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A to Z of Family – H is for (Little) Helper

Recently J has become a real little helper for Mummy. I say he helps, he attempts to but with some things I let him then just do it again when he’s not looking… Though sometimes his help is really more of a hinderance! I do appreciate the thought though and that he just wants to be like Mummy. Some of the jobs he likes to help with: dusting  sweeping the floor  cleaning accidents on the carpet fetching nappies putting nappies in the bucket putting toys away taking the dishes away (which always nearly gives me a mild heart attack when …

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Weight loss – the beginning (again)

After J arrived and before I fell pregnant with N, I started blogging about my weight loss journey which was actually round two as I lost around 50 lbs before I fell pregnant with J, but throughout the last 2.5 years I have regained most of that, to my dismay (but with nobody else to blame but myself). Since N has arrived I have yo-yo’d with my weight so much, but I am sick of it now and really want to knuckle down and get to my goal. I know I can do it as I did it pre-babies. Earlier whilst …

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Meal Planning Monday – 4th August

Last week I managed to stick to the meal plan for 6 out 7 days (or 5 out of 6 if you don’t count Saturday). Only Thursday didn’t go to plan as J & I fell asleep before tea time and hubby didn’t wake us up. Then when I did wake up at 7 pm, I tried to wake J for some tea but he just moaned so we put him to bed and he didn’t wake until morning! So hubby & I had a cheeky takeaway, oops… Meal plan for w/c 4th August: Monday – Pesto, tomato, mozzarella & spinach puff …

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Camilia oral solution – teething relief

As a parent, teething is a horrible thing to see our babies go through, no matter what their age. With J, his first tooth didn’t come through until he was 9 months old, but looking back I think he was teething from around 10 weeks old. He had a couple of the usual signs – hand biting, dribbling – but though I kept checking for teeth emerging I never actually saw any until then. With N, although all babies are different, I have to be honest that I was expecting pretty much the same. But, I think he started teething …

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Foodie Penpals – July reveal

This month my foodie penpals parcel came from Kevin over at The Crafty Larder (you really should check his blog out as there are some fantabulous recipes on there – seriously, go on, do it). I think this parcel was one of my favourite ones yet. Though I have said it before this parcel was very ‘me’ and a lot of thought was put into it. First up, a few savoury bits: Vietnamese dipping sauce. I haven’t had Vietnamese yet but I’m looking forward to trying this with spring rolls (or some other kind of appetiser) Thai chilli rice crackers. These were …