Home Alone...

I was supposed to update this yesterday but I never got the chance.

Yesterday was Pancake Tuesday and Mya was so excited to make pancakes that for the first time ever she wasn't excited about going to school. I don't mean to judge but I am not one of those parents who who let their child take the day off just because they don't want to go to school although I know people who would. Unless she has a fever or vomiting or looks genuinely ill Mya will be in school.

Colm left on Sunday night and it's been pretty lonely without him. Mya is at school and after school she usually comes home, has a snack, does her homework and then she is allowed to play for a while before it's tea time then she has time to watch the bedtime hour on Cbeebies before brushing her teeth and having a story read and then lights out before 7.15pm.

Sienna is still at the stage where her day mainly consists of eating, filling her nappy, and sleeping. She is becoming somewhat of a mummies girl and is starting to make strange with everyone so I try not to handle her too much. I still play with her and nurse her but she no longer gets to fall asleep in my arms.

So I am pretty much spending my time cleaning or reading. I have taken into the Harry Potter books again and I am a pretty fast reader. Yesterday evening I started reading the Philosopher's Stone and by 11.30pm last night I was done. Today I'm onto The Chamber of Secrets.

I can't wait til Saturday morning when Colm comes home so I have someone to talk to. Tomorrow will be depressing - it will my first Valentine's Day alone in 10 years. Mya is missing her dad so much and she is counting down the days til he is home again.

So back to pancake day. I was rather bored yesterday so I decided rather than sit at home just me and Sienna I went over to my mums and after I collected Mya from school we ended up staying in my mums for dinner that evening and I am so glad we did. My mum makes the best pancakes ever!! I am awful at it so I'm glad Mya got to see how they should turn out.

I think I ate my body weight in carbs yesterday but it was worth it. Pancakes with fresh cream, grapes and blueberries, syrup, sugar and lemon (not all together btw). Yummmmm!!

Sienna the past few nights has been waking up at about 3 in the morning looking fed. This was a baby who after about 4 weeks was sleeping all night. I was at my wits end as when she woke up she was also waking Mya up who would then look like she was out partying all night the next day.

So on the phone to Colm on Monday night he suggested I put a pillow in her cot under her to prop up her head. We did this a few weeks back when he had a bad cold and a cough and it worked a treat so I thought I would test it out again.

She still woke up at about 3.30am but I simply put her dummy in her mouth and she fell right back asleep. Thank God!!! I am a much more functional person when I have had a full nights sleep. Although at about 6am Mya came into my bed and curled up beside me and fell asleep. I usually wouldn't let her. Usually Colm or I would get up and put her back in her own bed and after a cuddle she was fine but last night she crept in as quiet as a mouse that I didn't even realise she was there until she started snoring.

Other than that we haven't really done very much. Today has been quiet but the weather has been awful so we haven't left the house besides picking Mya up from school.  Now the fire is lit and Sienna is having a nap while Mya watches some Disney movies about puppies and after writing this post I am going to read some more of my book before I have to get up and feed the baby and make dinner - I'm such a housewife this week!!

While daddy is away...

Colm is am electrician and usually his job keeps him close to home but for this week he will be in Huddersfield with some of his work mates.

So for the first time - ever - I am alone with the girls for 6 days...

I know I spend everyday with them but I am actually quite nervous about being alone with them. I have to say that I am the bossy parent while Colm is the good one. Sienna is a bit young but Mya knows that Daddy means fun - Mummy means business!!

Mya is five which means she will notice when he doesn't come home from work. I love her to death but she is quite a sensitive child and I can forsee her becoming very upset later on tonight when it comes time for bed as its Colms' turn to read the story.

It's not just Mya that will miss him. Colm and I have lived together for almost 5 years now and even before that the longest we have ever been away from each other is 4 days!! Sad I know but it's true.

We live out in the country and although my parents live right beside us, we live up our own driveway, surrounded by our own garden. My family live all around us scattered across my granda's land but it still looks a little creepy at night looking out at pitch black.

Colm left late last night to drive to Dublin to catch the ferry so this is my first day as the single parent and if I'm honest - it's not going too well. Silly little things have gone wrong and while usually I would just wait until Colm got home from work to help but since he won't be home until Saturday night - I have to do these alone.

Firstly I was getting Mya up for school this morning and being Monday we were running a little late as I tried to find a pen to write on her envelope with her school dinner money in it. Then we couldn't find one of her shoes - I told her on Friday that she had to put them in the wardrobe which she must have took to mean "throw one in the wardrobe and the other under the couch in the living room and we will have a scavenger hunt on Monday morning".
Next was the lights in the hallway. Both blew and usually we keep a few spare bulbs in the utility room but I think they were hiding on me today because I just couldn't find them.
Then there was the fire!! I can light a fire - I have done so nearly everyday this winter but for some reason today it wouldn't light!! I tried two or three times and nothing.

Silly little things like that have gone wrong and usually it wouldn't bother me but if the rest of the week is like this then I am in trouble.

Thankfully the girls have been good so far. Sienna has taken her bottles, had her nappies changed and went back to sleep without any problems. Mya came in from school had a snack and took a nap (which is how I found the time to write this).

I am now about to start homework with Mya, then give Sienna a bottle and then make dinner. Hopefully the rest of the day runs smoothly and then it's only 5 more sleeps until Colm is home!!!!

I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be...

I watch YouTube all the time and I see all these girls who have started their own blog about their lives. My life may not be very exciting but I really like the idea of having a record of how I am getting on as a mum and giving my views and opinions on what my life is like and how I raise my kids.

I'm Kirsty. I am 24 years old. I live with my fiance Colm and my two girls. Mya is 5 years old and Sienna is 15 weeks.

We are your typical family. Both Com and I work, although I am on maternity leave at the moment. We both have good jobs (maybe not the best pay but it could be worse). Colm and I went to primary school together and started dating when I was 15 and we haven't been apart since.

I know I am quite young to have two kids but being a mum has never stopeed me from acheiveing my goals. Like most girls my age I went to university and got a degree in Graphic and Web design and I now have a job I love. I'm actually quite lucky. I believe this is exactly where I am supposed to be in life.