Lost: one toy Mickey, also goes by the name of Minnie. Lives in London, last seen in Sheffield. Help! Does your child have a favourite toy? If so, make them hold it tight and never let it out of your sight. Sounds obvious, but it’s a lesson we’ve just learned.
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Everything I’ve completely forgotten about newborns
So as I write this I’m 29 and a half weeks pregnant and now into the third trimester, aka that bit at the end that’s scarily close to the big bit *right* at the end. Do we feel ready? Well we have made a start now, and it’s starting to feel exciting, but it’s ages…
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What to watch when you have a new baby
The early baby days after getting home from hospital seem manic, but you don’t really do much other than sit around staring at the baby, wait for the baby to wake up, feed, wait for the baby to sleep and so on. Alex and I were so tired and generally spaced out we didn’t really…
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Talking about toddlers…
Just a quick note to say it’s currently toddler month over on TalkMum. It’s a subject I could talk about for hours for obvious reasons; here’s mine, measuring up my feet today. There’s lots of fantastic posts to come, but two I really love so far are life-changing tip for dealing with tantrums, from Rachel from Make a…
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Big lorry! And other parenting habits it’s pretty hard to break
Last week I was on my way out for dinner with some friends. Minus child. You know the drill; paw-print free clothes, lipstick, tiny bag, combination of impractical shoe and delicate jewellery, happy mood, walking down the road looking forward to sitting on the top deck of the bus and having a (tiny) glass of…
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The 20 stages of watching a film when you have children
Watching a film seems to have become a big event in our house since we had a baby. We always plan it but it hardly ever actually happens. Although it’s not as rare as our cinema going…the last film we saw was X-Men First Class, nearly three years ago. In theory, watching a film should be…
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Things to do before baby two arrives – the toddler edition
Things To Do Before Baby Two – The Toddler Edition… What are the best things to do before baby two arrives – when you already have a toddler? What To Do Before You Have A Baby… Following my last pregnancy, I made a list of the ultimate things to do before the baby arrives and everything…