Autumn Favourites 2015

With Autumn well and truly here and Winter creeping in, I thought I would share with you a few of my Autumn favourites I have been loving this year. A few of you have been asking where a few things are from over on Instagram so thought this would be the perfect post!

Happy Halloween!

Hey folks! Just thought I would do a quick post to wish you all a Happy Halloween! We're spending the day doing halloween crafts and then I'm taking Darcie Trick or Treating for the first time later on. 

Hope you all have a fun and spooky day!

Mummy B xoxox

Wellie Weather & Competition!

Autumn time, as you may have come to guess, is simply my favourite time of year. One of my family's favourite things to do is to go out and enjoy all that autumn has to offer. No matter the weather. Of course one of the easiest ways to enjoy autumn is to get out there, wrap up warm and pop your wellies on and get stomping in those beautiful leaves.

On Tuesday we did just that. We headed to Bury St. Edmunds as we needed to do a little shopping, but we also wanted to enjoy the Abbey Gardens with all the stunning autumn colours. It was the perfect day. 

Getting our wellies out is always lots of fun, we just got Darcie some uber cute red Hunter wellies to match our's. Though mine and Jamie's are starting to look a little tired, so I have been having a browse to update mine. Here are a few wellies that I'm loving at the moment.

I think it would be super cool to have matching red wellies with Darcie, though I'm really loving the burgundy Hunters as they would match perfectly with my Autumn wardrobe! These wellies can be be found here.

Now how would you fancy £200 to kit your whole family out with new wellies this Autumn/Winter? Shoetique are offering you just that. All you need to do is to enter your email here and sign up to the newsletter, simples! The Competition ends on November first so you need to be super quick!!

Best of luck!

Mummy B xoxox

Simple tips to feel better postpartum

When it comes to women, pregnancy and childbirth are the two events that change their world entirely. You realise that your priorities have changed once the baby lands on your arms. For most of the mums, they realise that it is not possible anymore to concentrate on their beauty regime, even taking a proper shower becomes a luxury in their life. But you can follow some simple steps to look gorgeous during the postpartum period.  

You can look good while your life revolves round your little one and you don’t need to sacrifice your looks for that. The best part is that you don’t need to spend much time behind these things. Feeling and looking good helps you to boost your self confidence. 

So let’s go through some easy steps that will help you to look amazing after delivery:

Keeping Colds at Bay This Winter

As the dark nights draw in and the mornings get colder – the inevitable happens; the colds, coughs and sore throats reign in terror too. For most of us, we are unlucky enough to catch one or two of the winter nasties each year but when we have little ones in tow, the circle of germs seems to make the rounds endlessly between October and March. “So how do we stop this??”  I hear you say! Well read on to see the areas that will aid you in your battle against the winter health woes.

Adding Shabby Chic to Your Garden

The shabby chic style doesn’t have to be contained inside. It wouldn’t take much effort to spruce up your garden with some shabby chic elements. Use a combination of natural, weathering wood and pastel-coloured flowers. With shabby chic it’s important to embrace the imperfections. Distressed and timeworn furniture is the essence of shabby chic decorating. Add tins of flowers and keep the weathered wood if you can. 

Siblings | October

Another month seeing these two grow. I already can't believe how much Henry has changed, and too Henry's and Darcie's relationship. They're interacting more and more as the days go on. Henry has started to "chat" and Darcie loves it! I have been given the role as interpretation as Darcie is always saying "mummy what is he saying?!", we have lots of fun, Henry is quite the story teller! He is also smiling and doing this goofy half attempt at a giggle, normally this is again directed at Darcie. It's strange how he has already become quite attached to his big sister.

How to prepare your child for a new sibling

When you find out you're expecting again it is, of course, a very exciting time. After the initial happy and excited bubble has popped and the realities of having another baby sink in, one of your worries may be how your child(ren) may react to a brother or sister. 

Whilst for the most part I was extremely excited to see how Darcie would react to her baby brother, I was a little apprehensive too. Would she be accepting of this new bundle of joy? Would she be resentful? Or would she just completely ignore him altogether?!

Thankfully Darcie has been super accepting of Henry and has taken to him so well. Their bond is already so beautiful, with him smiling (for the first time ever!) at her and Darcie constantly showering him with kisses and declaring they are going to be best friends forever. 

So how can you prepare your child for the arrival of a sibling?