Toddler drink repertoire
It’s always been easy to keep healthy on the drinks front with N. His drinks repertoire has been milk (as much as available although he’s been requesting it less over the last week) and water. He’s started to get a…
Lifestyle
What’s the best swimwear for boys?
We’ve been swimming a while with N, since he was a few months old, and have been through a lot with him during our Water Babies journey. But as they grow it’s hard to know what they should wear. Having…
Garden party essentials – ‘We’re going to party’
What makes a great garden party apart from lovely weather. Here’s some of the essentials that help people enjoy them.
Dressing Boys
It’s astounding how many people go round calling children by ‘she’ when the child’s a boy even once they’re at toddler age. I can understand it more when they’re babies in unisex wear, and to a certain extent even if…
Trendy Tuesday – casual everyday wear
Of course, Tuesdays come round again and I’ve not thought at all about what N’s dressed in in preparation of linking up to Trendy Tuesday. I suppose it shows his usually messy/jumbled put together style. It does help that most…
Kelo-cote® scar reduction treatment review
Having had an unplanned c-section with N, I’ve obviously got a scar. I was lucky enough to have one of the best surgeons at doing the op in the area according to a few people I spoke to, and considering…
Creative ‘baking’ with a 3 way Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate bark recipe
Ad – sponsored post I hadn’t realised when I agreed to do this Cadbury Dairy Milk post for Collective Bias®, that today was National Baking Day. My challenge was to make something creative with Cadbury Dairy Milk. Although we didn’t officially…
Review: Kiddies food kutter
N’s been proficient in using a fork since around 13 months old, but it’s hard to know when’s the right time to introduce a knife at meal times. A couple of times I’ve tried as he’ll often use a spoon…
Healthcare for children and possible tongue tie
Trying to get hold of the right people in healthcare is a nightmare. I expect most people can relate to that. I always thought, if you’re trying to get appointments for children, it’d be straightforward and hopefully the lines would…
Childcare Gurus
The BBC magazine website yesterday had an article about six childcare gurus who changed parenting. It was an interesting read, and although I hadn’t heard of the earlier people (pre-Penelope Leach), I’d heard of the ideas behind some earlier parenting…
30 money saving tips anyone can follow
I do like to spend, but I’m also a saver. Plus any chance I can get to save some money and get a bargain is a bonus. We all want to find easy ways to save money without really feeling…