Dear Frankie Mabel: Two months old

by heelsandhooves // May 1, 2017 // No Comments

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

by heelsandhooves // April 17, 2017 // No Comments

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

by heelsandhooves // April 7, 2017 // 4 Comments

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

by heelsandhooves // March 14, 2017 // 4 Comments

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 →

7 ways second pregnancies are different to your first

by heelsandhooves // March 10, 2017 // 2 Comments

Today is our due date for baby number two. As yet, Sunny seems quite happy to stay put for the time being, thank you very much, and although I’m dying to meet him or her, I’m not rushing anything. It... Continue reading →

My pregnancy essentials

by heelsandhooves // March 7, 2017 // No Comments

During my first pregnancy, I blogged about the essentials which had got me through each trimester. This time, with a toddler to look after, as well as a family going through cancer and dementia, I admit that I haven’t really... Continue reading →

Bump #2: 39 weeks pregnant

by heelsandhooves // March 6, 2017 // 6 Comments

So here we are – what’s supposed to be the final week of pregnancy. I wonder if it actually will be? I’m pretty sure my body is now preparing itself for labour, but how long that preparation will take is... Continue reading →

Dear Lottie Bella: 18 months-old

by heelsandhooves // March 3, 2017 // No Comments

Dear Lottie Bella Gorgeous girl, you’ve been with us for a year and a half already. In lots of ways that has shot past, but in others, I can’t imagine our lives without you in them now. As always, there... Continue reading →

Me and mine: February 2017

by heelsandhooves // March 2, 2017 // 6 Comments

I totally missed Me and Mine in January. I just forgot. Best to blame baby brain, I think! And if I’m entirely honest, I nearly missed February too and remembered when we were at the park last Sunday, so it’s... Continue reading →

Bump #2: 38 weeks pregnant

by heelsandhooves // February 27, 2017 // 2 Comments

I am pretty sure most pregnant women say this regularly, and I know I definitely do, but I cannot believe we are nearly at due date. Less than two weeks to go and this pregnancy really seems to have flown... Continue reading →