Little line, oh little line, are you pink or are you grey? Baby or evaporation? Why do you torment me this way? I’ll take one more, just one more. Surely this one will tell. I raid my pile (I’ve got hundreds) and begin the waiting hell. The line is gone. That can’t be right. Why…
To my Oldest Friend. On that amazing day when you told me you were pregnant I promised you that I wouldn’t give you any parenting advice. I’m about to break that promise. We’ve always done everything together, you and I, so it makes sense that we would embark on a parenting journey together too. With…
Its been a long time coming. After a relatively easy pregnancy – or as easy as pregnancy can be whilst also parenting a toddler – we welcomed our new baby to the family last week. After several false starts I went into labour at 39 weeks and delivered this beautiful bundle of loveliness just seven…
Being a parent of a toddler is, how can I put this? A challenge. You’re busy having fun, laughing and playing when all of a sudden, something goes wrong. Before you know it, you have a screaming, crying toddler on your hands and you hardly know why. You offered them a raisin. You gave them…
I have loved all stages of motherhood so far, but being pregnant whilst caring for a toddler has been the most challenging thing I have ever attempted. Some days I feel like I am totally winning this parenting lark and then, there are days like today. Those days when no matter how many hours sleep…
You may have noticed that this blog has been a little quiet for a while. Well, there has been a very good reason for that. Buddy will be gaining a little brother or sister in July! Of course we are amazingly excited and slightly terrified at the prospect of a newborn and a toddler, but…
2014 has been a super fun year for our family. We’ve found lots of new ways to play and have been fortunate enough to share them all with you too! When I started blogging midway through 2014 it was really just a sanity saver. Buddy wasn’t at an age where he could hold a conversation…
If your toddler is a delightful angel when it comes to brushing their teeth, then please feel free to completely disregard this post and its contents. In fact, perhaps you should be writing this post and sharing your secrets! If however, like us, you have a toddler who equates the pleasures of teeth brushing to…
In our family, Christmas has always been a “movable feast.” When I was growing up, my Dad was a police officer and my mum was a nurse, which often meant that one of them would be working over the festive period. This never ruined Christmas for our family. We would celebrate whenever everybody was home…
Rupert is Missing… These are words that strike fear in my heart. My hands become clammy and suddenly it feels like the room is spinning. My mind begins racing at a hundred miles an hour, where could he have gone? How did I fail to notice he was missing? No, Rupert isn’t my son. He’s…
The Train Driver's Wife 