High maintenance children
It’s always a bit hit and miss as to what type of child you end up with. Obviously you’d expect them to have some personality traits similar to the parents, but they could end up being totally different. After seeing…
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Role play meals
One of N’s current favourite games to play is anything that involves dishing up and playing with his selection of plastic food. He loves playing with kitchens – real or toy – although I decided (prompted by OH) that it…
50 books 2013 challenge: March update
I’m well into the book challenge now, having read 20 with a couple on the go at the moment. I have to admit this month I’ve struggled to get enough slots of time which allow me to get into the…
Baby Hints and Tips 2: Feeding – milk
One thing that new mums always worry about is feeding their newborn (and even as they get older, the confusion can continue). Here’re some pointers that helped my friends and I as we were learning how to feed our babies….
Socialising vs life and work
I’m now back working full time. My old job was an hour’s commute so to do nursery runs, I had to reduce my hours. Unless you’re very lucky, it’s hard to find a job that’s shorter hours. Then there’s the…
Sorry & cuddles
Generally N’s quite a good little boy. We rarely (touch wood) have tantrums, and even when we do have a bit of a mood swing and moan, he seems to be quite easily distracted to avoid whatever incident might be…
De-cluttering
I’ve been de-cluttering quite a bit recently. Really, with the last 2-3 months not working, I really should have started it earlier. The craft drawers & boxes were first to be sorted out a couple of weeks ago, and now…
Sticker Fun
Kids love stickers. Don’t they? I think N does but not to the extent some other children appear to. He has a few sticker books and likes occasionally spending time sticking the stickers onto blank pages. We’ve not reached the…
2 year old and photo session
I wanted to get some photos done of N when he hit 2, and missed out on our Pixifoto free visit when it came just after Christmas. But our local softplay has a several relevant businesses that work out of there…
New job
After finishing my last job, I had the luxury of some time off job hunting. Toss up between big commute again (lots of available great jobs, mostly further than previously) and trying to find something closer to home (unlikely in…
Hair wash time
N’s now got to the washing stage. Washing himself. He’s always been quite keen on cleaning his face with wipes after eating, but now he wants to wash himself in the bath. Usually we just bubble bath – we’ve been…