She doesn’t know it yet. But we’re so lucky to have that. A tap with running water. Just flick it on and off we go. I do count my self so lucky to be able to have that and to be able to introduce that to her. Just another teaching experience all wrapped up in…
Never. Never, never. Never, never, never again do I want to move house. I’ve been told that getting married, having children and moving house are the three most stressful things you do in your life. We’ve done them all now, in that order. I can officially say I would get married again (to Tom obviously) or…
Sometimes we have to be honest. With ourselves, our families, our friends and the strangers in the street. You have to be honest when you’re asked for the 500th time that week. “So are you going to have another baby soon?” The answer? Honestly? No! Holly is 18 months old. Apparently this would…
Haha this is brilliant. As soon as max turned one last month, everyone had started asking me the same. Steady on!
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Steady Indeed!! They’re still so little! I’m just going to wait unti we’re ready and not worry about all this small age gap nonsense.
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I hear ya’! People keep asking me if I got pregnant so soon this time because I want a girl! No! (not that I dont want a girl, I just don’t mind what I have). If only we didn’t feel so rude saying “mind your own business”.
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It’s okay to say ‘no’. I have big age gaps between all of my boys. I wanted to take the time to enjoy them, but mostly just to take time to ‘cope’ with them. I wonder if the question – ‘are you having any more?’ Is actually meant to be a complement? It’s obvious you are a fantastic mother, with the most adorable baby girl, to the casual outside observer (who doesn’t know you got all of a few hours of sleep last night because you were rocking a teething baby), you look as though you are just what the world needs – a fantastic mother! I think that maybe prompts the question – are you going to make anymore fantastic little people? Still, it’s okay to say – ‘not today thanks’!
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I love this post Becky. It does feel like that throughout the course of a relationship. When are you going to move in with each other? When are you going to pop the question? Whens the big day? When are you going to start a family? When are you going to give … a little brother or sister?
Even though I am heavily pregnant with my second, I am still getting people ask about whether we will have any more after this one. Ummm, I would kind of like to get this one out first before I even think about that question!
But seriously, I think you can be selfish, Motherhood and pregnancy are hard. I am ready to get on with life with two children and I can 99% say all being well, we won’t have any more. I am looking forward to growing and sharing memories, getting back properly on the career ladder, excercising (as I was naughty and kept thinking theres no point cause I am going to have another!) and just generally enjoying my children. It is no one elses business! x
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So true Katie. Sometimes we’re hurried through life by other people. I don’t mind people asking – but not strangers!!! I am really enjoying our life right now. Sometimes it’s nice to just be satisfied and content where we are than waiting for the next thing to happen!!
I find motherhood a challenge, I don’t want to be perfect before I have another but I’d like to wait until I feel really ready… How did you know you were ready for number 2?
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Emily Beale thank you for your comment!! I love your way of thinking!! More fantastic little people indeed 
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Small gaps are hard, I think you are very sensible!
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It’s funny how people on the street seem to think it’s okay to comment on anything and everything.
When I was pregnant with the little lady, people would see me out and about pushing the little guy in the buggy and would just rudely announce “Cor, you’re going to have your work cut out!” It used to take all my willpower to smile and nod instead of going into mock-dramatic-breakdown mode and scream “Oh good God, REALLY???? It will be hard work with two children? Surely not! I hadn’t thought of that! How on earth will I cope?”
I think the truth of the matter is, you are ready when you are ready. And it doesn’t matter when you decide to go for it, it will be considered too soon by some, and not soon enough by others.
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Well here’s a Project 52, Week 2 shot… You know, pictures don’t have to be in focus to be lovely. They don’t have to be in focus to capture a memory. They don’t have to be in focus to show you that your little girl is growing up just like her daddy. Project 52…
This weekend we went to visit Eureka. It’s a National Children’s Museum in Halifax, West Yorkshire. We were actually given the tickets by the lovely people at Money Supermarket Vouchers but in the house move I lost them along the way. Which is the most infuriating thing in the world. I hate losing…
Thanks. This is very informative and makes me want to take the family.
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I found moving house the most stressful thing ever. I relocated 600 people over a weekend, but moving 3 of us (I was pregnant at the time) nearly finished me!
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Same here Jen. It’s nearly finished us both! So glad we’re in – never again!
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It looks gorgeous so hopefully all of your hard work will be worth it. x
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Ahhhh, how exciting (and stressful) for you. When we moved in where we are now it was stressful, and we were buying a new build and moving from rented, so it doesn’t really get much more simple and straight forward than that.
I dread our next move with two children in tow. But I think it’s something we’ll be looking at doing in the next twelve months….. I think it might take me that long to pluck up the necessary courage. x
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What a gorgeous looking house, I am a little jealous. I do not have an issue with moving but that maybe cause we have moved 9 times in 10 years, this is the longest we have ever stayed anywhere at 2 years. We are moving again this year though.
Hope you enjoy your new home x
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