Jai Felix Keet

The waiting is over
I have met
Our little Alien
Our little one
The Bump
The Parasite
Our little angel

baby journal 39+5 weeks pregnant

i get the
feeling
that
you are
that
i am
that
we are
going to meet
very soon

baby journal

As part of my attempted commitment to stay in touch with my art over the last period of my pregnancy and the early stages of the baby, I decided to do something that I find very difficult at the best of times: stick to a routine. Well, to be precise I decided to write and take a photo every day in relation to the changes happening in my mind and body around the baby. I have a journal and from 35 weeks pregnant and for the first weeks of the babies life this is my aim. It doesn't take long to do, some times it's just a line of quick thought and a quick snap.

Here is the image and the line from 37 weeks and two days pregnant

I fluctuate between feeling ready
and
feeling overwhelmed
the idea of the birth
and breast feeding
and
nappies
and sleeplessness
is all so much

Grandma and I

Thanks to some scans of some old negatives by Andy here is an image of my Grandma when she was about 19, and myself with her, at 28.