From three to four

I've never really thought about it until recently but the transition from being a family of three to a family of four is quite scary. When your expecting your first baby nothing as much really bothers you but after that your constantly thinking about when is the right time to have another baby? Will I love this baby as much as I love my first? How will she cope when the baby arrives? And so much more.

It doesn't seem to be as smooth sailing as the first time round yet you feel you can enjoy it more as you have experienced it before and whatever happens it won't surprise you. Transitioning from a family of three to a family of four creates a whole web of questions some that won't really have an answer but the moment that baby is in your arms you feel the same amount of love as you did for your first. It surprised me how well kels took to having Kai around and I felt we suited as a family of four. Together we are one, a whole, a family and our family is strong, loving and happy. Perhaps one day we will add to our family and have a whole new transition to go through but for now this is us - a family of four.

Week in pictures - #2613

Sunday 2nd June

Fast asleep in our bed - Only its daddy's side so I'm happy.

Monday 3rd June

Spent Monday up in staffordshire for training (2 hours journey)
This was the lovely view on the way home.

Tuesday 4th June

Watching Tele with Kai reading a story
Little miss Kels fell asleep and was in bed early.

Wednesday 5th June

Spending some time together me and the hubby pulled some faces.
Quality time is the best.

Thursday 6th June

Like two peas in a pod.

Friday 7th June

For work today it was "dress down Friday"
And I wore something different to what I usually would.

Saturday 8th June

Kai decided to fall asleep on the floor like this.

Rather cute actually as you could see him dozing off and waking.

And that is my week in pictures.

I'm hoping to continue this throughout the year which means taking a lot more photos

Whether it be a photo a day or a few a week,

From Instagram/photo stream or from my DSLR

I will try to keep to it.

When children take over the bed

Their was once a time, about 5 months ago when my bed consisted of only me & the mr. Times changed though when Kai had his one year injections. He developed a temperature & fever and became really unsettled with his sleep. Suddenly he slept through again but it was not for long as he then started waking at 3am and staying awake refusing to sleep and screaming unless he got out.

It put stress onto us as a couple and a few arguments arose, we were having almost no sleep which then created an unhappy baby but for some reason a baby who slept through since pretty much birth was now waking us up. It was like having a new born baby all over again.

One weekend when we stayed at a relatives house we knew he would wake and so we would not disturb the whole house, when he woke we put him in bed with us and he was gone instantly. And slept till 8am - the longest sleep we had in weeks and I know we shouldn't have but when we came home that's what we started doing when he woke. It meant we can all have a decent amount of sleep, none of us would be stressed and I won't be going into work feeling like a zombie.

On the odd occasion Kai will sleep through and surprise us and we think our luck has changed but then the next night it be a repeat again. I honestly can't remember the last time their was just 2 of us in bed, or the last time I managed to eat all of my dinner, or catch up on my tele from the week. Perhaps me writing this I would have jinxed it and he will prove me wrong, sleep through and make out I lied. Well I can always dream right??

But for now he shares a bed with us. That is until his big boy bed arrives - that itself is another challenge.

Review - Albelli Photo Books

Total mummy fail going on right now and that is not enough pictures are being snapped in my household even more family portraits.
When Kels was born I couldn't put my camera down. Always in my hand snapping every possible moment and suddenly it just changed, perhaps cause I was always buying batteries but late last year I took a jump and bought my first ever DSLR so I could capture more moments in my families life's. Still need get back into it as photography is my passion and I love it.

So as I took hundreds of Kels when she was born I decided what better way than create a "first year" photo book  Choose a selection of firsts and favorite photos so when she is older she has something to look back at.
It was hard choosing between the photo's but I feel it was a good selection.

I started of with the moment she was born - her very first picture and ended it with her first birthday.

The book I chose was a quite a decent size for what I wanted to do. I've kept it fairly simple and let the pictures speak for themselves but you can add text, clip art or quotes it really is your choice. 

Came fairly quickly even with a bank holiday and the quality is amazing. Especially as a few of those photos were taken by a phone - that you can never tell. Now all that is left to do is get Kai one so it is matching :)

Now with Fathers Day fast approaching why not create a photo book for those dads out their. Whether its your own father or the father of children from miscellaneous memories to most favorite things. As when it comes to creating your own photo book the world is your oyster. 

I must say if you are looking to create one for Fathers Day then please order before 9th June, so it will arrive in time. So go have a look at Albelli now.

*Disclaimer; I was sent a voucher for free delivery and money off for the purpose of this review but all pictures, opinions and thoughts are entirely my own.