Co-sleeping Mama

I laid in bed the other night with my darling daughter snuggled next to me, we were chatting and laughing and I thought how much I loved these moments with her.

Ususally of course we don't sit in bed chatting and laughing but Dom wasn't feeling well so we went up earlier than usual to let him have an early night... even if it was on the sofa! Who has the patience to deal with a snoring husband... not me!!

As it got later we snuggled down to go to sleep and I felt her little hand stroke my face in the darkness and she kissed my forehead. "Good night mummy" came her little voice, and my heart felt as though it might just burst!!

I laid in the darkness listening to her breathing begin to slow and I knew she was drifting off. I began to wonder how anyone could not love co-sleeping!

Obviously we don't co-sleep all the time, sometimes she will sneak into our room in the early hours of the morning and snuggle in with us to go back to sleep, but on the odd occasion and since she's been a little poorly lately she has been asking to sleep in our bed. I don't really mind it so we let her lay in the middle and we all sleep soundly... (usually!)

I definitely have had those nights though where some time between falling asleep and the morning my daughter turns in to a leg squirming wiggly starfish type creature! Don't get me wrong, it's not always the cute instagram picture I may post!!  I think the super king bed was for sure a good buy!

I know co-sleeping is definitely a love/hate topic, but I have to say for me it's for sure a love, and I will 100% miss these days when she no longer wants to crawl in to our bed and hold my hand to fall back to sleep!

Georgie x

Big Girl Bed!

So it's been around 2 months since we decided to say goodbye to Skye's cot and get her a big girl bed!

She was just over 19 months when we decided to make the transition, and I decided it was time as she hadn't been sleeping well at all in her cot for a few weeks, but if she came in to our bed she slept like a log!

She likes to spread out when she's asleep and I don't think her cot was giving her enough room and she would wake herself banging into the sides. I must admit I hadn't really looked into how to make the transition or the best way to go about it, we just decided to go for it!

We had gone in to Ikea a few weeks before and saw this gorgeous little bed - exactly what I had been thinking about! It had also been reduced! BARGAIN!! - This bed is perfect as it still has fairly wide sides and a small gap for her to climb in and out, the sides are perfect as they would stop her from rolling out should she ever get to close to the edge! It is also a lot wider than her cot which gives her plenty of space for stretching out in her sleep! One other thing I loved about it, is that it isn't very high so she can easily climb in and out of it herself, which she loves! It is also adjustable so you can make it longer for her as she grows!

Once we had dismantled her cot and built her new bed, we brought her upstairs to see it! She was so excited! Then when it came to bed time she couldn't wait to climb in and snuggle down! I did notice however once she was asleep that as the bed was a lot wider than her cot there was quite a gap between her pillow and each side, so I just rolled up two of her baby blankets to act as little bumpers just to stop her hurting herself should she end up in the corners!!

So after her first night we were all much happier!! She slept the whole night!!

She still loves her big girl bed and I have to say it is the best decision we ever made!

My baby...

I've never done monthly updates on here about Skye, as I can barely remember what day it is let alone when things happen!!

I do try to note down the important things though obviously!!

I thought I would just do a currently update on her, as she is doing so many great things right now, that I really want to make sure I don't forget a single thing!!

Obviously right now her biggest achievement has been walking!! For a long time now she has been very confidently walking around holding on to furniture and her walkers, but she just never seemed to want to take the plunge and do it by herself!! Even if we tried to hold her up to attempt it, she would just bend her legs and sit down!! Then recently she started taking a small step to get from the sofa to the coffee table and we clapped and said "hooray" excitedly each time so she knew it was a big deal!! Then the other night she took a few more steps and we got very excited and she clapped along as well! We always just left her to it really, as we didn't want her to feel like she never wanted to do it by herself because we had pushed her! Then it was on valentines night that we were in the kitchen, and I put her down to do something, and she was stood up then all of sudden she walked the furthest she ever has right the way across the kitchen!! We all clapped and she laughed, and ever since then there has been no stopping her!! Although sometimes she does go faster than her legs can carry her and she starts to panic! It is so strange seeing her walking around as she still looks so little!

I will try and put up some of the videos we got of her walking as well! :D

Other big things right now, are that she is really starting to communicate and talk a lot more. Yesterday she even said Leo!! Usually if you ask her where he is or if she wants to see him she just replies with "woof woof" which she still does now, but she now also clearly says Leo!!

Other favourite words are, Baby, Yes, No, Mummy, Daddy, Grand dad, Nanny, Splash, Milk, MooMoo (muslins), Peppa, Yum Yum, Finished and Done.

I'm sure there are more!! She is definitely getting better at letting us know what she wants!!

She also loves playing with other children and sharing things! She definitely loves her baby cousin and always wants to look at the picture of him on the fridge! Last night she got a very special treat and he came in the bath with her!! She loved it!

Also lately she has been really enjoying helping me to do things, I let her help me to hang the washing on the drier and when I fold it all she likes to pass things to me and search through the basket for her "moo moo's" (muslin cloths!!) She also loves to rock her baby to sleep and I've really noticed her starting to copy things we do with her, with her doll :) so cute to watch!!

After a tough few weeks, I really feel she is getting back to her normal self! Man were those weeks tough! Then again I have heard that a lot goes on once they turn one and it is completely normal to feel like you've lost your baby you once knew!!

She is definitely not a baby anymore which makes me so sad! But at the same time she is growing in to such a beautiful little girl, and I've never been more proud to call her mine!

My baby girl is one!

So today my baby girl turned one. ONE. How has a year flown by already? I feel as though I blinked and she went from being a tiny helpless baby, to a little independent girl! She has learnt so much in her first year of life and I'm amazed every day at how smart she is! 

I know all mums (and dads!) will say it, but she truly has changed my life. She is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I felt before I never knew my purpose in life, but now I know and my purpose is to be her mama. It truly is the biggest blessing on earth. 

It scares me really how quickly time has gone by, and I know before I know it she will be ever bigger and even older and need me less and less each day! While it is such a sad thought it is also a gift to watch her grow up! 

So at one year old here are a few things about my girl.

- She loves leopups, like seriously I believe she will be a dog lover! She tries to cuddle him all the time! 

- She isn't walking yet, but is happily and quickly cruising around furniture etc!

- She loves going on the swing at the park!

- Her favourite food is pasta and yum yums! Yum yums are satsumas! She named them yum yums all by herself!! 

- She has a few known words that she associates with the correct things, such as mum, dad, bear, baby, dog, bye bye and ta.

- She is so so so polite!!  Any time you give her something or she wants to pass you something she will say ta!! 

- If she wants a drink she will point at her cup and say "ahhh"

- She says "ahhh" after drinking anything! Lol

- She likes to drink cups of tea!! 

- She has 4 teeth.

- Her favourite items are her muslin cloth, bear and baby (for now!)

- She is still breastfed.

- She usually sleeps through the night. 

- She gives kisses and cuddles if you ask her to, and sometimes does just out of the blue!! 

I hope to put together a post of her first year in pictures but that could take some time to organise!!

Skye you are my absolute world. I love you to the moon and back. 

xxxxx

Skye's First Halloween

I was VERY excited for halloween this year as it was Skye's first halloween!!

We bought her costume a few weeks before and I couldn't wait to put her in it! She loved it when we tried it on her! I knew I wanted to make it a great day and have great photos to remember it! Even though I know some people don't like halloween or see what all the fuss is about, I personally love it, and love any excuse to dress up, decorate the house and have fun! 

So.. that's what we did! We decorated, we dressed up and we sure had fun! We got Skye into her outfit that morning and as it was such a beautiful day decided to venture to the park to take her halloween pictures as we thought it would look great and autumny! We packed the pumpkins into the car and drove just round the corner! (who wants to carry all those pumpkins!!) Only when we got there we noticed that the patch of grass just outside of the entrance to the park looked way better and there were a lot of kids in the park so we decided to do our photos here instead! It was perfect!! Lots of leaves and the sun was shining!! :) Skye was an angel as always and loved playing with the leaves and pumpkins as me and Dom took pictures of her. 

We then had a mini party in the evening, and Skye got to see her first fireworks before she went to bed! :)

Can't wait for Christmas with her now, even though it will be her second Christmas, this year she may be a little more interested!! 

Anyway here are some photos from the day!

Breastfeeding Mama.

Happy to be able to say we have made it to 4 months EBF!

Super happy about this! Before I had Skye I was worried about making enough milk and how I would know if she was getting enough. But it has all come naturally and we know what works for us and I love the bond that it gives us. I'm so glad that I have be able to breast feed as I know some struggle with it. I was very determined that I would breast feed and never even considered formula for Skye. I think you need to be very determined to keep at it. For me it was the only option as I knew it was best for my daughter and I didn't see the point of wasting money on something I could produce for her for free!

From the first time we tried feeding, she latched on immediately so we had no problems there, but at around 2 months, I began to feel sore again. I thought we had thrush but the doctor didn't agree and my health visitor sent me to see a feeding specialist to check her latch was correct. We battled through and I continued to wash everything daily and boil her dummies etc just incase it was thrush.
Eventually one day it just went and we carried on as normal! Not sure what caused it, but perhaps as her mouth was small she wasn't latching quite right.

Now however at 4.5 months we are in a routine, we demand feed and we are both happy :)

I read a lot of other mummy blogs and others who are the same age as Skye and I see they are all beginning to wean, but they are all formal fed babies. I'm waiting until 6 months to wean her properly but she does have the odd tastes of foods now and again!

Any other breast feeding mamas out there waiting to wean, or already weaning their bubs?

My First Mothers Day :)

So i wanted to get this post in before the day was up! 11.28pm.. Not bad lol

I've had a lovely first mothers day, despite the clocks going forward and losing an hour of it before it'd even begun!
We started the day by taking our little bee for her first swim! She loved it, and it was the perfect way to remember today :)

For as long as i can remember I've always wanted to be a mummy. I feel it is what i was put on this earth to do. Of course being a mum is challenging, its tiring and it has its hard times, but i wouldn't trade it for the world. Being the mama of this beautiful little girl is the most important job in the world. I get paid with cuddles and smiles, and the feeling that this tiny human depends on me for everything is just something else!

Despite the sometimes sleepless nights, and not being able to have a long hot bath or early night, its all worth it, because i know that very quickly time will go by and she won't always be this little and she won't always need me this much, and then i will long for the days when she would want to cuddle for hours, il long for the mornings that she wakes me with her cooing sounds, the way her tiny hand wraps around my finger, the way she holds my top in her tiny hand as i feed her, il long for all her tiny ways that are just her. I already miss her newborn ways and the last 4 months have gone by in the blink of an eye.

All i can say, is what I'm sure every mother would say, and that is that i've been blessed with this beautiful little girl. She's taken my heart, i'd do anything for her and il treasure every second of our lives together.

Baby girl you've made me the happiest mama alive.

You shouldn't be so tiny..

How frickin insulting.

Now, i've spent my entire life being judged, looked at strangely, id'd, made to feel like a kid, simply because of how i look. Now personally, being id'd doesn't bother me, not in the slightest, if anything it gives me the satisfaction of thinking HAH in your face i'm 26! ... So yea that doesn't bother me..

What bothers me, is when i go places and hear people commenting on how short i am, as if i'm not already aware of that fact... guess what I KNOW! .. Even so being short and tiny doesn't bother me, i quite like it infact... i get to buy cheaper clothes and shoes for a start!

So.. i would like to know, would someone say to an overweight/larger person, omg you shouldn't be so fat? No of course they wouldn't because that would be rude.. so why is it not considered rude to say to smaller/skinny people "omg you're so thin" 

For the record, i've always been this way, i do eat, and no i don't starve myself of anything. If i want it i eat it. 

The worst comment i hate the most is "don't you eat?" Well of course i eat otherwise i would be dead. What a stupid question. I don't ask overweight people if they ever stop eating do i? 

Another is, omg you're so lucky you're so thin.. well if only they knew the half. I'm cold pretty much all the time, it's extremely hard to find clothes that fit me nicely... and i have to put up with stupid comments from people that think its ok to say whatever they wish. So no i wouldn't really say i'm all that lucky. 

For some reason i just don't put on weight, however much i eat, i just don't put it on. I'd like to believe me!

So next time you feel like judging someone smaller, have a think that maybe they find it just as insulting as calling someone else fat. 

And for the record, i'm 5ft and weigh around 6st.