Why so quiet…

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 16, 2012 in Craft | 7 comments

I feel I owe an explanation for how quiet I’ve been this week. Since we cut way back on naps (none...

Funny what you forget

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 13, 2012 in Positive Birth Stories | 3 comments

Funny what you forget isn’t it? I was reading Mind the Baby’s post tonight where she was talking...

Gold for Katie!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 9, 2012 in Calendar Event, Life | 1 comment

What a day! I wish I could have seen Katie Taylor’s fight – but I was stuck driving home while...

World Breastfeeding Week

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 7, 2012 in Calendar Event, Life | 13 comments

Did you know that the past week was World Breastfeeding Week? In fact, today is the last day of it. This...

App review: Smashing Planets

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 3, 2012 in Play |

Back in June, Penny from the Alexander Residence sent me a new app for review. Smashing Planets is from the...

The Irish Parenting Bloggers Group

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 1, 2012 in Write |

Have you spotted the shiny new Irish Parenting Bloggers badge over on the right hand side of my blog? (If...

The Irish Parenting Bloggers Group

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Aug 1, 2012 in Write | 9 comments

Have you spotted the shiny new Irish Parenting Bloggers badge over on the right hand side of my blog? (If...

Let’s walk to October

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 31, 2012 in Love | 7 comments

When you have a baby, you quickly learn that everything is a phase – the stuff you love…and the...

No rest for the wicked

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 29, 2012 in Life, Sleep | 11 comments

It was bound to happen sooner or later. I kept hoping and hoping it would be later. I was ignoring the...

Silly tonsils

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 24, 2012 in Life | 16 comments

So that sore throat I mentioned…turns out it was tonsillitis. I had a feeling that might be the case...

A spoonful of honey

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 23, 2012 in Life | 4 comments

Sore throats are all the rage in our house at the moment. Charlie was suffering last week, and just when I...

Talking to Strangers

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 18, 2012 in Life | 1 comment

Earlier this week, I read a post on The Alexander Residence called Why I Talk to Strangers. In the post,...

If you see a crocodile

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 16, 2012 in Play | 2 comments

Boardgames form a big part of family life in our house. Part of our social life revolves around boardgames,...

Half way through the 30 Day Shred

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 15, 2012 in Life | 8 comments

A few weeks ago, I decided enough was enough, and it was time to make a change. No more piling on the pounds...

Wednesday Window: Making time

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 11, 2012 in Life | 1 comment

Time. What to do with it? How to make the most of it? Where to find it? It’s one of the things I...

Congratulations!

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 7, 2012 in Calendar Event, Love |

Today is a day for celebration in our family. Charlie’s brother married his beautiful bride today....

Change is never easy

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 6, 2012 in Life | 2 comments

This week has been a tough one on Little Man, and on us as a consequence. Little Man moved to a new room in...

Wednesday Window: Time to Shred

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 4, 2012 in Life | 6 comments

Ugh. The weighing scales. Finally put batteries back into it tonight after ignoring it for the past year....

Aillwee Caves with a Toddler

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jul 2, 2012 in Life, Reviews | 8 comments

While we were on our holiday in Co. Clare recently, we visited the Aillwee Caves with Little Man. All my...

Building a craft table

Posted by Lisa | Mama.ie on Jun 28, 2012 in Craft, Life | 15 comments

We’ve been doing a lot of arts and crafts in recent months, and although we’ve enjoyed it,...