Do you have a trendy toddler? I don’t. He seems happiest when he’s wearing head to toe Thomas the Tank Engine clothing which is why I was delighted to hear about Nippaz With Attitude. This is an online clothing store selling cool unique baby clothing, music and gifts for funky street cred kids and babies. Nippaz With Attitude review Big Brother refused to wear the skinny jeans I bought him so daddy chose a tshirt for him, hoping that he would wear something chosen by him for a change. He picked this radical red thsirt, printed with the words Fight…
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According to research by Johnson’s, 70% of mums with children aged 0-3 months experience stretch marks (vs. 44% of the general population) and 53% of mums are concerned about their stretch marks. I can hold my hand up and say I have stretch marks, two pregnancies in two years didn’t give my poor skin much time to recover. I was very happy to try the new Johnson’s Skin Perfecting Oil which has been clinically proven to improve skin suppleness, helping to reduce the appearance of stretch marks in just 4 weeks. Unfortunately you can’t totally get rid of stretch marks…
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Vertbaudet kindly offered to send me some clothes for Little Sis to review. I didn’t need to be asked twice as I love dressing her up, boys clothes are so boring and practical! They sent us two outfits, perfect for the beautiful spring weather from their Spring/Summer collection. Both outfits were in pure breathable cotton which have washed and dried really well. Little Sis hates getting dressed so the press stud fastenings on the back are a really handy feature enabling quick dressing without any fuss. The sizing is also very generous which is good as LS is already quite…
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This year I’ll be celebrating my second Mother’s Day with my little family. I’m totally immersed in my little bubble of motherhood and enjoy every second, well, most of the time. My toddler has always made lots of noise but the one word I really wanted to hear was “mummy”. His first word was “daddy”, quickly followed by “nanny” and more and more words, none of which were “mummy”. Of course, when he did finally get round to saying it he didn’t stop! He often calls out “mummy”, especially when I’m not in the room, and will laugh when I…
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I’m a proud Londoner and have lived all over the place since moving to London in 2001. I’ve lived south and north and even east! I’ve been lucky to live with friends, friends of friends and strangers who have become friends. My accommodation has ranged from damp basement flats in Tufnell Park, to roomy flats above an off licence in West Dulwich, a respectable house in Tooting, a tiny flat in Whitechapel, a room in a house in Clapham Common and our first home in Dartmouth Park. Rent has always taken a huge portion of my wages and I found…
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I know I have a typical toddler. At 23 months he has a huge vocabulary and is starting to string words together. He understands most things I say but he gets frustrated easily when he can’t show or tell me what he wants. I’m really cross (with myself) that we stopped going to baby signing classes as it was fun and helped us communicate but Big Brother was bored in the classes and I, wrongly, assumed he would be talking soon. Roll on 6 months and his speech is coming along, but slowly. I wondered what else I could be…
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I love it when a classic storybook character is brought to life which is why we’re very happy that the iconic white bunny, Miffy, is the star of a new iPad app. Miffy was created by Dutch illustrator, Dick Bruna, nearly 60 years ago and the App offers a great new way for parents with young children to share the delights of this classic storybook character. Miffy’s garden app The App features Miffy’s Garden based on the story by Dick Bruna , and brings to life the story of when Miffy first discovers the joys of gardening with her parents.…
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The downside of having one child at nursery and a newborn too is that the older sibling tends to bring home germs, along with his paintings and scuffed knees. Ever since Big Brother started nursery late last year he’s had an endless runny nose and cough. I spend all weekend feeding him up in the hope he’ll have a strong enough constitution to fight off the germs! Thankfully this warmer weather seems to be helping so I’m hoping we’ll be germ free until autumn. All this has meant that poor Little Sis had her first cold within weeks of being…
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One of my favourite dates in the year is Mother’s Day! There’s something rather lovely about celebrating mum’s and I remember celebrating my first Mother’s Day just days after my son was born a couple of years ago. I really don’t expect a present from my two this year (a day off from nappies and bottles would be enough – I hope my husband is reading!). Published in time for Mother’s Day on 18 March, Stories of Motherhood, the latest title in Everyman’s Library’s Pocket Classics series, celebrates all aspects of motherhood. This beautifully packaged anthology gathers together more than…