Hospital visits
Hospitals are a hard one with children. You’re never quite sure whether you should take children in with you to visit people. It’s a toss up between making the person in hospital happy as well as the child being able…
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Toddler chores
N’s big on toddler chores at the moment. He loves helping out; getting used to helping doing things round the house (however unhelpfully at the moment) may (fingers crossed) mean he’s more willing to help when he’s older. So far…
Remembering retro toys
One of the great things about having children is getting to reminisce about all the old retro toys we used to have way back when we were kids. You tend to want to have your children experience similar toys especially…
Children’s daily surprise
When is it that children lose their daily surprise and their discovery of everything being exciting with the world? Wouldn’t it be great if we adults got so excited about the day. Each morning, N seems surprised when I go…
Meal Planning Monday: 25th March 2013
I missed last week (the getting back into a new work routine), so linking up again with Mrs M’s Meal Planning Monday this week. Meal planning this week has been a bit vague, and a bit on and off as…
High maintenance children
It’s always a bit hit and miss as to what type of child you end up with. Obviously you’d expect them to have some personality traits similar to the parents, but they could end up being totally different. After seeing…
Role play meals
One of N’s current favourite games to play is anything that involves dishing up and playing with his selection of plastic food. He loves playing with kitchens – real or toy – although I decided (prompted by OH) that it…
50 books 2013 challenge: March update
I’m well into the book challenge now, having read 20 with a couple on the go at the moment. I have to admit this month I’ve struggled to get enough slots of time which allow me to get into the…
Baby Hints and Tips 2: Feeding – milk
One thing that new mums always worry about is feeding their newborn (and even as they get older, the confusion can continue). Here’re some pointers that helped my friends and I as we were learning how to feed our babies….
Socialising vs life and work
I’m now back working full time. My old job was an hour’s commute so to do nursery runs, I had to reduce my hours. Unless you’re very lucky, it’s hard to find a job that’s shorter hours. Then there’s the…
Sorry & cuddles
Generally N’s quite a good little boy. We rarely (touch wood) have tantrums, and even when we do have a bit of a mood swing and moan, he seems to be quite easily distracted to avoid whatever incident might be…
