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LIFESTYLE, PREGNANCY Imogen Gilchrist LIFESTYLE, PREGNANCY Imogen Gilchrist

5 Things We’ve Learnt as New Parents

This week Goldie turned six months old and it only feels like yesterday we brought her home from the hospital. I remember people saying to me time flies…. and I can say from experience it goes quicker than that! Our experience so far into parenthood has been really nice despite being locked down for most of it. I think we’ll look back at that time just the four of us (including Edwina our pup) as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bond as a really tight little unit. In this blog post Al and I share our top five things we’ve learnt as new parents.

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LIFESTYLE, PREGNANCY Imogen Gilchrist LIFESTYLE, PREGNANCY Imogen Gilchrist

Making Goldie’s Cot For Her Nursery

The cot was the final piece of furniture we wanted to make for Goldie’s Nursery - we were sure that she would arrive before it was finished… just as I saw the final pieces come together the contractions started. The next day I laboured at home while Al sealed the cot and we we had it set up in her nursery just in time for her arrival.

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LIFESTYLE Imogen Gilchrist LIFESTYLE Imogen Gilchrist

Restyling our DIY Boot, Coat and Hat Rack

Remember the DIY Boot & Coat Rack we made last year? Well I decided it was time to re-style it and make some space for hats! I added a couple of extra hooks to accomodate our hat collection. This DIY project is still one of my favourite projects to date!

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LIFESTYLE Imogen Gilchrist LIFESTYLE Imogen Gilchrist

Our Favourite Healthy Chicken Soup

This recipe came from a friend’s dad, we’ve been cooking it for years and it’s a staple in our kitchen throughout winter. I love cooking this whenever we’re sick or on a cold, rainy day. This was also a meal I prepped before Goldie’s birth and enjoyed postpartum.

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Chickpea Dhal & Flat Bread

We received this recipe a couple of years ago from our friend Jess, it's a meal that we love and have on heavy rotation. You can pack it out with seasonal vegetables and the leftovers can be eaten with eggs for breakfast!

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LIFESTYLE, PREGNANCY Imogen Gilchrist LIFESTYLE, PREGNANCY Imogen Gilchrist

Our DIY Nursery Reveal

Al and I always knew we wanted to build our own nursery furniture, there’s something so special about creating family heirlooms that we can pass on through our children. Our Nursery has been a long time in the making with plenty of planning, designing, prepping and making but gosh all of the hard work was worth it once we saw out little Goldie girl in her cot!

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LIFESTYLE, PREGNANCY Imogen Gilchrist LIFESTYLE, PREGNANCY Imogen Gilchrist

Labour, Birth and Bringing Goldie Home

Our birth definitely didn’t go the way I expected it would but I do feel the way I wanted to. I wanted a birth where I felt supported, in control of my decisions and empowered as a woman. Goldie’s birth was the most transformative moment of my life, I have never felt so in-tune with my own body and connected to Al.

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LIFESTYLE Imogen Gilchrist LIFESTYLE Imogen Gilchrist

Simple but Delicious Omlette

It’s all about good ingredients - there’s not a lot to this recipe, just golden free-fresh eggs, local goats cheese, farm-grown veggies and great quality bread! This is a go-to in our household and never disappoints.

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