The other day we were chatting with Dadonthebrink about our holiday packing; what we’ve taken with us that’s needed and what’s been redundant. (All this bought on by the holiday packing infographic at the bottom of my car travel post) We got talking about one of our investments – the LittleLife Arc 2. We bought our LittleLife […]
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7 Top Tips for a Blissful Bath and Bedtime
A couple of weeks ago I was solo parenting and really struggling to juggle my 6 year old, 4 year old and 11 month old, undertaking their bath- and bedtime routine on my own. I bumped into the lovely Faye, who runs Blissful Bambinos, at our favourite bookshop and asked how she’d suggest injecting Blissful into […]
We love Camping in the Forest
This morning I have a heap of dirty laundry to do, proper dirty- horse hair, dirt, sand and a bit of cow poo- and to top it all off I’m aching all over from muscle ache and sunburn. Despite all this I am very happy, with contented children just chilling and smiling. You see, we […]
Happy 1st Birthday my Littlest!
My Dear Littlest, Today you turn one. I am amazed by how this year has flown past. We have crammed so much in and yet seems it has been no time at all! Max, as we call you on this blog,…a most fitting name! You’ve grown from a big baby into an […]
Aldi’s Ear Thermometer
About a month ago I went to a press event for Aldi. It was also a round table for mums and their buyer of baby products, introducing their range and talking about the things they are doing. Even though Aldi my favourite supermarket, as is on the other side of town I probably only […]
First shoes
Max got his first shoes a couple of weeks ago from our lovely friend Natalie. It was time! My littlest, now 11 months, is standing, cruising more and more and has taken the odd random step. Not having shoes was holding me back from going on walks with him when he wasn’t asleep. It seemed […]
Moments- when you hear an explosion
In light of recent events, let me reassure you first of all we are talking about a different kind of explosion than the Boston one. This explosion isn’t too sinister, just a minor assault against your senses. Max woke ever so cheerfully; he slept thought the night for the first time in at least a […]
Moments… midnight frolics in bed
Dadonthebrink came home last night after a couple of days working away. As we went to bed Max woke. Dadonthebrink brought him to bed for a feed. While Max suckled he kept glimpsing over at his father in a sort of disbelief. ” is it really him? Is he really back?” Dadonthebrink and I softly […]
Breastfeeding- Why are you still breastfeeding an 8 month old?
I decided to interview myself to answer the question that so many ask me either directly or though the way they say “oh, you’re still breastfeeding him?” Not that I need to justify my actions in any way… Mini Man is still a baby after all! How old is your baby? Mini Man was 8 […]
How do you holiday abroad with a 6 week old baby?
It’s that time of the year when the winter is getting to most of us and we are seriously thinking about holidays, what we want to do, where we want to go. Planning, scheming, budgeting. Are you there yet? Is the travel bug nipping at your heals too? This year we might do a big […]