As mums, taking time out for yourself is a rare treat. Whether it be for a quick nail paint, life-saving gel nails, or a blow-dry (the white noise often sends the sproglet off - remember this, ladies). Whatever way you choose to use your spare time to feel half human, is an achievement in itself. Having a 3-year-old at pre-school (3 today as...
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NEW MUMMAS - Sproglet Shower Vs Baby Bestowal - why I'm so uncomfortable with the baby shower concept.
I can count the number of baby showers I have been to on one hand. It's not just the ridiculous games with melted mars bars in nappies and people playing guess the weight of the impending arrival whilst chomping their way through pink blue or yellow themed confectionery surrounded by helium balloons announcing "its a boy/girl ". Nor is it the present buying...
The first day of pre-school makes for a very nerve-wracking and emotive milestone, as your little one makes the first steps from mummy's little baby to toddler. My stomach swirled as I thought of my little one heading off. Eating his lunch on his own (well, with his new friends) and doing all the things he'd usually do with me, without me. But more...
As a child my parents nicknames me "Frownie Brownie"; looking back I can see why. In a line up of gappy, goofy and gawky 8 year olds there I was; brown regulation bobble hat pulled firmly down to my eyebrows displaying a set brow and already the makings of a definite furrow. It is no surprise therefore that I have been a lover...
There seems to be a huge influx of preggers friends right now, and all are due throughout the Winter months. Boo! for rain and wind, but yey for limited edition gingerbread lattes and new baby snuggles. So it brings me to the awkward burden of; baby shower, new mum and then the new arrival gifts - not to mention the left out older...
