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Ross and I would both like to share our exciting news with you. We have been away for a number of weeks because I gave birth to a baby girl called Alice weighing 8lb 70z on May 7th 2015. As anyone with children out there knows our lives have been turned upside down so our kitchen is currently in a state of disarray. Anyway here goes…
In my kitchen this month….
Introducing our little Alice in Wonderland or rather the french bulldog I’ve always wanted. We had a very long and difficult delivery with Alice which is why we have been away for so long plus she had an infection immediately after so we had to stay in hospital for a week. Thankfully we are both well now.
Baby gifts and cards everywhere!
Our little Alice in Wonderlands nursery shelves – also in a state of disarray as you can see from the photo above.
Poor Mile’s life has been turned upside down with the arrival of our baby daughter. Some aspects he has enjoyed like the very exciting balloon. Others he has taken to the garden to as a result. My grow bags are his new outdoor bed!
One perk of being a tired and stressed new mum is the lovely lady in a charity shop in Epsom let me have this beautiful Chinese tea set for £5.00. Now I just have to remember to actually buy some Chinese tea when I go into town.
Our Alice roses on the arch in our garden.
Alice’s birthday present to Ross.
My favourite handmade new baby gift for Alice by my talented friend Natalie.
One I made myself.
In the last five weeks of Alice’s life I have seen just how confusing and stressful a time it is for new mums. By day I am a health professional so I am expanding Surrey Kitchen and starting a series of exciting new blog posts under the title of ‘Scared New Mum.’ Please look out for these. As many of you food bloggers and readers are already mums, dads and carers of babies and children please feel free to join in and leave your comments and advice. They would be much appreciated and may help another reader of SurreyKitchen. I hope to have the first ‘Scared new mum,’ post out by the end of next week.
Lastly a huge thank you to Celia again at www.figjamandlimecordial.com for all the IMK fun this year!
Bye Bye from nanna Toby – SurreyKitchen’s surrogate Cocker Spaniel!
Congratulations on your beautiful sweet little Alice. Best wishes!!!
Thank you that’s so kind of you. I hope you are well too. I still love reading your blog. Emma xx
Congratulations, Emma. Glad you and Alice are doing well.
Thank you so much. I hope everything is well with you too. Lovely to chat to you. Emma xx
Congratulations! I hope Miles behaves. Alice is beautiful and I’m so happy you had a girl!!! This is so exciting.
Thanks Mimi. So kind of you to say so and I’m glad you haven’t decided to leave the food blogging world. We would miss you. I remember when you were surrey kitchen’s only follower Lol! xx
Miles has been brilliant with Alice and very funny with it. He’s showing all the right signs being around a newborn. My health visitor said it is good that he is scared of the crying. Miles is so sweet i’m convinced he was a dog in his last life. He even likes playing with sticks. I hope you are still enjoying your new granddaughter Mimi. I was very jealous of your trip to France. Such a wonderful post from ‘My French Heaven.’ I must get out there one day. Emma xx
Fantastic! I hope you can visit Stephane one day.
Hi Mimi,
I wanted to ask if you would like to guest blog for surreyKitchen one day. I would be happy to host a post for you. Let me know what you think when you have time and we’ll sort something out between the two of us. Emma xx
Congratulations Emma! Alice looks absolutely adorable 🙂 Looking forward to your new theme for blog posts!
Thanks so much Heather. I hope everything is well with you and the family. How’s your beautiful little dog? The new theme for my blog is very exciting. Take care. Emma xx
Hi Heather,
I meant to say I’m opening up surreyKitchen to guest bloggers if you would like to write a post for us one day. Mandy from The Complete Book has just written a post on baby elephants all the way from South Africa that has been very successful. I’m Happy for you to write about anything you feel our readers would find interesting. Best wishes Emma xx
What beautiful news, congratulations to you and Ross on the birth of your precious little angel Alice. Wonderful times. I am sure Miles will soon fall in love with Alice – he just needs a wee bit of time to adjust.
Well done on still putting an IMK post together! I love your new tea set and such an adorable birthday gift from Daddy’s little girl. Happy birthday Ross.
Give darling Alice a little kiss from Aunty Mandy.
🙂 Mandy xo
Thanks Mandy. I have Alice attached to my hip whilst trying to write back to you. Emma xx
Congratulations. My kids are teenagers now but it just seems like yesterday that they were born. Time flies and you will enjoy nearly every minute.
Thank you so much. I hope you look out for my new series of posts. With teenage kids I expect you have lots of good advice for a scared new mum. Take care. Emma xx
Congratulations! Alice is absolutely adorable! Olga
Thanks so much Olga. Emma.
Congratulations Emma and Ross on the arrival of your precious Alice. Bx
Thank you. I’m so glad you enjoyed the post! Emma xx
Many congratulations to the entire family. Welcome to the big wide world, Alice! ❤
Thank you! I hope you are well and still enjoying all the IMK fun. Take care. Emma xx
Congratulations! Alice is a beaut! And also those gifts look gorgeous. Good luck with her and the new series!
Thank you so much. We did get spoilt with presents. I hope you enjoy the new series of posts. Should be a lot of fun. Emma xx
Hilarious photo of Mile’s and his balloon. It’s great that a new baby has motivated you to share your experiences with others – well done.
Always interesting to see what happening xxx
ps: love Alice’s little outfit : )
Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed the post. Miles is very entertaining. Our readers enjoy his antics. I hope you are well and continue to visit us at surreyKitchen. Best wishes. Emma.
Congrats that is one beautiful Alice!
Thanks Teresa. I hope you are well. Emma xx
Congratulations Emma, what a beautiful girl! I look forward to your new posts as well 🙂
Thanks so much. I look forward to chatting to you in the future. Best wishes. Emma.
Congratulations Emma! She is so cute! 🙂 Stay well!
Thank you. So kind of you to say so. I hope everything is well with you and your wonderful blog. Emma xx
Hi, I meant to say i’m opening up surreyKitchen to guest bloggers if you would be interested in writing a post for us one day. Mandy from The Complete Book has just written one on baby elephants all the way from South Africa which has been very successful. Please get in touch if you are interested. Best wishes. Emma xx
Hi Emma. Thanks for the lovely invite. Sorry took me so long to reply back. Life has been a bit challenging at the moment. I’d love you write a post one day. Get in touch via littlebitsofnice AT gmail DOT com 🙂
Hello. I understand about life being challenging. Ross and I have had some trials to deal with whilst having our first baby. Surrey kitchen is a good distraction. I will definitely be in touch soon through your blog. Have a great weekend. Emma xx
Congratulations! Alice is beautiful!
Thank you. Best wishes. Emma xx
Congratulations, Emma, on the birth of your beautiful daughter.
Thank you. I hope all is well with you and your family. Emma xx
Emma, how lovely that you have roses bearing your new daughter’s name. (What a cutie she is, too!) So glad you’re both well…. breathe, girl, breathe…all will be well…. all IS well… in your kitchen. xo This post was a celebration of LIFE and all it brings. Loved it!
Thank you so much for your kind words Kim. The post was intended to be a celebration of life so I am glad it came across that way. Best wishes. Emma xx
Hi Kim,
I meant to say I’m opening up surreyKitchen to guest bloggers if you would be interested in writing a post for us one day. Mandy from The Complete Book has just written one on baby elephants all the way from South Africa and it has been very successful. Best wishes. Emma xx
How cool is that, Emma?! (Thank you.) I’ll give that some serious thought in the coming weeks/months. I feel like I’ve only just begun to hit my “stride” as a writer (or maybe it’s just my imagination, LOL!) after settling into our next home. (What a vote of confidence… I truly appreciate that!) Mandy’s baby elephants sound adorable (none here in Oklahoma) but again, MANY thanks. Let’s keep in touch! xo
Oh how wonderful!! A huge congratulations and don’t be scared 🙂 Sending hugs x
Thank you. I hope you are well. We are still enjoying your posts very much. Take care. Emma xx
Congratulations! A little stunner x
Thank you Jackie. So kind of you to say so. I still love reading your blog. I am interested in fashion but know very little. Im still struggling to keep up in my beginners dress making classes. Emma xx
Congratulations! Let the roller coaster take flight 🙂 Enjoy every moment of it.
Thank you. I love meeting new bloggers. Take care. Emma xx
Congrats! Alice looks absolutely adorable. Welcome to the crazy world of motherhood, she’ll grow so fast right before your eyes. My “babies” are already 4, 6 and 7 years old, where does the time go?! I can’t wait to see posts from the new series.
Thank you so much. I’m sure you will have lots of advice to contribute to my new series. I hope you and the family are well. Emma xx
What a beautiful new addition to your family! Such joy. Your little Alice is a doll, congratulations Emma.
Thank you so much. It is very kind of you to say so. I hope you are well. Emma xx
Congratulations and all the best wishes to you all!
Thank you so much. So kind of you to leave a message of congratulations. Emma xx
Just the happiest IMK post of the month! Congratulations Emma and Ross! I’m glad to hear you’re all ok now. And that whole tea set for 5 pounds? Bargain! Hope you’re getting some sleep, lovely.. x
Congratulations on the beautiful baby. And good for you that you have time for anything like writing just at the moment. Those first few months go by in a blur.
Thank you so much for your kind words. Sorry its taken a while to get back to you but I have been busy with Alice. I love getting to know other bloggers. Take care and best wishes from us all at surreyKitchen. Emma xx
I’m here via IMK…congratulations on your gorgeous baby girl and big hello to your cute cocker 🙂
Thanks so much Elaine. How are you? Toby the cocker spaniel is my mum and dad’s dog but we look after him all the time. He’s my husbands best friend. He even comes on our holiday’s with us. WE are definitely his doggy hotel. Take care. Emma xx
How wonderful, lucky Toby 🙂 and lucky you with such a beautiful baby girl! How are you all doing? Does she sleep well?
X
Hi Elaine,
We are getting there. I had a really difficult delivery because Alice was back to back -ventouse then forceps- it was all pretty grim! One thing we’ve been blessed with though is Alice sleeps really well and is an ‘easy’ baby. I’ve been told its because I’m a relaxed mother and not anxious. It’s only because I’m used to working with young children.. Who knows? I hope you are well. Do you have children? Emma xx
That all sounds good (delivery aside!!) 😉
I have a son, he’s now 13, and such a lovely boy xx
Thats lovely. My sister had a boy last year. He’ll be one in July. xx
Exciting times in your family then? X
aww congrats! Such a good month for IMK!
Thank you so much. It’s great to chat to you. I love meeting new bloggers online. I hope you have a fantastic week. Emma xx
Thanks so much. So kind of you to say so. Emma xx
Late to the game here but congratulations! !! I’ll be on the lookout for these posts. I really am curious to see how it goes. Enjoy every moment.
Hi Amanda. I’m so glad you enjoyed the post. I’m opening up surreyKitchen to followers who would like to guest blog in the future. Theres no rush and i’m happy for you to write about anything you feel our readers might enjoy. Please let me know if you would be interested. Best wishes. Emma xx
That’s such a great idea. I imagine with a new little one around it’s gotta be a little hard to keep up. I’d love to do a guest post for you. I’ll give it some thought and then I can email you the text and photos. 🙂 I’m honored.
Hi Amanda,
I look forward to hearing from you. Best wishes. Emma xx