1. SO..it's been a couple of weeks - none of those out of date seeds grew..oh well.
2. Starting again with cottage garden seeds (within date) fingers crossed
3. Nathanaels box of bok choy + chinese lettuce. He planted his seeds the same day but had a bit more luck.
It is almost Summer in Australia, a beautiful time of year, we have been swimming in the river and today Nathanael has gone fishing. We are truly blessed to live in this amazing place.
R x
One of my favorite things to do is browse thrift stores and now that I have a son the enjoyment has doubled, more to discover! Looking for two is more fun than looking for one. Lately I have been buying books for Sol and now we have a nice little collection and all for the pretty little price of 50cents a piece!
This week we altered Sols cot so that it is adjacent to the head of our bed. Up until a couple of weeks ago we were co-sleeping with 3 of us in the bed but not Sol is too big so mum or dad take turns sleeping on the futon in the spare room. Now that we have taken one side of Sols cot down and our bed conveniently doesn't have a bed head, we can all sleep close together again. It suits us well and is very practical.
We have all the elements of good sleeping, now we just need the zzz's..
R x
HELLO.
I am experimenting with my diet, you see I have been eating out of sheer habit for the last 25 years of my life, hardly questioning what I put into my mouth. Although I consume a spectrum of what I consider to be reasonably healthy foods, i also have a sweet tooth and consume an average amount of wheat products. I am excited to begin learning about food and taking responsibility for what I eat and how it affects my body, I am making the transition to a gluten + dairy free diet. A good friend of mine Angela has made this all the more easy with her inspiring and informative Edible Angela.
In other news Sol has been continuing with his nano-naps of 15 minutes at a time during the day (??!!?) just long enough for me to fold a basket of washing! maybe a cup of tea? Thank goodness he sleeps well at night.
It has been raining on and off over the past week and I took the opportunity to watch Coco Avant Chanel, one of my favorite movies starring the beautiful Audrey Tautou.
R x
Solomon is 5 months old now and on this day we wore matching stripes. Pretty cute.
Dear Readers,
I have had a small change of heart, and a change of name. As of today this blog will be called mama + boyo. My main focus will be lifestyle and motherhood. I love sharing with you and hope to bring you a smile and a little bit of inspiration too.
Thankyou for reading,
Ruthie x
Dear Readers.
I had a very special Friday. I got a facial, ooohhh so relaxing, if you haven't had one you simply must go and treat yourself. The salon I go to uses Sothys skin care range and it is divine. It is beautiful quality, uses botanical ingrediants and is not tested on animals. What more could you ask for? The soft candle lit room and relaxing music adds to the whole relaxing experience, having a facial is the ultimate indulgence for new mums! It is also a great christmas gift idea for a special woman in your life whether it be your mum, sister or friend, most salons offer gift vouchers, what better way to spoil someone than to treat them to something they wouldn't usually get for themselves.
Christmas is only 7 weeks away! As usual I have left christmas shopping to the last minute although we like to keep it low key and focus more on spending time with family rather than gifts. We still like to spoil our children and close relatives with something special and now is the time to start thinking about what might be nice for those we love...
This is a photograph of my beautiful son sleeping. It was taken a few weeks ago when he use to do more of it! Just looking at this angelic image brings me a sense of peace, he has not been doing so much of it lately..
As you can see I still have not hung up those gorgeous letters SOL, I am planning on making a mobile to hang above his cot with lots of pretty colourful things dangling down for him to look at. There are loads of inspiring DIY mobiles around. I will have a look on Pinterest for some extra inspiration...
Ruthie x
Photographs from a cruisy week.
1. nothing better than a warm box
2. uggboots from my brother. new blankets. empty nappy box
3. new favorite. tetleys 'pick me up' berries tea. aaahmazing
4. sponge cake from a neighbour i did a favour for. too kind!
HELLO!
Bath time is getting more and more fun with Sol, especially since the weather is warming up and being nude isn't such an uncomfortable prospect. He is too long for his baby bath now, but we still manage, it is just a wet affair. Sometimes we have a big bath together and the other day we had a shower for the first time, that was cool! So quick and easy!! He liked it.
Yesterday was the first time I used soap on him. Nathanael's sister gave us Jurlique Baby shampoo + gel. Now that the days are getting hotter and sweatier I've decided it's time to use soap. Previously we just gave him a ncie soak in a hot bath and a wash with a face cloth and that did the job fine.
Solomon looking clean & smelling sweet.
HELLO!
Yesterday Nathanael & I potted up spinach, marigolds & planted beans, bokchoy & a bunch of old flower seeds. Alot of the flower seeds were expired so I planted loads in the big tray in the hope some of them will still pop up. Now comes the exciting bit...Waiting! I planted snapdragon, delphinium, aquilegia, larkspur, yellow paper daisies, chrysanthemums and nigella..
Getting outside with Sol is great, he lay on a blanket under an umbrella for shade while we played in the dirt. One day he will garden with us, can't wait to get grubby in the mud with him.
Love R x
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