Master 7 Months

I woke up this morning looked at Master 6 months sleeping in my arms and realized he was now Master 7 months. Oh my, where did the time go?

7 months ago I gave birth to this beautiful baby boy on this very same bed. My husband devillered him without having any idea on what he was doing. My mate turned up just as the baby started crying then started to take photos.(thank you Jenn) The ambulance turned up a few mins latter and then my midwife walked in the door. 7 months ago I became a mother for the 4th time.

I spent my whole pregnancy loving this baby not not being in love with him. I didn't want 4 children so I did not have a closeness to this baby at all. I spent my time wondering what the hell I was doing. Then I gave birth to  Master 7 months and  everything changed. I felt like I was strong and that I could do anything.( I still feel that now. ) I felt in control and I felt a closeness to this baby.I was in love with this baby.  I believe giving birth at home ( even if it was not the plan) gave me this closeness.

7 months on and I love being a mum to my 4 little ducks. I could not see my life any other way.

Looking after Mum

When my first little man came into the world my life changed. Everything became about my Husband and my baby. Before I knew it baby number 2 and 3 where in the mix. I was so focused on everyone else that I forgot about me. As a result I became unhappy, my skin started to look awful, I got fat and I always seamed to have a cold or some other illness. When baby number 3 was about 11 months old I looked at myself in the mirror and couldn't believe who I saw. I started to wonder who this person in the mirror was. I had lost myself.


A few weeks latter I found out baby number 4 was on the way. That was the day I decided I was going to find me. I was going to look after me.

When I started looking after myself. I got happy. I started playing with my children, I started to enjoy being a SAHM, I started to enjoy life. My skin became clear and it started to get colour in it. Then when I gave birth to baby 4 I found out I had lost heaps of weight. 26kgs of weight. I also realized I was no longer sick all the time.  If I did get sick I got over it quicker.


Mums take some time each day to look after you.


Eat healthy food most of the time. I love food. All food, good and bad. I make sure I eat well most of the time but I do enjoy eating "sometimes" food. Some weeks I eat to much  "sometimes" foods but most of the time I eat good stuff.

Drink water. I never realized how much water my body needed. I drink between 2 - 4 litters of water a day. depending on how much I am moving and how hot the day is. At first I was going to the toilet all the time but as my body got used to all the water my skin started to look wonderful and I started to get more energy.


Exercise Do something you enjoy. I love walking and I go for at least a 20min walk every day. It is good for mental health. It gives you time to think.


Sleep If you don't sleep there is no way in the world you are going to be able to exercise. Your more then likely going to want to sit on the lounge chair all day.  You will more then likely not drink water because you will want coffee, tea, coke etc to help you stay awake.

Mt Wash A Lot

Having four children means I have plenty of washing. I used to have a huge problem keeping up with it all. It got so bad that my bathroom and laundry floor was covered in dirty washing. The master bedroom floor was full of clean washing and we still had nothing to wear. In the end I got so fed up with it that I started a system.

My washing system is simple. Washing is done everyday except Saturday. This way everything gets washed, I know what everyone owns and we always have something to wear.

Monday - Colours
Tuesday - Bedding and towels
Wednesday - darks
Thursday - catchup day. ( we all have weeks were we don't get everything done.)
Friday - towels
Saturday - rest
Sunday- darks and whites

After I started this new system I  noticed that some people in the family had more clothing then they needed while other members had next to nothing. This was because I was never quite sure what we owned. So I sorted all of the clothes out.

Master Noah and Master Joshua
16 Shirts (they share shirts)
12 shorts (each)
6 church/town/going out shirts (boys share)
2 dress shorts (each)
5 uniforms sets (Master Noah)

Miss Leah
10 shirts
9 skirts
5 shorts
8 leggings
7 dresses

Master Oliver

12 jumpsuits
3 overals ( I have a soft spot for overals)
5 singlets
5 shorts
5 shirts

I am no longer pulling my hair out and my children always have something they can wear.