My baby is growing up

The last week has been very excited and also bitter sweet.  Our baby is growing up.

At times I feel excited and overwhelmed for the journey ahead of us and at times I feel sad.  I think back to the days where Hayley was a new born and I Google'd for ideas on how to entertain her, as she could not even hold a soft toy or keep her head up.

In the last week my baby moved to the Potty Training class, she has gone a week without her night time bottle, wakes up with a dry nappy every morning and is starting to speak in a way that she can mostly tell us what she wants and whats bugging.

The school says she's doing really well with the potty training.  She sits on the potty and does her business.  No number 2 yet, but at least she has the idea.  I've been struggling at home, she sits on the potty for long periods just to get up and do her business on the floor.  At least she clearly knows how to hold it in.  I've started to think that she's not ready, but she is showing all the signs 'the books' talk about.  Asking to take her nappy off and telling you when she wants to go to the bathroom...

I've printed a rewards chart, taken out the stickers and practiced my 'potty dance' and nothing.  Then this morning she woke up, looked all anxious and told me she wants to go to the toilet, even although she had a nappy on.  I ran, put her on the potty and she actually had her first wee at home.  I was so excited, did my 'potty dance', got her to choose her sticker for her chart, gave her another to put on her hand to brag at school and gave her a Smartie for breakfast.  I'm one proud mother.

I also officially packed away all her bottles this morning.

Sweetheart, how bitter sweet, you are becoming a big girl now!

Now... only to sort out all the sleep issues.

Greetings,

C

xxx

We're adding another member to our family

No, not what you're thinking.  We're getting a new puppy.  Firstly due to Hayley's big love for all animals, we  decided to get her a puppy of her own, one that she can grow up with and secondly because our other fur baby seems a bit lonely.

A friend of hubby phoned to say that their dog had 7 puppies and that we can bring Hayley to choose one.  I wish I could take a photo of that little face when she saw all the puppies.  She also proudly named the puppy Pippie and makes it clear to us that it is her dog.  

With Pippie only being a few weeks old it's still about another month before we can bring her home and make her part of our little family.

Big day today

I've been unemployed since early December 2012.

It's a very scary situation to be in as we bought a house last year and have 2 cars to pay for.  This being said I've actually been feeling rather calm about everything. I trust that God will provide and that this is the year I will find my dream job. I just need to keep faith.

So... To get back to the point I was contacted yesterday to by a fantastic company to come in for an interview today! I will give it everything and I believe that I will succeed should this be for me, if not something better will follow.

I promise to keep everyone up to date!

Greetings,

C

xxx

I'm back in the world of bloggers

So after my last blog in May 2012 I've decided that part of my resolutions for 2013 should be to blog more often.

I don't know why I have stopped blogging?  Maybe because life has become to hectic, stressful and a whirlwind of memories.  That is exactly why I don't want to stop blogging.

I blog to get rid of my stress, to brag about the good things and most of all to remember these times when I look back on past posts.  To remember when I struggled, when I've loved even harder and to remember the times my daughter was a new born, when I was learning and getting to know her and finding myself as a mom of a little one.

I want to one day give my child this as a gift, a honest open platform of what she means to me.  How much I love her and what I want to do for her.

So my promise to myself, my child, blog post followers and to the new year is to blog often.

I'm glad to be back and look forward to the journey

Love

C

xxx