We've been invited out with friends for an anniversary meal next weekend. We said no. Here's why... We have 4 children and I brought them into this world so that I could look after them. Yes, I could look after them. Not my parents, not my in laws, not the babysitting teen down the road.… Continue reading The babysitting debate
Category: Parenting
Tiny Tickers BBC Lifeline Appeal
When our little Esmie was 6 weeks old the doctor found she had a heart murmur. Hospital tests and scans followed and thankfully Esmie was given the all clear. So many babies at not so fortunate and every two hours a baby is born in the UK with a serious heart condition. Congenital heart disease… Continue reading Tiny Tickers BBC Lifeline Appeal
“Mum I’m hungry!”
"Mum can I have a sandwich? Mum can I have toast with peanut butter?" Crazed and crazed relentlessly until it's ready. 5 minutes and 2 nibbles later... "Mum I've had enough"...
Hello world!
My first ever post! So this is me. I am a mummy of 2 girls and 2 boys aged 9, 5, 4 and 6 months. I have been married to my soulmate for nearly 4 years. Life is busy, crazy and did I mention busy?! I am certainly not the perfect mummy or wife but… Continue reading Hello world!