On Sunday, I went along to a soft play birthday party for my niece. Not my idea of fun at the best of times but with Zach’s broken wrist, my enjoyment levels were at a minimum. I was closely supervising him whilst the others ran amok. I spoke to some of the bigger boys, my […]
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The wait is over: welcome to the world Baby Sussex! And welcome to parenthood Harry and Meghan!
The whole country, and indeed the world, have been waiting with bated breath for weeks for the happy arrival of the royal baby. And now their Royal Highnesses have begun the biggest and happiest challenge of their lives. I’ll admit to being a bit miffed at their announcement a few weeks ago that the news […]
Toddler versus teenager: which is easier to cope with?!
I now have a threenager (hi Zach!) A complicated whirlwind of emotions… I remember when Matthew was a toddler, and I had a newborn Anya, my neighbour with teenaged children came around and said she didn’t envy me as the toddler years are the hardest which REALLY surprised me. This week I have been […]
The Baby Detective, by Sarah Norris
Not the usual type of book that I review but I was drawn to this baby advice book having devoured many during my three sets of newborn days and first months. Sarah Norris does not promise to make you an expert on all babies. Instead, she aims to give you the skills to decode what […]
Ear piercing: right or wrong?
You may have seen from my #project365 post or Instagram that last weekend I took Anya to get her ears pierced. Meanwhile in the news, Kylie Jenner has been criticised for pictures showing her 5 month old with pierced ears. So what are the rights and wrongs of this situation? Firstly let me tell you […]