A pocket of my life

 Since I talk about my mental health on here, I wanted to share a little about what has happened recently which I would love to get some advice on.  Lilly has been experiencing some small episodes of anxiety, mainly at bed time and it coincides with what I experience too, she has a fear that she will not wake up when she goes to bed, I believe that we all go through phases of this but its really hard to watch this within your child. Lilly is 10, almost 11 and she has experienced a lot of death in her life, including two of her grandparents and 2 pets, I believe that this may have a part in what she is feeling but I am not quite sure how I am meant to help. We are trying to let her sleep with tv on and to listen out for words to help take her mind off the actual falling asleep, it does seem to help but not 100% but I do hope that Lilly comes out the other side or at least learns some ways to cope with it in her own way. My main reason for this post was to hopefully some some ad...

I'm back with some more of the little things that make Olivia unique, things that make us smile and things that one day might not be apparent any more. 1. I love you back - this is very new and we're not quite sure where its come from but after saying love you she then says love you back and you have to say it back, she love it. 2. Calling Bees buzz - Olivia has a different names for bees, she calls them buzzes. I can see why and its very cute and I kind of hope that she doesn't grow out of it. 3. Following Daddy mowing - This is something that Olivia loves to do, she follows Daddy up and down the garden when he mows the grass and Nannies with her mini mower and copies every move.  4. Smoothie juice - every time she visits either Nanny or Granny and Grandads she knows that she normally has the mini smoothies in there fridge waiting for her and pretty much asks the moment she arrives. I love documenting these little things and I hope that you enjoy reading about ...

I wanted to start this style of post because remembering the little traits that our little ones sometimes do is important to me, Some of these things will only last when they are young and others they will go through life with. So here is the first of the toddler quirks that I want to document! 1. Olivia loves a kiss of the forehead - She taps her forehead before bed and smiles so cheeky, its such a simple little thing but it seems so important to her. 2. Her favourite dummy -  Olivia still uses a dummy for nap time and bed time and she seems to have picked a favourite, she always requests her ladybug dummy. 3. 'My first' - This is a new saying of hers, she always wants to try and beat either me and Lilly to a place or be the first to walk down the stairs whiles saying 'My first' over and over.  4. Picking up stones - This is a recent trait that she has started doing, she keeps picking up little stones and storing them in her pockets, we definitely have to check before ...