This months’ effort was made for a swap to make a Mug Rug. If you haven’t heard of these before they’re basically a small quilt which you can use for your tea and biscuits. They’re a great project if you’re new to quilting and can be completed in under an hour. I used this great tutorial from Contented and love my little mug rug. I was very sad to send it on it’s way across the Atlantic. I have to admit I struggled with the binding but it was a lovely little project to make.
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When we were preparing for the arrival of our new baby we shopped around for beautiful things that would keep him warm, comfortable and look good. We ended up with a selection of blankets, which all offered something a little bit different. We were recently sent a blanket to review and we have been using it over the last week or two, we even took it on holiday with us. As you can see Edward loves it and has been carrying it around with him and snuggling up with it whenever he can. The blanket has been through the washing…
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Edward has been sleeping really badly lately. He goes to bed easily at 7pm but will often wake between 1 and 5am. He hasn’t had night feeds for months but occasionally will drop his dummy which needs popping back in or a dose of medicine if he’s teething. However the last few months he’s woken for no apparent reason. The lack of sleep makes us all grumpy and sometimes I have to beg my husband to get up in the night as I’m just too tired. Last week Edward woke up at 5.30am twice and wouldn’t go back to sleep…
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I love this week’s theme for The Gallery: Hair! I’ve changed my hairstyle nearly as often as I’ve changed my socks. I’ve had asymmetrical, short, long, fringe, no fringe. I remember at Middle School I used so much hair spray I got told off by the school nit nurse. Fortunately most of my photos are stored in my mum’s loft. Apart from this beauty of me and my sister in the late 1980s. My sister (on the right) was desperate for a perm which my mum did – I think it fell out within a week. I actually like my…
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I expect my local highstreet looks much like yours, same old supermarkets and pound shops with the odd Boots and WHSmith thrown in for good measure. It makes shopping slightly boring. However, Wood Green has one good shop that is all our own – The Big Green Bookshop – an independent bookshop that aims to inject some life, culture and uniqueness back into our high street, or High Road if you’re being picky. The Big Green Bookshop was opened in 2008 after the only bookshop in Wood Green, Waterstones, closed down. I’ve loved following the process of setting up the…
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With Edward turning the grand old age of one I was thinking about moving him out of his sleeping bag and using a pillow and duvet. We were offered a Twinkle Tog wearable quilt to review and I was happy to try it as I didn’t quite feel ready. When Edward was a newborn we swaddled him but from about 4 months we used grow bags to keep him warm at night. The twinkle tog is a similar concept – to keep them safe and warm but with the added freedom of being able to move their legs around. Quite…
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The last few weeks have been hectic, emotionally and physically. My little boy started to walk, turned 1, we went to Bruges for a couple of days and I celebrated my birthday. Then last week, just 2 weeks before I was due to return to work I decided I couldn’t. I’ve spent the last couple of months trying to decide what was best for us as a family – to return to work part-time or give up my job to enjoy watching my son grow up. With the deadline looming, nursery place sorted and a new set of work clothes…
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Edward took his first proper steps last week (17th March), a day before his first birthday. Since then he’s been busy running around and enjoying his new found freedom. This is me in 1978. Looking back through my old photograph album I see I didn’t start walking until I was 17 months. My mum has written ‘first steps at last!’ in my baby book. I still have these shoes as my mum put away lots of my little clothes and shoes. I can’t wait to go and buy Edward his first proper shoes.
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I’ve teamed up with BabyKind to give you the chance to win a Green to Grow 10oz baby bottle. BabyKind are a family-run business based in Wales, committed to offering the most convenient cloth nappies at great prices. The Green to Grow range have just been added to their extensive range of products, from reuseable nappies to baby clothing, feeding equipment to potties, all essential items to help you through life as a parent We were sent a blue spots Minky Wonderoo V2 nappy to try. It’s easy to use and we loved the fab fabric. The nappy is one…