Parenting
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Where To Go On Holiday With Little Ones
After not long returning from my honeymoon (blog coming soon), I am already dreaming of my next holiday. Our honeymoon was absolutely amazing but was for just the husband and I. Although we had the best time we naturally missed our little guy not being with us (although he didn’t seem to miss us!). Probably the most difficult thing for me was looking at kids things at the hotel and thinking, Reid would love that. Even though I knew he was having the time of his life on a mini holiday with his grandparents it was hard seeing things that I knew he would like and wishing he was there…
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My First Scalextric Set – Review
I remember as a kid my dad getting this super impressive Scalextric set out of the loft for my brother and I to play with. We used to love it and my dad loved that we were enjoying playing with a toy he used to like when he was younger. We were probably nearer the age of 10 when we played with it so we weren’t that young and it never occurred to me that Reid might like to play with something like that with him only just coming up 4. It seemed like more of a grown up kid toy that was possibly even a bit too dangerous for…
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Lightwater Valley Trip With A Toddler – Blog & Vlog
I was slightly delayed in posting this, mainly because we went on the trip the last week of the holidays and then the week after I was away for a week and just not long got back. You can watch the vlog on what we got up to whilst at Lightwater Valley above. I went there with my mum and little guy as a kind of ‘girl’s day out’ but of course with Reid and we only decided to go there literally late the night before. Up until that point we were thinking of going to South Lakes Safari Zoo, but after doing a bit of research and reading a…
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My Pregnancy & Birth Story – Looking Back
I don’t think I have ever actually posted on here about when I was pregnant or my birth story! How bad is that?!! This is probably because at that time I had a little blog on Tumblr and this blog wasn’t up and running by then. Reid keeps watching the DVD of when he was born and he absolutely loves it. He puts the dvd on like 20 times a day and although it’s cute I’ve seen it now like a million times! So I thought I would talk to you all about it and actually start by telling you how my son entered the world! I was actually induced,…
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Easter Fun
Now that I am an adult, Easter usually just seems a bit of a pain in the butt rather than something to look forward to. Whilst I love how excited my little guy gets and the fact that it’s the first year he has known what the Easter Bunny is, it’s just more money and lot of chocolate which sucks when you are trying to lose weight! I wanted to try do something fun however and actually turn it in to a nice weekend and quite quickly our laid back weekend ended up being quite a busy one. Friday was just spent doing things in the house, nothing special really…
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Is My Toddler Active Enough?
I always worry about whether my toddler is getting enough exercise and fresh air. It really makes you think, with over 1,000 children being referred to hospital as a result of obesity, and 1 in 3 children between the ages of 2 and 10 being overweight, it really is a terrifying reality that should not be the case. Reid is such a big eater so I worry about him gaining too much weight. Up until now his weight has increased at a very steady pace and he is a healthy and happy little boy, which is great. Things, however, can quickly change if you don’t act whilst they are young.…