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It's a girl!


It happened! 

At 11:35 on Sunday 11th October 2015 Delphie November took her first breath and my heart exploded. It was such a shock to hear my husband announce we had a girl that it took me a few minutes to believe it. She had a head full of dark hair and her eyes were pools of ink that stared up at me. She was a stranger in so many ways yet when she looked at me I already felt as if we knew each other.

I've read many blogs and articles, and spoken to friends and family, curious to understand the experience of giving birth and seeing your baby for the first time. I expected the moment to be overwhelming, but really, nobody's words can prepare you. Neither would any of my words describe what was truly an indescribable experience. However, needless to say it was life changing and this little human has already brought me so much happiness.

I also confess to having developed an addiction to kissing her chubby cheeks.



We are 7 weeks on and getting into a groove after a rocky start (more on that another time).

Delphie seems a contented babe for the most part. She likes her food and when she wants it, she wants is five minutes ago. She is extremely strong, she was holding her head up fairly steady from the beginning and likes to stand on her feet, holding her own weight. 

We've just had smiles and are hearing lots of coos and gurgles.




Time goes by so fast, I'll be back to work before I know it. So I intend to appreciate every moment as much as possible. Even those 3am feeds and crying spells when she gets overtired because she is far too nosy to be sleeping.



Monday love all x

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