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

Bumpdate - How i'm feeling!!

Guess who's finally "Full Term" ??

ME!!

Ahh can't believe I'm 37weeks! (well 37 weeks and 4 days.. the 4 days count LOL) Which basically means the baby can come any day now! 

Scary but SO exciting!

With every twinge or pain, My thoughts are "Is this it? Is this labour?" Haha! 

Im going crazy with just waiting around, I know the baby will come when its ready but OMG I want to meet this baby NOW! Like i'm seriously about to write a eviction notice ;)

So I thought i'd do something different than my usual Bump Update and just write how I'm feeling just off the top of my head!

Being so heavily pregnant is not the most glamorous look you can be LOL, I'm just at the stage where I want to be in loose airy clothes, no make-up and hair up in a bun and just lounge all day!

I'm usually at home most of the time, my energy levels are so low and its so hard to walk up and down the stairs LOL! I'm really feeling the weight of the baby this week, and with that its hard to walk or stand for long periods of time. I had the same thing with Kayden and he was 8 pounds. So I'm really expecting this baby to be a big baba aswell!

I've actually lost a lot of weight. Im lighter than I was pre-pregnancy weight! Which I was so surprised because I'm always hungry haha!

My belly has grown so much in the last week! Which my back is feeling all of it! And I've also got myself a little "Waddle" haha! So embarrassing but hey, it comes with being pregnant so I'm just going to embrace it ;)

Sleeping is so hard lately! I can barely turn in the bed (Myself and my mam had a little giggle about it) Im constantly getting up for bathroom breaks!

But a huge thing is that my feet are just constantly roasting? Its so weird! Like they are so warm ALL the time that i can't even wear socks! Walking on the tiles is the only relief i have haha!

Kayden is a gem for me lately! He knows the baby is coming soon, and none stop asking questions about the baby! He is just the easiest toddler right now and I'm so grateful for that! All he does is ask for something and I do it for him (If I can manage)

Of course he has his moments where he whinges and cries but he gets over it fast! 

Cravings are not as extreme! I do have the sweet cravings that I can't have!

but a new one is the feeling of brushing my teeth? and taste of the toothpaste haha.

But yeah, My bags are completely packed and ready to go! 

Im running out of patience and just about being done with being pregnant LOL!

But so thankful that I've made it to 37 weeks. With all the things that happened during this pregnancy, all I wanted was to make it to 37weeks and yay we've done it :D!

I've no idea if this baby will come early or not, My GP thinks I won't make it to 40 weeks! but you never know! 

I was 4/5 days over with Kayden! So I'm pretty sure il be over again :)

Well? if everything goes well with the scan tomorrow! which il talk about next week :)

Thanks for reading!

Aisling xo

35 week bumpdate!

How far along? 35 weeks & 3 days :D
Weight Gain: Pretty much haven't gained anything this pregnancy. I'm putting it all down to the diabetes, My weight is levelling out really. I'd loss a pound or two but the next week I would gain it back. The doctor really isn't concerned as the baby is growing and has a good heart beat. 

Maternity clothes: NOT looking forward to when the hot weather comes in.. (I say 'when' as its Ireland and we never know when the sun will be out haha) I'm loving the cool rainy weather as I'm already warm just wearing a tee and trackies. Im doomed for hot weather haha

Stretch marks? Found a new one just starting, Its at the spot where the baby kicks the most :)

Sleep: Nope. None. Nada. :'(

Best moment this week: Im ashamed to say... Home and away is back on TV :D Haha! 

Miss anything? Lying down without being struck hard with heartburn LOL! Its so bad lately, especially during night-time. Im living on rennies!!!

Any movement? Baby movement have slowed down a bit! I feel more stretches rather than kicks! I do think the baby has started to engage as I feel so much pressure, the movements are around my belly button instead of near my ribs lately! and I can feel hiccups right above my pubic bone! 

Cravings: Vicks & firelighters!!!! Vicks give me more of a relax feeling when i smell it (WEIRD) but its something I need to smell at night? I really can't explain it because it sounds so weird haha! I've also wanted cheerios and chocolate sponge cake with choc frosting & 

I CANT HAVE IT :( :(

sickness? Im feeling a little nausea lately for some reason. I assume its just my body getting ready for the birth. But the gagging is back at some foods or even just out of no where. I could cough and gag after? But i haven't physically got sick! 

Gender: We will know in 5 weeks :D:D

Labour Signs: I'm in so much pain :( Just even walking, I can feel the baby so so so low! I think my belly has dropped, or even just the baby because i've noticed the baby isn't propping its butt out above my belly button. I can push my hand where it used to be and feel the baby lower, much lower! Ive been cramping a lot lately, but nothing to be worried about! 

Symptoms: Heartburn, as usual LOL

Belly button in or out? In!

Happy or moody most of the time: Ahhh, a bit hormonal I have to say. Ive gotten to the point of just wanting to meet this baby!!! even thought i've nothing ready for the baby!!

Looking forward to: getting everything ready and set for the baby! I've really dragged it on at this stage so time to get my butt in action and sort out the house and my bags :) Things are moving quickly and i'm sure the next 5 weeks are going to fly :) 

I'm not looking forward to next week though! Pietro is away for work and I'm just praying this baby stays put until he's back LOL!

We also have a big scan in two weeks that will determine if i have to be introduced or not. So it could turn out that this baby will be here in the next two weeks or everything will be fine and the baby will come when its ready :) I'm a bit of a nervous wreck at the moment! 

Also the diabetes seems to be going okay, I don't need to go back to the diabetics clinic until I'm 39 weeks!! :)

AND I finally got a return date to go to the hospital, Honestly this pregnancy, the hospital has screwed up so much!! they are all over the place! but at least i'll see my pumpkin soon :)

Thanks for reading
Aisling xo

Bump Update!

How far along? 31weeks and 3 days :) 
Weight gain: Haven't weighted myself this week so il update next week ;)

Maternity clothes: I'm usually in hoodie and trackies by the end of the day, as all I want is comfort. So the maternity clothes are only worn when I want to look half decent (LOL)

Stretch marks? I think my old ones are starting to stretch again so they might become longer, but I'm at least remembering to moisturise before bedtime :)

Sleep: I can nap perfectly, but once its dark outside my body likes to reject sleep and becomes really anxious for some reason? I still toss and turn to get comfy and I have noticed that I am more tired theses days. Cant wait to just rest!!!

Best moment this week: Ask me next week HAHA! So stressed with college, trying to finish everything in one week is impossible, I'm even dreaming about what I've to do for the next day 
:(

Miss anything? Not really...

Any movement? Tons! I can now feel the baby hiccup, which in fact it hiccups quite a lot! 

Food cravings: No, I just want to eat what I smell?? Firelighters smell amazing!! and so does my sister's makeup remover! YUM! starting to crave the smell go Vick.. (Same as Kayden)

sickness? Nope :)!

Gender: Surprise :)

Labour signs: Starting to get braxton hicks contractions.. I never experienced them with Kayden. They are super uncomfortable and only last a few seconds! Ive a lot of pressure at the end of the day aswell! 

Symptoms: HEARTBURN! Dam thing is so annoying :( can't even drink water... 

Belly button in or out? In but getting close to popping!

Happy or moody most of the time: A bit moody, just due to being uncomfortable and sore most the time. My back is killing me and I can barely sleep! 

Looking forward to: handing up all my college work at the end of year... I just want to get rid of it at this stage!!

Thanks for reading:)
Aisling xo

A Very Belated Christmas Post. KAYDENS CHRISTMAS!

Talk about being away for a while..

Oops! I haven't blogged in months. :(

Anyways, As i did this last year i thought i would continue the tradition of filming Kayden's Christmas.

This year, Kayden was totally into Santa. Noticing Santa on TV, seeing him on houses etc.

It was the first Christmas that he was actually noticing what christmas was about, and i of course was so overjoyed about this. It was such a new experience with Kayden wanting to talk to santa and look at the elves.

He wasn't quite fond of meeting Santa himself, Myself and Kayden were christmas shopping in Athlone, and Santa was doing his visits. I of course took up the opportunity to bring Kayden to meet him. Did he want to? NO! Ugh. So disappointed :( I didn't get my santa picture this year because he was so scared, and the fact he actually was screaming NOOOO, i couldn't just drag him and have that one embarrassing picture! :(

But, i reassured him that Santa would be there next year if he maybe wanted to meet him then. (FINGERS CROSSED)

So then came Christmas Eve. I swear, I was more excited then some of the kids! I was a child myself waiting for his reaction the next morning.

We left Santa milk and cookie (Yet he wasn't impressed Santa was taking his milk LOL)

He wrote his letter to santa and signed it, then off to bed he went.

Half 9 the next morning.... No sign of him! We had to WAKE him up at 10 and by half 10 he was awake enough to see what santa got him!!

EEEKKKK! you should of seen my face, i was so excited!!

So we opened the door... and he walks in...

And BAM! SANTA DROPPED OFF ALL OF KAYDENS TOYS

It was amazing to see his little face light up, and to experience his excitement that he got presents from santa!

we spend the morning opening presents, and Pietro prepared the christmas dinner (YUM!) I've bagged myself a chef ;)

We then headed of to my grandparents for the evening to exchange more presents and to see everyone that was visiting swell.

Heres some pictures of the morning.

Ive never been so grateful!

(YES, this was the mess after opening presents haha. Can you find Kayden? LOL)

Overall, It was a fantastic day! And i can't wait for next year!!

Thanks for reading :) Hope Christmas was a good one!

Aisling xo

TODDLER UPDATE!

Hey guys!

I was thinking of a blog post and thought to myself that i have done a toddler update in a very long time!

AGE: He is 1year & 10months as of today! another 2 months and he will be 2 :(

WEIGHT: Kayden was about 2 stone last month. Didn't get a chance to weight him this month yet.

HEIGHT: He is 33inches :) We actually got a wall sticker in Ikea that is a measuring chart! I love it! Great purchase!

SLEEPING: He sleeps straight through the night. Will go down after 9 and then will wake up around 9 also. If we are away for the day and he gets a late nap, he will go down later than usual but I wouldn't say he has a strict bedtime. Its usually around 9! And also he is in his own room which i think helps him sleep a lot better. as of recently he's nap time has been abandon a little, every now and again he does skip naps! which I'm going to find it hard to adjust as it is mammy time and i get most of the cleaning, washing and dinner done when he naps :(

TEETH: He has all his teeth apart from his four eye teeth, which i have noticed are just sitting above /below his gums, so in no time he will have them four! I was actually wondering when to bring him to the dentist as he does have a lot of teeth... I'm not sure though, he won't let the dentist go near him haha!

PLAYING: He very good at playing on his own when it is just him, but he also loves playing with other kids! Kayden is OBSESSED with football! like I mean obsessed. Its crazy how good he is at kicking the football and playing rugby for his age. There is no doubt he will be a sporty child, which means lots and lots of matches for Mammy & Daddy to go too :) 

PERSONALITY: Kayden is mostly a very happy toddler, but of course he has his tantrums and bursts of moodiness now and again. but it is easy to bring him away for the day or just stay at home! he loves his outings but is at that stage of not wanting to be in the buggy and wants to run around which is normal, but as a football fan he likes to dive onto the floor & it can get frustrating to get him to walk along side you! but I'm sure he will learn :)

CURRENT CLOTHING SIZE: He is currently in 1 1/2 year - 2 year clothing! he has a very narrow waist so most jeans/trousers might not fit him as well at his tops do! he is also outgrowing a size6 shoe!

DIAPER SIZE: Size 5/5+ at the moment.

WORDS: He will try to copy anything you say so i would say that his vocabulary is very good! i can't remember the words he says as there is many of them! but altogether he is good at talking and learning now to put words together such as "kick it" "Thank you" etc.. he can say please but will rarely say it lol!

RECENT MILESTONES: a bit TMI but he recently just figured out when he is going toilet, such as if he needs a "Poo" he will tell me! which is a great step to potty training! he understands you completely now, if you ask him to do something he will do it etc! Also i have introduced "Time Out" which is basically a corner that he stands in if he is acting up or not doing what is is told! basically we give him a warning first, and then if he doesn't listen, its timeout! Ive been trying to do a minute to his age, so its 1minute right now, and then i add a minute if it continues. After his time out Kayden will come over and say sorry with a hug a kiss and i remind him that It wasn't nice and thats why he went to time out.

So that is this months update! thanks for reading :)
Aisling xo

I'M BACK!

Hey Guys!

I'm Back!! :)

It's been such a long time since I blogged last. 

I got caught up with college a lot this semester! between all the briefs - we didn't really get a break.

But since we are coming to the end of this semester of college, I'm now heading into my Summer Break :) YAY!!

I'm currently on a two week easter break, I then have four days to prep my end of year portfolio, and submit it.. and then its the waiting game for the results :( !!

I must say, college this semester has been stressful! It's been hard for personal reasons, I've had a major change and still adjusting. But hopefully by september everything will get back to normal!

The college briefs this semester have actually been fun. ALOT OF HARD WORK, but the end result is great!

I've made my first animation (Not as good as i hoped) 

no excuses but that its done!

I designed an App (Not published on android, just did the design.)

and a few small others that were group work and project design.

My Animation was close to my heart! (Soppy Aisling)

As soon as they mentioned it to us, i knew straight away what i wanted to do.

I had different ideas how to make it but as soon as i went at it, it got harder to make!

So, I painted. I painted every single little thing in the animation and my god i was sick of it!

And then, I had to photograph (while Kayden was running around at some point)

Have a look! :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVZkCj1-zpU&feature=player_embedded

The animation is based of the circle of life. The mother is singing the song to her child as he grows up, he leaves to live his life and returns with his own child, the mother, now a grandmother then sings to the newborn.

Thanks for reading!

Aisling xo

KAYDEN'S CHRISTMAS!

Hey Guys!

Hope everyone has a great christmas & what they wanted :)

Kayden ended up being sick on christmas day :( Poor baby!!

He wasn't too sure about the presents laid out from Santa, wasn't too impressed with his Mammy & Daddy for waking him up either!

So the morning started of around half 8, we woke up Kayden because we couldn't sleep any longer LOL! He wasn't too impressed, so we fed him upstair and i headed to get my camera to record him walking in..

He literally just stood there.. eventually waked up to the presents and found sweets and money HAHA!

HE opened the pressents and played with some, and i put him back to bed as he was unwell, he slept until 12.. which gave us time to get ready and head to My parents for dinner.

We sat down and opened out family presents and kayden get spoilt with footballs and chocolate!!

The rest of the family came over and we sat down for dinner and dessert and then went to open out Kris Kringle! 

Kayden went to bed at 7pm, and slept the whole night and woke at 9.30am! The day exhausted him, but he had so much fun!! 

So, here is the video & Pictures from the day :)

Thanks for reading!
Aisling xo

TODDLER UPDATE!!!

Happy Eve of Christmas Eve Folks :)!

So Kayden turned 16months about two/three weeks ago & I never did an Update.

AGE: 16months/1year & 4months

WEIGHT: 24pounds. Which is perfect for his age and gender :)!!

HEIGHT: He is 80cm/31.5inches, Which is right on track :)

SLEEPING: Omg, Sleeping? what is that?! He now tends to wake up at a certain time in the morning.. Not sure if its hunger or pain from teething but he doesn't sleep all night! Momma is exhausted :(!

TEETH: 8 teeth :) !! So in the last month he has had three cut through, and currently working on more.. Uh Oh! 

PLAYING: Same old really, but very fond of playing "Catch", not sure that the other kids understand as he just shouts CATCH and throws the ball at them LOL! He's very into Rugby now, Even when it's on tele.. he will just stand in one spot for the whole match just watching.. Typical little boy :) Loves playing with his Auntie Sinead!!

PERSONALITY: Happy chappy :), but is now having such bad tantrums!! Oh my, He tends to have them if i say "No" or when he doesn't get his way.. but other than that he is a happy little boy, would make anyone smile. Such a chatter box now, from the moment he's awake until he falls asleep.

CURRENT CLOTHING SIZE: defiantly will be in 18-24months by the end of this month!!! Growing so much :(

DIAPER SIZE: Size 4/4+ he wears pampers nappies. Hasn't changed in a while (has such a skinny waist)

WORDS: Cheese, Kick, Boo and Bird. He can say letters too, "H" "S" .. Still working on ABC's

RECENT MILESTONES: He is getting so smart it's crazy, He now tells me he wants to go to bed when he's tired, He can now get his doddies and bottle when i ask him too, will wave night night at everyone. He knows where the bath is, and will ask to have one. He taps the couch to sit on it! he will sit on the floor when you ask him (Brilliant when i'm taking pictures LOL) started to bum shuffle which is the funniest thing to look at LOL! he pulls faces, sticks out his tongue and rolls his eyes haha!

So that is pretty much his month summed up, he turns 17months on the 1st January!!

I will have a blog up of his christmas day, much likely a picture blog!

Thanks for reading!

Aisling xo

TODDLER ART & CRAFTS!!

Hey Guys,

As most of you know, I love Art and always have.. so of course I want Kayden to love art too.

I'm also trying to get kayden to draw, and paint..

So, I've been thinking of getting crafty and making toddler art & craft blogs!

It will be a tricky task to cover!

Today, Myself & Kayden are on our own, So it's prefect to start the blogs!

Over the past week or so, i've been thinking of christmas decorations, I would love for Kayden to make some that we could keep and hang on the christmas tree!

I decided to make a Christmas tree out of his hands :)

Tricky with a toddler that wont keep still LOL

So here we go...

Things you need; Green paper, Pencil, Rubber, Scissors (For adult use only) and finger paints. it would also be handy if you have baby wipes and newspaper!

LETS BEGIN!

 Step one: Place, newspaper around the area you are working. Place the toddler hand on the green paper & Draw around the toddlers hand, repeat five more times. If the toddler can draw anround her/his hand themselves, even better :)!!

Step 2: (Adult) cut around the pencil lines, as you can see below. repeat for the rest of hands.

Step 3: When all the hands are cut out, the toddler can now finger paint. Kayden did dots, he copied what i did. You can use what ever colours and design you want.

Step 4: things can get messy around now, the baby wipes will come in handy. Clean hands, clean the area around. (For me, i find its better to clean as you go) after you clean, Use pritt-stick to stick them in the design you would like them to go. The way i glued, was so the fingers looked like branches.

as you can see below, i glued them together aound half way on the hand.

Step 5: After the tree is all glued. i them cute out the bottom of the christmas tree with a box that looks like a present, (Last minute decision) The painted.

 Step 6: I then glued them together, and wrote "Kayden's Second Christmas" and punched a hole on top, i then treaded some tread and hung it up on the tree

Finished product! 

And that's it. Sorry if you find my directions on how to go about making this. I'm not good at explaining LOL.

Thanks for reading

Aisling xo

TODDLER UPDATE!!!

Hey Guys :)!!

So I haven't really done an update on Kayden, so I thought I would give it a go :)

AGE: 15months/1year & 3months

WEIGHT: Last time I weighted him, was about two weeks ago... he was 1stone and 7pounds. 

(I Think! LOL)

HEIGHT: Honestly, haven't a clue LOL, he is way too wiggly to measure, but i'll try for the next one :)

SLEEPING: Currently, not that well. I honestly don't know why he is waking up. Some nights are good, some nights are very bad! Hopefully it is just a phase!!

TEETH: 5 teeth in total, two on top & three on bottom. They seem to be taking their time...

PLAYING: He is so good playing with his toys, he'll just go and toddle of and grab a football and play catch or kick it around! 

PERSONALITY: He is one cheeky little toddler, the looks and the attitude from such a small person is unbelievable.. he's at the stage of seeing how far he can go without being told off.. and starting to ignore the word "No" but honestly he is such a happy chap, would make you smile just by looking at you. just a chatter box, will blabber on & on! 

CURRENT CLOTHING SIZE: Well, 12-18 in most clothes. but getting into 18-24, he had a narrow waist, so its so hard to get jeans to fit him. his upper body is bigger so it mostly depends on the shop!. 

I usually shop in Pennys, Tesco & H&M.. 

DIAPER SIZE: Size 4/4+ he wears pampers nappies. 

WORDS: Dad, Catch, Thanks, Eye, "Ahhh Da". Last week I asked him what was he going to call me... mam, mammy, mum... and he answered "MAAA" -_- cheeky boy! but he will not say mama even if you had chocolate.. & I know he can say it, because he says it when i'm not around! Its like he knows...

RECENT MILESTONES: Hmmm... He has recently learnt to take a few steps before kicking a ball. he is starting to copy what you say! which is cute but scary (Have to keep an eye on what I say)!! He has all his injections done, until he is in School! He knows how to turn on the iPhone, and swipe pictures on the iPad... techno baby!!! He is currently learn how to feed himself, he can put the spoon in the bowl and then to his mouth, but can't grasp getting the food on the spoon LOL. But in time he will learn :). 

Thanks for reading!!

Aisling xo