The night started pretty normally. Never did I think it would end with a meningitis scare. We’d gotten in from being at a party and both the boys needed a bath. Toby in first, followed by Ted. Except when I was getting Ted undressed, I noticed he had a rash on his leg. Early Meningitis
The Early Years
Keeping Up With The Bump | Week 29
It’s week 29 and compared to last week I feel like you’ve had a bit of a growth spurt. I think I do look a little bit bigger but I definitely feel a whole lot rounder. What’s Happening To You In Week 29? Piling on weight like there’s no tomorrow, you’re probably around the same
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Keeping Up With The Bump | Week 28
We’re on week 28 and we’re now well on our way to getting towards that all important due date of May 30th, but when will you actually arrive? Hopefully we’ll know soon enough, but let’s just say I think you’ll be here a little earlier! What’s Happening To You In Week 28? You’re “blinking” mad
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Loose Ends
Gift Guide | Mother’s Day Wishlist
With only 6 days left until Mother’s Day, I thought now was the time to put together my “wishlist and gift ideas” post. There are, of course, lots of things that you and I would probably like for Mother’s Day but what do we mums really want? Some mums will say that the best gifts come unwrapped. Other mums would
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Post Partum | What They Don’t Tell You
This post might end up having far too much information for some of you but I’m going to be brutally honest. When I was pregnant I was told of all the different things I could expect to happen to my body after childbirth and, yes, some of those things did happen. However, there were so
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The Early Years
Pregnancy | How It Turned Out
If you missed my post about how I found out I was pregnant then quickly head back to part one before you read about how it turned out! I literally couldn’t have predicted his reaction. He asked me if I was joking and I said no. Considering I’d actually played a joke on him a couple
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The Exciting Mundane
Travel | A Long Car Journey With A Baby
It’s sometimes bad enough going down the road with a baby in the car, so how would you fancy a nice long car journey with one? We’re talking around 15+ hours here… no? Thought you might say that. Let me tell you, it’s easier than you think. After recently getting back from the annual skiing
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Parenting | Dealing With Poorly Babies
Sorry there hasn’t been a blog post for a while, but the whole house had caught the dreaded ‘lurgy’ and we’ve been pretty poorly. I am currently spending the days and nights smelling of ‘Eau du Vapour Rub’, surrounded by snotty tissues and sounding like a man. My other half and I both had stomach
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The Early Years
Parenting | Getting My Baby Into A Routine
‘Baby’ and ‘routine’ in the same sentence together is likely to have a massive difference of opinion amongst some of you; while some will whole heartedly agree that getting your baby into a routine is best others would disagree. So should baby routines be implemented from the off, or not? I honestly believe they should. So
