#LITTLELOVES: Birthday Party, Quiet and Fun in the Garden

It's been a funny old week, as I've had some very rare time away from both Isabella and work. Isabella was in nursery for 1.5 days, so one of the days my husband and I had a working lunch together and for the half a day I went food shopping. It was so quiet and strange if I'm honest, pick up time couldn't come quick enough. It's made me realise I need to have some proper plans/jobs to do when I start maternity leave properly, as I'll have three days a week by myself and I don't want to waste that precious time.

PARTY: Isabellas Second Birthday

On Sunday we had Isabella's much anticipated second birthday party, with a floral bunny theme. The fact that my baby is now two is hard to believe and because it's her last birthday as an only child I really wanted to make it special. Last year we had a floral themed birthday party for first birthday (have a nosey here), which was so lovely but Isabella was too young to really understand that everyone was there for her. However, this year she knows what's going on and it made the party planning so much more exciting!

#LITTLELOVES: Mocktails, Maternity Style and Mothers Day

Poor Isabella hasn't been very well for the past week, resulting in two days off nursery and a working parent logical nightmare. Neither my husband or I could really miss work this week, so Isabella's auntie so kindly stepped in and looked after her. It's really tricky when family don't live nearby, we're well and truly on our own most of the time. It's another reason I can't wait for maternity leave to start, no more having to split myself between work and being a mummy.

#LITTLELOVES: Preparing for her Little Sister, Party Bags and Twinning

It's been an alright week, due to the sad news of last week it has still been pretty emotional. Though the planning of Isabella's second birthday party is keeping me very busy, as time is even more limited now. It's reminded me how much I love planning events for our family and friends. The organisation, planning procedure and sourcing decorations is so much fun!

HOW TO: Watercolour Bunny Invitations using PicMonkey

Birthdays, baby showers, weddings, christenings, anniversaries - there are so many events that we send out invitations for. Ordering personalised invitations is such a beautiful way of getting exactly what you want, but can quickly become very expensive. This is where Picmonkey can step in and be your invitation knight in shining armour, along with this tutorial. Picmonkey is a free photo editing website where you can edit photos, create collages and pay a premium for access to even more incredible features. As a blogger I do pay for their 'Royale' Membership, but for this tutorial you certainly don't need it.

SECOND BIRTHDAY: Bunny Party Pinterest Inspiration Board

As we are now into Spring it has finally dawned on me that our baby girl will be turning two in April! Not such a little baby anymore, in fact it won't be long and she'll be a big sister. How will I already have a two year old? It's clique I know, but time really does fly when you have children. I think the saying that the days are long, yet the years are short couldn't describe parenthood anymore perfectly. Last year I was well into party planning mode by now, as it was a welcome distraction from returning to work. This year is a different story though, time is limited and pregnancy fatigue means no late nights planning away. I'm determined to not let this stop us creating a fun birthday party for Isabella turning two!

#LITTLELOVES: The Replacement, Party Planning and New Utility Room

The weather was so lovely at the start of the week, driving to work in the sunshine is such a nice way to start the day. I felt so ready for the week ahead, it's actually my birthday today too! But then I picked Isabella up from nursery on Tuesday and she had red/gunky eyes, poor little munchkin had conjunctivitis. I then had to have Wednesday off work, which really stressed me out. I really hate the feeling of letting people down, so spent most of Wednesday worrying about what people were thinking/saying about me. Luckily Isabella was fine in herself, so we had a day of puzzles and a short walk around the village. Somehow now it's my birthday and I don't quite know how we got to the 10th March so quickly!