Yesterday by baby was four months old! At the last weigh in Athena was 14.3lbs, and is now rounder than ever before. She has fat little wrists with rolls all up her arms and legs. She’s lost a fair amount of hair and has a bald patch at the back, despite me hoping she wouldn’t but she’s not completely bald…
Thursday just gone I had a lovely evening with lots of other Brighton Bloggers at Graze (had heard great things but never been before) hosted by Chobani, who make natural healthy yoghurt, and have THE loveliest PR ladies. Now this was the first time I had been out for dinner without the baby and hadn’t been driving, so I…
As part of my ‘anti slummy mummy’ project I decided to treat my feet. Seeing as I now hardly drive anywhere (and walk what must be miles each week with the baby) my poor feet needed some TLC, especially since they’re about to be ensconced in tights and boots for the winter! Anyway I decided to have a pedicure,…
In the first week of September we took a trip to Parham House in Sussex as Sam’s dad had come down to visit us and see Athena again, it was such a glorious day that we wanted to go somewhere and enjoy the sun! Parham House is run independently so it cost us less to get in than a National…
September has literally flown by in a blur of slightly chillier weather, lonely evenings and watching box sets (Suburgatory, The Killing, Criminal Minds and Sabrina, in case you’re interested!) Also, the final episode of Dexter… what the heck!? Sam’s dad came to visit for a day and we went to a country house, I had a couple of lunches…
When I found out I was expecting a baby one of the first things I decided (other than to dress the baby as a penguin at Christmas) was that being a mama wouldn’t change me. How wrong I was! It’s changed me in lots of ways, but for now I’m going to concentrate on how I look. I spent…
…yet some of us don’t have the option of staying inside and snoring. I’ve realised I am not that equipped for wet weather! I have a short rain coat that doesn’t cover my bum and that’s it. No idea where my brolly went to, even. So after spending two days inside due to torrential rain at the start of the…
Now the wellbeing of a very small human rests upon us, we need to do grown up things, like not spend all our money on remote control car parts (Sam) or on nail varnish (me) or cute (but expensive) clothes for the baby. Instead I have spent the last few weeks attempting to sort out a few ‘grown up’…
Last week Sam and I headed out for dinner leaving the baby in the capable hands of my mother. Everyone was happy and in one piece when we arrived home, so she’ll be having her again more often! I wore a dress I bought in the early stages of my pregnancy and have hardly worn since, but I…
last autumn… I saw Charli post this tag last weekend, and thought I’d join in… For Autumn, what is your… 1. Favourite thing about it? Leaves on the ground and the smell of bonfires. Also jumpers, lots of them! I much love a crisp day over a muggy one. Also our first wedding anniversary is this Autumn! 2. Favourite drink? …
A month ago I went to the wedding of one of my close friends in a gorgeous country hotel in the Cotswolds. It was stressful because I wasn’t sure how Athena would be, as it was the day after her first jabs (she was an angel and I needn’t have worried) and I didn’t know what to wear that I…
I keep expecting my hair to fall out, which may seem like a bit of an odd statement, but post-baby many women lose the hair that didn’t fall out during pregnancy. Plus I had my hair highlighted a couple of weeks before I had Athena, and since I’ve had her I’ve not really look after it very well, nor…