Hi everyone.
Sorry I haven't been on in so long
I kept meaning to do it but honestly, I just don't know where time goes nowadays. It's scary!
I'm sorry to see such sad news on here with the angel babies
I feel awful that I haven't been around much and given my support. If anyone needs a chat, please feel free to get in touch and I will get my act together and reply, I promise!!
Hi SilverWillow, I remember you! How are you doing? Our babies are pretty close in age- Alex is only 3 weeks older! I hope number 2 arrives for you soon. We've haven't got any plans for another at the moment. Alex keeps us busy enough as is it!
Speaking of my little boy, we are now in the middle of planning his first birthday. I just can't believe where this past year has gone! We're not doing anything big- just a little Mickey Mouse themed tea party/playtime with his baby friends the Sunday before his birthday and on the actual day of his birthday, a trip to Chester Zoo with just family. Hoping the weather holds! We've just finished decorating his playroom. Our house is basically neutral, so I went a bit crazy with colour in this room! Each wall is a different colour (yellow, blue, red and green) and we went to Ikea yesterday to buy a big rug and bright cushions. He's going to love it in there
Alex is turning into a proper little boy now- don't know where my baby has gone! He is such a little character. Cheeky, but so loveable and affectionate. He's very sociable too- he loves everyone, and they all love him! This week, his just started being able to stand by himself for a few seconds without holding onto anything, so we hope that he might be taking his fist steps by his birthday or just after. FINALLY, he has dropped his bottle in the night and we are getting sleep throughs every night!
I'd almost forgotten what it was like to get a full night's sleep, and was starting to go a bit crazy! He goes to bed at 7.30pm now, and wakes up at 6am which isn't ideal, but I'm not moaning! He's doing and saying new things every day.....he's an absolute joy
My typical week has a nice balance now. Monday is NCT coffee group (although it's only up to a year, so goodness knows what I'll do without it!), Tuesday I work, Wednesday I meet up with a group of mums and we take it in turns to have lunch at each other's houses, Thursday I work, Friday we go to Jo Jingles (which is brilliant Nat- I totally recommend it), and obviously we have family time on the weekend. I love it- it seems to suit everyone well.On the days I work, Alex goes to his granny and grandad who absolutely adore him. He loves them to bits too. It's lovely to see them build such a good relationship. From September, I'll be taking Alex to Toddler Sense before work first thing on a Thursday morning (toddler, not baby- sob!), so we're looking forward to that!
Right, think it's time to post some pics......