Mealtimes are interesting when you have a weaning toddler. Food becomes a guessing game: what do you offer them? How much will they eat? How much should they eat? And you can always expect at least half of any meal to end up on the […]
*PR GIFTED This week Reuben turns one! And with my little man being my first child, it’s meant hosting my first ever birthday party. I’ve had umpteen house warmings and socials and planned my own wedding, but none of this prepared me for the emotional […]
Bath time is a highly anticipated activity in this house. Not least by myself (what frazzled mum doesn’t love a good soak in the tub?), but of course, the littlest man himself. It may be a daily ritual but with a menagerie of flashing frogs and half […]
When your baby starts eating proper food you realise how messy dinner times can be. Whatever the food, it ends up everywhere: down the high chair, beneath the high chair, applied to the face more successfully than eaten, and, somehow, finds its way into the […]
Back in November Reuben posted a very special Christmas card to a royal household. The recipient: our possible future king, Prince George! I was intent on making Reuben’s first Christmas a special occasion; lots of festive activities to enjoy together as our new family, and new […]
Date night was never a thing for us before we had Reuben; being spontaneous we’ve always liked to do things in the moment. If we felt like going for a day out somewhere, we did. If we fancied seeing a movie at the cinema, we did. But […]
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 […]
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 […]
When online book discounter The Works asked me if I’d like to review a book of my choice I jumped at the chance to. I love The Works and pop in to one of their stores for a book haul every now and then. Now […]
