WHERE HAVE I BEEN?!

It's been about three months since I've last blogged I'd say.... Ooops!!! Part was being hectic and the other part was that I just lost total interest in blogging :(!! I was in a constant writers block and I was finding it very hard to juggle two kids, a job, and I guess my private life.

So, where what I have been up to in the last three months?!? Well, first of I got my first job.. YAY!! it was only a job for christmas as Emilee was only four months old and well, I needed to get my ass into gear.  I felt so cooped up at home all day that I felt I needed a change, and well I went and got a job to see if it would help me. and it did!!

Many would love to stay at home with their babies, but I felt that I needed to see if I was more of a working momma or a stay at home momma...?! and still to this point, I have no idea haha!! maybe a part time job after Emilee turns 1, but beggars can't be chooser so I guess ill just go with the flow.

So, as my job was pretty much full time after four weeks, I barely got to have time with my babies let alone blog, so I pretty much forgot about blogging and focused on work. Then my contract ended, and I was truly gutted, I fell into a little hole where I just wanted to stay at home.. (The one reason for getting that job)

Its been a month since my contract ended, and I'm just about getting used to being a stay at home momma again. Emilee is so more active and Kayden, well he's a little nutcase/teenager.

We have been making plans to move AGAIN!!!! (Ugh!) Which is in about two weeks, so we've been painting & sorting out our new home. Praying this is the last time until we have our own home to move into :)!

So between working, moving and adjusted to being a mumma of two my blogging has really felt left out!! hopefully I will change that from here on in :D

Ive got a little notebook from TK MAX, so ill be jotting down ideas for blogs, crafts, and hopefully some baby recipes as Emilee is on stickily homemade meals!! and she's loving it, Her favourite meal so far is Sweet Potato and Carrots!! She hasn't tried much as she's only 7 months old and has been on solids for about three weeks, so what I am doing is giving her one vegetable a week and then ill start mixing vegetable and other foods! Exciting :)

And I've also noticed, Kayden has an imaginary friend who he talks to all day!! Its pretty freaky but I guess he's happy!! haha! He constantly gives out to him for doing bold things and comes running to me telling on him, which I have no idea how to react, other than being freaked out haha!!

This what happens when I blog, i just ramble on and I've no idea where this blog is going haha!
Anyway thanks for reading,

-A xo

Emilee's 2 month update

Can I just take a minute to acknowledge that Emilee is TWO months old!! TWO MONTHS?!
where has the time gone :( 

AGE: 8 weeks

WEIGHT: 12 pounds! She's a big Girl :)

HEIGHT: 54cm, she's grown 4cm since birth!

SLEEPING: sleeps for 4 hours at a time, sometimes will go a little longer at nighttime. Night feds are starting to get exhausting, its just starting to hit me now LOL

TEETH: No teeth! Thank god ;) 

PLAYING: Is starting to notice Mobile thingy (Not sure what its called) but starting to coo and gas at the little toys!!

PERSONALITY: Emilee's personality is definitely starting to show, she's such a happy baby! Loves the attention and whats to be talked too all day! She loves to be sat up and looking whats around her, will only lie down for napping! loves to stick out her tongue! She will smile if you kiss her on her mouth! 

CURRENT CLOTHING SIZE: So now she's completely out of newborn clothes (Some vests still fit her) Still getting wear out of some Up To One Month clothes, But mainly in 0-3month clothes!

DIAPER SIZE: In size 2 nappies! still has a good bit of room for them!

WORDS: Coo'ing like crazy! Trying her hardest to talk back at you!

RECENT MILESTONES: Starting smiling at around 6 weeks at my voice but now is smiling ear to ear seeing mammy, daddy and kayden! Smiled at her Auntie Sinead last week! Sinead was delighted! She has also found her hands! Mad into trying to suck her fingers or thumbs! She will follow anything you put in front of her :)

She has a appointment next week for her two month injections and I'm honestly terrified for her! I hate them so much, and to see her cry is going to kill me :(

She's doing great and I'm so blessed to have a happy and healthy baba :)

 *Isn't her top so cute! All the way from Australia*

Thanks for reading :)
Aisling xo

Our morning routine

My morning usually starts when kayden walks into our room.

I'm a pretty light sleeper so I always hear him getting out of the bed and pit n pattering into ours!

He opens the door, then crawls into our bed.

If I'm lucky he will fall back to sleep and I get the extra wink of sleep, but usually he's full of life!

He doesn't have a set time when he wakes up, it could range from half 7 to 10!

Emilee usually wakes when she hears kayden in the morning, and with that she's usually hungry so I pop her into bed with me and feed her, sometimes she will fall back to sleep, other time I've to give her the bottle.

Once I've finished feeding Emilee, she's then burped and changed and put back into her crib!

If its really early, and kayden is too awake for me, I hand him the iPad to watch Peppa pig and I lie down beside him! 

I usually wait until he's asking me for his breakfast to go downstairs!

Emilee is usually asleep by now so I leave her as she is and head downstairs with kayden.

I pop on the tv, it's between cartoons or football that's on in the morning!

Kayden then gets his breakfast, it's a pick between Cheerios or wheatabix LOL!!

When he's breakfast is finished, I then get him dressed for the day!

Emilee is still upstairs at this stage so I head up to her to see if she's still asleep, if so il get ready myself if I've plans for the day, if not il tidy, wash bottles, anything that needs to be done.

I then remember to get breakfast!
I then catch up on all my social media - Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, snapchat!

With all that happening, Emilee is up! Due to be feed, changed and burped!
She'll then be dressed and awake for about an hour!!

When Emilee is all settled, it's usually around midday and it's time for kaydens nap!!!

Finally :)

Nothing really to hectic for the morning time.

It's a whole different story if I'm going off with the kiddies!!

We all go for a nap in the afternoon until Pietro is home from work!

Thanks for reading!

Aisling xo

Mammy hacks!

Being a new mammy to two.

Life right now is all about the "mammy hacks"

My day is pretty hectic just looking after a three year old & a seven week old!!

So when it comes to cleaning, washing up, laundry.. It's pushed to the back ofmy mind and then I'm left with a messy house and no time to sort it.

ARGHH!!

So for the past several weeks I've come up with a few "mammy hacks" that have saved my life recently!!

Number one: This is well known by now, DRY SHAMPOO!!! It has saved my life, I've to wait on Pietro to be home to shower as Emilee is way to young to be left sleeping while I shower, so to make myself look presentable when I don't have time or can't shower I use dry shampoo!! It works the charm, I tie my hair up and it looks fresh as a daisy ;) when secretly it needs a wash!! 

Number two: putting everything for nighttime stock up in your side drawers. I've a chest of drawers beside Emilees crib, and one drawers is full of nappies, wipes, changing mat, nappy cream, nose sucker for those boogers, nipple cream, bibs, dodos, everything that is needed for nighttime. As who wants to be taking trips downstairs when they are so tired. So ive made it easier on myself and put this draw together. I've also one downstairs in the sitting room, and one for Kayden two full of pull ups!! (We're in the middle of potty training!!) 

Number three: having all your cleaning products in one basket to carry around with you, so your not constantly walking back and forward for one product at a time. I've a basket full of sprays, bathroom cleaners, cloths, black bags, everything that it's easy to go room to room and clean.

Number four: Kayden is forever wanting to help clean but I hate him using the cleaning products as they are not safe for him. So I use a little travel size spray bottle, but cut in lemon and warm water, and he uses this to clean tables and windows :) he loves it!!!

Number five: After the laundry is done. I separate clothes into baskets. So the four of our clothes are in four different baskets, that way I bring the one basket at a time to the room and hang up clothes or put the, where it needs to be. It may be a little more work but in my eyes it's more organised to put away.

Number six: The five second hairstyle. My hair right now is usually tied in a bun or tied up ponytail. It's so easy to do and I usually mess it up so it looks like I took my time to look good!! When I most likely rushed it!!

Number seven: I always have my nappy bag packed for when I leave, I replace anything that I've used that day. Such as nappies or nappy bags. That way i don't need to spend half an hour thinking of what I need, and might forget something important. Like bottles (I've done that before with kayden haha) 

Number eight: when doing the shopping, buy some "on the go food" for yourself. Plenty of times I've ran out the door without eating so I make sure that I pick up something to eat in the car!!

And also bring extra for the day!!

Right now that is all I can think about haha

Hopefully some of these help or if you have one comment below telling me what it is!!

Thanks for reading

Aisling xo