Happiness in a hug – from baby to little boy
*Ad – sponsored post I’ve said before that my family and friends were a little surprised when we announced we were having a baby. I’m not a baby person at all, and I stand by that even now (although at…
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Food for thought on healthy eating and pregnancy diet with Aptaclub
When I fell pregnant I’d been on a diet – lots of healthy eating and exercise, and was at my ideal weight. Unfortunately, however much I wanted to eat well, my body was just craving food. No savoury or sweet…just…
Get clean with Green People citrus crush shower gel
*Ad – gifted for review In previous years N has seemed to be sensitive to various children’s (and standard) sun lotions, so we’ve been using the Green People children’s sun lotion with no problems. When we were given the chance…
Pretty stationery and Away in my Aeroplane
Today’s post is a post of two halves. Pretty stationery for the girls and aeroplane picture books for the children. As a Parragon book buddy we usually receive picture books to review, but Parragon Books have just launched a stationery…
Holiday – a week of firsts, a hotel in Bristol
We rarely manage a full family holiday as the OH works all the time (damn that harvest getting in the way of a summer holiday), but we went away for a few days away somewhere new that wasn’t a road…
Visiting the animals at All Things Wild
Sharing a visit to All Things Wild wildlife centre on a birthday party visit with preschoolers.
Trendy Thursday: a child’s choice and Frugi clothes
It’s another Trendy Thursday, and I’ve got a couple of picks today. The first wasn’t planned, but I couldn’t resist including it. Like always, I set out clothes last night for N to wear today. But he decided he didn’t…
A day trip essential with trunki paddlepak
I shared our day trip out to see the crocodiles, and of course we took a picnic. Personally on a day out I like to have a treat sometimes and eat out, but with N permanently asking for a snack,…
Horrible Histories at Warwick Castle
I’ve often said that I wish they’d had Horrible Histories back when I was at school. My experience of history at school had been ok at primary school (good old ‘topic’ work on the railways, the plague, civil war and…
Sort out summer feet with Flexitol
Aside from stretchmarks (they were a bit of a surprise arriving literally days before I had N), the other long-lasting mark you often find as a new mum, is dry heels. A bit unexpected and not entirely pleasant. I guess…
Summer treats and tips with BN and Britmums
I do get very jealous seeing all the blog posts and tweets about people being on summer holidays. Although N’s at nursery school, he’s also at day nursery, so his days are upped during the summer holidays once nursery school…
