I remember when I was 5 and a birthday meant being allowed to go to school! I remember when I was in primary school and a birthday meant taking cupcakes to school. Sometimes it meant having a party. And that meant choosing a theme and dressing up! And sometimes it meant having a sleepover and…
Category Archives: Birth
If I did it again…
I often think about having another baby. Patrick and I have both always said we want 4. We both come from families of 4 and we both imagined ourselves having big-ish families for our own children. Not that I have any regrets, but looking back to the start of Evie’s life, there are a couple…
Beyond the Sling: Giveaway
How many books did you read while you were pregnant? Or trying to become pregnant? Or as a parent (if you had time!)? I don’t know about you, but I read a lot. I also know of people who didn’t read any. For the exact reason that I read a lot. That reason being that…
Giveaway. Competition. Free stuff. I’m excited!
I am here to announce that the super lovely people at Simon and Schuster Publishers have sent me a book to use for a giveaway. A book, you ask? Well it’s not just any book. It is this book: Image source Mum told me about this book and about Mayim a few weeks ago. That…
MIA: Midwives In Africa – You can help!
Image source I generally don’t donate any money to anything. Call me a charity grinch. Call me heartless. Call me what you will. But unless I know exactly where my money is going and exactly what the outcomes might be, I’m reluctant to hand it over. However this post is not about my philosophies on…
