Here's my little Charlie in black and white - I love the way his eyelashes and smooth baby skin stand out so much better in b&w! I've not made any of my SOOC shots B&W before but will definitely be doing more in the future.
Sunday, 10 April 2011
B&W challenge
Paper Mama's Photo Challenge - black and white
Here's my little Charlie in black and white - I love the way his eyelashes and smooth baby skin stand out so much better in b&w! I've not made any of my SOOC shots B&W before but will definitely be doing more in the future.
Here's my little Charlie in black and white - I love the way his eyelashes and smooth baby skin stand out so much better in b&w! I've not made any of my SOOC shots B&W before but will definitely be doing more in the future.
Play park fun
For the past two Sunday's I've taken C-bear for a mama and baby walk whilst Daddy stays at home and irons. We've gone down to the Crystal Palace Park playpark and tried out the swings - he loves them.
Friday, 8 April 2011
8th April 2011
It's only 6.45am but already two momentous things have happened.
- We have a nephew, born by C-section at 12.41am last night. Poor Mama had a 40 hour labour but now has a beautiful 9lb 8oz (oh my!) baby boy.
- Charlie slept through the night. Let me just repeat it because it sounds so good. Charlie. Slept. Through. The. Night. Yay!
Charlie is also 11 months old today and my back is hurting a lot less at night because of the pilates. So good things are happening, what else will today bring?
- We have a nephew, born by C-section at 12.41am last night. Poor Mama had a 40 hour labour but now has a beautiful 9lb 8oz (oh my!) baby boy.
- Charlie slept through the night. Let me just repeat it because it sounds so good. Charlie. Slept. Through. The. Night. Yay!
Charlie is also 11 months old today and my back is hurting a lot less at night because of the pilates. So good things are happening, what else will today bring?
Wednesday, 6 April 2011
One Born Every Minute
Every minute of every day a baby is born in Britain...
I'm addicted to this TV show. It's on Channel 4 here in the UK and follows real-life birth stories in Southampton Hospital. The first series started last year when I was pregnant, at the time I didn't want to watch, I was terrified that it would be too graphic and put me off the inevitable pain I knew I would have to face! (Read my birth story here). However once Charlie was born and I had sooo much TV time whilst breastfeeding, I watched the whole of the first series on 4OD and was hooked from the first episode. Now we're nearing the end of the second series and if we're at home I watch them on my Friday's off whilst Charlie takes his morning nap.
If you're a Mum you'll know that once you've given birth all your emotions are heightened and suddenly you become emotional about anything to do with babies and birth (well it did for me anyway). Stories that stick in my memory are the triplets in series one, two were healthy but one was really ill, the poor Mama couldn't buy a pram until she knew if her littlest one would make it as it would break her heart to buy a 3 seater pram and then not use it for all 3 babies. It was a happy ending in the end but the poor little guy had to spend months in hospital. Another story followed a 17 year old who asked whether babies came out smelling of baby powder (!) and my favourite was a water birth with the mother's squeamish older sister in the room, she pulled the best 'shocked' faces ever.
Here's me and my baba, I can't quite believe that in a month and 2 days time it will have been taken a year ago!
I'm addicted to this TV show. It's on Channel 4 here in the UK and follows real-life birth stories in Southampton Hospital. The first series started last year when I was pregnant, at the time I didn't want to watch, I was terrified that it would be too graphic and put me off the inevitable pain I knew I would have to face! (Read my birth story here). However once Charlie was born and I had sooo much TV time whilst breastfeeding, I watched the whole of the first series on 4OD and was hooked from the first episode. Now we're nearing the end of the second series and if we're at home I watch them on my Friday's off whilst Charlie takes his morning nap.
If you're a Mum you'll know that once you've given birth all your emotions are heightened and suddenly you become emotional about anything to do with babies and birth (well it did for me anyway). Stories that stick in my memory are the triplets in series one, two were healthy but one was really ill, the poor Mama couldn't buy a pram until she knew if her littlest one would make it as it would break her heart to buy a 3 seater pram and then not use it for all 3 babies. It was a happy ending in the end but the poor little guy had to spend months in hospital. Another story followed a 17 year old who asked whether babies came out smelling of baby powder (!) and my favourite was a water birth with the mother's squeamish older sister in the room, she pulled the best 'shocked' faces ever.
Read this book!
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton. I've just finished it and loved every minute. It's a big read, but that's perfect as you don't want the story to end. It's about a crumbling Dorset castle, 3 elderly sisters who live in it, their famous author Father who wrote a popular children's book called The Mud Man set at the castle. The heroine is Edie, a London publisher who's interest is piqued when her Mum receives a long lost letter from one of the sisters and discloses that in WWII she was evacuated to the castle but something mysterious happened and she has never been back. There's secrets, murder and romance and you never expect the final twist at the end.
I'm a fan of Kate Morton, she wrote The House at Riverton and The Forgotten Garden both of which are fantastic. If you've not read her before I recommend you read House at Riverton and once you've read that you'll be wanting to read the other two ASAP!
Sunday, 3 April 2011
D'uh
OMG, have you ever felt a little bit silly? I've been using Blogger since 2009 and only just realised today that clicking the orange B in the top left corner takes you to your dashboard...
Oh dear, for the past 3 years when I've wanted to go to my dashboard I've been clicking on 'next blog' and then using the dashboard link from there. Oops...
Oh dear, for the past 3 years when I've wanted to go to my dashboard I've been clicking on 'next blog' and then using the dashboard link from there. Oops...
Saturday, 2 April 2011
Walking Baby
Charlie is getting really speedy with the baby walker. Here's a mini film I took this morning!
Friday, 1 April 2011
A Walk in the Park - Literally
C-bear and I spend a lot of time in Crystal Palace Park.
At the moment I only breastfeed him at night, but on my Friday's off it's just me and him and suddenly he won't nap without breastfeeding (everyone else can rock him to sleep but if I'm around he turns into a milk monster even though he has formula and full meals). It's an issue we're trying to work through at the moment. Sooo the only way to get him to nap without breastfeeding is to go for a nice long walk in the park. And I love walking in the park so it's win win.
CPP is very special, it was built as a pleasure garden for the Crystal Palace, a Victorian exhibition centre that tragically burnt down. It has lakes and trees and flowers, squirrels, ducks, geese, swans, tons of dogs being walked and dinosaurs. Yes, really. The biggest surprise in the park are the model dinosaurs. They live on their own lake, were built by the Victorians and I LOVE them. I can't wait for Charlito to be big enough to get excited about them too.
Here's a quick look at some of the photos I've snapped there in the past few months.
At the moment I only breastfeed him at night, but on my Friday's off it's just me and him and suddenly he won't nap without breastfeeding (everyone else can rock him to sleep but if I'm around he turns into a milk monster even though he has formula and full meals). It's an issue we're trying to work through at the moment. Sooo the only way to get him to nap without breastfeeding is to go for a nice long walk in the park. And I love walking in the park so it's win win.
CPP is very special, it was built as a pleasure garden for the Crystal Palace, a Victorian exhibition centre that tragically burnt down. It has lakes and trees and flowers, squirrels, ducks, geese, swans, tons of dogs being walked and dinosaurs. Yes, really. The biggest surprise in the park are the model dinosaurs. They live on their own lake, were built by the Victorians and I LOVE them. I can't wait for Charlito to be big enough to get excited about them too.
Here's a quick look at some of the photos I've snapped there in the past few months.
Party Mama
Welcome, I'm joining in with The Ultimate Blog Party 2011!
This is me:
Hello. I'm Meg, a.k.a. The London Mama - original title huh! I live in London, UK and am Mama to Charlie, my 11 month old son. Here's my boys:
My fiance Tom and the baby this blog is all about, Charlie. A.K.A C-bear, Charlito and Little Guy.
So I started this blog in 2009 as The Battersea Booklover, at the time T and I were living in Battersea (just south of the river, famous for Battersea Dogs Home, Power Station and Park) and I worked for a bookseller. I still do work for that same bookseller (had nine blissful months maternity leave and went back this Jan), but we moved to Crystal Palace (South London, famous for the Crystal Palace - a Victorian exhibition palace that burnt down) when C-bear was on the way. If you're a Mummy, you'll know that being a Mama changes you and I no longer felt like the Battersea Booklover, so I changed the name to reflect who I am now, a Mama bringing up her little man in London.
I haven't pushed my blog out there, it started off as a private place to put down my thoughts and then somewhere for me to record Charlie as he grows but the more I read other peoples blogs - and there's so many great Mama blogs out there (hello, if you have one leave me a comment, I'd love to meet you) the more I want to get involved. The more I want to meet new people and swap tips on bringing up babies and having some fun on the way.
So I write about all the little things we're doing, I'm a busy working Mum, I don't get to write every day, but usually a couple of times a week at least. I love taking photos - just snaps on my trusty digital camera - I don't think it's a good post without at least one photo to illustrate! I also throw in the odd book review, I love to read, anything and everything, and would love to hear your book recommendations as well.
So in a nutshell that's me. I hope you enjoy my little blog, please look around, if you like what you see become a follower (purleease) and I hope to swap blog tips with you soon!
xxx
This is me:
So I started this blog in 2009 as The Battersea Booklover, at the time T and I were living in Battersea (just south of the river, famous for Battersea Dogs Home, Power Station and Park) and I worked for a bookseller. I still do work for that same bookseller (had nine blissful months maternity leave and went back this Jan), but we moved to Crystal Palace (South London, famous for the Crystal Palace - a Victorian exhibition palace that burnt down) when C-bear was on the way. If you're a Mummy, you'll know that being a Mama changes you and I no longer felt like the Battersea Booklover, so I changed the name to reflect who I am now, a Mama bringing up her little man in London.
I haven't pushed my blog out there, it started off as a private place to put down my thoughts and then somewhere for me to record Charlie as he grows but the more I read other peoples blogs - and there's so many great Mama blogs out there (hello, if you have one leave me a comment, I'd love to meet you) the more I want to get involved. The more I want to meet new people and swap tips on bringing up babies and having some fun on the way.
So I write about all the little things we're doing, I'm a busy working Mum, I don't get to write every day, but usually a couple of times a week at least. I love taking photos - just snaps on my trusty digital camera - I don't think it's a good post without at least one photo to illustrate! I also throw in the odd book review, I love to read, anything and everything, and would love to hear your book recommendations as well.
So in a nutshell that's me. I hope you enjoy my little blog, please look around, if you like what you see become a follower (purleease) and I hope to swap blog tips with you soon!
xxx
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