Baby Shower!

On Wednesday, Anna had her baby shower. Little Splodge is due in June and Anna is currently 32 weeks pregnant. I can't believe it has gone so fast! 

Some pictures from the party

Amy on the footstool

Lots of commotion on the footstool, a firm favourite!

What beautiful cakes! Courtesy of Emily

Best Friends

Back to the footstool!

Amy enjoying her cake!

Evangeline

Mama to be and Evangeline

Emily and Seth

Sugar and Spice

A little girl can be sweeter oftener than anyone else in the world. she can jitter around, and stomp, and make funny noises that frazzle your nerves yet just when you open your mouth she stands there demure with that special look in her eyes. A girl is Innocence playing in the mud, Beauty standing on its head, and Motherhood dragging a doll by the foot.

Sophie-Mae Jaquline Raynor - 08/03/2011

Evangeline Florence Sarkis - 19/03/2011

The two new beauties in my life :)

May they be happy and healthy young things. With the world at their feet, who knows what they will achieve. 

My Little Baby is One

A year ago yesterday, I gave birth to my beautiful little boy at 5:30am, Leicester Royal Infirmary by Cesarean section. He weighed 7lbs 4 ozs and was totally perfect. Although I didn't get to meet him until he was nearly 3 hours old, he fed beautifully straight away, an absolute pro.

He was so tiny, but so perfect.
How he is a big boy, walking around everywhere, interested in everything, so caring and giving. I am so proud of him, and that he is mine!

To celebrate this special day, we took Louie to the zoo. I didn't get many photos but Rachel did, and I will like to her blog when she uploads the photos which will be totally amazing!
Louie really loved the monkeys, and didn't want to leave them! They were by far his favourite. He enjoyed running around and getting all muddy and having some freedom! It was his first proper walk, and he loved it.

 Then we went home to make our dinner, and the rainbow came out again! This time it was Rachel's beautiful creation!

 And we had home made pizza for Louie's birthday tea, followed by birthday cake of course!

And yay for my 100th blog post too!

2010

So its a New Year, and a time for new endeavors.
Last year was such an amazing year with so many changes. Louie was born and he has brought us so much joy. I actively tried to change my lifestyle to promote a more green and ethical way of living. I do believe every little helps but I think I have made a very good start!

So a new year, a new job!
I have been offered a job at Fill Your Pants, the online nappy shop. I will be working for two days a week, where I will be leaving Louie for one day with his Nana and one day at Nursery. I feel ready to return to the world of work now, although I would class myself as an attached parent, and would love to stay home with Louie for ever and ever, but needs must. And nursery will be so good for him. It will be one day a week, so it isn't like he will never see me! And he loves children and playing and he will have a ball.
We will still have 5 whole days together, and will still be able to do our Tiny Talk class :)

Now for Christmas, I was a very lucky girly. Many people cottoned on to the fact I was making my own Christmas gifts and I was given some lovely crafty gifts myself! Dan bought me my very own sewing machine, which is amazing, more than I ever thought he would get me! And he gave me the 'Stitch' Cath Kidston book. And my sister gave me the 'Sew' Cath Kidston book! So for my birthday, I think I would like a bigger sewing box, because mine is tincy tiny.
So there will be lots of new projects starting soon. My first project will be for my sister, something she saw in the 'Sew' book ;) But with new babies arriving, I have found some fabric to make some patchwork delights for them.