Motherhood - A Change in Creativity

Since becoming a new mama I find my creativity has spilled into new areas of my life. Instead of being work oriented I am a loving mama to 9 month old Eva, and she is my number one priority in life now.

Just home from hospital

I don't know if I can still be so full on passionate about web design anymore as I am so happy being a mummy to my sweet angel. Becoming a mum has changed me, I have adopted a slower, easier pace of life just so I can enjoy every moment with my little one. I cannot believe the time has flown by so fast already as it seems like minutes ago she was only just born and the weather was getting colder. Now we have moved into our new house, which is a big adjustment, and are coping with the hot Summer we are having here for a change! (A very nice change I might add)

Mumma and Bubas

I'm often asked 'What's next? Are you going back to college, or work?' I ponder this quite often but what is so wrong with enjoying being a mum? I always wanted this more than anything in the whole world. Way over getting qualifications or traveling and earning lots of money. I have found new happiness in being a mother and just being a mother. I enjoy cooking from scratch everyday, making a home for my family and playing with this wonderful sweet child I created with my partner. Thankfully Martin is supportive as he also feels its right for Eva to have a stay at home Mum, and perhaps in time have a little brother or sister too!

I would like to start blogging again at least but this blog may be very different outlet for me than what it was before.

Thanks for reading and hopefully I can muster up the courage to continue writing more.

Brigid Visser

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I am a NEW Mummy!

I haven't blogged in ages, I have been far tobusy adjusting to life as a new Mum to my baby girl Eva Joy Reay.
Born on the 21.10.12 at 6.04am weighing 8 pounds and 1 ounce. Life has been a whirlwind lately and I barely have the time to catch my breath.  Thankfully we are all starting to adjust to life together and things are getting easier to do now. I can't believe she is almost 6 weeks old tomorrow, time really has flown by!

my baby girl Eva Joy Reay - a few days old!

cheeky baby smile!

 I thought I should update my blog and let everyone know I am keeping my commitments to a minimum right now so I can focus on bonding and being with my baby girl, so please don't be offended if I don't reply straight away. Thanks for reading and sharing my joy!

 

Brigid Visser

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Professional, creative, media design from CR8:V-Design.

Contact me: brigid.visser

Maternity Leave Joys

Hey all, I have not been feeling myself at all lately. Least of all because of the jumble of emotions I am feeling every day (3 weeks to go now!) because of lack of sleep etc. I swear I get no sleep these days, I am up through the night so many times to visit the loo ( I can manage in the dark now without even opening my eyes!) OH and so annoying, the only time my boyfriend then puts the toilet seat down is at night!?? WHY BOTHER??? And he does it even though I tell him DON'T! Its now a habit with him.. Nobody wants to head to the toilet, with their eyes still closed, pull down their pants, and hit the cold toilet lid! That wakes you up right there!

Then, aside from frequent toilet visits, I sometimes get woken up and wonder, 'Hey, why am I awake?' and I think 'Do I need a pee? hmmm No' and I realise, someone else has woken up. The baby! By now I have learned to deal with it, switch the light on and grab a book. At the moment its Game Of Thrones, 21 days to go and I reckon I will have read the whole trilogy by the time she arrives. Good book by the way. She decides to wake up at the same times every night now so I am getting used to it, and hope that when she's here she can keep that pattern.
I hope to co-sleep with her so she can breastfeed at night, and I won't miss feeling her close by as well. My boyfriend is against this as he thinks he will roll over her, but I tell him she will be on my side anyway, far away from him.

Today I just had to say something about it all as I feel awful, have had a headcold and stomach bug for a couple of weeks now and I hope she doesn't decide to appear early as I want to be well over this. Right now it really doesn't help trying to sleep with a banging sore head and churning stomach.

AND... I have been nesting since like JUNE! Its not gone away, the whole house is transformed and I can't see there being a limit to what I want to do. Right now I am working on sewing up some cushions. But then the sewing machine I borrowed from my boyfriends mum decided to not work for me and in my sleep deprived way I just decided to go buy a new one today.

Please wish me luck, I want to get these cushions sewed asap and I am determined the living room will all match and be tastefully decadent by the time my baby decides to make her appearance.

Enough said. Here's a cute picture. 

Maggie the cat curled in a ball this morning

Brigid Visser

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Professional, creative, media design from CR8:V-Design.

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My week in pictures

Maggie and Midnight licking the bowl - aww babies

splat nails, used a straw and blew the paint on

OMG friends? for all of 5 mins

35 weeks and 4 days

As you can see been busy baking and chilling with my nanimals, feeling a lot more tired these days, thank god for time off!

Brigid Visser

contact@cr8v-design.com

www.cr8v-design.com

Professional, creative, media design from CR8:V-Design.

Contact me: brigid.visser

Snaps taken the night of the meteor shower

I already shared these on facebook but thought I would also update my photography section on blogger for folks who aren't necessarily followers of my facebook page.

This one's for you guys!

Some snaps I quickly took at the side of the road the night of the meteor shower  (link here as well http://cr8v-design.blogspot.co.uk/p/photography.html), WISH I had been awake around the time the meteors fell though! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9559670/Spectacular-meteor-shower-over-Britain.html

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