Yoga Messingham

02/09/2025

Name! It did take a while to decide, but she is Grace Charlotte May Bunn. Grace after David's grandma but also because it means gratitude. Charlotte after my wonderful sister and May after my granny.

02/09/2025

23/08/2025

Well, baby Bunn is here safe and sound! She is absolutely wonderful, a dream, everything we could have wanted. She is feeding well, sleeping well and we think she's beautiful! She was 7lb7. She doesn't yet have a name, we can't choose between about 4, but we'll get there. She was born Wednesday at 5.45am.

Thanks for all your messages (some of you have heard on the grapevine!) I won't have time to reply to everyone. We didn't get the natural birth we wanted, she just wanted to come out feet first! So it was a cesarean. I was happy we went into labour naturally, so she was fully 'cooked' and all the hormones were there to support a healthy birth. The team at Scarborough maternity unit were amazing.

Thank you for all the wonderful gifts which made my labour and hospital stay so much more comfy. Her blanket from Heather, Catherine and Karen has been on her cot the whole time, her owl from Anne is playing now in her moses basket. My gorgeous tropics set was the talk of the midwives in recovery- they were threatening to nick it haha, thanks Debbie, her vest Jacki was the perfect thing for the warm hospital room and Carol her car set blanket perfect for the journey home. Pat her hat and cardi were her going home outfit, thankyou.

I spent some of the gifted money on a well need full body massage the week before. The rest of the gifts are ready to use! Here are some pics of her first 3 days...

Love to you all ###

16/08/2025

Hello all. I hope you're all well and happy and enjoying the summer weather? I must say I am happy to be somewhere cooler and more breezy! Loving it up here. Pretty much ready for baby to arrive now. Got the bags packed, cot built, car seat fitted. Sending love to you all x

11/08/2025

Beautiful x

I give thanks for arriving
Safely in a new dawn,
For the gift of eyes
To see the world,
The gift of mind
To feel at home
In my life.
The waves of possibility
Breaking on the shore of dawn,
The harvest of the past
That awaits my hunger,
And all the furtherings
This new day will bring.

JOHN O'DONOHUE

The blessing, On Waking, from the books, Benedictus (Europe) / To Bless the Space Between Us (US)
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Ballyvaughan, County Clare, Ireland
Photo: © Ann Cahill

19/07/2025

Well. Day 7 of Yorkshire living has come and is closing. What a week. We have worked hard getting unpacked and organising. We have really enjoyed settling in and weather has been stunning. We've enjoyed the garden in our breaks: the quiet, the far reaching views and the birdsong. We have had some amazing family helpers and friends visiting to warm our new home and help settle us in.

I have a quieter week this week to start to make some sense and order of all the baby things!
I am very much missing yoga classes and you all! I have been really enjoying my gentle daily practice. Sending you all loads of love. Here are a few pics of our progress so far! ###

29/06/2025

Did anyone leave this zip up and socks on Wednesday? Xx

27/06/2025

The beautiful poem I read this week, written by my mum, Wendy Bowers.