Summer picnics
Now we’ve had a bit of sun and heat (it’s taken until May this year), it’s been the perfect opportunity to get out and have a picnic alongside lots of outdoor play. We don’t have garden furniture (not really got…
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Getting dressed
Although N’s been helping me dress him for a while (arms go in the sleeves when I hold the coat or jumper) and he’s proficient at removing items – can take his coat off, pull his trousers up and down,…
Bank holiday racing
A glorious bank holiday weekend meant a chance to head over to a local point to point race meet
Childcare Gurus
The BBC magazine website yesterday had an article about six childcare gurus who changed parenting. It was an interesting read, and although I hadn’t heard of the earlier people (pre-Penelope Leach), I’d heard of the ideas behind some earlier parenting…
The thought of swimming…
And so to Saturday again. Swimming. We love swimming now (after almost a year of hating it and having serious water wobbles from N and me), so I have to be careful in the morning not to shout too much about…
Recycling with toddlers
An aside first of all, amusingly I was going to entitle this posts “recycling toddlers”. I’m sure quite a few parents would like to try recycling theirs and swapping those with huge tantrums, with some more obedient ones?! I now…
Snoring Beauty
I’ve said it before and will say it again, N loves his sleep. And like most children, however hyper and lively they are in the daytime, they’re like a ‘snoring beauty’ when asleep, looking like butter wouldn’t melt. There’s a…
Baby proofing or not?
When you’re a parent in this day and age, you often have safety information coming at you from left, right and centre, especially once your child is mobile whether that be crawling or walking. Health visitors tend to pass on…
Family fun and laughter
Over the last month or so, we’ve been spending a bit more time with my family due to my mum being ill. It means that N gets to know his uncle better as we didn’t catch up that frequently, although…
Slow growing feet
N’s feet have to be the slowest growing in history. I don’t think his feet have grown more than a quarter of a size (from over a 6 to just hitting a 6.5) since September. Makes for cheap shoe buying…
Summer clothing
Ok, so maybe I’m being a bit optimistic in thinking we might get warm enough weather for me to break out into some summery clothes, but I’m planning ahead in anticipation. It’s always hard for myself – I’ve got wonky…
