I first introduced Thomas to peanut butter when I started weaning him at 6 months old. Don’t worry, I checked beforehand that this was ok – according to the NHS website, ‘As long as there’s no history of food allergies or other allergies in your family, you can give your baby peanuts once they’re 6 […]
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Thomas Turns One!
As I write this, my son is asleep having spent the afternoon crawling non-stop, walking around the house while holding onto chairs, cupboards and sofas to support himself, and giggling on the swing in the garden. I cannot believe my tiny little baby boy will no longer be 11 months old but ONE. I wanted […]
Baby-Friendly Banana Bread & Butter Pudding
The other day I was thinking of what I could make Tom for a dessert that was easy and simple to make and uses ingredients we’d most likely have in. He absolutely loves bread and and bananas then I realised – BREAD AND BUTTER PUDDING! I’ve always thought of it as a strange pudding to […]
Baby-Friendly Banana Loaf
With a very active 9 month old baby who loves his food, things to snack on are becoming more of a feature in Tom’s diet. You might have seen a recent post with a healthy oatcake recipe which he’s been loving, but I wanted to step up and make a baby-friendly banana loaf (since he […]
Tom’s Oatcakes
Time has flown by and my little boy is now 9 MONTHS OLD. He’s such a happy chappy who never sits still (no wonder he builds up such an appetite!) and has four teeth coming through nicely. Tom is loving his food and enjoying a combination of spoon-feeding and feeding himself finger foods. He loves […]
Tom’s Weaning Journey (Part 2) with Piccolo
You may have seen my first post about Tom’s weaning journey over here – how we started, what I’m feeding him and a few of my recipes he seems to be enjoying. Now that he has just turned 8 months (where is the time going?!) I thought I’d pop another post up as part of […]
Tom’s Weaning Journey – Part 1 (6 months)
When he was 5 months old, Thomas really started showing an interested in what we were eating and drinking; anything he saw us put to our mouth, his eyes would light up and he’d try and grab it. This made me think about starting to wean him – although experts advise that babies should be […]
6 Months of Motherhood – 6 Things I’ve Learnt
Thomas Oliver Higgins is coming up to 6 months. Half a year old. HOW DID THAT HAPPEN. It only seemed like yesterday when I was holding a tiny person in my arms, so delicate and fragile. Fast forward 22 weeks and we have a happy, healthy, energetic, smiley little boy who makes my heart melt […]
Thomas Oliver’s Christening
23rd June and 29th October 2017 are special dates in our calendar. Our beautiful little boy arrived 5 weeks early on the summer Friday morning at 5.13am; the other date was the day Thomas Oliver Higgins was christened. Returning to where James and I got married on 12th September 2015, the absolutely stunning Ripon Cathedral […]
SilentNight Safe Nights Nursery Collection
When it comes to having a baby there isn’t much you need when it comes to essentials; lots of love and affection, cuddles, warmth, clothes, food, nappies, water wipes and muslin cloths. And of course, cosy and safe bedding, which is where SleepyPeople’s Silentnight Safe Nights nursery collection comes in. Offering a range of sleep […]
Five Things I’ve Learnt Since Having A Baby
I can’t believe it’s nearly been a whole month since Thomas Oliver entered the world 5 weeks early, much to our surprise. Life has been a whirlwind since then – you can read how the first 2 weeks went down here – and we can’t imagine not having him around. Things have definitely changed and […]
Welcome to the world, Thomas Oliver Higgins!
Thursday 22nd June started off just like any other day while being 34 weeks pregnant: A workout, 6 mile walk, a few hours of work before getting ready to meet my friend Chyaz to review a food place in town. As I was about to leave the flat, the weirdest sensation happened without any warning: […]
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#GirlGains: Personal Goal Setting
Here’s a different kind of post, one that following my news of Baba Higgins, is a bit more personal and focused on pregnancy. The afternoon of the last Sunday in January was spent in the company of health / fitness / food bloggers in Manchester at one of my new favourite spots, Leaf (Portland Street) […]
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Life Update: Baba Higgins!
Something quite big and life-changing happened earlier today. And right now, I’m in a bubble of complete joy, excitement and happiness. I don’t often share personal posts on my blog, but this is coming from the heart and I wanted to share some news with you… WE MET BABA HIGGINS TODAY! See this mini human, […]