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 »
Getting little ones to eat their vegetables is no easy feat. It’s orange ewww, I don’t like it. Honestly, I’ve never seen anything like it. When faced with some aubergine in her Bolognese my toddler ran a mile telling me she can’t possibly eat such a revolting vegetable so I immediately signed up for our … Continue Reading »
For those of you who have hit the weaning stage, you will know what I mean, there’s pots and there are POTS. I love cooking food for my little ones, I find cooking relatively therapeutic when I don’t have a toddler attached to my leg, it’s much cheaper than constantly stocking up on pouches … Continue Reading »
Now we are back in our home and settling in nicely I’ve had more time to go back to my old favourite pastime – cooking. I’ve really missed having my own space, there is nothing like being back in your own kitchen with everything where you like it! I’ve been feeling pretty guilty … Continue Reading »
If you’re anything like me, finding time to cook while looking after two little ones is near impossible. It’s no easy feat trying to cook with a toddler wrapped around your leg and a baby crying for attention but I’m not a big fan of ready meals and I much prefer knowing what i’m feeding … Continue Reading »
You’re about to start weaning but where do you start? There are hundreds of books, millions of websites and blogs and discussion forums as far as the eye can see. It’s a daunting world out there. You’re so excited to embark on this weaning journey but you’re overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information. How … Continue Reading »
Now we are in full swing with the weaning it’s time to start to shake things up a little bit. Ok i’m not talking solid food here or lumpy but more experimenting with flavours and textures to an extent. We are now up to breakfast and lunch and towards the end of this week I … Continue Reading »
It’s official we are into our second week of the BIG wean!!! Woohoo we have survived week one and what an eventful week it was. We started off with the basics, three days of sweet potato puree, followed by three days of carrot puree and then we moved on to apple, banana, butternut squash, parsnip … Continue Reading »
I say BIG wean because my little one is only 16 weeks old and she is a teeny little one weighing just over 9lbs! We have been told to wean her early because she is still struggling with her milk, I’m ok with that in a way because I weaned my other little one at … Continue Reading »
So this is how it goes, you get pregnant, you panic, you have your first scan, you fall in love, it grows, you grow and nine months later hurrah hello baby! If only it was so simple. Antenatal classes make out its such a doddle these days with disposable nappies, sterilisers, breast pumps, there is … Continue Reading »