The Friday Song Choice

So last night after a very long time hubby and I had a date night. Zio Oreste is here and babysat for us. We went out for a lovely meal at the Sisters restaurant which is close to us has always had good reviews and I have always wanted to try. Needless to say it did not disappoint. A simple review is that if you live in Glasgow or are ever visiting go and try it out. I was quite content for the night really not to come to an end so after we went for a cheeky pint down at our local pub. Do you know when I first met hubby he tried to seduce me with some Bob Marley..........

The Everyday

I am often taking pictures of most moments and don't really end up doing much editing and just share the ones that look like good captures to me. If you come by our house of an evening about 7ish you will more than likely find the wee man in the bath. He loves this time usually with his daddy so I just love taking pictures of all the laughs. With the constant splashing and movements the pictures are not usually of the highest quality and also Nana is not a fan of me sharing naked photos of her grandson. So here is a picture which I hope is not too blurred and hiding most of his private bits Lol....

The weeks theme over at Sticky Fingers: The Photo Gallery is the everyday. Why don't you go over and check out some more everyday snaps.

See it Snap it Love it: Candid

This is Nana's little funny man. His nonna's piccolo birichino. He loves tickles, making faces and just being plain silly. I could not choose just one favourite picture, maybe you can?

I'm taking part in See it, Snap it, Love it over at Dear Beautiful Boy. Go and check out some more great snaps!

Growing and Learning

It's been amazing watching my wee man recently. It's not because he is reaching these major milestones but it's because now he is really involved in what's going on in his little world. I guess that in itself is a major milestone for him. It's little things like watching him trying to put his shoes on himself because he is ready to go out and putting them on brings him one step closer to this goal. He will climb, duck, crawl, run to get what he wants. Reaching for your hand because he knows  that's a good way to get something a bit too difficult for him done. At the park now he can go down the slide all by himself...weeee! The way he is so sociable and caring with others in his own little way. He'll do silly things again and again because he realises it makes you laugh. He'll do anything again and again if you give him a big clap for doing it so well the first time. How he gives his mummy and daddy a hug just because he can is of course a favourite. The best bit of course is being a part of it all with him. Watching him explore and grow and learn I am doing a lot of growing and learning myself. There is something special about seeing the world through the eyes of a child that I can't find right words to describe it. It's exciting, fun, nerve wrecking, tearful, frightening, joyful, fulfilling, endearing..........

The Friday Song Choice

When Family Visit: In Pictures

This year my son has been really lucky and so have I really. We have managed to see so much of our family, for me it's been nearly 3 years and for my son well he is meeting lots of family for the first time. Having a child has really made me miss having family close by. He loves seeing his grandparents, aunties and cousins and after a first few unsure minutes gets them quickly involved in his antics. Often I get usurped and I enjoy the little bit of freedom and get to enjoy just watching him play and laugh with others and of course take lots of pictures. His aunty and her family came to visit Glasgow for the first time, met my wee man for the first and it was such a blast. We miss them so much already that I promise myself another 3 years cannot go by!

We played at the park

                                           

We played at home

We explored further afield

and We visited museums

PEACE OUT!

The big decision

So a lot has been going on in my life lately...a journey of change I like to think of it...one for the better hopefully. At the beginning of this year I felt like I was drowning and at least now I may not be swimming I'm at least floating with my head above water. The past two weeks I have felt a bit flat and for the first time nervous of really talking about it with anyone. The old feeling of wanting to hide from the world and let people know what was really going on crept over me again. I have been on sick leave for several months now and I think from the beginning I made the decision that I was not going back. It's a big decision to make with so many implications for my family that while a weight lifted from my shoulders as soon as I made it other feelings came and sat right back on them. Sometimes though I have to remember that being a mum and a wife does not just mean taking care of my family it also means taking care of myself. It's pointless being an emotional wreck as it does not help anyone and definitely not myself. So yesterday after two weeks of procrastination I finally did it, I posted in a resignation letter. By the end of July I will officially be a stay at home mum. I know I want to go back to work eventually which means that I am at an incredible stage of this journey where I get to take a break and really think what I want to do...start afresh. I will have a long holiday in August with my boys and then hopefully September will be full of promises. I guess some people are envious of such things, being able to start anew and I know I can use what's happened as an amazing learning experience. I guess that is what I have been coming to terms with over the past two weeks. The part of me that just wants to brush it all under the carpet and pretend like it never happened. The important thing now for me though is that I am able to acknowledge when the negative feelings start to take over and find the best way to move away from them instead of just ignoring them. So this morning I got up took a shower and finally felt ready to face the day.