With Robin turning 10 months old (seriously when did that happen?!) I have been doing a bit of reflection on the early days (first 6 months). I am sure I am not alone when I think of the amount of money we have spent on things we did not need. Not to mention learned some…
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Keeping In Touch Day vs. Nervous Mother – A Sneak Peak Into the End of Mat Leave
It is 6.26am and my alarm for work will go off in 4 minutes. But I am already awake. Robin woke up before 6am so whilst daddy went and made a feed I had a quick cuddle with him. I decided to go back to bed for a little bit but was lured into checking…
Who Needs Sleep Anyway? The Rantings of a Sleep Deprived Mum
Sleep, lovely sleep where have you gone from my life? I miss you. But who needs sleep anyway? I decided to google how much sleep new parents lose and it is quite amazing how much it is! There is even a site where you can calculate how much sleep you have lost out on, but…
The Hectic Weeks and Mummy’s Quest to Get to a Coffee Shop
Weeks 5 – 8 – The Hectic Weeks I have called this period the hectic one as most of the month of April involved having good friends and family up to visit. Great in a way as it allowed me to spend time with my nearest and dearest, but bad in other ways as it…
The Early Weeks of Having a Baby and the Quest to Shower
The Early Weeks To be honest as I write this and try and cast my mind back to the early weeks it is a sort of blur, as if my mind almost wants to blank it out. Having my partner off for 3 weeks was great (it was a shame one of those was spent…