A Guide to Surviving Playgroup
For lots of new mums, a playgroup can be terrifying – they’re noisy, intimidating and often cliquey.I’m really lucky – I’ve been to…
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Project 365: Week 3
I can’t believe we are already half way through January already! This week has been a week of waiting around for buses and…
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Project 365: Week 2
So far I’ve managed to keep up with Project 365 – taking a photo every single day for a year! This week involved…
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Cosatto Giggle Review
When we found out back in April last year that I was pregnant with Benjamin, we knew that we would need to buy a…
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Baby Benjamin’s 6 Week Update
I honestly cannot believe Benjamin is six weeks old (well, 6 weeks tomorrow!). The days and weeks are flying by and he is…
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An Afternoon at the Park
Monday was Harrison’s last day before going back to school. With Benjamin being so poorly over Christmas and having to wait in every day…
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First term: done!
Harrison is about to start his second term at nursery, and I am so incredibly proud of the way he settled in his…
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Goodbye 2014
So 2014 is nearly over…and what a year! With a few very obvious exceptions, it has been a pretty awful year, and one…
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Christmas 2014
Normally, I get excited about Christmas in November and am like a big kid in the run-up to the big day, but with…
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Our Sepsis Nightmare
The wires. The beeps. The monitors. His cry when he wanted a feed that he couldn’t have. His little yellow face. His yellow,…
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Baby Benjamin’s Second Week
Benjamin is now two (and a bit!) weeks old, and we’ve finally started to find our feet as a family of five.
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Christmas Traditions
This will be our fourth Christmas as a family. We are starting to form our own little traditions and routines at Christmas. This…
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Baby Benjamin’s First Week
Baby Benjamin has been with us now for a week. It’s crazy to think it’s still a week until his official due date….
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Project-B Review
For the past couple of months, I have been receiving a subscription box from Project-B. The boxes, which come once a month, are…
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Ben’s Speedy Arrival
I had been in hospital from Monday evening until Wednesday evening being monitored for suspected pre-eclampsia. As all the tests had came back…
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Introducing Benjamin Rhys…
Yes… Benjamin bump is no longer a bump, he’s a baby!
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Chuggington Over and Under Starter Set Review
Like most little boys, Alex and Harrison LOVE trains. They have a Brio train set, which belonged to my brothers and me when…
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38 Weeks Bump Update – the second hospital trip!
You may have read my post about our first visit to the hospital on Sunday. I was allowed to go home because my…
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First hospital trip!
So last night we had our first trip to the hospital, complete with all the hospital bags!
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Yes it’s ANOTHER boy!
Three sentences I seem to be saying a lot at the moment: 1. Any day now 2. A little boy 3. No, we…
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Get Baby Out!
Finally passed the 37 week mark!!! At this point, most health professionals class baby as ‘term’ (full term being 40 weeks), although this…
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The Last Few Weeks…
As I approach the last few weeks of being pregnant for the last time, I’m now at the point where I’m not enjoying…
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36 Weeks Update
It’s been a while since I posted an update, with house moves and no internet! We’ve reached 36 weeks, which means this time…
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My Blog is One!!!
Today, Parenthood Highs and Lows is a year old.
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