OOTD Primark & Tommy Hilfiger

Denim Jacket - Primark

Skirt - Primark

Scarf - H&M in Munich

Black boots - Primark 

Im really not pleased with the quality of my pictures recently.. Which is strange cause my camera is brill and they look fine on my phone but when they are uploaded they are fuzzy and dull? I dunno.

Navy top - Tommy Hilfiger

Necklace - Dogeared

Nail varnish - Maybelline color show in Winter Baby. (white)

Wasnt getting up to much today only a trip over town to pick up some bits for Rian's Christening Sunday. Got a new new nail varnishes, bronzer, tan etc.. The essentials really! ha..

This outfit is super comfy and 90% from Primark/Penneys! :) 

You can see my new ''bobble'' water bottle. I love it! It makes rotten tap water taste so clear! Very handy size for my handbag too. It fits in with Rian's bits and bobs! Highly recommend investing in one! Theyre like 12euro available in Home Store and More and Debenhams anyway.. Probably elsewhere too! :)

MommaKatie xo.

OOTD

Thick wooly jumper- Topshop 

Vest/skirt- Primark/Penneys

Necklace- Dogeared.

Side view!

My nails are painted white with Maybelline Color Show in ''Winter Baby''

I love white nails!

Easier to see the style of the jumper here..

Today I'm not feeling great at all.. I was up all night with an upset stomach and I dont have much energy so I dressed accordingly..I also have barely any make up on. 

The jumper I got yesterday is soooooo warm and comfy! The comfiest jumper I have put on in a long time. I thought it might be a bit itchy from the looks of it but that isnt the case at all! :)

The vest is so long on me it's practically a dress! it goes down longer than it does in this pic! 

I have no shoes on cause I doubt I'll be leaving the house today only to go 2 houses up with Rian to visit my aunt. Rian is rarely around on Saturdays or Sundays so she will be delighted to see him! :) 

Hope everyones having a better lazy Sunday morning than I'm having! :P

MommaKatie xo.

Single Mother

Hi everyone! Here is my story! :)

My name is Katie Moynihan and I live in Cork in Ireland. I'm 20 years old and I have a 6 month old baby called Rian Andrew. (It's prenounced Ree-an) :)
I dont work right now and I dropped out of college after one year. I studied Herbal Science. (don't even ask.)
My days consist of spending 24/7 with my handsome baby boy and my family.
I've had huge changes in my life in the past year or so and dispite being really worried my life was going down the complete wrong path, I love how it has all turned out now.
I'm a single mom but my babies dad is always there if we need him and Rian spends a day a week, usually Saturday, with him and his family! We get along for the most part but just are not suited to eachother in a relationship!
I decided to set up a blog as something to keep my sanity haha! But really, I just want to document Rian growing up and the things I experince along the way.

I'm very brutally honest about everything and won't pretend to like something unless I do. 
I think I have a very laid back approach to parenting.. THAT SAID, I do get mini heart attacks if I think Rian isnt breathing anymore!! (It's a mother thing!haha)
I hope you enjoy reading about our lives :)

So.....

Let the journey begin!

MommaKatie xo.

Postpartum body

Before pregnancy - 60kg

9 months pregnant - 68kg

4 months postpartum - 54kg

Me - 2 months postpartum

I was really blessed with my weight all through this pregnancy and afterwards on how it all just fell off with no effort at all really! About 2 months after Rian was born I was down to 57kg.. and now 4 months on I weigh 54kg.. The lightest I have been since I was about 17! (before my drinking days haha!) 

It really was shocking how little I had to do to get back to normal! I was however pretty sick for the first 5-6 weeks after I had Rian and I had zero appetite during that time! I was in agony with my pelvis and back! I felt crippled! Luckily all the pain just kind of disappeared one day! (phew!) I lost most of the weight during this time!

Granted I actually didnt gain very much while pregnant and Rian was a whopping 8lb 4ozs!!! He was most of the weight I gained! I dont exactly have a healthy diet and I rarely exercise! Although taking care of a new baby is major exercise! I do however feel I need to work on toning my stomach muscles! Which is to be expected after having a baby! I do also feel though that my back is still quite weak right now so I dont want to over do it too much and injure myself again! I am pretty happy with my body right now anyway :) 

My bra cup size went from 34B to 34DD when I was having Rian too but now they are smaller than ever at 34A!! :(  My advice to any pregnant women or new mothers is to not stress out about your weight! It's not the time for weight obsession when you bring home a new baby! :) There is plenty of time to work on yourself after settling in your baby first! :)

STRETCH MARKS!

I got absolutely NONE whatsoever on my stomach which I am so grateful for! I did however get a good few on my boobs! They started not long after I got pregnant! It is quite a mystery to me cause its not like my boobs got huge.. they just went up 2-3 cup sizes and that all happened quite gradually too! ugh! Anyway I try not to dwell on them. I do apply coconut oil sometimes when I even remember now! They are lightning up thank god! I do have very VERY pale white skin though, and this is meant to be a plus when getting stretch marks as they eventually fade to a white/silverish colour! :) I dont believe there is any way you can stop them, if they're going to happen, then they will happen! (sucks I know) I applied coconut oil (my fav moisturizer EVER!) since finding out I was pregnant and I dont think it prevented them from happening at all! Most women would agree that the products out there for stretch marks will not prevent them at all! I might however look into laser removal in a few years if they are still too noticable for me! :) 

MommaKatie xo.