Love babywearing but find it too hot? I can help!
Heads up: I was given a Breeze Baby sling for review purposes. Update: Congratulations to Emily for winning! Pepper was a September baby, and I have been carrying her all summer. Before she was born I...
View ArticleTwo under two – how did I do it?
I dunno, man… how does anyone do it? One foot in front of the other and all that. But seeing as a couple of people who are expecting number two have asked how I found it, I thought I’d share. Five...
View ArticleVeggie Baby Food: Banana Pudding
You know those days when everything gets on top of you? Stuff you didn’t realise was weighing you down all becomes too much to carry? Then it takes one tiny straw and your camel’s back collapses. I...
View Article7 things to remember when travelling with a baby
I remember the first time I took Abby to the shops by myself. It was super-early on because I figured learning how to navigate that was best done sooner rather than later, and it wasn’t long before I...
View ArticleBaby cold and flu tonic
I love a good tonic for when the weather turns and you feel the sniffles coming on. But the last thing I’m going to do is get my babies to drink boiling water with lemon and ginger in it when they’re...
View ArticleLove to Dream Organic Swaddle Giveaway!
Swaddling was something I was determined to master when I had Abby. Whatever was going to get me MOAR SLEEP was something I was going to perfect, come what may. And I did. I am (self-proclaimed, but...
View ArticleMeatless Monday for the kids! Guest post – broccoli bites
Pin It So Caitlin from Mother Down Under is stupidly cute, has an even cuter toddler and blogs about being so far from home, raising a family with her Aussie dude. When she’s not doing that she’s...
View ArticleThe secret to making fluffy banana pikelets
Pikelets are one of the first things I learned how to make, besides scones and spaghetti bolognese. Over the years I’ve experimented until I came up with the fluffiest pikelets ever – because I was...
View ArticleKid food: Cheddar-Pumpkin Rice
It’s been fun lately to make kid food that actually gets eaten… there’s only so many peanut butter sandwiches one mama can make before she rolls her eyes so far back in her head they come out her...
View ArticleKid food: Veggie Quinoa Bites
We continue to have success with spherical foods! These quinoa bites are pumpkin-flavoured and delicious. May you have success with them too. Veggie Quinoa Bites Print recipe Print with main photo...
View ArticleBaby food: Beetroot and feta puree
A few weeks ago we got the most lovely beetroot in our organics box. But it was like, just one beetroot. So it sat there, looking mournfully out at me every time I opened the refrigerator but I was...
View ArticleKid food: Breakfast
Feeding two children has become very interesting. One not very interested in food, one very interested, but only in a handful of things. I’m out of the safe and predictable rut I was in and back in the...
View ArticleMeatless Monday: wholemeal tomato pasta for fussy toddlers
You can imagine my excitement when, after a few small successful attempts at feeding Abby spaghetti, she sat down to eat this dish and actually looked like she was enjoying it. Mind you, I hid the...
View ArticleThings I remember about labour.
Last night when I went to bed, I did so knowing that a friend’s waters had broken, and she could go into labour at any minute. And since my two babies kept me up alllllll night long, I had plenty of...
View ArticleSix tips for taking your tikes to Tokyo
Ikebukuro If you’ve been reading here for a while, you most likely have a fair idea that I don’t shy away from travelling with toddlers. Or babies. I like to think it can be survived, nay, enjoyed,...
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