February, 2015 - Polly Jemima

Nursery Wall Art – Witty Doodle Giveaway

Happy Monday friends! The lovely folk at Witty Doodle sent over this fantastic canvas for Vega’s nursery recently. I love how bright and colourful it is – perfect for stimulating...

7/52

Vega, 7 weeks – happy little boy Baya, 5 years – playing away on her kindle Kiki, 8 years – word hunting Lola, 11 years – movie night with Mama

Cloth Nappy time – win a Bambino Mio bundle

I have a great giveaway for you today! I posted before Vega was born a Cloth Nappy FAQ – why we use them and some of our tips. Beastie’s been...

52 Weeks of Gratitude – Week Thirty Nine

* grateful for friends who lend use of their washing machine when ours broke – full of a load of cloth nappies! Of all the things to be washing when...

Nuna LEAF review

When I was pregnant with Vega, I started looking around for a baby chair. We always had a fairly basic bouncy chair for the girls, but there are so many...

Don’t buy her flowers

Having a baby is hard work… even number four! It take a while to find your new ‘normal’ and in the meantime life can be a little bit stressful. Friends...

Nutella Brownies

Cold winter days are just right for baking. Miss Baya loves nothing better than mixing up some chocolate cakes or brownies {and of course, the obligatory bowl licking is always...

6/52

Vega – 6 weeks, sleepy baby Baya – 5 years, already planning her birthday in March Kiki – 8 years, ever helpful Lola – 11 years, so grown up!

January Nonabox Review

It’s always a happy mail day when the Nonabox arrives… Baya and Kiki can never wait to dive in and see what we’ve gotten! My favourtie thing in this months...

52 Weeks of Gratitude – Week Thirty Eight

* a husband who hops in and helps out with night times with a newborn – those night feeds take their toll after a while! * and a Kiki who...

Postpartum Essentials Checklist

Throughout pregnancy, all of your focus is on your newborn essentials, on labour and delivery… and not so much on what are your postpartum essentials for those first days/weeks after...

The curse of the unusual name…

When I was a kiddo, I loved buying things with my name on – pencils, pens, bookmarks… you name it. Kids seem to love anything personalised. That was something that...

A Sunday in Llangollen

I woke up on Sunday, exhausted and a little overwhelmed. Five weeks of night feeds had caught up with me! It was a beautiuful sunny day [though freezing cold], so...

How did you announce your baby bump?

Announcing an impending arrival in fun and creative ways is becoming more and more popular. When we had our first three children, we didn’t have the internet at home, let...

5/52

Vega – 5 weeks, unsure about his first bath! Baya – aged 5, lost her first tooth this weke Kiki – aged 8, such a great big sister Lola –...

Month: February 2015