Being a family of five with an au pair comes with new challenges. Mealtimes can become challenging preparing several different meals not to mention costly. I never thought i’d become that mother who cooks a meal for all the family to enjoy but it’s fast becoming that way. With little left in the fridge as … Continue Reading »
It’s been a while since I wrote a blog post but I’ve been taking a lot of time out since my son was born to really focus on myself and my life and in doing so, I felt I needed a break from the blog and social media. The past 20 months or so have … Continue Reading »
Healthy humous – yum! I kind of gave up on the whole BLW thing and let m 10 month old kind of go with the flow so it’s a bit of mix and match these days. It’s usually a mix of finger food and things like cottage pie or fish pie that I help him … Continue Reading »
Yep, it’s all in the title – a post all about beans, baked beans to be precise. I love baked beans as i’m sure most of us do but the sheer amount of sugar in the well known and supermarket brands has been bugging me. I’m lucky, my kids are great eaters but their diet … Continue Reading »
It’s been a busy few months. The littlest one is now nearly nine months old! Yes! nine months old, time is flying by. Life has been hectic to say the least since Sasha out American Akita puppy joined the family in January and I’ve just about got back into some sort of routine with dog … Continue Reading »
Welcome back! After months of being MIA, numerous hospital appointments, still sleepless nights, reflux like you’ve never seen we are back! Little man is now 5 months and certainly doesn’t look newborn all 7.3kg of him! He’s a happy little monkey despite having horrendous colds and being unable to breathe and feed but life must … Continue Reading »
It’s all been a bit quiet on the blog recently, things have been pretty mental with all three. The eldest has had the worst eczema flare up I’ve ever seen, the middle one struggling with her diet and the little pickle has been in and out of A&E countless times because of breathing difficulties. Turns … Continue Reading »
Birth and beyond, it’s actually the title of a book written by a good friend of mine Dr Yehudi Gordon but it sums up my life over the past seven weeks. Yes seven!! My little boy entered the world on 19th September after the most incredible labor and birth. I never thought it possible after … Continue Reading »
Not going to lie, we all love bath time. Well I do anyway, you can’t beat the splashing and giggles and fun that occurs around 6.45 each night. The perfect end to however stressful a day it’s been. Recently I’ve been checking out the Aldi Baby & Toddler event, in particular I quickly snapped … Continue Reading »
How time flies – seriously! Where has the time gone? One minute I’ve just seen the lines on the pregnancy test and the next I’m thinking oh crap, 37 weeks and I gave birth to both of my girls yet I’m sitting in the office writing this with full blown BH. You would have thought … Continue Reading »