Vega’s 18 month update
18 months!!! It seems like ages since I last posted an update {you can see his previous monthly updates here}. These past six months since his first birthday have flown...
Tag: motherhood
Top tips for taking babies/toddlers to a festival
We’re gearing up for festival season here. First up is Camp Bestival – and we can’t wait {well…. I’m not looking forward to the long drive there!} This will be Beastie’s...
5 tips for entertaining a toddler on a long train journey
As I don’t drive, we’re pretty used to traveling by train. I’ve been taking the girls down to Kent to my sisters since Baya was a baby, and if we...
Two years of you
Sitting on my bed, you snuggled in my arms, nursing, cuddling my hair and getting ready for some sleep {I hope}. You still fit in my lap, though now there...
5 ideas for ‘Mummy-Daughter Time’
Mummy-daughter time – is it something that you schedule in? I’m lucky to have four children, four fab children that I get to spend all day every day with. While...
25 Rainy Day Activities
Living in Wales we’re used to lots of rainy days. While sometimes we don’t have a choice but to go out and about, and some days we don’t mind going...
Saying yes to more adventures
I talked last week about having bit of a crappy Easter weekend, and lately, life has seemed to be getting on top of us. I think sometimes it’s easy to...
And then she was seven…
In my mind, Baya is still about four. She’s been the baby of the family right up until Vega came along, and she is the sweetest little girl. She’s transistioned...
Bedtimes – new routines, baby massage and earlier nights.
A couple of weeks ago, I posted about our bedtime routine and mentioned that I was trying out JOHNSON’S® 3-step Bedtime Routine. I’ve kept a sleep diary for the past fortnight,...
10 ways to keep a toddler busy
If you have a toddler in the house you’ll know just how active they are! They love to keep you on your toes morning, noon and night. While Vega has...
Life, lately
I thought I’d write a quick little roundup post today, sometimes it’s nice just to waffle on about the boring day to day stuff for five minutes! I kinda can’t...
Bedtime Stories
I grew up with a huge love for books, I was always reading as a child and teenager, I remember my Mum reading me stories too before I was old...
Toddler proofing the garden
Despite the fact its still winter and freezing cold, I made the most of yesterday’s sunshine and spent a (cold) half an hour in the garden. I raked up some...
Bugaboo Cameleon
After almost 13 years of using pushchairs, we’ve a good idea just what we are looking for to fit our needs. For us, we use a pushchair a lot. We...