BABY: A look around our nursery

I'm so excited to share this post with you as I've worked really quite hard on our nursery for the last few months. I adore interior design anyhow, and I am loving creating little spaces for my soon to be little one.

With Bee due to arrive with us next month, it's been all go in the Bradford household to get everything sorted. I'm an organisational freak and hate leaving things to the last minute if they don't have to be. It just makes my life easier if I'm prepared. So our nursery is ready!

As we don't know what Bee is yet (oh my gosh I'm so excited to see if Bee is a boy or girl!!) we have obviously chosen a gender neutral theme for our nursery. It also means the room is all sorted for future babies down the line (I want a big family) so in the long run is so much more cost effective.

BABY: Bump Photoshoot

A few weeks back I went along to the Photo Rooms in Southampton for a baby bump photoshoot bought for me as a gift by one of my close friends.
I've done quite a few shoots in past, so was looking forward to a different kind of shoot to celebrate being pregnant.

FOOD: Summer time squid recipe at home

This might be a little early, but I just had to share this absolutely delicious squid and chorizo dish, perfect for summer time at home. We'd never cooked squid at home before this recipe, but after finding a mass of prepped squid at the supermarket in the reduced aisle, we just had to take the plunge (don't worry, we froze the squid).

As I'm pregnant I'm not allowed shellfish which has been rather difficult as I love prawns and crab, but squid being seafood is aye-ok.

This fun summery dish is the perfect starter for those wanting to experiment at home with cooking squid, and is really easy once all the prep is done. So thank you Jamie Oliver for giving us the confidence to cook out of the ordinary at home.

BABY: A gender neutral baby shower

Over the Bank Holiday weekend I celebrated my baby shower with my friends and family in Southampton. With a little help from a couple of my closest friends, and lots of food prep with Dann, we had an afternoon filled with sandwiches, cakes, bingo and baby guessing, all in lovely sunshine (for the most part).

To be honest I really hadn't expected so many people to come, and definitely did not anticipate the amount of beautiful gifts. I had such a lovely and chilled out afternoon with so many of my favourite people, and lots of food! 

**this post is very photo heavy**

BABY: Becoming a dad for the first time (special guest post)

Today I have a special guest post. 
Dann is really heavily included in my blogging being such a massive part of my life. He's featured in posts, and he's played photographer for me more times than I can say. But today he's written a blog post. I've had no say in the direction he's taken apart from the title to help him just a little.

So here it is, pregnancy from the dad's perspective: