I was a beauty editor for a long time. It takes quite a considerable amount to get me excited when it comes to new products. Especially if they’re designed for a baby rather than me. But I am obsessed with this Child’s Farm baby bedtime bubbles in tangerine (£3.99). It […]
Parenting
5 Things that Break your Back in the First Year of Parenting
Since Jack now weighs about 13kg and I’m still carrying him around in a sling (yes, I’m one of those mums,) this post feels particularly apt… Ouch. Really, really ouch. I knew that parenting would be hard work. But I focused more the emotional aspects and sleep deprivation when I […]
A month in the life… 15 months old
5 poignant parenting moments from the last month I’ve been too busy to blog of late (working hard, sleeping hard), but while I’ve been away, Jack seems to have stopped being a baby, and become a real little person. From the moment he mastered walking properly, it’s like he’s in […]
15 truths about life with a 1-year-old
I now own a toddler. This is my life: Struggling to take a bite of anything without finding a toddler’s mouth attached to the other end of it. Resigning myself to the fact that my house may never, ever be tidy again. Rejoicing in the fact that I now have […]
In the Night Garden 1st Birthday Cake… I BAKED!
Here’s how to make your miniature human an In The Night Garden birthday cake… As my friends and family will attest, I do NOT bake. I have never successfully made a cake before. In fact, the last time I attempted it, it came out burnt on top and raw in […]
The torture of nursery
I have a new job (hooray for me etc etc), which means that I finally need regular childcare for Jack. And while I’ve been extremely lucky to have so much help from my incredible family up until this point (and still do, thanks folks), I had to find a nursery […]
First steps
It’s been five days since Jack took his first three steps. And since then he’s taken approximately seven more. I don’t want to be impatient, but WTF are you waiting for, Jack? I’ve told everyone you can do it now, and you’re just not performing. I know, crawling gets you […]
In The Night Garden & The Problem With Upsy Daisy
TV time (or ‘the digital nanny’ as one of my favourite bloggers Mother Pukka calls it) is now in full operation in the house, and Jack now watches two television programmes a day, Teletubbies in the AM, and In The Night Garden before bed. Before I had Jack I thought […]
Buy of the Week: PurePotions Lavender Nappy Salve
The beauty editor in me was pretty excited about the new world of products having a baby would open up – but in truth the only thing I used on my boy’s skin for the first six months was natural coconut oil and a little eczema cream. But, like his […]
He’s not difficult. He’s ‘spirited’.
I’m currently sleep training (if you follow me on Facebook, you’ll know I started this process last week). We’re not quite there yet, but I am definitely seeing improvements – the last three nights Jack has slept on his own, in his cot, from bedtime (7ish) until 5am. As I’ve […]