So everyone is going on about how January is finally over, so depressing, so glum etc… well I quite liked January! Firstly I had a birthday, secondly I had a week off work (as well as not going back to work till the 6th anyway) and thirdly if I wish January over then it will mean this baby is coming…
Ridiculously one of the first things I started to panic about when we found out I was expecting again was ‘how am I going to cart TWO babies around?’ when really it should have been, ‘can we fit two cot beds in Athena’s room and where are we going to put the blimming jumperoo when it needs to be reintroduced…
I think the days are long gone when people would quietly announce their pregnancies as and when they saw people. The influx of social media outlets means it is much easier to tell people all at once, and I think you’ll agree that there seems to be a bit of a competitive streak entering the pregnancy announcements too! Marks &…
Here’s a run down of what I’ve read in January. If you missed it then I did a round up of favourite (and not so favourite) books that I read in 2014 here Donna Tartt – The Goldfinch. I loved this book, insane amounts. I had read Secret History, but enjoyed this a whole lot more. It follows the life…
Early last Sunday morning Sam got up and headed off on his snowboarding holiday with friends. I managed to get back to sleep for a few hours before Athena woke up, and then after breakfast we picked up my friend and her daughter and went to a garden centre for some soft play, some hot chocolate and then some lunch!…
Toys can be educational without being boring and dull, and now Athena has reached an age where she understands more about the world and what goes on in it she’s finding a lot more enjoyment in toys that let her use her imagination a bit more. We were asked recently if we would like to choose from the selection of educational toys…
Most people start out January attempting to eat more healthily after a fair amount of December indulgence, then quickly lapse into bad habits as the weather gets colder and the temptation to hibernate with a pack of biscuits increases. Waitrose have created a snazzy tool to help people make some healthy food swaps, small changes to their normal meals and to…
A divorce can be an emotional, stressful and hard time for everyone; you, your partner, and your kids being the main people involved. Some people might shy away from divorce whilst their children are young, or altogether completely because they fear the upset it will cause. However kids are more resilient emotionally than what credit we give them, here are…
I wish we’d used a co-sleeper with Athena, it would have made life so much easier especially after a C-section. However I had no idea they even existed when I was pregnant the first time round! We had a moses basket (but it rocked from head to foot, and as babies have heavy heads it seems a bit daft, she…
I don’t find it easy to feel good (or dare I say it, glamorous even) when I’m this pregnant. My back and hips ache, I can’t wear proper heels and I generally have naff skin too. However when I went out for my birthday meal last Friday I actually felt glamorous, thanks to Happy Mum London & UK Tights! …
We’ve had a lot of rain recently, and I’ve found it a struggle to keep Athena occupied without resorting to Cbeebies and playdough! I turned to some fellow bloggers to see what ideas they had and was amazed at the response! Below are some fantastic ideas for keeping your little ones occupied when going out isn’t an option! Fun with…
Athena was born via an elective C section (you can read her birth story here) because of ‘maternal anxiety’ according to my hospital notes. In brief, my husband was a big baby (11’7lbs) and was born via an eventual C section, I was a very small baby 5’11lbs but my mum had a difficult labour and birth and required an…