carliesmammy's Blog

Prompted by the Denny Take a Closer Look competition currently being run by Mummy Pages I thought I wouldtake a closer look at our families life and the wonderful little things that happen everyday! It occured to me when Carlie was about 6 months pld that I never thought I'd see the day when I'd be congratulating some one on burping . It's funny how these little things our baba's do seem so...

I am like the walking dead.... absolutely shattered! My floors need washing, the whole house needs tidying and there is a pile of recycling that needs to go into the wheely bin but it will wait until tomorrow. Mammy needs to get into her PJ's and cuddle up with a book (I'll probably get through 2 or 3 pages before passing out). Work was actually so much easier than I thought. I look forward to...

We survived it well it's more accurate to say Mammy survived and baby had a ball of a time & didn't even notice that mammy wasn't around. I got up extra early so we could get in loads of cuddles before we made the trek to our childminder and I'd have time to spare to spend a little time there and slip away quitely. It was nice that I was starting a new job, I think it was more of a distraction...

You know that sinking feeling you get, the one on a Monday night after a lovely long weekend when you know you have to get up for work in the morning? Yeah I'm sure alot of you have that heaviness in your chest at the thoughts of it on this bright Easter Monday. Well imagine that after 13 glorious months off work! So I took the extended unpaid maternity leave and then some. I just couldn't bring...