Parenting advice, news, opinion and life with my mini moo
This is a sponsored post Every year we seem to get fewer and fewer Christmas cards - actual Christmas cards, that is. With an increasing focus on climate change and the environment, it just doesn’t seem right any more to be sending out dozens and dozens of cards - not to mention the cost of... Continue Reading →
Where can you find an aquarium, a butterfly house, some alpacas and a natural history museum all in one place? In central London this would involve a considerable amount of trekking back and forth - but did you know you can actually enjoy all these in one place that is only in zone three? If... Continue Reading →
My daughter got to have two birthday cakes for her first birthday, as had a party with her dad’s family one weekend and a celebration with my family (who live a few hours away and weren’t able to come to the first party) a week later. So of course I had to make her two... Continue Reading →
Eating out takes on a whole new dimension when there are young children in the equation. I know some parents firmly believe their child should eat what they eat, and there’s no need to go to ‘child friendly’ restaurants with kids menus. I agree that I want my daughter to be encouraged to eat more... Continue Reading →
There are so many Christmas traditions to share with your family that you may not even realise are traditions- leaving a mince pie and carrot out for Santa and Rudolph, placing the Christmas stockings in a particular spot (mine and my sister’s were always at the ends of our beds), chocolate coins for breakfast on... Continue Reading →
I'm really looking forward to my baby's first Christmas and thinking of all sorts of ways I can make it special. I wanted to have a handmade keepsake of some sort that would hopefully be in our family for years, and I hit upon the idea of an advent calendar - consisting of little stockings, each... Continue Reading →
I’ve been very lucky that my Mini Moo is such a good sleeper. She was sleeping through the night by the time she was two months old, and not waking until about 6 or 6.30am; by six months she wasn’t waking for her first feed until about 7.30 and then going back to sleep for... Continue Reading →
When was the last time you made a new friend? You’ve probably become close to one or two people at work, but it’s unlikely you ever see, or speak to them, outside the office. But the last time you actually met someone new and arranged to meet up with them again for coffee? Being a... Continue Reading →
We are almost half way through our first term (Chapter 1) with Waterbabies and baby S and I are both having so much fun. She loves being in the water and it’s a fantastic bonding experience – plus I’m amazed by how much she’s learnt. I’ve written previously about our first swimming lesson with Waterbabies... Continue Reading →
Read on for a special promo code for 10% off your letter from Santa... It’s never too early to start thinking about Christmas - and when it’s baby’s first Christmas that’s even more true! I’m really looking forward to Christmas with all the new experiences for my mini moo, though she will only be nine... Continue Reading →
