Miley's 4 Month Update

Hey Everyone!

Miley is 4 months old today! How time flies...

[Miley only a few hours old]

And now....

                                       

From day one, Miley has been a pretty chilled out baby. Don't get me wrong, she cries and screams but compared to some babies, she's a dream. The first 4 weeks home, she was an angel, she slept all day and all night. But even when she suffered with colic, she was still super happy when she was awake.

We have been truly blessed with this little one!

Miley turned 4 months today and it got me thinking about how much she has changed and progressed. She has gone from a tiny 6lb2oz newborn who can't support her own head or even smile... to a 10lb10oz 4 month old who can support her head, roll over and give you the biggest smile I've ever seen. (Of course i'm going to be bias, I'm her mother!)

So I thought every so often I will post an update on Miley so I can document her progression with a few photos and also document some of our memories as a family up to yet!

Developmental Milestones

• Smiling
• Laughing
• Roll from front to back and back to front
• Sits up supported
• Can steadily support her own head
• Grasp objects in her hands
• Big kicks and arm movements
• Coo-ing (Chatterbox!)
• Eating 3 meals a day!- still puree'd food but doing well! [You can see the post on Early Weaning Here]

Some memories from so far...

• Visiting Santa at Christmas
• Going to Wonderland, Telford
• Going to your first christmas party
• Your FIRST christmas
• Getting Christened
• Meeting all of our family

A message from mummy...

You are my little angel, I love being able to spend all of my time with you and watch you progress and grow! You are such as clever little girl and an absolute pleasure to have in our lives. Mummy and Daddy love you more than you will ever know! xxxxx

Picture Perfect!

See you all soon

xxx

Baby's Firsts || Swimming

Today we took Miley swimming for the first time. We have been saying we want to take her for a while but never had the chance. So today we got up and went.

We put her in her swimming tankini and then off we went and walked to the swimming pool! 

(Daddy holding Miley!)

(In her baby ring! Too Cute!) 

Miley loved swimming. She thrashed around in the water and didn't stop smiling. It was lovely to spend time as a family with no phones ringing or visitors. 

We spent 45 minutes in the pool and she was so tired when we got out. 

(Sorry about the lack of make up and the messy wet hair!)

And then she dropped off to sleep! 

A wonderful day and we will definitely be doing it again soon!

What have you all been up to today?

See you soon x

Baby Haul || Mixed Items

Hey everyone!

I decided to take Miley shopping to get some swimming items as we are going swimming for the first time this weekend and the usual random items too. So off we went and here is what we brought...

First we went to Mothercare UK...

I got this pink floral hooded towel and a matching baby tankini set! - Both of these items were half price! 

The bottoms of the tankini set are the padded absorbant kind (but we are going to double nappy Miley anyway with the Swim Pants.)

I brought this set of 3 t-shirts as we seem to have loads of jeans and skirts and cardigans but not many tops to go with them. These were just basic tops and were £9.99 but I had a discount voucher for 25% off, so i got them for approx £7.50 :)

If you follow my twitter, you will know Miley is teething like crazy at the moment, so when I walked past these dummy type teethers, I HAD to get them! These were again £4.29 but with the 25% off, only £3.23.

The last thing I picked up from Mothercare was this Baby's first sippy cup. I have been looking for a sippy cup type bottle for a few days, as Miley is trying to hold her bottles now but struggling due to there being no handles. But I saw this and it is a free-flow bottle but it has a really small hole in the spout. But with supervision i'm sure she will be fine :)

Then I went to Boots...

Bickiepegs - Now my mum had been telling me since Miley started teething about these. I looked everywhere for them, even online and couldn't get them anywhere. I walked into Boots and they were there. It does say 6m+ and I won't be giving them to her until then, but as they are so hard to find and Boots didn't have many, I thought I would get them now as the use by date is ages away.

Whilst in Mothercare, a lady told me about these mats and said they always use theirs' and then told me they were cheaper in boots! So i went ahead and got one, it is a padded mat for changing baby/child at swimming. I thought this would be handy as our local swimming facilities aren't the best. It folds out to make a mat and then easily folds back into the bag and it is Non-Slip too. (I will let you all know how useful it was after we go swimming).

Then last but not least, I picked up a few clothes for Miley, they were mostly half price and only basics really. 

So thats it for my mini haul. Have you brought anything you particularly loved or was a bargain recently? Have you ever had an experience of the Little Swimmers Hygiene Mat?

Let me know in the comments or Tweet Me @lifeofmileyx

See you soon 

xxxx

Happy Winnie the Pooh Day!

As a child I loved Winnie the Pooh, I had all of the teddies, the bedding sets and toys you could imagine. 

So today I thought I would share my love of Winnie the Pooh with my daughter and my fellow bloggers. 

At every opportunity we get the paints out and create something. Today we made a Winnie the Pooh face!

Here are a few pictures from our crafty morning! 

We started with a paint brush, wiggling it around on the plate, but then resorted to hand printing! 

I then stuck on some ears and drew the face!

A Winnie the Pooh face!

Later we are going to be reading some of the Winnie the Pooh Stories! 

Have you done anything for Winnie the Pooh day? 

See you soon xx

What's in my Changing Bag?

Hey Everyone...
I have seen everyone doing the "what's in my bag" blog posts, but as I very rarely carry a handbag now, I thought I would do a "What's in my changing bag?" blog post instead. 

Please bare in mind that my changing bag is very "well used" and is in need of an update, I have my eye on a few different ones. Any suggestions for a new one?

So this is my changing bag, brown and cream (I chose the neutral option so my husband didn't have to carry around a bright pink bag). I found the changing bag set on amazon and it was a bargain. Good quality and very spacious, it does everything I need and it's just been mistreated and is in need of a good clean out. 

In the front pocket of the bag I have....

My purse- I very rarely use a handbag so I keep all of my essentials in the change bag. After my River Island Purse broke I decided on the cream/nude studded one from Primark.

My Phone - I have the Iphone 5

Thermometer - Just incase.

Our change bag has two side pockets where we put bottles, be it juice or milk. 

The main pocket!

Nappies- Approx 10 

Nappy Sacks 

Wipes - We use either Johnsons Extra Sensitive or Huggies Pure.

A spare vest; outfit and tights/socks. - for those mucky moments.

Our travel flask

Miley's Red Health Book.

Bibs- Approx 3 

A few toys- only a few teethers or a favourite soft toy, generally whatever we grab before heading out the door.

So that's it for my changing bag. What do you keep in your changing bag? What changing bag have you got? 

See you soon x

My Top 10 Favourite Bloggers

Hey Everyone, 
I thought I would write a post about my favourite bloggers, I love to read new blogs and some I instantly get addicted to.

So in no particular order...

1. Dolly Dowsie (Fiona) - I love this blog, Fiona puts in loads of effort and it really shows, I love her posts about her son and how she writes about how she is feeling. When she writes about her feelings, she is honest and you can tell it's exactly how she is feeling which makes it so easy to relate to.
2. Little Pink Teacup (Clare) - I got hooked on this blog after reading Clare's post "Onesie Nation" I thought it was hilarious and so true. I am all for wearing onesies but I completely agree with Clare that they are PJs not an outfit :)
3. Tanya Burr (Tanya) - I started watching Tanya's videos on Youtube and got hooked on her make up tutorials. I then saw she had a blog and was instantly clicking on the link to have a read and she definately didn't let me down! It's very professional looking and with really good mixed content!
4. Sprinkle of Glitter (Louise) - Louise is addictive to watch on Youtube and also to read her blogs, she is so excitable and fun that you can't help but smile when reading her posts. Louise has mixed content so it is kind of a lucky dip of what you are going to get, but the good thing is that they are always great!
5. Frugally Peachy (Emma) - This blog is a new discovery of mine but I love how unique Emma is. In the blogging world I have often found that everyone writes about the same things and adds their own little twist, but Emma has set herself a HUGE goal in my eyes - not to shop for clothes in a high street store for a year! - It will be great to see how she gets on throughout the year.
6. Sparkles and Stretchmarks (Hayley) - A new one too! - I love how Hayley has progress pages for pregnancy and monthly updates for baby! A great mummy blog.
7. Bump to Baby (Alex) Not only a great mummy blogger, but a great blog about love, home and family and the odd Cat post too! :)
8. Momma of Mojo (Zara) - I love the honesty of this lady and at the moment I am on pregnancy watch, I read her updates and would just like to take this moment to wish her all the luck in the world for your labour! :) x
9. Bride De Force (Hannah and Fleur) - I got hooked on this blog before I got married back in September 2012, I still have a good catch up on wedding trends to this day.
10. To Become Mum (Kelly) - This blog has a lovely mixture between beauty and baby! I love Weaning Wednesdays. Totally hooked on reading Kelly's posts.

So they are my top 10, do you know of any blogs I might like? Please leave me a comment letting me know your favourite blogs!

See you soon xx

Crafty Wednesday || Chinese New Year Dragon

Hi everyone,

I am going to be doing a series called "Crafty Wednesdays" and each Wednesday I will post a diffferent craft that myself and Miley have made. As my little girl is only 3 months old, most of the crafts involve handprints or footprints.

This weeks crafty wednesday is a Chinese Dragon, in preparation for Chinese New Year. Although we don't celebrate Chinese New Year there are lots of fun and cute crafts to make!

To do this craft you need:- Paper; Dragon Template; Paint; Little Feet/Hands; scissors and glue.

I use Morrisons Easy Painters - these are painters that come in pen form. I find them easy to use with Miley, or else paint goes everywhere!

We are using red and green paints but you can chose any! Miley won't have her hands painted so we use her little feet. I painted her feet, one foot green, the other red.

I then got the dragon template and pressed it onto her feet, encouraging her to kick. When she had finished kicking the dragon head was covered in paint!

(Dragon template available from Sparklebox)

 Then cut out the footprints and the dragon's head and glue it to a piece of paper forming a dragon! The more colours you use, the brighter and better it will look.

Happy crafting :)

See you soon xx

Miley's Christening

Hey Everyone!!

Sunday 12th January, Miley was christened and we had the most amazing day. It was really nice to spend time with family, so I thought I would post a few pictures from the day. Apologies about the quality, some photos were taken with phones, but majority are good :)

My Husband and I and of course Baby Miley x

(sorry about the flabby tummy shot)

The smaller of the two cakes was actually the top tier of our wedding cake, I must admit when my mum first told me it was tradition to save the top tier, I didn't believe her. But apparently fruit cake gets better with age. So we had it re-iced and decorated to match her big christening cake. They were AMAZING!

These two photos are with Miley's Godparents... I'm sure they are going to love being on the Internet haha!

I have photos with grandparents and family on them too, but I wanted just a few on my blog to share the day a little.

I absolutely love this picture of Miley, We didn't get her a traditional christening gown as I couldn't find one I liked. Her dress is from Debenhams £32.00 and my parents brought the personalised shawl and bib for her. 

She looked absolutely adorable.

Well that was our sunday, what did you do?

see you soon xx