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    Our Slow Wintry Sunday | a little family walk at Anglesey Abbey

    21st February, 201921st February, 2019

    One wintry Sunday in January, we decided to head to our favourite local National Trust for a walk through their winter garden. Since our first visit years ago, James and I have always really enjoyed heading

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    • :: yesterday we celebrated 40 weeks and 5 days of having this wonderful little girl in our lives ❤️ It’s the same amount of time I was pregnant with her and I’ve honestly been quite emotional about it all – goodness knows how I’ll be on her first birthday in just a few months time! . I think becoming a mother has made me even more sentimental (a fact I love and am wholeheartedly embracing) and it really got me thinking about Emilia’s memory box. I’ve been collecting special items since Emilia’s birth and finally, I found the perfect place to keep them all safe; a beautifully engraved box by @fredandrobin 🌿 . Who else created a memory box for their littles? I’d love to know what keepsake items you chose! . #emiliahannarose
    • :: always a crowd pleaser 🌿💜✨
    • :: this photo was taken exactly one year ago today. I was pregnant with Emilia and James had whisked me away for a wander around this beautiful woodland of bluebells. Our visit fell shortly before sunset, so the light filtering through the trees and onto the bluebells felt pretty magical. We walked through the dappled light and I made note of just how special the insects looked as they danced in the last of the days light, I even noticed a dragonfly fleeting by me. One of those moments you wish you could have captured. I remember that little adventure so fondly 🥰 . We’ve been so busy these past few weeks... (well, life with a baby always feels so busy doesn’t it?!) and so we unfortunately didn’t manage a trip here this time around. I had really hoped to capture some photos with my girl – I just love the idea of revisiting the places where we captured all bump photos and updating our photo album 💜 it’s in my calendar now and so we’ll definitely make it there next year ✨
    • :: oh how I love this girl so much. She never fails to make me smile and I’ve noticed just how much she loves to entertain us (she’s trying to eat the sticker on the lapel of my coat here 🙊). . I used to worry that my feed was too heavy with baby/motherhood content, but I’ve made a conscious effort to stop overthinking whether I should post something of that topic... after all, it’s such a big part of my life and I’m passionate about it – that surely is something special worth celebrating and documenting in my little online space!? ☺️ . When I stop and really take a look at my life now; how much it’s changed and how different my outlook is, I often don’t recognise myself. Yes, most days I’m in my jammies until lunchtime and I don’t eat lunch until almost 3pm, I haven’t slept more than 3-4 hours at a time for I don’t know how long, and I’m still trying to find that balance of ‘me time’ or time to regularly exercise, or even having enough headspace to concentrate on reading one of my many books I treated myself to before giving birth... . BUT It’s almost 9 months (or 18 months if you include pregnancy) of being Emilia’s mama, and I still can’t believe how lucky I got – though I’m sure all parents say this of their children! I’m incredibly grateful for all the little, ordinary, everyday (even the challenging) moments that go alongside this pretty magnificent and magical thing that motherhood is. ✨
    • :: slow, sunshine-filled days with this bare-legged babe in bloomers and bonnets... need I say more? 😍☀️
    • :: a windowsill bouquet of beauty. . I can’t quite believe I’m only just getting round to sharing these flowers; a lovely surprise from James to celebrate my first Mother’s Day as a mama. @therealflowerco‘s beautifully scented bouquets have been my favourite for several years now (so you can imagine my delight at receiving these 🥰) and although sadly these flowers only lasted a few days, it has always brought me so much joy how gently their blooms perfume my home, every time. ✨

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