My Baby & Me - Month 3

 

 

This month I have been really motivated to get healthy & stay healthy. I'm so glad that I took part in the 'Cook & Taste' classes. They were so helpful & gave me some good food ideas. They also educated me on the amount of unhealthy shit I was putting in my body. I used to eat cereal every morning which used to make me feel so lethargic, even Alpen gave me no energy. I have now realised that all that stuff is no good. Not only is it expensive but it is full of sugar. I now eat chopped up fruit with raisins, seeds, yoghurt & porridge oats, or a smoothie with banana, frozen mixed berries, yoghurt & milk - perfect way to start your day. I have also been making sure I get to the gym and carry on with my regular classes like I did before I was pregnant. This time at the gym is like therapy for me & its nice to carry on going somewhere where you know people.

 

I have been getting out & about with my baby a lot more now & am no longer scared of breast feeding in public. Before, whenever I went out, I always made sure I was back within 4 hours so I could feed the baba, but now it is so much easier, when my baba needs feeding, I feed him there & then, wherever I am - in the park, in a café, in a restaurant, & even on a bus! Before I was worried about how I would get my boob out, & oh, I will have to buy expensive 'breast feeding clothes', but its so easy when your confidence is built up, you'll find a way! As long as your wearing a maternity bra you'll be fine, you can get it out over tee shirts, dresses, tops. If you can't get it out over, put the baby under!

 

What To Expect:

 

My baba is so talkative & so alert, he watches everything with big cute eyes and makes lots of aaaa aaaaa aaaaa ohhhh ohhhh ohhhh noises! When I lift him up he tries to stand up! His legs seemed to have gotten so long this month. I bought him one of those bouncy things that go over the door frame & he loves being in it, he looks like he's trying to dance when he's in it! He can now hold his rattle. He sleeps right through the night from 10 - 11pm until 9 - 10am. He has little naps throughout the day as well. As the weather has been so hot I have been giving him water.

 

My advice for the third month:

 

1: Breast feed anywhere & everywhere! Do not be embarrassed or shy to do it, just do it! That way baby's happy & it will make your life so much easier.

 

2: Get a bouncy door hanger. They are only around £20 and it's great to see your baby trying to walk. I think it's good for them to be upright as well instead of just lying down all the time.

 

3: Don't be scared of the sun! It has been amazing weather these past few weeks, but it can be worrying with a baby. As long as you put sun cream on baba, keep him cool in a vest, hydrate him with water, get an umbrella sunshade & sit in the shade your baby will be fine.

 

4: Read to baba. I read out loud to my baby anything & everything! He loves watching my mouth move & the silly voices I put on. It's such a fantastic feeling when your reading & you look up & he's really watching you & smiling as if anticipating what your going to say next!

 

5: Do go to the free classes that your borough offers. I have learnt so much from the Cook & Taste sessions, & have got in shape with Fit & Healthy Mums. It's great seeing other mums & baby's as well.



The Perfect Way To Start Your Day!

Once you try this for breakfast you'll be hooked for life! It's so quick and easy to make, and so cheap!

You will need:

2 bananas
Handful of frozen mixed berries
Couple of tbsps of plain yoghurt
Hanful of porridge oats
Some milk

Throw all ingredients into a food mixer, wizz, and that's it! Done! Well Del!

Last Night I Ate.... Mozzerella Pasta

You will need:

Packet of mozzerella
Pasta
2 tbsp cream cheese
Clove of garlic
Mushrooms
Red onion
Red pepper
Salt & pepper
Cayenne pepper

1- Put pasta on to boil and chop mushrooms, onion, garlic and pepper up into small cubes, fry

2- When pastas cooked, drain, tear up the mozzerella and throw in with the pasta. Mix in the cream cheese and veg, season with salt and pepper and shake a little cayenne pepper over- Delish!

Tip: Make sure you put the mozzerella into the pasta when it's still boiling hot, that way the mozzerella melts and goas all yummy and stringy! :-)

Happy Fathers Day!

After not being able to find a cute enough card for my 9 week old to give his daddy for Father's Day, I came up with this idea: baby oil on hands and feet on a black piece of paper folded in half, tipex for the writing and outlined with a biro, perfecto, original and a great keepsake :-)

My Baby & Me - Month 2

I always thought that after you have a baby your body will be ruined forever. How wrong was I! Having a baby has given me so much more confidence in my body. Everytime I look at my baby I can't believe that my body (with a little help from my partners body!) made him. The milk my body is producing is building him up and making him grow and get stronger everyday. It is the best boost I've ever had in my life - that my body, made this beautiful little baby. I thought I'd never wear a bikini again, but I'm down the gym every week flaunting my double D's, curvy hips and gorgeous stretch marks, the tatoos of a proud mother!

What to expect:
My baby is awake alot more during the day now. I entertain him by talking, singing, dancing and doing little exercises with him. I have also got him a bouncy chair which plays songs and vibrates. If I'm busy I put him in there and he watches me as I go from one end of the room to the other. I have been giving him tummy time on his colourful play mat with a towel rolled up under his arms. He can turn his head from one side to the other. He is making a few cute little noises and laughing. He is also smiling alot more, especially after feeds. I try to keep him awake during the day and in the evening so that he sleeps through the night, it's been going well so far. I feed him and put him to sleep around 1am, and he usually sleeps until around 7am.

My advice for the second month:

1: Get out and about! I was a bit worried to go to places with other children before he had all his jabs, and I was also enjoying being really lazy with my baby, but last week I braved it and went to a couple of classes. I am so glad I went as I had a really good time. I went to a mother and baby exercise class and a cook and taste class. It was lovely to meet others who had babies and see how quickly the kids can grow as there were children there of various ages.

2: Time for a date. Have a day each week when you go out with your other half. Me and my bf have been going out for a nice meal every Saturday and it has been lovely. It gives you something to look forward to as it is hard to spend quality time together when he's at work and when he gets home your both so tired. I make sure I've given the baby a good feed before hand so he stays asleep, and we go in the early evening so it's not too busy. Having a baby doesn't have to mean no social life!

3: Get to an outside gym. At the moment I don't want to leave my baby with anyone except my partner, so it is difficult to get to the gym and I am missing it alot! So, when I stumbled across an outside gym I was overjoyed! I can go there anytime of day with my baby, and it's free!

4: Sit in the park. Take your baby to the park and show him the trees! It's so nice to get outside and just chill in the park with your baby, especially if the suns shining. It's also nice for your baby to experience nature and get some fresh air.

5: Dance & sing with your baby. He's probably the only one who appreciates my singing so I'm making the most of it. I sing everything to him from love songs to silly made up songs and he loves it. I also put my music or MTV on and dance around with him. You can also do exercises with your baby by lifting him up and down and doing some pilates moves while using him as a weight.

My Primark Bargains

 

and for me....

 

Shirt - £10.00

 



 

Disney Tee - £6.00, reduced to £3.00



My Primark Bargains

 

 

For My BaBa: 

 

'Feed Me' Tee - £1.50

Trackie Bottoms - £2.00

Trainers - £3.00

 

Total outfit: £6.50

 

 

Perfect Fathers Day Present:

 

Tee - £5.00

Trackie Bottoms - £12.00

 

Total Outfit - £17.00

 

In The Changing Room, Primark

I tried on....

My Primark Bargains

 

So, I ended up in Primark for the second time this week, what a treat!!

  

 

Last Night I Ate.... Smoked Salmon, Cream Cheese & Asparagus Salad

 

You will need:

Packet of smocked salmon
Packet of cream cheese
Packet of asparagus
Mixed leave salad
Tomato
Cucumber
Raddish
Olive Oil
Lemon juice
Salt & pepper

1- Put the oven on to 200 degrees. Put asparagus into an oven proof dish and drizzle with olive oil. Season well with salt & pepper and put in the oven

2- Spread the cream cheese onto the smoked salmon

3- Make the salad by laying the leaves onto your plate and topping with sliced cucmber, tomato and raddish, then drizzle with lemon juice

4- By this time the asparagus should be cooked. Lay on the salmon and roll up. Place the remaining asparagus on top of the salad and drizzle over the olive oil that the asparagus was cooked in. Season to taste and serve.