Millions of us are being kept awake by the strange nocturnal habits of our other halves a new study has revealed. More than half (55%) of us have been woken by our partner sleep talking, more than a quarter (26%) from laughing and one in ten from sleep walking, according to the survey of 2,044 … Read more
Do you remember that feeling in the early months of being a parent of a newborn? You have been woken countless times throughout the night and then you wake in the morning feeling like your head is full of cotton wool, your eyelids have cast-iron weights pulling them down and you can’t understand why you … Read more
Since Little Bean began her school journey, we’ve been navigating a sea of exhaustion and the behavioural challenges that come with it. Despite my pride in how well she’s adapted to school, especially considering she only knew one other child initially, the toll on her energy is evident. She’s made friends quickly, which is heartening, … Read more
This is a very rare sight because Little Bean never sits down for a moment, she has always been the same since she was a baby. From the moment she was born she would never just lay back and relax, her arms and legs were constantly moving, we would joke that she was on her … Read more
There comes that time in your parenting journey when you have to decide on naptime and push for them or kiss them goodbye. There have been a few issues for us.
As we got into the car yesterday, Curly and Little Bean asked the usual question – “Are we going far?” I replied with the same response “Far enough for you to have a nap” In unison, they replied, “I’m not tired.” Five minutes later. . . . . . no, obviously not then!!
Today we sat down and had a chat about nap times and made a deal that as she is now a ‘big girl’ we can try her not having naps anymore . . .
You know when you really want to write a post saying just how well something is going but you’re worried that if you do, it will all go wrong? Well, this is one of those posts. After reading some of my ‘woe-is-me’ posts about how Beanie Boy still isn’t sleeping through at eight months, Pampers … Read more
Earlier this week my friend Karin at Cafebebe said she had a HUGE favour to ask me. She needed to go to London on Friday (today) and didn’t have anyone available to look after Little Miss for day, was there any chance I could have her? Now don’t get me wrong, I love Little Miss … Read more