Access Restriction

Constantly warning my little gremlin to stay out the kitchen.

He doesn't venture off in there by himself often.. But he does ALWAYS follows me.

My kitchen is not toooo hazardous, everything is in cupboards, but my lovely son likes to use to oven & the washing machine as a boost to help him stand. Which I HATE! My ovens always switched off at the mains, but its still not exacly the safest place for a baby or child & this room is one room I dont want him used to entering.....

Anyways, to the point.... He failed to listen to my warnings so I opted on a safety gate.. (which lookd simple to place but took me about 2hrs) .. And this is his reaction to his new access restriction........

This is now a normal routine whenever I go in the kitchen.... But either way, its better than him being in here and subjected to danger.

xxxxx

With added blood

Today we had our first blood involved accident..

Luckily I didnt panic (it wasn't panic worthy).. But I did call my mum! Lol.

My poor baby was playing away, standing up and pushing his little drum across the floor, when I see he tumble over and land on his back...

I didn't rush to his aid, as this is a normality for us.... He cried as he usually does, angry at me for not saving him (i couldn't if I tried) .. But as I lool at him, I spot blood on his tooth..

To be honest,my first thought as I scoop him up is.. "F**k sake Elijah!"

He's screaming.. Im semi panicking.. But keeping calm... Grab some wet tissue.. Hold it on his tooth to stop the bleeding and call MY mum...

My first instinct..... Call Mum. Lol.

Anywho, after speaking to my mother and explaining wat had happend.. If I need to take a trip to A&E .. My mum assures me if he's fine (which he was, he was already trying to fight me so he can go play).. And his tooth is not wobbly.. There's no need to worry... Jus simply keep an eye on the injury.

In the end, it wasnt as tragic as my mind told me it wuld be. My sons a tough cookie. And it seems ima always turn to my mum (or nan) to advice me on how to handle MY mummy duties...

Milestone Moment??

Getting the grips of Standing!

Standing by himself and bouncing!! :) 

He had just learnt that he can stand without support last week and could only balance himself for a second or two, and could only stand if holding onto something from a higher reach. Now a week later, at 9 months old, he's using his small toys to help himself up and standing for 10 seconds (sometimes longer) while bouncing as well!!, (which he has loved to do since he gained strength in his legs, makes me wonder if he was a Kangaroo in his past life.)

Proud Mummy moment for me yesterday watching him keep getting back up and trying again, hopefully i'll be posting a video of him walking by Christmas (or atleast learns how to steer his walker!)

xxxx

Milestone Moment: Crawling

Since my son was born, i've wanted him to move about. He struggled with crawling for a long time as he HATED being on his tummy. Wouldn't even complete 2 minutes worth of tummy time before the tears started streaming. (Yes, from birth my son has cried real heavy tears).


At 7 months (on my birthday) he made his first crawling movement, which was really him dragging himself across the floor military style, but proud moment all the same. 


So now at 9 months, my son is an established crawler. Nothing can stop him! and this is where my problem lies. 


For the past nine months i've moaned constantly about him NOT crawling, and now he IS. Oh how i wish he WASN'T!! 

Its cute how now he follows me, comes looking for me etc. But the luxury of leaving him in one place, going off to make his bottle, food or whatever, peacefully, and coming back to collect him from that same position he was left in has LONG GONE!!

Oh how i wish my child wouldn't cry while chasing me (he's a quick mover), then tug on my trouser leg while attempting to bite me for my attention when i'm just simply trying to tend to his needs. 



That would be nice.. 

Elijah Cameron Simpson-Emmanuel

My beautiful baby boy when he was 8 days old. 

Born Saturday 4th January 2014 at 4.56pm weighing 8lb 3oz.

12 days earlier then his due date.

Welcome.

So I keep getting told I should start a blog about the new journey i'm embarking on in life, which is, being a first time Mother to my now 9 month old son Elijah.

So here it is!

This blog will probably consist of his cute little face and everything he gets up to as he continues to grow into the smart little boy he's becoming. 

Might even throw in some new mum tips since i have plenty, and have learned from many pre-baby mentality mistakes. (If you know what i mean).

Anyways, Hope you enjoy the blog.

With Love, 

Mama Purpz x