Mothering Sunday

When I opened Eve's bag after nursery on Friday evening I shed a few tears when I saw the lovely art works that the girls there had helped Eve create for me for Mother's Day. They had also done some baking and Eve had decorated a fairy cake for me; it was scrumptious, just like my girl, and I ate it for dessert that night after dinner. A good way to start the weekend.

We didn't have any plans for the weekend, just mainly pottering about at home and things. Mother's Day was pretty relaxed for us. I'd been up with Eve a fair bit the night before, so I was tired and didn't want to do too much.

After a nice morning where I was cooking in the kitchen and Eve was having a nice time looking through the books on the shelf, we took a quick drive over to Mothercare to get a demo of a Group 1 car seat. The Joie Stages Combination car seat faces rear and forwards. I'm really hoping that I've made the right decision buying this one.

Playing on toys in Mothercare

After the demo and a bit of a lark about in the shop we went home for a walk through the woods together.

We walked over to Boca Bar to have a drink and relax for a bit. Eve had the most fantastic time wandering about, waving and saying hello to people. 

Eve spied a first birthday party nearby with a bunch of a balloons. The mum of the birthday boy was very kind and let Eve play with one of the balloons, which was a great hit. Eve was ecstatic.

It was nice to kick back for an hour or so and chat 'kids n baby stuff' with people who were attending the birthday party.

Eve wearing the lovely blouse that Granny sent her for Christmas

Daddy and Eve having fun

We had a stroll back through the woods to our house after Boca Bar. It was really good to breath in the fresh 'woody' air and feel a bit of inner calm. Unfortunately Daddy hurt his neck carrying Eve such a long way in the sling. Think we'll have to take the pram from now on.

Happy Belated Mother's Day to all the wonderful Mumma's out there. It's got to be the toughest, yet most rewarding and incredible job in the world!!

The Perfect Mother's Day Weekend

My first Mother's Day card from Eve

On Friday evening poor Eve had a bout of teething pain, but thankfully fell asleep at 7pm after waking for some food. Sam went out for a beer with friends, I had an early night and woke up before Eve at 6.15am.  For the first time I read a book in bed for 20 minutes until she woke up - oh the small pleasures of life!

I thought Sam would have a lie-in on Saturday but he picked Eve up and put her in bed with us. It's such a lovely thing to do on the weekends when we don't have to race around.

Eve enjoyed watching NBA with Dad on the sofa whilst I pottered about in the kitchen, singing along to Whitney Houston and UB40 on the radio.




The first two months of Eve's life were hectic and I really missed listening to music. It's nice to hear Eve making happy noises on the play-mat while I do housework and listen to tunes.

On Friday after he had returned from work Sam was playing with Eve in the lounge as I prepared dinner. Sam shouted to me to tell me that she had just rolled over. I came running in but she wouldn't do it again.  I was slightly upset at having missed it. I finished cooking, came back in to see her and she promptly rolled over again, Sam and I were both rather excited.

Peacock Butterfly

The weather this weekend has been simply glorious, with highs of about 18 degrees (very good for England, us Brits get excited at anything over 15 degrees). We had lunch with a large group of friends on Saturday afternoon on the harbour; beers on the balcony in the sunshine were just divine. Yesterday I woke up with Eve at 7.30am as the clocks had changed, she had slept for a solid 11 hours, even though students nearby were partying hard for the first part of the night. Sam looked after Eve for me yesterday morning as part of Mother's Day. The allotment was teeming with wildlife, as soon as I walked through the gate I saw a Peacock Butterfly - so majestic!

This weekend Eve has really started using her voice box differently, the sounds are much longer with a more defined tone. She sounds like she is trying to speak to us even more than before. She laughs a lot when we tickle her chest.