Vlog/Blogmas Day Three | Christmas Haul

It's the day three of Vlog/Blogmas and today I have another video for you and it's a little Christmas Haul of bit's and bobs I have got over the last few weeks. Enjoy!

Mummy B xoxox

All I want for Christmas is Sleep! | Vlog/Blogmas Day Two

As a new mum of two my sleep is something I treasure... and it's something I am currently lacking! You expect the sleepless nights, but that old saying "sleep when baby sleeps" is in possible to do when you have another little person to look after too. I love being a mum of two and wouldn't change it for anything, but for Christmas I could do with some sleep!

Ensuring us mum's get enough sleep is the key to a happy home, I don't know about you but I'm certainly not at my best when I have only had four hours of disturbed sleep! So for a happier home a great night sleep for everyone is a must and something I have been trying to implement in ours.

Vlog/Blogmas 2015 | Day One

I have decided to do my own spin on Vlogmas and Blogmas and combine the two! So everyday leading up to Christmas you will see either a video or a blog post (I will always share the video on here too). As you will have seen I am starting my venture on to Youtube and I thought this would be a great time of year to have a go at vlogging! 

So here is my fist video for Vlog/Blogmas 2015..

Mummy B xoxox

Baby's First Christmas | Gift Guide

This will be Henry's first Christmas and boy am I excited! I adore Christmas, but when you have children it's so much more fun! Having said that, I have been struggling for ideas for gifts - what do you get a three month old?!

Today we're venturing out in a bid to get some bits ticked off our Christmas shopping list and with the Black Friday sales this is the perfect time to get your Christmas shopping done. So many places have absoluty fantastic sales at the moment, including Debenhams whom have some great Black Friday promotions on toys. 

In fact I have been so surprised by the amount of fantastic items Debenhams have for little ones in particular. Such as sensory balls, teethers and the rather cute Hungry Caterpillar soft activity toy. All of which are on offer at the moment with up to 50% off! 

As well as having great deals on toys, they also have some great deals on baby clothing too. I love the John Rocher range, these cute woodland themed bibs currently have 20% off! 

Have you/are you planning on doing any Christmas Black Friday shopping?

Mummy B xoxox 

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Handmade Christmas Gift Ideas

As much as well all love the sparkling Christmas lights that begin to fill our home with a warm winters glow, and the excuse to eat more chocolate than necessary, the fact of the matter is, when you’ve got little ones Christmas can begin to get expensive. 

We all love to gift our family and friends something special at Christmas, especially to thank them for the unwavering love and support they have shown throughout the year, but rather than make the credit card go in the red, these crafty Christmas ideas will help to cut down the pennies and create something truly personalised that will truly encompass the Christmas spirit. 

Plus with these easy ideas, even the little ones can get involved with putting their stamp on it! 

Unusual Gifts For Children This Christmas

Struggling to come up with gift idea's for children this year? Well I decided to put together a few gift ideas that are a little more unusual. Hopefully there is something that would suit children of all ages and either a boy or girl. So let's get started!

YouTube Take Two

Yes I am taking the plunge once more with my YouTube channel! For so long I wanted to start vlogging and I have now got to that stage where I'm of the mindset of "why the hell not?!". So here is my first video in well over a year...

Mummy B xoxo

Why I love my stretch marks

When I had my daughter, Darcie, I counted my lucky stars and rejoiced in the fact that I didn't get one single stretch mark whilst I carried her. I gave myself a little high five when my stomach was left unscathed from those dreaded and ghastly looking marks. So when I had my son and I got my first stretch mark at 30 weeks, the  fear that my unmarked belly was now starting to get covered in those unsightly marks set in.

And so the regime began. Darcie, every night, would slather my pregnant belly in stretch mark lotion in the hope that this stretch mark wouldn't multiply  or at least minimise the risk of my belly resembling something we're all told is an absolutely hideous sight.

As my due date grew closer those marks multiplied and grew with the growth of my bump. I tried to put it to the back of my mind and hoped that once my boy was here they wouldn't look quite so awful.

When my son was placed into my arms my stretch marks were the last thing on my mind. When I managed to successfully breastfeed from my stretch marked boobs, the marks were the last thing on my mind and when he smiled at me for the first time, again, those "awful" marks were the last thing on my mind. 

In actual fact at that point I had actually grown to love my stretch marks. Yes, I had grown fond of these little reminders that adorned my body. I remember when I first had a bath after having Henry, I noticed how most of my stretch marks were on one side of my stomach. It was the side that Henry liked to lay on the most.

One of the reasons I most likely got stretch marks this time round was probably down to his size, he was two whole pounds heavier than my daughter and I had no issues this time with fluid levels - I had a very healthy pregnancy and these marks were all signs of this. 

Henry is my last baby and I'm proud of my body that it was able to grow such a beautiful little being. Who cares that I now have a few reminders of this? I should be oh so thankful that these marks adorn my body because I know there are so, so, so many women out there who would want these marks who unfortunately are unable to have children. 

I will never look in the mirror and wish that they were not there. I'm proud of my "baby marks". 

Mummy B xoxox