I am really enjoying making things for my little one. He has a great bedtime routine which means by 7 we have evenings to ourselves and I can get my sewing out! A couple of weeks ago I started on some simple tshirts which I finally finished: hedgehog giraffe dinosaur jellyfish I bought the tshirts…
Eczema in young babies
Since my son was only 2 weeks old he developed eczema on his face and body. At first I wasn’t too worried and tried to keep his skin moisturised with olive oil. I only washed him in cooled boiled water without soap and washed his clothes separately with non-bio detergent. However, within 6 weeks the…
The Gallery: Playtime
My little one has reached the stage where he loves to play. He spends the whole day laughing and giggling but his face really lights up when you get down to his level and play. We’ve tried not to go too mad buying toys but I didn’t anticipate his favourite pasttime would be lying on…
Vegetable purees
I spent this evening making some vegetable purees for my little boy. Over the last few weeks we’ve been working our way through some tasty foods from Hipp Organic and Plum which have gone down very well. However I really want to make my own purees so I read Annabel Karmel’s Top 100 Baby Purees…
Cheating
While I was pregnant I joined lots of clubs to help me decide what products I should use. One of my favourite is Hipp Organic and we have been sent some great samples of baby foods. I try really hard not to succumb to marketing gimmicks but I genuinely like Hipp Organic as it is…
Nature
In July 2008 we were lucky enough to spend a day exploring the acoustic mirrors at Denge followed by Derek Jarman’s garden in the shadow of Dungeness nuclear power station. The garden was built around his cottage on the shingle beach. Flowers were planted around items which had been collected locally, including shells, driftwood, and…
Peltor ear defenders
Today we went to the Farnborough International Airshow 2010. It was a bit of a drive but my husband really wanted to see the Vulcan fly and I love the Red Arrows! We couldn’t leave Edward behind but needed something to protect him from the noise of the aircraft. A friend recommended Peltor ear defenders…
Nappuccino
A couple of weeks ago Edward and I went along to a Nappuccino organised by a lovely lady from The Washable Nappy Co. Ages ago a friend gave me a leaflet about real nappies and I was interested to try them out for many reasons: 8 million nappies are thrown away in Britain every day…
Lucky me
Over the last few weeks I have been lucky to win some prizes through some of my favourite websites and new blogs. The first was a Mac-in-a-Sac waterproof jacket from Adventure Togs via British Mummy Bloggers. Useful for when we’re out and about on one of our many walks! Then I won a scooter bag…