Jacob At 5 Months Old
WOW – I know once you have a baby time seems to fly by, but this last 5 months have disappeared with a blink of my eyes and I am scared that I am not capturing it enough and don’t want to look back in...
View ArticleJacob At 6 Months Old
Wow how can Jacob actually be half a year old? This month has been an epic month, not content with sitting up like last month these last few weeks have been all about supported standing. Jacobs all...
View ArticleFirst Teeth And Lots Of Tears
Just for a little while I wish time could slow down, from his first night in cot, rolling over, weaning and sleeping through I genuinely thought things might start slowing down just a fraction. I was...
View ArticleJacob At 10 Months
Honestly as each month whizzes by I can’t seem to get to grips with just how much is changing and how quickly he is changing too. Last month he had learnt to crawl and this month his newest party...
View ArticleFamily Time & Father Christmas
Family time has been high on our priorities this year and with so much going off in December we managed to take some time out and get some much-needed family time. Every year we travel to a Garden...
View ArticleThe Very First Shoes – A Milestone
Jacob is very quickly approaching his 1st birthday & I’m not sure which will come first his birthday or walking. He has been cruising round the furniture at a rapid rate of knots and I guess we had...
View ArticleNo Longer Stuck In A Weaning Rut
Ok so we have been on the weaning journey a few months now and up till recently its been practically plain sailing. Jacob has eaten mainly jarred/pouched foods but had enjoyed home cooked when we have...
View ArticleJacob At 13 Months
This month we have seen a big shift from babyhood into toddlerhood. The tantrum is in full force and let me tell you this boy knows his own mind and his determination knows no bounds! He has...
View ArticleJacob At 15 Months
This monthly update seems to have snook up on me, I really seems to have blinked and missed the last month. Jacob is more and more the toddler and less a baby although I always think that the age...
View ArticleThe Point & Grunt
The point and grunt just about sums up Jacob right now. Out of all 3 of my children it seems Jacob is one on his own. The older two talked from an early age and before their first birthdays they...
View ArticleJacob At 16 Months
This month has been a learning month. This month we have been learning to deal with Jacobs temper tantrums. This month Jacob has been learning to get his own way. Independence is a great thing, when...
View ArticleAnother Milestone – The First Haircut
When Joshua was little I never really had to think about getting his haircut as at a few weeks old he lost all his hair and remained pretty much bald until he turned 2. At nearly 3 I was still...
View ArticleJacob At 17 Months
This month it has been a confusing one. Our once routined life has been turned on its head by a consistent need to wake and get up by Jacob .. Gone are the nights of 7.30pm bedtimes and rising all...
View ArticleUncelebrated Milestones & Why They Need To Be Celebrated
*Sponsored Feature* Over the last few months there have been so many moments with Jacob that I have realised that he is no longer a baby but a fully fledge little person that is developing his own...
View ArticleThe First Lost Tooth
Last school year Joshua seemed to come home daily and tell me that so and so had lost a tooth. According to Joshua his classmates and friends were being given small fortunes in gifts from the tooth...
View ArticleJacob At 19 Months
I am sure that summer months have literally passed by as I blinked? So has the last month in terms of Jacobs development. Last month had been a really frustrating one with no real sleep routine and...
View ArticleDearest Joshua, Life At 6.5 Years
My Dearest Joshua This year seems to have flown by without the time really registering it. I looked over at you in the playground a couple of weeks ago and found myself being shocked at just how much...
View ArticleDear Jacob, Now You Are 2
Dear Jacob, I honestly can’t figure out just how we got here. Last time I blinked you were only a few weeks old and now you are a fully fledge, temper tantruming toddler with a determination like I...
View ArticleWhy Shouty Mummy Just Doesn’t Work For My Toddler
It makes me immensely proud that my kids are self aware, proactive, eager and even head strong. Although on the whole this is great for raising strong individuals but it can mean its harder work,...
View ArticleStarting Out Jacobs Potty Training Journey In Earnest
A little while ago I mentioned that we were going to start our potty training with Jacob but with time lacking and only a couple of indicators given by him that he was ready we decided to hold off...
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