i do...

It's been 1096 days since we said "I do".

It's been 1096 days of being Mr and Mrs.

It's been 1096 days of being one family.

It's been 1096 days of meaning and living those vows.

And I'd say them all over again tomorrow,

I'll show you that "I do" every single day.

I love you.

I chose you.

I choose you.

I do . . .

. . . this is our happily ever after.

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sunshine {see it snap it love it}

It's hard not to feel sunny when the sun is shining.

I am definitely a summer baby

and I love the sunshine.

And nothing matches a big, warm, bright sunshine

like a perfect, cloudless, blue sky.

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m&s maternity nursing bra review

I've always trusted good old Marks and Spencers for bras.

I always feel like their staff are the most helpful

with regards to measuring

and that their bras do the job the best.

And I genuinely wouldn't trust anyone else for my maternity and nursing bras.

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transitions

When we bought our home our spare room was just that;

a "spare" room.

It housed a desk, the computer, my many files of school stuff,

a unit with the overflow of clothes we couldn't fit in our own bedroom,

and a day bed for reading on 

and which conveniently pulled out into a kingsize bed for when we had visitors.

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{one beautiful year} our week in photos

sunday

the slide is (finally) fun

monday 

hot weather equals paddling pool

tuesday

playing with his shadow

wednesday

contemplating

thursday

a big chair for a little man

friday

"this is how I watch television now mummy"

saturday

what daddy does at bath time

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another letter to another me

I wrote a letter to another me some months back.

A letter from the mummy-me to the pre-mummy-me,

the one who had just found out she was pregnant.

I told her all the things I would have wanted to know back then,

about all the things laying heavy on my heart

and keeping me awake at night at that time.

I was fast approaching the beautiful boy's first birthday at the time

and I was in a reflective kind of mood.

Well, lately everything is focused forward,

towards to future

and all the changes that will come with bringing another beautiful baby into our family.

So I started thinking about the future-me,

one twenty years from now,

and what I would say to her . . .

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the best kind of toy

When you are a toddler

absolutely everything is a toy,

or a new place to sit,

or a new place to play,

or a new place to hide.

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thirty years ago today...

my very own mummy and daddy

thirty years ago today

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morning {see it snap it love it}

My beautiful boy always seems to wake up in the morning

with a happy smile on his face,

ready to embrace what the day has to offer.

And it doesn't seem to matter how tired we are,

how early it is

and how many times a poorly little man may have had us up in the night;

it's hard not to have a smile to give him in return.

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{one beautiful year} our week in photos

sunday

liking the newly rearranged nursery

monday

living room trashed, time for a rest

tuesday

waking up cheeky

wednesday

a new place to hang out

thursday

all water is fun for a water baby

friday

sharing toys with ted

saturday

chilling with his feet up

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whats in a name?

Just over two years ago

when we found out we were expecting our little Dollop

we started 'The Name Game'.

The one where every time you have half a minute to think

you start discussing possible names for your impending offspring.

We spent most of my pregnancy having that same conversation at least every month

and more than likely a whole lot more than that.

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splodge and me at thirty weeks

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growing {see it snap it love it}

It kind of feels like there is a lot of growing going on around here lately.

My beautiful baby boy is growing into a little boy.

My belly is growing into a big bad beach ball.

And in preparations for that beach ball belly becoming another beautiful baby for me to love,

I've been stocking up on the tiny stuff;

the tiny nappies and the tiny clothes.

And I'm suddenly very aware of how much my little boy has grown.

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superheroes...

Mums are superheroes.

They have powers and skills.

They dry tears with magic tissues.

They make boo-boos better with a kiss.

They have answers for life's great questions

and a cuddle that solves all problems.

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{one beautiful year} our week in photos

sunday

one cheeky smile

monday

just hanging out together

tuesday

tickle time with mummy

wednesday

bath time giggles

thursday

a poorly cuddly sleep

friday

my little bookworm

saturday

a saturday night in

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palmers cocoa butter review

I have been a lover of Palmers products for as long as I can remember.

The cocoa butter moisturiser is my go-to body moisturiser

and has been for a long time.

I transfer to the one with SPF in it for summer months for a bit of extra protection.

I love their sunless tanner above all the other fake tans I've tried.

And when I was pregnant with the beautiful boy I religiously slathered my growing belly with their tummy butter.

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meet your daddy

dear beautiful boy and precious soon-to-meet baby,

of all the great things that have happened to me

and the big decisions I've made in my life,

I can say without a doubt that I chose the right daddy for my children.

and because it will be years before you can really understand the man that you call "dad"

I'm going to tell you just how awesome he is.

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nature {see it snap it love it}

Sometimes we're all too busy living our lives

to look at the beautiful things around us

and to really see them.

Nature is a beautiful thing which surrounds us.

I all too regularly breeze through it,

past it, 

over it,

under it,

and don't take the time to look.

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your seventeenth month

You personality was blossoming before our very eyes.

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acceptance and change

I am a pretty organised sort of person.

I like to know what I'm doing and when.

I like to have plans and to be prepared.

I'm not a fan of completely unknown things

because I like to have an idea of what to expect.

Yes, I'm a bit of a control freak.

I like surprises,

but they do make me a bit nervous.

Mostly, I just like to be ahead of the game,

to anticipate things before they happen.

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{one beautiful year} our week in photos

sunday

crazy kiddo

monday

yummy yummy dinner time

tuesday

daddy cuddles on a dramatic day

wednesday

going out for brunch

thursday

my artist in the making

friday

building and stacking

saturday

preparations for splodge

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a budding artist

How gorgeous are those baby fingers?

All podgy and yummy.

I definitely think he's creating some sort of masterpiece.

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the 4th of july

I'm not American.

So I have no claim on 4th of July celebrations.

But I have been on some awesome holidays there.

And I do love all things Americana.

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just a little bit of drama

My beautiful boy is absolutely,

categorically,

without doubt,

and without question,

the most precious and important thing in my entire world.

I would do absolutely anything to protect him from fear and pain.

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