I just love the stage that our baby boy is at right now. Actually I should probably stop calling him a baby, he is more of a toddler at this point. But he is our youngest and last and I want to have a baby for just a bit longer! Anyway back to the point, [...]
Normally by this time of year I am at least half organised for christmas. I know how boring that sounds but the thought of buying all my presents in December terrifies me and I could never afford to do it all in one month anyway. This year however I seem to be lagging behind. I [...]
Up until recently there was very little differentiation in our home between the toys Rachel played with, and the toys that Jake chose. If Rachel wanted to play with Barbies or My Little Ponies, then Jake was happy to join in. But in the last few weeks our wee boy has started to emerge. It [...]
I just came across a great post on the Digito Society blog, that references a study carried out to determine what dads like to receive on fathers day. One third of fathers said that their number one gift preference would be a greeting card, and 14% would like a home cooked meal. Thank God for [...]
Following on from my post on outside influences on children, Rachel came off with another cracker this week. On Friday morning I was trying to coax her into eating her fruit salad before going to school. She was digging her heels in and refusing to do so. She wanted a biscuit and juice, I tried [...]
It is coming up to that time, when Rachel and Jake where 9 months old, my periods returned. Within another 3-4 months I was pregnant again. Daniel is now 9 months old and the feelings of panic are beginning to rise. I have already explained my feelings on birth control and contraception, so at the [...]
Mind Hacks? are producing a programme for BBC2 beginning this week called ‘The Happiness Formula’. In a bid to find out what makes people happy, the BBC have put up their own Happy Tips webpage. It is well worth a look. Suggestions for finding happiness include * Practicing Forgiveness * Being Grateful For The Good [...]
Dana pointed me towards Salary.com who have developed a great tool called the Mom Salary Wizard. It basically works out what a mums salary should be based on the amount of children they have, whether they are a stay at home mum or working mum and where they live. As I don’t live in the [...]
I haven’t had much of a chance to post this week, things have been a bit hectic. Daniel started the week a bit off colour and not his usual chirpy self. I put it down to teething but on Wednesday he started vomiting every hour at least and didn’t seem to be able to keep [...]
What makes this story even more strange is the fact that I’m not even looking for a job! A few years ago I was asked to sit on the Advisory Group for our local Parenting Forum. I gladly accepted and up until I had Baby D I attented almost all of the meetings and enjoyed [...]
