An Extra Special Christmas! Guest Post By Fi

Hi Everyone,

First of all a big thank you to Debbie at Random Musings for giving me the opportunity to introduce myself to you all.

My name is Fi and I am a 32 year old first time Mummy to be (due any moment now).

I have always loved writing and after a bit of a rough time last year when I was a bit down, I used writing as an outlet and I was so happy to find it was really well received.

So when I found out I was pregnant I thought why not combine the two; they are both things I am really passionate about and I love that some of the items I write about help others. So Beauty, Baby and Me was born.

I am a very honest writer and I think this reflects really well in my blog; I see it that as mums and mums-to-be we are all in it together and to be honest about doubts, fears and anticipation helps readers identify with me.

I adore writing my blog. I am so proud of it and the feedback it has received. I’ve had a few people ask me to continue to write it after my little one arrives and I 100% will, probably even more so than I do now (baby permitting).

I want to continue blogging my journey into mummy hood as I find it a really therapeutic outlet, getting your thoughts and feelings down on paper and using that honesty to help others with queries or in similar situations. And I think it will help me to cope if and when any challenging times arise.

I think there are lots of other mums out there going through this huge life changing journey together and to be able to read about someone who is going through similar trials and tribulations, I hope, will be of comfort and hopefully my style of writing will make people laugh a bit too. It means so much when I get comments from readers saying they’ve found what I’ve written helpful or it’s cheered them up.  And I think that’s my aim in general.

It is still very early days in terms of my blog and I am still learning a lot, I have quickly learnt it’s not as easy as getting a few followers and off you go, it’s about creating your own identity within the massive blogging community.

But I love doing it and the support from fellow bloggers makes a huge difference.  I can’t wait to further my blogging journey and I hope it will continue to be successful and that you all continue to enjoy my honesty and humour.

So of course, Christmas is just around the corner.

Now usually for me Christmas means parties, shopping, an excuse to buy the newest sparkly eye shadow from Dior and of course the odd glass of Prosecco.

I love Christmas; any excuse to put fairy lights up around the house.

But I have never felt as excited about Christmas as much as I am this year. Although my baby will be a matter of weeks old, I feel as though this year will be so magical.

A lot of people I’ve said this to have said “Oh it will be more magical next year when the baby has more understanding”. And in fairness they are right; he or she will have far more understanding next year.

But to be quite honest, this Christmas is going to be magical for me and hubs. It might sound silly or even selfish, but we want it to magical for us as a little family.

We took a fair while to fall pregnant so we were unbelievably grateful when we got our positive test (or ten – I did quite a few just to be sure). So when we found out he or she would be due in the festive season it was like the cherry on the cake. We are both huge fans of Christmas and family is massively important to us. So to have the two combined and it being about our little family is like a dream come true.

Of course we plan to spend Christmas day with our family and other days visiting friends and introducing our baby to everyone, one of the things we planned quite some time ago, and are really excited about, is having our very own Christmas just the three of us in our house.

It may sound daft, back to the whole baby not understanding a thing beyond my boobs at such a young age, but we really wanted to have a proper Christmas day together as a family. I’ve even said I’d like us to have a Christmas dinner together – any excuse.

It is quite hard trying to explain to people why this is so important to me but it really is. It is always important to have time together, the three of you, bonding when your first baby is born.

Christmas is a busy time of year as it is and ours will be even more so this year with lots of excited visitors meeting our baby. So I think having a day tucked up together, as a family, will be so calming and relaxing, not just for me and my husband but for the baby too.

Babies can become very overstimulated with constantly being passed from person to person and at this crucial young age, it’s more important that baby is getting used to me and his or her dad. Of course some people don’t understand this at all, or think it is a lot of nonsense, but one thing I’ve learnt during pregnancy is to go with your gut instinct and if you feel the need for a day hibernating away with your new baby and other half then go for it.

There are so many things to look forward to with a newborn baby; not just finding out if it’s a girl or a boy (although having said that we can’t wait to find out) and who it looks like, but all the daft little cute things a new baby does that just melts your heart; when they squeeze your finger, when they stare at you fixated on your eyes (yes, baby is probably just trying to work out who the hell you are, but to you that’s the look of love), giving their gorgeous tiny feet kisses and seeing the look of adoration on your other halves face for both you and the baby.

These are the moments I really can’t wait for this Christmas; I can’t wait to see my husband with our child in his arms. And when I think back to what I used to enjoy Christmas for its nothing compared to the things I’m going to see, experience and feel this year.

I couldn’t care less about presents, sparkly eyeshadow or a new outfit for Christmas day – I am going to be one happy mumma with my gorgeous baby, a ridiculously happy husband and a lot of love in my heart, even if I am shattered, sleep deprived and have sore nipples. And I can’t wait.

Thank you Fi for your fab guest post. Don’t forget to show Fi some love – leave her some lovely comments below.