Even with my parents here the house is uncharacteristically quiet. Dadonthebrink is away in Sweden. That is our weekday norm now and slowly we are getting used to it. We skype as often as we can, though sometimes our timings aren't synchronised, we are sitting down for a meal, or he is just driving to his accommodation. (He is still struggling to find a place for us all … [Read more...] about A Quiet House
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The multilingual toddler- 23 months old
Max is a week shy of 23 months old. As his peers' vocabulary increases, so does Max's. His speech is developing at lightning pace. He's making some remarkable sentences of 2 -3 words with ease. Yet very few people around him will actually recognise the huge developments in Max's language from day to day. Not because they don’t interact with … [Read more...] about The multilingual toddler- 23 months old
Layering clothes for children autumn, winter and spring
As Max grows and walks more we have been going outdoors more as a family. We love rambling through the countryside or just going to play at our local country park! Occasionally, the rain and wind have deterred us. I am also realising that with such changeable weather as we have in the UK if we stay fair weather hikers then we will miss out on so many adventures. I love … [Read more...] about Layering clothes for children autumn, winter and spring
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 our bath and bedtime routine. She and her business partner, Sophie, … [Read more...] about 7 Top Tips for a Blissful Bath and Bedtime
Wot so Funee? Fish fingers are made of…
Welcome to the temporary home of the Wot so Funee link up of blog posts. A one week only special! I arm-wrestled the Wot so Funee linky from Actually Mummy for a cunning plan; then that cunning plan evaporated before it was even put into motion. Oh well...next time! However, I thought it would still be fun to host the link up of blog posts about the funny things our … [Read more...] about Wot so Funee? Fish fingers are made of…
