10 weeks Well the vaccines went as well as can be. Bubs is now headed firmly out of the newborn phase. There is a real personality emerging, safe to say this kid has a thing for musicals. Bubs is laughing more and learning new skills, very happy velcro baby. As for me, health wise, I can add some…

10 weeks

Well the vaccines went as well as can be. Bubs is now headed firmly out of the newborn phase. There is a real personality emerging, safe to say this kid has a thing for musicals. Bubs is laughing more and learning new skills, very happy velcro baby. As for me, health wise, I can add some new problems to my list of "oh my god what's wrong with me now".

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Week 8 Celebrate! Well, bubs has first vaccines in a while. I am nervous but that's cos the crying has such a physical response it actually feels painful physically which I find weird. Hopefully one day soon I'll get longer than 5 minutes to think but until then this little bubs is a velcro baby…

Week 8 Celebrate!

Well, bubs has first vaccines in a while. I am nervous but that's cos the crying has such a physical response it actually feels painful physically which I find weird. Hopefully one day soon I'll get longer than 5 minutes to think but until then this little bubs is a velcro baby for sure. No solutions, just their personality for me to ride out until they are ready to have that little bit of separation.

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week 6 Well we finally made it to week 6! The bird feeder however did not... it broke. Not had the brain power to fix it. Tiny kiddo is finally catching up with birth weight... a little slow grower. Starting to process the birth a bit more. I will definitely have to book in an appointment to go…

week 6

Well we finally made it to week 6! The bird feeder however did not... it broke. Not had the brain power to fix it. Tiny kiddo is finally catching up with birth weight... a little slow grower. Starting to process the birth a bit more. I will definitely have to book in an appointment to go over everything I don't have the energy to process it completely right now.

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Hit week 4 I think, and I know this is probably jinxing it, that we have hit a rhythm. It kind of goes, baby eats poops eats poops eats poops and sleep is thrown all over that. Sarcasm aside, seems to be a good baby if that's a thing? I don't know, I am just tired at this point. I think I will…

Hit week 4

I think, and I know this is probably jinxing it, that we have hit a rhythm. It kind of goes, baby eats poops eats poops eats poops and sleep is thrown all over that. Sarcasm aside, seems to be a good baby if that's a thing? I don't know, I am just tired at this point. I think I will definitely need some physio with how my recovery is going related to the c sec but that was always a likelihood considering I was already at physio for PGP (pelvic girdle pain) before the birth.

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First two weeks Well, Kiddo 2 it turns out was born at 25th centile but did what all babies do and dropped down to the 9th. So much for having an 88th ish centile kiddo... smaller than kiddo 1 at the start but we will see how they grow. That aside. New born life after 6 years is absolutely wild,…

First two weeks

Well, Kiddo 2 it turns out was born at 25th centile but did what all babies do and dropped down to the 9th. So much for having an 88th ish centile kiddo... smaller than kiddo 1 at the start but we will see how they grow. That aside. New born life after 6 years is absolutely wild, I've forgotten more than I learned and its like swimming fresh again in a torrent of what the hell is this.

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Week 40 The original birth plan was up in the air for a long while, I was very 50/50 on whether I would do a repeat caesarean. Eventually when we did the growth scans and it being another big baby (it was estimated 88th, then 76th then back to 86th centiles through the scans) I decided it was…

Week 40

The original birth plan was up in the air for a long while, I was very 50/50 on whether I would do a repeat caesarean. Eventually when we did the growth scans and it being another big baby (it was estimated 88th, then 76th then back to 86th centiles through the scans) I decided it was likely to be safer to repeat C section.

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Overwhelmed Well... I hadn't expected all this. The day after the midwife appointment I got a call at like 8.30am from the maternity unit. They asked me to come in for blood tests. So of course my nosy self was like why? Turns out my PCR (protein in the wee) previous result was 38, the sample the…

Kira and Xavier have two things in common: neither is in a place to start a relationship and they're extremely attracted to each other. It's only natural that they become friends with benefits. All too soon, they're torn between following their hearts, or risking everything. #QuestPit #R #Q #A

THE STARLESS SEA x HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE When she becomes haunted by shadows & a mysterious stranger with eyes of fire, Augusta is forced into a desolate world she's only ever dreamed about, & must decide if she's willing to sacrifice everything to save it. #QuestPit #W #Q #F #R #A

Week 36 The countdown is ticking. Around week 34 it became official the doctors were less tentative to say the words preeclampsia around me. Shortly after my last post I found myself in and out of maternity like a hot potato. Blood and protein still in pee. Weeks long headaches that started to…

THE STARLESS SEA x HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE When she becomes haunted by shadows and a mysterious stranger with eyes of fire, Augusta is forced into a desolate world she’s only ever dreamed about, and must decide if she’s willing to sacrifice everything to save it. #PosterPit #A #F #W #Q

Perfectionism and writing There comes a point where perfectionism can actively hinder creativity, especially writing. Especially when you are stuck between doing and avoidance. Having been assigned therapy homework on perfectionism I can see its impact in my writing. I am avoiding doing writing…

32 weeks eeek Well we are at 32 weeks in and the only thing I want to do is scream internally. Things are getting real. We are now past viability but the stress hasn't gone away. Of course it would be too smooth sailing to assume future offspring intends to behave. We keep finding protein and…

Moodboard time for JUST ADD WATER while #Revpitwaiting 🪼 professional mermaids 🪼 one camper 🪼 golden retriever x black cat 🪼 workplace romance 🪼 forced proximity 🪼 women in STEM THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS X NOT SAFE FOR WORK Send out so many queries yesterday too 🤞 #amquerying #agentguide

DEEPLY ROOTED 🌿 ✨Light academia ✨Slow burn yearning ✨Botanical university with dark secrets Sharing a fresh moodboard while I'm #RevPitWaiting 🤞🥰

Writing Slump I suppose it was going to eventually happen. With a cross between being exhausted from hormones and just being plain exhausted by growing a human my writing mojo has really suffered. Now I am at the point where I desperately want to get back into it but don't know where to start. I…

#UnhingedPit #MY #SPEC #Q If Dunder Mifflin had a Fell’s Hollow office… “There’s been a murder, I do declare!”

AITA I fell in love with the son of the devil instead of making the alliance with the “good” guys to save my kind? #unhingedpit #f #r #w #na

If Ali Hazelwood and Andy Weir wrote a book, it would be CHEMPORTAL, a sci-fi romcom with real chemistry. Now querying! Two awkward scientists on an alternate Earth must overcome their mutual dislike to save the world. But their experiments - and their growing feelings - threaten to explode.

QUILL, a cozy, wholesome romantasy that explores grief, loss, environmentalism, geopolitics, craftsmanship, and breaking generational cycles… all through the lens of a magical quill maker named Poppy. #cupit #CRF #agentsguide

Heartbroken by the man she loves, Amaya now has to vacate her home, too So, OF COURSE she thinks an arranged marriage will solve all her problems! When Ashraf proposes marriage minus love, it’s ideal & they tie the knot How long before their arrangement becomes inconvenient? #Cupit #A #CR

What happens when a chemistry professor writes a romance? If that prof is me, you get CHEMPORTAL, in which two awkward scientists battle cults, corporations, and unwanted feelings as they try to invent fertilizer. Plus, feminist takes on science history. And maybe aliens. #CuPit #Q #A #SF #R

Here is my list for #Cupit 1. Healing Silver #W #A #RF 2. Our Bridge of Stars #W #A #CR 3. Beauty in the Gardens #W #NA #RR 4. A Home in Hermann #W #A #HR #CR

Yaaaay #CUPIT time! disgraced actor formerly known as America's Boyfriend VS. serial reality TV villain. three weeks, three fan conventions, and a whole lot of antics. ❤️romcom (com heavy) 📺celebrity hijinks 😈characters behaving badly 🌈mlm enemies to lovers #CR #RC #LGBT

EmHen x Mastermind Genius tech-CEO Myra Waseem's carefully controlled life comes crumbling down when her contract husband is hired to file a patent for her startup. 💘 "what are emotions" x "when will you realise I'm in love with you" 💘 Black cat FMC x Golden retriever MMC #Cupit #A #CR #RC #POC

Victoria's willing to play dirty to find inspiration for her next novel, even if that means agreeing to six dates with the hot-as-the-sun owner of her favorite coffee shop. Good thing he'll never find out...unless he happens to be her anonymous beta reader 👀 Now querying! #Cupit #A #CR

HURRICANE WARS X BRIDGE KINGDOM Forced into an arranged marriage as a fragile peace treaty, two powerful witches must learn to trust each other in order to prevent war across their Realms. But will their love be enough to stop a war? #A #RF #MH #OWN #CuPit

NOW QUERYING An #agentsguide to JUST ADD WATER // adult romcom 🪼 professional mermaids 🪼 one camper 🪼 golden retriever x black cat 🪼 workplace romance 🪼 forced proximity 🪼 women in STEM THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS X GIVE ME BUTTERFLIES X NOT SAFE FOR WORK #Cupit #R #CR #RC #A #NA #Q