Teaching toddlers rude words and actions
I was hoping to have some lovely photos to share of N at the fair, but unfortunately he’s been off colour today so the nearest we got to the fair was driving past a couple of rides on the outer…
Family life
Mystery toddler clothing surprise
Today was a bit of a manic start to the day. I was due up north for a 10am meeting, so OH was due to be keeping N entertained from before 7 and then taking him to nursery. Usually although…
Mini farmer in the making
I don’t know why I’m surprised, but N (like all this cousins before him), love going out on the farm with his dad. Luckily now it’s getting to pheasant/duck breeding season, it means there’s more opportunities for him to go…
Cousin adoration
We’re very lucky in that our immediate family on both sides are within 7 miles distance of us, and OH’s family are within a mile or so. It means N regularly sees both his grandparents and his aunts, uncles and…
Returning to work
Two days in and I can’t quite believe that people say they like going to work to get a break from looking after the kids. I reckon it’s the other way round, but maybe we’re lucky in that N’s quite…
One born every minute – Dads
One Born Every Minute starts again on Channel 4 at 9pm this Wednesday 4th January, with the theme of dads. They’ve linked up with NetMums to get people to share their birth experiences and here’s mine with my thoughts on the…
Keeping in touch days
I’m officially off maternity leave now (as of yesterday)…so getting paid again (yippee!) as I’m now on annual leave until I start back in January. I’ve been doing a few keeping in touch days which are a great idea –…
Family visits
We don’t get to see my nan that frequently. Well, my mum does (it’s my dad’s mum rather than hers) her duty and regularly visits, takes her shopping & out for lunch, but as my nan never goes out any…
I’m on a spend as little as possible trial
Now I’m on statutory maternity pay, I’m the skintest i’ve ever been. So it’s time to stop spending, start making some money elsewhere by selling unused, unworn, and most importantly the jewellery I’ve got sitting around that I won’t have…
The relationship with cousins – 7th in line
My family is quite small in number, at least the family around us. There’s only my mum, my brother and me. My nan lives an hour away and my mum’s family live 2+ hours away. My dad was an only…
