A random post with no particular meaning

It’s started to snow! Only a very slight flutter so far, but yay! I really hope it lies so Zack can have his first proper play in the snow, but I don’t think it will unless it starts coming down really thickly.

My parents are coming over for saturday. Mum is going to take me into town to buy some decent clothes for me, and Dad is going to stay at home with J and the boys. I’m so excited about this! We don’t get to do these things very often as my mum hasn’t kept very well over the years, in fact I’m pretty sure I can count on one hand the amount of times we’ve done this since I was a teenager - that’s 10 years now! I think in some ways it makes is so much more special than if it were a regular occurence though. I can’t wait to have an afternoon where we won’t be interrupted by Zack every 30 seconds! lol

I am thinking that J should start a blog. Why? He loves writing. He seems to have had a bit of a mental block since we’ve met, coupled with a life that’s been just too hectic for him to be able to sit down and formulate anything. He’s out of the habit of writing and I am sure that if he was to start a blog he’d get back into the HABIT of writing regularly, and who knows where that might lead.
So far he is resisting, but I’m sure if i keep hinting nagging him about it then he’ll bend to my will eventually - I’m sure he’ll thank me for it one day when he’s finally managed to write his book

On second thoughts… knowing how stubborn he is, he would very possibly NOT start blogging just to be stubborn, but then again as he knows I know that he’s so stubborn he’ll probably do it anyway just to prove me wrong. Am I losing you in these circles yet? I lose myself in them frequently!

We took down our Christmas tree last night. Zack noticed that the tree was gone, but didn’t seem overly upset about it at least. Just another 11 months to go until they are put up again…

Hmm, I am thinking maybe snow is not such a good thing the weekend that Mum and I are supposed to be going shopping. Oh well, if it does get very cold we’ll just have to have more stops for hot chocolate!

I think that to give myself a ‘break’ from trying to come up with posts every day I’ll use the weekend for memes to give myself some ‘time off’ from it all.
I’ll probably change my mind about this many many times over the year!

I have yet to find any get-your-teeth-into Scottish or British ‘momblogs’, or blogs in general to be honest. I can’t possibly be the first! I’ve joined a couple of british blogging rings to see if i stumble on any, I’ll keep you posted on that front.

Oh well, it only took the time of writing this post for it to stop snowing… after this weekend bring on the snow, but not before please!

• I love my boys with all my heart and will always to my best to make sure they are safe and happy, in that order
• If Zack wants my attention he gets it - even if it means I have to stop what I’m doing in the middle of writing a great post, or whatever. The same goes for Max obviously!
• Zack knows his manners - already I rarely have to prompt him to say please or thanks - something not enough parents I know do from an early age! I’ll be making sure that Max grows up with these ‘built in’ manners too. This includes me saying please and thanks to them too.
• I can spend hours playing with Zack and never get bored Unfortunately other things such as housework get in the way of this *sigh*
• I do try not to be sat at the pc for too long once the boys are awake - for eg at the moment they are both down for a nap.
• I spoil them with my attention and love rather than too many ‘things’ - lets face it, kids love spending time with their parents more than anything else don’t they!
• When I do shout at them, I always apologise afterwards and give them cuddles.
• and last but not least, because everybody says so!

I think the main thing that makes me a great mum is that I feel comfortable and confident about what I’m doing. I feel like when I had Zack a light was switched on and someone said “this is what you’re supposed to do, this is your calling”.

I love being a mum, I wouldn’t have it any other way! I feel so SO lucky that I’m able to stay at home and watch my beautiful boys grow up, seeing a new thing every day and being able to be there for them when they need me, and also when they don’t!

I’m loving watching Zack grow up - he’s not a baby anymore, he’s my big boy and he is becoming so independent now. I miss that he doesn’t need me so much, but now comes all the times that he wants me instead - all those cuddles and kisses and asking “Mummy can we snuggle in the bed?” - with that cute lil face, how can I resist?

I am really enjoying being mum to a newborn so much more 2nd time around. I wasn’t hugely nervous or worried about anything with Zack when he was new, but everything was a first time scary new thing to do. This time I’ve been completely relaxed about it all. Changing nappies? No problem! Sicky baby? Yeah well, that’s what they do! Crying for no particular? See last answer. Max may not get as much attention as Zack did when he was little, but he gets a (usually) chilled mummy, and a big brother to watch being completely mental!

Ooh what a gushy post this has turned into!

In closing - I ROCK!