Feb 19, 2012
Feeling bored? Try a boardgame!
While reorganizing the clutter that constantly threatens to take over our little house, Charlie and I gathered up all of our boardgames so that we could store them all in one place. By the time we had...
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Feb 18, 2012
Glitter and Glue
Arts and crafts with glitter and glue – also known as “how to entertain a toddler in three extremely messy steps”:
Draw an “invisible” picture on a page with a glue...
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Feb 16, 2012
Product Review: Billy Winky Pillow
The Tessell Play Mat wasn’t the only big hit in our house among our purchases from Toddlerland.eu (which we bought using a voucher for €180 that I won on MollyMoo.ie). We also got Billy...
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Feb 15, 2012
Wordless Wednesday: Puzzling Process
Evenings are a bit chaotic in our house during the week – crèche dash, make dinner, do laundry, tidy up, bedtime routine… It’s usually all go until Little Man goes to sleep at 8pm, and...
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Feb 13, 2012
My growing Pinterest addiction
Over the past few months, I’ve seen growing numbers of references to Pinterest online. It turns out it’s not a site you can sign up for directly…in a move guaranteed to promote a sense...
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Feb 12, 2012
Back to basics
It’s been a tough week food-wise here at Chez Mama! Doesn’t matter what we serve up – even pizza that he made himself is refused by Little Man. Yesterday, I decided to dig out the Baby...
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Feb 9, 2012
Blind as a bat
I’m just back from an eye test in Specsavers where I was told that I need new glasses. My eyesight has deteriorated slightly in my left eye and my current glasses are not a great look for me anyway...
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Feb 8, 2012
A budding chef?
Little Man is going through a fussy stage with food. So far this week, we’ve heard “I no like carrots”, “I no like meat”, “I no like dinner”… You get the...
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Feb 6, 2012
Breastfeeding is bad for my health
I’m beginning to think that breastfeeding is bad for my health! Or at least the debates about breastfeeding in Ireland are! My blood pressure was through the roof this evening because of it!
You...
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Feb 4, 2012
Guest Post: Planning a water birth
Today, I’m delighted to bring you a guest post, written by Maria Barker who loves discussing the various options during pregnancy, and how women make decisions from their first pregnancy...
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Feb 2, 2012
Toilet Times
Week two of potty training is almost over so I figure it’s time for a progress report. This time last week, when I picked Little Man up from crèche, his carer told me that he was now day-trained...
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Feb 1, 2012
Lá Fhéile Bríde
Today is Lá Fhéile Bríde, St. Brigid’s Day. On February 1st each year in Primary School, I remember making St. Brigid’s Crosses in class. I didn’t have any rushes to make one of my...
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Jan 31, 2012
App Review: First Words Feelings
Without a doubt, one of the best toddler apps that we have is First Words Deluxe. So I was delighted last week to receive a copy of First Words Feelings for review from Learning Touch.
The First Words...
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Jan 30, 2012
Dirty Dancing!
Don’t you love it when a plan comes together? Last August, my friends and I had a brainwave, and decided to book a little January treat for ourselves. We each invited a few friends, and before we...
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