As we have noticed it’s been hot this week. While the temperatures have soared and made for some sleepy babies in the day no doubt, I can guarantee that it has also resulted in restless nights for anyone with young children. For parents this means one thing: hello sleep deprivation!
The Cheshire Reindeer Lodge
Last weekend we went to the Cheshire Reindeer Lodge to meet Rudolph and the crew along with the big guy himself. It wasn’t cheap – adults were £9.50 each, children £12.50 and babies free – but it was our first time meeting Father Christmas and I didn’t want to book just a simple grotto if the Bear decided …
the beginning of the end
So this is definitely the beginning of the end of our breastfeeding journey. Henry will be 21 weeks at the weekend and he is just too hungry. After a horrendous few days last month when he was latched for 17 hours in 24 and still upset, over the past few weeks in addition to his bedtime bottle, we have been introducing bottles at the times which will become his meals: 9am, 1pm and 5pm. What I have as a result is a much happier baby, I can only assume because he’s not as hungry anymore. This has of course has had a dramatic impact on my supply to the point where he doesn’t actually feed from me any more, just nurses for comfort. Which is fine but I have a feeling that over the next week or so that too will stop as he’s during that time started to enjoy a dummy for comfort and sleeping.
mummies tummies….the pressure to slim down
I am very conscious of my pre-pregnancy clothes taunting me from where they are hidden under the bed and this got me thinking about the pressure that mummies feel to lose that baby weight as soon as possible. I will be the first to admit that I got BIG when pregnant with Darcie to the …
A bear portrait
46-48/52 – a portrait of my bears each week in 2016 Her – the terrible 2 tantrums are still upon us added by “mine” to every toy advert on TV. It’s going to be an interesting Christmas! We swapped ballet for rugby this week and it seems a much better fit, she had an absolute blast …