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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Birth Plan
So, with baby due pretty much any day now I have started thinking about a ‘birth plan’. To be honest, I don’t always…
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Getting ready for Christmas…in November!
So it is seven weeks to Christmas. Not very long, and I’m panicking. I feel absolutely ridiculous for worrying about Christmas when it’s…
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The New School Run
During the October half term holidays we moved house, which you can read about here. My main concern about moving was all about school….
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Baby’s Hospital Bag
Last week I gave you a little peek into my hospital bag, which you can read here. This week, I’m talking about what…
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Hospital Bag
On Thursday I will be 34 weeks pregnant. I’ve normally had my hospital bags packed well before this point before but with everything…
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A Quick Catch Up
Some of you have probably noticed that it’s been very quiet from me in the blog of the last couple of weeks. I…
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Chopping Away
*A Guest Post* It’s baking season – Get help from Chopping Away now I’ve been a mother for nearly 7 years now, and…
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30 Week Update
30 weeks (well, actually 30+5 now – I’ve fallen almost a week behind with each post!)…so in less than 7 weeks I will…
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Showing off my shoes
I’ve always loved shoes. I think I love them because it doesn’t matter how fat or thin you are, you can always find…
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What to Expect When You Have a Glucose Tolerance Test
In my 29 week update I told you about the fact that my blood sugar levels had came back high, and so I…
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The end of co sleeping
Harrison has always been a good sleeper, sleeping in a cot in his own bedroom from eight months old. Alex, although getting better,…
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29 Week Update
Last Tuesday, I had my 28 week appointment with the midwife. He’s measuring absolutely fine, but had some not so great news about my…
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28 Week Update
With all the excitement of Harrison starting school last week, I completely forgot to do my 27 week update. Not that there was…
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A Week at Nursery
Last Wednesday, Harrison started nursery. It’s a school nursery (or preschool as some people call it) attached to our local infant school. It…
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Coping with two under two
I’ve been planning on writing this post for a while, even though I’m no longer a mum to two under two (although will…
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26 Week Update
After last week’s horrible week of feeling like death warmed up, I can say I feel much better this week. I think the…
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Arachnophobia
As readers of my blog may know, I have kabourophobia.In that post, I also talked about the fact I’m pretty bloody scared of…
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