Softplay shenanigans

Today we went to softplay with max’s cousin and aunt. We don’t usually go to softplay. It seems silly to spend sometimes up to a fiver when Max doesn’t really get much out of it.

I’m glad we went today he really enjoyed it. The area for the under 3’s or in this case under 3.5 ft (God help you if you have a tall child) was slightly pants. It consisted of a slide,a ball pit and a few soft cubes. This venue only charged  £3.00 which was reasonable but for what was avaliable is day light robbery.

There was all sort of kids there,some friendly some not so much. These sort of places I find a mind field when a kids being mean what do you do,it’s not really my place to tell someone else’s child off. Although if any child hurts my boy I would def speak up.

What are your experiences at places like softplay.

This was Max on the way home all that fun tuckered him out 🙂

What was in my hospital bag!

An oldie but a goodie for the new mums to be out there.

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My hospital bag waspart packed at 36 weeks and luckily so, as Maximus was born at 37 weeks and 5 days. A lot of first time mums aren’t sure of what they should be packing in the hospital bag (I just winged it). The idea is not to under pack or over pack, so below is a list of the main bits I packed. These are things that were needed and what I couldn’t have done without.

Mums Bag

• Bath Towel – My hospital didn’t offer bath towels. After the birth I had a case of jelly legs and couldn’t have a shower, so instead I had some midwife sponge me down (you really do lose all dignity in child birth!). At that point I was too tired to care. I’d recommend taking a towel for your body and one for your hair.
• Toiletries – In other words your tooth…

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Lets talk about dummies

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When your baby is screaming blue murder and it’s 2 am, trust me you will do anything to pacify them. How many mummy’s I wonder, swore they would never give their baby a dummy and have?

We never ruled outgiving Max a dummy. Preferably I wanted to wait until he really needed it.

For us it didn’t quite work out that way. It wasn’t the end of the world though. If he needs the extra comfort (whether it be a dummy or a thumb) then I will give it to him.

We really have tried every brand out there from the well-known big brands to the more budget friendly supermarket ones. We have always loved the MAM soothers but as they tend to be slightly higher in price we tend to have these as a treat.

Max (and mummy) were over the moon when MAM sent us some new ones…

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The new year is nearly upon us

I’ve been thinking this week about what my resolutions will be.

To be honest I never make them. Whats the point we never keep them.

I think that this year il make some,not for me but for my baby boy.

1. To get out there more. Try new things and speak to new people.

2. To help max with his development as much as humanly possible.

3. To stop stressing about other people and just concentrate on my family.

These are resolutions I think I can keep so let’s see how it goes.

Processed foods v’s Real food

I wanted to reblog some of my older posts as we come to the end of the year. I’d love to know peoples thoughts what are you opinions on the foods we give our children.

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There is no comparison. Real food wins hands down every time.

When I talk about processed food, I’m talking about microwaveable meals and the like. These types of food are loaded with sugar, salt and chemicals to extend the shelf life. I really hate the way supermarkets peddle these types of food as being a healthy diet for children.

Now I’m no angel, But I don’t feed these types of meals to my son. That doesn’t mean I never will but I will try my hardest to ensure he doesn’t have shit food like that.

We made a real grown up decision for me not to return to work. My new full time job will be raising my son (I like this position much more than the previous)

This means we’re going to be on a real tight budget (thank god for Aldi’s). The key to trying to stick to…

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Always favourites …….

I’ve been sooooo pissed off recently about a few scenarios.

It’s my belief that children should be treated equally. In both love and matriastically (is that even a word). I think if you have one child or ten they must all be treated fairly.

I’ve seen and heard so many cases of this lately where that’s just not the case.

I’ve come to the realisation  that this is a bit of a fantasy it’s not real life.  People will always have their favorites.

Kind of makes me want to pack my family up and move to a remote area where we can just live off the land.

The most annoying part is that it really BOTHERS me. My God whhhhy!

I feel I need to meditate or something and take this dumb negativity and turn it into something positive.

Here’s a funny story to conteract my annoyance : max had been asleep for a while tonight when I throught I caught a whiff of poo coming from his room. Upon patting his bum low and behold I could fee the poo sticking out

Dilemma!

What to do!!!!

Option 1: The decent thing and change his bum running the risk of him not going back down OR option 2: just pretend to myself I didn’t smell it.

Ok calm down I changed his bum.

Have you ever been in this situation. What did you do 🙂

Anyway enough from me.

Happy Sunday.

Ranting and raving

I really didn’t want this blog to be ranty but what the heck I need to rant away. Here’s what’s bothering me this week:

1. If I let you pass on the road wether you have right of way or not then it’s polite to say thank you. Drives me nuts when people are rude.  Yes I’m that person that says loudly your welcome ….in my car where you can’t hear me 🙂

2. Max fighting naps. For the love of God child just sleep mummy needs to sleep, eat, have a cup of tea.

3. Housework. It’s never ending and nothing makes a difference. See people on Facebook looking for cleaners makes me sooooo jealous.

4. The Christmas film selection on prime and Netflix.  It’s disappointing and plain crap there’s not even any classics on there.

5. The nappy struggle. Max is determined to roam the house nappy free. Guess what sunshine not on my watch!!!!!!

Ok I think that’s enough moaning for one post. With this little sausage in my life I can never be mad for long.

Be prepared

As we think more seriously about baby number 2 it makes me think back on what I have learnt from baby number 1. Here’s my top 10:

1. Enjoy every moment of pregnancy.9 months really isn’t that long. With Max I was a bit of a wreck the whole time.I was constantly worried. In the end what will be will be.

2. Buy a jug. After labour your private parts will be very very sore. Weeing will bloody hurt. Make sure you pour warm water down there, this will ease some of the pain.

3. Sleep when the baby sleeps. With baby 2 this won’t be a option for me .I was far to busy doing my housework to sleep. Ohhhh how I’d love to go back.

4. Never leave a baby without a nappy not even for a second. I’ve been pissed and pooped on. It was not pleasant.

5. Get in as many hugs. When people tell you you’ll have a needy child if you don’t put them down then IGNORE them. There will come a time when they won’t want mummy hugs so make the most of it.

6. Get out of the house. I was out at 5 days and I won’t lie it was tiring. It’s so important not to be cooped up indoors, baby needs good old vitamin d. Preparation is key thou if you don’t want it to take 10 hours to get out the door.

7. Don’t compare. I constantly compare max to other children it’s something I’m learning not to do. He’s going to do things in his own time.

8. Get baby enrolled in classes. Max has  had a pretty full schedule since he was 5 weeks old. Classes are a great way to help your baby develop. Put in the effort now and trust me you’ll be paid in full in future years.

9. Don’t buy more than you need. This goes for everything from bottles to clothes. Babies are expensive and become more so as they get older.

10. Love every moment. It really does fly past in the blink of a eye. Make the most of every second. The good times and the bad. Also take millions of pictures and videos.

Can I please scream now

Lately I’ve been feeling a little stressed out.
What the heck is up with me.

My house is a mess and I can’t seem to get on top of it. This really messes with my sanity!!!!

We currently have no heating because somethings gone wrong with the radiators.

My room has piles of clothes on the floor ( why I wasted my time ironing them I don’t know) it resembles a teenagers room.

Arrrgggggghhhhh i just want to scream!!!!!
Now that’s the reality of life and having a child. Not everything goes can be perfect ALL the time. Thou I’d be happy with some of the time.

In max news he had his 1st birthday party last week. It all went well and I think he enjoyed it . He’s walking (with help from us) and he’s started sofa surfing. Thing is he gets up but hasn’t quite worked out how to get down yet.

I will do a proper update soon. Time seems to just slip away from me lately.

Nutri bullet vs sage blender

Yesterday I treated myself to a nutri bullet.

I’ve wanted one for ages but because I had a blender already I held off. 

Well it hasn’t disappointed, it’s brilliant. It blends the fruit down  (with the aid of liquid ) to a lovely consistency- which you choose. It’s super quick and really easy to clean.

A few years back I brought the Heston bloomers sage blender.  It was really expensive and I justified it by saying that when we did have babies it would be good for the purree stage.

How wrong I was. Luckily I used vouchers so I haven’t been out of pocket. The sage is really cumbersome compared to the bullet. It’s really hard to clean whereas the bullet just a twist of cup.

The sage has a lot more functions it can purree, blend,chop and crush ice. It also has a smoothie option. The sage costs £200.00.

The bullet is really for one thing only to extract the goodness from the fruit and veg and blend down to a smooth consistency.  I brought it from asda for £99.99 it came with 2 blades 2 cups with handles and lids, a tall cup and a recipe book.

I just wish I’d brought one years ago.

This morning I had kale,carrot,strawberry, celery and Banna smoothie,max even had a small cup.

Whats good for momma is good for bubba.