I don't need you mummy!

Why are these words so hard to hear?!

Skye just went to use the toilet, and she marched in ahead of me, stopped at the door and said "I don't need you mummy.." she pulled the door shut behind her and left me stood outside wondering where my baby went!!

It seems like only yesterday that she couldn't even hold her own head up without me, now she apparently doesn't need me!

It so tough to hear as a mum (or dad!) that they don't need you and obviously we know that's not true,  I mean come on she's three, but still ..!!

On the flip side though it makes me so proud how grown up she is becoming, and she's really found her confidence in doing things for herself since starting nursery.

Anyone else clinging on to the baby years, dragging them out for as long as possible?!

Starting Nursery.

Tomorrow morning my baby girl goes for her first proper session at nursery.

I can't quite believe it has come around so quickly and before we know it she will be starting school!

I decided last year that when she was three I would start taking her to nursery just to get her ready for when she starts school and get her in to the habit of getting ready and going, and also learning to be away from me.

Though in saying that I think it's far more me that needs to learn to be apart from her! When I put her name down last year it felt like such a long way away, but now the day is here and I can't quite imagine not being with her! I can't imagine leaving her behind or leaving her with strangers!

She is only going for a few hours in the mornings but I feel quite sad as this was our treasured part of the day. She would help me with the house jobs, and play quietly in her room while I got ready, sometimes pretending to do her make up with me as I did mine and now I feel quite sad at the thought of returning home tomorrow morning without her!

I know it will be good for her, and I know she will be back before I know it, but it really doesn't stop me dreading the morning and wishing she could stay my baby for just a little longer.


Please send positive thoughts our way as I feel tomorrow is going to be a tough day for this mama!

Sparklers and Hot Chocolate!

After a long day at work on Saturday I was so excited to get home and enjoy an evening of sparklers and hot chocolate cosiness!

We made sure to get lots of sparklers this year as Skye really enjoyed them last year and we ran out! However this year she wasn't too sure if she enjoyed them or not! (TYPICAL!!) She enjoyed watching Dom do one then thought she would be brave and do one herself and she loved it! (phew!!)

It was super cold out though and Leo was going totally crazy all evening at any noise he heard! Once he hears one firework he is completely anxious for the whole evening, it's so horrible seeing him so on edge and upset, if he's not barking then he's whimpering. Poor poochi!

Once we had finished outside doing all the sparklers we came inside to have our hot chocolate which I had prepared early using the slow cooker recipe I had found online.. so yummy!! I will  make sure to share the recipe on here soon as it's so easy and so nice to have it ready when you want it!

Here are a few photos from our bonfire night!

Autumn Memories..

I've always enjoyed taking photos (of everything!) and it's become so easy to take quick snaps on your phone that we forget about the expensive cameras sat on the side collecting dust!

So every so often I like to take proper photos on a proper camera, just so I have some super nice pictures and manage to capture Skye growing up in more than just an everyday snap!

As halloween was on a Monday I decided this would be a good day, the weather was beautiful, warm and sunny with a real autumn feel in the air. However as Skye has got older, she doesn't really want to cooperate in my photo shoots I have planned, but bless her she does any way and we have great fun in-between me desperately snapping away!

I love how these photos turned out, even the ones where she looks so fed up!! It's always fun to look back at these posts, I'm still so in love with her first halloween photos we took!

Haha how fed up?!

Goodbye October!

October was full of fun!

It's always a fun month, where Autumn really feels in full swing. Halloween is obviously the best part of October, and we made sure to make the most of our spooky decorations and put them up on the first!

I always enjoy picking out something new each year to decorate the home with and our halloween decorations are fast becoming as exciting to put up as the christmas ones! I've enjoyed putting on the spooky fairy lights every evening and lighting our candles! The house has felt super cosy once all the lights are twinkling and candles are flickering!

Skye enjoyed halloween this year, kind of! There were times when she was scared and times when she loved it! She enjoyed carving her pumpkin and all the dressing up of course!

She especially enjoyed having her face painted and painting Auntie Carms!!

Here are some snaps from our October!

Now we look forward to Skye's birthday month and our baby girl turning THREE! (HOW?!)

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

Pumpkins!!

I've always loved October and halloween in particular!

We wanted to do something different this year that we hadn't done before with Skye and decided to try and find a pumpkin patch so she could run around and find her perfect pumpkin!

However finding somewhere near to us to go was proving difficult until we found one in Sherborne. I'd never been to this place before so didn't really know what to expect! Luckily their pumpkin patch opened on the weekend I was off work! This never happens as I'm usually working when something we want to do comes around!!

Skye was booked in to have an injection on the Saturday so we kept our fingers crossed for nice weather on the Sunday!!

On the drive down Skye was super excited as she's really got in to halloween this year!

I was quite surprised how small the pumpkin patch was when we arrived, but it was all laid out and looked pretty cute!! It was sunny as well so a perfect day to wander! Luckily we were the only people there for a while too as it was super quiet so Skye had a lot of fun stomping around in her wellies and we got some cute pictures of her too! She especially enjoyed daddy pulling her around in the cart!

We didn't stay too long but had such a fun time.

I definitely want to look for a bigger place to go next year! I'd love to be in America for October and visit one of their pumpkin patches!!