The last few weeks of my pregnancy marked a noticeable change in my eldest's behaviour. Although excited about the new baby's imminent arrival, I had noticed that Stanley was becoming short tempered, easily frustrated (when playing with James) and very argumentative, especially with me. There have been big changes in his life and routine recently, … Continue reading The Kindness Elves: An Introduction
Eli arrived at 8.29am on Sunday 21st Oct, weighing a healthy 8lb. As promised here's my third birth story... The Start I was rudely, but not at all surprisingly woken up at 4am Sunday morning by pained cries from James, who was either clearly being mauled by a tiger or possessed by a demon. I … Continue reading Birth Story 3: The Return of the Rush
A big thank you to Lisa over at Oh Luna for creating The October blog tag, designed to help us learn a bit more about the blogger behind the blog. So, carry on reading to see how boring I really am! To play along just copy all my questions and answers and then rewrite them … Continue reading The October Blog Tag by Oh Luna: Learn More About Me
So today is D-day, the eviction notice has officially been served. I'm so heavy, uncomfortable and quite frankly bored out of my tiny brain. And, it seems the little wriggler couldn't give a monkey's. See my other post Pregnancy Ponderings for more detail but basically I've had extremes with my two so far. Stanley was … Continue reading The Waiting Game
October is one of my favourite months of the year, I love the subtle change in season that seems to creep in around about now, leaving the September sun behind and transitioning into misty mornings and earlier nights. The trees are desperately trying to protect and keep hold of their flame coloured leaves but, sadly … Continue reading I am 1 in 4: October is Baby Loss Awareness Month
...and then did, practically the minute I became a Mum!! 1. The stain check and sniff test No, I was going to be completely organised, have drawers full of freshly washed and pressed clothing arranged by season and size. So if one of my darlings spilled some of their organic apple juice down their top, … Continue reading 5 Things I Swore I’d Never Do…
This week I was sent a free children's book to download, no this wasn't a perk of blogging...I actually came across a sponsored post on Facebook asking if I'd like a free copy. I messaged back and the book appeared in my inbox. You're probably thinking where's the catch? Well, there isn't one. Taffy Thomas … Continue reading The Hullabaloo by Taffy Thomas: A Review
WOW, what an incredible week! At one point I thought my phone was going to self combust and I'd be left with nothing more than a blob of melted plastic. I was forced to turn all sound notifications off, as it clearly thought it was at the last night of the proms complete with symbol … Continue reading I’m Not From Hull: And Other Lessons
These last few weeks have been long and tough, I'm not afraid to admit that actually I've really struggled...lack of sleep and an aching, heavy and ungainly body don't really mix well.I can normally get me and the boys up and out at a reasonable hour, ready for a day out. But recently I've found … Continue reading My Mini Mumoliday.
My hospital bag is packed, the baby carrier has been dug out from storage and given a good clean, and the moses basket is set up in our room. I'm now 35 weeks pregnant, and I'm done. I don't feel at all worried that I might have forgotten something, and I've not even looked at … Continue reading Pregnancy Ponderings.
