How can it be that this beautiful little lady has been in our lives for 6 years already. I still remember the day that she was born like it was yesterday, it was hot sunshine and I had to have a fan constantly blowing on me in hospital (we were allowed them at the time). … Read more
How on earth did it happen? The last time I checked, Jelly Bean was this tiny little bundle being handed to me wrapped up in a towel wondering what on earth had just happened to him. All of my babies are special, of course they are, they are my world but Jelly Bean’s arrival marked … Read more
I have always felt sorry for the children who are born so soon after Christmas, it’s really hard to know what to buy them and I often feel that they have been cheated out of a birthday in some respects. The thing that I found hardest for celebrating Jelly Bean’s first birthday was that it … Read more
Now that Jelly Bean is that little bit older it’s nice to be able to take him to the park with Beanie Boy whilst Little Bean is at school and for him to be able to join in, instead of being stuck in the confines of the pushchair watching as Beanie Boy has fun. Last … Read more
I swear if you close your eyes for just a second, these babies grow a whole inch! This week my cute little Jelly Bean seems to have grown up overnight, one minute he is still merrily SAS-style crawling his way around the house, the next he is pulling himself up to kneeling being extremely cheeky … Read more
Babies grow far too quickly we complain about that all the time. On the one hand, as parents we are eager for them to hit their next milestone but on the other, we want them to stay as cute snuggly little babies. Look at Jelly Bean for example, he is 9 months and has definitely … Read more
A few weeks ago I blogged that we had attempted to potty train Beanie Boy over the summer holidays but we hadn’t felt he was clicking with it so we were putting it on the back-burner for a while. From reading the “How to Potty Train” book I implemented the changes as it suggested; We … Read more
There are two parts to motherhood that I have to admit I’m not a big fan of; weaning and potty training! Weaning I suppose is a pretty obvious one given the fun and games I’ve had with Little Bean but when it comes to potty training I shouldn’t really be bothered about it at all … Read more
I really like the idea of Balance Bikes, I am still haunted by the days when I was learning to ride a bike myself and I struggled so much with it because I just couldn’t get my balance. Little Bean still cannot ride her bike without her stabilisers but try as I might, she just … Read more