I think Russia was the whole reason Stew let me book this cruise – he hadn’t really seemed keen on the idea of a cruise before, but Russia seemed to do the trick … Must be the Russian heritage he goes on about! St Petersburg was the port he was most looking forward to, and the Read More
You might have guessed that I love shopping for new clothes for Santi – it’s pretty much taken over my obsession with shopping for myself. So the new year sales weren’t something I was going to pass up on! Instead of doing what I usually do, buying a lot of things just because they’re cheap, Read More
For 18 months after moving into our first house we were a family of two. Then Santi came along and made us a three (oh, alright four if you count the dog), adding chaos, sleepless nights and so much happiness to our home. As Santi turned 15 months old we were over the moon to Read More
For the first time in a blog post I feel like I can’t refer to Santi as a baby. He’s come on leaps and bounds since he turned one, and it’s amazing how much someone can develop in six months. I think of this year as before our holiday and after, and our cruise seems Read More
YESTERDAY, we met up with our mother and baby friends for our usual Wednesday lunch and soft play – I look forward to it every week. After two days in work – Tuesday being our deadline day – a day with Santi and friends is just what I need. Unfortunately, this week’s catchup was a Read More
WHEN you bring your newborn baby home, you have no idea what to expect. The first few days – weeks even – are more emotional than you could ever imagine. You are overwhelmed with love for this tiny little person, exhausted from sleepless nights, and terrified of doing something wrong – second guessing everything. I Read More
WHEN you’re in bed by 9pm on December 31 and your husband is driving a screaming baby past the house party you should have been enjoying at 12.30am you know it’s not the happy kind of new year. Throat and chest infections meant pretty much the whole week was spent moping around (both me and Read More
OKAAYY. So the day started with me thinking I’d lost the dog (again), continued with a drenching in an absolute downpour and ended with a panic that Stew was dead. Just a standard Thursday then. Santi woke at around 8am and wasn’t settling, so I went downstairs to make him a bottle. For the last Read More