Genetic inheritance – children and parents
I find it really interesting seeing which parts of myself and his dad that N has inherited. It always amazes me when people say they can see either parent in a baby. To me, it’s a really hard thing to…
Family life
Everything family oriented on bubbablue and me, parenting, milestones, children, growing up
Potty training – heaven or hell?
As N’s almost 3 and starting in the pre-school room at nursery, I decided that maybe we should take a go at potty training. Post-Christmas, I had a week off work, so it was the perfect opportunity to at least…
New Year’s Eve – celebration or damp squib
Bizarrely, when we were children, New Year’s Eve was so much more exciting than it is now. Someone in our village used to have a party each year, and lots of families would walk down to theirs, eat lots of…
Fun with Daddy – madness and frolics
Boys and their dads. There’s a certain type of relationship, although it’s always reassuring to know that even if N hurts himself when playing with his dad, it’s always me he wants to go to for cuddles. With N’s dad,…
Christmas traditions success or failure?
Christmas is full of traditions, and although our piecemeal Christmas is a bit odd (feeding has to still be done in the morning and afternoon), I still like to try to make it special with certain traditions that work for…
Round up of 2013 – the good, the bad and the ugly
Nothing like leaving things to the last minute, but I’ve tried to remember sooner than I did last year, about posting my review of the year. There’s been some major changes for us this year with family and work, and…
Getting dressed, and cardigans and jumpers
N does come out with some classic phrases, as do most toddlers. He’s now getting to the stage where he wants to get himself dressed and undressed. Or really, not dressed at all, as he seems to remove socks and…
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Visiting Father Christmas at Millets Farm
Visiting Father Christmas at Millets Farm, includes fun activities with elves, a gift, mince pies and photo opportunity.
These are a few of my favourite things at Christmas – Center Parcs competition
I love Christmas, although this year is going to be very different as it’ll be the first one ever (amazing when I’m nearer 40 than 30!) that my brother and I will spend without our mum. Hopefully we’ll still have…
How to tell children the hardest things
Since my mum was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer back in March, inoperable, we knew that some day this year, we’d have to say goodbye. With my brother and me being local, it made her last months more bearable with…
When to believe your toddler when he says he’s poorly
N tells a lot of porkies. Well, I believe he tells a lot of white lies. Predominantly unintentional, because he is a toddler and he likes stories and repeating what he hears. The problem is that the timescales might be…