A few months ago Penny and I discovered Naturelly*, an award-winning jelly juice drink, in our Easter Degustabox. Since then it’s been a lunchbox must have in our house. Naturelly was created by…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Any mention of ‘Tummy Time’ at my grandparents house is instantly met with groaning, eye rolling and a lengthy discussion about how they didn’t have all this ‘newfangled modern rubbish’…
I really want to keep Christmas relatively stress-free this year, however, there’s this looming voice in my head that reminds me that this is Penny’s first ever Christmas and I…
Want to magically transform yourself into a domestic goddess overnight and fill your home with the smell of home baking this Christmas? Then you’ll love today’s post. These cute bite-sized mince pies…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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 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…
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…
