Category The Mum Life
Why I’m glad I’m not a Princess.
I am a huge fan of the Royal Family. Yesterday I spent most of the day watching Sky News, well in between actual parenting, but by the end of the afternoon even Harley was excited to see the new Prince leave the hospital. I remember when I was a little girl thinking, like most young […]
The things I’ve done differently with my second baby.
It’s almost a year ago since I discovered I was pregnant with Ada. It was very early on Easter Monday morning and I just had a feeling I should do a test whilst Harley was sleeping and Tom was experiencing one of the worst hangovers he’s ever had. And there it was, the blue line […]
Toddler Life: 6 signs you’re living with a toddler.
Harley is three now (SOB) and is technically no longer classed as a toddler – he’s a pre-schooler but I’m not ready for that. Every night after we’ve finished the bedtime routine Harley will walk with us to his bedroom door to see us out and tell us that he’s in charge. Never has a […]
Life as a Mum of Two.
Well, I’m knackered. Having two children is knackering. It’s like a gentle chaos and there’s a never-ending list but it’s totally worth it. Ada is 10 and a half weeks old now (where does the time go?!) and I *think* we’ve found our new normal. I didn’t really have any expectations before Ada arrived other […]
The Baby Room at Smyths.
* This is a sponsored post to promote The Baby Room at Smyths. So I’ll be honest with you, I spend a good proportion of my life at the shops, and of late those shops tend to be toy shops or anywhere that stocks Cars blind bags (Harley’s latest obsession therefore the perfect bribe to […]
An Ode to Soft Play.
So for the last three years I’ve harboured a huge amount of hate for soft play, probably more than the average person. Why? Well there’s not one exact reason I can pinpoint but I’ve always hated the whole experience, especially when trying to get Harley to leave, I’m talking tears, screams, screeches, basically full-blown toddler […]
The things I’d forgotten about the newborn stage.
Ada is now six weeks old and I can’t remember life before her, she’s an absolute dream. (all the heart emojis) Throughout my pregnancy with Ada I felt so much more laidback than I was when I was pregnant with Harley. I was so sure I had it all figured out, after all we’d already […]
Then there was Ada.
10pm on Thursday 4th January; when our family became complete. Ada’s arrival was quick and wonderful (albeit very painful but the gas and air helped) and now I couldn’t imagine life without her. We’re all besotted and Harley is obsessed. After being induced with Harley (due to his size – he weighed 9lbs but was […]
The Wicked Uncle Gift Guide.
Basically everything I want for Harley (and me). LOL. Seriously though, the Wicked Uncle website is pretty ace. Rather than making you scroll pages of gifts and sifting through lots of different toys the website is arranged into rather handy categories, you can filter by gender and age recommendations, as well as categories including Adventurer, Brainiac and […]
Asda Little Angels: Tips for protecting our little ones.
A few weeks ago I was very lucky to be invited to a super-glam lunch at The Ivy with Asda Little Angels and Dr Hilary Jones. Yup at The Ivy! So I took my waddling-self off on the train and down to London Town for a child-free afternoon filled with amazing food (I’m not exaggerating […]
