The life of a new parent is busy one; that’s for sure! There’s so much to do. Between feeding their precious little bundle, to changing nappies and getting used to the total lack of sleep? New mothers certainly do have a lot on their plate. So if that sounds like someone you know, then why
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Preparing Your Home for a New Baby
Whether you’re a first-time mum or you’ve been through it all before, a little help to get everything ready for your new arrival can go a long way. No matter how clean your home is, it’s essential to take extra care when you’re preparing for the arrival of a new-born or have a toddler keen
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Storage for Chloe’s Room
print gifted from my friend Michelle at Cre8tive Hands Chloe has the smallest room in the house. For a long time it was a bit of a junk room turned office. It was used as a kind of dressing room too so there were lots of random bits in her room. When we play it
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Win a Nursery Thermometer
I can remember the moment when we brought Max back from the hospital, on a cold day in December and was really worried about how warm he should be. Hospitals are always insanely warm and I was worried that it would be far too cold for him here. I remember putting him in a hat
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Healthy Bones from a Young Age | Guest Post
Not enough kids are getting sufficient calcium in their diets, and one of the reasons is that parents often eliminate dairy, thinking that it is the cause of stomach pains and the other discomforts are associated with lactose intolerance,” committee member Melvin B. Heyman, MD, MPH, tells WebMD. Reading this statement in an article while surfing on the Internet once,
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Wood & Wonder Toy Review
As a rule, I much prefer to get the children wooden toys. I think they are generally a lot more durable and I think that generally they look nicer too. The colours can be more subtle and just generally nicer, if that makes sense? We have been trying out toys from Wood & Wonder –
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Chloe at 18 months
Well, well, well – 18 months old! I have been a bit rubbish with the monthly updates but I thought at 18 months it was a significant time to update and record what is going on with Little Miss Bean. She has been uber-teething lately. She went from 6 teeth, that she had for several months,
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Designing a Gender Neutral Nursery
My little ones might be toddlers now, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t remember what it’s like to be excited to welcome a new addition. As a design lover, for me one of the most exciting parts of adding a new baby to our family was creating a nursery. While there are hundreds of
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Fisher Price BeatBo | Review
Features of the Beat-Bo Large, multi-colour LED grid tummy The hips shake and the head nods There are three modes – Dance ‘n Move, Learning & Games and Customized Sing-Along where you can record your own voice. Press buttons on the feet and tummy When the Fisher Price Beat-Bo first arrived, I thought it