So, on March 9th my little baby turned a whole year old. Where has the time gone? You always hear parents saying that sentence. And until you have a baby yourself, and they turn an actual age, rather than a number of months, you too find yourself saying it. 365 days previous I had a …
Valentines Day
This year was quite a special Valentines day for me. For a few reasons. Believe it or not, It was only my second valentines day with my husband Jay… ever! You see, we do things quickly. Babies, marriage, house etc. This valentines day, Jay had told me that he had planned to take me somewhere, …
Wedding Bells
On December 1st at 1pm, I walked the aisle in St.Nicholas church, set the beautiful village that I grew up in. I said my vows and forever became, Mrs. Newhouse. It really was the best day of my life…. despite it being minus degrees. The sun shone and the sky was clear, but it was …
Where Have You Been Newhouse?
Hi guys, Firstly, I must say sorry for the fact that I have not blogged for over 3 months… since Halloween to be exact. sorry. Many, many things have happened in the Newhouse household since I last wrote. I found out I was expecting baby number 2, we got married, we moved house, and was even …
Love: The Hazel and Jay Story
I was racking my brains about to what to write for the letter L… lochia, lactation, let down reflex… and Jays suggestion… leprechauns or leprosy. But no, I didn’t choose them… I chose LOVE. When you are young you think you know love. Your first ever boyfriend or maybe your first ever kiss, it means you …
J- Jaundice
In my A-Z challenge, today is the letter J…. jaundice. When Willow was born, she suffered quite bad jaundice. As an evil parent, I couldn’t help but laugh at her…. she looked like the Telletubbies sun. Yellow and Awful. *Bits lip and tries not to laugh* Jaundice is quite common in newborns and often emerges …
H- Hamster (R.I.P Little Fella)
Sad news in the Newhouse home. Rocky the Hamster passed away. He was laying on his back, in his bed, legs spread eagled dead. He looked so (un)peaceful. It was probably a heart attack or something. O.k, I am not actually that sad. He was a bastard. I hated it when I had to clean him out or …
Unsuitable For Machine Wash
Now I never did this before Willow came along so I soley blame baby brain. You know when you put a load of washing on, forget all about it, go off to your in-laws for the weekend, return 2 days later to a washing machine full of stale smelling items? The only option is to …
The Story Of My Daughters Arrival
I did not have the easiest of pregnancies. I suffer from something called Klippel Trenaunay Webbers syndrome. This means my circulation is very poor, affected by capillary malformation and my soft tissues are affected by some limb enlargement. All my right side is mottled by what looks like a deep purple coloured birthmark. It can …
Meet the Clan…
MYSELF (Hazel) Born as Hazel Parker in the winter of ’89. that currently makes me 22, if you didn’t (or can’t) do the maths. Originally from Milton Keynes, but relocated to Bedford last year. Don’t ask me why, but I did. I moved into a pub, and drank like a goldfish most evenings, nay forget …
The First Post…
Welcome to the world of the Newhouse Family. Stick around, because although we might appear a bit crazy, a bit ‘away with the fairies’, or even just a bit strange, we are, at the end of the day, just a very bit normal. Now I have a confession… (hush hush) but… I’m not actually a …