Breastfeeding acrobatics

Breastfeeding when you’re a teeny tiny baby seems to be a very relaxing experience. Snuggled up close to mummy, listening to the soothing sound of her heartbeat, getting milky drunk…

Tiny Tickers – Heart Week 7th-14th February

February – a month that is all about hearts. Hearts, flowers, chocolates, Valentine’s cards. For me as a mummy to a child with a complex congenital heart defect (CHD), February…

From the mouths of babes #4

From the mouths of babes is a weekly linky which invites you to share a post about something your children have said. Perhaps they have just started babbling for the…

Silent Sunday

Black & White Photography Project #29

An afternoon at the Lido

One of Jessica’s birthday presents last year was a bike. At the time it was really too big for her and so she hasn’t had much of a chance to…

Friday Fabulous Five #20

The Friday Fabulous Five is my regular feature where I share five of my favourite posts that I have read in the previous week – posts that have made me…

The Friday Focus – 23/01/15

This week has seen me trying to get a couple of earlier nights in the hope of catching up on some much-needed sleep although my attempts have not been very…

Me with my eight brothers and sisters on my wedding day

My big blended family

Whenever I tell people that I have four brothers and four sisters, they nearly always assume that my mother gave birth to nine children. Actually, the reason my family is…

Wicked Wednesday

Sophie was determined not to waste any of her chocolate pudding if she could help it!