So last weekend was my first Mother’s Day as a mother. Romain had planned to head to curl curl beach for a picnic as it was the very beach he and I sat on the day before Laly was born, both of us waiting (im)patiently for her late arrival. We thought it would be a nice idea to take her back to the place where perhaps, the crashing waves woke her from her cozy womb slumber and brought her into the world. However, it happened to be a very windy autumn day and although we persisted and spread out our blanket on the cold sand, Laly wasn’t impressed. It seems she is not a fan of windy cold beach weather (who knew!). We lasted about 20 minutes, scoffing down our cafe quiches and heading back to the warmth of the car. We ditched the idea of finding another spot for our picnic and decided to go and surprise my Mum for Mother’s Day instead. Mum was rapt.
Laly is already 3 months old. Time seems to have flown by, although I remember feeling quite the opposite in those first 6 weeks. Everyone kept saying it would get easier and I honestly thought they were all lying, but now I know they were not. I feel like a pro now, understanding the different communicative cries of my baby girl and instinctively responding. It’s a good feeling.
Experiencing my first Mother’s Day as a mother made it all the more real.
So, after visiting my mum and dad, we drove back home, continued with the evening ritual of bath, feed, and bed, then even though we were both exhausted, Romain and I had a romantic dinner at the dining table. It had been months since the table had been cleared for dining. Romain cooked one of my favourite French meals – tartiflette – and we shared a mini bottle of Moët & Chandon which a lovely friend had given me a couple months ago in celebration of Laly’s arrival. It was my first glass of champagne in a year and it. was. divine.
We toasted to our new lives together as parents, and reminisced about the fun times we’d shared with friends in Amsterdam on our houseboat, at this very table.
xx
PS composing blog posts is really hard with a busy bubba. I am amazed at how other bloggers appear to have seamlessly transitioned from blogger to mother-blogger. How? If I manage to put on a load of washing, feed & dress myself, and get out the door for a walk that is quite the accomplishment – anything outside of all that is a miracle.
WOW!!! Pia gorgeous post as always and what incredibly beautiful eyes your little girl has…. Just wanted to share with you a post I did on my blog this week…Your book I think will be part of my heart for a very long time. Take care Cathy http://cathypentondesigns.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/one-of-my-favourite-books.htm
May 20th, 2012 | #
Laly is absolutely adorable! I am so happy for you and Romain, a baby is such a blessing! xo
May 20th, 2012 | #
Oh how gorgeous and special! Congratulations lovely lady! I can’t wait to meet you and your little ball of joy one day soon!
With love, Ebony xoxo
May 20th, 2012 | #
It certainly is a miracle! you do only what you can do & all those things that don’t have to be done, shouldn’t be. Enjoy your baby, even the busy tricky moments. One day you’ll look back in wonder at this beautiful time in your lives. Congratulations on your first mothers day! x
May 20th, 2012 | #
Congratulations – such a gorgeous post with stunning photos. Wow you are achieving lots – I didn’t get out of my pj’s for the first month!!! Fxx
May 20th, 2012 | #
Your baby girl is so beautiful, her eyes are gorgeous!
So cool to have a romantic dinner at mothers’ day 🙂
XX!
May 20th, 2012 | #
oh a beautiful post! beautiful little girl! reminds me of my 1st Mother’s Day and the surprise feeling of ‘oh, I’m one of those now!’
May 20th, 2012 | #
What beautiful photos. Glad to hear it is all feeling easier. Mamas are superheroes, aren’t they?
May 20th, 2012 | #
So sweet to read! “Everyone kept saying it would get easier and I honestly thought they were all lying,[]” I almost had to cry reading this sentence! Its so hard those first few weeks, I wonder why nobody warns pregnant women for those hard first weeks. But in the end everything is worth it. Sounds like you had a wonderful 1st mothersday, its a special day, right? Enjoy your road on motherhood 🙂
May 20th, 2012 | #
by the way: your daughter is so so so beautiful!! These photo’s are amazing. You look wonderful as well.
May 20th, 2012 | #
Such lovely photos what a beautiful girl, yr friend was right it gets easier with a baby, but do cherish every moment they grow so fast and change every day, every moment is special. My oldest is 23 and I look at her about to go off to travel the world in wonder wondering where all this years have gone. Love your books x
May 20th, 2012 | #
Beautiful pictures and such a beautiful baby girl, glad you’re loving motherhood.
May 20th, 2012 | #
you have a serene air about you
congratulations and enjoy
the years will fly by and
you will look at your beautiful daughter
on the cusp of womanhood
and remember these special days…
May 20th, 2012 | #
beautiful pia, such a joy.
May 20th, 2012 | #
Oh, Pia, this is such a beautiful post.
The photos are stunning. I’d want the first one framed big on the wall.
SO beautiful!
May 20th, 2012 | #
She is lovely – and she looks just like you! Happy mother’s day. For me, at least, motherhood has been the best part of life by far, and every day I thank my lucky stars. As for blogging…no, it’s not easy. Life is very full as a parent. But it does get easier as time goes on.
May 20th, 2012 | #
fun post, Pia, and encouraging too (I’m due with my first in the next month or so) and it’s nice to hear that the knowledge shakes down. 🙂 Congrats on your first mother’s day!
May 21st, 2012 | #
Wonderful photos of the beautiful mum and daughter duo. Glad you celebrated your first Mother’s Day in style! xx
May 21st, 2012 | #
Belated Happy Mothers Day. Everyday is a parents day for celebration. Today my eldest daughter called me to tell me she has her first wobbly tooth. Made me cry. Joy.
May 21st, 2012 | #
Nice post Pia!! xx
May 21st, 2012 | #
Your heart must bursting with happiness and warmth. She’s divine. x
May 21st, 2012 | #
Happy belated mother’s day! I am happy for you and Romain.. yes I do agree that having a baby is a blessing for a couple! Enjoy every moment of your motherhood!
May 21st, 2012 | #
She’s so so sweet. Sounds like you had a lovely day! My baby is about the same age as your little one. When my 2 year old girl was born…my head was in the clouds…and I couldn’t compose a sentence let alone a blog post 😉
May 21st, 2012 | #
wow…such beautiful photos of you & your baby girl. Laly is so beautiful. Glad to hear u had a lovely first mother’s day.
It made me smile to read your comment on finding your little routine & understanding her cries now….i remember how daunting it was as a first time mumma in the early stages of my baby girls life (now 5)& i am still learning every day….all part of the precious moments really, sharing & caring for a little one. xxx
May 21st, 2012 | #
Beautiful, mom!
May 21st, 2012 | #
She’s beautiful! Congratulations. x
May 21st, 2012 | #
Congratulation Pia, she’s really cute. She also look smart to be a three months old baby. But she’s a girl, that says it all.
May 22nd, 2012 | #
Like you with my first I couldn’t believe what people said to me about it getting easier! 6 weeks felt like an eternity away.. It was so tough with my first baby.. it took me a long while to adjust to life as a three. I am amazed that you have continued to write eloquent posts even when the mundane feels like such an achievement! Beautiful words and photos. Many congratulations to you on your first mother’s day!
May 22nd, 2012 | #
A mini bottle of champagne….what a great friend you must have 😉
May 23rd, 2012 | #
beautiful child, beautiful child…
May 23rd, 2012 | #
whoops meant to say beautiful child, beautiful mum!
May 23rd, 2012 | #
yes, she’s the best!! xox
May 23rd, 2012 | #
thanks so much Anthea.
May 23rd, 2012 | #
thank you! yes it feels like an amazing accomplishment when I do complete a blog post, your lovely positive comment helps inspire me to keep trying.
May 23rd, 2012 | #
Dear Pia,
congratulations to you and your beautiful baby! I know exactly how you feel! It is such a bumpy road for the first months. I’m so amazed that you are able to write such a lovely post-I didn’t even know where my computer could be. Or my head..
May 23rd, 2012 | #
She is gorgeous…so happy for you Pia!
May 23rd, 2012 | #
Oh Pia she is devine! Congratulations I have been so busy, too busy not to notice that you had given birth to such a beautiful girl! Enjoy this time, it is all too fleeting, soon she will be running around and chatting. Being a mother is the most wonderful, life altering experiences a woman could have. Also, the most humbling. Hugs to you!
May 23rd, 2012 | #
Dear Laly!
How beautiful you are!
One day I will come over for sure and kiss you on your sweet head! Bravo parents for delivering such an angel in to this world,
XXX Y
May 23rd, 2012 | #
She is absolutely gorgeous. Happy first Mothers Day, sounds like the day ended beautifully.
I had to laugh about your comment about Mummy Blogging because I thought and still think how do others do it. I’m glad I am not alone in that thought. My blogging has pretty much come to a stand still as Luka approaches two.
Instagram has become my new blogging platform. Something to be said for microblogging, perfect for Mums!
May 24th, 2012 | #
Ooooohhh…. The two of you are just soo beautiful! Wonderful photographs, warmed my heart. And you know what? With two little ones running around you, even writing a comment on a blog is a small miracle 🙂 Your first mother’s day sounds great! I bet they’ll only get better too! x x x
May 24th, 2012 | #
Magnifico !
Nice pics, beautifull little girl,….
You are very lucky and I wish you the best.
I found your blog few weeks ago, and I read all the pages … just one word….”wonderfull !”.
Long life x x x
May 26th, 2012 | #
Sounds like a wonderful first Mother’s Day!
May 26th, 2012 | #
Laly is a little darling. How lovely that all three girls got together for Mothers Day. Enjoy your baby, the years go by so quickly and nothing is more important 🙂
May 27th, 2012 | #
oh my goodness…
look how her little foot
fits so perfectly in your hand…
i remember such days as these…
and they were ever so lovely
and sweet…happy, happy day
dear mommie!
May 27th, 2012 | #
She is a gorgeous little girl 🙂 So glad you had a great mothers day just wait till you get the hand drawn cards your heart will just keep bursting with love :))
I know what you mean about blogging I just don’t know how people do it I am a terrible blogger (tee hee)hardly post but keep at it 🙂 You never have to worry your a true talent 🙂
May 27th, 2012 | #
What a little beauty! I’m so happy for you! I had a really hard time keeping up with blogging when my third arrived, but after a bit we got a hang of things and I’m sure you will too!
May 27th, 2012 | #
Sweet baby, sweet mum, sweet memories made.
May 28th, 2012 | #
just got your book at antropology in london!
loving it.
happy first mothers day.
Your life will never be the same, it’s going to be better.
May 28th, 2012 | #
Dear Pia,
You two are so lovely in these first Mother’s Day shots: just the picture of grace, natural elegance and a wonderful complicité!
Thank you for sharing this special moment. Even after three months, I would like to congratulate you and your Romain again on producing such an adorable little Laly!
xo
PS French Mother’s Day is this Sunday–you are going to have to celebrate all over again!
May 29th, 2012 | #
AMAZING POST:) Your blog is so wonderful..do you have twitter or FB??
If you want some décor inspiration from Sweden, check out my blog:)
Have an awesome week.
LOVE Maria at inredningsvis.se
(Sweden)
May 31st, 2012 | #
Such sweet sweet photos! Enjoy this time, it goes by too darn fast! (My baby girl turned one yesterday, and I’m still not sure how, or where the time went.) Every mother struggles to keep blogging, we just get to see the pretty end products. (Not the unbathed, still in pajamas, teeth unbrushed, mother with a mountain of laundry and 2 days worth of dishes in the sink.) Besides, if having to wait means a result as beautiful as this post…I don’t think anyone minds the wait.
June 2nd, 2012 | #
Pia, Laly is an angel you must be so so happy, time flies and can only imagine juggling a baby and blogging along with everything else!!
Gorgeous post and pics.
Carla x
June 5th, 2012 | #
Pia, I’m writing this before I get sidetracked and forget. Am reading the remarkable new novel by Gillian Mears called Foal’s Bread. There is a wonderful thread in the novel about hearts that makes me think of you and your project. The book is a small masterpiece. Worth reading both for the hearts and for itself alone. Thought you’d like to know. Xx
June 6th, 2012 | #
What a beautiful first for you Pia, congratulations.
She is a little doe eyed doll.
I remember my first Mother’s Day 16 years ago, my husband bought me a gold chain and pendant with No 1 MUM on it. I was so proud and delighted. I still have it stashed away with my other firsts.
Belinda xx
June 15th, 2012 | #
Oh Pia, I remember that first 6 weeks so well! I really does feel endless, doesn’t it? My baby will be off to school next year… and I’ve only really got the hang of working and mum-ing this last 12 months… Do we ever really perfect it though? I think not, but the efforts are all rewarding, in their own way. You have such a loyal readership, that people will support you to take your time, and be a “slow mum”…
June 15th, 2012 | #
such a beautiful post and your daughter is just amazingly sweet! she looks like you! and i even laughed about that “who knew she didn’t like windy and cold beaches?” 🙂 and don’t worry about taking the time you need, she needs, your family needs! i’m not a mum, and i often need that time away to clear my head, to rest from all the online presence… so enjoy lovely laly!
June 17th, 2012 | #
so lovely dress she’s wearing:D
July 2nd, 2012 | #
Nearly finished with My Heart Wanders and fully inspired, so thank you for that. I stopped by as I haven’t been visiting blogs with summertime upon us and was thrilled to get a peek at that gorgeous girlie of yours. Could you just eat. her. up??? She is absolutely gorgeous Pia- truly. As a mum of four boys you’re best to keep far from Seattle or Vancouver as I would surely “borrow” her- what fun she must be!
xx
July 10th, 2012 | #
What a beautiful family, I wish you all the joy in the world, as I am sure everyone does. Even though we dont know you personally, owning your books and reading your words and looking through your eyes is an incredible priviledge. Thank you so much Jane and bless you all xxx
October 31st, 2012 | #