First Ever Blog Event!

The blog event was held at the Wig & Pen (soon to be Craft & Dough) in Sheffield, on Saturday May 14.

I believe with this post it would be beneficial to get the negatives out of the way first.

As lovely as the pub were itself. the staff were lacking in professionalism, A bar man was supposed to be serving at the bar downstairs where the event was being held, for the duration of the visit as per the agreement when the room was booked, this did not happen, the member of staff in question left after the first half hour meaning we had to use the upstairs bar, now I am not complaining about having to use the stairs, the problem is the lack of respect shown by the staff by not adhering to what was promised. This was just one of the problems encountered due to unreliable staff, People had their meals missed off the food order, so when everyone received their food there were 4/5 people who had to sit and wait for another half hour (at least!) before they could eat, this was an uncomfortable situation for everyone. On the topic of food I ordered a Margarita pizza, which was adequate enough, it was nice but it wasn't sensational, I would say it tasted and resembled something which had come out of a box from a supermarket.

Overall I believe the staff did not present themselves or their establishment very well at all, in fact I think they did a great job at making sure I never return, thankfully though this did not impact on the actual event, I believe the event managers did a great job at putting everything together and made it a fun day.

The atmosphere at the #steelcityblogmeet was great! Everyone seemed to have a really good time, everyone there was really welcoming which was

good for me considering my newbie status, I was a bit concerned that people would already know each other therefore leaving me to be a loner all day, and I cannot believe how wrong I were, it was great meeting all the new people and getting to know more about them, they were all really friendly.

Overall the event was great, despite best efforts from the staff to change that. It was fun and it was interesting, I can't wait for the next one! I am thankful that this was the first event I went to, as it was a great day :)

A picture of all the brilliant goodies received at the event, so excited to try them all!

What a Year!

Wow, can't believe how long it has been since my last post! Between a crazy ex and an even more mental baby, it's been a tough time!

I'll start by talking about Michael, he's everywhere! In the cupboards, TV cabinet, boxes, just literally everything! As annoying as it is that I can't leave him in a room for 1 minute he does make up his bad behaviour, he tends to give me a big sloppy kiss when he knows he's done something wrong, now I know I should wish that he would just behave, but in a way I enjoy the kisses and aside from getting them as a sorry they are a massive rarity, normally if I try to kiss him I get screamed at! He's also currently teething (again!) thankfully these are the last four teeth he's going to get, unfortunately they are also his back molars which means they are probably going to be the worst ones he will get, he's chewing everything and the drooling is uncontrollable, it's like having a puppy (that and he eats shoes, if given the chance)!

He's started eating everything as well now! I couldn't be happier, I was convinced that I would never manage to wean him and he'd starve once I did, thankfully when he was weaned he decided everything else tasted better (that or he knew he had to eat something). I've even managed to get him in his cot and to sleep on his own! This was a major relief for me as he would not sleep without me at one point, now I here him wake up in the night, turn on his aquarium and just drop back off to sleep, it's absolutely lovely.

He says a good number of words now as well, he can say Grandad (dan dad), all gone, go go go, gone, dinosaur (dioorrr), cat, that, leelou (his aunty Lauren), Taz Taz (his aunty Taryn), dvd (a deee!), unfortunately he refuses point blank to say mum which is exceedingly annoying and to my mums dismay he won't say Granny either, I guess we'll both have to suffer until he's bigger.

Now onto the ex, moo moo's dad.... I'm not going to go into it too much as I don't want to put too much of his information out there. He has caused so much hassle while he was in our lives, he made trying to do everyday things impossible, shopping was a nightmare, it got to a point where living was a nightmare. When he was made to leave he stole money and caused havoc, making things in the future look bleak, thankfully I didn't let him win and have taken back control of mine and moo's lives.

We are now happy and I am actually excited to see what the future holds!

With a holiday in the upcoming months I know the rest of this year is going to be epic! I love my little family just the way it is now :)

Lazy Baby

Michael's now 11 months old and has started standing on his own, where on a few occasions he has looked as though he was going to take his first step, but unfortunately has not.

After seeing my health visitor I have been informed that his lack of walking is down to being a lazy little moo, she said with how well he is standing on his own there is no reason why he can't walk, especially with how confident he is with standing, aside from being lazy.

He was the same when it came to crawling, it took him till he was nearly 9 months old before he could crawl properly and that as well was down to being lazy, he just used to roll around the living room to get from place to place, as comical as it was, it was also frustrating to watch because I knew he could do it if he tried.

Although he makes life difficult at times and definitely tries my patience, he makes it all worth while by being a gorgeous little moo.

Baby's First Steps!

My L/O is now nearly 8 months! Time has flown, but I have loved every minute of it. I don't understand people who only want them for when they are new born, don't get me wrong, I loved him when he was first born as well but I love watching him learn and watching his personality develop more!

For example, the other day Michael took his first steps! Granted I was holding him, but it was a magical moment, and very impressive considering he never conquered crawling (he just lies on his front and cries).

He babbles constantly now, he says dadad and the occasional mama (though this is generally when he's upset) he loves to say 'ungy' which we are trying to interpret, I thought he meant monkey because we call him a cheeky monkey but we don't have a clue!

He drinks from his beakers like a normal cup, he doesn't seem to enjoy having to suck to get his drink he prefers it being poured into mouth, though I think this is learned behaviour from me and his dad, he also adores tea, if he sees me drinking it I can't drink in peace! He has just started learning how to drink from a straw, but he quickly gets bored and starts chewing it.

He has also developed an interest in ears, which fortunately for me only leaves my partner being assaulted everyday, I can only guess that he finds ear lobes funny and squishy.

Thanks for taking the time to read and please leave a comment!

About Me!!

Hey, I'm Natasha (normally go by Tasha though. It sounds weird to hear my name in full!) and I'm a 20 something new mum!

I started this blog to show all sides of being a new mum from teething, to feeding to babbling babies! I do occasionally add in the odd rant and lifestyle post as well!

I appreciate all opinions on my posts and love people to comment, I will try to reply to everyone (I don't reply to Lollalong as she is my sister!)

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Baby Babble

Michael (as a normal 7m/o) is babbling like crazy! He is actually quite hilarious and seems to have proper conversations, though I have no clue what he's saying he is always adamant to join in.

When I watch him having his little babbling moments and see the expression on his face it melts my heart! Especially when mamamam and dadadad is thrown in there, I know he doesn't know what they mean and hasn't associated them with us yet but it is still lovely.

His favourite word at the moment seems to be "ungy" now we haven't a clue what he actually means because he says it all the time, as soon as he wakes up he says it, or as soon as he's finished having a feed he says it. We have asked him if he's hungry and he has replied "yeah" which was amusing and exceedingly coincidental. My partner was in the kitchen one time when Michael said "ungy" and I asked my partner if he heard him and Michael replied "yeah" that was great! It's like the two words put together mean something to him and I can't wait to find out what that is.

Here is a video of Michael babbling (excuse the mucky top!), it's not great but that's because when I try to film him, he normally stops doing what he's doing and just stares at me.

New Hair!

 So as promised on a previous post I am showing you my before and after pics. No today is not my birthday, it was an early present because I couldn't stand my hair how it were for much longer! You can see why below:

BEFORE                                                                                                                       



As you can see, my hair had been left untouched for that long my fringe was no longer a fringe! I had curtain hair, which some people pull off really well, though I bet theirs is maintained much better than mine. With literally going 2 years without having it done I knew I had gone long enough, and with my birthday around the corner I took my opportunity!

AFTER



This is me now! Don't I look better with a fringe? Also I decided to have a side fringe, I wanted a full one but then realised everyone is getting one of those, and I like to be different (only a smidge). I needed something easier to maintain, but still look nice and with it only costing £24.50 I couldn't really say no could I?!