Finally some good weather, so out comes the fire pit and bbq and friends over for a meal. Think I have some Italian blood in me as I always over cater…… and as I don’t eat meat myself, and the boys are not too fussed themselves either, I have a feeling that the dog and […]

Although I am trying not to post too many pictures of our newborn, I was so busy today as the kids had a play date and end of term picnic to go to and then I had to get our eldest from school early due to him feeling poorly… so there was not much chance to […]

I took this view earlier in the year, with a longer lens from a higher viewpoint, and really liked the results. Today I just had a mid zoom lens with me and limited time, but thought it was worth it as I liked the colours and shapes of this familiar scene.

Finally, we agreed a name: Willow. I will try not to make all my last posts of the 365 project of her, but sometimes it is hard to resist!

Who is cuddling who? Is it a fat cat or a small baby?

Things caught up with me today and with such miserable weather, all I wanted to do was sit inside with the baby. I was productive though, sorting through baby girl clothes we have been given and bagging up baby boy clothes we still have. In the evening, I managed to pop outside and grab a […]

A busy day today driving up to London to show our new addition to my husband’s aunt, before heading off to a party for Andrew – he and his family are dear friends of mine. Happy birthday Andrew.

After a tiring night, trying to snatch a couple of hours sleep between feeds, I was pleased that my little lady had put on sufficient weight gain, and passed all of their tests for worrying things (?), that we were told we could go home today and just return tomorrow afternoon for a weigh in. […]

Friday 13th – not a good omen, and sure enough at a midwife appointment our little lady was weighed and shown to still be dropping some ounces since birth. And so to hospital for some checks and pushy feeding. She doesn’t look worried does she? In fact, I am sure there is a hint of […]

I have missed the local scenery recently, with my husband doing kids activities and drop off’s these past ten days, so today, as the weather was clement, my husband and I made time to go for a walk with just the baby and admire the views. The colours are amazing this year as all this […]