99 please :)

Rio didnt eat his tea, or his dinner for that matter so when i heard the icecream van Craig was like "no chance"..Rio then heard it too and started a little dance to the music.  He ended up with an icecream.

Such a boy

Im one of those parents that is forever putting back away toys..i know i should just relax, let him play and tidy up once he's in bed on a night but i just cant!! We recently bought this for toy storage but Rio has other ideas.

He then goes on to tip it over and climb onto it!! Dangerous child. Such a boy!

A year ago...#2

Right now im sat in bed waiting to hear how Craigs operation went. I constantly whine to Craig about missing having the bed all to myself but in reality i feel lost laid here without him.) i know i havent blogged anything special in far too long..i have drafts waiting for the right pictures but life has just got in the way a little. Im adjusting to being back at work and trying to cram housework and quality family time in. So for todays blog im doing another one of my 'a year ago today' posts.

Rio had just learnt to smile :) that first,non wind related, smile melted my heart. I did everything i could to get him to do it again and  again. Even now i love it, he has such a cheeky little face when he does it..no stranger is left uncharmed!

He got thrush on his tongue which resulted in him projectile vomming out of his nose and me watching him sleep half the night before exhaustion kicked in. I blogged about mopping up sick and being covered in it..and not giving two hoots.

I blogged that Craig proposed :)

Are you ready?

Before i know it it will be my birthday, and my little family will be heading to the peak district for some quality time together. This time last year i thought that my birthday would be the first  time i left rio but when it came down to it, i couldnt. Little did i know that it would be nearly a year later when i actually managed it. To some people that might seem crazy. Ive seen posts of people grateful for a nights peace from their newborn, and thats fine..good on you. But with me it was harder. I got anxious, i knew what each of his cries meant, how to sooth him. What happened if he cried for his mummy and i wasnt there? What if something bad happened to him and i wasnt the there? God forbid.

The more my inlaws asked the more i didnt want to. Everytime they said "we can have him, we dont mind"..or.."why dont u leave him here while you.." i wanted to scream "but i don want too!!".. looking back i can see they just wanted alone time with him but at the time i just thought cant you take no for  answer?

What im trying to say is..dont let anyone push you. You know when your ready. If thats weeks in, great. If its years in, thats okay too.

Day out at the park

Rio has now mastered walking/running on grass so it seemed like the perfect time to take him for a kick about at the park.

 

I love these little family days, i work saturdays now so a full day all together is rare and we like to make the most of it ..sometimes i wish Craig took these kind of photos of me with Rio too though ;)

 

A year ago today: Craig went back to work after his two week paternity!

I think quite alot of the blogging, vlogging, youtube watching community will know who fleurdeforce is, sadly her beautiful spaniel passed away recently and as a fellow spaniel owner watching her vlog left me in tears. I cant even imagine losing Jessie. She went missing once after being spooked by another dog for three hours and they were the worst of my life. I paced the canals, the fields, the streets until it was dark but i couldnt give in, just when everyone else had given up hope (she's scared of strangers so no one would be able to read her tag etc) a lady called my OH and said she went to take her dustbin out and there was a litle bark from behind it. We raced over and there she was! Its made me realise that since having Rio she has taken a backseat on here and she shouldnt have, shes such a huge part of my life too. So for future reference when you see her face on here every now and again..this is Jessie..my little dog - a heartbeat at my feet!

My thoughts are with Fleur & Mike, Woofy was such a character!! xx

First injections & play date pictures

Turning one comes hand in hand with another set of injections. As a parent you want to slap anyone that makes your little one cry but this time i was prepared to put up with it more due to the fact he was having his MMR, hell have you seen how fast measles are spreading? As usual, he was a trooper. He even toddled back into the room afterwards.

Me:"noo you dont want to go back in there baba"

Rio: shakes off mummys hand, toddles faster

Me: "she'll make you cry again"

Rio: "choc choc?"

Thats right, he's that wise he knew it would get him another giant button!

 

My mum had my nephew for the day so we headed over for a little playdate, i loved watching them together and for the first time could actually imagine having another. Yikes, whats happening to me ;)