Baby Brain Weekly Memoir: 16th January 2015

Evening All!!

 

Hope you're all well!

 

This week has been such a crazy busy week and if I hadn't jotted things down I probably would have forgotten what we've been up to!

We've been mainly preparing for Arjun's first Lohri party (a separate post to follow on what this is and what we did!) which is taking place tomorrow. I'm so excited to host our first party since he's arrived! Organising parties and get togethers is my forte and I've really missed doing it. I didn't quite realise how challenging it would be with a baby! But I think we'll be ok nevertheless! (I hope so anyway!!). 

I'm currently sitting on the sofa with my feet up eating a cinnamon roll (I swear I've already burnt it off with the amount of running around I've done today!) whilst Arjun snoozes.

 

mmm :)

 

I thought I'd use the opportunity to catch up with my weekly memoir post :)  It may be a little quick and unstructured - do forgive me! With lots to still do, and with the threat of Arjun's nap ending any time soon, time is not on my side right now!

So this week Arjun had two play dates with slightly older babies; Peyaam (who is 3) and Bachittar (who is 1 and a half). I've noticed older kids aren't as interested in smaller babies as babies are in them. Arjun absolutely loves babies and was especially excited when both were over where as the older babies were more interested in the toys lol. He had fun on both play dates and as usual loves being made a fuss over by his aunts and uncles!

We got a bit messy this week - we made a lohri decoration using Arjun's feet and I managed to get a handprint too. I really struggle with hand prints as he likes to scrunch his hands up and it comes out more like a splutter than a hand!  My sister lectured me on not always trying to create "perfect" hand/foot prints but letting Arjun explore in whatever way he wants to (the joys of having a nursery nurse as a sister!). We had lots of fun though (as always!). Arjun seemed a lot more aware and interested in all the colours - he found it funny getting the paint from his hands on his feet and vice versa! The bath after messy play was interesting!

Sleeves rolled up and he's ready to get messy!

Pitter patter :)

 

We went swimming on Sunday with Water Babies and it was the first time Arjun didn't cry when being taken under water! Hurray! I was super proud. I hope it lasts. His dad is brilliant with him in the water - id panic!!

 

Blurry picture but I love this shot of my little hunk! :)

 

 

After swimming we had a really lazy day after a very long time. We stayed in bed and watched TV pretty much all day! It's weird that those kinda days make me feel a lot more tired! I definitely think there is such as a thing as having too much sleep! But heyho I figured I'd need to rest before the busy week ahead.

Arjun went to visit both sets of grandparents during the week. He was really ratty and quite a handful at Preetam's parents; even Junior didn't cheer him up! I've noticed that when he's over tired and he's passed a certain point, then it's a really long and tiresome battle trying to settle him! Does any one else have this problem? How do you deal with it?

 

On his visit to my parents, he wore this super cute Mickey Mouse tracksuit from Primarni ;) (Primark). It's perfect for play dates and just lounging. Arjun is super comfortable and the quality is surprisingly good! Spending ridiculous amounts on clothes for Arjun is pointless as he's growing so fast and I love buys like these! :)

 

My model baby!

 

This week he had one pretty bad night where he woke four times - the first time he woke up screaming. It was terrifying, I thought someone had broken in to the house! I haven't heard him scream like that before - it was a really terrified scream. I'm assuming he had a nightmare :( I can't wait until he can talk and tell me what's wrong in situations like that especially. It's distressing as a parent to hear your child like that and feel pretty helpless! After that, I ended up taking him to bed with Preetam and I - we don't often co sleep but I can generally sense when Arjun needs the comfort of his mummy and daddy and that was definitely one of those times!

 

Arjun also accompanied me on some of my Lohri party prepping missions this week such as visiting a party warehouse to buy some decoration - he loved all the colours! 

Arjun accompanying mummy - not sure about the Iceland trolley!

 

Today Arjun visited High Wycombe with his daddy for a job whilst I cracked on with preps for tomorrow. When he got home, he accompanied me in the marquee in his little mini car. He is adorable :) 

 

All in all we've had a pretty tiring week rushing around but I'm looking forward to updating you all on how tomorrow goes! 

We have another super busy week lined up next week!

How was your week?x

My Golden Little Nuggets!

Hello All,

 

Hope you're keeping well! I've been meaning to post the below for a while, but been so busy over the festive period!

I wanted to share my top three favourite baby items.  All were cheap and cheerful and oh so useful and can be used for multiple things!

My three favourite baby items at the moment are the following.  All were cheap and cheerful and oh so useful and can be used for multiple things.

Flexi Basket

From: Poundland

Price: £1

Link: Flexi basket

 

These baskets are so useful for so many baby things! I’ve listed some below:

• Potty bits: I keep a little change kit downstairs to save me having to run up to the change table every time Arjun needs a nappy change.  I keep a few nappies, nappy bags, wipes and some nappy cream in a flexi basket.  It’s especially useful as it’s small and can be tucked away in the living room.
• Our room toy bits: Arjun has toys all over the house and before our room floor would be littered with them! We now keep all his little toys for our room in a little flexi basket helping to keep it a little tidier.
• Night time feed basket:  When we were still giving Arjun milk at night, I used a basket to keep his bottles, formula dispensers, cooled sterile water and a small thermos with hot water in for night feeds.  This saved me having to go down each time.
• Medicine basket:  I keep all his medicines in one of these baskets so it’s easily accessible and so that I can easily see what we have.
• Small items laundry basket: For his socks and vests.

At this price, you really can’t go wrong! I'm going to be getting some more over the next few days to organise Arjun's food cupboard :)

No Mess Floor Mat

From: Poundland

Price: £1

Here are links to some other designs, I found the Mickey Mouse and an alternative Monkey design one in store:

Disney Minnie Mouse change mat

Monkey no mess floor mat

These mats are my absolute favourite! They can be used for so many things!  We have several of the Mickey Mouse ones and I’ve recently purchased a few of the Monkey ones too.

• Craft mat: whenever Arjun and I do arty farty bits, I use this mat to ensure paint and glue doesn’t reach the floor.  It's so quick and easy to clean up.
• Weaning mat: I have two of these mats to place under his highchair when we are doing messy eating so the floor doesn’t get stained – he isn’t able to throw too far just yet! It's quick and easy to wipe down after any messy spills.
• Change mat: these are great as a portable change mat.  I have also purchased some for my parents and in laws house as they take up a lot less room than the standard change mat.

 

Toy Links

From: Amazon

Price: £5.99 for 13 links

Link: Toy links

 

These toy rings are absolutely brilliant! I used to struggle when Arjun first started sitting in a high chair when out.  He’d manage to drop his toys on to the floor (the thought of his toys falling in a restaurant floor sends an OCD mum crazy!) so a friend recommended me to buy some of these (thanks Fiona!).

They can be used for the following:

• Fasten toys to high chair: especially in public places! So Arjun is free to play with his toys and drop them without them touching the ground.  Saves me having to bend down every five minutes too!
• Extend toys from play gym: I also would have found these useful when Arjun was very young and unable to reach his play gym toys to bring them lower down.

All in all a great buy!

I’d love to hear what your current favourite bits and pieces are!

I hope you found this useful.

Thanks for reading :) x

 

 

Festive Foot Fun!

Hey guys! 

Hope you’re having a great evening.

I've had a busy one! I love making home made decorations with Arjun where possible. With Christmas coming up, I thought it was a perfect opportunity to create a keep sake for Arjun's first Christmas! We went for a robin and a reindeer. 

 

 

We used baby safe water based poster paints which are readily available online. I purchased the googley reindeer eyes from Pound Land - £1 for 3 different sized packets. Bargain! These keep sakes are a cheap and cheerful way to personalise your tree and a great way to have some fun with your little ones.

 

 

It's been a messy evening! We coincided it well with bath time! ;)

Here are some other great diy craft decoration ideas for your little bubbas.

 

 

 

Thanks for reading x