10 differences between first & second babies
Now that Little B has turned one and started walking I feel we’ve reached a milestone – he’s not a baby any more but a fully-fledged toddler who thunders around on chunky legs emptying cupboards and generally leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. [...]
#MySundayPhoto
This week BB and I were introduced to nail art. We were invited to London for a sneak peek at next season's Crocs, and had our nails painted to match the new designs. It was such a fun way to spend an inset day - [...]
Flat, comfy, wipeable & SUPER stylish: a sneak peek at next season’s Crocs
I can’t remember the last time I wore heels. Since becoming a mum there’s been no getting away from the fact my shoes need to be three things: flat, comfortable and preferably wipeable. I’m a big fan of Crocs because I love their quirky colours [...]
How do you explain thongs to a four-year-old?
I don’t know about you, but getting a baby, a four-year-old and me out of the door by a certain time in the morning is no mean feat, especially if we’re running late. Coupled with breast feeding hormones and the fact we live in the [...]
#Marguerite100: The BEST English scone recipe EVER
Today is what would have been Marguerite Patten’s 100th birthday. In case you haven’t heard of her she was one of the first celebrity chefs, the Mary Berry of the 1940s and 50s, who died in June just five months short of her milestone birthday. [...]
Top tips for birthday parties on a budget
Seventy THOUSAND pounds. That’s how much Tamara Ecclestone is reported to have spent on her daughter’s first birthday party. Even if I had £70,000 I wouldn’t do it, because frankly that’s ridiculous. We were on a real budget for Little B’s first birthday party at [...]
#MySundayPhoto
It's the morning after the night before in our house. Yesterday was Little B's first birthday party - a party I couldn't wait to throw after everything that's happened - and there's more cake left than I bargained for. Must. Try. To. Resist. You can [...]
Pregnancy after multiple miscarriage: a year on
Today is Little B’s first birthday. That means it’s been a whole year since he calmly arrived into the world, blinking up at me under water with the night lights of Brighton twinkling in the background (it sounds magical and it was - totally unlike [...]
Things they don’t tell you about being a parent
After the week from hell last week Misery Guts and I kicked off half term with a much needed spa break. We left the kids with my mum and dad and hot footed it to Christchurch Harbour Hotel & Spa in Dorset for two days and [...]
Milton Combi Steriliser review: things could get messy
Having exclusively breastfed both BB and Little B I’ve never needed bottles on a daily basis so have never bothered with a proper steriliser (I’m afraid I’m not one of those people who sterilises everything – I only recently discovered doing knives and forks is [...]
How do you pick the perfect baby name?
We’ve come to the end of BB’s first half term at school and never in all of her four years have I been asked about her name so much. 'Where does it come from?' 'How did you get the idea for that?' and 'Is that [...]
#MySundayPhoto
This time last year, after two miscarriages in a row, it was two days before Little B’s due date. I was still terrified something was going to go wrong, but amazingly it didn’t. I can hardly believe it’s now time to make his first birthday [...]
Things that have gone wrong this week
You know when you have one of those weeks where everything just seems to go wrong and nothing goes quite right? Well I’ve had one of those. In fact it’s been one of the longest weeks I can remember, and feels like it started at [...]
How to make a hospital stay fun for kids
I thought milk & doughnuts was the perfect home remedy for BB’s pneumonia, but it turns out I was wrong. Struggling to breathe and with her little chest heaving, we ended up in A&E. She was all floppy like a ragdoll and was immediately fitted [...]
10 signs your baby is a weanager
I thought the terrible twos were the first tricky milestone we’re supposed to face, but apparently there’s a new one: the weanage years. That’s the name Ella’s Kitchen is giving to the period of time between six and 12 months old when your baby starts [...]
