26 weeks and party time!

So above is me now at 26 weeks pregnant, below was last week. I have already started to get the whole'you're so big' comments from people... I don't think I am ridiculously huge, I carried big with Rosie too so I think it is just how my body carries babies!
So today Ant and I went to an NCT sale in Matlock. We picked up some great bargains! Ant got a play mat with the arches and a blow up ring thing for babies for really cheap. Good as new! And I got Rosie a few clothes and lots of baby boy clothes for so little money. I could have spent so much more, if I had of been a bit more organised I could have planned ahead a bit more and got some older boy clothes, although these sales are quite often I will just go to the next ones too!

Later on this afternoon we took Rosie to Baxter, William and Grace's 2nd birthday party, enjoy the photos - she looked gorgeous in her tutu!






I've been cleaning the baby stuff too so that Rosie has a chance to get used to it all before the baby arrives, we're hoping by then she may be a bit bored of it all.

Well I had better scoot as my dinner is now ready, chat again soon xxxxx

Rosie playing peek a boo, this game went on for ages! She really thought that if she couldn't see me then I couldn't possible see her!

Sweet!!

xxx

Rosie's new bedroom!

Hello,
sorry it has been a while. I've had a busy few weeks with parents evenings etc.
We've also been getting lots of sorting done ready for Rosie to move into her new bedroom with her new big girls bed. We took our shelves and corner desk out and gave them to Ant and Gareth (who have just moved into their gorgeous new house! congrats you two!) then put a new bed and Rosie's chest of drawers into the little bedroom. It is now all safe with a stair gate on her doorway and only soft toys so that if she does get out of bed in the night there is nothing dangerous for her in the room at all.
Last night was the first night we tried it out, she was amazing. It did take a good 40 mins or so to settle her and I did have to go up a few times and put her back in her bed. After a while it went quiet and I sneaked up to look, she'd fallen asleep in her bed, with her duvet on, soundo! She then slept through the night (only waking once breifly and settled down again within minutes) till 7am! GO ROSIE!



Here are just a few more cute photos I liked, Rosie enjoying her choclate custard, she tried licking the pot out and ended up with a big circle all round her face!
Look at that concentration...


Well she is currently playing the garden with Tim, off for a walk this pm. We had a lovely walk last weekend with a few of tim's climbing friends from uni. They then all came back to ours for fish and chips, it was great. One of the couples has a 7 month old, another couple are expecting twins in June so there was a lot of baby chit chat!

Chat again soon, Mum I will try and update more often so you can see Rosie now you're in France.

Big hugs to everyone reading this xxxxxx

so we are back from a week in Guernsey. Rosie had a fabulous time on the beach and we enjoyed seeing all the family. The plane journey was an experience, one which I would rather not repeat without Tim. I do wish my family lived somewhere a little more accessible by CAR!

Rosie had a good day today chilling out at home before nursery tomorrow, ant came round this morning and she had her friends round this pm.






she enjoyed baking with auntie ant...

and playing this little piggy with grandad...









hope you like the photos.

i am gutted to be going back to work tomorrow, i am going to miss rosie so much after spending such a lovely week with her. I am issing tim too, can't wait for it to be the weekend.

big hugs xxxx

here is my gorgeous girl, she is just amazing. We went down to visit laura today and William (3) and Holly (6 months), she loved Holly and really wanted to kiss and cuddle her - although she has got to learn she is much bigger and her cuddles need to be gentle, she can practise on Ant's baby before ours arrives!!!!
It is Ant's birthday on Monday so I have been baking a cake for her tomorrow, do you like it Ant??? Hopefully it will still be in one piece by the time it reaches you (it is tempting me right now!), if not there is always tescos round the corner to get a new one!
chat soon xxx

Above, ne and ant and our bumps! You wouldn't think I am due 6 weeks after her... my bump looks bigger already! Well my excuse is that it's my second and i have no tumym muscles!!!

Below are some photos of my gorgeous Rosie, she has had such a lovely few weeks - she has been so well and healthy and happy. Unfortunately she has just started coming down with a cold this morning or it could be teething...






We had a lovely weekend with Tony and Judith, I think they enjoyed seeing Rosie and how much she has grown. She adored seeing them and gave out lots of kisses and cuddles! I forgot to take photos but am excited to see some of the photos they took!

Below is Rosie helping Tim build our new ikea cupboards. We are getting outselves sorted before baby no.2 comes along. I can't wait to get Rosie's new room sorted with her big girls bed.

Chat again soon xxx