This was what the lollipop lady said to me yesterday. Her daughter has just had her first baby and is struggling a little bit. I remember those days well, the first baby is a shock to the system! My partner Chris thought that having Matthew and Anya would prepare him for fatherhood but I think […]
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The Redecorating Rules for Children
As I mentioned earlier this week, Zach has now moved in with Matthew and Anya. I’ll be honest there was a lot of rearranging to get tiny toys out of reach and fit the cot in. Panic over, phew! I’m now thinking ahead long term. Anya will move into the third bedroom and the boys […]
The end of an era
This week I have been struggling. Poor Chris has had to deal with a lot of crying. This post is really for him, I’m trying to share with him my thoughts and feelings but maybe some of you will recognise yourselves or have some advice. Two months ago I stopped breastfeeding Zach during the day […]
Slummy mummies and #solidaritea
Am I one of the slummy mummy brigade? Do I suffer from a ‘kind of dimwit narcissism’? The same day that this Daily Mail article was met with justifiable outrage by mums, bloggers and any right thinking people (biased, moi?!), I published my video post about a day in my life. It wasn’t an intentional […]
Yay! Matthew gets his Beavers cycling badge!
Matthew proudly came out of school on Friday with the class bear. I was less thrilled. we always seem to get it when we have NOTHING planned… Phew! Monday night is Beavers night and luckily they were completing their cycling badges: something to write about! We panicked a few weeks ago when the schedule was […]