Are 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
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Ten endearingly weird habits of a typical toddler
Read moreToddlers are fascinatingly funny little creatures, aren’t they? I could observe mine in her natural habitat for hours, going about her busy way, climbing on everything and having a whole load of fun making a mess of all the things I’ve just tidied away. It must be brilliant to suddenly become much more mobile, and…
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Summer clothes for children, from Burp! Boutique
Read moreWe’re off on holiday soon (thanks for all the toddler travel tips). Although we’re only hopping over the channel, I’m optimistically hoping it’ll be positively balmy. So this means Eliza needs more clothes, as her wardrobe is still suited to the temperature of this eternal Game of Thrones-esque winter that we’re having. I’ve written before about one…