I love this photo of my mum, freshly married, off on honeymoon with my dad (and doesn’t she look like a total fox in her going away outfit?) I just wanted to say happy happy day to my mum, and mother-in-law, and gran, and all mums and mamas, and wonderful people in general, wherever you…
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The Southbank and Royal Festival Hall: London With Children
Read moreThe Southbank And Royal Festival Hall – With Kids If you’re looking for something to do in London this weekend with your toddler, last weekend we went to The Southbank and Royal Festival Hall. Taking Kids To The Southbank And Royal Festival Hall Last Saturday we met up with some friends and went for lunch…
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The problems with being a work-from-home parent
Read moreFor well over a year now, ever since I decided not to go back to my pre-baby job, I‘ve been working as a freelancer. It has been, for the most part, brilliant. I have work-life balance for the first time in my career, get to be my own boss, love what I do and spend lots of…
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Wall stickers and secret squirrels
Read moreA recent flurry of new house painting activity has meant that we were finally able to put Eliza’s new wall stickers up. They look great and I think she likes them, but to be honest Alex and I were more concerned with the brilliance of our smooth application and artistic arrangement on the wall (we…
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On motherhood
Read moreI was thinking about motherhood the other night, as Eliza slept between Alex and I in our bed. She’d woken up at 2am crying, so we’d bought her in between us for the rest of the night. She fell back asleep pretty quickly, and of course spent the night in a series of wide starfish…
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Farewell to teething terrors
Read moreFanfare please, and bring out the jazz hands, for it’s a momentous day in our household. Eliza’s last baby tooth has made a special guest appearance in her mouth, which means she now has the whole set. And more importantly, it means No. More. Teething.
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The perils of going on a bear hunt, at 6am
Read moreAfter two years of consistently inconsistent sleep, I’m thrilled to say the mini-me is now sleeping a lot better. She’s still an early riser, although she’ll now snore through to 6.30, which is a blissful lie-in compared to her previous 5- 5.30 am starts. Occasionally, though, like this morning, she throws an early start into the…