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Our Sleepy SmilesNovember 20, 2016December 16, 2016

A Culinary Adventure

I have been very excited to put this blog post together  about some of the amazing food that we had on our holiday in the Faroe Islands. Lamb and fish make up a large part of the faroese food.  The taste of both fish and lamb are very much determined by the method of preserving them.…

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Our Sleepy SmilesNovember 12, 2016November 27, 2016

Omma blomma og abbi krabbi

First of all I have to explain the title. Literally translated it means Granny yolk and grandad crab. This is just a rhyme that we say here in the Faroes really 😄 There is something very special about seeing your parents in the role as grandparents. When I see JJ with my parents it makes me…

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Our Sleepy SmilesNovember 10, 2016November 22, 2016

Faroese winter visit part 1. 

When I came to Scotland in 2008 there was no direct route between the Faroe Islands and Scotland. Only the occasional Christmas flight home. In 2015 the faroese airline company Atlantic Airways decided to try out a new route and set up direct flights between the Faroe Islands and Edinburgh. It goes without saying that…

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• Bedtime story • The boys got a new book (second hand) from the little elf who stays in our house during December. We love the stories about Katie Morag. In tonight’s story was this lovely illustration of Katie’s mum breastfeeding their baby and it made me so happy to see. Once again, the more society is exposed to breastfeeding the more acceptable it will be. . . . . . #katiemorag #normalisebreastfeeding #morethanjustfood #motherhood #storytime
• Breastfeeding • Today I am revising breastfeeding. It is a topic I am very passionate about and I have loved learning more about the anatomy and physiology behind it. I strongly believe that in order to make society more accepting and comfortable with seeing women breastfeeding their children we simply need to see it more. So here is a picture of Silas feeding. He is just over a year old in this picture. Today he is 22 months old and still breastfeeding. It is definitely hard at times, especially during the night when he crawls all over me to go from left to right breast 🤣 but as I am sitting here reading about all the benefits and all the good stuff I have and still am giving him I know that it is worth it! . . . . . #breastfeeding #revision #midwifery #studentmidwife #momfirst #momlife #motherhood #normalisebreastfeeding #justfood #silasaonghuskelly #thebest #breastfeedingmom
• The Start • Do you ever get that feeling where you have to revisit your source of inspiration? Last night I looked out the picture from JJs birth and found this one amongst them. It gave me all the feelings 💓 I can not wait to support women through their pregnancy and birth, to be there at moments like this one will be indescribable! I had a very rough night with Silas, so much so that I am home from university today and I feel so bad about it. But I knew that it would not be wise to drive in on less than 3 hours sleep. Silas seems better now and has gone to granny’s house to bake, he just needed me A LOT during the night. A full on study at home day for me with this picture in front of me as motivation and inspiration. . . . . . #motivation #inspiration #studentmidwife #midwifery #momandstudent #momlife #studentlife #motherhoodfirst #jamesheralvurkelly #newborn #birth
• Good Night • There is finally quiet in our household. Silas had a late nap today and has just fallen asleep again. But on the bright side I just managed to buy James Christmas present whilst feeding Silas to sleep 🤣 hands up who has done most of their Christmas shopping whilst breastfeeding babies to sleep? 🤱🏻🙋🏻‍♀️ . . . . . #breastfeeding #dinosaur #brothers #bedtime #playing #buddingphotographer #jamesheralvurkelly #silasaonghuskelly #motherhood #christmasshopping #shopsmall #brandreps
• Monday • How are you greeting Monday? James is happy because he sleepy since 17:00 yesterday. Silas is a bit more caught off guard, but I am sure he will have a great day anyway. The boys awesomeness are from @hello.pomclothing and I absolve them!! We have a little discount code for you to enjoy, use HELLOPOM15 to get 15% discount at check out! . . . . . #hellopomclothing #dinosaur #personalised #brandrep #christmasshopping #shopsmall #smallbusiness #momlife #motherofboys #jamesheralvurkelly #silasaonghuskelly #childhoodmemories
• Motivation • My number one motivation! . . . . . #motivation #studentmidwife #proud #myboys #motherofboys #jamesheralvurkelly #silasaonghuskelly #motherhood #childhood

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