When Gemma, Jacob and Max were small they slept in moses baskets at the side of the bed. They were fine – they did the job, and were comfortable, but we often ended up with an unsettled child in bed with us after a night time feed. We also found…

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It has been a mixed week of sunshine and some awful heavy rain. Gemma and Jacob broke up for the summer, and are planning lots of summer adventures before they head back into Year 3 and Year 5 in September. Here is our project 365, 2015, week 30. Day 193…

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I have always encouraged my children to take swimming lessons. It’s such an important life skill, as well as being great exercise and good fun too. A new survey shows that 57% of UK children aged 7-11 can’t swim – and I think it’s time that changed!  I have teamed…

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Photo Credit: digital internet via Compfight cc As a new parent, I am caught up in a lot of states: the state of sleeplessness, the state of bliss – and the state of financial panic as I realise just how expensive this little bundle of joy can be! While there…

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I have always been a fan of the iCandy range, and our Peach All Terrain has been well used over the last few months, for both Max and Eliza. Sometimes, when we are just popping out for a quick stroll or heading off somewhere in the car, a smaller stroller…

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