Reaching six months was such a massive, pivotal point the first time round. After the events of the first six months of motherhood it suddenly seemed like it was all up for change. But this time?
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If baby milestone cards were made for mums…
Read moreWho’s seen baby milestone cards? They’re the cards that capture significant events in a baby’s first year – each weekly and monthly birthday, that all-important first smile or those initial wobbly Bambi-zombie steps, for example – that you use in a photo of your child taken when each event happens. As well as being cute…
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Best baby buys: The Baby Show
Read more(Collaborative post) How did you make decisions on all the things you need to buy when you have a baby, and where did most of your purchases come from? For us, like lots of people, it was a mix of inheriting things from friends, buying pre-loved at nearly new sales, and then everything we bought…
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Why I’m taking my daughters to vote today
Read moreLast night I had a conversation with Eliza and Florence about the 2015 general election that went something like this: Me: So there’s an election tomorrow Eliza: What’s that? Me: It means that everyone in the country votes for their favourite party… Eliza: Why? Me: …and the one with the most votes get to run…
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Other people’s Sophies
Read moreAKA toddlers, teething toys and the lure of the forbidden… What is it about babies and the irresistible appeal of the things that they just can’t have? It’s a tale as old as time; people have been craving forbidden fruit since Adam took the first bite from the apple (so behind the times; clearly if he…
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A Baby on Board and Not on the High Street
Read moreHave a new baby on board? Congratulations! And have you heard about the new range from Not on the High Street to celebrate its sponsorship of the TFL ‘Baby on Board’ badge? Here’s how to get a Baby on Board badge if you want one of your own. It’s completely free, but wearing the badge…
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Future mum of two? Here’s my (non) advice…
Read moreWhat advice would a mum who’s a future mum of two…? So the world is on high alert for news of the new royal baby, in case you’ve failed to notice as you’ve been living on Mars, or under a rock, or just, you know, really busy. As an aside, surely the only thing worse…