Busy week

It's nearly moving day, so this week has been a little stressful on my behalf as I like things to be organised and done and felt they weren't. I think we are pretty much done now and sorting some things last night, thank goodness as we move tomorrow! Just a few last minute things to sort in the morning and away we go. 

Hollie turned 7 months this week, and she seems to be super active now she can crawl and pull herself up everything but with all the boxes around this is a nightmare as you can imagine. We have also noticed that she is being more vocal, we try to encourage dada or mama but she just laughs at us so we must look or sound silly while doing this. 

Tonight is the last night she will sleep in our room as she moves into her new room tomorrow. This is something that I know she is ready for but me on the other hand not so, I think it's just another step in accepting that she is growing up a little bit more. I love watching her while she sleeps or putting my hand through the bars where she grabs my finger and tightly grips it with her little hands, I love listening to her sleep the little noises that she makes. There is something about watching your baby sleep peacefully,, it's something I certainly have cherished. 

The day you were born, all my dreams came true.

Proud Mummy!

This week Hollie has started to sit up on her own a lot more unsupported and it's so amazing to see her sat up so straight looking around the room from a different level to ground level, it's like she discovers new things as when she is sat up she is always smiling away and more her head around. I remember trying to encourage her to sit up but she just wasn't interested and always wanted to be on the move but now when she sits up on her ow she will sit still for a little while playing with the toy that is next to her. 

If that wasn't enough reason to be proud I came in from the kitchen to find this.. 

(Excusing the boxes as we are packing up for moving next week) she had managed to pull her self up and stand up, I caught her do it a few times today. I noticed yesterday that she was trying to pull herself up but didn't think it would be so soon! 

So yes a very proud mummy today :) 

Hollie has her first tooth!

Finally Hollie has cut her first tooth and boy did we know it was coming through. Hollie was terribly grumpy & wingey a few days before hand, nothing seemed good enough. I had tried a few gels and calpol but she just wasn't happy. Then on Sunday 19th July I spotted a little tooth had cut through, I felt it and it was lovely and sharp. You could tell it was causing a lot of pain and distress as it was coming through, I can't imagine what it must feel like and I think I would be equally as grumpy too! I'd like to say I wish they could all hurry up and come through but trying to manage with just the 1 coming through was bad enough, but at least I know what to look out for next time. 

Getting back to being me..

So I feel like I don't really have any excuses anymore, Hollie is 6 months old now and I've kept using the excuses that I'd rather spend time with Hollie or I just don't have anytime to spare but enough is enough I need to get back to being me albeit a healthier me. 

Before I was expecting Hollie I was probably around the biggest I have ever been, I wasn't working (personal reasons) so would spend most days laying on the sofa not really watching what I was eating or doing exercise which is mad because I had so much free time. I would however do a little bit of yoga before bed but we are talking 10/15 minutes a night just to help me switch off and sleep. 

I've hit the 6 month post pregnancy time and I feel NOW is the time to act on getting my weight down and being fitter. I'm always tired and I know it's because of the lack of exercise I do, I don't eat too bad I use to be such a fussy eater but now I seem to be getting past that so therefore I'm not wanting my normal quick easy frozen foods. 

I've started to meal plan weekly and buy online so that we are not tempted by the other foods in the supermarkets (we don't have much willpower when in store) I've noticed this helps with the different varieties of food that we are having and also cooking more fresher foods. I've also started to do some small simple exercises until I move, then I will try getting on my exercise bike too for at least 20 minutes a night so it's not taking up too much of my evening but still getting the exercise in. 

I've not got a desire weight that I would like to be I would just like to feel good about myself and be healthier, fitter and not have that double chin in photos. 

So here is to hopefully a happier me. 

So I cried tonight..

I cried because it sunk in that I have a 6 month old daughter. I love this age, lots of learning and discovering but truthfully I want by tiny back. The newborn stage is the stage I longed for when becoming a mum. The reality is that, that stage passes by so quick. The blur of learning to be a mum, to care for this tiny human being, the tiredness of pregnancy, labour and just adjusting to having a newborn takes over you that you don't get a chance to really embrace it. Embrace those special moments of just cuddling them, watching them and listening to them. They are the moments that they really grow and change, I wish I could go back to that without all of the tiredness and the learning and just hold her, watch her and listen to her as much as its hard not to but those memories slip away with every new memory she makes I guess that's the bittersweetness of it all. 

I vow to treasure every moment from now on, I don't want to blink and it be her 1st 2nd or even 5th Birthday yet I want to enjoy the now. 

6 months old

Hollie just turned 6 months, time is going so fast and the changes are amazing to watch each day. It's so scary how quick the time is going, I still remember holding her for the first time when I was in recovery after my cesarean looking at this tiny little human that I had been growing in my tummy for nearly 9 months. I fell in love instantly that day and every day since that day, she melts my heart even on the days that I find tough. Most of the time she is a very happy giggly baby who smiles for everyone. I'm just so unbelievably proud of her and could boast about her all day long, what parent wouldn't right? 

I'm so excited for the next 6 months seeing how much more she will change and develop, she is so close to crawling, weaning seems to be going well and she is a little chatter box even if none of it makes sense at the moment and is just noise, still no teeth but again I'm sure it won't be too long as I can feel something it just needs to cut through.

 Over the next few months we will be moving, also hopefully we will find time to have a long weekend away before Christmas and her 1st birthday comes along. 

I love Hollie with all my heart and it feels like Hollie has always been here, life has changed so much It's amazing how 1 tiny person can Impacted your life, I may have days where I don't get to change out of my pjs or I have greasy hair but I really wouldn't change it for the world. 

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Teething, Growth Spurt who knows?!

Today has been one of them days where I've Felt helpless as a mother to Hollie, I know not to take it personally but sometimes it's hard not to right? When you try all the usual tactics to calm them down or distract them and they are still carrying on it's really hard to not take it personal. 

Hollie has been crying, shouting, wingeing all day. At first I put it down to her teething as her cheeks were red and as silly as it sounds she get pulling at her mouth, so I put teething gel on a few times and it did nothing gave a little calpol nothing. She has had a few sleeps today, been fed, watered etc but has still continued. Someone suggested it could be a growth spurt, which is likely but I've not seen her like this maybe it just because she is able to be a bit more vocal now that she is older all its a bit of the both added with the heat. Nevertheless she is now fast asleep in bed and mummy is hoping for a much better today tomorrow otherwise my hair will be turning grey any day now.