Last week was a bit crazy. It started with Edward’s first trip to the cinema, his first photo shoot for Mother & Baby magazine, a trip to the Gurgle blog awards (where I came third in my category and won a £250 Mothercare voucher) and ended with lunch with Elmo. Crazy, amazing and quite tiring…
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Crisps on the bus floor
Edward’s going through a phase where nothing makes him happier than munching his way through a bag of crisps. To some people, this is probably akin to giving him a fruit shoot or biscuit but he has a balanced diet so this is his treat. The last couple of times he’s had a bag we’ve…
Bedding for toddlers!
It’s a big moment when your child progresses from their sleeping bag to bedding and I was delighted when we were asked if we wanted to review some bedding from baroo, who specialise in bedding for babies and toddlers as well as gorgeous Moses baskets. Edward loves giraffes so we chose the Just Giraffe Toddler Bedding…
George & Hollie and the Magic Carry Potties
Amanda Jenner, the lady behind the My Carry Potty, has just written her first children’s story book which is designed to help parents and their children take the stress out of potty training. The book, ‘George & Hollie and the Magic Carry Potties’, includes a reward chart and stickers. Although Edward is a little young…
The day my toddler fell out of his cot
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…
Twinkle tog wearable quilt review
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…
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Bye bye baby
I’m resigned to the fact that we’ve recently waved goodbye to those blissful baby months. You know, the ones where you can guarantee that if you leave your baby on his playmat in the middle of the floor he’ll still be there while you answer the door. Ever since Edward turned 9 months (a mere…