Organix have recently launched some new baby foods and we were lucky enough to be sent some samples. We tried jars of vegetable and chicken masala and carrot, parsnip and beef hash; Banana Baby Biscuits; Multigrain Ricecakes; and pouches of sweet potato, red peppers and swede, butternut squash, sweetcorn and carrots, and parsnips, spinach and…
Walk in the park
What a difference a day makes
Yesterday we visited a nursery and a childminder. Today I asked to return to work part-time. How did this come about when just a few weeks ago I had decided I didn’t want to return to work? After speaking to friend I realised that it would be easier to return to work and see how…
Body Confidence for mums
What’s your post-pregnancy body like or is that question too personal? It can’t be as bad as mine, and coupled with the festive season I really need to diet! Fortunately for me a DVD landed on my doorstep just after New Year which might just have the answer. Unlike the usual celebrity-endorsed fitness DVDs, The…
Making momentoes with Julie Arkell
Just before Christmas I was lucky enough to take part in a workshop with Julie Arkell. If you haven’t heard of her, where have you been! She’s a London-based contemporary artist who is well known for her papier mache dolls and I was really excited to find she was running a workshop at Sally Bourne…
The Gallery – body parts
I haven’t participated in The Gallery for ages but I couldn’t resist this week’s prompt – body parts. I have lots of pictures of Edward showing varying degrees of beautiful baby chubbyness. However, we’ve recently put up a stair gate and I couldn’t resist this picture: Not many body parts fit through those bars!
Silent Sunday – hungry
Water wipes
Before our son was born I admit I was pretty clueless about babies. It was only at our John Lewis nursery appointment that I learned about not using baby wipes for the first couple of weeks. So we stocked up on cotton wool and I religiously washed his face, fingers and toes with cotton wool…
Klip Kitz Toy Story Buzz Lightyear review
I was lucky enough to win a Klip Kitz Toy Story Buzz Lightyear from Karen at All About The Boys. My son is too young to play with it so I gave it to our friends’ little boy who is 4 and Toy Story mad. Here is her review: William and Justin did it together…