I don't mean this in a negative way, far from it in fact.
When I was pregnant with my little pea I had all kinds of images in my head, us at baby groups, in the park, drawing pictures, all kinds of 'normal' parent type stuff. I never once thought that I'd be doing up her cloth nappy before putting on her amber anklets and slipping her into the sling for a walk in to town, which is what we did today.
Apparently this makes me 'crunchy' (as in slightly alternative) but I don't care, it works for us and I'm beyond happy. I love that my daughter gets excited when she seems me unraveling one of my woven wraps, I love that she's never had so much as the faintest hint of nappy rash, I love that there are other teething remedies that have worked for us instead of having to dose my girl up with painkillers, but most of all I love that my partner has supported me fully and we have chosen this route together.
Sometimes I think my new life is all consuming and I won't possibly be able to reintegrate with the 9-5 office life I used to have. Sometimes I don't think I even want to go back to that life, that I would much rather train as a babywearing consultant and start a sling library whilst designing gorgeous, cloth friendly changing bags. Well, a girl can dream!!
For now I shall just enjoy my maternity leave while it lasts :-)
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