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Baby & Toddler, Christmas, Maternity & Motherhood

12 Festive Ways To Celebrate Baby’s First Christmas

December 7, 2017

I’ve been a big fan of Christmas for as long as I can remember; ever since I was little I’ve started listening to Christmas music in September and I used to play ‘Christmas tv’ with my sister (we so would have owned Youtube had it been around […]

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Baby & Toddler, Christmas, Family Life

Baby’s First Christmas | Gift Guide

November 29, 2017

Every baby milestone is a thrill but combine a ‘baby’s first’ with our favourite seasonal holiday of the year and you’ve got one event worth celebrating with a bang.  This year it’s Reuben’s first Christmas, so it’s a hugely exciting time for us as first […]

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Baby & Toddler, Christmas

Baby’s First Christmas | A Personalised Nativity Scene

November 19, 2017

I love Christmas!  I’m one of those apparently annoying people who starts playing Christmas music in September and I get planning the festivities before the sun’s even dried up the leaves on the trees.  This year I’m beyond excited because it’s Reuben’s first Christmas.  He’s going […]

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Baby & Toddler, Family Life, Maternity & Motherhood

Babywearing and Me | Izmi Baby Carrier Reviewed

November 15, 2017

Reuben enjoys being carried around but I’ve never carried him in a sling as part of my everyday routine.  I’m not what you’d call a babywearer.  Unlike some of my mum friends who just ‘got’ it and naturally took to babywearing or went to the sling libraries, tried a million […]

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Baby & Toddler, Maternity & Motherhood

Newborn Baby Essentials | The (Less Obvious) Products I Couldn’t Live Without

November 11, 2017

Buying the essentials for our first ever baby, we barely knew where to begin.  Launching head first into parenting books and baby shopping events, we had expectant parent written all over us.  But all these expert advisers with their newborn must buys were just overwhelming and if we’d listened […]

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Baby & Toddler

Lullaby Baby: Soothing Baby To Sleep With Music

October 29, 2017

Baby’s bedtime is a special time of day; it’s all cuddles and closeness with your little one as you say goodbye to the day together.  But – it’s also a time when you realise you’ve made it through another 24 hours alive and can at last have a […]

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Baby & Toddler

LapBaby Seating Aid: Sitting With Baby, Sorted

October 4, 2017

  There’s nothing like being trapped beneath a baby when you have things to do.  Now obviously, I love nothing more than cuddles with my boy and I’m completely aware there’ll come a time sooner than I’m prepared for when he’ll not want to spend […]

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Baby & Toddler, Maternity & Motherhood

VISITED: The Baby and Toddler Show Manchester | PART 2

September 28, 2017

If you’ve been following me recently you’ll know that we went to The Baby and Toddler Show at Eventcity in Manchester last Friday.  As there were so many brands, stands of innovative products and workshops, I decided to split my round up into two posts […]

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Baby & Toddler, Maternity & Motherhood

VISITED: The Baby and Toddler Show Manchester | PART 1

September 27, 2017

Last week the Baby and Toddler Show came to Manchester’s Eventcity and we were invited along to go check it out and share some of our highlights.  Being the UK’s biggest baby show, we couldn’t wait to experience the event for ourselves – and it was to […]

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Baby & Toddler, Maternity & Motherhood

Summer Infant: Slumber Buddies Soothing Turtle

August 29, 2017

PR Gifted/Contains Affiliate Links Babies spend so much of their time asleep; as newborns they’re in the land of nod more than they’re awake, and at several months old they’re napping.  So you would think they’d be good at it.  Apparently not.  Even the ‘best’ babies struggle […]

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Baby & Toddler

Blade & Rose: Summer Bear Outfit & Dribble Bibs

August 13, 2017

*PR GIFTED Where babies are concerned, it seems there’s nothing they don’t look cute in.  Whether they’re snug as a bug in an adorable baby gro or looking dapper in a miniature morning suit, you can bet baby’s OOTD will steal the show.  So when summer time comes around and those squishy limbs get an airing, […]

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Baby & Toddler, Maternity & Motherhood

Baby Led Weaning: First Steps Onto Solids

July 25, 2017

Someone once said to me that your baby will decide when they’re ready to do something.  At the time I thought, how does that even work?  We’re given all these guidelines and advice telling us when to do this and how we should hold off from […]

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“Christmas morning” me is “every day of the “Christmas morning” me is “every day of the Christmas holidays” me.  Dressing gown + scoffing = the good life. 😄 🎄 

#christmasholidays #christmasmemories #goodtimes❤️
We found an über festive cake shop. 🍰 Full on We found an über festive cake shop. 🍰  Full on Christmas vibes and seriously good patisserie delights! 🤤 

We decided to go to church’s second Christmas special service over in Barnard Castle and had a little time beforehand for a bit of shopping and go for a hot chocolate. And cakes too it transpired. Reuben chose a Bounty cake, Sean went for an apricot and mango cake and I got the fun (and yummy) Rudolph eclair.  It’s nice to find new little gems. 😊

Is everyone managing to find moments to chill out this crazy week? 🎄 

#cakeshops #festivetreats #familydaysout #feelingfestive🎄
Well this week was fun! 🤩 ✨ I won a night out Well this week was fun! 🤩 ✨ I won a night out to see the Royal Northern Sinfonia at the Glasshouse (formerly the Sage) in Gateshead followed by a stay at @innside_by_melia_uk hotel across the Tyne on Newcastle’s side of the quayside.  So that’s what we did! 

The Christmas concert was presented by tv’s Matt Baker and was AMAZING. The orchestra and choirs were so good. My favourite pieces were the Polar Express suite (the instrumental What Christmas Means to Me is so precious), Troika! They played Troika! (LONGtime fave) Loved that there was some John Rutter and the singalong songs were so fun. Honestly, goosebumps were out. 

It was fun and games with our hotel stay though, because we almost didn’t have our bed for the night! 😱 Turned out the hotel room hadn’t been booked for us and we were technically on the streets with our suitcases. Actual nightmare. And we ended up with no time for dinner so we didn’t eat until nearly midnight, trekking up into the toon in my heels, in the rain, almost crying. LOL. (Love a bit of drama me 😆) Luckily the hotel had a cancellation and our night was saved. The room was super nice and the bed was insanely comfy. Followed it up with the first ‘Spoons breakfast of my life and I was impressed. So we had a lot of fun this week. Oh and Reuben ended up scoring the last day of school off because of car trouble. Happy Christmas Chaos! 🤪🤣

#christmasconcert #orchestraconcert #christmasdays #makingmemoriestogether #theglasshouse
The day Reuben met Father Christmas. 🧑‍🎄 The day Reuben met Father Christmas. 🧑‍🎄 
Took us all the way up to Belsay Hall in Northumberland to find the big old man and a fabulous vintage treat it was. Parlour games, wooden toys and lots of extravagant festive decoration. 

#fatherchristmas #meetingsanta #christmasdayout
My grid is quickly becoming adventures of the big My grid is quickly becoming adventures of the big coated lady. 🤣 
Day out at Beamish on Saturday which was the best day of the weekend. Mostly bright and not too cold. Spent our time round the 1900s pit village where we got hot cheese and onion pasties and sausage rolls from the sinkers bait cabin and went to school. Looked in the toy shop and played in the park at the 50s area, surprised by a passing Father Christmas in a horse drawn carriage. Reuben loved the bank and seeing the old money in the 1800s town (which the bank teller didn’t seem to be amused with for some grumpy reason). Listened a little to the visiting Prudhoe brass band and just enjoyed a little rambling mooch. Didn’t feel *as festive* as previous years but a cute day out all the same. 🎄
Christmas lights switch on in Richmond on Friday n Christmas lights switch on in Richmond on Friday night marked a Christmassy weekend.  Even though the “big tree” was decorated a week ago, we decorated the house a bit more with garlands and paper chains and I’ve done a couple more little trees. Still not yet finished though! 

Hope everyone’s enjoying bringing the festivities into the home. 🎄 

#christmaslightswitchon #christmasdecorations🎄 #christmas2025
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