Kim Yoga Pilates

This was my loveliest Sunday in a long, long time. Giving myself to this little mohawk princess for the whole day after she aced her vaccinations.

I just lay & dozed around her exhaustion while those horrible jabs raced their way into her system. Listening to old school & 80s on Jacaranda fm, a taste of South African radio just the way I remember - nothing has changed.

I had nothing but time and nowhere else that i wanted to be. Or maybe its a case of happiness being whatever she needs me to be. ❤❤

What baby carriers are good for... carrying a baby 👼🏻

What Pilates Chair is good for... exercises whilst carrying a baby 😉

Almost 8 weeks post c-section. The call of the studio is strong - just to test where connections are at.

It also seems that my muscles became pillowy either shortly before or after birth. Everything is soft. Makes sense. An awful lot needs to open in birth - tightness is not the aim of the game.

I like to think its hormones making everything comfy for kiddo ❤

Does this happen to everyone, even those who focussed on muscle tone till the end? Or do some women retain their muscle tone & definition without change?

Still one of our favorite pics from 5 years ago, and clearly standing the test of time to be more popular than ever!

Oh, to have been there for this discovery!

She lived for 99 years with organs in all the wrong places and never knew it Oregon medical students were shocked and surprised when they opened the cadaver of Rose Marie Bentley.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2019/03/08/exclusive-shocking-figures-reveal-physical-toll-high-level-sport/amp/

Exclusive: Shocking figures reveal physical toll of high-level sport on women A groundbreaking study by the English Institute of Sport has revealed shocking findings about the physical toll on women in high-level sport.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=jy6tJZOQ0Ws

WALK RITE - life rituals This video explains why studying how we walk is important for moving well in general. Working from gait-science and physics, It offers a layman's overview of...

4 years ago we were in the middle of Solar Immersion magnificence, getting our Acro on and having a 5 day body-brilliant time!

I didnt choose the chill life. The chill life chose me!

Ha, wait, sorry - pill. I meant the PILL life 🙄🙄 🙄

Theres no real chance to think about immediate post-birth recovery or to imagine it. You just dont know what the actual exit of the outcome 👼🏻👼🏻 will be unless prebooked medical intervention is your route.

It slipped into my mind towards the end &, being pro natural/hypno & thinking positively in this regard, I rustled up self care supplies around this kind of recovery (vaginal birth).

Having had cesarean, most of those items have gone out the window. What I DO know is that i never contemplated the medicine schedule that comes with surgery & then the additional herbal or helpful remedies recommended, & then the supplements for the sustenance that body would be needing on top of it all for the actual priority - Maya minion. 👼🏻👼🏻

Most of the selection here gets taken at least 3 times per day AT DIFFERENT TIMES and coordinated on full or empty stomach.

Pills? Worth it, & a passing phase.

BABY DAIRY - HOME DAY 1

Yeah, baby DAIRY. Cos thats whats been leading the headlines in this house. Sure, Im now a mummy but its really all about the mammy: mammary. 🐄 🍼

If i had a heavy metal band made up of newborn mums we'd call ourselves BNIB. Bleeding Ni***es In Bras. Then the 5th member would join & we'd add a C. Bleeding Ni***es In Bras with Cabbage (leaves).

You're welcome, Japan, i know you have the fe**sh population to make this work.

P.s. our latch has apparently been perfect from day one. Made the mistake of thinking that every sign of a ni**le needed the solution of 'ni**le' when really, these beauties are reserved for respected purpose & not soothing. You learn. Fast. 🚫🚼

A week ago this time we had clear signs that this little one was on her way & our birth experience began 👼🏻

We have someone to introduce to you...

Maya Aguilar Danoher born Mon 11-03-2019 at 6:30pm, 41 weeks, weighing 3.88kg, 56cm long at Corniche Government hospital in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

She has 4 Eagles 🦅 & a rainbow 🌈 in her back ground... the translation of our last name (Aguilar), Mexican Flag 🇲🇽, Austrian flag 🇦🇹, now the UAE emblem 🦅, &, of course, the rainbow nation of South Africa 🇿🇦

Thank you for all the well wishes, support, & care for our family of 3 (& 2 pooches 🐶🐶).

We cant wait for her to meet you 😊

Why not?

All those suggestions to bring on labour...

Raspberry Leaf Tea
Pineapple
Dates (6 per day, apparently)
And my personal favorite - South Indian Thali for the spicy food theory

Anything else? (Besides champagne, kiwi milkshake, s*x, & watching the Chronicles of Narnia, apparently...)

I do wonder if the secret is perhaps taking these ALL AT ONCE so that baby goes 'ewwww' & heads straight for the exit of her own accord.... 😂👼🏻

Messages that make my day 😂😂 especially whilst waiting for a 👼🏻

If youre sending me messages like this, we're already guaranteed to be long term friends, collaborators, & learners together 😘

Challenge accepted, the loveliest & some of the most satisfying movement patterns to rework. 🤓🧐