I don’t want to speak too soon, but now Violet is 3 months old I think we are out of the colic phase, although you never know – it could rear its ugly head again at any time. As a newborn Violet really suffered from colic, wind and all kinds of digestive discomfort, poor thing
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A Springtime adventure in London #ad
I love nothing more than a spontaneous day out. Before Violet was born, we’d always be hopping on and off the train to London, going for days out to explore the museums, catching a West End show or the odd cheeky shopping spree. However, since Violet arrived, life is a little different and it’s not
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One Year On – A Family Portrait
This time last year, I was midway through the IVF process. My life revolved around Dr’s appointments, ultrasounds and injections. Oh, the injections – there were so many! In total I injected myself for 14 weeks every single day – sometimes even twice a day. That’s around 126 injections I administered into my own skin.
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Travel
5 things to do in New York
A bit of a different post from me today – It’s been a while since I wrote a travel post hasn’t it? We used to go on so many holidays but they feel like a distant memory at the moment! But life is different now so thats okay with me, I’ll travel again one day.
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Brighton
Review: Afternoon Tea at The Salt Room Brighton
Champagne, Cake and Caffeine – sounds like the perfect recipe for two busy Mums, right? So, a couple of weeks ago I headed down to The Salt Room to treat my good friend and busy mum-of-two Andrea to a rather special Afternoon Tea. This was to say thank you for hosting such a wonderful baby shower
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Robbie’s Pupdate: Keeping it real
Well, it’s been a while since Robbie did a pupdate, right? Poor little mutt – he has been hidden away from the spotlight recently after Violet’s birth and he’s been one little grumpy pup about that too. Adjusting to family life has been a bit of a rough journey for him, but he is turning
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5 tips on moving house with a baby
I didn’t write much about it on the blog, but if you follow me on social media – you’ll have seen my crazed tweets as about two weeks before Violet was born, we did something really silly – in a last minute freak-out about having enough space for the baby, we put our house up
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Violet’s Two Month Update
Two months old? What happened to my tiny newborn! Violet is growing SO QUICKLY. I know everyone tells you that babies grow quickly and to ‘cherish every moment‘ but honestly it’s going so much quicker than I could have ever expected. Some days I get her out of her cot and it’s like she’s grown
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Giveaway! Win a Children’s Bed worth £150!
It’s been a while since I hosted a giveaway on the blog, hasn’t it? So, when Lakeland Furniture got in touch and asked if I’d like to give away one of their gorgeous wooden childrens beds, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity! Having just decorated Violet’s nursery I’ve enjoyed picking out furniture for her
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life
10 little things that make me happy (that are NOT baby related!)
The Fourth Trimester – it’s all consuming, right? Everything in my world has been baby, baby, baby and although obviously, Violet is my world now, I’ve realised that a really important part of being a happy Mum is remembering who you were before babies. I feel like a different person now, my body feels different,
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Review: Cosatto Giggle 2 Travel System
When it comes to pushchairs and travel systems – I knew which one I wanted way before Violet had even arrived. We were at the Baby Show in London, where there was a huge array of pushchairs in all shapes, sizes and colours and as we walked around stall after stall, it all seemed a
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Violet’s Nursery Tour
Welcome to Violet’s nursery! She has the best room in the house! It’s light and airy with beautiful seaviews – I’m rather jealous to be honest! We were working on it months before her arrival, lovingly choosing the colour paint (which is called Violet White, nonetheless) and carefully assembling furniture, dreaming one day she will
