Another walk!

Well in an attempt to enjoy the sunshine and burn off some pregnancy weight, we went for a walk!

I imagined the hubby and I walking hand in hand as we pushed max in his pram, who would be smiling away as we walked. In reality it was incredibly hot causing me to sweat and chaff, neither of us enjoyed pushing the pram because of the heat, there was the cofuffle of having to keep swapping the pram umberella around depending on which way the sun was facing and I had hay fever so bad my eyes looked like this:

Despite this, we had a really good time and saw lots of fun things.

Boats were constantly coming in and out of the dock, so being the engineering geeks we are, we stood and watched the bridge rotate for them. (We were the only saddos taking photos!)

(Someone missed it the first time!)

Watching the train again through the bushes

A lovely picnic by the water

And a walk back... But someone was tuckered out by then! 

Overall, a lovely day :) even if I am now sat with a huge box of tissues, eye drops and a nose spray!

Shopping and walking

The last couple of days have been quite chilled for me and Max. He's still not quite himself from being ill and so we've lazed around the house most of the time.

Yesterday, we had a little trip to the shops as Max was getting restless. I was let loose in Next which was as dangerous as always. Max came home with a new tshirt, coat and body warmer. 

Today we've had a quiet morning with lots of cuddles and smiles

This afternoon we went for a long walk. I've been struggling to lose the baby weight I put on whilst pregnant and to be completely honest, I just can't stop snacking! So I aimed to have a good long walk with Max this afternoon and burn some calories!

The pram we got for Max is the Red Kite Zebu. It's a travel system which is incredibly useful as were always on the go! I really wanted a carry cot but Max measured big throughout the entirety of my pregnancy, and I was worried that if I got a pram that requires the carry cot to be purchased separately then Max would grow out of it quickly and it'd be a waste of money. The zebu was a bargain at around £285 and included carry cot, car seat and push chair. The pram was a gift from my parents and we didn't see the point is spending a fortune when we didn't need to. I tried a lot of different prams and the zebu was light, easy to push and the suspension beat any other pram I tried including the Quinny Buzz and the icandy. 

After all my longing for a carry cot we must have used it around twice. We constantly use the car seat on the pram as its easy and quick, but for longer trips its not suitable. Max hated being led in his Moses basket when he's awake and we found unless you put him in his carry cot asleep he hated that too. I have put off putting him in the pushchair, despite it being suitable from birth, as I want to make the most of him being a baby. I wanted to keep him in the carry cot as long as I could, as I felt he'd be in the pushchair for long enough when he was older. However, he was wide awake at the beginning of our walk today and loves looking round so the pushchair it was!

We had a lovely walk around our local park, and the docklands and I was well and truly tired! Max was obviously worn out within five minutes as he was soon flat out! Luckily the pushchair can be angled into a horizontal position allowing him to lie out as he would in the carry cot.

It was a lovely hour and a half walk that I can't wait to do again. I burnt off plenty of calories too! :)

Bring on the snacks :D