One Year On...

On Sunday 19^th July 2015 Rob and I celebrated our one year wedding anniversary. It is hard to believe one year has passed already since we said our “I dos” and danced under the Summer sun surrounded by our most loved friends and family. It was such a special day and we decided to mark the joyous occasion of our first anniversary with a trip to London, breakfast at the Sky Garden followed by drinks along the South Bank, lapping up the sun and riverside views.

But we had another little reason to make this weekend just gone particularly celebratory. It was the time we revealed to our family and friends that Rob and I are going to be parents next year (cue lots of excitable screams and warm, happy hugs). It has been a secret we have been sitting on for the past couple of months, desperate to share our news but anxious to keep everything quiet until we saw our little human on that screen, wiggling away. And boy did he/she wiggle!  

To say we are over the moon with this new direction in our lives would be an understatement. We are delighted beyond words. I have always wished to be a mum. It is a journey I feel I have been prepared for ever since I was about 18 years old! Therefore it was always a hope and dream that I would get to have children very soon after we got married so I feel incredibly blessed that it has happened for us, and I am thankful every day that I get to experience this with Rob by my side.

I know the next six months aren’t always going to be rosy, things will get tough and tiring, my body will change and my priorities will shift but I feel ready to embrace it all and I look forward to documenting this adventure right here on my blog. I know baby bumps and maternity wear isn’t going to be everyone’s cup of tea so I promise to keep up my beauty reviews but balance it out with some mum-to-be type updates as we go along, partly for my benefit so I can look back in a year’s time and reflect on this amazing journey and transformation I am about to undertake. Bye bye abs!!

I plan to begin with a little overview of my first trimester and capture how I have been feeling, emotionally and physically, from the moment I found out to now, twelve weeks on. I also want to share with you how I have been handling my fitness and exercise since being pregnant, what small changes I’ve made to my food choices to benefit me and baby and my aims for a fit, happy pregnancy in body and mind over the next six months.

When I took to twitter and Instagram (@pinkpixiedoll) on Sunday night to announce my happy news I was truly overwhelmed with everyone’s kind, supportive comments and messages. My phone went crazy! I just wanted to say again how thankful I am for everyone’s congratulations and how it has just added to the excitement that we were already feeling. It really is the most special feeling knowing I am going to be a mummy next year to my very own child and it is by the far the best anniversary present I could have ever received. I really hope you enjoy my blog updates and I can’t wait to share this adventure with you all.

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