I am generally one of those annoying people who say… I love being pregnant! …and for the most part I really do. I say ‘annoying’ based on the amount of people I know that have found pregnancy hard work, tiresome and generally just a means to an end. But in general, I think ‘Pregnancy and…
Month: October 2018
Getting Outdoors
As I become steadily more heavily pregnant, it becomes harder to get out and about and so much easier to make excuses to stay home and do nothing. But this isn’t me at all. I always regret the decision to ‘slow down’ and end up with major cabin fever. I am a huge advocate of Getting…
5 Reasons to Shop Small
Anyone who knows me, or follows me on Instagram, will know that I love to shop small. But why do I do it? I thought I would collate my reasons to support ‘small businesses’ here for you. Perhaps you’re also a small shop lover, or maybe you’ve never bought anything from a small business but you’ve…
Ivy Turned Two!
On Wednesday, Ivy turned two! How is it even possible that my tiny little Cherry Baba has upgraded from a non-verbal, immobile baby into a walking, talking toddler…let alone a two year old!! It just seems crazy that two years have passed since she was brought into this world and at the same time it’s…
Hospital Bag Must Haves
A subject that always raises lots of questions with ‘soon to be mama’s’ is the bewildering hospital bag. What is needed? What is necessary? Which items are completely pointless? I turned to my gorgeous friend Jamie, from Mama Bear Of One, to help me, and together we have have collated our ‘Hospital Bag Must Haves’. We…
Ivy’s Birth Story (Part 2)
…Continued. If you haven’t read Part 1 yet, you can find it here. So, we were ready to go and have my waters broken. Only delivery suite was really busy, so we were told we would need to wait and they would take us down ASAP. This was at 3/4 pm on Sunday 9th October. …
Two Cherries 