Nine-month-old daughter Riley has a bottle and Mrs Fisher drinks a coffee.
Mrs Fisher takes Riley to day care, then squeezes in a quick workout before starting work.
Days off are more relaxed, but still start early.
“I’ll wake up and do the morning routine like every other day of the week,” Mrs Fisher said.
“We usually go for a walk, come home and have lunch together, and take another nap.”
The Mooroopna mum said Riley was a long time coming.
She and her partner had been planning to have a baby for a while, before finally taken the plunge.
“I would say to anyone else, if you’re going to do it, it’s better to just do it, and then do as much research as possible,” Mrs Fisher said.
“That way you feel prepared.”
And while she read all the books before Riley arrived, she still wasn’t ready for the late nights.
“I had quite poor quality of sleep throughout the pregnancy,” Mrs Fisher said.
“I thought that might actually get better after having her, but that wasn’t the case.”
New mum bubble: Shannon Fisher with daughter Riley.
Photo by
Holly Daniel
In Mrs Fisher’s eyes, Mother’s Day is the day to spoil mums — and give them the morning off.
“Although, I’m not relaxing,” she said.
“I’m doing the Mother’s Day Classic.”
She’s also playing netball as part of the Unity Cup Ladies Day on Saturday, on a weekend that will be a break in routine for Mrs Fisher.
She’s back at work as a membership manager at Fernwood Fitness three days a week and describes her life as a “juggle”.
“When I’m at work, I wish I was with her, and when I’m with her, I’m thinking of work sometimes,” she said.
“It’s become about being able to leave things until I’m in next.”
And while life is still busy, Mrs Fisher can’t imagine life without Riley.
“I couldn’t see myself as not being a mum now,” she said.
“I loved having her, I love caring for her, cuddling her and watching her grow.”
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