The Bumpy Bump

Ah, the bump is getting increasingly bumpy these days! I'm sure I look further on than I am (4 1/2 months) but as M keeps reminding me - it's going to get a whole lot bigger than this. Great, thanks for that lol!
We've been busy looking at pushchairs, car seats, prams, nursery furniture and all the other bits & peices that we need - it's a massive job, I could not believe how many different types of pram they are and I wasn't sure how on earth you go about choosing! It's like they are talking another language half the time. Despite that, I think we have picked out the carseat, and I have my eye on a certain pram - we just need to travel to a certain shop to try it out & make sure it's easy to use and comfortable to push!
Any mums out there - tips of things you definately do need would be great, and tips on things that thye try to seel you but you really don't need also much appreciated!

Blog Party - Woodgrain

The lovely Shimelle is holding an all-weekend blog party - check it out over here!
There's tons of inspiration and challenges to get your teeth into, and loads of fab prizes up for grabs too. 6am tomorrow is the deadline so get scrapping!
I've been keeping a note of the challenges and slowly starting to put together a few projects, in between enjoying the sunshine and attempting to clean the house.
This is the first one I've completed - I used Shimelle's sketch as a starting point, and also included a little bit of delicious woodgrain. We took this photo during a lovely brisk winter's walk on the beach up in Norfolk. It was only a few days after we found out we were going to be a mummy and daddy so we were feeling particularly loved up - aaaww. Yes, I am wearing earmuffs - I cannot pull off hats so these are my winter headgear of choice!

Simply Perfect

It's no secret that I love weddings. I love all the planning and preparation that goes into them. I love the pretty colours, the classic designs and the elegant shapes. I love the quirky and personal touches. Most of all I love the meaning behind the day.
This picture of my brother-in-law's wedding last year sums up why I love weddings really - happiness.
Not to forget of course, wedding photos are an excuse to go all out pretty pretty pretty on a layout!!

New look!

A quick update!

Yup, the blog has a new look and a new name - fresher, cleaner and simpler.

Baby is doing well, the belly is getting rather bumpy now! Our fruit app tells me sproglet is now the size of an onion.

More updates to come this afternoon!

Thank you for all your congratulations & well wishes :)
Of course, every life event needs an iPhone app, and being pregnant needs several lol! One of my favourites is called BabyBump, and the reason it is one of my favourites is because it gives you a weekly fruit update. What's a weekly fruit update? Well, it tells me every week what size baby is compared to certain fruits lol! We have progressed from apple seed to blueberry to prune, and today is the start of peach week! Peach - that's a cute fruit. I'm a little bit scared about the time it moves on to watermelon and pumpkin haha!

Despite appearances I am still scrapping! At the recent Sarah's Cards retreat I managed a couple of layouts in between teaching, eating & shopping! This is first of 3 that I made - lots of newly purchased goodies on here: Some lovely new Crate (yum!!), gorgeous AC Letterbox frames, my fabby new tab punch, several new border punches and a gorgeous honeycomb Prima stamp. I love the new Crate papers, especially this range in fabulous blues & greens - perfect for watery photos!

I've been busy....

For once I feel like I have a valid excuse for not blogging lol!
I've been rather busy building a baby - it's an exhausting business and I have been quite happy to sleep for many more hours than I should admit to!
We had our first scan yesterday - meet Sproglet! Little babe was very active and doing the sort of gymnastics that would earn an olympic medal. Everything looked, in the sonographer's words - perfect. We are both over the moon!
Our due date is 28th September which feels like a long long way away, but I know that chances are it will be here before we know it!

I know I've been gone for a while again - just don't seem to be able to find the time nor the energy for blogging at the moment!
Anyway, a few old layouts that I don't think I've shared yet just to keep the old blog moving a little bit lol!
Hoping to be back soon!