Over The Weekend #48/#49 & Change of Seasons Slump

Last weekend for us was the last weekend of Summer

Saturday here in Dublin was a stunning day the temperatures soared and the sun shone

Two of our close friends got married, a beautiful day for a wedding!

My other friend came to do my hair and makeup. I went for a kind of 1950's dress that I have never wore before. I really liked this style and felt very glamorous!

It was a beautiful and very classy wedding, we had a lovely time catching up on friends we

haven't seen in a while. The bride looked breath taking and the groom scrubbed up well too! We seem to be at the age where all our friends and family are getting married, last year we had three weddings, this year two and next year three and each of them have been beautiful and different in there own way.

We danced the night away, took funny pictures and got quite drunk!

My parents babysat Oisìn and it was lovely to have a night to have a few drinks and relax 

Luckily for us my parents also had Oisìn the next day so we could lie in and get over our hangovers in peace!

Since then I seem to be in a bit of a change of seasons slump!

I am in a reading, TV & blogging slump...I finally caught up on all my recorded TV last night! I just can't seem to get into any book I pick up so am taking a reading break

I just can't seem to get with it! I have spent the weekend deep cleaning the house and getting rid of junk. I had two black bags for the bin and one for the charity shop!

I done a bit over an overall on our bed room! I just need to get my mind set out of this little slump I am in at the moment! 

Need to get myself some new Autumn clothes, candles and perfume so a shopping spree is needed once that happens I am sure I will be feeling better.

Going for a lovely lush bath then going to watch X Factor, Poldark & Victoria

Hope everyone had a nice week

Normal post will be back this week! 

The Year That Was 2015

Another year over and since becoming a parent

the time just seems to be going so fast

I have to admit going into this new year I feel a bit

anxious I have never felt like that before

but I am a little nervous as to what 2016 will hold for us

I have a feeling it will be a time of change

as we are not sure if will be renewing our house for another year

and I am still sick with my twisted bowel so am hoping

that this will not drag on long into the new year

As a new year looks like a page unwritten

let look back on the full year of 2015

January- This not my favourite month of the year, bleak dark January days
Trying to shed the Christmas weight with empty bank balances! That said the past two years
January has been a nice month. Looking back Oisín looks so little and was going through a sock phase where he carried around a different sock for comfort. This month was spent eating comfort food, Sunday lunches with family, curling up lighting candles watching my favourite Sunday night shows.  

February- I think we went a little stir crazy in Feb, the weather was freezing and
we where still getting our finances back on track after Christmas.
My friends and I went to see 50 shades of cringe this month and had a nice
girlie night with cocktails. It was also hubby's birthday this month
we enjoyed a lovely night out and a huge birthday dinner in my parents
It was also the month that Oisín finally got up and started walking!

March- This month was full of family time
We has lots of lovely family dinners, we had snow which Oisín was in awe off!
We had St Patrick's Day which was lots of fun and also Mother's Day in this month
Spring came in late March with the promise of brighter days

April- We had lots of lovely chocolate eggs for Easter
and my diet went out the window!
My friend got married this month and we had
a lovely time at the wedding

May- This was a nice month with a few nights out
at the theater with my parents and friends
We enjoyed an early bit of Summer with walks in the park,
swimming and playing in our garden

June- What a crazy busy month! My best friends
hen do was this month. Along with my Dad's birthday
Father's day and then at the end of the month
we flew out to Croatia to see our friends
get married and enjoy our first family holiday!

July- This was another crazy month
we finished our lovely holiday in Croatia
I started a detox to get bridesmaid ready for
my best friends wedding. I took a break from blogging
as I had so much going on! My favourite day of the year
was my best friends Wedding day when I was Bridesmaid
and Oisín was pageboy

August- Was a quite month after the madness of the past
few month. I went crazy and got the tattoo I wanted on my foot
Tir Na Nóg for my Oisín

September- One of my favourite months of the year
We celebrated our fourth wedding anniversary
I enjoyed a few shopping spree's after losing some weight
in Slimming World and we had a lovely time for my Mam's Birthday

October- Not my favourite month as it was my brother's 9th anniversary

but Oisin helped me get through it and he loved Halloween

After weeks of worrying if he wouldn't enjoy it

he had a great time dressing up and getting sweets

Our cute little pumpkin!

November- I tried to get Christmas ready in November

It was the month to enjoy Autumn going on long walks

making homemade soup, drinking hot chocolate and getting cosy!

December- I really enjoyed the start of this month. 

Seeing Oisín's eyes light up when he saw our Christmas tree

to bringing him on the Rathwood Santa Tree and our day

out to see the Christmas lights. I also really enjoyed my SW Christmas party

getting cosy while watching Christmas movies

but it was also the month my bowel twisted and I ended up in hospital

I was in pain over the Christmas time but it didn't stop me enjoying

seeing our little boy's face on Christmas morning

It was a month filled with birthdays too, mine, my father in law's and Oisín

we all had a little celebration in my parent in laws on the 26th which was fun

2015 you have been one of our busiest and fun years 

2016 please be good to us and lets see what you have in store!

Babies, Babies Every Where!

Recently it seems my facebook newsfeed is full with friends announcing there pregnancy, Instagram is full of scan pictures, youtube is awash with pregnancy announcements, my blogger feed is all pregnancy updates along with some close friends also announcing there pregnancy

I am totally happy and blessed for all these people, family friends, social media friends and strangers

Creating and bringing a new life into the world is an amazing thing. One of the best feelings in the world. The love for your child is like no other and a love I never truly understood until my son came along. 

Now that Oisín is almost two I have longed to get pregnant and have a sibling for him. With my PCOS such a big part of my life I knew we would have to try for a while. We have being trying for almost a year now with no result, the treatment which seemed to have worked the first time around is not working. I have lost weight and have undergone a lifestyle change in eating right, losing weight weekly, do weekly exercise and start yoga classes. Nothing seemed to be working this time around for us, but we did get some good news this week.

We are now starting a new fertility treatment which is a little more intense which fingers crossed might work. I am taking a no stress approach this time around, trying to not let getting pregnant take up all my mind space and time. 

I hate when people ask me when are you having another one (meaning baby) Sometimes its not as easy as having another and sometimes couples can't have another child for one reason or other.

I am not giving up yet but if it never happens for me again at least I have this beautiful face

I might never be a Mammy to a large family but I AM a Mammy and thats all I ever wanted

Our Autumn/Winter To Do List

Now that October is here I thought I would start our to do list

for Autumn/Winter!

* Buy lots of lovely Yankee Candles

* Take long walks with Oisín in the park

* Make homemade soup

* Lots of cosy movie nights

* Lots of yummy hot chocolate with the movie nights

* Buy some more fairy lights for our bedroom

* Dress up for Halloween

* Go to a bonfire

* Light sparklers

* Read lost & lots of books

* Watch The Walking Dead

* Buy Oisín some Autumn/Halloween Winter/Christmas books

* Carve a Pumpkin

* Prosecco and Downton Abbey

* Eat a toffee apple

* Paint at home with Oisín

* Attend an Oktoberfest

* Enjoy lots of seasonal flavoured coffees

* Plant Spring bulbs

* Go Trick or Treating with Oisín

* Watch lots of Christmas movies

* Go ice skating with Oisín

* Have lots of bubble baths

* Go to a Christmas market

* Bring Oisín to see Santa Claus

Wow that's a long list hopefully we will get through it all!!

Over The Weekend #4

We didn't do much this weekend

as Paul was working again

Oisín and I went for walks in the park

collected some Autumn leafs 

We had friends over Saturday night for some food

Then we chilled out on Sunday!

Poor Oisín is cutting his last three teeth so Sunday
was much fun for him or me as his temperature went really
high and I was almost going to the hospital
He seems a little better today but not great
so not alot of sleep was had last night!

Feet up on Friday night with a
glass of wine watching Gogglebox!

 Oisín and I went for long walks in the park
on Saturday

 Before I went and got my nails done

 
Sunday morning Slimming World breakfast

 Sunday afternoon was spent
looking after this poor teething little man

 So when Paul got home I
enjoyed one of these watching the rugby

Yummy Sunday dinner!

Finished off the weekend
with a mint hot chocolate while
watching Downton Abbey

Over The Summer

Over the summer I felt I needed a little break from blogging

I found I wasn't enjoying blogging

So I took a break over the Summer to enjoy being a family

We had so much on here is what we got up to over the Summer months

In June my Mam and I went on my very best friends hen do

in Dublin it was great fun. We had drinks in her parents house then on to

a party bus, before cocktail making and a three course meal it

was a fab night!

Soon afterwards we flew to Croatia for our other friends wedding

it was a stunning day. The bride looked amazing and I couldn't help but

relax while sipping champagne while looking out to sea at the drinks reception

Oisín was made feel so welcome, he was the star of the show, clapping at the

speeches and dancing with the bride and groom at the reception

It's was a beautiful wedding that we will be talking of for years to come.

We stayed in Croatia for a week after the wedding and had our first family holiday

We had a wonderful week Oisín swam in the sea, we drank cocktails, went to Dubrovnik (Kings Landing to Game of Thrones fans) ate lovely food, went a amazing boat tour and went out in the evenings thanks to my Mam babysitting. It was a wonderful first family holiday can't wait for our next one!

We had lots of fun filled family days out 

we went to Dublin Zoo and Oisín really enjoyed seeing all the different animals

everything was a tiger or a dog to him! I have lots of different memories of going to Dublin Zoo as a child so I was really excited to bring Oisín. We had a lovely day plus it didn't rain which is rare after the summer we had in Dublin

We also went to the RDS Horse Show which is fast becoming a tradition for us as we went last year and we look forward to it all summer.

Oisín really enjoyed it this year he went on his very own horse ride this year

but he hated it and only went half way around before he got off!! 

Summer has also been filled with small little family days

Like when Granddad babysit Oisín for a morning alone and I came

home from work to find them both playing on the swings!

Oisín loves his Grandparents and loves to take Nanny's washing out of her washing machine!

We also celebrated my Great Aunts 80th birthday and had a great night out

My most favourite day of the summer was a month ago

when my best friend got married. I was honoured to be her bridesmaid

and got to walk up the aisle with my little boy Oisín who was pageboy

I can't wait to see the professional wedding photographs 

My friend looked amazing the sun shone and the wedding was stunning from start

to finish. I was also honoured to say a speech at the reception and then got to dance the night away!

It was a most beautiful day and fun filled night that I will never forget

So now Summer is over and to be honest weather wise it never really started here in Ireland

With so much going on this Summer I am now looking forward

to a relaxing candle filled Autumn!!

Week In Pictures 50/52

Another month and week over with
now onto June! Hopefully Summer will make an appearance soon!

Saturday:

Getting last minute sponsors for the Mini Marathon!

Sunday:

Apparently this is the best way to sleep!

Monday:

Ladies who done the Mini Marathon for The Beacon of Light

Tuesday: 

Glad Oisín likes TV today
I am so tired from the Marathon yesterday
So we are watching Sister Act!

Wednesday:

Watching re-runs and eating breakfast with Daddy

Thursday:

Little Mister loves playing on his swings!

Friday:

Flashback to this cute picture!

Bye Bye May!

Bye May a relaxing kind of month
but we had alot of birthdays
we have so much on the next couple of months
it was nice to have a some what quiet one

~Love Oisín's first ever professional pictures

~There is a new sheriff in town

~Oisín's passport pictures

~Glass of fizz and Game of Thrones

~Cheeky face

~New Nails

~Love Game of Thrones night

~Girls Night!

~Taco Friday

~Park life

~Walks in the park with Oisín

~Oisín with his new sand pit

~My cutie sleeping!

Goodbye May the Summer still
hasn't started hopefully June
will bring Summertime!