saturday is..... my last post for 2011!

Anyone checking in for an offering for Saturday is Caption Day!

I'm sorry to disappoint

but today I will be signing out for the year.

And what a year it's been!

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a birth story - part nine

In my birth story so far:

my waters broke at 6am,

then my contractions started,

after three trips to the hospital,

they finally let me stay,

but 22 hours after it started,

my dreams of a happy, calm, natural labour

seemed to be going wrong.

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christmas of yesteryear

In case anyone hadn't already realised, I get a bit giddy and excited about Christmas.

I just think its such a magical and special time of year.

And this year,

now that I have a child to share it all with,

it's even more magical and special than ever before.

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your forty-fifth week

You were so full of character now that it was hard to think of you as a baby anymore. 

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silent sunday

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saturday is caption day

It was tough to choose this week.

When you've taken more than three hundred photos in one weekend

the chances are that you get a few comedy moment captured for posterity.

But what on earth is going on here. . . . .?

Got a witty caption yet?

Then stick it in the comments box and give me a giggle.

And if you want to do some more

then head over to Mammasaurus for the rest.

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a winter wonderland weekend

Last weekend we took the little guy on a real adventure.

Our first family holiday.

We were excited about the chance to get away as a three

and to make some nice family memories.

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a birth story - part eight

In a birth story so far:

it all kicked off at six in the morning when my water broke,

now it's nearly midnight

and having been to hospital and back twice already,

I'm at home and suddenly have the urge to push.

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the tots100 christmas party

If you didn't know all ready, 

then I'm not sure where you've been hiding 

because I've been looking forward to it so much that I could have burst, 

but this weekend I went to the Tots 100 Christmas Party

at Butlins in Bognor Regis.

This weekend away was met with a mixture of nerves, fear and genuine excitement

which is on a par with the first day back at school;

you want to go and see all your friends,

but you're also a bit worried because you're not sure what it will be like.

Well I needn't have worried because I had an absolute ball.

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your forty-fourth week

It was a week of very exciting firsts.

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silent sunday

Inspired by

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saturday is caption day

Got a caption for what's going on here?

Then put it in the comments box below.

Then head over to Mammasaurus to see the rest.

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a birth story - part seven

In my birth story so far:

my waters have broken,

my contractions are three minutes apart,

I've been to hospital,

I've been sent home,

my contractions have got worse,

I've gone back to hospital,

but things aren't progressing very fast

so they want me to go home again.

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my awesome photo

Two different photos

precious for different reasons.

But precious all the same.

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your forty-third week

You were finally starting to take after Mummy a bit.

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silent sunday

Inspired by

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saturday is caption day

In honour of the fact that today I will be painting all day

I thought I would share a picture with a painting theme.

It's from a while a go

but what's going on. . . ?

Just give this picture a caption in the comments box below.

And if you want to do some more

then head over to Mammasaurus.

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christmas in our house

Anyone who follows me on Twitter will have noticed a serious amount of excitement 

building up in my tweets this last week.

Because I've been building up to an exciting occasion.

The arrival of the Christmas fairies.

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a birth story - part six

You can read the rest of my birth story

but to summarize:

My waters broke.

My contractions started at 3 minutes apart.

I went to hospital,

They sent me home because I'd only dilated 2 cm.

Twelve hours later,

I'm in a lot of pain

so we're heading back to hospital.

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the kitchen

My kitchen and I have an interesting relationship.

I like it to look tidy and clean and pretty.

I like buying gadgets and utensils for it.

I love looking at.

I don't love using it.

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your forty-second week

You were constantly on the go.

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need-2-know books review

I don't know about anyone else,

but as soon as I found out that I was pregnant

I practically inhaled every baby and pregnancy book that I could get my hands on.

I bought some, I borrowed many.

I downloaded apps which could let me know all about my unborn babies latest developments.

I trawled websites for information on pregnancy

and labour

and breastfeeding

and getting my baby to sleep.

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i believe in fairies...

. . . and so should you!

I would like to say that there has never been a time when I haven't believed.

But of course, becoming an adult means that you start to doubt the magic.

As a little girl

when asked what I wanted to be when I grew up

I used to say "a fairy".

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silent sunday

Inspired by

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saturday is caption day

Saturday IS Caption Day

so get cracking

and give this picture a caption.

And you can find a whole load more

over at Mammasaurus

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a birth story - part five

In a birth story so far;

My waters have broken,

my contractions have started.

I've been to hospital with contractions that are three minutes apart,

to discover I'm only 2cm dilated.

And I've been sent home again

while things progress.

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something i am proud of

Pride is such an interesting thing

because people can take pride in such different things.

I think the things that you are proud of

often reveal a lot about you.

So I wonder what my pictures this week

says about me. . .

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your forty-first week

You were finding more and more ways to make yourself understood.

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this week baby i promise...

This week baby, I promise. . .

. . . to take you out somewhere,

every single day,


even if it's just for a walk. 

This week baby I promise is the brain child of Mum of One

The rest are here.

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silent sunday

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saturday is caption day

What's going on here then?

Can you think of a funny caption?

That's your challenge.

And if you NEED some more,

go to Mammasaurus to find the rest.

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hugging your children a little bit closer

There is a change from the normal Friday proceedings on Dear Beautiful Boy today.

There will be no Meeting You, Finding Me today.

Instead I want to talk about something which is very close to my heart,

Because today is Children in Need.

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a birth story - part four

So far in the birth story

my waters have broken

some contractions have started

and we are off to the birthing unit.

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11.11.11

11.11.11

Isn't there something lovely about that as a date?

So pretty and balanced.

And it was a special date for us

because it marked a special point.

The little guy was born after 39 weeks and 5 days of pregnancy.

And 11.11.11 marked 39 weeks and 4 days of life in the outside world.

It was the very last day when I had been his home for longer.

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your fortieth week

We had all reached a big milestone.

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where do i do it?

Mummy and the Beastie and Mum 2 Baby Insomniac both tagged me

to show where I do it.

The truth is

that I don't like where I do it very much.

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silent sunday

Inspired by

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saturday is caption day

Got a funny caption for this photo?

Then just write it in the comments box below.

And if you want to do some more,

then head on over to see Mammasaurus to find the rest.

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a birth story - part three

To read part one and part two of my story, click on the links.

Expecting to go way past my due date and still be pregnant

I was a little bit surprised when my waters broke three days early. . .

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changes

Changes

What major (or minor) changes 

have happened to you this year 

that have made a difference in your life?

I can't help thinking that this BritMums prompt 

might have resulted in a shorter answer

if it had been 'what hasn't changed in your life this year?'

Because we've seen quite a few changes in this past year.

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your thirty-ninth week

Everything about you completely brightened our days.

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ten questions

I have been tagged 

by both Mummy and the Beastie and Mummy Daddy and Me Makes Three 

to let you know a little bit more about me.

The rules are really simple:

1) Answer the 10 questions

2) Tag someone to do the same

3) Come back to my original blog post and comment that you have done so in order for us to find out who has been tagged and therefore find out more about our fellow bloggers!

So without further ado. . .

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my wondercube review

As soon as I saw My Wondercube on their website, 

I knew they were a toy that was right up my street. 

I was just so impressed that they had taken such a simple idea 

and had developed into an interesting and original toy. 

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silent sunday

Inspired by

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saturday is caption day

The challenge is a simple one.

Just give this picture a caption

in the comments box below.

And if you feel like captioning some more pictures

then go to Mammasaurus

to check out the rest.

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a birth story - part two

You can read Part One of my story here.

I was practically positive that my little Dollop was going to arrive late.

So four days before my due date

we had only just finalised the names we liked. . .

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the letter t

The Letter T?

Tricky... very tricky.

But I finally settled on one word

and I'll confess to the fact that I got the dictionary out for inspiration in the end.

And that word sort of led on to another few words

that also happened to begin with T.

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your thirty-eighth week

It seemed like you had changed a lot recently.

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music as therapy

I've been tagged by Mum2babyinsomniac and Boo and Me 

to join in with Mammy Woo's Music Therapy meme.

And anyone who had read my Soundtrack of Life posts

will know that music has a very special place in my heart.

Music has the words when that I can't find.

So this meme is right up my street.

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this week baby i promise...

This week baby, I promise. . .

. . . to keep a really close eye on you,

so that we don't get any more bumped heads


and the accompanying bruises. 

This week baby I promise is the brain child of Mum of One

The rest are here.

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silent sunday

Inspired by

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