‘What a time to be born!’ Edwina Bartholomew reflects on her daughter Molly’s birth amid bushfires crisis and coronavirus pandemic as the newborn reaches three-month milestone
Edwina Bartholomew has penned a reflection on her daughter’s first three months, after giving birth in December.
The new mother, 36, shared a series of adorable photos on Instagram of Molly marking her milestone date, after being born in dramatic times to say the least.
‘What a time to be born. First the bushfires and now a global pandemic,’ the breakfast TV presenter wrote on the post, uploaded on Wednesday.
‘What a time to be born!’ On Wednesday, Edwina Bartholomew reflected on her daughter Molly’s birth amid the bushfires crisis and coronavirus pandemic
‘It’s hard to know what life will look like for you in a week/month/decade,’ she said.
Edwina described life right now for herself and husband Neil Varcoe with the infant as filled with mostly joy, as well as soiled nappies, baby dribble and dirty clothes.
‘You wake up bright as a button. So bright, in fact, it’s hard to get you back to sleep. Memo to Molly – it’s ok to take a nap. I would like one too.’
The Channel Seven reporter admitted she ‘only knows one line of every song, except the entire Spice Girls back catalogue’ and the nursery rhyme ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’.
Cutie! The new mother, 36, shared adorable photos on Instagram of Molly and wrote in the caption: ‘First the bushfires and now a global pandemic. It’s hard to know what life will look like for you in a week/month/decade’
Among some of Molly’s other highlights, Edwina included the bub recognising her father’s voice and discovering where her your hands and feet are.
She then addressed her followers reading the post saying she hopes it was a ‘great reminder that in super strange times life trickles on’.
Edwina went on to encourage her followers – particularly new mothers and pregnant women – to reach out to their family and friends on social media while isolating themselves amid the coronavirus outbreak.
‘In super strange times life trickles on’: The Channel Seven reporter continued, ‘We can never predict the future, all we can do is protect the present’
Doting dad: Edwina and her husband Neil Vacroe (pictured) welcomed baby Molly on December 19
‘We can never predict the future, all we can do is protect the present,’ she concluded.
Edwina and her husband Neil welcomed baby Molly on December 19.
As of Wednesday evening, there were 565 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia and six deaths.
Latest: As of Wednesday evening, there were 565 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia and six deaths