Image courtesy of Gualberto007/Freedigitalphotos.net With Christmas fast approaching I thought I would share with you what we are planning on buying our girls for their second Christmas. They will be 22 months old. Little Tikes Double Up Play Kitchen I’ve always wanted to buy a play kitchen for our girls. When I first took them…
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Be A Good Neighbour This Christmas
Read moreImage courtesy of Dan/Freedigitalphotos.net This Christmas as you sit around a table with your family surrounded by good food and gifts galore, take a moment to remember those who are not as lucky as you and I. Like many people I’ll be enjoying Christmas day in the comfort of my own home. If it’s snowing…
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Before You Were Born Meme
Read moreMarrakech Do you remember what life was like before you had children? I was browsing through some photos the other day of our life before our daughters were born and it brought back many wonderful memories! I thought I would start a meme for all of us Mummy and Daddy’s so that we can remember…
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Getting Ready For Christmas
Read moreImage courtesy of feelart/freedigitalphotos.net Preparing your home for Christmas can be an almighty task. From clearing out clutter and disposing of unwanted bits and pieces to wrapping last minute gifts and putting decorations up. Here are some of my top tips for getting prepared for Christmas: Start thinking about what gifts you will be buying…
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Taking Your Child Swimming For The First Time
Read moreImage courtesy of arztsamui/freedigitalphotos.net Twin Daddy and I first took our girls swimming when they were around 6 months old. I was feeling quite nervous about it and I didn’t really know what to expect. We had a choice of two swimming pools in which we could have gone to. The nearest is at our…
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Ozeri Frying Pan Review
Read moreI have always enjoyed cooking fresh dishes from scratch. To me nothing tastes better than something you have cooked yourself and I can’t wait until our girls are old enough to help me make our own little pizzas! When I was given the chance to review an Ozeri Frying Pan I was delighted. I thought the best…
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Cancer
Read moreMum This post needs no other title than that of ‘Cancer’. No description or sub-heading is needed. Nothing more than that one word. That one upsetting, devasting word. Cancer When I was 12 years old, I remember my mum and dad sitting me and twin sister down. They wanted to talk to us about something.…
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Christmas Clothes Gifts For Boys
Read moreBeing a Mum to twin girls I find it really easy to buy clothes for them. There are certain things that I’ll look for when buying their clothes such as ensuring they’re well made and I tend to buy patterned tops as oppose to plain ones. I also tend to buy clothes that will last…
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Bringing Your Premature Baby Home
Read moreM and R on the day we brought them home Our twin girls were born 6 weeks early because twin two, M, stopped growing due to Intra-Uterine Growth Restriction (IUGR). R was born first weighing 4lb3 and M arrived two minutes later weighing 2lb11. Surprisingly M was absolutely fine. It was R that required ventilation…