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

Ten things I've found out being a parent!

Number 1. Nap time is now your best friend - Oh praise the lord, counting down the hours until nap time so you can plonk your butt on the couch and finally have your breakfast!! LOL

Number 2. You now know every cartoon theme tune! - *PEPPPPPPA PIG snort snort* not to mention knowing the episodes off by heart since you watch the same cartoon everyday for the last three years!  UGH!

Number 3 - You've become the worlds best briber - *If you go pee pee on the potty ill give you a chocolate biccie?!* what I do to get my toddler to do the things I want him to do LOL!

Number 4 - You know have to sneak chocolate or anything sweet for that matter like a contraband substance - If your child can smell chocolate from 5 miles away like mine can.. your screwed.

Number 5 - Your new OOTD is a "Mom Bun", a lovely tshirt with stale spit up, the comfiest pants which infact belong to your partner. A baby on your hip & a toddler attached to your ankle screaming for chocolate biscuits.

Number 6 - You become your mother. Many many times I've given out to my son.. and yes I sound the exact same as my mam....

Number 7 - Your Photo Gallery on your phone is now filled with pictures of your babies, and maybe 50 pictures of the same image... but you just CAN NOT bring yourself to delete them. The world would literally end.

Number 8 - You long for the sound of your baby sleeping at night - BABY: Im just going to hold my breath and freak my mama out! MOM: Honey? Honey!!!! The baby isn't breathing!!!!!!! BABY: AHHHHHHH! MOM: Oh. thank god! Am I the only one who think this actually happens LOL

Number 9 - You become a "Pram Peeper" - Walking throughout the shopping centre and you slying peep your head into the oncoming buggy! Ive no idea why I do this?! LOL

Number 10 - Your new alarm clock is your toddler walking into your room shouting "GOOD MORNING" ... then all of a sudden the baby is awake crying for the bottle, you have the covers over your head as still as can be, praying they go back to sleep! It never works....

Thanks for reading :) 

Aisling xo 

Review: Lascal Maxi Buggyboard

When I was expecting Emilee, we tried our hardest to get Kayden to walk instead of being in the buggy as we weren't going to purchase a double buggy and have him grow out of it in a few months.

But it was hard, he keep running away and wouldn't hold our hands or walk beside us, we were frustrated and annoyed at the same time thinking we will have to purchase a buggy so that it would be easy on us to go out and about on our day.

Until I heard of the buggy board, I liked the thought of the idea so I researched into the board (Yes, i research everything), its suitable for 2 years and up and fits 99% of all buggies. We purchased the Icandy peach 3 buggy. So I was a little worried it wouldn't fit, but thankfully the website has tutorials on every buggy as I was able to see how to attach the board.

We ended up purchasing the buggy board in my home town, but it is also available in Smyths for 79.99euro.

It is a bit pricey, Thankfully we were given it as a gift for when Emilee was born. But in saying that I would have purchased it myself.

It was a little tricky to put together, but on the other hand we were in the parking lot LOL!!
At first we put it on wrong, so it was little awkward at first until we finally figured it out and SUCCESS we had a great shopping trip without Kayden running away or having a tantrum that we weren't going into the shop that he wanted to go into!! Also a plus is that he could entertain Emilee as she Loves to talk to her big brother!

But I must say it does have some disadvantages - its quite hard to do sharp turns as his weight is holding it down, and just writing this blog i found out the near top weight is 20KG and I'm pretty sure he's a little heavier than 20kg :( If its not clicked in properly it will unhook as you turn, which is a nightmare to hold a three year old on try click it back with one hand!

But honestly it makes our day outings and shopping trips SO much easier! It has saved my life and has given me a stress free day without worrying if we are going to be running after a hyper toddler while tackling the groceries!

Also which is get is that while putting it together you don't need any tools, in the box is given all the nitty gritty things you might need for your certain buggy, but i would advise on looking up tutorials on youtube or on the website to see how to attach the board.

The picture is a little blurry but you can clearly see how easy it fits on the buggy and how comfortly Kayden looks standing on the buggy board!

Overall, I've mixed feeling sabot the buggy board but I'm glad it makes our outings a lot easier!

Thanks for reading :)

Aisling xo