Penny is now 16 months and the countdown until those little jelly legs actually start walking is definitely on. To be honest, I can’t believe how much mischief she can already get herself into. Even though our living room floor is littered with every toy, musical instrument and teether in existence, she’d…
This has been the quickest and most wonderful year of your Mama’s life. It feels like you have always been a part of my world but, at the same time, it feels like I was just holding you for the very first time yesterday. I spent my Saturday night wrapping your…
Penny is already 9 months old, she has two teeth, is starting to pull herself up and is eating every piece of fruit and veg I put in front of her – where has my tiny newborn baby gone?! My maternity leave is now officially over and getting Pen into a…
My maternity leave is coming to an end soon *sob* so I’ve been spending my time creating a baby memory book for Penny with the help from Printiki. I picked up this beautiful Peter Rabbit scrapbook at Paperchase, a mountain of washi and double-sided tape from Amazon and downloaded all my…
So, it’s time for a baby update! After several weepy days, Penny’s front tooth has finally made an appearance. She has almost mastered the art of crawling too, so it’s all hands on deck in the Watt household right now. When it comes to weaning, we as a family are taking…
Penny is now 6 months, can you believe it? Where has my little newborn baby gone? I packed away a lot of her tiny pink things the other night and had to fight back the tears. Watching a baby grow really helps you to appreciate how fleeting time is and…
Parenting is usually a topic everyone and their cat has an opinion about. A couple of nights ago Ross and I were debating whether to let Penelope sleep or wake her for her bottle so she would sleep all the way through. An argument could definitely be made for both…
Any mention of ‘Tummy Time’ at my grandparent’s house is instantly met with groaning, eye rolling and a lengthy discussion about how they didn’t have all this ‘newfangled modern rubbish’ when they were children. To be honest, while the phrase ‘Tummy Time’ sounds a bit gimmicky to those who haven’t…
It has gotten to the stage where Penelope has more toiletries than I do. With the weather getting colder and Penny’s skin being so sensitive I decided to have a clear out. When it comes to skincare I believe that natural products have more advantages to the skin; the less chemicals…
When you’re first handed your tiny newborn for the first time, it’s highly likely that your midwife will recommend skin-to-skin contact. This is when you hold your baby on your chest and tummy so that your bare skin is touching. I held Penny for a little while when she was born, all…
You have no idea how excited I was to open my Sassy Bloom* box this month. I’m obsessed with subscription boxes and as soon as I heard that there was one I could enjoy with Penelope I knew I just HAD to try it. Sassy Bloom is a monthly subscription box…
I know that your midwife, all the baby books, the Healthcare Visitor and her cat all advise you to sleep while the baby is asleep but, to be completely honest, I pack as much as I can into those few blissful hours/minutes. Instead of grabbing a couple hours rest, I run around the…
It wasn’t until I fell pregnant that I truly appreciated the pressure placed on women to breastfeed. It’s all anyone would talk about. People I barely knew would casually ask, “so are you going to try breastfeeding?” I’m sorry, since when was it appropriate to drop such a personal question about…
There are so many adorable little things about Penelope. I know I’m completely biased, but you must be made of stone not to ‘aw’ and oo’ as her tiny feet and pink toes. She’s already 3 months young. She’s already grown out of her Moses basket and so many pink vests and…
Being a first-time mum, I was understandably terrified of going into labour. I have an incredibly low pain threshold, a massive phobia of needles and, you know, I heard it was pretty painful. I spent all my time worrying about giving birth to Penny that I didn’t take into consideration how I’d feel…
