Oh, those vitamins!
The Red Bedroom
We have done a feature wall in our bedroom yesterday and it looks lovely! The whole bedroom is white with birch furniture and the feature wall is a dark reddish-burgundy colour.
I have been in a very creative mood for a while now and today I decided (as soon as I'll have a bit saved money) to start making my own canvases and art. This was always a dream of mine, and when I was younger I used to make really nice mosaic artworks; so this time it's for real. I already have some designs in my head and hopefully very soon they will turn into real pieces. I'd like to sell them and if they work out then I'd like to add some complimentary stuff to my collection.
Well, great plans but I don't think it'll happen for another couple of months as money is tight right now. We'll see. This money situation is really stressing me out and I guess this is why I am trying to come up with ideas. At the moment every penny counts so here we go.
Nia is sweet she turned into a little Picasso putting her artwork everywhere from the toilet seat to the leather sofas and the rug... The other day she drew some sort of railtracks on the floor. Loved it.
Is everyone barking mad in this country?????
Daily Mirror, 17 March 2006"KATE IS A TOP MUM
KATE Moss has made it on to a shortlist for the Celebrity Mum of the Year contest - despite getting embroiled in a cocaine scandal.
The 32-year-old model makes the final 15 alongside the Duchess of Cornwall, Jordan, Davina McCall, Tess Daly and Sharon Osbourne.
But Victoria Beckham fails to make the cut for the first time in the award's five-year history.
Last year's winner, former Atomic Kitten Kerry Katona, did not make the list - but Rod Stewart's fiance Penny Lancaster did. The winner is unveiled next Thursday."
So then every fool who takes cocaine on a regular basis, goes out to 72 hour parties, dates a crack cocaine and heroin addict and takes part in sex orgies COULD BE Mother of the Year. Just what your average 3 year old needs. Truly astonishing.
Beautiful Memories
I loved being pregnant. The first 3 months were pretty difficult because morning sickness wasn't too easy on me. It was all day, all night, no matter what I tried I was just feeling awful. I can't stand ginger but that was the only thing that sort of made me feel human again, so I was on a diet of ginger tea and ginger cakes 24/7.
My parents were extatic about the news...after the first initial shock. I mean it's not like I was 16 years old and/or was living in a nunnery. But still, we weren't planning to have a baby just yet. And my Dad took it particularly hard; this news meant his little girl has grown up. That I was becoming a parent myself. Wow!
3 months pregnant
The second trimester was the best time of my life. The morning sickness stopped, I was full of energy, there were no aches and pains and...ermm..sex was the best ever.
My clothes were getting tighter and tighter but I was so proud of my bump. I wanted everyone to acknowledge that I am pregnant, carrying a child, am sensible grown up, glam Yummy Mummy etc.
But in reality I was struggling to find proper clothes to fit as even pregnant I was small and what fit on my bump was huge everywhere else. Most people thought I was having a boy as I had a 'football-tummy'.
The last 3 months weren't that much fun. It was the middle of summer, far too hot for an 8 months pregnant gal. I was stuck in London as I wasn't allowed to fly anymore, so I felt pretty bored and tired. My feet ballooned (with the rest of me, really) and I resembled the Elephant Man. By August I was really keen to just have this baby any minute.
My contractions started at around 5pm and became 2 minutes apart by 7 o'clock. We arrived in the hospital by 7:15 and were told the baby wouldn't arrive before dawn as I was only 2cm dilated. The family decided to stay and wait and boy were they right! Suddenly at 10:16pm I felt the unstoppable urge to push. I didn't have anything else but a Pethadine injection at 7:30 which was a hugeeee mistake as it made me feel so drowsy and disoriented I could hardly see straight. It did not take the pain away, so next time Pethadine will definitely be a no-no.
The urge to push was something I never felt before but interestingly it made everything so easy! I pushed for 15 minutes exactly and after a 5 hour labour at 22:31 Nia Eve Roberts was born weighing 7lbs 4oz and measuring 53cm.
She was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen! She was dressed in all white and today I held her little babygrow that she wore for the first time...it is soo tiny!
Tears of joy... Nia a few minutes old
So, thanks Sue for the 'idea', it brought back all these beautiful memories and made me realise once again how lucky we Mummies are!
The Perfect Guy
The Perfect Guy | |
Hair color?: | Black |
Eye color?: | Dark brown |
Height?: | 6'4" |
Six pack?: | Definitely |
Long hair or short?: | SHORT |
Glasses?: | No thanks |
Piercings?: | Not interested |
Eyebrows?: | Yessir |
Big butt or little?: | A nice round one |
Chest hair?: | Hell no |
Buff or skinny?: | Buff but not a bodybuilder |
Teeth?: | All of them and nice and clean |
Section 2 | |
Funny or serious?: | Funny but not a clown |
Party-hopper or more stay-at-home?: | Stay at home, I'm not 16 anymore |
Should he be able to bake or cook?: | Yes, please |
Does he have a best friend?: | Must |
Is it okay for him to have a lot of female friends?: | Sure, only over the age of 65 |
Out-going or shy?: | Out-going |
Sarcastic or sincere?: | Sincere |
Does he love his mother?: | Of course!! |
Should he watch chick-flicks?: | Nah I don't watch them either |
Would he be a smoker?: | NEVER!! |
How about a drinking?: | Only ocassionally |
And swearing?: | Ermmm... |
Would he play with your hair?: | Oh, yessss! |
Would he have more than one girlfriend at a time?: | WHAT???? |
Would he pay for you when you're on a date?: | He'd always pay |
Does he kiss on the first date?: | Nope |
Where would you go for dinner?: | To a nice Italian restaurant |
Would he buy you flowers?: | Yes |
Would he lay under the stars with you and spout random philosophies?: | Not for long |
Would he write poetry about you?: | I'm not sure I'd want that |
Would he use endearments?: | Yes |
Would he hang out with your and YOUR friends?: | He'd have to |
How about you hanging out with him and HIS friends?: | Sure I would |
Would he walk you up to the door at the end of the evening?: | Yes |
Would you hold hands?: | Of course |
Section 3 | |
Does he play soccer?: | Yes |
Baseball?: | Ermmm, dunno |
Football?: | No thanks |
Basketball?: | Oooooooooooh YES |
Water polo?: | Maybe |
Golf or something equally boring?: | Not until he's 45 |
Does he surf?: | Oh that would be fun |
Skateboard?: | Nah |
Snowboard?: | Sure!! |
Can he sing?: | I don't care |
Play the guitar?: | No |
Play piano?: | Oh that's smooth |
Play the drums?: | Not in my house, thank you very much |
Can he keep his room clean?: | Do we know ANY man who can keep any room clean???? |
Is he an artist of sorts?: | No |
Does he write his own music?: | Nope |
Does he have pets?: | No |
Section 4 | |
Does he use the word dude?: | I hope not |
How about tight?: | All the time |
Would he watch the sun rise and set with you?: | At least a few times |
What kind of car does he drive?: | A nice Merc |
How old is he?: | 27 in April |
What's his name?: | Jasonke |
In a great mood...
Well, yeah, my mood is excellent! It is lovely sunny out there, Nia just went to bed for her nap, and it's ME Time!!I've done a 30 min workout today and it filled me with so much energy, I should do it every day!Nia copied all the moves which was very funny.
Nothing planned for today, except for a little walk in the afternoon. And tomorrow...(psst, don't tell Jay)...we are gonna go and surprise Daddy at lunchtime. He's been begging me to take Nia to his work and tomorrow we're gonna go and call him from the train and let him know we're coming.Hope he'll love it!
Also this Saturday I am going to a friend of mine, she's having a 70's party so really must find some stuff to wear. I've got some platforms, tight jeans, some floaty tops and I was thinking of popping down to the Beauty Shop and buy a v long blond wig to complete the Disco Queen/Peace Girl look. If I do purchase the above mentioned wig, I'll put a pic of me on here...it will be hilarious!
Until then I'll just post a pic of Nia's afro!It's huge now!!!!!!!!!!!!!