Meal Planning and Organisation

I'm starting to become increasingly hard on myself on the fact that I'm getting a bit lazy (and used to being off work) This is not good, and not constructive at all.

• I do make sure the pots are washed and put away and all the kitchen sides are clean (anti-bacterial freak since Alice came)
• Alice eats the food I prepared and froze (which i need to go shopping to make another batch up - need to decide on what to get her now shes 7 months. Any ideas/tips?)
• I do a load of washing nearly every day to keep on top of things (id do more but I cant dry it, the weather is dreadful and we don't have a tumble)

I am a little obsessed with the app Instagram (if you want to follow me, my user name is 'prettyquirky') and a photo of a line up of pre prepared meals popped up on my screen and it got me thinking. So, I've come to bed (while the boy watches a foreign karate film i have no interest in, lol) to do some research - as we need to to the 'big shop' this week and I need some inspiration on what to cook us and ultimately to be more healthy (I NEED to lose weight - i feel very unhappy at the moment about how I look) and we also need to be more thrifty with our money - after we seemed to literally run out of money 3 weeks into the month and had to borrow money. I hate borrowing money - It never sits well with me (but I am very very thankful that we have people that can help)

Do any of you (8. lol) readers plan your meals for the week? 

I find it some what tricky as me and my partner like very different things - even though when i just cook something and put in front of my other half, he always eats it. 

Alice's apatite is definitely on the rise also - so i need to get her a more balance diet. But I'm not sure what to buy. 

25 weeks 1 day: Over protective Dad

I took Alice to the doctors yesterday morning after she worried her dad when she was asleep. She was breathing differently, I think she was just having a dream and fidgeting about - but it freaked Stu out and he wanted me to get her checked over.

As I suspected (and laughed at Stu about) she is completely fine, the doctor listened to her chest and checked her over. Said what a happy little baby she was. 

On the bright side we had a nice walk in the glorious sunshine (even tho I got a blister from my stupid shoes because I was rushing about like a mad woman!) and Alice was fussed by lots of ladies in the doctors waiting area.

We got a new sofa this week (new to us...was given to us by a neighbour - people can be so kind).
Now we can sit comfortably as a family and snuggle up - its so so comfy. Alice likes it too:

We walked into town on Monday. Me, Mum, Alice and Kerry - thought we'd make the most of the sunshine. Alice sat in this highchair while we had our lunch. This is the first time Ive put her in one while we've been out and about. It doesn't look very comfy though does it. 

My dad came round in his special camouflage suit to say hello - its his dog walking clobber.