I found this stage of motherhood hard each time. For me, I stopped when the children each reached a stage that they were ready to not feed from me anymore, rather than making a decision for my mental health, or because of allergies or any other complex reason. Being able to feed my babies was … Continue reading Stopping breastfeeding
If you have been following me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, then you will probably know about my family's recent adventure in France (and if not, why aren't you following me?) I loved our holiday in France, it was sunny, there was an outdoor pool, we scrambled up mountains and Fidget charged back down them. … Continue reading The thief in the middle of the night
I posted last week about my 10 top tips for happy children. It was slightly tongue-in-cheek. So, on a more serious level, I do have three key things that we live by in our house that I do believe help create an environment that the children can be happy in: Sleep. OH MY GOD. I … Continue reading Three things for happy kids
A few weeks back I mentioned that I had been crafting with the boys...resulting in a slip and slide paint horror show in my kitchen. But we weren't just decorating every body part that boys find HIL-A-RI-OUS, we were actually making two 'cool' projects. Billy the robot (he is still missing arms, so is still … Continue reading Meet Botasaur – our newest family member
Some days being a stay at home mum is brilliant. You make a dinosaur out of boxes, build forts out of sofa cushions and make picnic lunches to eat surrounded by lego. Other days it is the school run, toddler group or the food shop. Or some days it is like today...a 6 am wake … Continue reading Gotta love a 6 am wake up call. Not
So you got the nice big positive and are safely into the second or third trimester…and it might be the time to think about finding out about this ‘having a baby lark’ and maybe meet some other freshers along the way. Now, I did the NHS - Antenatal Course and would recommend them, but it … Continue reading The guide to being a parent…hahaha
Being pregnant is amazing…well some of the time anyway. Aside from the usual things that every preggo talks and moans about, there are upsides and some women that really love being pregnant. However, it is hard being pregnant sometimes when you are someone who does really love it and savors every little thing about it … Continue reading Revel in it for a little bit
Once upon a time a giant girl called Kira was sitting alone. She was alone because she was the last of the giants. The only people who she saw, spoke to and played with were the King and Queen of the Gentlefolke. There was not much food or water in the Gentlefolke's kingdom. The land was … Continue reading Once upon a time…
Having just completed the Daily Mail ‘how fast can you read test’, with the outcome showing that I could demolish the Game of Throne series or Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings in almost record time… I cant help but recall something that my brother once told me and how endearing I found it. He once … Continue reading I saw it…I loved it…I ate it.
Well, I have introduced myself as a wordie (alternative to foodie!). But it might help to explain who I am a little more. I am British (I’ll be sticking with that as, to be honest, my family history research has revealed that really my family are total mongrels of all nationalities of the GB and … Continue reading Wordie…as in alternative to foodie
Little House of Words 