They say life is short... As each year of mine has gone by they have gone by faster. Since having Eliot the years have flown by at lightning speed...since Nola, well it feels like last week I had a three month old undergoing medical investigations but in reality she’s turning one in less than a month! 😱 Since everything with Nola & her diagnosis it’s made me think more about ‘life’. People that know me well will know I’m not the best at going out of my comfort zone & have always worried about what others may think. But really why should we care what others think?! As long as we’re being kind & respectful, what’s the issue? As a teen I would always wear clothes that were deemed ‘cool’ not necessarily what I really liked, I was very unconfident/uncomfortable in certain social situations & still am. So my message this Monday morning is BE (more) YOURSELF! This is me certainly being myself on Saturday, cider in hand, dancing to #oldskoolgarage at @theukgchronicle Garage is undoubtedly my favourite music genre and will always get me dancing & make me smile, since my mid teens I have been a big fan! I have been lucky enough to have had my ‘garage fix’ twice in less than a month, so giving ‘a shout out’ & big thanks to @kiezagram for letting me be one of the garage ravers he shared his complimentary tickets with! It was awesome 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 Swipe for clips of some of my faves #garagegirl #ukgarage #theukgaragechronicle #onceagarageraveralwaysagarageraver #beyou #beyourself #garagecrew #djluckandmcneat #mckie #sholaama #naynay #lonyo #thisparentlife #motherhoodunplugged
Nola absolutely adores her big brother, she always has smiles & giggles for him! It’s so lovely seeing their sibling relationship develop 💕 #siblings #bigbrother #littlesister #siblingbonding #babygirl #fivenager #igbabies #kidstagram #kidsofinstagram #watchthemgrow #letthembelittle #worldoflittles #motherhoodthroughinstagram #motherhoodunplugged #sonanddaughter #parentblogger #ukparentbloggers #thisparentlife #mumlife #momblogger #mommyblogger #myhappycapture #littlesnippetsofus #parenthood #littlefierceones
How cute is this...a baby kissing a balloon?! Or at least that’s what it looks like, it was all about the sensory feel! This was back in June but too sweet not too share! #NolaBelle #babygirl #darlinggirl #cute #sweet #sweetgirl #instababy #instababies #babystagram #worldoflittles #watchthemgrow #letthembelittle #littlefierceones #childhoodcaptured #chilhoodunplugged #warrior #babywarrior #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodthroughinstagram #myhappycapture #littlesnippetsofus #epilepsywarrior #daughter #parentblogger #ukparentbloggers #momblogger #mummybloggers #thisparentlife
How many weeks in to the holidays are we?! 😱 It feels like forever because Eliot’s last day of school was on 6th July due to moving! Anyhoo, you may have seen on my stories the other day we visited the @sea_life_london aquarium. There’s been some big changes since the last time I was there including penguins 🐧 Who doesn’t love a penguin?! We had a lovely time seeing all the different sealife and encountered a friendly member of security who took the time to chat to Eliot on the way in and remembered him on the way out, it’s always nice when staff make that extra effort with children! There will be a #review over on the blog soon, swipe to see more! #daysout #familydaysout #familyday #sealife #sealifeaquarium #penguins #sharks #giantturtle #familyfun #siblings #EliotJude #NolaBelle #motherhoodthroughinstagram #childhoodcaptured #childhoodunplugged #myhappycapture #thesedays #thisparentlife #parentblogger #ukparentbloggers #mumlife #letthembelittle
I know I’m bias because I’m her mum but my Nola is bloody brilliant! She’s been through a hell of a lot so far in her short life but is an absolute angel...she barely cries, she’s very chilled and that heatwave didn’t phase her at all. This was her having her 24 hour ECG, she did cry when I took the sticky sensors off but I can’t say I blame her! #bravebaby #babytrooper #NolaBelle #NolasJourney #babygirl #addtionalneeds #24hourecg #babystagram #igbabies #instababy #instababies #babystar #watchthemgrow #littlefierceones #worldoflittles #motherhoodunplugged #childhoodunplugged #thisparentlife #darlinggirl #motherhoodthroughinstagram #babywarrior #littleangel #rarebeauty #raregeneticdisorder
When #captainjacksparrow came to visit 😂 #piratefan #piratesofthecaribbean #EliotJude #disney #pirate #kidstagram #watchthemgrow #fiveyearsold #lethembelittle #littlefierceones #childhoodcaptured #childhoodunplugged #igkids #son #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodthroughinstagram #worldoflittles #igkids #character #dressup #dressuptime #thisparentlife #summerholidays #instakids
I’ve been v quiet posting on the grid lately mainly due to moving...the most stressful move I’ve done to date! 😖 But I did have a complete day/night off on Saturday at #kisstoryonthecommon which you may have seen on my stories. I really did relive my youth & for a few hours it was like I was in my late teens again 😂From puking 🤮 because the smell of the porta loo was so bad to bellowing a few of the lyrics to ‘R U Sleeping?’ on @kiezagram mic 🎤 I had the best time. If you Iove a bit of old skool, especially garage like me, I highly recommend going if they hold the same event next year. All the live acts were 👌🏼 bringing back memories of ‘the good old days’. After a pretty tough few months a day like this was exactly what I needed! I’m sure I didn’t add them on my stories but who didn’t love @officialdamage back in the day! Swipe to see a couple of clips #kisstory #garage #oldskool #oldskoolgarage #mumdayoff #thisparentlife #classics #goodtimes #igers #backtotheoldschool #backtotheolddays
Congratulations to my lovely friend Gemma and hubby Paul...finally hitched on their 14 year anniversary! A fabulous afternoon/evening, drinking, eating, singing 🎤 and dancing! 🕺#congratulations #weddingday #justmarried #bbq #pizza #drink #alcohol #celebrate #wedding #childfree
Can five olds take proper photos on request?! 😂 This one often prefers to pull a silly 😝 face than smile! Last week was his sports day which was lovely to be able to go along to, if I’d been teaching I probably wouldn’t have been there. #son #watchthemgrow #letthembelittle #worldoflittles #sportsday #sportsday2018 #kidsofig #kidsofinstagram #kidsstagram #childhoodcaptured #childhoodunplugged #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodthroughinstagram #mumblogger #mommyblogger #pblogger #ukparentbloggers #thisparentlife
