My name is Gill, and I have a really bad case of baby brain. Sleep deprived, hormonal and as a result, ever-so-slightly forgetful? Yes, yes, and yes…that’s me. One of my New Year’s Resolutions for 2015 is to be more organised in a bid to banish my baby brain. Although this probably won’t make me…
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Five things for the weekend
Read moreHi, Friday…where has the week gone? I have about ten posts I meant to publish still in drafts. I would blame doing my tax return, but I’ve not done that yet either. We do have a sleep adverse baby at the moment. Usually to be found sleeping on one of us until we go to…
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Babies and bouncy chairs – a Fisher Price review
Read moreOne thing my two children have in common during the first few months is that neither of them liked being put down. Among the many things I’d forgotten about the early baby months is how much you have to do one-handed – and there’s even more this time when a toddler is involved.
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How not to go to playgroup, in three months
Read morePlaygroup has been a bit of a fairytale for me and the toddler. No, not like that, we’re not that lucky – just that we’ve had to kiss a lot of frogs before we found our playgroup prince. After trying out a couple that included ‘the one miles away on the bus’ and ‘the toast…
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What we watched in 2014
Read more2014 was, for us, a year of pregnancy, new babies and house renovations, so we were at home a lot. This is where Netflix came in really handy. It can be such a sanity saver as there’s never anything to watch on normal TV when you want it, is there? Throughout the year I’ve been…
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New Year’s Eve, new baby style
Read moreWhat are everyone’s plans for New Year’s Eve? Like lots of people, I have a fairly ambiguous relationship with the night. I spent the majority of my 20s going out, so all the fuss about one extra and ultra-expensive evening seemed unnecessary. But then it was another excuse to go out – so why not?…
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Two children, two and a half months in
Read moreWhat is it really like, having two children? It’s something I spent a lot of time thinking about before it happened. People were very keen to give me an opinion, mostly negative (I’d either get *that* look or a comment along the lines of “You’ll have your hands full!” Helpful, thanks). Having a newborn at…