Parenthood

Making a move

This weekend has seen a very big milestone for my baby girl as Sophie took her very first couple of steps on her own and was so proud of herself!…

Word of the Week – Acceptance

After last week’s rollercoaster week, I’m pleased to say that this week has been a better one, perhaps due to a sense of I’ve finally accepted the need for ask…

Sophie is signing

At the beginning of August, Sophie received a certificate at our Tiny Talk classes for doing her first sign and last week she received the next certificate – for being…

Babywearing – my journey

This week is International Babywearing Week and I have set myself a goal to finally master a back carry for Sophie. I’ve tried a couple of times to wrap her…

Word of the Week – Rollercoaster

It’s been a bit of a tough week this week and I’ve spent a lot of it riding the emotional: There’s not been anything in particular happening that’s been the…

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…

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…

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…

Word of the Week – Heating

With the mornings starting to become quite chilly, we have now started to put on the: I know it seems very early to be starting to put the heating back…

Words and music – the toddler versions

“I hear sum-der, I hear sum-der Hark don’t you, hark don’t you? Pretty pretty raindrops, pretty pretty raindrops I’m wet through, so wet through”  My daughter Jessica’s version of “I…