Sebastian, October

Sebastian is now 3 months old! He is hitting some awesome milestones and we are cherishing every second we have with him! Here is a little photo diary from his 3rd month on this world, October!

Lots and lots of smiles!

Super cute in my favourite outfit from M&S!

Loving his monkey to play with in his car seat!

This awesome baby grow from Baby Gap.

Funny Faces.

Cold weather and a new hat from Nanny! (Primark!)

Getting very strong and not loving tummy time too much nowadays!

More smiles.

Loving bath time and looking even cuter after.

Life in a Tiger Bouncer! I bought this for Seb when he was about 10 weeks old and he just loves it!

Play time before bed time.

First swimming lesson! Seb is such a water baby and he absolutely loves swimming! We are using the amazing Veronique at Baby Swim Bournemouth. I’ll hopefully be posting a full review soon!

Winter weather means polar bear jumpers (Primark again)!

Waking up and napping in Mummy’s bed is Seb’s favourite pastime!

Baby’s first halloween!

My lame attempt at carving a pumpkin but Seb didn’t seem too bothered!

October saw some pretty cool advances with Seb’s development. He now reaches for toys, grabs them, tries to eat them (and everything else in sight). He has also started teething! I’m still breastfeeding and he now only wakes a few times in the night for a feed. He smiles all the time and in the last few weeks has started giggling. Seb is such a happy baby and I am totally loving being his Mummy!

Baby Shower!

As soon as my pregnancy was announced to the world, my mum and best friend set off with organising my baby shower. We decided to hold the shower at my place as the sun would hopefully be shining and we could make the most of my beautiful garden.

I’d picked up a few decorative party bits, like these “ready to pop” popcorn boxes which I found on eBay, some very Pinterest stripey straws (but please, who doesnt like a stripey straw), and a “fake drinks, real party” print.

As I can’t be drinking real cocktails, I decided to set up a Mocktail table so guests could make their own non-alcholic drinks. The main Mocktails were Virgin Mary’s (recipe here), Lemony Cloudy Lemonade, and a Tropical Punch made with Lilt (my favourite) and lots of fresh fruit.

I used some heart shaped silicone cupcake moulds for some simple vanilla cupcakes.

And I prepared some fresh rosemary from the garden with some Jalapeño olives for the Virgin Mary’s.

Frame Ikea (handmade print) // Paper Straws eBay // Flamingo Stirrers eBay

Rachel had asked me a few months ago what theme I had in mind and as the baby’s nursery is themed around clouds (more on that!), I thought it would be nice to have a few “cloud” touches on the day. She had made this absolutely beautiful cake, which literally had me in tears. It was exactly as I had imagined and tasted incredible. Lemon Drizzle for the top layer and chocolate fudge for the bottom.

She also made this wonderful “fruit pram” which just looked amazing.

Luckily (for everyone except me), the weather was stunning so we all gathered in the garden for cakes, Mocktails and party games.

My perfect throne for the day!

Special guests Max and Penny.

My OOTD. A very lightweight maxi dress from Primark, bag from H&M, sunnies from H&M and a fresh mani to top it off!

Thank you so much to all my wonderful friends for showering me with so much love. I had the most perfect day. This baby boy is going to be loved so, so much. A special thank you to my wonderful Midwife Mummy and my best friend for organising the games and my magnificent cake!

If you’d like to see some of my inspiration for my Baby Shower decor, the check out my Pinterest board.