22nd May 2005. A date that will haunt me forever. The day that my sister and I lost our mum to ovarian cancer. The thing about ovarian cancer though, is that the date of her death isn’t the only date that haunts me. There where the days where we witnessed mum fragile and weak. The…
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Jelly Stickers Fab Fashion Review: National Craft Month
Read moreDid you know that March is National Craft Month? In celebration of this the lovely people over at John Adams sent us a Jelly Stickers Fab Fashion set to review. Our twins love crafts, especially if it’s messy so I knew the Jelly Stickers Fab Fashion set would go down well with them! Inside you…
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Little Bird Told Me: Toy Review
Read moreWe were recently asked to review the Curious Caterpillar Activity Pull Along toy from Little Bird Told Me. Little Bird Told Me consists of a team of nursery specialists who are dedicated to making the world of little people and grown-ups that little bit more special. The product ranges offer an exceptional choice of developmental activity toys,…
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Our Favourite Toddler Toys
Read moreAs I’m always on the lookout for toys to entertain and educate our twins, I thought I would write a post about their favourite toys. I would like to stress that this is not a sponsored post. I haven’t been asked to write this by anyone nor have I been paid or accepted anything for…
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Toddler Crafts: Toilet Roll Cheerio Rattle
Read moreToday’s crafty activity is very simple to make. It’s quick, easy and won’t cost much! What you’ll need 1 cardboard toilet roll tube per child 1sheet of A4 paper Sellotape A handful or two of Cheerios or similar cereal To do: First up simply tear the A4 sheet of paper into 2 strips (per toilet…
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Toddler Crafts: A box, foam stickers and some crayons
Read moreToday’s crafty activity is non messy, non sticky and non boring! What you’ll need: 1 plain cardboard box per child Some foam stickers Crayons (or colouring pencils) Activity Time! (30-60 minutes) A while ago I invested in some flat packed, plain white cardboard boxes and I knew I would find a use for them! Tah…
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Sleeping Update
Read moreThings haven’t been great lately with regard to the girls night time sleep. Their daytime naps are fine. They still have a 30 minute nap at 9am, followed by a 90 minute nap after lunch, at 1230pm. Night time, however, has become harder. Both girls would wake more or less within an hour of us…
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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…
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Your first Christmas!
Read moreWell, Christmas has gone just as quickly as it arrived. Your first Christmas will always be remembered with fond memories. Not because of all the toys and wonderful gifts you received but because it was your first. I can’t imagine what it must be like for those parents who have babies in special care at…