I think fortnightly works for me to write anything up! We have had a busy couple of weeks, and I’ve taken so many photos and videos but they primarily have A’s face in. I share those videos on Instagram stories so feel free to follow on there!
187. The previous owners planned the garden really well, we have colour coming up one after the other which is really exciting to see. Today I found a hydrangea bush I didn’t realize we had down the side of the house.
188. My go to when A is really fighting naps is to wear her. I finally managed to use my smaller woven wrap and put her in a kangaroo carry. Only one wrap of fabric on her and it’s only crossed on my shoulders rather than around my waist.
189. We have this line of Leyland Cyprus (I think I might be wrong!) which line the back of our house, they are huge about 30ft high and haven’t been looked after. They over hang into our neighbors yard and are pushing the fence panels out. Plus they are dying further up and we have a big hole coming down low. So…..we got them taken out! We’ve gained 10ft in width, and lost our privacy with the neighbors and vice versa but they have also gained one side of their yard which was only ever in shade and damp! So it’s a win for us all. Next we plan to replace with smaller and with a more manageable height!
190. A received a thank you book through the mail today after passing over all her clothes she’s grown out of to a new to us friend, who we met because she was our birth photographer…if you fancy seeing some of the amazing photos from our birth click here.
191. Max cat is clearly really comfortable with having a baby now, he tried so very hard to get on my lap mid nursing session!
192. We have a Facebook group called Buy Nothing over here which is done by area, and you give away your things for free! I got these amazing big building blocks for A. I can’t wait for her to be big enough to use her imagination and build herself, in the meantime I had fun!
193. I’m planning to go camping with some girlfriends soon, but with our social distancing rules in place here they aren’t able to help me set up! So I got this Big Agnes shelter in the sale, I can put it up easily and then place A in it whilst I set up the tent. It’s really nice to add some shade in our garden too, so I think this will be used a lot in the beautiful weather I hope we have!
194. Sometimes ice cream is the answer, and sometimes you need it delivered! I even added gummy bears…shh
195. A becomes really distracted with the mat I have on our wood floor so I placed a sheet over it to see if it made any difference….the only difference was she sucked it!
196. Max cat just relaxing on his cat tree.
197. I’m slowly arranging A’s play area as she’s very close to pushing herself around on her tummy on the wood floor, and she is rolling all over the place now! I love this little kitchen I got on Facebook marketplace.
198. The perks of isolating and nothing being open means I get to use my creativity on A! I’ve stuck some zip lock bags to the floor and filled them with some different things. Her current favourite is a double bagged ziplock with a blob of white and red paint in it! She’s slowing managing to mix the two together. Of course she doesn’t realize, but I do!
199. We’ve moved the cot down to our room, taken a side off and pushed it against the bed. I’ll write a post about our nursing journey next week, but we are still every 1.5 hours and overnight 2-3 times. She has a light suck and gets tired easily so it’s little and often. She’s been in bed with us to make it easier on me, but now the weather has turned hot it just too warm. With this set up, I can still have her close, but also slightly further away. Marie seems to think this is her bed now!
200. Hot hot hot! Stripped the baby off, puppy pee pad under her to save the floor and a baking tray with water! Instant cooling and so much fun. Shame hubby was busy but I kept calling up to him so he could see how much she loved this.
Thank you for reading! Hop to other blogs to see what people have been up to.
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What lovely photos and nice to catch up with you.
Those building blocks are fantastic and I am sure she’ll get years of use from them.
The ziplock bags on the floor is a genius idea. x
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Oh Little A – congratulations, I’ve missed this news. Those blocks look amazing, I’m sure she will love them. I got so many bargains from local groups over here. Those trees are such a nightmare aren’t they, I bet the change without them is amazing #366
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That hydrangea bush is so pretty. A looks very cosy in the kangaroo wrap. Thomas used to have a lot of in-wrap naps when he was smaller. That Buy Nothing Facebook group sounds like a great idea. I love those giant building blocks. The set-up with the cot sounds like a good plan especially with the warmer weather. Looks like A was having a lot of fun with the water in the baking tray – what a great idea. #project366
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Such lovely photos. I love all the different toys and the imaginative ways for A to play. The new arrangement with the bed sounds like a very good idea. I hope it works well for you.
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love the idea of the puppy pee pad. Would never have thought to do that with paint., if you keep the result it might be worth a fortune one day…..
That shade tent in the garden looks ideal.
Don,t blame you for cutting the trees down, bet the neighbours are glad to have the sun back in their garden.
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That’s a nice Facebook group. Those are big blocks. Cute little camo. OooOo I love Cold Stone ice cream, especially dark chocolate. A seems to love everything she sees.
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The building blocks look fab, how lovely that they were free too – everything is always better when it doesn’t cost anything
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Your cats are beautiful!
I love hydrangea and love the colour of yours.
The baking tray with water is such a simple fun idea!
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Such lovely pictrues, sounds like you have had a fab time recently! What a find though, that hydrangea bush is gorgeous, the colours are beautiful! Max is a VERY fluffy cat but good to know he seems to be getting used to A now! Hope you are all having a lovely week! Sim x #Project366
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Great idea to have the shelter in the garden and use a baking tray with water to combat the heat! Love the building blocks too! #project366
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Love the ice cream, I have really tried to pack in as many different flavours this summer as possible! We has a camping adventure in our garden recently which was great fun! Second time I have put the tent up and I only took half the time!
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That flowering bush is so pretty. Love the cute little wrap. It looks so cosy. I never used wraps but wish I had. I love those giant building blocks. xx
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