My New Phone

I have just renewed my phone contract and instead of going down the iphone route I have opted for a HTC phone. I'm still getting used to it, but look, I can post on my blog with ease. I'm amazed at how much more useable and how much more accessible things are on my new phone compared to my old iPhone.
More blogging to come.

Bad Sourdough Starter

Was about to make some bread this evening, however I opened my sourdough starter and it smelt rank, really vinegary and there was some pale pink looking mix on the side of the jar. Good job I had some some starter stashed away in the back of the fridge. So a new jar is on the worktop starting to produce its little bubbles of carbon dioxide.

Wow! How Time Has Flown.

Wow! this time last year I was 5 months pregnant and had a lovely happy- go- lucky 10 month old to look after how things have changed. Florence has now become an adventurous strong willed, verbally competent (almost) 22 month old, and my beloved newborn babe Felix is now a very happy smiley 6 month old. Where has the time gone.

All the Crap's in the Past Now!

I'm referring to a stomach bug that all three of us have suffered this past week. I was starting to get quite fraught on Friday when Flo (who'd been ill since a week Friday) still wasn't her totally normal self. To make matters worse I was dreaming about poo as well!

It looks like today we have seen the light at the end of the tunnel and things seam to be back to normal....apart from me who now has an obsession with disinfecting and cleaning  everything in site. (and that doesn't really sit with my general "cleaning" ethos).

Hopefully this past week will be soon forgotten and that we will be back to our chaotic life in no time at all

Feeling a Bit Worn Out

I have almost hit 22 weeks pregnant and starting to feel slow, along with this, Flo who is just about to reach the 11 month mark has taken things up a gear.She's certainly keeping me on my toes. This additional energy also comes along with a more determined attitude, and we've had a couple of "tantrums" Can under ones have tantrums?

Clocks Going Back

With the clocks being moved back an hour, Flo woke up at 6.15am, I got her out of her cot and she came to sleep in our bed for another 45 mins. It's 6pm now and she is flagging a bit now. We've just finished tea and Flo was struggling with hers. Didn't even finish her rice pudding. However not too worried as she has had a good helping of food throughout the day.

An Afternoon of Chat

A lovely walk through the forest was concluded with an hour or so of natter with the girls whist the babies had a play. It was good to see Jennie, Kerry and Kate all together as with work commitments it isn't as easy to do now. Bethan, Jennies little one was showing off her balancing skills on her bright pink  plastic rocking horse. Oliver, Kerry's little one is starting to get a move on, obviously doesn't want to be out done by the girls.

On the way home Flo and I stopped to say hello to the cows and Flo gave them her best cow impression.