Welcome To The Mad House...

Welcome to the mad house, where all is not as it seems. On the outside it looks fairly normal and you would never suspect a thing, but inside those walls, behind that front door... it is a whole other story. There is always someone shouting, more often than not the younger siblings will be arguing over the television..and each door will have been slammed at least 10 times. There is always something going on and never really a quiet moment.


In this 5 bedroom house live 7 people, yes that's right! 7 people! My parents, My Brother and Sister, Luke, Myself and Leo.


You see this is my parent's house, Luke and I were going to be gone long before Leo was born. Things never work out as you planned though do they? We were going to buy a house before I started to show my baby bump, however that all fell through and there was no-where that really screamed at us to make that big step into buying our first home.

The months crept on...and on. My tummy expanded and that perfect house never came up, so we stayed put under the pre-tense that their would be enough room while Leo was still in his moses basket, Luke and I had discussed renting when the time came for Leo to move into his cot. It was then that my dad came up with a plan to turn the un-used dining room into another bedroom. My younger Sister had decided she would leap at the chance of a bigger bedroom downstairs and that then freed her room up to house Leo, giving Luke and I the opportunity to save money when I return to work, give us a better financial standing and eventually give us the chance to buy our own home. In the mean time it meant that Leo could move into his cot bed and have his own room.

You see this 5 bedroom house is full to bursting. I am one of four siblings and up until the end of last year we had all lived at home...In the mad house. My younger brother moved out with his Girlfriend just after the plans to convert the dining room had begun, leaving another room empty.

However the mad house is about to become even more busy and hectic. You see my brother is moving back home and bringing his Girlfriend, you see.. His Girlfriend is Pregnant. They currently live in the middle of no where so they want to come back home, save, and be out around August time. The baby is estimated to be with us around October which means that I am going to be an Auntie!

I found out this amazing news around four weeks ago, I was the first person to know...Which was a real honour. It brought back memories of when I first found out I was Pregnant. I didn't believe it and nor did she, all until you see that little bean on the Sonographer's screen for the first time. The scan is booked for the 20th March and then we will know exactly how far along she is. You see she is estimated to be 10 weeks....However her bump does not look that of a 10 week pregnancy. I know everyone shows in their own time, but the thought remains: Is she further along? Or could she be carrying twins? The picture on the right, is my bump progression!


Everyone is very happy and I can't help thinking just how perfect it all is. The age gap between bean and Leo is going to be just over a year. In the long run that age gap is going to be nothing, and I am sure they will be the best of friends!


So next month the move will take place, my Brother and Heather will be back at home in the mad house. It is a crazy place to live but it is also home. I think when the time does come to move out of the mad house, it will take a while to adjust to the silence.


In this 5 bedroom house live 9 people, yes that's right! 9 people! My parents, My Two Brother's and Sister, Luke, Myself, Leo, and finally my Brother's Girlfriend Heather. Of course if you count Bean...then I guess that's almost 10!


I am sure everyone feels they live in the mad house at some point along the way. Every family has their life adventures. We just live them all from the Mad House, just outside normality, where nothing is as it seems.