Yesterday my baby boy turned one. I can’t quite believe he is already a whole year old. Many people said to me yesterday that they couldn’t believe how quickly the past year has flown and I had to agree. His babyhood has passed by in the blink of an eye. I think this time it [...]
View Post baby, baby beastie, birthday, boyIt seems to me that new babies always seem to arrive all at once. It can all be quiet and then all of a sudden you are surrounded by pregnant ladies who all seem to pop within weeks of each other. I remember people being pregnant before my second time around and wondering when it [...]
View Post baby, gifts, new, pregnant, presentsWe’re at the stage now where Baby Beastie is really starting to be on the move. Now he has got the knack of crawling, he’s increasing in speed each day and I think I had actually forgotten how quickly they learn to get about. He’s often padding around the flat following me wherever I go, [...]
View Post baby, babyproof, cot, equipment, move, pushchairMy boys have almost three years between them to the date and during my pregnancy I often wondered what their relationship would be like. I wondered how Beastie would take to his new brother and of course I didn’t know what kind of personality Baby Beastie would have. So at the moment they’re 3 and a [...]
View Post baby, blame, brother, funny, laughs, relationship, sharing, siblings, tantrums, tearsAt the moment I am not sure which of my boys wins the prize for being the most stubborn. Both my husband and I are renowned for being rather stubborn ourselves so it was always pretty much a given that our children would be the same. Take this evening for instance, their bed time routines [...]
View Post baby, battle of the wills, bed, children, crying, defeat, juggling, stubborn, tricksBeastie was always so contented at nursery. I think he may have cried possibly three or four times in the 2 years that he attended and that was due to him being poorly or overtired. I dreaded returning to work, not only because I wanted to look after him myself but also because I didn’t [...]
View Post baby, boy, child, confident, family, grown up, pre-school, Separation Anxiety, stageBabies are often easier car passengers than older children – they sleep more and demand less in the way of entertainment and treats to keep them occupied. Even so, planning a long car journey with a young baby can be a daunting prospect, especially for inexperienced parents. Safety is the most important consideration, covering [...]
View Post baby, breastfeeding, car, fedding, food, formula, journey, planning, safety, travelI am sat here with a spare moment to actually sit at the laptop and give my poor blog some attention. My husband is at work, Beastie is taking a nap and Baby Beastie is also taking a nap snuggled up next to me (in between feeds) so I have a window of opportunity which needed [...]
View Post baby, baby sling, bond, breastfeeding, brother, chapter, milk, Mummy, new, thrivingYesterday was officially my due date and this would have been my last Bump Diary entry for 40 weeks. Instead I am able to announce the safe arrival of my second baby who arrived last Tuesday via elective caesarean. He is now nearly a week old and I am once again completely in love with [...]
View Post arrival, baby, Birth Announcement, boy, Bump Diary, caesarean, fragile, home, hospital, injection, worldJust when I think I can finally relax and put my feet up in the last few weeks of my pregnancy, something crops up. I have been happily plodding along knowing that Beastie will stay put at the nursery that he attends and has done for the past 2 years, safe in the knowledge that [...]
View Post baby, childcare, cry, emotional, funded, maternity leave, nursery, pay, pre-school, stimulation