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…
I had always intended my first baby’s nursery to be woodland themed, however, as soon as we learned that we were having a girl my husband had some primeval urge to paint everything pink. Slowly but surely, everything became fluffy, glittery and girly, and my dreams of a gender-neutral nursery were…
While part 2 of Penelope’s birth story is still slowly taking shape (part 1 is available here) I thought I’d update you on how baby life is coming along. Penny is 9 weeks old now and is already growing out of some of her tiny pink things (cue hormonal breakdown.)…
Penelope is now 5 weeks old; I can’t believe how quickly time is passing! Bath time with a newborn can be a bit of a military operation. There’s so much to take into consideration. Is the water too hot/cold? Have I put enough water in? Is she ever going to stop…
I’m officially one day over my due date and as a first-time mum, I found it a little confusing deciding on what to include in my hospital bag. After a little research, blethering with other mums, taking part in twitter discussions and attending a few antenatal classes, I think I’ve…
With less than two weeks until my due date, I’m starting to feel really restless. I had all these amazing plans about what I would spend all my free time doing before she arrives; start a bullet journal/blogger planner, post every day, schedule tweets, clean the house, organise her toys and…
