13 hours to go

The time has come and my baby goes to nursery tomorrow. Everything is packed up ready and has been checked and double checked:

nappies,baby cereal,sun cream, cordial, sippy cup, calpol, snacks, teething get, formula, dummy chain, sun hat, info list.... hmmmmm just need a baby now!

I have been seriously putting off thinking about this but it all has to be done now. It is 18 months since I was at work, following pregnancy complications I was sick for the remainder of my pregnancy from around 12 weeks followed by a full year maternity leave. I have very mixed feelings about tomorrow.

Dad is taking Eden in and she will only spend a couple of hours there tomorrow. I really hope she is ok and enjoys it.

再見

   Shel x

For the love of pictures

I was trying to think of an excuse to post the following picture and then I thought "Do I really need an excuse?" - I guess the whole point of blogging is freedom of expression, whether that be in writing, or visual loveliness. Anyhow I figure I'm not going to worry to much about written content, unless of course I have something interesting I want to say. In the meantime, on an average Saturday, with not much to write home about here is a little pick me up:

This HAS to be one of my favourite outfits for Eden. I am willing another chilly kind of day so that she can wear it again before she outgrows it. I also bought the little 0-3 month version for my friend who is expecting a baby girl. How fabulous is that beret hehehe xx

Paper Mama Photo Challenge -Excitement

So over at The Paper Mama the latest challenge is EXCITEMENT and how could I ever resist entering Eden!

Being a new blogger I am still getting to know this fabulous community and I seriously have the "blogging bug" - pairing that with my "photography bug" is a deadly combination and I am LOVING combining the two ;o)


Here's my entry taken last month, Eden was super excited after her favorite show came on TV:

Excited, loving life, happy. What more could any mother ask for?

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     Shel x

10 months of memories

Wow, my baby girl has gotten to ten months already.. I can't believe it.

This week, reaching ten months since the birth has made me think about a few things. I haven't spoken on here about my birth experience, I guess I don't feel ready too which is basically because I didn't have a positive birth experience at all. I worried for quite some time as to what effect the birth would have on me both physically and emotionally. Thankfully the physical pain is beginning to ease now, but I am still left with the emotion and trauma of a negative birth experience.

I am hoping, in time the negativity will leave me, the flashbacks will stop, and the apprehension about having another child will go away. They say time is a healer and I am certainly hoping so.

In the meantime I have applied to view my medical records at the hospital as I feel this will be a neccesary step towards closure. I feel that if I can sit down and read and understand exactly what happened, what went wrong, then I can find inner peace.

Maybe in the not so distant future I will dedicate a page to my Pregnancy and Birth, but for now I will leave it at that.

On a more positive note, I have gotten the greatest gift in the world from the whole experience:

And what more can anyone ask for?

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     Shel x

"Moments" on the go

Well I finally emptied my camera phone of it's contents and have dozens upon dozens of photos that I have taken "on the go" with Eden. It was nice to finally collate them all and see them close up. Some of my favourite pictures of her have been taken on my phone and although the quality isn't great I know I will treasure them always.

Here are a couple of them, although I have had a fiddle with them in Photoshop. I can highly recommend the Vivaz for pictured and HD video.

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     Shel x

Teething pains

Today I found that Eden had cut her two top teeth. I should have noticed, she had a slight temperature and was a bit off this morning. It was only when I was trying to get her to nap for the 3rd time that I noticed the little white specs poking through her little red gums. Bless her, it must be so awful for babies - I'm glad she won't remember it.

It has been months since her two bottom ones came through, that was tough as it really seemed to bother her. Nothing that a bit of TLC, some bonjela, and a teething ring can't solve:

We introduced a toothbrush a while back when her bottom teeth broke through. She just plays with it really, but I try to guide it into her mouth and give them a little rub. She likes to flick the bristles at me to spray toothpaste in my face, the little tinker!

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Shel x

Weekly Photo Challenge "Cute"

So I recently subscribed to Photofreaks blog and if your not a member go check it out! There are some mega cute picture on there ;o)





This weeks challenge is "cute kids" and I could not resist entering some pictures of Eden. I take so many, too many even but I love it - however they are strewn all over my hard drive, desktop, cds.... I really should be more organised and print some of my favourites.

Anyway, here are my entries:








I took these between around 4 - 6 months of age.. those eyes get me everytime!