Monday, 8 August 2016
010. 70 days of hand lettering - Day 7 & 8
I've been busy the last few days so I've not shared a new 70 days of hand lettering post so here's 5 & 6 in 1 post!
009. Happy Mail - L'oreal pure clay face masks
I was lucky enough to be chosen by Bzzagent to review the L'Oreal pure clay face masks for free!
They finally arrived today and I can't wait to try them!
Once I've tested them for a few weeks I will give a more in depth review!
Friday, 5 August 2016
Thursday, 4 August 2016
006. When you just know somethings not right...
So, for as long as Isabelle has been able to talk she has always spoken with a very nasally sound to her voice! She has never had a problem with talking (unless talking too much is a problem?) so I never thought anything too serious of it, and whenever anybody asked me "why does she talk like that" I would just reply, because that's the way she talks!
I never even considered it to be a problem, or something I should take her to a doctor about because I thought she would just out grow it as she got older!
When Isabelle turned 4 her preschool teacher mentioned maybe getting it checked, so off I went and booked an appointment and we went to see the doctor! He told me it wasn't really possible to see anything wrong because she had a cold but to give it a few weeks for the cold to clear and come back!
Months passed and having the busy schedule we do I didn't take her back, I also still felt a bit silly thinking maybe I'm making a big deal out of something that really cannot be helped!
Fast forward to end of June and I decided to take Isabelle back to the doctors and get another opinion.
The doctor had a look and said she couldn't see anything but it was obvious Isabelle's voice wasn't "right" so she suggested we go to the speech and language drop in at our local children's centre!
That's where we went today, after a long wait we saw the speech and language therapist!
She noticed straight away that something was a little strange about the way Isabelle spoke and after playing a few games and trying a few things to get Isabelle to talk she suggested she may have something called velopharyngeal dysfunction!
She explained it to basically mean when Isabelle makes the sounds with her voice her soft palate doesn't close against her throat like it should so the air is still able to escape from her nose! The therapist told us before she could continue to help Isabelle we needed to see an ears nose and throat doctor to rule out it being a structural issue, if it is then that's a route we have to go down with them and if it's not then we can go back to speech and language and discuss further options for Isabelle to help with her speech!
Hopefully we won't have to wait too long before the referral comes through!
But to anyone who is feeling silly for the worries they have regarding their children, don't hesitate to get them checked, it could be nothing or it could be something as the sooner you get the ball rolling to find an outcome the better!
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
004. No better friend than a sister.
Isabelle had just turned one when we decided to think about having another baby. We liked the idea of a small age gap in the hopes that they would be close siblings growing up. Our plans to turn our family of 3 into a family of 4 became a reality quicker than we expected when the very next month we discovered we would soon be reliving the not too distant memories of sleepless nights, dirty nappies and baby cries!
When we were told at our 20 week scan that we would be giving Isabelle a little sister we were over the moon! What better than a ready made best friend. I started having fantasies of matching outfits, hair bows and girly days out with my two girls!
Isabelle was still too young at this point to really understand what was happening but she was so excited telling everybody about her baby sister in mummy's tummy.
Before we knew it Amber was here and Isabelle finally got to meet her sister for the very first time.
Isabelle was the best sister anyone could have imagined, she idolised Amber from the moment she set eyes on her, always wanting to cuddle her, help feed her and give Amber her dummy when she was sad. Our wish was granted Isabelle had her ready made best friend.
The age gap between the girls is perfect, they are 22 months apart and now Isabelle is approaching 5 years old and Amber is 3 years old their friendship and love for each other blossoms day by day! They squabble constantly, they always want what the other has and it really does make me dread teen years but when they are playing together, creating their games or cuddling each other when they are sad its times like these i treasure them more than ever.
Isabelle doesn't remember a time when Amber wasn't around, we are just our little family of 4 and even if Daddy is a little out numbered he adores them both and we couldn't have planned it better if we tried.
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