Now that I’m almost full term with my second baby, I thought it would be a good time to take a look at the differences between this pregnancy and my last, when I was pregnant with Angelica. Because – despite my husband saying that I moaned about all of the same things last time! –…
Imagine running through a train station because you need a wee. Let’s say it’s Euston station in London, for argument’s sake, because if you get off at the far platform it’s about seven miles to the loos. Anyway, you’ve been on the train for two hours and the loo was out of order, which wasn’t…
OK, let’s take a look at what’s been happening with the old bod for the last few weeks. Because man have I been tired. I don’t remember being quite this physically exhausted last time at this stage – and I’m not talking about that hangover-style fatigue that plagues you for the first trimester, I’m talking about the…
I’ve come to a bit of a decision, with these update posts; I think that when New Baby arrives I’m going to amalgamate all of the updates into one so that the monthly post covers my own post-partum recovery, the new baby’s development and also a little bulletin on what Angelica has been up to. Otherwise I’m…
With just a couple of months to go before New Baby arrives, I’ve been having a think about the equipment I found most useful when I came home from hospital. Here are the five things that I couldn’t have lived without in the first few weeks with a brand new baby. Bear in mind that I…
*NOTE: this post was written on December 13th 2015 and I have only just found it, unpublished! So I thought it fitting to publish it an entire year later, to the day. Reading it has brought back many memories and sent me into a mini panic about the fact I’m about to do it all…
Isn’t the word “tricycle” great? Partly it makes me think of that scene from The Shining, where the kid’s pedalling his little trike up and down the deserted hotel corridor, and also it reminds me of that vile puppet (is he called Jigsaw?) in the horror movie Saw, but mostly it conjures up images of Victorian children…
Right, it’s about time I got on with some serious baby-gadget-reviewing, because the baby is now a toddler, new baby is imminent and I’ll be onto test-driving double prams and what-nots before you know it. So, introducing my most-used baby-transporter of the year, the Babyzen Yoyo. Yes, the Uppababy Vista is amazing and – if we’re going…
Something a bit different, this week, because I’ve recorded my pregnancy diary on video. Lazy? Perhaps, but it has been one of those trying times when the whole household has been ill and I’ve been trying to keep my head above water! Sorry to those who catch up sneakily when they’re at work and can’t…
If you’re stuck for baby and toddler Christmas present ideas, here are just a few ideas I’ve collated. I do a big series of gift guides on A Model Recommends (you can find them here) and along the way, this year, I noted down good things for children. More specifically, toddlers and babies (I suppose I have…
I bought this brilliant little wooden advent calendar “cabinet” a few weeks ago. It’s from a great kids’ toy brand called Great Little Trading Company – really well-made, attractive wooden toys that are such a blessed relief in what has become a sea of garish plastic in my living room. I didn’t know whether Angelica was…
Oh! Where did the posts for weeks 27 and 28 go? I’m so sure that I wrote them! I also filmed some vlogs, but I have no idea where the footage is. Perhaps I’m finally going stark raving bonkers. It’s been on the cards for a while… What’s been happening, you might ask? Well, the…
Firstly, thank you so much for all of your comments on the previous VBAC post. I really found them very useful, and somehow quite reassuring – it’s easy to get lost in your own thoughts and think that nobody else is in the same boat as you. But it seems that the whole VBAC (Vaginal Birth After…
Well it’s all go over here! A walking baby (yes, I know, she’s a toddler now) and another one kicking around in the proverbial oven waiting for its debut appearance in approximately twelve weeks time. Argh! I think, when New Baby arrives, that I’ll do a sort of monthly amalgamation post, covering Baby 1, Baby…
Get it before it goes: I absolutely adore this little hat-and-mittens set from Sainsbury’s, with its Liberty-esque floral print and soft furry fabric. Seven quid. Look at Angelica’s face: Full happy with that hat. She does try to take it off, a lot, but it’s quite a snug fit, so she has difficulty, especially with the mittens on…
I hate the word “haul” but I’m not sure what else to call this video other than “Ruth shows you the mountain of baby clothes that has been accumulating in the corner of the room”. Do enjoy – there are some real gems here, including the Liberty-esque-print hat and gloves from Sainsbury’s and the monster…
Oh I’m having a right old quandary at the moment. This VBAC vs Planned C-Section business. It’s getting near to the time when I have to decide how I want to give birth and all of the powers that be (namely whoever I see for my ante-natal appointments) won’t stop banging on about VBAC, or…
My belly is like a water balloon – I’m honestly getting scared to bend forward in case I burst it! Trying to shepherd the baby toddler up the stairs is becoming quite a task, so is leaning down to pick her up and – the worst – setting myself down on the bathroom floor so that…