After almost 17 months of being a mummy, I’ve learnt a few lessons. One, being mummy needs to look after herself. A few essentials should always be kept close at hand,…
Life with a toddler
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Little monkey decided her new sand and water table was perfect for standing on and once she discovered this new skill… she repeated it until it was confiscated, at which point…
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My Sunday Photo – 24.04.2016 – Afternoon Park Fun
#MySundayPhoto, Life with a toddler April 24, 2016Our park walk yesterday was such a lovely family day. Toddler H had a fabulous time walking like a big girl with mummy and daddy…. and of course, watching the ducks…
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10 reasons SAHM’s cheer: 1. Toddler?finally poos…?I’ve been waiting for it all day, glad it’s not a swimming day, glad we don’t have to be somewhere with a nice outfit on!…
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Quick & Easy homemade pasta sauce – no added salt or sugar
Life with a toddler, Life with baby, Recipes, Weaning - Feeding baby April 19, 2016So I wrote at the weekend about why I make homemade pasta sauce and why I’ve been doing this much more since H has been weaning (read about my reasons here).…
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Pasta sauces are salty & sugary… make it instead!
Life with a toddler, Life with baby, Lifestyle, Recipes, Weaning - Feeding baby April 17, 2016Mars, who own Dolmio, has said we should only eat their sauces occasionally, something like once a week due to the amount of salt and sugar within them (BBC website). Even…
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My Sunday Photo – 10.04.16 – toddler copying cleaning
#MySundayPhoto, Life with a toddler April 10, 2016H has been obsessed with cleaning up anything she can this week, copying mummy. She takes it a bit far though, deliberately sprinkling her milk over the carpet constantly saying “oh…
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WickedWednesdays – 6.4.16 – Park Toddler Tantrums
#WickedWednesdays, Life with a toddler April 6, 2016A trip to the park led to a lot of tantrums when H realised I was stopping her going everywhere she wanted, as far as she was concerned she had freedom…
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You’re out for a walk, walking the dog, at the shops, running in the park, and you see me. At first glance I might appear odd, weird, a bit strange, but…
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I’ve been a mummy for over 15 months now and today I realised some things really niggle me. 1. People parking in parent and toddler spaces who don’t have a child…
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Mummy is not superwoman… She sometimes needs to admit defeat. Illness is one of those reasons. Now, this is never been something I’ve been good at. I never like to admit…
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Entertaining baby: The advantages of walking as a new mummy
Life with a newborn, Life with a toddler, Life with baby March 17, 2016As a SAHM I have to find varied ways to entertain both me and the little one. One of those, which I loved both before baby was born and after has…
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Wicked wednesdays – 10.03.16 – I Want To Climb The Stairs Toddler Tantrum!
#WickedWednesdays, Life with a toddler March 9, 2016This is a sight which is happening more and more… Along with screams, tears and a very red face. H just hangs off the stair gate. She sometimes does this shrieking…
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So, it’s all over the news that a mum was asked to leave John Lewis when her 16 month old daughter threw a tantrum (check it out here if you haven’t).…
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#GetTheWorldReady – Getting ready for your new arrival with Dettol
Life with a newborn, Life with a toddler, Life with baby February 28, 2016#GetTheWorldReady for your new arrival is a new campaign from Dettol to help mums-to-be, as well as all other mums, to get ready for their new baby. When I heard about…
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My Sunday Photo?- 28.02.16 – tunnels
#MySundayPhoto, Life with a toddler, Uncategorized February 28, 2016My Sunday photo is of H’s first time being brave and crawling through the tunnel we bought her for Christmas. Yes, it’s taken 2 months and now she loves it. She’s…
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Car seats are a huge minefield. There are so many car seat decisions – I-size, rear-facing, isofix… Some cheap, some very expensive, some colourful, some forward facing only, some rear facing…
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10 reasons some days are chocolate days!
Life with a newborn, Life with a toddler, Life with baby, Weaning - Feeding baby February 10, 201610 reasons some days are chocolate days! I’ve noticed some days I eat way more chocolate than others… Here are some of the reasons I have for days I just can’t…
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We’ve recently had Baby H’s first birthday and also Christmas only a few weeks later. This meant she got some brilliant presents, which is recommend to everyone else! Here are some…
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So last?Saturday we decided to visit one of our favourite hills, Leckhampton Hill in the Cotswolds. ?Now, this is England, so this really is a hill and not a mountain… I’m…