Ingredients

Chicken breasts
Breadcrumbs
Parmesan cheese
Egg
Salt and pepper
Olive oil

1. Firstly, wrap individual chicken breasts in some clingfilm and pound with a rolling pin until thin.
2. When this is done heat a fring pan with a little bit of olive oil in the bottom.
3. On a plate mix breadcrumbs, grated parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.  Also beat the egg on plate.
4. Dip the flat chicken breast in beaten egg.
5. Drip a little of the egg off so it is not too wet.
6. Dip in the breadcrumb mix until fully covered.
7. Fry until breadcrumbs are golden and chicken is cooked thoroughly.

I was so totally more impressed with this than I thought I would be and the thing is, it is so so easy to make and you can have it with anything… it would be lovely with pesto pasta or with roast potatoes or a salad.  Hubby and I had it in a tortilla wrap with salad and it was delicious!  We put rocket, orange peppers, baby tomatoes and a drizzle of caesar dressing to top it off!

It was yummy and I’ll definately make it again!

Emma xx

Today I took the opportunity to photograph Ollie when he was lying peacefully in one of his relaxed, quiet moods… of which there have not been too many in the past week.  I love this photo of him.  It makes me realise that there ARE times in the day that he is not crying.  I think he still has a touch of tonsillitis that is making him slightly out of sorts… and I feel sorry for him.  It must be frustrating being sore and not being able to complain about it… poor little lad.

Emma xx

What a fun theme for this week’s photohunt!!! Hehe… I’m not sure if this is easy or not!!!

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Mummy has had a bad few days with non-stop crying Ollie and tonight she is relaxing!  Sparkling Rose and chocolate… sigh…

Emma xx

And so my routine of daily pill popping starts again!  Today Ollie and I both had our 6 week check at the Drs.  Ollie is doing great and the Dr. has no worries about him and as for me… contraception was the first item on the Drs. agenda.  I’m back on the pill!  It’s gonna be hard remembering!  I haven’t had to take it for almost a year now!  Now, I’d love another baby someday… just the thought of going through pregnancy and birth again scares me at the minute!  I’m enjoying having my body back to myself for a while.  I remember hearing about a health visitor who visited a patient… she answered the door holding a 15 week old baby and she was 5 weeks pregnant… eek!

Emma

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My lovely cake had candles that spelled out Happy Birthday! Hehe.  I had a lovely birthday as a mummy!

Emma xx

Woohoo!  Got lovely gifts today… I got the new Kylie Minogue perfume… it’s delicious… a brand new super dooper top of the range hairdryer… gift card for my fave lingerie store… a couple of tops… sparkling rose and chocolate from hubby along with some money for new clothes (i have nothing to wear post-pregnancy! hehe)… a guide to handling a baby (it’s a funny book… from Ollie) oh and new pretty pyjamas… something else I don’t really have any of post-pregnancy… :)

I’m spoilt!  My mum and stepdad are also down from Belfast to cook me dinner :)

Yay for birthdays!!

Emma xx

Aw!  Cuddling and napping together after James comes home from work!

Emma xx

You should seriously see the mess my house gets in these days!  Occasionally it is sparkling clean but this last about 5 minutes and then it is a mess again.  I never imagined that having a baby woul create THAT much extra laundry… when it was just James and I, we would have put the washing machine on once every 3 days… now we are using it at least once every day!  Also… our apartment is just so tiny and the amount of ‘things’ we have for the baby just take over and ooze out of every corner!  (Roll on the house move!).

So anyway… I have decided that enough is enough and I have revamped my daily and weekly routines to take into account that I now have a baby.  When I wrote my routine before… I was still pregnant and Ollie had not yet been born.

Here it is:

Everyday Routines:

Morning

Get up at the same time as Hubby (7am)
Make the bed (change if necessary)
Feed and change Ollie, bath and get him ready for the day
When Ollie settles, get myself washed and ready for the day
Check calendar and to do list
Wipe down the shower, sink and toilet and hang towels neatly
Sterilise bottles for the day
Put in a load of laundry to wash
Iron the previous days washed laundry
Empty the dishwasher and clear up Hubby’s breakfast dishes

Evening and Night

Start dinner as soon as Hubby comes home
Clean up as I go in the kitchen and put dishwasher on
Fold laundry when it is dry to iron tomorrow morning
Make sure a shirt is ironed for Hubby
Layout everyone’s clothes for tomorrow
Sterilise bottles for night and first one in the morning

Week Routine by Day:

Monday:
Clean the floors
Vacuum and dust

Tuesday:
Clean bathroom
Change towels in bathroom

Wednesday:
Change bed
Wash bedclothes
Write meal plan and grocery List

Thursday:
Vacuum and dust
Order Groceries

Friday:
Sort paperwork and bills
Straighten drawers and closets

Saturday:
No housework

Sunday:
No Housework

Also… I have decided to start my own Home Management Binder (Control Journal, Household Notebook… call it what you will!).  Does anyone else have one of these?  I’ll post pictures when I get it started! :)

Bring on the new more organised me!!

Emma xx