Tag Archive: Children

Made it: Crochet skirt

I have been having fun making things for Evie over the past few months. There is something hugely satisfying about making and finishing something and then seeing it used. Especially when it is worn by your own children. I have many a projects started but I’m not the best finisher. For example, I made a…

The pre-milestone clean out

Have you ever noticed that your child does a cold, cough, flu, gastro or some other sort of sickness right before they reach a milestone? If you think back, or if you pay close enough attention for upcoming milestones, your child may well do their own little style of clean out. Amazing, hey? It’s their…

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…

Best date ever.

This evening we drove to the airport to drop off Dadda/Patrick as he was disappearing again into a board room in Melbourne all weekend. He’s important like that. Usually on Friday nights we go out for dinner. It’s our date night. But this week, it was just Evie and I. I would generally just prepare…

Is it normal for a baby to have a flat spot on their head?

From my research, no. Common and normal are not necessarily the same thing. I have had a draft of this post sitting here for the last 3 months now but have never been game enough to post it as there are SO many babies who have ‘flat spots’ or misshaped heads. I have come across…