May has been a month of ups and downs. It began really well with a bank holiday and a trip to visit our friend’s. We had a lovely overnight stay with them and it was lovely to spend time with their new baby. The children were really well behaved, which…
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Earlier this month we went to stay with our friends over the bank holiday weekend. We had a lovely time and the kids were all really well behaved, which is always a bonus! On the journey home, we realised that Oscar didn’t have his beloved Bunny. Bunny is a Jellycat…
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April has seemed like a short month for us. I suspect that’s because we went on holiday for a week at the beginning of the month. It’s also been a great month for us too! We went to Portugal to celebrate my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary and had a great time.…
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There have been lots of these 50 things that make me happy posts going around at the minute. I love reading them, so thought I’d join in the fun, so here goes… 1. My beautiful babies 2. My lovely hubby 3. Chocolate 4. Cake 5. Running 6. Clothes shopping 7.…
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Those of you who are a regular visitor here (thank you by the way), will know that I work part time in marketing. I currently work 28 hours a week. I work 9.30am – 3pm, from home, on a Monday and then usual hours in the office on a…
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When you’re having a baby choosing an appropriate name is often a daunting task. It’s such a huge responsibility and it’s so important to get it right. After all you don’t want to be bored of your child’s name after a few months! When I was pregnant with Oscar, Simon…
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A little later than planned due to going on holiday, but here’s the round up of what we got up to in March. The highlights include: Running my first 10k of the year and doing it in under an hour! Lots of shopping for our holiday. Finally getting rid of the…
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One night last week, Simon and I went to Oscar’s parents’ evening at school. We’d been to one just after he started, but it mainly focused on how well he was settling in, so I was looking forward to hearing how he was getting on. As soon as we sat…
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Last week the twins had their two year development review. The twins played with various toys whilst I chatted to the health visitor and answered various questions about each of them. I was a little worried about Henry’s speech. I know I shouldn’t compare them, but when you have twins it’s…
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The twins have mild eczema and as a result I’m always on the hunt for bath products and creams that can help relieve it. Henry has it worse than Heidi. It tends to appear on his chest and he often has quite bad scratch marks, in the areas where he’s…
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Tonight I experienced the scariest couple of minutes of my life. Henry choked, not just your usual gaging, before it appears again, but properly choked to the point of almost turning blue. It was absolutely horrendous and something I hopefully never have to experience again. I’d returned home from work…
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