What a roller coaster life has been for the past m…

What a roller coaster life has been for the past month! Sleeplessness, dirty nappies, crying… all made worthwhile by the beauty of our daughter’s smiles! …our daughter. I’m still gettting used to that phrase. It is taking me a while to get used to theidea of being a mother. I sure there is nothing that can quite prepare you for the transistion to mother (or father) hood. However while our attention is clearly dominated by baby at the moment, life goes on. Luis is back at university for his final semester, taking papers in development studies, politics and sociology. Finding time to study is obviously more difficult now but it is encouraging to finally be close to finishing. I remain on leave from thesis writing, although if baby is settled I hope to get back into editing the thesis over the next week or two.While life is now a relentless rountine of feeding, changing and sleeping, I am managing to get out and about most days- shopping, walking and trips to the university. Maya has been to university four times already, firstly for a morning tea with Development Studies staff and students who wanted to welcome her (and have some cuddles!), and then weekly for seminars and meetings. She is certainly very popular there, and the outings provide me with a break from the house and some food for my brain! We also managed a trip to Wellington a couple of weeks ago to visit Maya’s Grandma and Grandad. While there Maya had a lot of visitors as well as visits to friends, shopping trips and walks, all of which she coped with very well. Now Maya has passed the one month mark, life is now settling into more of a routine. I will hopefully have more time to study, do the housework- and update this site! So check back soon.