Charlottes 7 month update!

Now that Charlotte is 7 months, she is closer to being a toddler than a baby anymore. I dont no wether im happy or sad about it. Shes growing up into a lovely little girl but on the other hand im trying to enjoy each moment because she is our last baby.

Milestones!

• She can roll over.
• She is almost crawling.
• She says mama, dada, baba, nana and hiya.
• We are trying baby led weaning and she loves broccoli.
• She is in size 5 nappies.
• She wears 9.12 month clothes.
• She still has exzema.
• She is a complete mamas girl.

Waiting on her hospital appointment!

Her eczema had gotten pretty bad and ended up getting infected. The doctor changed her cream and prescribed her an antibiotic. We are now waiting on a hospital appointment to get some tests done to figure out whats causing the eczema to flair up. I hated seeing her with her face so red and sore so il be glad when we can get her better.

On the move!

She is so close to crawling now. She is getting her kness under her so we are just waiting in the next few weeks for her to get up and get going. Sofia didnt really crawl she just walked but we think Charlotte will be our little crawler.

Charlotte's 5 month update!

This month i have noticed a massive change in Charlotte, she is getting her own little personality and becoming so alert.

We got her photoshoot pictures back and she looks so adorable in them. One thing thats so different from Sofia as a baby is Charlotte looks so much more like Matt.
Shes a very quiet little girl but she can be quite fiesty when she wants something, so im thinking she isnt going to be a pushover when she gets older.

Milestones:

• She can now say dada 😊
• Shes in 6-9 month clothes.
• She loves yoghurts and ice cream the most.
• She can almost sit up on her own and roll over. 
• She has 5 7oz bottles a day.
• She is so smiley all the time.

Eczema:

Charlotte has pretty bad eczema now, it got to the point where we could only bath her in water. We tried so many things and finally the doctor gave us an emoliant and its amazing. Her skin is so much better now and not all red and patchy. I hope its not going to be an on going thing and t clears up soon.

Charlottes 4 month update!

Charlotte is now a third of the way through her first year of life! I dont no where 4 months have gone it seems to be going by so much faster than it did with Sofia.

Milk allergy!
About a week ago Charlotte had a rash with alot of dry skin show up on her head and face. I kept using e45 cream thinking it was just eczema. We took her into the chemist and i spoke to the pharmasist who thought it was that too so we got the aveeno cream which is amazing. She had also been off her feeds and was hardly drinking alot so i brought her into the doctors, he told us she had an allergic reaction to the new formula. So we switched her to cow and gate and within hours she was drinking loads and her rash came down alot.  

Milestones:

• In all her 6-9 month clothes.
• She has 7 or 8 spoonfulls a day.
• She has 5, 6oz bottles of cow and gates 1st formula a day.
• Shes awake more during the day now.
• She sleeps from around half 11 till half 7.
• She always says mama, she is a complete mamas girl.
• She wants to up looking around all the time.
• She is in size 3+ nappies.

Starting a vlogging channel?

For the last 3 or 4 years i have watched family vloggers on youtube and loved seeing their everyday life. It has become sort of a dream of mine to start my own vlogging channel with Matt and the girls. Im just so nervous to start i think its awkward just speaking to the camera or filming when people are around, but i know it will get easier over time.

 Im not expecting a huge following or for people to really watch the videos all the time but even if in a few years i can look back and see how our family has changed and watch all the memories it will be worth it. I worry about putting my kids on the internet but im glad Matt has been involved with youtube for years so he knows how to edit and when not to film.

Im such a procrastinator so i just need to do it now. I want it to be something i stick at and make a commitment to do it every week. Hopefully now the girls are feeling better we can get our first video up.

Stay tuned.......

Charlottes 3 month update!

 Charlotte is now 3 months old and is 14 weeks. This month has been such a big month for changes she is not like a tiny baby anymore.

She is still our quiet, content little girl. We always call her our little smiler, she is always smiling and laughing, she is just so happy all the time.

She got her first tastes of baby food the last couple of days and absolutely loved it. We gave her the milupa sunshine orange. She has always had trouble pooing so the extra bit of food has actually helped her alot. Ive started to give it to her around 1pm and given her a few spoon fulls just to get her used to it.

She is non stop smiling now and has started to chuckle she has the cutest laugh. It makes it more rewarding to see them smiling back at you especially when you are totally exhausted.

Milestones:

• She is in mostly 6-9 month clothes.
• She weighed 16lb 7oz at her 3 month check up.
• She is in the 98th percentile for her height.
• She has 5 bottles a day of 6 ounces.
• She is in size 4 nappies.
• She had her first tastes of baby food 22-02-2016.
• She loves to play in her jumperoo.
• She sleeps from around 12am till half 8 every night.
• She had her christening on the 6th of February 2016.

Charlottes 6 week update!

My little lottie bear is 6 weeks old already. Its like ive blinked and time has just gone by. She is the sweetest little thing. She is a very quiet and content baby apart from the silent reflux.

She is so much more alert now and is starting to smile. She has the biggest gummy smile its adorable. She loves to be carried around and see whats going on.

This year was her first Christmas and even though it was busy with all the visiting she was so good and slept through most of it. 

She is growing so quick and is in mostly all her 3-6 month clothes now. We have both our 6 week check ups next week so it will be interesting to see how much weight she has gained.

She still has her heart murmur which she had when she was born and the hospital weren't concerned with it but we will be getting regular check ups to make sure it stays harmless.

We are also getting her belly button re checked because we think she has a hernia. Im keeping it clean and we have cream to stop it getting infected so im hoping they say its still ok when we go back.

As much as it has been so hectic and such hard work, i am so glad she is in our lives. She is just such an amazing little girl and i cant wait to see her changing again over the next few weeks and see her smiling and laughing.

1 month postpartum!

I cant believe i had a baby 1 month ago. It has gone so fast, feels like we waited forever for her to get here. I am finally starting to feel some what back to
normal now.

                                                        4 days postpartum                                                           

         
                                                4 weeks postpartum



I was 12 stone 4lbs at 40 weeks and i am now 10 stone 8lbs. So far ive lost 24lbs. I havent really dieted yet or exercised so its mostly all the baby weight gone. I actually cant wait to get to the gym in the new year when im 6 weeks postpartum and the doctor says its ok to go ahead.


It has been a hard recovery this time because of the episiotomy, the first 2 weeks were so hard to even walk. My stitches have dissovled and i am almost healed now and the pain is finally gone. Its been tough not being able to rest as much with having sofia aswel, i think thats why its taken me this long to recover.


Finally my milk dried up so im not leaking anymore TMI ha. Im relieved i didnt get an abcess again and everything seems to be ok.


Apart from being extremely exhausted it has been a massive life change but we have adjusted very quick and charlotte has settled in straight away to our family. I love seeing the bond already between her and sofia.