TBT Uni Days

Us in our first year of University. We were so young! And we had already been together nearly two years here! 

Mummy B xoxox

My Little Rocker

So the video isn't that great but I think it captures a lovely little moment. Today Jamie picked me up from work and on the way home we were listening to music and I turned around to see my gorgeous little girl laughing her head off head banging to the music! Now the video doesn't capture it right but you can get the idea :)

Mummy B xoxox

Why Do I Blog?

I have loved reading blogs for around three years now, I read beauty, fashion, lifestyle, food, organisation, home decor and mummy blogs on a regular basis. Anyone that reads blogs will probably get why blogging is a nice thing to do.

However, I still get quite a lot of people ask me why I blog, why share my life with the world?

My take on it is that we live in a very open world with social media enabling us to literally share our every move. So why not do it on this platform???

I am a social media whore. I Facebook, Tweet, Instagram, BabyBump and I love it! Its an addiction and one I'm trying to tame! 

So, I created this blog to share little snipets of our life and our journey through parenthood. But doing this on this platform allows me to share this with people who actually want to read this stuff, without trying to ram it down people's throats on facebook (even though I kinda do and people generally moan at me for posting too much... But hey addictions don't stop over night! *winks*).

However other than the fact I actually enjoy writing and creating the posts, this particular blog is something I hope to enventually share with Little d. To share with her my thoughts whilst pregnant (my honest thoughts), how she came into the world (perhaps it will be a good form of contraception for her and scar her for life!), and show her, her milestones and days out we had, what her favourite toys where etc.  I could go on for ages about all the wonderful things this blog can do, but the main thing is the way in which it keeps our memories. I plan to each yeah get the significant posts printed in book form and I'm currently researching companies that can offer this.

I'm not sure what else to say on this subject. But I really do just love blogging. 

If you are a blogger too, what are your reasons? Why do you enjoy it?

Mummy B xoxox

Yummy Monday

My gorgeous one made me and Jamie a Train shaped cookie during there transport themed week at nursery! Thanks mini one you know how to make Monday's better!!!

Love you little one, you truly are wonderful

Mummy B xoxox

Fashion Sunday!

So today is a quick post showing you the goodies we got yesterday at Saffron Waldon. We will start at the top with her gorgeous clip...

Her cute clip is from Monsoon in their children's range, its utterly gorgeous and in the shape of a rabbit, perfect for spring! it came with two clips like the one shown and also matching hair bands, all for the total price of £4!

Moving on to her outfit... Her Dress with matching knickers was from Joules and was £23.95 and also the cardigan was from Joules too priced £24.95. The tights, I'm not so sure as they were a gift at Christmas. The outfit was a bit of a splurge and I feel like I'm going to have to justify this purchase (got some backlash for my recent haul - wtf?), and there is a bit of a story behind this outfit too. 

Last weekend Jamie went to Saffron Waldon and he came across this wonderful outfit, he rang me to tell me how much he loved it but he was worried because it was a bit pricey. I said it was up to him, so he left it. All week he kept talking about this outfit and how he regretted getting it, so when we decided to go back there yesterday this was one of our first stops. I fell in love too and we agreed we just had to have it!!

We have got a couple of things from Joules before, and I have always been impressed with the quality, also they seemed to last a really long time. I got this in the next size up so it would see her through till the Summer.

Enjoy your Sunday, we will shortly be off for a Sunday roast at Jamie's Parents, yummy.

Mummy B xoxox

Saturday Fun - Instagram Documentation!

So today we took a trip to Saffron Walden to see Jamie's brother Jason.

We set off at about eight thirty'ish it would take about 90mins so did'nt want to leave too late and we had bits and bobs to do in the afternoon...

Had a cheeky Maccy D's...

And then arrived in Saffron Walden, it is a lovely little town with  lots of individual shops to have a mooch around, but first stop was StarBucks! 

I had my usual Chai Latte, we had a good old catch up and Darcie showed off her walking skills too!

Back on the mooch, we wandered to a shop called Beauty Bump and Baby it was Heaven! They sold such beautiful things, I will link there site HERE and there Facebook page HERE please go check them out as there service was amazing too!!

After another wander we decided to head to a pub for a cold beverage (Non alcoholic!)

Darcie sat with her Uncle Jason, where they decided to make some "beautiful" music banging the table :)

Unfortunatly it was soon time to come home, we had such a lovely day we will definitely be going back soon... especially to make more cheeky purchases at that gorgeous shop!!

Once home I looked through our beautys we had baught today, I got Darcie some hair bands whilst we were out too as I thought soon i would be able to attempt to put her hair up... so I had a go and......

LOOK AT MY BEAUTY!!!!!!! This is such a beautiful picture, it captured such a lovely moment!

Here is a sneak peek of our buys... tomorrow I will go into more detail as Darcie will be wearing these items...

Hope you all had a wonderful Saturday and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Mummy B xoxox

Relax It's Friday

I love to indulge in a relaxing pamper session, but unfortunately I don't get to do this very often! But after having my two lovely friends over Bec and Hayley and chatting away about books made me think, right I need an early night, which has turned into a very basic relaxing routine before diving into a good book!

So to start my pampering I had a looong bath. I love a good bath, I instantly relax! I didn't use any fancy bath products tonight, just good old Radox, whilst in the bath I caught up on 90210 (Jamie finds this an odd thing to do in the bath, but I love it!), exfoliated using Soap & Glory's "Flake Away", I also did a lush face mask using their "Fab Pore" mask (my favourite). To finish up after the bath I use Soap & Glory's "Righteous Butter" all over to moisturise and on the face I used Green People's Day Solution Hydrating Balancing Day Cream (I know, I know I should use there night cream, and I do but I have run out!!).

Once all nice and clean I decided to do my nails and first of all I needed to remove my old varnish, I was wearing Rimmels Cocktail Colour in Punch which is utterly amazing which I may do a whole post on because its that amazing!! BUT I fancied something more subtle...

So to remove I used Bourjois Dissolvant remover, has been my favourite for well over a year, so easy and hassle free...

Then I followed up with Soap & Glory's Hand Food, my hands have been so dry and this stuff always sorts them out!

Time to paint and tonight I used Maxfactor Max Effect in Bronze, which is gorgeous! I did have to do four coats though to get a more opaque colour.

Nails done, time to head up to bed (which is where I'am now... sooo comfy!)

Time to get comfy and read, currently I am reading the Hunger Games!

Once this has posted, I will be engrossed in my book and then I will put my head down for an early night as we have a busy day tomorrow.

 What's your quick pamper routine??

 Mummy B xoxox

TBT - The Day We Met Lady

July 2011

Mummy B xoxox

New Blog Design

As you can see I have been fiddling with the design on my blog, a new header too! 

Not too sure how I'm feeling about it so I may employ a designer or have a look for a premade one on etsy, if anybody knows of a good blog designer or are a designer themselves please contact me!!! 

My old design was bugging me for a while, especially the header. I wanted something more clean and simple. 

Like I said its still not exactly how I would like it, but it will do for now! 

Mummy B xoxox

Im Out In Civilisation!! Take that Plague!

"So I have almost completely battled the plague, all that's left is the silly cough and slight wheeze which Mummy says should go if I keep using my inhaler (I'm sure the doctor said that but you know, whatever mum). But as I have been bound to the house for a week I made Mummy and Daddy take me out today! We went to lots of different places and was lots of fun! First stop was Waitrose where me and Mummy had a snack and Mummy had a latte... she is naughty!"

"It was lots of fun chatting to lots of people that came and said hello, everyone is so friendly!"

"After that little treat we continued onto our adventure... To Daddy's old house where my Nanny, Grandad and Uncle Bradley live!"

"I had lots of lovely cuddles with Nanny, she even gave me a lovely new book!!"

"Theeeeeeen... after our visit we stopped off at Swallow Aquatics, to have a look at the fish and animals, Mummy and Daddy used to go all the time on a Sunday when they had no money and were bored!!"

 "Woah there big fish!!!"

"We had lots of fun looking at the fishys but my favourite part was seeing the birdys, so many with different colours... I think if Mummy and Daddy could speak my language (come on guys, your sooo behind!) they would of realised I would of liked to take one home...."

"Before going home we popped into town, Mummy and Daddy had another coffee and they say I keep them up all night!!"

 "When we got home it was almost tea time, we had such a lovely day and I'm so glad Mummy didn't make me stay in for another day!"

Darcie B xoxox

Mondays are Play Days

Both Darcie and I are feeling much better, so a whole day of play ensued!

We had all the toys out! (I'm one of those awful mummy's that doesn't like mess!) So it was a real treat (hehehe)! 

Darcie spent the majority of the morning in her ball pit and trying to escape! Then had her morning nap, in the afternoon we played with her books, shapes, bricks and did lots of walking!

Here are some piccy's of my posing monkey...

But too much playing lead to a sleepy girl...

How beautiful does she look here?! Its so lovely to see her so happy today, after our awful week this was well deserved fun!

Mummy B xoxox

A Shopping Date With The Mother

As my regular readers may know, this week has been crap! Filled with sickness, trips to the doctors and literal crap!

So yesterday Jamie surprised me with a little treat, he told me to ring my mum and ask if she fancy a shopping spree and handed over a generous amount of cash! So even though I felt (and still do) pretty rubbish I couldn't refuse!

We decided to head to Norwich today. It was a lovely day with mum, I see her lots but I always have Darcie with me so it was nice to have some one on one time like the old days! I think the last time we did that just us was just before my baby shower!

First stop was a cafe as neither of us had eaten, we stopped off at Cafe Nero and had a Panini and I had a Chai Latte (HEAVEN IN A CUP!!!) then proceeded to tacal House of Fraser. I do love HOF, and there sales are always amazing! I picked up a raspberry coloured blazer for £9.99!!! At this point (Probably an hour into our visit) I was exhausted and feeling dizzy and kept coughing for England! I picked up some water at that saw me through the remainder of the trip.

As we mooched around the shops we made a beeline for Zara's, where I picked up some gorgeous skinny jeans. They fit like a glove and where sooo comfortable - which I haven't been able to find since having Darcie, so I instantly snapped them up for £29.99! I also found a gorgeous top that would of gone perfectly with the jeans, so went and tried them on and well... lets not go there... I wasn't a happy bunny!

We stopped off at Schuh and got some gorgeous Trainer wedgey thingys! I really hated them when they first came out but they have soon grown on me! Think they where £48.

After some more mooching we stopped off at Boots and I purchased some bits and bobs...

Rimmels Cocktail Colour in Hawaiian Punch

Max Factors Max Effect in 02 Bronze

Max Factors Max Effect in 05 Sunny Pink

Max Factors Mas Effect in 03 Red Bronze

Rimmels Scandaleyes in Bronze

Rimmels Lasting Finish Soft Colour Blush in Pink Rose

(Sorry for the awful  pic quality!!)

And that was me spent for the day!! I was super impressed with my purchases! 

Lovely way to spend a Sunday as I so rarely just have some "me" time :)

Mummy B xoxox

Flagging

Title says it all... This illness is really getting me down! Please be gone tomorrow, so I can enjoy a day put with my Mum!!!

Mummy B xoxox

Twitter

I have had twitter now for a couple of years, but I never linked my blog and twitter together, I always felt I needed them separate.

  But I have seen how good twitter is at networking and so decided to take the plunge and make a second twitter account that is linked to my blog, its separate to my private one which is nice I think but also gives my another platform with my lovely readers!

Please feel free to add me, the link is above on the pages bar!

Mummy B xoxox

Surviving The Plague!

We're on day for of what I'm calling the Plague! Darcie has been MUCH better today, has only been sick once and diarrhoea seems to be easing... she has even managed some food! Jamie too is feeling better, and I no longer have tummy ache, just battling the cold part now! PROGRESS!

It would seem this bug is going around, so please try and keep healthy!!

Mummy B xoxox

Happy Valentine's Day

Its that time of year again, to pronounce your undying love to that someone special...

Unfortunately where all still dying of the "Plague" and so haven't really celebrated... Though we don't normally to be honest!

However Jamie got me a cute Card, and on Monday when Darcie was at Nursery she made me and Jamie a card...

Very lovely :)

Hope you all had a wonderful day

Mummy B xoxox

Illness

So this is the worst part of being a Mummy. We have been dealing with a very poorly bubba for the last couple of days, and to be honest she isn't improving. 

On Tuesday morning I was getting ready for work and suddenly realised Darcie hadn't woken up yet (very unlike her) so I walked into her room and she was just staring at the celling and was breathing quite heavily. I picked her up for a cuddle and she started to cough badly and then threw up a load of mucas. I presumed it was just from her cold. So I decided to get her dressed, and during this time her breathing got worse. It was very laboured and wheezy so gave her some of her inhaler. We then went downstairs for breakfast where she was sick again. I called work and took the day off to take her to the docs (I had called NHS direct and they said she needed to be seen by a Doctor) as Jamie had already left for work.

I took her to the Doctors where she was seen immediately. The Doctor looked at her and kept saying "Oh she is bunged up with cold" I on the other hand thought it was much more, but kept quiet. After listening to her chest, he said it was most likely that she had a bit of a chest infection and gave her some antibiotics. 

Well we thought she was improving, and we put her to bed in the evening after she attempted some dinner and she went to sleep. Me and Jamie sat down to watch a film when I herd a funny noise. I went upstairs and Darcie was lying face first in her own sick. I got her out and sat her on her changing mat to strip her down where she was then sick again. I then realised that we hadn't had a wet nappy since first thing this morning so I called NHS Direct again. They wanted us to take her to an out of hour surgery in Norwich.

When we arrived Darcie seemed brighter, the Doctor there did the same examinations but said that she had some inflammation on her lungs - not an infection like the previous Doctor had said. He recommended a course of steroids to help with her breathing.

Today I thought we were finally getting somewhere. Her breathing was slightly better and she wanted some food (yesterday she refused nearly everything). We gave her breakfast and she kept that down too. Whilst this was happening I was on my way to work, whilst driving there I started to feel very sick and felt that working in a school (and with the knowledge that Darcie had some kind of viral infection) it probably wasn't a good idea to try and carry on at work (Good job too....!).

When I got home Darcie fell asleep again. This is where she spent most of the day, cuddled up with me asleep. She woke a couple of times for a drink, which she kept down and she even managed some lunch.

At about 3pm I thought she was over the worst of it, when at 4pm she started being very very sick again. Then the diarrhea struck too.. oh my god it was awful... think cream carpet and a fountain of baby diarrhea... Not good!

After that episode she was very whingy I gave her some water and she was still whingy so I tried her with a bottle. She managed 3oz and kept it down for about 30mins before bringing it up again.

She then had some more water and she is now sound asleep again next to me.

I am very concerned about her and have herd about all these nasty viruses going around, its awful! Just trying focus on keeping her hydrated.

As I write this, my own chest is tightening and Jamie is sounding bad too, Family and Friends keep away!

Stay healthy people

Mummy B xoxox

Monday Family Date Night

So traditionally Mondays are pants... and work wise this pretty much lived up to this, however Jamie was on a mission it would seem to change this. He picked me up from work and we went to collect Darcie from nursery an hour early and we went into town to do some bits and bobs. When then met with my Mum and went for dinner at a local pub, nothing special but it was lovely to not have to worry about cooking!!

We then got home and we plan on having a nice chilled out evening... Jamie is even going to do my nails apparently! hahaha! 

In other news Darcie said this today....

We also got ANOTHER tooth! So proud :)

Love you Big D and Little D 

Mummy B xoxox

Catching Up with Friends

Jamie was working today and so it was an ideal opportunity to catch up with a couple of my friends :)

Chloe along with her three beautiful children, Jazzy, Izzy and Niall and also Lou popped round for a full blown playdate/photoshoot! 

Here is a couple of my favourites (hope you don't mind girls...)

These are some of my favourite people they all put such big smiles on my face!! Plus Chloe and Lou are very important to Darcie as they will be her God Mothers when the time comes to have her Christened.

Mummy B xoxox