It has been quite some time since I did a post...I honestly cant tell you where the hours in the day are going! It baffles me how quick each day is over before I even get the chance to realise it began!
An update on our grocery situation:
We gave the monthly shopping a go for 2 months! It was hard work! The first time, I did it all on my own, managed to fit everything in one shopping trolley and I would say all in all it was a success! We spent under $500 for the month and I thought that was great! There wasnt much wasted produce in our home, and freezing essentials like milk worked out well. We realised that cheese has a really long shelf life as did margarine so we didnt have to freeze those! We did, however, really struggle to fit everything in our freezer! We have quite a large chest freezer as well as a small compartment in a fridge/freezer in our garage. It still wasnt enough space!
The second month in, I had to call Matt to come down and help out as we needed 2 trolleys worth! We spent ALOT more this month, closer to $800! And it was just becoming a nuisance! We werent having extravagant meals at all and we just didnt see the point in doing a monthly shop anymore for all the effort and stress it entailed!
Since then, we have been doing fortnightly shops and it is working out much better! I can go along with Miss Placid, get it done in a manageable amount of time - we can have alot more fresh fruit and veg too which is great! For awhile we were concerned we were spending too much but it works out that we are spending about $400 per fortnight...which i dont think is too bad when you add in nappies, formula, dog food, etc.
An update on the fam:
Miss Placid is now 10.5 months old and coming along in leaps and bounds! She has now got her first teeth: the two front bottom ones! Very cute! She also started to crawl on her hands and knees in the last few weeks (as opposed to just commando crawling), as well as pull herself up to stand on furniture and walk around it. We were in ED with her earlier this week as she developed an all over body rash (which i initially thought was chicken pox), had a fever and some a scary vomitting episode! It turns out it was nothing more than a viral infection and should pass soon. She is alot better but still a bit out of sorts.
Matt was also unwell with what we suspect was gastro last week, which left him very poorly! He went to play indoor soccer and rolled his ankle, damaging the tendons/ligaments in his right ankle! So he too has been out of action and in alot of pain!
As for me, I have been run down with a flu and am hoping it will pass and Miss Placid wont catch it! We have had our fair share of flus this year!!! I think Miss Placid's total is 4 and counting in her short 10 months of life!
Other than all that doom and gloom, we are fairing well! Our rental property is still up for sale and we are hoping it goes soon as paying 2 mortgages on 1 income is not fun! ha! I have begun a mothers group at our local church which is also really exciting! It is only small in numbers at the moment but we are looking forward to seeing it grow and expand over the months! Miss Placid has just been accepted into a Playgroup (which we were on a waiting list for for a few months!) so we will be attending that 1 day a week also! She loves interacting with other children and playing with toys that arent her own so I think she is going to love it!
We are a very busy family and it is rare to have more than 1 day wholly at home per week! Which is exhausting - but we have seemed to get used to it now!
Motherhood is getting easier, but still has its challenges! I do find it hard to know exactly what to do to entertain Miss Placid each day! I feel she gets quite bored and frustrated when we are at home. We swap the toys that are out over each fortnight or so, but it doesnt make much of a difference! We attempt to read her books (and will persist with it!) but she loses interest pretty quickly and just wants to eat the pages! hehe! Little minx! Feeding also gets a little stressful in terms of knowing exactly what to prepare for her each day! It was much easier in the earlier months when a straight veggie or fruit puree was enough! We had our first sole finger food lunch today - i think the floor ended up wearing more than what Miss Placid consumed!
What activities/games do you or did you play with your babes when you had days at home? What did your meal plans look like for your kids?
Would love to hear your feedback! :)
Much love
Daughter of the King
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