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Fiji: tips for travellers

Fiji: tips for travellers

August 31, 2012AbbiAdd comment

(Backdated entry. Written in December 2012) As I write this, a huge storm: cyclone Evan is battling through Fiji, after having destroyed a lot of places in Samoa. Storms and floods affected Fiji the previous year and it really saddens me to see this happen again, as the people in Fiji really are not as well off as those in the Western world.   Throughout my time in...

Flashpacking in Fiji at the Blue Lagoon Beach Resort

August 9, 2012Abbi2 comments

Fiji is often looked at as a bit of a paradise island. Somewhere that honeymooners would go, or families from neighbouring countries such as Australia and New Zealand. As I was living in Christchurch, and it was approaching Winter, I felt that I needed a dose of sun, and researched into getting myself to Fiji. I got some cheap flights, thanks to Air New...

Today we had our first little family outing to @batemansnt 🍂 Throughout my earlier maternity leave, we visited several @nationaltrust trust properties, with Bateman’s being a firm favourite. .. We visited Bateman’s just four days before our baby girl arrived. At that time we enjoyed the much sunnier weather and spent time talking about her arrival. What would she look like and how we would be as parents? We couldn’t have imagined how different things would look. Today we returned and again had a lovely long walk, which felt so easy with our @ergobabyuk carrier. It was so nice to have her close to me and be able to freely walk around. It is a bit of a mission getting out of the house these days, but having these days out as a family of three is just gold 💛 It’s like she’s been here all along 🥰 ➡️ swipe left for the last picture I had taken at this exact spot! .. 📸: @chrisjphotography
✨ F o u r t h T r i m e s t e r H o n e s t y ✨ Over these past few weeks I’ve tried to go about life as I did pre pregnancy. I knew life with a newborn would be challenging but still have felt that I would have had it all together 🤱🏻 We absolutely love our little girl. However this new normal has been a difficult transition. Lately I’ve felt like a shadow of my former self: I have been trying to keep up with how life was before she arrived and it has been exhausting. I need to remember that we have a 17 day old baby and we are all learning together. #worldmentalhealthday #maternalmentalhealth #honestparenting #fourthtrimester #newmum #letsbehonest #areyouok
My entire World is now lying right here 💕 I said that I wouldn’t be one of those people that constantly posts about their babies, but what do you know, I am! 👶🏼 Our babe is now 2 weeks old and we finally got her settled enough to have a photo session with daddy! I can see so much change in her already. She’s a total stunner - even when she’s screaming the house down! 📷: @chrisjphotography
“Why won’t you stop crying?” This is something I find myself saying to our little girl, particularly at 4am. She had been changed, clothed and fed and still I couldn’t settle her. I felt like a failure as a mum, not being able to meet her needs. I then needed to remind myself that she too has been on a big journey to get here. She’s come from a temperature controlled and safe environment where she was fed. Now she’s being touched, held and had a nappy put on her. There are new sights and sounds and it’s tough for a newborn. We are all learning together, and taking it one day at a time 💕 #newborn #myworld #igettoloveyou #honestparenting
✨S e p t e m b e r t w e n t y t h i r d✨ Last week our lives totally changed. Our little lady finally arrived to meet us 🥰 She is 6 pounds 6 oz of pure perfection and is our absolute world right now. This past week we have all been getting to know each other and we have been getting used to eating one handed and being nocturnal!
In a maximum of 10 days we will be meeting our little girlie and we couldn’t be more excited 👶🏼💕 She may not have arrived by her “due date” but she is not late. She will arrive in her own perfect timing 🥰 📸: @chrisjphotography
✨ F o r t y w e e k s ✨ It’s my “due date” today. However, only a very small percentage of babies arrive on this given day, and it’s pretty safe to say that I don’t think I’ll be one of them at this stage of the evening. I have been really fortunate to have had a relatively easy pregnancy and right now I feel really good. I am staying active by walking and taking each day as it comes. Planning day by day little things to keep me occupied and happy ❤️ My baby will know when to arrive, and will arrive when she is ready. That said, we are really looking forward to meeting her 🥰 #positivepregnancy #40weekspregnant #duedate
Who wants to spend some time sitting here? 🙋🏼‍♀️ Currently I am whiling away my time before baby arrives by exploring some beautiful @nationaltrust spots in our area. Today we took a trip up to @sissinghurstcastlegardennt and it did not disappoint. It has incredible gardens and flowers and was just perfect in the early autumnal sun ☀️
✨ t h i r t y n i n e w e e k s ✨ It is the week of my due date, and I honestly couldn’t feel more normal than I do now. It is like I could be pregnant until the end of the year at this rate! 😂 Although we are super excited to meet our little lady, I’ve come to accept that she will arrive when she is ready 👶🏼💕 In the meantime, I am enjoying the lie ins and lazy breakfasts as well as catching up with friends over tea and cake 🍰
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