Champagne is the most famous sparkling wine. Namely this drink first loudly declared the world that sparkling wines are noteworthy. However, in addition to champagne, there are many other types of sparkling wines with its own characteristics. And some of them are quite popular, especially Italian Prosecco and Spanish Cava. Prosecco is a popular Italian sparkling wine produced mainly in…
We have had a glorious hiatus from teething and all associated symptoms for a good few months now as Athena seemed to get her teeth fairly early on and we’re now just waiting on her last set of molars to appear to give her her full complement of twenty gnashers. Of course knowing my luck Arlo will start to teeth…
With the Royal baby due any day now if you’re looking for a gift for new arrival that’s due soon then something with a Royal twist would be ideal! Everything below is from My 1st Years, home of the personalised baby gift! I absolutely love their range of gifts, and there is definitely something to suit every taste and budget!…
Last week I was kindly invited along to Great Expectations, a lovely independent baby shop on Lewes road. I’d not been in before so had no idea what to expect. The shop is well laid out with lots of different brands on display, and enough space to wheel buggies up and down for a test run (well, when the shop…
We never swaddled Athena because I thought she didn’t like it. Maybe she didn’t, but in all honesty in my first-time-parent panic I probably didn’t do it tight enough for fear of hurting her or she cried momentarily so I thought she hated it and I gave up. I was therefore a little sceptical when Cheeky Rascals sent me the…
My final Project B Box arrived the day after Arlo did, perfect timing! The final box is full of things to help you get settled with your new arrival, hence the title! In it are a full size Seascape & Halos N Horns body lotions, both of which smell divine! Arlo is so small that a little goes…
We’re having some food related issues at the moment, partly Athena being fussy and partly me being uninspired and not knowing what I can cook/prepare to encourage her to try new things that she might like! She has a good appetite but only for certain things, and she has a really sweet tooth! I freely admit to using packaged microwave…
Sunday was lovely and bright, so we headed to Arundel for a walk round Swanbourne lake with the babies and both Nanna and Granny, and Aunty E…which made Athenas day! She actually fell over just as we started walking and was overtired too so she actually got pushed round sat in the carry cot of Arlo’s pram and I carried…
I’ve written before about how I’d like to create some sort of nest egg for my children but I would also very much like for them to understand money, its value and how to organise their finances a bit better than I did by the time I got to my teens and started earning my own pennies. My first job was…
Arlo has just turned two weeks old so I thought now would be a good time to write about our experience of breastfeeding from his birth to now, as part of my role as a Medela Mum [You can read my other posts on breastfeeding here] In the hospital he rooted for the breast and latched on (albeit clumsily and…
Arlo’s Birth story – A natural Caesarean section. You can read why I chose to have a 2nd C section here. After having our original C-section date postponed by four days (the longest days of my life, seemingly) we arrived at hospital at 7am only to be sat waiting until half past eight to be taken onto the ward to…
On Sunday we were meant to have a midwife visit but I had a call early in the morning asking if we could come into the hospital for the 5 day check as they were really busy and struggling to get round to everyone. This was fine by me as it meant we didn’t have to just hang around all…