Our life with our toddler
I’ve been putting off writing this update. Mostly because I am in denial. My baby will be one this time next month and I just want time to slow right down. We have eight teeth now. Two came through, just after the 10 month update. He is dribbling away again (Boo calls it dripping) so…
Babies can be so hard to buy for. If your children have grown up or you haven’t had any, it can be even worse as you can often forget what children are into at a particular age. With us, you can never go far wrong with farm-inspired gifts and, while sheep, cows and tractors might…
If you were a recovering alcoholic, the last place you would accept an invite for would be a pub, right? So when I was asked to go to the Spring Summer 2016 Preview at Cosatto HQ in Bolton recently, I had to say no. Only joking. As if I would say no to an afternoon…
We all live busy lives but a new survey suggests it is mums who usually bare the brunt of most of the busiest bits. According to the study, commissioned by Toby Carvery, the average mum doesn’t sit down until 8.07pm. This is the average. Many won’t sit down until much later than that. Clearing up…
I had a conversation recently with some other bloggers about ideas of what to put in a baby’s Christmas stocking. It is Baby G’s first Christmas this year and while he won’t be aware of the stocking and its contents, his big sister will so, while I haven’t gone mad, he has got a little…
Don’t let your stocking stuffers be boring this year. Turn your photos into personalised Christmas gifts and stocking fillers for everyone this festive season. This year, I have decided to make sure everyone has something personal. Something which will mean something to them and/or me. I have decided to give photo gifts. Having kids myself…
The weather has been simply frightful and, having two children cooped up indoors is not delightful. At all. With Storm Desmond battering the farm, I had to think and think quickly. We are delaying putting the Christmas tree up this year because of one very inquisitive baby who I have visions of climbing the…
If you’re into camping or the great outdoors, you’ve probably heard of OLPRO. A family business, they were founded in 2011 because they felt there just weren’t any good quality camping equipment aimed at families. They also wanted something fun, funky and suitable for the Great British outdoors. Baby G was sent an OLPRO Husk baby…
If you follow my blog and social media channels regularly, you will know my often chequered relationship with prams and pushchairs. My last experience with an umbrella-fold pushchair was when Boo was one (four years ago now) and I am not going to lie, I was sceptical. If you read my post about My…
This time last year I bought Boo her own little Christmas tree for her bedroom. Yesterday we put it up again. She loved doing it again but this year there was one notable addition to our activity. Her baby brother. If truth be told, I am dreading putting up the main tree and I thought…