(upbeat acoustic music)
♪ I've been praying through the evening ♪
♪ I've been praying through the night ♪
- [Emily] This is Jackson's favorite place to hang out.
♪ Every higher power ♪
- [Emily] What are you doin'?
♪ For I'm leaving for a sign ♪
- Good morning guys!
Today I am off to see a friend
of mine who has recently had a baby.
You may well recognize her because she is a very well known
YouTuber as well.
I am going to see Louise Pentland today.
So, she lives about an hour and a bit away,
so I'm just setting off now.
It's like quarter to eight.
So, I'm leaving really early, I'm hoping there won't
be much traffic and then I can just get there and
spend some really like good time with her, 'cause
I need to get back for the school run later.
I cannot wait see her.
So yeah, I'm just in the car.
And, it's funny.
When I was younger, if someone had said,
"oh, we've got to drive an hour and a bit," I would have
been like, "Ugh, that's so long, like annoying."
But, when you're a parent, you're like, yes!
I have an hour and a bit of just, like, calm,
and like chill out time.
So, I'm just going to drive there,
listen to some podcasts, and I'm really
looking forward to it.
Is that sad or what?
So, I've just stopped in the garage and
I've picked up a coffee, so I've got a coffee to drink
on the way, and then when I was at the garage,
I also picked up some food, because I just think
if you're visiting someone who has recently had a baby,
you should bring food, because that's always so welcome.
Like, it's hard to get out of the house
when you've had a baby.
So, I've got some mixed berries,
some hot cross buns, and some yum yums for her as well,
because you know, you need your energy
when you've just had a baby.
And, I'm also trying out
my first ever Graze box.
They kindly sent me
my first one for free and they wanted me to let all of my
viewers know that you can also try one out for free.
If you want to, I will put the links in the description bar
and the discount code is EMILY18.
But, what Graze is, it is a snack subscription box.
So, you basically go on to their website,
you can put in all your food preferences,
allergies, et cetera.
And then they will send you out, like really yummy,
healthy snacks tailored to you.
They're nutritionist approved and they're supposed
to be really yummy.
So, there was a choice of different boxes
that you could get.
I got the light box
because I'm still trying to, like, maintain my weight loss.
I have gone for the ones where each snack is 150 calories.
So, I got the light box, but there is also a protein box,
you can get vegetarian ones and there is also
a variety box as well and you can choose
how often you receive them.
I just think this will be great
because to be honest, at home for snacks, sometimes
I just eat the kids scraps which aren't necessarily
always healthy.
Or sometimes, I don't really eat enough
to keep me going and I lose energy because I have
such an active lifestyle, you know,
I'm running after the three boys.
So, this is my first ever box.
So, what is in this one, is I have oat cakes
with a caramelized onion marmalade, I have jam donut,
it's called, which is raspberry strings sponge pieces,
raspberry, cranberries, and almonds,
so all dried fruit and nuts.
This looks very fancy.
I also have rhubarb and pear compote,
so it looks like some dried fruits as well,
and then this one is chia coconut cookies.
And, it also comes with a little tea bag,
so you also have an afternoon infusion tea bag as well.
So, I will test these out and as I said, I will put
the link in the description bar, if you
want to get a free box as well.
Anyway, I'm going to make my way to Louisa's house,
and Katie Ellison is also joining us there as well,
so it should be really lovely.
So, I think the first snack I'm going to try is this
jam donut one, which is dried fruit and nuts,
it has raspberries, cranberries, and almonds in it.
So, I'm going to test that one out,
give me a little energy boost.
Who would have thought that having a snack, sat in a car,
would feel like a holiday because
you don't have children with you?
That sounds like I don't like them, I obviously do.
But, I never really get any breathing space
or thinking space.
I'm sure you're all the same.
I've just made it to Louisa's house and here she is.
- Hello!
Sorry, I'm brandishing a knife.
- And that she just made us a little buffet.
- [Louisa] I have.
- [Emily] And Katie Ellison is here.
- Hi!
- There she is!
So, yes, yes.
The baby is actually asleep, so
I haven't actually met Pearl yet.
- She actually only came to meet the baby.
- I was like, hi Louisa.
Where's Pearl?
- [Katie] Emily's in her natural habitat.
I know!
She's got a little bunny tail, it's so cute.
I'm a little bit jealous, because Emily hasn't held her yet,
so she got to hold her first.
And I really want to hold her.
Hello darling!
- [Emily] Passin her around.
Look at her head control!
- [Katie] Hello.
She's a genius.
An actual genius.
(baby coos)
Oh!
- [Louisa] Hi guys!
- [Emily] Oh, she's so perfect.
- Please subscribe to my mom's channel.
It's called Sprinkleofglitter.
Yeah.
- [Katie] I'm taking over this for just gab and lots of
filming, but look.
- Look at her. - She's so gorgeous.
- Love her!
- [Katie] Emily's in love.
Yeah, oh yeah, you do see a baby girl.
She's almost small enough to put
in your handbag and take her home.
- I know!
Just stick her in my handbag.
You wouldn't notice.
- [Katie] You won't notice she's gone.
Hi!
- She's so, like alert and--
- [Katie] Yeah, she is really alert, isn't she?
Oh.
- I'm just going to say, she smells amazing!
- [Katie] You've been just giving
her a little feed, haven't you?
- [Louisa] You're not very good at it, actually.
- [Katie] Out of practice.
Shall we try it one more time?
Shall we try?
Oh!
- [Katie] Every time you go and
put that in her mouth, she just laughs.
She just smiles at you, she's like you're amateur.
- [Katie] Hi!
She's so gorgeous. - So blue eyed.
It's that little noise they make.
(upbeat music)
- Right, we've just filmed a collab together
and now we're gonna have some lunch.
But, I really wanted to show you this amazing
thing that Louisa has that I need in my life.
Look at this cereal dispenser.
I can imagine
the kids'd love this because they
love it on holiday.
I'm so jealous.
- And you've got spare, I don't want to say knobs.
- Oh do you?
Spare handles. - Spare handles with it.
Keep it low for you.
- [Emily] She's so happy.
- [Katie] We like this song, ready?
- [Emily] She's just woken up.
- I'm coming up with some words now.
- She's laughing anyway. - She's waking up.
Are you happy now you're waking up?
She's like, shut up.
- Will you speed this up?
If you went to Emily's channel,
we're not being antisocial, we're talking
about each other, thanks for coming.
- Just sat here like, she won't talk to us.
- She's recommending some favorite channels.
- Yes, so I'm not being rude.
On with the speed up montage.
(upbeat music)
- So, I just got back from Louisa's house
and Matt is still out with all three boys.
He should be bringing them home any minute.
I can't wait.
I've missed them so much, but I have had such a lovely day.
It was really nice to meet up with Katie and Louise.
And just catch up.
You know what it's like, when you see
someone who does a similar job to you and like,
just so much to talk about.
And obviously, Pearl was just adorable.
Like so perfect.
Really really cute baby and so content.
So yeah, Louis seemed really natural and like,
she's obviously doing an amazing job,
because Pearl just seemed so easy.
But, yeah, so, it was really nice to see them.
So, just really quickly,
before the boys get back, I'm going to have
my next Graze snack.
I will let you know what I think.
Is this really selfish of me?
But I'm going to quickly have this before the boys get back.
Because I don't know about you, but whenever
I have snacks around the kids, they just want them.
So, I'm going to quickly enjoy this on my own
and then the boys should be home.
So, I think I'm going to try the chia coconut cookies
and also have the little tea as well.
The tea, what does it say on it?
"Specially blended Assam and Kenyan leaves?"
Great.
(Westminster bells doorbell chimes)
See, look.
I knew that would happen.
I had one bite of my snack.
and who came home?
And who's taken them.
Give it back.
Give it back to me.
He's like, no Mum, snooze you lose.
Aw, thank you!
Are you sharing?
Honestly.
Least I know they're healthy.
Yeah!
Did you have a good day?
Did you have a good day with Daddy?
Did you have a good day?
I feel like I was cheating on you with another baby.
Because the boys came in a quarter to five
and they came in starving, Fraser and Jackson
are having beans and cheese toast, because they love it.
Look how good he is at getting it and feeding himself.
And Caleb is going to have a cheese sandwich.
Because the two older boys have hot dinners at school,
sometimes we can do like little tea dinners like this.
So, yeah, it was really, like, quick just feed them fast.
So, yeah, they're gonna have that now.
(baby babbling)
Hello.
Mmm, mmh, mmmmmmh.
Hello Tag.
Do you wanna sum, Jacks?
Google, should we ask Google?
Should we say,
hey Google, play the Trolls soundtrack.
- [Google] Sure.
Playing the album Trolls on Spotify.
- Get ready bubs.
He's dancing.
(upbeat music)
Oh he loves music, don't you Bubba?
Got to show you this.
Look at you, dancing!
(baby babbles)
Honestly, look at this hair.
Look at all this curly hair.
It's getting very long.
Go Jackson.
Shall we do a speed clean with your Hoover?
(baby laughing)
You're so cute!
♪ That's the way we rock it, so don't stop ♪
♪ Under the light ♪
♪ I can't stop the, can't stop the ♪
(trash can clanging)
- Honestly, my glamorous life, you guys.
I've been meaning to show you guys
this lovely card that we received from a viewer.
And, she sent some stickers, but
Jackson has already opened his ones.
He got Troll stickers.
And she sent Batman ones, dinosaur ones.
And it was from a lady,
Jennifer and family and her son, Jackson.
What a lovely name.
Actually drew us this little Lego man.
And the boys were so thrilled to receive this.
Here's to thank you so much, Jennifer,
for sending that through.
Frazer was really excited
to receive it as well and see his name.
Right at six o'clock now, so I'm going to take the boys
up and get them bathed and to bed.
It is a mummy on her own tonight,
so this could take a while.
So, I think I will say goodbye now.
Thanks you so much for watching this vlog.
I really how you enjoyed it and
I will see you in my next one!
Bye!
We say bye.
He's so tired.
Bye bye.