Let the potty training begin

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jan 21, 2012 in Life, Love |

Back in July, we found ourselves stumbling into toddler-led toilet training. And to be honest, since then,...

Looking for a playgroup?

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jan 19, 2012 in Calendar Event, Life | 1 comment

Have you heard about MeetMums.ie? It’s a brand new website dedicated to helping Irish parents meet...

Wordy Wednesday: Addicted to WELDER

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jan 18, 2012 in Play, Reviews | 2 comments

This Wednesday is a little wordier than usual thanks to my latest app addiction. Following a recommendation...

I’m a quitter

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jan 16, 2012 in Life | 20 comments

Confession time. Despite my great intentions when I joined the gym last October, I had to face some cold...

Fantastic Find: Tessell Play Mat

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jan 15, 2012 in Play, Reviews |

Back in November, I was lucky enough to win a giveaway on Mollymoo.ie for a voucher for Toddlerland.eu to...

Thinking green thoughts

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jan 13, 2012 in Life | 2 comments

Little Man and I had a lovely visit this morning from Caitriona from Wholesomecook, and her two little boys....

Wordless Wednesday: Gone Fishin’

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jan 11, 2012 in Play | 5 comments

One of the big hits this Christmas was a fishing game that Little Man received from one of his grandmothers....

Four Live attacks extended breastfeeding

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jan 9, 2012 in Life | 9 comments

Did any of you see Niamh from The Mama’s Hip blog being interviewed by Maura Derrane on Four Live on...

Little greenfingers!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jan 8, 2012 in Life, Play | 2 comments

Our garden is teeny tiny – one of the many downsides to owning a boom-built house. But everything is...

Stop toddlers running up huge iTunes bills!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jan 5, 2012 in Play | 3 comments

Over on Babble.com today, I read yet another story of a toddler running up a huge iTunes bill while playing...

Wordless Wednesday: Beach weather?

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jan 4, 2012 in Love | 1 comment

In between the rain showers of the past couple of weeks, there have been some lovely blustery dry...

Me no go creche

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jan 2, 2012 in Life | 4 comments

Oh dear. Back to work tomorrow. Why do work weeks drag and holidays fly by? It’s so unfair! This...

Who says boys don’t like pink?!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jan 1, 2012 in Love | 1 comment

If you’ve been reading this site for a while, you’ll probably be aware that every so often I get...

Happy New Year!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Dec 31, 2011 in Calendar Event, Life | 3 comments

Happy New Year everyone! So 2011 is drawing to a close. I can hardly believe it. It seems like just a short...

Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Dec 24, 2011 in Calendar Event, Life |

’twas the night before Christmas… Get to bed little ones! Santa’s coming! Our Christmas...

It’s oh so quiet

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Dec 23, 2011 in Calendar Event, Life, Love |

I expect Mama.ie will be quiet for the next few days. It has been an exhausting month – work has been...

Wordless Wednesday: Christmas Cake Decorating

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Dec 21, 2011 in Life |

The Christmas baking frenzy continues. The cakes baked last night and filled the house with mouth-watering...

Ready for the reindeer!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Dec 20, 2011 in Calendar Event, Play | 4 comments

Such a cute idea from Little Man’s creche today. They sent all the kids home with a small pouch of...

Better bake than never

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Dec 19, 2011 in Life | 1 comment

Last year I made a Christmas pudding for the first time, and I enjoyed making it – and we enjoyed...

Picture Perfect

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Dec 18, 2011 in Love | 5 comments

My parents came to visit tonight and they brought us a gift – a chalk drawing of Little Man, based on...