Stacey Solomon pleaded with her followers to 'not shout at her' after she was left marvelling at her daughter Belle and joked that she's 'going off to university' as she captured a sweet moment in her progress on camera. The Loose Women star officially headed back to work last week following the birth of her fifth child back in February.
Stacey and her husband Joe Swash welcomed Belle into the world at their home, dubbed Pickle Cottage thanks to Stacey's nickname for her children, on February 7 and announced the bundle of joy's arrival almost a week later, before Valentine's Day.
She already dipped her toe back into the working world since becoming a mum of five, doing her first post-pregnancy shoot for Manchester fashion brand In The Style, with the images being shot in the garden of her family's sprawling abode, and a trip to the Paris with L'Oreal, which saw her take her two daughters with her.
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But taking to Instagram on Monday evening after spending time in the fresh air with her little ones, Stacey filmed her little girl enjoying some tummy time as her mum distracted her with her freshly picked chives from the garden. "Omg," the Sort Your Life Out host typed alongside the video with a crying face emoji on her Instagram Story.
"Just casually showing her our chives and bam! She's off to uni," she added with another crying face emoji. The video showed little Belle in a red, floral baby suit as she rolled over much to her mum's delight. "15/05/22 the day Belle learned to roll," Stacey added with a face holding back tears emoji.
She later showed how her evenings play out, with all hands on deck to get the living room back into shape before a chilled night in front of the TV. Stacey's son, Zachary, was seen hoovering while his mum putting various toys away, with a little help from one-year-old Rose, before they settled down in front of Disney classic The Little Mermaid.
"That time of day when the adults get the house back kind of," Stacey wrote with a crying laughing emoji. She then explained: "Everyone has to chip in. And then it's baby film/teenage programme and finally by 9ish wer might get to watch something (if we're not asleep)."
By Tuesday morning (May 16), Stacey had returned to Instagram where she asked her fans for some help. Last week, the former X Factor finalist and I'm A Celebrity Queen of the Jungle vowed to get stuck into a new fitness routine after the Pickle Cottage gym, and its exercise bike, was left to gather dust.
However, after a good run of daily workouts, Stacey shared how she's hit a bit of a wall. "Anyone with extra motivation can you send it my way please," she typed on her Instagram Story. "Why am I like this? At first I was so excited to go. Think maybe I'm due on or something because I'm full on procrastinating," she cried.
But Stacey was clearly flooded with a lot of support as she followed up a private message from a personal trainer who told her that they 'go through those motions a lot' and reminded her that it takes '21 days to create new habits' before encouraging her to keep going.
And the encroachment clearly worked as Stacey was then seen outside, with gym gear on, taking part in a mat workout with some weights. "Your messages are the best. I decided to do the weights outside. Little change of scenery and I said I'd just do a couple and ended up carrying on. Same with the treadmill...." she shared.
However, she did kingly ask her fans not to be mean if she was doing any of her moves wrong, which started with some squats before a set of bicep curls. "If I'm doing something wrong don't shout at me," she wrote with a crying laughing emoji. "I'm new and trying to follow as best as I can. Just kindly let me know."
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