Post Partum Update

So, on tuesday it was 12 weeks since i had fletcher.12 weeks where has the time gone! Im generally feeling great, if a little sleep deprived (but thats to be expected). Fletcher has gotten much better at sleeping through the night, even spending a few hours in his own room (which is off our bedroom).

We have now pretty much adapted to family life and recently myself and brad have decided to get back into shape and be healthy. Since neither of us spend all day every day on out feet anymore we have pretty much piled on the pounds (let me just point out we arent huge just not how we used to be!) its been lovely and refreshing to eat cleanly and heathily and i have already seen after only a few weeks the difference in my energy levels. I've got an old pair of jeans that i bought right before i got pregnant that is my aim to fit back into them. 

We spent a rather lame new years eve at gime watching movies and then the countdown on tv as myself and fletcher were very poorly! Exciting times this parenthood marlarky is! (Its honestly great but that just sounds super lame!) 

We have also done some further modifications to our house to make it feel more like a home so possibly i'll do an updated house tour in the near future. Unfortunately im only finding time to sit and write blog posts when fletcher is asleep (which is a lot less during the day now) this happens to also be the time that i have to get some house work done theres is so much laundry now!! 

Anyway i must now nip off and do a bit of dinner prep whilst fletcher is asleep! 

Has anybody else decided to get fit? Let me know how your doing it in the comments! 

Love

Kelsie xxx

The Pregnancy Truths

Having given birth just 4 weeks ago i now feel a lot more like myself ( even wanting to dye my hair crazy colours again, i've refrained so far) i now feel it may be an appropriate time to reflect on those lengthy 9 months and give you the truths about pregnancy, basically what they dont tell you!

1. You may not get morning sickness. 

I had absolutely no morning sickness at all. A lot of people realise they are pregnant because of morning sickness. A lot of people realise because they are late  for their period. I was part of the latter. I didnt throw up at all. There was one time where i took some whitebait out to a table (was a waitress at the time) and it smelt so awful that i almost almost threw up. But i didnt. Im pretty thankful for this. You mah get sick, you might not. 

2. At around 30 or so weeks pregnant or possibly earlier you will just pop and your belly will start looking significantly bigger. This is also the time you maybstart getting stretch marks (time to purchase those creams!) 

Again i was quite lucky that i really didnt get many stretch marks. I did a post all about then HERE. 

3. Be prepared to be tired, ALL THE TIME. I napped so much during my pregnancy. Trust me make the most of it. Sleep is rare with a newborn. 

4. Everything will get bigger. That acene in friends were they say her boobs, feet and bum will get bigger. Well rachel aint lying. My feet swelled so badly towards the end of my pregnancy. I took to waddling everywhere. Wide fit shoes are also a dream here! Thankfully the swelling on my feet went away really quickly and i an back in ny old shoes. Some women's feet dont ever return to their old size! 

My fingers swelled so badly i got carpel  tunnel syndrome (basically numbness and pins and needles in my fingers and down my arm). My fingers swelled so much i couldnt take my rings off and they started digging in. Left them hoping they would be alright afterwards. Update swelling has reduced in my fingers but my knuckles have put on weight (yay!) so rings are still firmly in place but no longer digging in!

5. Not all women enjoy pregnancy. I hated it. I didnt feel like myself. I didnt feel like i was 'glowing' at all. Hated it all. Plus it was a super hot summer and i just felt awful. Obviously i am mega happy now, i love and adore Fletcher. 

There are just a few things i found out about being pregnant. There are some more things i realised whilst being pregnant but these are some of my most notable! 

Did any of this surprise you? Have any of you had a baby and had a similar pregnancy experience? 

Toodles

Kelsie xx

Matalan Christmas

Just to put it out there first, Matalan have not asked me to do this post nor have i been sponsored by them. I genuinely went on to their website and fell completely in love with all their christmas stuff! 

This year is going to be my first Christmas at home, in my own home, with a new baby boy. To say im excited is an understatement. In the past brad and I havent had enough space to buy a Christmas tree and decorate a house, so this year I'm really eager to make it something special. Especially as Brad is a bit of a scrooge. This year is going to be our first at home, in our own home surrounded by family. In the past we have always worked on Christmas day, so I honestly cannot wait to get planning and decorating.

I found all the items pictured on Matalans Website, and i just think it is adorable. It looks so nice and traditional too and nothing is overpriced at all. I can not wait to start purchasing some of this stuff! 

I'm aiming for a very traditional theme this year, as in France and in the mountains thats just the way Christmas Feels. It is so beautiful and i would love to just recreate that a little bit in my own home. All this makes me feel like a child entering a sweet shop for the first time. My opportunities are endless! 

Are you getting anything new for Christmas decorations wise this year? Is there any shops for Christmas decorations you would recommend? any suggestions very appreciated!

Toodles

Kelsie xx

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Introducing Fletcher...

Some people may have noticed i have been quiet for a little bit. To be honest i havent even got a clue how long its been (its only a matter of days) but i also havent got a clue what day it is now. See on Tuesday 28th October, Our little boy decided to make his appearance and after a relatively quick labour at 6.32 am Fletcher Brian Day was born! I am now incredibly tired a little bit sore and tender but just enjoying spending time being a mummy and having a little family. He is currently happily asleep (like i should be too) and now is my time to finally settle down from getting my house back in order and give the world a little up date, as well as relax and start to learn my new role as a mummy.

Yes i do have a cracking narnia prince caspian pillow (the comfiest pillow ever)

I will be back with pictures, labour story and general other stuff i have learnt along the way but in the mean time i may just take a bit more time off the blog so i can recover a bit more and spend some quality time with my gorgeous little boy.

Im not entirely sure how much of my life i am willing to put on the internet and i am quite wary about posting pictures of my child so this may be the only picture of my child that will appear. This may change but for now i am quite wary of protecting him from the internet for now.

In the meantime follow my instagram for more regular little updates (this but minus the words really) HERE. So thank you for being patient with me. i have so many post ideas running through my head now which i am super excited to compose but im really aware that i have to just go a bit slower in my life at the moment, especially as i need to actually physically heal in the downstairs area yet! Again thank you for being patient with me.


Toodles

Kelsie xxx

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A Week To Go!

Theres just a week to go till that little boy i have been carrying for 9 months is due. Seems like a long long time ago since i rang my mum to tell her i was pregnant. The absolute fear that went through me at telling my mum, i immediately felt like a 12 year old that had done something wrong. I don't think thats a feeling you ever grow out of.

Im really excited to finally meet him, however, it may mean i fall a bit behind on my blog. I intend to have some blogposts scheduled, and there should be quite a few seeing as all im doing right now is sitting around at home waiting to go into labour. So i'm using this time to fill my time with writing blogposts.

I must apologise that a good few of them will have been constructed in advance (i.e. Christmas posts/ halloween/bonfire night posts) and some things may change with in that time, but im sure people will appreciate the effort non the less.

I may also have to apologise here in advance that when i do come back i may not be able to post quite as regularly as i have been. i have heard a lot of tales of newborns being a bit of a handful hehe. this is something im excited about and also something that i think will actually help with post ideas.

I just wanted to put together this post in case i do just drop of the face of the internet world, so there is some explanation.

In the meantime, there will still be scheduled posts!!

Toodles

Kelsie xx

DIY ; Chocolate Chunk Biscuits

I decided the other day to do some baking, as being pregnant and stuck at home a lot of the time means I get very bored and this filled some time in what could have been an incredibly boring day for me, also I want to be like monica in friends and be the mum that makes the best cookies! These aren't really cookies more biscuits which I think makes a nice change from cookies every once in a while.

You will need;
115g Butter (at room temperature)
55 g caster sugar
140g all purpose flour

Half a bar of Chocolate or generally however much you fancy putting in!

Method ;

1.Preheat the oven to 170c (I have a gas oven so adjust depending on what you have)






2. Cream together the butter and sugar using a spoon or electric mixer (of which i have not yet purchased one for myself! Tis on the Xmas list!)

3. add the flour in and stir or need until it makes a semi firm dough. Add the chocolate chunks also at this phase

4.Using your hands, roll the dough into balls and place on a baking tray. Flatten all the balls down with a wet fork (a la picture)

5. bake in the oven for 20 or so minutes.

6. remove and transfer to a wire rack to cool down and then munch away!

Let me know if you try these biscuits and what you think. My fiance loved them which is surprising as he does not really like sweet things all that much, yet he ate loads of these!

Toodles

Kelsie x

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Pregnancy Update #5 - 35 Weeks

How far along? 35 weeks. 37 more days until my due date!

Maternity clothes? Yep, mostly just living in leggings when I am at home, just comfort and I am constantly hot

Stretch Marks? Yes, trying to keep them at bay though!

Sleep? Surprisingly well, finding it harder and harder to fall asleep but once I am there pretty much down for the whole night 

Best moment this week? Catching up with friends and Brad's parents. Buying ourselves a new fridge freezer. Also my lounge finally feels pretty much complete after picking up some of Brad's stuff from his parents house. 

Miss Anything? Alcohol. just alcohol at the moment. Also wearing normal clothes and seeing my foof when I look down. 

Movement? Lots, can feel him stretching out a lot. Its like having a little alien in your stomach

Food Cravings? Chocolate still. Bananas also at the moment. 

Anything making you feel sick/queezy? Nope, feeling fine :)

Gender? Little boy! 

Symptoms? Itchy skin on my bump. Swollen fingers, can not get my engagement ring off now :( its not cutting off my circulation yet, hoping I can just leave it and it will all be alright. Get pins and needles or achy fingers a lot at the moment


Belly button in or out?  IN :D

Happy or moody? Happy, very tired though

Looking forward to? New fridge freezer. Visiting my grandma. also I'm full of anticipation for wintery nights filled with fairy lights and cinnamon scented candles!

Toodles

Kelsie x

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Nursery Finishing Touches!

We have just about finished the nursery! all Harry Pottered up and everything! very exciting times. The only thing I want to add is a Rocking chair (perfect for breastfeeding!). But here are our pictures of the room now. Feel free to ask any questions about it! We have had so much fun putting it all together and getting things for it. I have spent ages organising it too! so it is just the way I want it!

Yes, That is the marauders map on the wall amongst other harry potter related items

My sister made these amazing letters for the baby shower which I took and decided to hang up around the room

what do you think of our nursery? has it inspired you?

Toodles

Kelsie x

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Pregnancy update #4 - 34 Weeks

How far along? 34 Weeks

Maternity clothes? no new ones since last week, but i am taking to wearing some of my old clothes (i particularly liked baggy clothes before i was pregnant) especially round the house.

Stretch Marks? A couple. Have a few now just slightly appearing on my boobies but have been using stretch mark products. See my previous review post on these products here

Sleep? Getting crazy dreams now, but actually sleeping really well. Only getting up a couple of times a night to wee.

Best moment this week? My midwife appointment where she said I could have him as soon as 37 weeks (3 weeks away!) as she thinks this would be easiest for me to give birth to a healthy little boy! Very exciting stuff. Just need to get my self prepared for the rest of the week. Also Sons of Anarchy is back!

Miss Anything? Dippy eggs and still Alcohol. Can not wait for that first beer!

Movement? seems like he is doing back flips, he's got his head down towards my cervix now and his feet just seem to constantly kick out the side of my body! Very uncomfortable!

Food Cravings? Chocolate still. Anything sweet. Also new found love of bananas, I just have to eat them when brad isn't around!

Anything making you feel sick/queezy? Nope not really, got a bit of a cold at the minute anyway. I still can't seem to handle the smell of tuna at all at the minute

Gender? A Boy

Symptoms? Tired and exhausted, let me tell you stairs are a very big challenge when heavily pregnant! Pins and needles in my hands!

Belly button in or out? Still in!

Happy or moody? Really happy. Very giggly days at the moment. We have both been a bit poorly, so down in that front but not moody really.

Looking forward to? A Friends surprise leaving party from our previous place of employment this weekend, going to be lovely to catch up with some friends.

If I am able to have him in a few weeks I will be very excited. I want him to come earlier rather than later.

Toodles

Kelsie x

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Review : Stretch Mark products

I have been very lucky in that my stretch marks are tiny right now. When I noticed them I figured I should try and tackle them and minimise the potential damage they could do to my skin. I was actually given all the products in this as gifts for my baby shower. I got some stretch marks (that have thankfully faded) when I was a teenager and had a growth spurt. This is where my new ones have started appearing during this pregnancy too.

All stretch mark creams and oil say that they promote the hydration and elasticity of the skin. I also believe to tackle them you also need to drink a lot of water to keep your whole self hydrated!

The first product I got was the Palmer's cocoa butter formula : Massage lotion for stretch marks. I have always loved the smell of Palmer's cocoa butter lotions in the past. So I  am particularly loving this one at the moment. It smells great and leaves my skin feeling great. This one claims to help the appearance of stretch marks, and to be honest in the last few days I believe they are looking better. The directions for use on this one state to apply it 3 times a days, which I do understand for some people (especially if you are at work still) may be difficult and hard to remember.

I also got a little gift box from Brads sister of  nspa Mum to be miniatures, which included stretch mark oil (an item much like bio oil), moisturising bump butter and bath and shower cream (not photographed). I have been using the stretch mark oil and bump butter alongside the palmer's lotion. again smells great, and hopefully using everything together will help the hydration of my skin and help prevent any more stretch marks appearing! So far all products seem to be treating my skin pretty well. I am also drinking a constant stream of water as well. Hopefully all this will keep my skin looking great!

Toodles

Kelsie x

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Pregnancy Update - #3- 33 Weeks

How far along? 33 Weeks

Maternity clothes? Oh yes. Had to purchase some new black jeans the other day. As we all know black is slimming and I really like black jeans anyway. Thank you H&M (£14.99). And I purchased some nice new tops from Topshop. One in a Khaki Green, which is a colour I am loving at the moment. Pretty disappointed that both the New Looks in Norwich has discontinued their maternity range. Very Annoying New Look! I can fit in a lot of my old tops still though just a nice tight bump showing fit!

Stretch Marks? Been pretty lucky that I have only just noticed the tiniest of little marks on my muffin top area :( I had some there when I was younger from a nice little growth spurt I must of had. And they didn't bother me much then. I have been given a nice load of cream to fight this (review coming soon)

Sleep? Honestly, pretty well. started having crazy dreams. I get up a couple of times a night to go to the toilet (thank you little bug pushing on my bladder)

Best Moment this week? Having lunch with my sister and dad and playing with my sisters new puppy. Also Brad is progressing at work still which always makes me happy. And at the weekend (so not this week really) we had the baby shower and got so many lovely gifts from family and friends and had a great time with everyone!

Miss Anything? Alcohol. So badly I could kill for a beer.

Movement? Pretty much constant but every time I lay down to nap or sleep, the kicking and wriggling starts, And the hiccups the other day

Food Cravings? Chocolate. I honestly cannot go a day without my fix. Also cold custard with whipped cream and sprinkles. a dessert I always used to eat at my grandmas when I was a kid.

Anything making you feel sick or queezy? Not really. been very lucky I have had absolutely no morning sickness at all. I used to be an avid coffee drinker, but I have gone off that somewhat.

Gender? A boy

Symptoms? not a lot. Bit of discomfort in my back. sometimes period type pains

Belly button in or out? Still in! I hope it stays that way!

Happy or moody? I was extremely moody yesterday as I had really bad toothache as well. generally very happy though. Pretty tired a lot of time though

Looking forward to? Strangely enough food shopping this evening! we are trying to be healthier so lots of vegetables to pick up! And in a few weeks we are planning on going to do the studio tour of harry potters wizarding world!

Only a few more weeks to go! Follow my other social media accounts (links below) to be the first to know everything


Toodles

Kelsie x

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Pregnancy Update #2

I am now 9 weeks away from B-day! (thats baby day or birthing day!) woah, pretty scary now. I'm getting huge! I headed to my midwife appointment on Wednesday and all again is well, the only concern being that my iron levels have dropped slightly, so now I am having to eat more red meats and spinach apparently! all high in iron. (I hate spinach though). I could opt for tablets but I have such a struggle swallowing them and I would rather try raise my iron levels naturally. It also gives some meaning behind to why I have been just so tired and out of breath recently.

Also say goodbye to the blonde hair, I have dyed it back to brown, for pure low maintenance issues, which means I do not have to worry about it, with the baby due so soon I do not want to worry about how it looks, I am also planning on going and getting it cut to about shoulder length in the coming weeks again, just to make life a bit easier. Not that I particularly worry about my beauty regime I do not want to be hassling with taking ages to straighten my hair or curl it. So be prepared for a post coming about my new hair colour! 

Toodles

Kelsie x

Pregnancy Update

So I am not sure I have addressed my pregnancy in full to internet, I chose to not even upload my scan photo to my own Facebook. So well here it is. I am now 27 weeks and 3 Days Pregnant. I have about 88 more days till this little fella is born. We also found out the sex of the baby, as we felt finding out I was pregnant was a surprise enough, we wanted to be prepared on one aspect of this pregnancy. Despite the fact that this pregnancy was unplanned we are extremely excited about it, after the initial shock and getting our heads wrapped around it!

Bump progress at 27 weeks!

I haven't taken many pictures of my bump along the way, mainly cause i would say its only just become noticeable as me even being pregnant! (before I just looked a bit chubby). I have my next midwife appointment next Wednesday, which is all very exciting! 

I will just say the heat and being pregnant do not mix well, I am constantly exhausted at the moment. I have been very lucky with this pregnancy so far (touch wood) I have had absolutely no morning sickness. There was one time I thought I would throw up due to smelly whitebait! so far very good, and I am looking very much forward to meeting this little dude now! Will keep this updated as my bump grows bigger and more pictures will come, only 2 and a bit months to go now!!

Toodles
Kelsie x

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