Dear Lottie Bella
As I type this letter to you, I am sitting in the garden on one of the hottest June days ever and you are fast asleep (on your tummy, bottom up, in just a nappy) upstairs, while Frankie is snoozing in her Moses basket inside.
Frankie’s faves: Tropika Little Spa
I have a confession to make. I’m one of those mums who is ridiculously careful about what goes on my children’s skin. I still wash all of their clothes before they wear them. I spend rather a lot of money on... Continue reading →
A healthier me: June 2017
Unless you’re A list, with a personal trainer, nutritionist and stylist to boot, I don’t think your own weight, image or fitness tend to be a priority in the first weeks after giving birth. For me, it wasn’t until the initial... Continue reading →
Me and mine: May 2017
May has been the first full month that I’ve been at home on my own with two children under two. And… we’re all still alive and kicking! There have been moments when I thought we wouldn’t get through a day.... Continue reading →
Frankie Mabel’s birth story
Before sitting down to write about my second gorgeous girl’s entrance into the world, I had a quick re-read of her sister’s story. For the first time, I was able to think about those two days without getting upset or... Continue reading →
Me and mine: April 2017
April has passed by in a flash in our household. Our first full month as a family of four has been an onslaught of nappies, sleepless nights and tears, snuggles, giggles and unconditional love. There’s been times I have felt... Continue reading →
Dear Frankie Mabel: Two months old
Dear Frankie Mabel You’ll soon realise that your mama is late with most things in life and this first letter to you is no exception. You are in fact nearly ten weeks old now and I totally missed your one... Continue reading →
Dear Lottie Bella: 20 months old
Dear Lottie Bella Since my last letter to you, you have experienced the biggest change to your little life to date, and I could not be more proud of how well you have dealt with it. Just under a month... Continue reading →
Introducing Frankie
So it seems my children are much like me and have both started life fashionably late. Bump number two made its grand entrance into the world at 41+1 and it’s a…. Continue reading →
Bump #2: 40 weeks pregnant
Well, this is an update that I didn’t think I would actually write, if I’m honest. As with my certainty that Lottie was going to be boy, it seems my ‘mother’s intuition’ was totally out with this pregnancy too as... Continue reading →