Life with my little ray of sunshine
Ruby turned 4 weeks old this week! To describe the last few weeks in emojis would be a mixture of every facial expression covering all crazy emotions, some morphing into each other at the same time. Such a beautiful time but wow a massive shock to the system. Being a florist for the last 10 years comes with the territory of being an early riser for the Sydney flower market visits. If I wasn’t a morning person I couldn’t imagine what kind of human I would be right now! The first few weeks I was totally not fussed with the around the clock Miss Ruby feeds. If anything I was thinking wow im handling this whole no sleep and keeping up with life quite well! Hitting 4 weeks I feel like a confused sleep deprived scattered zombie. In saying that I am super lucky she is a pretty chilled relaxed bubba. She is going to be the cutest off sider when I get back into my creative element working with the flowers!
Ill be keeping up with the journal but not taking on daily orders or event work at the moment. I think working on my blog gives me a feeling of still being connected to my flower world which is so soothing to me. Today it got me thinking… what have I learnt bring this beautiful little girl into the world! I jotted a few points down below.
5 top things I have learnt with a newborn baby:
*Having a caesarean is bloody painful. Anyone who says having a c section is the easy way out to child birth is crazy. I struggled a little at the beginning because moving and twisting just hurt. It was frustrating! I just wanted to move on with this new chapter but I was limited with what I could do. Not to mention still not being able to drive…. Cabin fever for sure! Note to self – be a little more gentle on yourself. It takes awhile to heal so don’t be so impatient!
* Juggling life and business can work one day and not the next. Being consistent getting back to emails and wedding quotes on time can either go like a dream or I look like I have fallen off the face of the earth and don’t reply for days. Generally people are awesome and totally understand. One lady did send me an email expressing her disappointment on not replying to her within 24 hours. All you can do is laugh… or let it get to you and cry. My emotions are all over the place so I did both!
* Stay away from Google! You will work it out on your own rather than reading doom and gloom stories that could possibly go wrong.
* All the pretty outfits you planned on changing her into each day never really happens. You pick the easiest Bonds wonder suit which zips up quickly. We don’t go out anyways! Comfort and functionality over pretty bows works well for me at the moment.
* My girlfriends are just awesome. They truly are.
Have a beautiful day!
Jo x