February in a nutshell.

Well it has been a month of ups and downs.
All of us have a horrible sickness bug with Liv being the worse with it.It was awful we then all got colds.I am hoping now we all don't get anything for a while!.
The girls are great,Liv's speech and understanding is coming on leaps and bounds.Just in the last month she has been saying "taste" "nice" "dog" "sheez" meaning cheese and "sheets" for sweets lol.Olivia has also started with the tantrums and just general naughtyness.She even bit Madison the other day and left quite a substantial bruise,Madison was distraught,all she wanted to so was look out the window with Liv.I am hoping it is just a phase and not an early start of the terrible 2s.
Madison never fails to amaze me with things she comes out with each day.She is such a little girl and hates being called a toddler lol.I took her to gymnastics the other day with the childminder who pays for it as part of the EYFS grant.At first she was very shy and just sat down and wouldn't join in.A while later she had a go of some of the equipment with the teachers and loved it,they even do that little stance at the end of a move which is so cute to see!.Madison has been going swimming and has gained her second certificate which in order to get she had to do a task underwater?.

I started volunteering on the 8th and have now done 3 weeks.At first it was quite nerve racking but I am getting the hang of it now.Everyone is so nice and it confirmed to me that nursing is 100% what I want to do.I know it will be hard but I will get there!

I still am waiting to hear about my hours from work which I think is pretty ridiculous!.I can't see why it is taking so bloody long,i am shattered when I get home a Tuesday night at 8.30pm and have to have me and the kids up and out for 7.30am the following day!.
That is about it really unless I have forgotten something!.

Oh blog how neglected you have been.I am sorry.

Whoa an update is LONG overdue!
Major milestones that have happened since the last update-Olivia is now crawling! and a right little speed demon she is too,she also is starting to pull to stand and has four teeth!.She is so different to Madison who didn't start doing this till 11 months.I'm not used to such a small baby crawling around lol.She also says "mummuma,dadada,iiiyaaa and nanana".
Liv also had her 8-12 month check on Tuesday and all is well although her weight gain is a bit slow i'm not concerned she is meeting development milestones and still getting mummy milk plus she eats for England so i imagine she just burns alot off lol.
Madison is doing great also although she doesn't like sleeping in her own room at the moment as she thinks there are monsters in there-bless! So she has been sleeping in our room something we are going to tackle tomorrow-wish me luck! lol.Madison's speech has always been good but now it is amazing,i love our little conversations and sing alongs,her favourite song at the moment is ba ba black sheep :) she sings this word for word and even says "one for incy spider"-too cute!
Here are my beautiful girls doing row row row your boat together



Now myself i'm doing good,i try not to let my job get me own but it's so hard when it is the most boring job going and you have someone lurking over your back to see if you have got your sales for the day.I did get a job offer from a care company but they operate on a zero hours contract which is useless so i am only doing bank work for them.I need to do an unpaid training course with them then i can start but they rang me the other day saying they couldn't get a reference from one of my previous jobs and could i chase it up.Eh? that is what your paid for!
I think for the moment being i am going to concentrate on doing my driving lessons,i just need to do something proactive.I feel such a failure i am no where near what i want to be and i want my girls to be proud of me.

Where to begin?

I am now back at work,i had to do 2.5 weeks of training which was sheer hell,thankfully it has been done now and i got 97% in my home insurance regulations exam and 100% in my financial services license exam :).Nothing at work changes except the faces as the place has such a high turnover rate,they are not too happy that i am back at work a breastfeeding mama,i even had to go home on day 1 as they had no where for me to express,even had the cheek to suggest the toilet!!! Since then they have upped their game and booked a meeting room for me every day.I love finishing at 8pm going home then feeding my Liv she's usually asleep but i wake her up as she doesn't have much milk at the childminders usually 2-3oz.

Update on the kids.
Olivia has got her FIRST tooth,it is so cute! and took what seems like forever to come through seeing as Madison had a couple at this stage.You can just see it on this picture,it's her bottom front left one.


Olivia is still trying her hardest to crawl,she gets on all fours,starts rocking but has one foot stuck and just can't fathom it out.She will do it in her own time.

Madison is a nightmare at the moment,she really has got the terrible 2s.Everynight for the past i'd say four weeks she has woken up only one to two hours after going to bed screaming and moaning to come down or go into our bed.She then has taken a good 45 minutes to put back to sleep.It's either this or she will be a nightmare to put to sleep,last night read her 7 stories,yes 7 and she wanted more,i said "no" and went out of the room and she went CRAZY! The only thing that got her back into bed was me telling her i was going to take her beloved "bun bun" away which i feel mean for saying but it worked!
Her speech is coming on more and more,earlier in the bath she got on all fours and said "Look mummy i am swimming like a fish" hehe so cute.
This was her the other day at the park,they've just put loads of new stuff in including 3 slides,she loves it!

How time flies.

I am 22 now! I feel old even though i'm not,the random grey hairs and bags under the eyes tell a different story.
An update on the girls,Olivia is trying to crawl,she sits up then throws herself forward,gets on all fours and starts rocking back and forth.I couldn't believe it! lol.She has also mastered sitting unaided now,she has amazing balance.I love her so much and her little chunky legs even if she can be the grumpiest baby going some days.
Madison is getting cheekier by the day,her speech is amazing and so clear.As it was my birthday she picked me a cinderella card and give it to me in the morning and said "Mummys birthday card,signed it" then i asked her who it was on it she replied "Barbie?" I said "no sweetie its Cinderella" she then replied "ooo we watched that film the other day".I can't believe she's only 2 she acts alot older!.
I had a quiet birthday,i just got myself a new piercing-Septum! which i love and some new clothes,i then went out for a lovely indian with some friends,it was nice to have some time out of the house without the kids.

Growing up so quick.

Olivia will be 7 months old next week,and has mastered sitting unaided for a good 5 minutes that is until she loses her balance lol.
I am also 22 next week eek,i feel old! Plans for my birthday have been left in ruin due to Paul's work being arseholes (excuse my french).Thankfully the lovely lady who owns the cottage has said we can go later in the year.So instead I'm getting my septum pierced and going out for a meal with friends,god knows how Olivia will be.A complete nightmare i imagine but Paul will have to manage haha.

Babbling

Olivia is babbling!!!
It is so cute,in the past week she has been attempting to babble but nothing has been coming out she has just been moving her lips as if she was talking but in the last two days she has mastered it,it is so cute.
Ahh she is growing up so quick.

One Thing After Another.

My poorly baby Olivia has an ear infection in both ears i suspect,so were off to the doctors at 11.50am,hopefully they will give her some drops to clear it up,must be awful.Madison has never had an ear infection! I think Olivia will be the "sicky" baby of the two lol.
Sleep update-Madison sleeps really well she's thankfully not on her 5/5.30am wakeups anymore,last night she slept 6.30pm till 7am! Olivia on the other hand is a nightmare,last night was reasonably okay she slept 8pm-11pm then 11-12pm then i lost count of the wakeups so she ended up sleeping on me eek!
I don't think i would get any "quality" sleep otherwise.
I can't believe she is six months old this week! How fast has that gone?!? She now can sit unaided for a few seconds,which is becoming more each day,she is so different to Madison who started sitting up unaided around 7/8 months.
Ahh i love my girls!
Madisons cheeky saying of this week is to call everyone "bobby geldof" haha as Paul was watching a video,I asked who it was and Madison thought it was hilarious so thats what we are getting called this week,either that or she will point at you and go "you pudding!" haha.
I just LOVE what kids come out with,I definately prefer the "toddler" age to the "baby" age as they can tell you what they want lol makes things so much easier,Olivia is still very much a mummys girl,and its hit or miss at whether she will take a bottle **sigh**.I just have to keep telling myself it's not forever and its obviously better to have milk "on tap" lol.

We went to the park yesterday,Madison loves just walking around and exploring.There were alot of dogs there too,one came upto her and she went "smelly doggy" lol
Here are some photos-

And a recent picture of Olivia,she i so cheeky,she was leaning out of her bouncer yesterday! She is so strong,it scared the life out of me lol.

I am surprised

I am surprised at how different Olivia is to Madison.Olivia is now rolling over! Madison didn't roll over until at least 6/7 months,that being said Olivia has been able to hold her own head up from birth,the midwife said she had never seen such a strong baby and that she was more like a one month old than a newborn.
We are now hearing more and more noises too,Olivia sounds so squeaky bless,she makes me giggle when i see her trying to get her toy frog whilst holding onto her feet lol.
I have just weighed her on my digital scales and she has put on approx 3oz in two weeks eek,I know what to expect tomorrow the "weaning" word.I will not be weaning her though as she is satisfied with milk.If she was like Madison at her age who was on horrible baby rice,(I know so much more than i did then!),I'd think she was ready for weaning as Madison used to feed every hour even through the night whereas Olivia feeds every 2/3 hours.
Nap time now yippee,hopefully we will have around two hours,you know your a mum when you get excited about nap time haha.
Pointless post really but i just want to keep date of Olivias milestones!
Hopefully will be updating with some toothy grins soon lol

Nearly the end of January.

Well end of January nearly,I can't believe that by the end of this year i will be a mother to a 3 year old and a one year old.Crazy.I saying in school i would never have kids.Mad how things change,I wouldn't be without my girls now!

As i sit hear now i can hear Olivia gurgling away on her playmat whilst Madison is laughing her head off at her,melts my heart seeing them so being so sweet together.Although Madison did throw a snow globe at Olivias head the other day ouch.On the whole she is a brilliant big sister :)
I am so not used to having such a loud baby,Olivia squeaks her little head off and gurgles all day long when she is not having a bad teething moment that is.Oh the blood curdling screams i will never forget them argh.

At the moment Olivias new thing is trying to eat her feet she trys her hardest bless.


Check out those so called underweight legs! haha
I shall have to go as Livi is crying now,I think the playmat has took it out of her lol
x

Olivia has just giggled!

I just had to write this! as i will no doubt otherwise forget the date as i have a mind like a sieve.
Olivia has just done her first little giggle and it was oh so cute it really melted my heart.
She will be 16 weeks on Sunday <3