I am leaving....................

I have decided to leave my old blog behind and start a fresh one.
You can follow me if you want, I will leave this one open for viewing but from now on you can find me at Home, a place for love, happiness and art

I hope you see you all soon.

M xxx

Wiggles and some scrappage~photo heavy!!!

How could I do a post and not share some photo's of Wiggles. That is her new name because the girl never stays still. My heart was broken in two today, she had her first baby jabs. The Doc thought I was going to punch him, I cried so much. Wiggles cried for around half an hour and I am so glad that Steve was there. I seriously dont think I could of handled it. I had my check up while there and all is okay, I am back on the pill now so no babies for me, well hopefully another is on the cards in the future. I couldnt have Emily as an only child, she would be spoilt to death.

In other news the little tubber weighs 10lb 13oz now and is 54.5cm long. So she is thriving. She has just started to suck her thumb, and boy is it the cutest thing ever. It makes me want to cry with happiness whenever she does it. She also grabs and cuddles her muslin's when we feed her, so I am going to get her a blanket baby when I go to Tesco next. Oh how I laughed when I found this little gem, loving her fluffy hair and silly eyes.

I thought it was time to share a few bits I have been doing.

So here goes! Emily and Daddy
Close up

Things I hold deer~ mini album.

This book is filled with all the yummy ideas and pic's I have taken from magazines etc. A happy and tidier way to store them. It is working progress and I will share more pic's when I can. I am hoping Miss Wiggles has an early night so I can play with my new paper from Basic Grey that came today. I dont normally rush to buy BG but Urban Praire made my heart sing! I am just waiting for Steve to get back to work so I can buy some other bits I want, the list is never ending.

Emily is going to spend the day with Steve's Mum on Thursday, so I plan to get the housework done before she goes and then scrap away. I did most of the ironing yesterday so I had less to do and more time to myself. Even though Steve is off and I have an extra pair of hands I still manage to get behind. That boy just makes me lazy. I am getting more yummy food cooked though, I made stew and dumps today and on Sunday I made a meat and potato pie which was gorgeous if I do say so. I love this staying at home thing, it rocks!!

Well the pots need washing before Emily wakes, so 'type' soon and Helena I will get to the post office soon, I promise.

Love and big smiles

Micayla xx

I cannot get enough of those sweet lips!

Gee, it seems ages ago since my last post. I am slack, but to be honest blogging does not hold dear to me at the moment. I just cannot get enough of my baby's sweet lips. She smells so damn gorgeous I could just eat her up. I want to spend all my time with her, but I have done a layout and started a mini album, just need to get some photo's when I can be bummed! Emily has been enjoying 'big girl' baths with myself or Steve and she really enjoys them. I miss the really warm water but the enjoyment I get having her 'swim swims' with me outweights it! She is really filling out and coming on now, her face is changing, her legs are getting chubby, she still never fails to amaze me. She masters new things on the daily and she seems so forward.

Things were just perfect, but someone always wants to break the happy bubble dont they! Oh yes and it always happens to us. Steve and two other lads at his work have been laid off due to no work. Dont get me wrong, having Steve at home is a delight and a God send but of course bills still need to be paid! Here's to hoping that it wont be long this time, as our savings wont last long.

Well must dash, Emily has just woken and Steve is doing his tea. Yay, baby kisses and cuddles for me.

Speak soon and take care all xxxx

Winners, scrappage, smiling babies and the never-ending wash load!

So here I am blogging again. I am doing well to keep updated at the moment. I am trying to check blogs too and keeping up with that, so yay to me!!! Okay so other things are getting sidetracked. I am still sat in my jammies and it is 1.30 in the afternoon!But the washing has been done, the baby is feed, clean and changed and the hoovering has been tackled.



Yesterday we had the pleasure of Steve's Mum down to help out. Poor Steve was off work sick, but I took full advantage to it and got some scrapping down and started making a start on cleaning and sorting my scrap stuff. My new Sass Lass paper arrived yesterday along with some other goodies and I am excited to get upstairs to play. I am going to make myself use some of my older stash before I break out the new, as I am getting over-run with paper! Not as though it is a bad thing ;0) Emily
Top close up, I just love those wings!
Bottom close up





Miss Emily has been a bugger of late, she will just not settle at night. I have tried waking her up in the day to no avail, she just stays firmly asleep. She has a thing of making loud noises when she sleeps and it is keeping me up at night, so she is going to sleep in her own room tonight and I am going to start to try and get a bedtime routine in place. Wish me luck!! Steve and I need an hour or two at night to ourselves as we are really missing each other.

My sweet smiling girl, when she is not crying! A rare moment of late.

On to another story, I cannot believe how much washing I do. I am going to rename myself. So from now on please call me the 'wash whore' I have never washed so much in my life, I cannot believe how dirty babies are, sick, spit, pee and the list goes on!

I got Steve to pick a random number for the RAK and the winner is.......................drum roll please......He chose number 11 as it is his birth month so Helena come on down girlie!!

Please email me your address so I can get it posted to you at some point next week.

And she scrapped.....................and other titbits including a RAK!!

So finally I have had moment to scrap. Okay so I have not had the change to edit the photo's so excuse the bad light!! So happy to have you
Close up
Merry, okay so scrapping crimbo layouts is a bit early, but I am waiting for a heap to arrive of Emily.
Close up
Open them, just a quick one!



10 Gorgeous Emily toes

Emily is putting on weight so fast, she was weighed on Tuesday and is now 8lb 3oz and she has just gone on hungry baby formula as I was feeding her all the time. She is such a little piggy, but still hardly of her clothes fit her yet!

She boff's up every now and then and when Steve was playing with her about 45 mins after a feed this afternoon, she decided to do a little sick on her Daddy as Mummy normally gets it. So Steve held her away from the settee and in a position that if she was sick again she wouldnt be sick on herself. As he moved her she was a little sick again on the floor, dog's being dog's came over to have herself a little warm milky treat and Emily boffed for England all over her. How Steve and I laughed, I was trying to clean them up but just had to grab the camera!!!

My sweet sleepy girl. I just cannot stop clicking away, I have so many photo's of my girl it is unbelievable!

I have lost another 2lbs without trying. Well not having the time to eat during the day helps. Emily has been suffering with colic, so all she seems to do is cry, cry an awful lot to be honest. She never seems to settle well and I feel so sorry for her. It is hard work but the nights are not too bad. When she finally settles around 11-12pm she will sleep for around 3 hours at a time then wants a feed. Normally I get an hour in the morning to get the washing on, bottles made and the housework done. I am just looking forward to a bit of time to myself. Steve's Mum is coming down this week for a few days to help out, so I can get caught up and enjoy some chill time.

I want to say thank you to those of you who was so kind to us and sent us cards and pressies. You know who you are, and because of the kind hearted people in the world of blogger and UKS I am going to do a RAK. I have got together a few bits and bobs on a autumn feel as the days are getting cooler! I have included some BG papers, a Maya Road tin of chipboard frames, some paints, ribbon and a few other bits. So make sure you leave a message to get counted and I will get Steve to pick a winning random number later in the week. Good luck!

Right, I am going to get some bits sorted while Missy is asleep, yay!

Over and out.

Micayla xx

So happy to have her...........

My little lady, my sweet sweet Emily. I cannot believe that tomorrow she will be 3 weeks old. I also cannot believe how much she has grown and changed. When people say 'Oh they grow up so fast' I kinda thought, well yes, but a day is still a day. But I totally understand it now.



Emily is a little smiler, she tries to hold her head up and sometimes does manage it. She crawls up your chest when she is having a cuddle. The other night while feeding her, she held her own bottle and tipped it up, I swear it is true! She is very aware of her surroundings and follows voices. She watches intently when you talk, and at times mimics my mouth movements. Emily just amazes me and I am so blessed to have her.



I find myself just looking at her while she sleeps and feeling an emotion so powerful, it fills my heart and I know she is the reason for me being here, she is my life, my purpose, my all. I just cannot describe the love I feel for her. I could not imagine my life without her and I cannot understand why I did not have her sooner.



I always knew being a Mummy was what I wanted. Dont get me wrong, I enjoyed my 'childless' life, but I felt I had no purpose. I was just strolling along with no real meaning. Plodding through the days, weeks and years, wishing for the weekend and generally struggling with my life. It was a good job I had Steve to keep me grounded.



When I met Steve, I knew we had something special and I knew we would have children. I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him and share the joys and pains of raising children with him. I just cannot thank him enough for giving me the greatest gift of all, my Emily. I dont think if I could live for a million years I could ever repay him. Emily is my time thief and I enjoy every moment spent with her. Even when she is crying her eyes out for something I dont know she needs, when she just wont go to sleep, when I am trying to do something important, she just makes me happy. When I pick her up from crying and she instantly stops just because she wanted a cuddle, my heart smiles. She fills my life with so much joy and I am so happy to have her.

Love M xx

The one about the proud Mumma!!

Okay so you may all get bored of this 'baby' thing, but I don't care. My little Princess the the most gorgeous little thing in the world. I don't want to do anything much, other than hold Emily, take her photo and spend time with her wonderful Daddy. It is just a shame he has to go to work.

Emily is growing well, she was 7lbs 2 1/2oz on day 10 and she will get weighed again on Thursday. I however have lost weight, yay! I am only about 7lbs heavier than when I fell pregnant so that should not take me long to get off. I must admit though that I am much happier in my own skin since being a mummy, so I am in no rush to lose weight. I just want to enjoy my baby girl. Emily has a funny thing she does with her hands, I think she looks like she is rapping when she gets going!!
My sweet baby in her hospital 'fish tank' cot.

My sweet babies, man I love those guys more than anything in the world. Emily doing the 'KUNG FOO' while asleep
One very tired new Mumma................oh bless me!
Me and my gorgeous baby. I love this photo!
Emily's new friends, Elle, Mr Monkey and Bear.

I am just starting to get back on track with everything, it is taking sometime to adjust with the lack of sleep. I just cannot seem to catch up with it in the day when she sleeps, I must just be a sucker for punishment! I am dying to scrap, I just need to finish uploading my pic's and editing them. I have took so many I dont know where to start!

I have been checking blogs, just not leaving comments at the moment. I only get a short time to myself and seem to have so much to cram in, so please bear with and remember I have not forgot about you guys!

Right, the night is getting on and I have stuff to sort. I should be back to normal soon, but at the moment I just want to spend all my spare time snuggled up with Emily.

Love to ya all

M xx

PS. Please excuse any spelling mistakes..................