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Welcome to a very special Christmas edition of Renovating a Ruin as we decorate a Christmas tree, go for a walk in the woods, do some cosy baking in the newly renovated kitchen and celebrate our newborn son’s first Christmas in the farmhouse. You can find my contact details, postal address, recipes and other info on my website:

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  1. Kylie ~ ORANGE 🧡JUICE can cause this discomfort in babies. I learned this from a mother of eight! I am not sure if this extends to citrus in general or citrus rind. Hope this helps 🧡

  2. Kylie, you are creating beautiful Christmas memories for Gianfranco to keep close to his heart. And years from now as he and his wife have their own family, he will fondly remember these rituals from his childhood and quite possibly try to recreate them. BTW, your ragu looks scrumptious. Boun Natale!

  3. Kylie thank you for this piece of art! By the way, whatever happened to Bottega flavell? Are you still working on making clothes?

  4. Hi Kylie, hoping youre over your birth ordeal. I was just watching a video in America after a woman gave birth. They were saying its medical tyranny in hospitals nowadays. Maybe there needs to be a movement against this. Wishing you and your family a lovely peaceful and joyful Christmas.

  5. Don’t know if you follow vaccine schedule as in America, if so, please research the ingredients. Many regrets for what I put in my babies. God bless you.

  6. so sorry to hear of (colic?) problems your little son is having, that is so stressful, you just don't want him to be in pain😔 & you have indeed tried everything🤔I breastfed ×3 & remember the youngest having digestive issues everytime I allowed myself a small piece of chocolate ,so sensitive was his dairy intolerance !!

  7. Hello Sweetheart..You,, your baby and your home are absolutely, beautifully, gorgeous!!! You are so precious to do all of that work after just having a baby, and plus all the trauma you all went through..I pray you will tenderly take care of yourselves, all things considered.<3<3 And I am praying for your healing, my beloved ones <3<3 ( One of my babies had terrible colic; and it was only in hind sight I realized it was SOY related!!!!.. Please don't totally rule out diet or formula as sources..Anything you eat can affect the baby; as well as if you are supplementing with formula that isn't quite right..I know you're getting tons of advice, and I don't mean to add any kind of burden with mine..Just hoping you can find your perfect solution very soon..so all can be comforted and get adequate rest..May you and yours have a beautifully blessed Christmas season; in every possible way; in the tender love of Jesus (Gesu')…Buon Natale!!! <3<3

  8. I watched this video twice; truly enjoyed it. Your smile, your Christmas spirit, your Love holding Gianfranco, your family, your "cuore accogliente" and your smile again made me smile. I can understand why Guido replied that YOU are what is best about the holidays. 🙂 Lovely. Merry Christmas to Everyone!

  9. Lovely video. Its fun 2 c how people celebrate
    the holidays around the world.
    We gathered cedar, holly, & scotch broom, 4 making swags & wreaths. We dried oranges 2 decorate r outside trees. + wood burning snowflakes on birch tree rounds. These too, dress r window box trees.
    From your Oregon Viewer, USA.

  10. Kylie you probably know this already but one tip used to encourage strong tall trees is to plant a PVC pipe right next to the tree,and then only water the tree through the pipe. By doing that the roots then reach deep into the ground to get the water and the rest is history. Happy holidays to you all!❤

  11. My second baby was very colicky, spit up a ton after feeding, and was not sleeping well through the night either. It felt like we tried everything. Then he hit about six months and it was like a switch flipped. He was so much better. He's 9 months old now and is the sweetest, most easy going little guy! I hope you find something that soothes your little bambino, but if not, have faith that it shall pass. Enjoy the holiday season!

  12. Consider the veggies you eat. If I ate broccoli, asparagus… it was problematic. And as you’ve said, time will help him sort it out!

  13. Congratulations to your new baby he is adorable you and Guido made your home very cozy and it's great you still bake your made from scratch goodies here in USA not done any more God bless

  14. So glad I’ve just found your Chanel. Such a talent. Love your soothing accent. I can’t believe you’re Australian!

  15. Thanks for sharing beautiful moments!!! You can intake activated coal, to have less gases for baby, keep a diet drink more water. We were doing some leg exercises with my baby, helping him to remove gases, warm water baths were very useful. Please check bilirubin for baby, that’s also causing problems, That we have with my son. Just be patient 😊😊

  16. Other options try magnesium. Mag Phos tissue salt tablets can be chew by yourself or crushed and dissolved in a little water then put in the babies mouth. Also try gripe water. Your kitchen looks so charming, homely and rustic. Although I don't like mince pie, yours look delicious.

  17. May you and your family have a truly wonderful Christmas. This is one of your most beautiful videos, thenk you Kylie.

  18. I adore your videos so much. Full of inspiration and beautiful details. I often watch on my tv but then head over to the computer to add a comment & like. That kitchen brass faucet is to die for!

  19. Everything looks so beautiful and it fills my heart and makes me teary to see all this love

  20. Dear Kylie, You asked for suggestions / ideas for future videos. This is not for myself, as I have dogs as my children ( my preference). Perhaps on an additional channel or somehow clearly separated from your usual vlog posts , I think that many would enjoy and appreciate ,if you had a time of reading stories to children. Where perhaps, busy parents , could place their child at their device for a story . To give parents a tiny break and because your voice would be gentle and appropriate for children. I would never suggest that this replace parents reading a bedtime story directly to their own children. Just a thought.

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