All is well in our little house. Both my girls are doing brilliantly. Since my last post Holly has had her first holiday and had her first solids, Ella is officially out of bedtime nappies and I have lost 7 pounds on Weight Watchers!
First things first though - Halloween - which was actually a lot of fun this year. Although I still felt Ella was a little bit too young for Trick or Treating she did go to a Halloween Party dressed as.... A WITCH (I didn't see that coming), Daddy and Ella carved our pumpkin and Ella handed out sweets to each and every child that came to the door, which she really enjoyed although she couldn't understand why they weren't coming in for a party.
Also, over Halloween weekend, we took Ella out to fly her kite. One of her new favourite things to do, and she is really good at it. Might be time to upgrade her kiddie kite to one like her Daddy's for Christmas!
We headed to the East Devon / Dorset Border two weeks ago for a long weekend. We stayed in a great little cottage owned by my brothers friends and it was perfect for us. Have a look here! What was brilliant was that it was very kiddie friendly and they lent us loads of stuff so we could travel a little lighter than normal. Ella had a really pretty little bedroom with a big grown up bed which she just loved. In fact she was actually really upset when we got home to our house... might have been because the cottage was actually bigger than our house! But we had a lovely time, fossil hunting, ice creams by the sea, visiting family and we went for lunch at the River Cottage Canteen in Axminster. Hugh F.W is a firm favourite in this house... especially with Greg... and it didn't disappoint.
The only downside of our holiday was that it became apparent that our little Holly was no longer content on milk alone which meant I had a baby who just wanted to feed all night. On our return I went to see the HV team and they were not against me beginning to wean her but were going to give me a call to confirm their thoughts and give me some advice.
They never called! So, after being told by many of my lovely friends and family to go with my instincts I went for it and Holly has been having Baby Rice now for a week and is LOVING it. She is nearly back to sleeping through the night and has already twice this week. I always think you should go with your instincts on these things ... but sometimes you just have to get the confidence to do it.
As I am writing this Holly is having her afternoon nap and Ella is watching Dora the Explorer, her new favourite (although she does suffer from a Jonathan Ross impediment sometimes so it is more like Dowa The Explower in this house) .... Agghh have to love a chilled Friday afternoon. This is even more important when we have a weekend away planned. This weekend we are off to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers with my brother and sister-in-law in Birmingham and I am leaving both the girls for the first time - but in the very capable hands of my Mum. It will feel very odd but it will be great I am sure. Can't wait!
Well lil' Holly is stirring and Ella's eyes are slowly turning square... until next time.
