Mommy Monday

I love waking up to this smile every day... Who could be angry with such a cute face for waking you up at 6am :)

Sticking out his little tongue! :P 

Today so far has been pretty laid back because I predict the end of the week to be pretty hectic getting everything just right for Ríans christening! 

I'm going to be getting my hair cut tomorrow or Wednesday! 

A haircut is the single most traumatic thing for me.. I mean I have birth and was left with an awful saggy tummy and a stone over weight and didn't worry one bit about it coming off but getting even a few inches off my hair leaves me wondering if it will ever grow back again as soon as the hairdresser snips. I badly need a cut now though, my hair has gotten very thick. I have no layers at the moment at all. And an odd over grown fringe at the front. It's all out of proportions! 

Rían has been out with his granny for a walk for over an hour now.. I think they must have called to see hi great grandmother who lives down the road from us. 

Rían loves going for walks in his buggy. Yesterday we went to a garden centre and he was in awe of all the plants around him and all the bright colours! 

Of course he loved the attention he was gettig from passer by's too :) 

He is such a smiley baby people can't help but stop and have a chat with him!

I also just made my first loaf of Vegan spelt bread! It's so yummy it tastes just like normal homemade brown bread, I love it! I will put up the recipe another time as I cant recall it now. 

I will leave ye with another cute pic of morning time Rían! :) 

Have a nice Monday everybody!! 

MommaKatie xo.

Vegan diet.. Kinda

So I am taking on a whole new look on food from now on. Here's why..

So basically I've suffered from sinus problems for my whole life on and off but the last year it has been really bad with constant sinus pressure and congestion! It's such an awful thing to suffer from.. Lately I have also been getting headaches and dizziness.. On a few occasions I have been sitting in the car and I get the feeling that the car is moving forward and I jump with a fright when in fact it's completely stationary.. It's more annoying than anything. 

I have tried antibiotics and decongestants and everything that's on offer but nothing even helps a small bit! (F*ck sake! Typical) so I have read a lot on how dairy in your diet can cause sinus problems a lot! And my diet is high in dairy products... Milk.. Butter.. Yogurts.. Yum... 

I'm going to give a dairy free diet a go now for a few weeks anyway to see if it helps with my sinuses any bit! 

I've bought all the products.. Almond milk.. Soya butter etc. 

I think mayo and real butter will be what I miss most!! But I'm trying not to think about it too much! 

fav vegan snack so far!! Love all the nakd bars! Did not expect them to be so tasty! 

As for meat....

Well while I am trying to solve my sinus issues I thought maybe I might just try and sort my dodgey liver issues too...

I have Gilbert's syndrome.. It's basically high levels of a yellow pigment in your blood called bilirubin.. It causes extreme fatigue and yellowing of the whites of the eyes... I get both! 

Here is the yellow corners of my eyes!! Hate it! So yucky!!

It's not life threatening or any bit serious really but some things make the symptoms worse like red meat, refined sugars, alcohol, starvation and stress... Yawn...

So that is why I'm going to be avoiding red meats and most other meats too.. Maybe just a bit of chicken here and there (obsessed with le chicken!!) 

 

... So here I go... Wish me luck!! Haha! :-P