The First Time Mum

I have a car! Wahoo! Having my own transport again is an absolute game changer and means I can come and go as I please with Peggy. Now there will be no stopping us, so I’m looking forward to some baby classes and getting Peggy swimming. Thank you so much to Hayden’s family for finding me the UFO (as we call it).

The weather has been so lovely recently. Spring is definitely on the way. Hayden’s parents and younger brother stayed with us last weekend. As always this was a great time, filled with lots of food and drink! Larry also had an outing to the beach, and it was just the best day. Sun shining, Larry and all the other animals and Peggy enjoying life. I feel so lucky to have the beach on our doorstep. If this was in the UK and it was a nice day, I probably wouldn’t be able to move for people on the beach, but here… not a sole to be seen. Just bloody lovely.

So, life is incredibly sociable at the moment which is great. Yesterday, Peggy and I had a girl’s trip to Oamaru. I had great intentions of getting to the baby music class Wriggle and Rhyme but sadly it wasn’t to be. It took me an hour longer to get out the house than planned, so although things weren’t going to plan, I ventured out anyway. Peggy decided against her morning nap, so she was very noisy, her car seat had moved, and I couldn’t work out how to recline it further, I couldn’t get the pram in the back of the ute because it was soaking wet, then I struggled to fit it on the back seat. By which point Hayden turned up and I was close to exploding. Luckily the calming influence helped.

Coffee was first on the list. Peggy was now in her new car seat, which she loves! Quite happily sat in the back blowing bubbles.

We made it to Oamaru in one piece, got the pram out and proceeded to shut my thumb in the car door. Lots of swearing could probably be heard from a few miles away.

Anyway, it was a lovely sunny day, so we had a nice wander around town and lunch in Badger and Mackerel cafe. Peggy was in her pram, so I certainly appreciated the shops with open or automatic doors and no steps! The things you notice since having a baby….

We finished our trip by christening the new ute with a nappy change on the front seat.

Last night we also ventured over to Middlemarch to have dinner with Dad number two, Lindsay. He is off to the UK this weekend and hopefully will catch up with my parents. I hope he has an amazing time and thank you for being the best second Dad I could wish for!