Synchronization of Us

I imagine most of these stories start the same way.

Woman has some reason to think she may be pregnant , woman pee’s on a stick , woman gets that second line(or cross or the magic words) and bang life is never the same.

For 9 month the child is carried inside you and i know for me its always a time of wonder . When will baby come ? How will labor be ? Will they be big or small ? Hairy or bald ? Feed ok ? Sleep ok ? Be healthy? .

And then baby is born and once again life changes in huge and unpredictable ways.

It was just yesterday he was this small , just yesterday i held my tiny first born son and fell in love again. It was not almost 3.5 years ago was it ?

The last year has been big in terms of milestones for my youngest, he moved from cot to bed (and then into my bed ) , toilet trained day and night, gave up the pram, stopped napping,started nursery .Everyday he was shreading baby/toddler hood and moving towards being a big boy.

It was ok though , he still loved his milkies and he would never really be big while he still took those.

Last week he weaned , Tuesday (28th Feb) he took what i am pretty sure was his last breastfeed and not asked for it since. If you ask him he will proudly tell you “milkies are for babies”

Its been coming for a while, over the last year he went from feeding constantly till just before and after sleep . Those feeds soon dropped and it was only before bed . We talked about him stopping but he was adamant he wanted to continue and i was not going to make him . Then he started wanting daddy to take him to bed some nights instead of milk . And then he just did not want them anymore…

Im ok with not feeding , for 7.5 years my body has been dedicated to pregnancy and feeding and im due a break . I have been ready to wean for a while.

Emotionally im a little bit broken, its another sign of him growing up and that to me is the hardest thing of all..

Guess its been a few days between posts . Only excuse is i have been to busy re watching Lost (thanks to Lovefilm Instant – and no i was not paid to say that) , watched all 6 seasons in about 3 weeks and it took up all my free time. So back to blogging again…

February 20 Monday means homework

February 21 A grape? Yeah i have no idea either

February 22 Just up

February 23 Daddy doing who knows what to Becca

February 24 Crazy Kitty

February 25 Enjoying a lazy Saturday

February 26 Bowling at grans

Now tell me my lovely blogging friends just how much under the bed mess do you find? And how often do you clean under the beds?

The girls sleep in bunk beds , today i cleaned out under the bed and below is my “haul”

Now this annoys me . it was all shoved down the sides/back so not easy to spot till i moved the bed. I cannot remember exactly the last time i cleaned under it – the room was completely done after Christmas and then again a few weeks later when hubby painted it so its only been about 6 weeks at the most.

And im totally not sure what was the point of this blog post – other than to share my annoyance.

Now on a lighter note..

The girls have been singing a song lately that they are dancing to in dance class , they said the words go something like this

“Baby baby i want you on my potty” .

We were all pretty sure they picked it up wrong (unless of course the dance teacher was a fan of these videos. ) and we figured the real song lyrics were

“Baby baby i want your body”

Which did not impress us much – the girls are 5 and 6 and i don’t think this would be an appropriate song for them to listen /dance to.

Today we finally solved the mystery . The song is Kissing the stars by Pixie Lott and the actual lyrics are

“Baby baby we are on the rocket”

Phew to that lol

February 13 Valentine Crafts

February 14 Valentine date with the girls (unfortunately i was ill and this was all i could manage – i also went on a date with hubby but managed almost nothing due to tummy bug)

February 15 A lovely day out

February 16 The sort of stuff that has stolen my husband lately..guess its better than the Xbox

February 17 Poor unwell boy

February 18 Chill-axing

February 19 Happy Anniversary to us

I spotted this fun meme over at Do Snails Need Doulas and just had to join in . I love looking back over my breastfeeding journey

1. Why did you choose boob over bottle?

It was never really an option for me, i was breastfed and so was my sister . Most babies i saw as newborns were breastfed – infact i remember an embarrassing moment when a friend gave birth to her first – she was talking about being tired and i said “must be with breastfeeding and stuff” and she told me she was not breastfeeding and i blurted “what…how come” . I was in the early stages of my first pregnancy myself but had yet to encounter the huge breast vs bottle debate , as far as i was aware everybody breastfed for at least a few weeks then bottles were given . It was better for baby , it was free and natural and i just could not imagine not at least giving it ago .

2. How long did you breastfeed or are you planning to breastfeed?

I planned to breastfed for around 6 months (at the very most) , but 6 months came and went and we were still happy feeding so i wanted to try and make it a year. I was 4 months pregnant on her first birthday but neither of us were ready to wean. She weaned 4 months before her 3rd birthday (i did encourage her – i was pregnant again and just needed a little break) .
With my 2nd i did not really have a goal in mind – she ended up weaning at 20 months though which made me sad. She was never milk crazy though (loved her solids ) and was only taken 1/2 feeds a day from 12 months. She weaned when i was heavily pregnant plus dealing with my eldest being in hospital .
3rd was 3 in September and still technically feeding – we are slowly weaning (his choice) and he only feeds about 5 nights out of 7 before bed (and even then its a short 2 minute feed) .

If you do the math it means that i have been feeding for almost 7 years with only a 2 month break between Eilidh weaning and Ruaridh being born. Also means i have been pregnant/breastfeeding without a break for 7.5 years …

3. What is the best thing about breastfeeding?

The snuggles , the closeness – that little dribble of milk when they finish feeding. The lack of illnesses , the non smelly nappies . The comfort when they are sick or hurt.

4. Did you have to overcome challenges on your breastfeeding journey?

I have been so blessed on my journey and have had almost no issues. My eldest was unwell at first and spent the first 4 weeks in hospital and (other people) seemed to think that meant i would not be able to breastfed but she did no problem. Have experienced mastitis a few times and blocked ducts but overall nothing major – oh unless you could eldest biting me hard enough to draw blood when my milk started to dry up when pregnant with her sister – couple that with sore nipples in pregnancy and you had a few unpleasant weeks with feeding.

5. Who supported you the most with breastfeeding?

My family were great of course, hubby was amazing and despite knowing nothing about feeding and assuming i would bottle feed was my biggest supporter (as he says it means he does not have to do night feeds)

6. How did you feel when you first breastfed in public?

Nervous – i fed her for the first time in the bathroom which smelled like poo and promised i would never put either of us through that again. After that i fed anywhere and everywhere not caring..

7. Have you been questioned for breastfeeding?

Actually no…some people think im strange as they wanted to get baby staying away as soon as its born but mostly people just accept it. Im pretty straight forward with it through and proud .

8. Has breastfeeding made you feel different about your body?

My body has went to crap but i don’t think breastfeeding has anything to do with it. Its the 3 babies in just over 3 years that done that one..

9. What do you wish you had known before making the decision to breastfeed your baby?
I was pretty well informed but i wish i had kept to expressing more and trying them with a bottle so i could of had a night off now and then (not to go out but just to sleep.)

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I was tagged by lovely new blogger Rachel (a mum of 4 from Wales , we “met” when both pregnant with our now 5 year olds) to take part in CLIC Sargent Do Something Yummy Awareness Raising Campaign as seen on Typecast

How could i not blog for this worth cause .

This is week 3 and it’s prompts are -

Personal post. When was the last time you got together with a group of friends? Tell us about it.
Yummy post. Yummy Mummy week is all about getting together with other parents to raise money for CLIC Sargent. Tell us why getting together with other parents is important to you.
Creative post. Tell us how you are surviving the half term holidays! Or for the vloggers out there, get the kids involved. Interview them using these questions.

Im copying Rachel a little and using the 20 questions (plus i remember reading these interviews a few years back and not being able to do it as Becca was not talking enough . Its great to be able to do it now)

1.What is something mummy always says to you?
Eilidh – I love you
Becca – Get your pajamas on
Ru - Bye (this is the only one he answered – gets bored quickly lol)

2.What makes mummy happy?
Eilidh – Her kissing me
Becca – Kissing and hugging

3.What makes mummy sad?
Eilidh – I hitting you
Becca – When we are not here (at school)

4.How does your mummy make you laugh?
Eilidh – By tickling me
Becca – When we make a joke

5.What was your mummy like as a child?
Eilidh- She went to school
Becca- Like me

6.How old is your mummy?
Eilidh- 30
Becca - 30

7.How tall is your mummy?
Eilidh- 20 (she counted me so measurement in fingers )
Becca - 24 (as above)

8.What is her favorite thing to do?
Eilidh – kiss us and huggle me
Becca – cook dinner

9.What does your mummy do when you’re not around?
Eilidh – go to sleep
Becca- go to sleep sometimes
(I almost never sleep when they are not here – unless away at night of course)

10.If your mummy becomes famous, what will it be for?
Eilidh – I don’t know
Becca- I don’t know

(Becca came in the room when i was asking Eilidh the questions at this point so i think she has is being a copy cat now)

11.What is your mummy really good at?
Eilidh – cooking dinner
Becca- cooking dinner

12.What is your mummy not very good at?
Eilidh – I don’t know
Becca- not cooking dinner

13. What does your mummy do for her job?
Eilidh – tidying up
Becca- look after kids

13.What is your mummy’s favorite food?
Eilidh – dinner
Becca - dinner

14.What makes you proud of your mummy?
Eilidh – kissing and huggle
Becca – when we cuddle

15.If your mummy were a cartoon character, which one would she be?
Eilidh – Peppa pig
Becca- Peppa pig
(Cheers kids…)

16.What do you and your mummy do together?
Eilidh – walk me to school
Becca – sleep

17.How are you and mummy the same?
Eilidh – same house and the same planet
Becca- cause we just are

18.How are you and your mummy different?
Eilidh – Your big and im medium
Becca- Your big and im small

19.How do you know your mummy loves you?
Eilidh – you kiss me a lot
Becca – cause we kiss and cuddle each other

February 6 Tired baby

February 7 Kids are good at sharing with the kitties

February 8 Im addicted to sleeping kid pictures , she done her own hair for sleeping lol

February 9 Zingzillas – a show my children don’t watch but still a still was found on my camera…

February 10 Beautiful girl , all proud after her school assembly

February 11 Best part of baking is eating the mix right?

February 12 Hello kitty