Our twins are four years old. Actually, four and a half years old. They’ve been going to nursery for two and a half hours a day for just under a year, and they’re starting school in the next few days. I think it’s fair to say that it’s time we ditched the dummies. In…
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Help! My toddlers love their dummies!
Read moreI swore blind before our twins were born that a dummy would never ever reach their little mouths! They would be cuddled, they would be nursed or rocked or maybe even sang to for hours on end to calm them, but a dummy would never pass their lips. Bah ha ha ha ha ha! Oh…
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Bedtime routines at two years old
Read moreIt’s been a long day. 6.30pm arrives. The girls are in their pyjamas, as am I! We make our way into the kitchen and grab a bottle of milk from the counter top. M is in daddy’s arms, whilst R is cradled in mine. We return to our front room. The blinds have been closed…
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Operation Dummy Fairy
Read moreDummies can be an important source of sanity for many new parents. Allowing them to comfort their crying baby quicker and more easily than those who don’t use dummies. Before our daughters were born I was adamant that I would never use a dummy. I always told myself that there had to be a better…
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Does it get easier?
Read moreI’ve written quite a few posts since starting our blog a few months back and in a few of those posts I have said that I found the first 6 months the easiest. The first month of our girls lives was spent in special care. Now, obviously that wasn’t easy. Suffice to say that was…