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Sharing smiles for October

Miss Cookas at All The Sunny Mummy Days has set a challenge to share one thing that has made you smile each day in October in the hope of spreading…

Wicked Wednesday

One of the things you have to learn when getting to grips with eating is that the difference between a bowl and a hat.  Thankfully the contents of the bowl…

Sophie is standing!

With Sophie having just turned 11 months, we’ve just hit a lovely little milestone – being able to stand up without needing to pull herself up on furniture and then…

Me and Mine (September)

We’ve not had a lot of opportunity for family time this month as September is a very busy month for hubby with events and it feels like we have seen…

Is breastfeeding in public provocative?

Every so often it seems I hear yet another story of a fellow breastfeeding mum being asked to cover up or to leave when she is feeding her baby out…

Jessica recovering from her third open-heart surgery

Jessica’s handmade heart

My daughter Jessica was born with a congenital heart defect (CHD) called hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). This is a complex CHD where the left side of the heart doesn’t form…

Silent Sunday

Black & White Photography Project Week 12

This week’s black and white photo was taken at the coffee morning I held at our church this weekend to fundraise for Little Hearts Matter.  During October, members are being…

Mealtimes with small children

Mealtimes with little ones can certainly be a challenge! Here are ten rules that definitely seem to apply: 1. Only 10% of what your child is offered (with the exception…

Blackberry picking

One of the things on our autumn activities list was to go blackberry picking. As it was a little late in the season for blackberries, we went to a local…