Baby Things

I said in a previous post that a lady that lives next to my mum done a load of knitting for me. I thought I'd share a few things that she made. 

This isn't everything but these are my favourites!! She also knitted a beautiful shawl. It's double the length of what you see. I just couldn't fit it all in the picture!

These are a few things I kept from Keira's baby days.

I absolutely love knitted things on babies. My mum is going to knit lots booties in different colours. I wish I could do it myself!

Haul Time

Sorry I haven't posted in a few days. I've been super tired and going to bed at 7pm with Logan! I'm tired tonight too but I'm trying to stay awake for another hour or so. 

Anyways, I got a few things today and I wanted to share.

Yesterday my best friend went to Lush and since I wasn't going to be able to go myself for another couple of weeks I asked her to pick me up a couple of the Halloween pumpkins! One for me and one for Keira. They got a bit broken in transit but that doesn't matter. They're going to be broken up anyways!

And on the subject of my best friend.. she gave me one of her Yankee Candle wax tarts that she's not keen on but I love! Cranberry Ice. I'm planning on buying a large jar. And today she gave me a wax tart of A Child's Wish because it's one I've been wanting to try!

 I went to Asda today to do my weekly shop and as usual I had to have a look around the clothes! I got Keira and Logan a Halloween t-shirt each and a pair of boots each. And since I was buying for Keira and Logan it was only fair that I bought for Macey too! I got her a pack of sleepsuits and my mum bought her some bibs! 

And since I mentioned my best friend and she's so beautiful, I thought I'd add a picture of her! Haha!

Sorry for the terrible quality pictures. I took them on my phone because I can't find my camera anywhere. 

Pregnancy Week 18

(Baby is roughly the size of a bell pepper. 5 - 5.8in and 5.3oz)

How far along? 18 weeks

Total weight gain: 2lbs. I forgot to weigh myself last week.

Maternity clothes? I'm planning on ordering a maternity jacket and jeans tomorrow.

Stretch marks? No new ones

Sleep: I'm still sleeping fine. I had two nights of broken sleep due to the kids waking in the night from nightmares.

Best moment this week: My gender recheck scan!

Miss anything? Nothing this week!

Movement: Still very little. Not as much as last week. I mostly feel it at night when I lay down in bed.

Food cravings: Nothing! If I think of something I like I usually have to have it. But nothing in particular.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Brushing my teeth is still making me gag.

Gender: Baby is a girl!

Labor signs: No.

Symptoms: A stuffy nose. I woke up one morning with my nose bleeding. I can remember this happening in one of my previous pregnancies. 

Belly button in or out? In.

Wedding rings on or off? I'm not wearing it at the moment but it still fits, so on!

Happy or moody most of the time: Mostly happy! 

Looking forward to: Buying some more baby clothes! 

Matalan Wish List

Since I became a mummy all my spare time gets spent looking at and for kids clothes etc. I have a wish list about a mile long for each child, even my daughter who isn't here yet! 
I wanted to share some of the things that I'm planning on buying the kids, so, I picked one shop and stuck with it! This time I picked Matalan! Next time I'll pick a different shop!

Things for Keira

Things for Logan

Things for Macey (even though she's not here!)

Ultrasound & First Haul

Today, I had my recheck gender scan. And baby is still a girl! I'm still over the moon. Since I know baby is definitely a girl. The Sonographer did loads of measurements and so far she is only measuring one day ahead which is pretty average. 

I also did my first pink baby shop! I have a few bits from before I knew the gender.  A changing mat, some vests and some sleepsuits that are all gender neutral. A lady that lives next to my mum also handed in a huge bag of knitting she had done for me! I will show you all what she made in another post very soon!

We also went to a couple of shops. Poundland to stock up on Halloween supplies. The kids are having a mini Halloween party at my mum's house. We have family visiting at our house between 31st October and 4th November. But because I have a little bit of social anxiety and I've only met one of them once I can't share my house with them. I'm staying at my mum and dad's house with the kids while they are here. I feel bad, it's making me seem rude but I'm really not! 

Then we went to Build A Bear. I bought the kids a toy each but they are going away for Christmas. =)

My kids this morning before leaving to catch the train. Keira is wearing her new t-shirt from F&F.

Build A Bear toys! Logan has requested a Spider Man outfit for his. And Keira is super excited about her Unicorn from My Little Pony. She is horse and pony crazy at the moment. So much so that after Christmas we're talking about getting her some horse riding lessons.

Mum To Be Quiz

ALL ABOUT YOU!

Name : Christie McLeod
Age : 28
In Work ,School , College or Unemployed : Unemployed. I'm a full time mum.
Relationship Status: Engaged.

ALL ABOUT DAD!

Name : Paul Gibson
Age: 30 (31 in 2 weeks!)
In Work ,School, College or Unemployed: Working full time.
Relationship Status : Engaged.

ABOUT BABY!

When Is Your Baby Due : 28th March 2014
Sex Of Baby ( If You Know ) : Girl as far as we are aware!
Names For baby: Macey Carol Ivy Gibson
How Many Weeks Are you : 17 weeks & 2 days
Have You Had Any Problems During Your Pregnancy : None so far *touch wood*
Have Any Cravings : Nothing in particular. When I think of something I'd like I have to have it. 
Have U Nicknamed Your Bump : I've just been calling her baby! Once we've confirmed the gender she'll just be Macey. 

HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN YOU FOUND OUT :

Where Was You When You Found Out : In my house.
How Did You Tell You Was Pregnant : I had no clue! Thought I'd started my period as I had light bleeding that started that morning. My pregnancy tests arrived in the post and thought I'd take one anyways.  Got the shock of my life when it came up positive!
What Was Your Reaction : Complete shock! And I was a bit overwhelmed!
Whats was The Dads Reaction: He was happy.
What Was the Grand-Parents Reaction : Happy, very excited and worried because my previous birth was complicated.
How Did Your Friend Reaction When You Told Them : I think my best friend was a bit shocked and didn't quite believe me! Haha! She's excited now though! 

If anyone wants to do this feel free! Comment on this post so I can read yours too! =)

Peanut Butter Squares

This is a no bake sweet. So very simple to make!

You Will Need:

1 jar of smooth peanut butter
200g butter (unsalted)
260g icing sugar
12 crushed digestives (roughly, you can add more)
200g chocolate drops (I used milk chocolate but you can use dark or white if you like)
Decoration for the top is optional 

How To:

1. Melt 230g of peanut butter and the butter together in the microwave.
2. Add in the digestives and the icing sugar and mix.
3. Press the mix into a 9x9 baking pan.
4. Melt the remaining peanut butter and chocolate drops together and pour on top of the biscuit mixture and let set.

This does make quite a lot. You can half the mixture if it's not going to be shared with a lot of people. Beware, it is delicious but very sweet!