Thank You For Being My Babies Daddy ♥

Dear J,

Who would have thought when we first met that you and I would end up having two beautiful babies together - madness isn't it? Sometimes it still hits me that this is actually real life, that I have you and I can't believe how lucky I got.

Gone are the beautiful baby days of sleepy cuddles, gorgeous outfits (that I sometimes let you pick too!), the sleepless nights, the night feeds, the tiny and delicate little ones who were were almost too afraid to hold they were so small, the tears that we didn't know what they yet meant...

Here we are six and a half years on from becoming parents and I'd like to think that we've learned quite a lot, that if there ever was another (which you know I'd absolutely love) we'd be ready for anything they'd throw at us - although I think I'll let you do the potty training next time, only fair I think!

Having a new baby left us in a bubble of happiness and exhaustion twice and even though we're extremely lucky to be parents and to have experienced all of this together, I think we can definitely say that we've taken the good times with the bad times in equal measure.

Remember when Tyler was so unsettled as a baby? When he was crying and crying and then I was crying and crying from both frustration and sadness at not knowing how to comfort him? Feeling like I was failing and falling apart when you were gone to work... Those early baby days were so tricky and now when I look back I think I was just a mere baby myself, twenty-two and a first time mother. How lucky I was to have you there for us both, supporting, caring and helping. Thank you.

Those colicky nights were tough. Taking turns passing Tyler back and forth, holding him in different ways, trying our best to burp him, switching his formula to a special one, getting special bottles... but of course it took a whole lot more than that. Poor him, poor us. Remedies such as Infacol were bought. Anything to help him settle and be comfortable in himself and thankfully it helped, otherwise I think we may have lost our minds.

Parenting is weird isn't it? You can feel guilty and sad over the slightest thing, especially when you have a little baby to care for. It's joyful, blissful and amazing, but it's also one of the hardest things life can throw at you and I'm glad I have you as my tag team partner.

When we were just finding our feet as parents of one little boy, we were blessed with another, our little Beauzie Boo. We quickly found out that parenting a toddler and a newborn was a lot harder than we thought it would be! Two in nappies, two dodies, two of everything it seemed... but with the hard days came all our wonderful days out, memories which we'll never forget and the joy of seeing our boys become not only siblings but best friends too.

Now here we find ourselves six and a half years in. The days are getting easier for us with both boys in school and preschool, yet there are still new parenting challenges ahead of us. Other issues and things we need to learn. Things which may not have a simple solution and things which quite honestly scare me. But, whatever happens, I'm so thankful and grateful that we're in this together, parenting our two wild and gorgeous boys.

Thank you for being my babies daddy.


September marks Colic Awareness Month, launched by Infacol to help raise awareness and support for struggling parents. Having a colicky baby can really be a hard and struggling time for parents and I think it's great that more is being done to make people aware of colic and how to help it.

In light of Colic Awareness Month, I've teamed up with Infacol to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a 'Bubbly Bundle'. The giveaway bundle includes a bottle of Infacol, an Izzie the Elephant cuddly toy, a muslin cloth and an embroidered sleepsuit to fit 3-6 months.

To be in with a chance of winning this lovely bundle simple enter via the Gleam widget below. The giveaway will end on September 18th and a winner will be chosen at random via the Gleam widget. Entries from Ireland and the U.K. only please. The prize is being supplied directly by Infacol. Best of luck everyone.

A baby 'bubbly bundle'