Jack's two in August and lately we keep getting asked 'so when's the next one?' and to be honest, it's driving me a little mad. We're just not thinking about that yet – we've just moved in to a new house that needs a lot more work than we first thought, money is tight, and … Continue reading We’re not quite there yet
Sometimes it’s easy to forget that there was another main man in my life before Jack came along. Nearly 11 years down the line – we’re married, have a baby, and have just moved in to our second home, it’s been a busy few years that’s for sure! But lately it seems like the busy … Continue reading My original main man
Anyone else got an 18-month-old that is pushing every boundary imaginable? We have only been in our new house for 2 weeks, so I don't know if it's the fact that he's got so much more space that he’s just running wild, or if he's simply getting used to his new environment, but it's as … Continue reading The kid is broken!
Dear Jack, So, you’re just over 16 months old, the four-and-a-bit months since your first birthday have been testing to say the least. You’re as cheeky as I expected, but you’re also a feisty little thing – feistier than I ever imagined someone so small could be. You know exactly what you want and how … Continue reading A New Year Letter To My Boy
They say that buying a property and planning a wedding are two of the most stressful things you can do – well three years ago we decided to do them both at the same time! Fast forward to today, we’re now smack bang in the middle of buying our second property, with a toddler, and … Continue reading Moving on up
I had my first mummy scare a couple of weeks ago– I had to take my baby to the hospital. Jack had been running a high temp for a few days, Calpol seemed to be doing the trick and aside from being a bit quiet and a bit off his food, he was our normal … Continue reading We had to go to the hospital
There's a lot of things you need to prepare for once you've had a baby – getting all the clothes washed, packing your hospital bag, but the one thing I didn’t prepare for was the amount of pain I would be in after I'd given birth. To be honest, it complete blindsided me, maybe I … Continue reading The pain that nobody talks about
So, I'm now in to my fourth month back from maternity leave, and I'm not going to sugar coat it - it's so bloody tough. Going back to work was a conversation that I admittedly put off for way too long, every time Shane would mention the subject I would walk off or just point … Continue reading Getting used to our new normal
I’m just going to throw it out there – I hated weaning! Yep, hated it. I know that comment will probably be met with gasps of shock and discuss, but sod it. Jack was around five and a half months when we decided to take the weaning plunge. I think the recommended age is six … Continue reading Weaning – my honest thoughts
My beautiful little sausage,Today is your first birthday. I cannot believe that our 8lb 1oz chunk is a whole 365 days old – I almost refuse to believe it.You have changed my life in more ways you will ever know, you’ve taught me that being a mother is the most fulfilling job in the world; … Continue reading A letter to my one-year-old boy
