And this is how I managed to persuade my not-before-December-1st husband to put up the Christmas tree in November. You gotta take advantage of these situations you know?!
It feels like most couples have one Christmas Person and one It’s Too Early person; no prizes for guessing which roles Gary and I fall into. Christmas is currently my focus amongst what feels like a lot of chaos; collapsing on the sofa after yet another completely irrational toddler meltdown – I have a Christmas tree twinkling next to me. Looking around at the chaos of boxes and half-constructed furniture and feeling overwhelmed by how much we have to do before baby arrives – focus on plans to go see the Christmas lights at the weekend. Starting the day feeling exhausted – CHOCOLATE FOR BREAKFAST.
‘Fuck it, it’s Christmas’ is pretty much my motto for the next few weeks, please do come join me.
Twenty Things I’ve Loved Lately
Visiting friends in London and having all the kids playing together; so lovely to watch.
Watching fireworks from the window with Alfie.
Doing sparklers for the first time with Alfie and him loving it.
Visiting family in Sheffield and taking Alfie to the museum of emergency vehicles.
The John Lewis Christmas section.
It being the time of year that the Velvetiser gets a lot of use.
A gorgeous weekend in Edinburgh with my sister.
Alfie in his red bobble hat.
A roast dinner at The Old Hall, always such a treat.
Alfie thinking that ‘decorating’ the Christmas tree meant hiding his tractor toys in it.
Putting the Christmas tree up together as a family and Alfie really getting into. I love this time of year for making memories and it’s so lovely to watch Alfie really starting to grasp Christmas.
A cheeky weekday lunch date with an old friend over a delicious bowl of pasta.
Seeing Wicked at a cute independent cinema; it was SO good.
Having the chance to see the Christmas trees in Kings Cross and St Pancras stations.
Gary feeling baby kick for the first time.
The liberating realisation that going into survival mode with parenting and letting some (cough a lot cough) things slide does not make you a bad parent. The kid isn’t any less loved because he’s not had a bath or eaten pasta for the third day in a row. Gotta do what you gotta do.
Going to see the Christmas light display at Cambridge Botanical Gardens, which were lovely.
Holly bushes with red berries.
The whole town being lit up with Christmas lights.
Alfie falling asleep with his head on my bump, seemingly oblivious that his sibling was trying to kick him in the face.
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