Adventures in motherhood
I've been a bit quiet on Instagram over the couple of weeks.. it's been pretty intense and worrying time for us. A couple of weeks ago my nightmare became a reality again when Amelia had another two seizures. The first time she had one still haunts me and two months later we were still living… Continue reading Life update
A year ago today we had our wonderful family photoshoot with Sam White Photography who I cannot recommend highly enough for any Surrey mamas. It is also a year ago today that I re-dislocated my knee on this photoshoot the weekend before Steve went away with work for a week and a week before our… Continue reading Knee Dislocation: One Year on
Firstly congratulations! You are about to embark on the best journey of your life. There are no words to describe motherhood and becoming a parent other than it changes your life forever in ways you never could have dreamed of and your heart will never feel so full of love. There will be lots of… Continue reading A letter to any mum’s to be…
It has been nearly 6 months since I started back at work and Amelia has been at the childminders. I'll be honest its flown by and we both seem to have settled really well into our new routine. I am quite busy at work so thankfully the days are going quickly but I have had… Continue reading Returning back to work
I always find this time between Christmas and New Year a real mixture of emotions. Excited to be planning the next year for things we want to do, things I want to achieve but also disappointment that some of those things I had planned to do/achieve in 2018 didn't happen. Reflecting back on 2018 it… Continue reading 2018: A Year in Review
Amelia has always been such a good girl when it comes to brushing her teeth and even when she has been teething badly she will still let me give them a quick clean. Although Amelia didn't get her first tooth until she was 10 months we started a teething brushing routine early when she was… Continue reading Amelia and Brushing her Teeth: Review of MAM Training Brush, Brushbaby Electric Toothbrush and BrushBaby Toothpaste
On Friday Amelia and I were invited to an event hosted by MAM at The Baby Show at Olympia London. We have loved product testing and working with MAM on some of their recent campaigns so it was excited to be invited to another event; especially a breakfast as we all know how much I… Continue reading MAM Bloggers Breakfast at the Baby Show – London Olympia
When I was pregnant with Amelia I found blogs with reviews on baby products invaluable. Especially as a first time mama hearing about a product from a parent who had used the product was worth its weight in gold; especially when there is so much choice. I have decided to write about some the products… Continue reading Review: MAM Electric Sterliser and Express Bottle Warmer
And like that my maternity leave is coming to an end. I have been so privileged to be able to have the last 12 months off with Amelia and watch her grow in her first year of life. I have loved every single minute of it. As some of you might already know I was made… Continue reading What comes next?
It took me a long time to feel comfortable with my birth story - every time someone asked how the birth went I had no idea how to answer. Do I say it was fine or do I let them into the little truth that I found the whole experience quite terrifying? How honest should… Continue reading My Birth Story
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