Baby's First Birthday!

 

The last update I did on Isabelle, or as she is now know, Belle, was way back when she was three months old.

She has changed so much, obviously!

 

She has been walking since shortly before she turned ten moths, says a few words here and there and has the attitude of Grammy award winning Diva! She's bloody fantastic.

 

Her first birthday was a lovely day, a quiet one spent with family and a few close friends, just as we wanted it to be.

She was of course, absolutely spoilt and our living room resembles a pink toy shop! I LOVE it!!

 

 

We had a lovely, small tea party for her, she was completely overwhelmed and a bit confused I feel, but she loved playing with her little friends and paying hide and seek!

 

 

 

As is the norm with me I went totally over the top with décor, I went with baby pink and gold as our theme, Belle had no idea and with the exception of the 60 balloons around the house noticed nothing! I wasn't bothered though, i think at one most things a parent does like this are for them, for the memories, of which I now have copious amounts.

 

 

I loved her outfit, and spent weeks putting it together, i am of course supposed to think so but in my opinion, she looked like a perfect tutu wearing princess!

 

 

I have loved completely immersing myself in her over the past 12 months, but as she gets older and enjoys more independent play.....and less time on my boobies i'm excited to get back to my blog, I hope to grow my little ramblings into a fun and exciting community.

So, please check back for more posts in the very near future!

 

Much Love

xoxox 









New-born Photo Shoot

Hi Guys,

Welcome back!

Today I thought I would share a peek at the result of Isabelle's new-born photo shoot. We booked her session a few months before her due date, we had seen so many of those adorable, squishy pictures of shiny new babies, and decided as we plan on Isabelle being our last baby, that we would capture the moments professionally, something we didn't do with our eldest children.

Isabelle was just 7 days old when our chosen photographer Nicky visited us at home, this was amazing in itself as many of you will know, the last thing you want to do after having a baby is lug yourself and your entire brood to a studio, she came along with her entire setup and seriously cute props! We found the entire thing very relaxed, even when Isabelle took a while to settle, and then ended her shoot by pooping in the basket prop!

We also loved that our sons, Evan and Harry were involved, they loved having pictures taken with their brand new baby sister, but were clearly very pleased these were done first so they could run off upstairs and continue their Saturday gaming! This left our little lady, who I didn't imagine would co-operate! Watching her be moved around and positioned by a professional was amazing, she didn't flinch!

Within a week we were sent a link and password to our photos, we were able to browse the pictures in our own home and place an order online, we couldn't pick just a few images so decided to go with buying all images on a USB.

So, all in all our experience was hugely positive, and I highly recommend splashing out on something like this to expectant parents, especially if you're local and can take advantage of Nicky at Nicky Peter-Nel Photography, her website can be found here. You can see from the few pictures I have shared how talented she is, I can't wait to add them to our home!

I hope you have enjoyed having a peek and reading about our experience, have you had any shoots for your little ones? Feel free to share your experiences and the final results!

For now, I hope you have a great weekend, don't forget to pop over to Instagram, Facebook and Twitter and give me a like and a follow just search for All About Jemma or use the links on the sidebar!

Take care my lovelies!

Much Love

xoxo

TMI Tag - 50 Questions!

Hey Hey!

 

So it's Tuesday afternoon, my sproglets will be home from school soon and I'm a lil' bored! So after a bit of googling i decided to follow the trend and take part in the TMI Tag - 50 Questions!

 

1. What are you wearing? Something super high fashion as any mummy would be! Grey pyjama bottoms with black paw prints on, teamed with an oversized grey T-shirt.
2. Ever been in love? Yes I definitely have!
3. Ever had a terrible breakup? At the time, as a teenager, they felt like it, but realistically nope!
4. How tall are you? 5ft 4.5in.....the .5 is very important!
5. How much do you weigh? You know that one's not getting answered!
6. Any tattoos? Yes, three. One on my inner wrist, one at the base of my neck and one on my foot.
7. Any piercings? Just my ears.
8. OTP (One True Pairing: what's your favourite fictional couple)? Chandler and Monica from Friends. Humour mixed with a sprinkling of crazy!
9. Favourite show? Sex and The City.
10. Favourite bands? King's of Leon!
11. Something you miss? My late grandparents.
12. Favourite song? Chris Brown - Ayo.
13. How old are you? 30!
14. Zodiac sign? Scorpio.
15. Quality you look for in a partner? I like a guy that will make me laugh, without trying to hard, I also like someone who is a little old school, carrying bags, getting doors etc, oh and height! I like a tall guy!
16: Favourite Quote? “New beginning's are sometimes disguised as painful endings"
17: Favourite actor? Adam Sandler. Every. Time!
18: Favourite colour? Purple, or Apple Green.
19: Loud music or soft? Totally depends on my mood!
20: Where do you go when you're sad? My house, on my sofa, in my husbands arms!
21: How long does it take you to shower? Not long, 10/15 minutes.
22: How long does it take you to get ready in the morning? If it's just to do the school run literally as long as it takes for me to throw clothes on, I quite often roll into the playground still half asleep! If I'm out for the day, around 30-40 minutes.
23: Ever been in a physical fight? Shamefully yes, when I was at school.
24: Turn on? Humour, make me laugh and I'm yours!
25: Turn off? Arrogance and bad personal hygiene!
26: The reason I joined Youtube? I'm not there yet! Watch this space though!
27: Fears? Heights, the bum monster and butter, always butter.
28: Last thing that made you cry? Watching The Little Couple on TLC :'(
29: Last time you said you loved someone? 8:40am when my boys left for school.
30: Meaning behind your Youtube/Blogging Name? It's pretty self explanatory really, but I wanted a space for me and my options and stuff, nothing specific so it made sense really.
31: Last book you read? Peter Pan.....did I mention I'm a mummy!?!
32: The book you're currently reading? Nothing at the moment, I'm looking into audio books though!
33: Last show you watched? Friends, gotta love re-runs.
34: Last person you talked to? My husband, he's led looking at me....
35: The relationship between you and the person you last texted? My lil' ol' Mother.
36: Favourite food? Stews, I love winter food!
37: Place you want to visit? New York, Orlando and Chicago.
38: Last place you were? Other than where I am now, home, was a local pub for lunch yesterday.
39: Do you have a crush? Sure do! On these handsome chaps!

40: Last time you kissed someone? About an hour ago....the goon above again!
41: Last time you were insulted? I can't remember to be honest, I'm all about the positive at the moment!
42: Favourite flavour of sweet? Anything fruity!
43: What instruments do you play? None, in my head I'm still a rock star though!
44: Favourite piece of jewellery? A ring that belonged to my late Nanny, it has a dark navy/black stone and diamonds, I'm too scared to wear it it's so precious.
45: Last sport you played? Does dog walking count?........
46: Last song you sang? Toni Braxton - You're Makin' Me High.
47: Favourite chat up line? 'Your legs must be tired because you've been running through my mind allll day!'

48: Have you ever used it? Na, I'm too cool (and married) for that.
49: Last time you hung out with anyone? Right now with the hubster.
50: Who should answer these questions next? Everyone! Go on, you know you want to!

So that's it, all 50 question done! I'm currently working on some plus size spring look books! I'll be back later this week with a brand new Fashion Friday!

Until then, follow along by using all of the links below!

 

Take care lovelies!

 

Much Love,

xoxox