I'm 25 weeks pregnant and everyone has been asking how I'm coping with the heat. The answer is that I've loved it! I'm sick of the soggy, grey weather that seemed like it would never end. There is nothing like waking up to brilliant sunshine, hanging out your washing and knowing it'll be dry in a few minutes and eating your dinner in the garden. The boys have had so much fun running around with water pistols and pouring buckets of water from the paddling . . . Keep Reading
Review: Retractable child safety reins – Boomereins from Kool Kangaroo
When I saw this gadget advertised through TAMBA, I decided that I had to try it out. Kool Kangaroo have created Boomereins - retractable child safety reins that attach from a child's waist belt onto an adult waist belt. . . . Keep Reading
Review: Luxury antenatal spa break at the West Bay Club on the IOW with expert midwife Nikki Khan
Early last week I was browsing Twitter and Facebook and was lucky enough to spot that the Tots100 team were looking for a pregnant blogger to review a spa break that weekend on the Isle of Wight. Although I hadn't announced my pregnancy to the world, I secretly emailed them and they put me in touch with Nikki Khan (expert midwife for Prima Baby magazine, Huggies, Infacol and Sudocrem!) who was running the break. Within minutes I'd begged my mother in law to babysit for the weekend and had asked . . . Keep Reading
Review: BigJigs Wooden Roadway – Figure of Eight Roadway Set
Merry from Patch of Puddles gave me a chance to review one of the pre-school toys from her Play Merrily toy website. After having a look through her site, I chose to review one of the BigJigs toys as I knew my train and car obsessed two-year olds would love them. . . . Keep Reading
GroClock: The results are in. Find out how we got on…
We've been having trouble with some early wake ups over the last three months (see my earlier post sleep deprivation is a form of torture). Anyone with kids will know they go in phases and once they get into a habit it's difficult to break it. They were waking up earlier and earlier every day, but with a firm hand and the help of the GroClock, I'm pleased to say I'm now getting a reasonable amount of sleep again! . . . Keep Reading