Messy Play
Last week was a holiday week. Well, Monday to Thursday was a holiday week. It’s nearing the end of the holiday year and again as the OH refuses to go away on holiday, I’ve got plenty of time still to…
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Nursery parent’s morning
We had N’s second parent’s evening morning the other day at nursery. While we get a daily write up of what he’s been up to in his book, I love going in to find out in more detail how he’s…
Self hosting
Scarily/excitingly (*delete as appropriate), I’ve decided to go self hosted. It’s all work in progress at the moment (and is turning out to be harder to do myself than I’d hoped – why, why, why is there not one simple…
Toddler communication: grab and drag
Those little fingers have some serious strength in them. N’s getting pretty good on the communication front whether it be talking or through actions. In particular he’s a big fan of the grab and drag method which works well for…
Teaching toddlers rude words and actions
I was hoping to have some lovely photos to share of N at the fair, but unfortunately he’s been off colour today so the nearest we got to the fair was driving past a couple of rides on the outer…
Hair early today, hair later…first barber visit
N seriously needed a trim having had his last hair cut courtesy of my sister-in-law’s sister back in July! So I decided I needed to take him to the barber as I couldn’t be bothered to make an appointment, for…
Choosing names and learning to write names
When you choose a name for your baby there’s lots of questions you ask yourself, unless you just go with the name you’ve always loved and always intended. What do you like and hate in names (e.g. alliteration with surname…
CAAAAAAKKKKKEEEE – making birthday cake
N loves cake. In fact, it seems like he’s a bit obsessed. Although he loves food full stop, and we all like cake so it’s not surprising he likes it too. Having a birthday weekend (mine), meant lots of baking…
Baths versus swimming
When you’re a first time parent, it seems to be obvious (at least from all the information that’s out there) that babies love water…it reminds them of being in the womb, it’s warm and comforting etc. But not all babies…
Caesarean viewing
N’s seen his first caesarean. A couple of weekends ago we went out early after breakfast for a wander down to the yard and to feed the pigs, only to find his dad and uncle having called the vet (handily…
NCT nearly new sale – hard work, bargains and fun
An experience of volunteering and buying at the local NCT nearly new sale, selling baby, toddler and children’s equipment and toys
