy one. Some of you know all of the details and some of you don't so I wanted to post a little something about my experience of pre-eclampsia. When you do a google search there doesnt seem to be that much out there about people's experinces perhaps becuase it's pretty scary! I was an extra tricky case because even now after lots of tests the doctors couldn't officially diagnose my illness. They told me that's because I didn't have all of the symptoms. I'm 99 percent sure that's what I had though because all of my symptoms (post birth) match up perfectly even if all the bloods didn't! Pre-eclampsia: It's a pretty weird condition... Pre-eclampsia is a disorder that about 10 percent of all pregnant woman get. It can make you and your baby really, really sick. How is is diagnosed? Most people have 2 or 3 (or sometimes all) of these symptoms: Vomiting later in your pregnancy Protein in your uri...