Emily

Most things become funny with hindsight

"This'll all seem funny one day.""Look on the bright side. In twenty years, you'll laugh about this."Hard to believe when something horrible is happening in your life. But often true. Most horrible things become funny with hindsight. Or, if not ...

You don’t need expensive toys to entertain a toddler

Entertaining a toddler can be an expensive undertaking. Toys, trips to the zoo, trips to the aquarium and play centres, special meals and treats, ponies, private jets... the list goes on.But yesterday, I managed to entertain Ashleigh all afternoon by ...

Newborns look wisdomous

I felt this way with Ashleigh, and it hit me again with Mitchell.Newborns look intelligent. All-knowing.Wisdomous.Mitchell demonstrating his wisdomousness in his first week.When I look at Mitchell, I swear he's just calmly considering the world ...

Coordinate patterns instead of colours

Oh, wow. I never thought I'd enter the world of fashion blogging.I ain't no fashionista. Nuh-huh, no way. As long as things don't clash, don't look absolutely hideous, and are comfortable, they get my tick of approval.But Ashleigh loves clothes. She ...

Toddlers don’t speak logic

We all know that toddlers can throw tantrums sometimes.Tantrums about big things. Tantrums about little things.Tantrums about nothing. Absolutely nothing. No warning, no reasoning; just kicking and screaming on the floor for seventy ...

Don’t gush when life is going well

I promise I'm not being snarky. Or jealous.I don't want you to shut up because I'm sick of hearing about it.But when things are going well, don't gush.Don't flaunt it on your blog. Don't talk about it on twitter.And definitely don't post a ...

Wishes really do come true!

Back in December, I participated in a meme started by Essentially Jess to write my Christmas wishlist.Five things I wanted over and above everything else.And here's how it panned out.1. A vat of Cankles BeGone.Apparently this product doesn't ...

Telling me to ‘relax’ does not make me relax

I find it hard to switch off at the best of times. But in the late stages of pregnancy, the nesting instinct hit.Hard.Despite the fact that I was tired and stressed, had higher blood pressure and resembled a blimp, ...

Anything can sound like your baby’s cry

I find myself more relaxed with baby number two.Some things are more difficult - balancing the needs of a baby and a toddler and not being able to nap during the day to name two - but generally, I'm more relaxed this time around.I'm ...

The hardest part of the morning routine is…

You wake up. It's 6.00am.You can't hear your baby crying. He's still asleep.You can't hear your toddler playing. She's still asleep.You can hear your husband breathing regularly. Inhale, exhale. He's still asleep.You think you should get up and have ...