Life seems to go into super speed when you have a newborn. The last 7 weeks have absolutely flown by and it’s difficult to remember a time when Everly wasn’t with us. I’d been very apprehensive about the newborn stage with our baby girl, as we had such a horrendous time with Henry due to his undiagnosed gastroesophageal reflux disease and cows milk allergy. Thankfully, Everly has been so much…
2015: A Year of Change
Wishing all of my readers a wonderful New Year! I hope the festive period bought you much merriment and that the arrival of 2016 has been met with excited anticipation. The end of a year always serves as a reminder to reflect on the months gone by – what has changed, the highs and lows, the hopes and wishes for the year ahead. 2015 has felt the fastest year of…
Our Christmas in Virginia
I hope you all had the most wonderful Christmas and that this festive season has been filled with joy and happiness. Mine was spent with Matt and the children, and for the first time in my life, I didn’t spend Christmas Day with my parents and brothers. Having grown up in a big family, which is even larger now with my sister-in-laws and five nieces and nephews (there’s 16 of…
A Magical Christmas
Just two nights until Christmas! December seems to have flown by and now the most magical day of the year is almost upon us. It’s always been my favourite part of the year. My birthday on the 3rd December always signals the start of festivities as it’s become a tradition to put up the tree in the evening. Each year, Matt and I open a bottle of champagne, press play…
My Darling Daughter
She gives dimpled smiles as she drifts off into a milky slumber, warm in my arms. A laugh escapes her lips and her face lights up – a glimpse of a little girl I’m yet to know. What mirth her dreams must bring. The sweet wisps of her dainty dandelion lashes curl upwards, so delicate they might float away on a breeze. Her tufts of chestnut brown hair are as soft as…
Christmas Gift Guide – For Babies
I love buying gifts for little ones who revel in the magic of Christmas. Henry’s at an age now where he gets very excited about presents and requests particular toys, so it was easy to select gifts that I know will delight him, but little Everly – our baby of the family – will only be four weeks old, so I was a little lost as to what to buy…
Everly Rose: A Birth Story
Three weeks ago we welcomed our sweet baby girl into this world. It is amazing how time flies, it only feels like yesterday that I was heavily pregnant, yet it’s strange to think of a time when we didn’t have her with us. Matt has had the last 3 weeks off work on paternity leave so we’ve enjoyed some precious time together, creating new and beautiful memories as a family…
Introducing Everly Rose…
Introducing our darling baby girl, Everly Rose, born on Friday 20th November at 8.07pm, weighing 8lbs 3oz. – – – After writing my 40 week pregnancy update, and going along to our last OB appointment where we booked an induction for the following week, Everly decided she didn’t want to wait any longer and arrived right on her due date! It was an intense and traumatic 2 hour labour which…
Etsy Baby Girl Buys
Etsy is my go-to place for finding unique and beautiful handcrafted items. And once we knew we were having a little girl, I was there searching for special items to fill her nursery with. From tiny shoes and adorable blankets, to play tents for a sparking a wild imagination and sweet words to fill the walls, Etsy has everything my heart desires when it comes to creating a special haven…
The Third Trimester + 40 Week Pregnancy Update
Here I am at 40 weeks pregnant, and I am so ready to meet our little girl. By this point with Henry, he’d already been with us for a few days, so it feels strange to be waiting for her arrival still. Over the last few weeks I’ve had a couple of episodes of contractions lasting an hour or so and then stopping, which has been frustrating as we get…
