What’s the perfect gap between babies? I know, déjà vu, I’ve talked about this before. But it’s been on my mind today as I realised that if I got pregnant this month then there would be exactly two years between children. We’d previously thought that would be along the lines of the right gap size…
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Walk the walk: on baby milestones
Read moreThis weekend we were at my parent’s house near the beach, and on Easter Sunday we all went down to the pier. It was, to everyone’s surprise, a beautiful day, so we took Eliza out of her pram to have a walk around by herself. She took a few tentative steps at first, gripping our…
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On sickness and sofa days
Read moreSigns my child was ill: #1: she refused toast #2: she refused my toast #3: I handed her my iPhone and she wasn’t interested Poor Eliza! She’s been struck down with the dreaded lurgy since Tuesday. She did seem vastly better yesterday, but then had a sudden relapse early evening, and indeed we were up…
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A Tale of Three Back Teeth
Read moreOnce upon a time there was Alex, Gill and Eliza, and there was the next instalment in the tale of the terrible thing called teething… Our story begins during lunch three weeks ago. My mum, who was visiting, spotted something unexpected. “What is THAT in the back of Eliza’s mouth?” she asked. It was a…
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Tips To Travel By Train With A Toddler
Read moreWe’ve just got back from a lovely, long weekend in Sheffield on the train, so here are our tips to travel by train with a toddler. Family Life – Without A Car Living in London means we don’t need to have a car, and as we have no idea where our driving licenses are to…
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Where Next? The ‘Life After London’ Question Mark
Read moreThe Life After London Question… Are you thinking of moving out of London? Just had kids and need more space and a garden? We’re thinking about the options for life after London. Moving Out Of London – A Crossroads One night in my mid-twenties I’d gone out out after work with my friend Nick and…
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Postnatal Depression Survival Guide
Read moreA Postnatal Depression Survival Guide Today’s post is a guest post from the brilliant Cat Dean, who blogs at www.postnatalsurvival.com and is author of Fertile Thinking and The Postnatal Survival Guide. You can also read more from Cat over on TalkMum (my new work project – more on this later). Thanks Cat! I read a really interesting piece on…
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