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 […]
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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 […]
Eating Well for Motherhood with Pic’s
I can’t believe I am a mum to a 2 month old baby; a gorgeous little man who has turned our lives around in the best possible way. Over the past few weeks we’ve been getting into more of a routine; James is working full-time I’m also continuing my freelance and blog work around keeping […]
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: […]