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I found packing my hospital bag so much fun, not only was I filling it with pretty pink things it was a constant reminder that my baby girl was going to be with us soon. 

I was lucky enough to be gifted this beautiful Pink Lining Yummy Mummy Wise Owl changing bag from my wonderful in law ladies. It was the one I wanted from the minute I found out I was pregnant so to be filling it with baby items was a dream. 
Even though I have already packed one hospital bag when I had my son, I still had to take to the internet and check out what my fellow bloggers packed in theirs. It's amazing how many new products have come onto the market. 
In my bag I included:
*A pack of water wipes
*Cotton pads
*3x small baby vests (Up to 7lbs)
*3x small baby sleep suits (Up to 7lbs)
*3x muslin squares
*2x bibs
*2x scratch mitts
*1x blanket
*1x swaddle pod
*1x antibacterial hand gel
*A few nappy sacks
*2x baby hats
*1x baby headband
*A full pack of size 1 nappies were in Daddy's bag as they didn't fit.

We had the car seat in the car with the snow suit and hat in ready for when she was ready to come home.

Although I didn't feel like I over packed we were only in the hospital for 6 hours so we only used one outfit but its a comfort to know you are prepared if you have to stay overnight.

Remember to check what your local hospital provide as they all differ. 


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The wedding is officially happening, so I can finally start dress hunting. I am so excited about finding my perfect dress. I was lucky enough to try on some beautiful designer gowns when I first got engaged but being pregnant my whole engagement meant that dress shopping was a no go for me.

So now I can try on as many as I want I'm going to take full advantage. I'm pretty sure I've found the style that suits my body shape...now to find the dress! 

My top tip before you set off on the hunt for your dream dress is:

Set a budget
Before you go anywhere near a bridal boutique make sure you've sat down with your fiancé and decide on a budget for your dress. This way you can let the bridal boutique know what your working with and they can bring dresses to suit your price. There is nothing worse than setting your heart on a dress 3x your budget.

I found some helpful information on Pinterest and thought I would share. 

Happy dress shopping to all my fellow bride to be's!!



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An arrival of a new baby is a big adjustment for everyone, I think especially for a sibling. Noah is now 4 years old and for the last 4 years he has had the complete attention of myself and Jay. So trying to make the transition of being an only child to his new role of a big brother was of a high importance to me.

I found a few things helped us make the transition as smooth as it could be. 

* Reading books about a new baby.
We took noah for a trip to the library and found all the books we could that explained what was going to happen when his sister arrived. We found stories about new babies and emotions were the ones he paid more attention to. 

* Encouraging him to interact with my bump.
We continually encouraged him to interact with my bump, explaining who was in there and answering any questions he had. Nearer the end of my pregnancy he was singing, telling stories and kissing my bump without any interference from me.
* Involve them with anti-natal appointments
We took Noah to all of my scans. We were lucky enough to be part of a research scheme at my local hospital so had an extra 6 3D scans. We made sure he was involved with the process and the sonographer was brilliant at explaining what we could see on the screen to him. 

*Let them choose gifts for the new baby.
If we ever went shopping for the baby, I was very conscious of how Noah must have been feeling. I always asked him to help me pick bits for her and if he ever suggested something for her we brought it. It's heart warming watching him pick special bits.

*Big Brother bag
We made a special bag for Noah, to give to him at hospital and told him it was from his new baby sister. I got a beautiful handmade bag and filled it with lots of goodies. It contained a big brother super hero T-shirt, Thor outfit, colouring book and pens, sweets, chocolate milkshake, mini Hawkeye figure and a card from Eva. Safe to say it went down a treat. 
 (excuse how blurred it is..!)

*Getting him involved.
Once she was here we encouraged Noah to be as involved as he wanted to be, it took him a while to adjust as we had a lot of visitors during the first two weeks. Once things settled down and we got back into our normal routine his love for his sister blossomed. He is in complete awe of her, he sings her songs, helps with her bottles and constantly checks she is ok. It's heart warming seeing them developing this relationship, I am such a lucky Mummy.
I hope some of these work for you, and good luck with your new addition.


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