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Sophie’s first painting

After taking a few tips from Jocelyn at the Reading Residence on painting with toddlers, I decided to cover the table with lining paper, line Sophie’s high chair with a…

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…