I can't quite believe I am Mum to a 3 year old! Where has the last 3 years gone?! It has not been easy by a long shot but we have done our best and it seems to be working. Franklin is putting on weight so much in fact that he has been taken off his night feed pump! We will see what his weight does over the next month. This means he is getting all his calorie needs from food he eats. He still gets around 500ml of his 1000ml liquid intake via his peg feed tube in his tummy. He also starts nursery 3 mornings a week in September! My baby is growing up.

Being a parent is the hardest job I have ever had and I really do not know how single parents manage to do it and work. I am so lucky to have a partner that does his share and more! We make a good team.

We were in Edinburgh staying with my family for Franklins actual birthday so had a second party for him with his English family in the garden when we got back. Thankfully for the first time we got lovely weather! Everyone had a great time and Franklin was spoiled rotten!

I wore this Lady Voluptuous Cherry dress which I have blogged about before HERE but have styled it differently. It comes with a matching bolero but it was so warm out that I did not wear it. The amazing glasses are by LindsayLoweEyewear in the USA. They glow in the dark!!!!

I wore this to the Rad Fat Leeds Clothes Swap on Saturday. I also gave my Big Bloomers Company/Big Tight Company - All Woman Anti-Chafing Knickers an outing. I saw the review Leah of Just Me Leah Blog (see post HERE) did of these and ordered a pair straight away. I have to say they are magical!!! So stretchy, comfy and not crotch meltingly hot! Perfect to wear with dresses this summer so I don.t need to wear leggings. I will be purchasing the black version and longer lengths. The only thing I would say is I would like them longer on top so I could pull them right up to under my bust and bra at the back. I would say they are true to size and don't dig into your belly or legs like some. These are not like spanx. They are not shapewear although they do give a bit of smoothing.

I highly recommend every fat woman get these and try them! Says it all really.

The Swap was packed as usual. Saw a lot of new faces which was great and lots of old faces which was great too.  I didn't get to have a good look as Franklin was with me and needed feeding. I still managed to get a few things though. Everyone that wanted to see Franklin got to say hello although cuddles were hard to get as Charlie kept him for herself. He also got to meet his future bride! Too cute. Love at first sight, for him anyways.

If you didn't already know I am specs obsessed then you have not been paying attention! I love glasses, glasses print on anything and everything! When I saw this on the Evans website I was surprised and happy to be able to buy another glasses print top. I am not a fan of hanky hems. I don't actually know any fat people who are but they seem to saturate the plus size market.

Being a RAD FAT that has no problem showing off my VBO (visible belly outline) the shortness of this at the front is not an issue but for most fats it would be. Which is why I don't understand the hanky hem as being a popular seller. I would much prefer a longer front and back. As I said it is not an issue for me which is why I bought it and wear it.

It is a Navy thin tshirt material and the glasses are printed onto the tshirt which means with stretch they do crack and I am not sure how it will wash but for £19.50 I can live with it. When I was on the website I had a good look and have put together a Top Picks post which is also up now so take a look.

Strange name for a blog post I know but I recently had to purchase a black dress to wear to a funeral when I realised all my clothes are unsuitable for such a sad day. I ordered 2 dresses from Asos curve and chose this one to wear on the day but kept the other as I loved it and will blog about it later. As is always the case when it comes to swing dresses from Asos I sized down. This time to a 22 and could probably have gone with a 20.

I wore this dress minus the collar to the funeral and felt pretty smart and comfortable. I didn't want to just keep this dress for funerals so have added the collar and my Clarks Leopard Brogues and a Leopard belt to jazz it up a little. I love this look and always a fan of black and white this shall be worn many times.

Franklin makes his debut on the blog today in his lovely Spider Man onesie. He is doing well with his oxygen and should hopefully be off it by the end of this month. Keep your fingers crossed! He has had a lot of problems with heartburn and had a urine infection which hindered his growth and has him not taking bottles as he knows they cause him pain. He is back on track and growing well and we just need to get him back on bottles!