Last weekend I took Little Z out for a walk in the sling whilst Little H and her Dad were at the cinema. It started to sleet as we were walking and despite her snowsuit, booties and woolly hat, she look disgruntled by the cold. So I pulled her close to me to give her a smidge more warmth. We were walking a pretty standard route for us - just a loop round the local roads. But in that moment …
Author: Angela
When I realised it was time to write the third installment of your series my Little Z, I was stunned. How are you already the ripe old age of 9 months? You are such a joy of a baby and whilst there are some ups and downs, you generally help ground us all with your happy and curious nature. You love to cuddle us all and you love to try and walk. You hate to miss out on things but …
Yesterday afternoon I had to rock Little Z to sleep. I haven't had to do that for a long time but she was overtired after a trip to town took longer than I intended. I tried to put her down like normal but she flapped around and cried. After repeating that process several times in quick succession, it was pretty darn apparent that she needed a bit of support and fortunately Mummy-Rocking-Cuddles still carry a little bit of power in …
Time really does fly between these updates. It's been almost a month since update #4 and now but I can't really believe it. As always, life has been busy. But it's been much less hectic in terms of travel. After several long distance trips over the last few months, this month we stayed at home and I was quite happy about that! In fact, when Sam went away for a few nights with work (more on that later), it seemed …
It feels like we've not made much progress in our quest to be a more sustainable household since I wrote my initial blog post on the topic. But I've had to remind myself that we're playing a long game here and bedding in good habits is as big a success as any. Plus, when I really reflect, we have made some good steps forward. This post has turned out longer than I intended but I really want to capture all …
Another three months have gone Little H! Time really does fly and every now and then I look at you and realise how much you've changed and grown. It's easy to forget how much you are still developing when Little Z is next to you growing so rapidly, as babies do. But you feel so far from the toddler you were last summer - when I look back at pictures from our holiday to the Netherlands, you look so small. …
After Little H was born, it shocked me how many nappies we churned through. After a few months my brain started musing over reusable nappies so I did some Google searching. Then I got overwhelmed by where to start and I just carried on with the multi-buy Pampers. My sleep deprived brain could not cope with the research on top of all the other new learning it has to do. But it was a decision which stayed with me and …
As I write this Sam is out watching a cycling event at the Olympic Velodrome. My dinner is in the oven and it looks and sounds like the Littles might be asleep; I'll never tempt fate and assume they are or will stay that way but at this exact moment a calm has fallen on the house. As I was washing my face, I suddenly found the desire to write a journal post after weeks of having no interest or energy. …
As a long term nature and plant lover, I have always done my best to care for the environment. It has always upset me to create waste and to do things which could cause permanent damage to the world. But at the same time, it's easy to get caught up in life and inadvertently choose convenience over sustainability. Or, even with sustainability in mind, modern life doesn't easily present the options to live a better way. (Looked round the supermarket …
It's been a while since my last update and it's been quite busy. The week after I posted, Sam had two weeks off work which was lovely. He spent the first week pottering at home with us, with Little H at nursery like normal. Then the Friday of that week and the following week we took a family holiday to Norfolk which I have written about separately. It was lovely to get away and I survived the stress and anxiety …
