A day in the life. Our meals.

A lot of people assume teenage mums feed their children McDonalds & crisps all day. Being a Mum, I've found a new hobby of cooking.
Alyssa's meals today are:

Breakfast- Cornflakes with milk, cherries, cranberrys & sultanas. Beaker of water.

Lunch- Philidelphia Sandwhich, handful of raisins, 1 small Satsuma, 1 Sesame Breadstick, a few Organix Cheese & Herb puffs & a beaker of Juice.

Afternoon snack- Malted Milk biscuit & a banana.

Dinner- Quorn bolognaise with Spaghetti & a side of Vegetables.

11 months on this beautiful but crazy journey!

Yesterday, my beautiful baby girl turned 11 months old! How crazy it is! It feels like just yesterday I was in hospital, having Haribo stuffed into my mouth by Triston, listening to Justin Bieber as my Princess started her arrival. Now she's a beautiful, not so small, bundle of joy. Talking, crawling, feeding herself, pointing, clapping, waving, laughing, smiling, cuddling, climbing, dancing, growing & most importantly, sharing lots of love. She's learnt so much this past 11 months, more than you could ever imagine.. but so have I. I've learnt to love someone more than I could have ever loved before. I've learnt that life isn't about materialistic things, it's about the family, friends, love & support you get. I've learnt lots of new skills to be a mummy, patience, imagination(Especially when you've got a baby crawling around barking at the cat), I've learnt to cook, to organize, to be prepared & to live life to the full.
& as her birthday creeps forward, it's a special time for her, but also for Triston & I. It's the one year mark of our new life. A whole year into this crazy journey called parenthood. It's an achievment.. knowing our girl has grown & developed into a clever, healthy one year old!

When I was diagnosed with PND & OCD, I wasn't too sure if I would even get to this milestone, I was low & confused about what I wanted. But now everything's clear again, I was made to be a mummy, & this illness is just a little blip in my journey, nothing's perfect, life is going to throw things at you, as long as you have support & courage, you can get through anything!

I haven't had a bad day in a little while now, & I'm grateful for it. I'm focusing on the future, & looking at my beautiful family.. that's what's keeping me strong!

A day in the life.

After waking at 9:45 to the sound of Alyssa playing in the bedroom chair with her Daddy, I knew it would be somewhat a good day.
I felt refreshed & ready to beat any bad thoughts.
Triston came into bed with Alyssa, we cuddled & then he set off to work at 9:55.
Alyssa & I got out of bed & ventured downstairs.
After a quick tidy around, we started playing with her toys & I had a quick check of Facebook(To find bitchy comments to me, yet again.. will they ever stop? Silly people!)
Breakfast consisted of Weetabix, & as always a change of clothes for both Alyssa & I. Aswell as a scrub of the carpet, after Alyssa decided to fling her breakfast at Mummy!
A few nappy changes, crazy dances & cuddles on the sofa later, Alyssa decides that she wants to chase the cat around the lounge- resulting in a crying cat, & Alyssa eating a tail! Phheeeeeeww, by this time, I'm exhausted & Alyssa is too.
Baby napping, I can finally sit down with a cup of tea & get down to catching up with my blog.
Triston is due home in an hour, & I plan on making Spaghetti & meatballs for dinner(Could end up with something from the freezer if my cooking still hasn't improved(99% chance of this happening!)

Maybe a walk later, & relax for the evening. This is a good day. & I hope there's more to come!