Oh Polarn O. Pyret, super-cool Swedish children’s clothing brand. We were sent the red striped sweet treats top and chino toddler trousers to review, but I didn’t want my eternal love of stripes to cloud my reviewing judgement. So, we wore the clothes in a range of different scenarios to test out how they fared…
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Ten great things you can only do once you’re a parent
Read moreWriting my post on the things you must do before the baby arrives (drink all the wine! Wear white! Concentrate on something for longer than about 20 seconds!) it occurred to me that even though there’s lots you can’t do any longer, becoming a mum or dad opens the doors to a lot more fun things you…
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Ten things to do before you have a baby – the ultimate list
Read moreAre you pregnant? Here are ten things to do before the baby arrives… If you’re pregnant and wondering what you should do before you give birth, here are ten things to do before the baby arrives. What are the best things to do before you have a baby? I’m not talking about buying nursery furniture…
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Perfect baby gifts – Natures Purest
Read moreStrange parenting confession time: not only do all of Eliza’s toys have names, they all have distinct personalities and accents, too*. There’s Ginger Sue with her ghostly northern voice, the trio of Angry Birds – Splitty, Big Manama and Mini Manama – who chat in high-pitched cheeps, and Randa the Irish panda…and that’s just for…
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A Baby Abroad: Travel With A Toddler
Read moreA Baby Abroad…Our First Holiday With A Toddler A Baby Abroad…our first holiday with a toddler. So we’re back! We’ve been on holiday to Aumale, north-western France, where we stayed for a week in a big old converted barn house. We were there with Alex’s family, some family friends, and a combined total of three…
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Leaving London – an update, almost
Read moreI wanted to give an update on our moving situation and potential plans to leave London, which I wrote about a while ago. So far we have progressed slightly, but not very far down the track. I wouldn’t say the plan has hit the buffers, but we’ve certainly stalled.
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Cooking tips for new parents
Read moreThree things from our kitchen: clock, fairy lights, George Bush and a teapot
