A Day in the life: Tuesday...

 Driving

Reflecting 

Breakfasting 

Deliberating 

 Crying

 Loving

Selecting 

Catching (flies)

Learning 

Clutching 

Enjoying (baby sensory class) 

Visiting (mummy and daddy's work) 

Marvelling 

Vegging 

 Entertaining and sharing

 

Singing 

 Feeding

Swaddling 

I am enjoying this little project and the fact that it is forcing me to photograph the little things.

Case in point today I picked The Belgian up at school and so took a snap in the English corridor and I realised that I have never ever taken a picture of where I have worked for the last seven years. Like ever.

Plus daddy likes to catch up on Junior's day in picture form! 

He didn't mind since we saved a donut for him!

What verb best describes your Tuesday?

A Day in the life of our little family: Monday...

I resisted joining in with Ali Edwards 'Week in the life of...' as I felt that if would be too much to undertake, but having perused some of your blogs I realised that it would be a really nice record to have and it would encourage me to document the mundane moments. Plus now I am a SAHM (for now at least) my daily routine has changed and it will be interesting to look back upon.

Today I just used the camera on my phone but next time (and it may be next week not tomorrow!) I will try to use my SLR as I know that the pictures are better. I have taken most of the pictures of our baby on my phone as it is so much more convenient and I am a bit addicted to instagram. (Follow me on melmakes21if you love sepia toned baby pics!)

So here is what my Monday looked like...

Parting

 

Snuggling 

 

Exploring 

 

Weighing 

 

Sipping 

 

Sleep feeding 

 

Buying 

 

Strolling 

 

Snacking 

 

Frustrating

 

Lunching 

 

Shopping 

 

Changing 

 

Reuniting 

 

Sleeping 

 

Folding 

 

Stacking 

 

Sending 

 

Waiting 

 

Tasting 

 

Reading 

 

What verb best describes your Monday?  

Musings on Motherhood: Two months old!

Winning:

• His smile is more frequent. Sometimes its a half smile in his sleep (cynics would call this wind) but in the last few weeks it has developed into a big inane grin. It initially seemed unconnected to our attempts, but recently he has been giving us big beaming smiles in response to our goofy faces. Sometimes he is just smiling at the ceiling or the lights. They are quite the comedians - it would seem. 
• Initially we were wishing the weeks away "can't wait till he can sit up" and "can't wait to take him on day trips to the zoo" but as he grows I realise that we just need to really appreciate this baby phase. So there have been lots of cuddles and yes sometimes I spoil him and let him sleep in my arms for hours. I love my warm, snuggly little bundle of joy.
• The Belgian has returned to work and I was initially nervous about how I would cope, but I am pleased to report we are managing well and have a nice little routine. He is popular with the old ladies and shop keepers in our town.  Something of a local celebrity it would appear.
• We let him snuggle in with mummy and daddy after his early morning feed (despite the midwives advice!). I love watching his little chest puff up and down as if he has just run a marathon. And as for those little sounds he makes in his sleep. Love them...
•  He is like a little terrier with his bottle as he tries to get the teet in his mouth. It's very endearing.
• He is growing into more of his clothes now and so I am enjoying playing dress up. My own little ken doll. But so much cuter.
• I love his chubby little digits.
• We love bathing him and wrapping him up in a snuggly towel at the end of it all.

Working on it:

• Our nearest family member's are two and a half hours away so we have struggled along with these first two months alone. This has been tough and has led to some relentless early mornings and long, grizzly evenings where we are both desperate for a rest. Daddy has been seen escaping to the little boy's room with his tablet - more than once! (But a shout out to Auntie Mara who has done four nights for us!)
• Asda meltdowns. No other supermarket. Perhaps he's a snob and Asda smart price makes him weep. I noticed as we nipped into Waitrose (to scan the reduced bins) he was the model baby.
• Whose turn is it in the evening? Now that The Belgian is back at work I am doing all of the night feeds and then look after him all day long the evenings seem to be no-man's land. We are both really tired and we both feel that it is the other ones' turn to feed/cuddle/sooth/change...
• On the subject of changing this kid can go through three or four outfits in a day. He seems to save his dirty nappies for;

           a) when we are out and nowhere near a baby changing facility

           b) when we are just about to leave the house and are already running late

          c) when we are at a childless couples house. A spotless house.

• I have been to a few mummy and baby 'coffee mornings' - trying to put myself out there on the mummy scene. It is just like being back in the school playground on the first day of secondary school. But instead of worrying if your school bag is trendy enough you're experiencing serious pram envy and hoping that your baby won't be the one screaming the place down. Also the whole bottle feeding stigma rears its ugly head as the earth mothers smugly nurse their babies and I feel inferior and the need to justify myself and blurt out, "but I did try!" However, having received lots of positive and reassuring feedback on my one month post where I revealed the guilt I was feeling over bottle feeding I am getting over it. So thanks for your support bloggers and I am aware that breast feeding mother's also experience many trials and difficulties. One of which is feeling nervous or awkward about feeding in public, thus forcing them to stay in and hibernate. So I have got a lot of respect to nursing mothers and just refer to them as 'smug earth mothers' in jest!

        I am also pleased to note that I listed the negative first in the one month post, but now I am listing   

        the positives first! Score!

Foodie Friday: Burgers and cocktails

Yours, mine and ours

Last week it was back to school for The Belgian (sob) and so we went for a family day out - his choice of activity and meal.

We found this cool new restaurant called Burgers and cocktails.

They serve burgers , sweet potatoe fries, root beer and shakes - my kinda place.

Would highly recommend it.

I had a salted caramel shake and it was delicious.

 

And as for the activity.... 

 

The Aquarium.

It was a fab day out.

 

One photo and twenty words

 

Hot date with mummy. Chick flick. Her choice. Wait till I get old enough to choose.

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Joining in with Abi's challenge to tell a story of a photo in twenty words.

Plus this photo op was too good to waste!