For once, this is a post about me, not Frida. Except of course everything about me is now inextricably interwoven and bound together with her. She is my raison d’etre, the driving force and the energy behind all of the decisions which I have made of late. As I mentioned previously, I have retrained. Changed…
Read MoreScooting!
For her first birthday Frida received a 3-in-1 Mini Micro Scooter from her grandparents. I spoke to friends who had used these with their older children and they all recommended them so enthusiastically that we thought Frida would probably enjoy one. We liked that the scooter comes with a little removable seat, and a small…
Read MoreLife lately
The last few weeks have been so busy so apologies in advance for the long post as I try and catch up! Last week I had a four-day training course to finish my Hypnobirthing teacher training, which meant Frida had four full days of daddy day care. Both my husband and I were very slightly…
Read MoreFrida’s first birthday: a few photos
We had an incredibly relaxing day yesterday. Luckily the sun was out in full force and so we were able to spend the bulk of it outdoors, in the park, the playground, and the garden. My husband was working from home which means he was able to join us for present opening and breakfast at…
Read MoreOne year of Frida
And just like that, she is one. She is an explosion of sheer delight, a fluffy-haired ball of light. Our determined, hilarious, sweet, delightful, sparkling, mighty daughter is no longer really a baby, but a small girl, her very own self. At 7:10am on a sunny Sunday morning precisely one year ago, Frida came bursting…
Read MoreThe start of the birthday celebrations
I was in early labour for four days before Frida was born, so it makes sense that we should be celebrating her birthday over the course of a week! To kick things off we threw an afternoon tea for a few family members. I baked a haphazard lemon cake, which went wrong in many different…
Read MoreFrida’s first haircut
I had tried everything. Every clip, hair band, Alice band, hair grip; Frida pulled each of them out of her hair with growing speed. Her hair was getting SO long to the point that it no longer felt fair to do nothing about it. So I decided that the time had come to finally…
Read MoreA holiday in Suffolk (part 2)
We’ve only been home a few days and already our holiday feels like it was so long ago. We are already back in the routine of laundry, preparing meals, wiping the table (I feel like I do this allllll day long – anyone else?), nap times, and all the other little things which make up…
Read MoreA holiday in Suffolk (part 1)
We have spent most of the last week on holiday in Suffolk, a beautiful county in the East of England – hence being a bit quiet recently on the blogging front. Despite getting married in December we still hadn’t been away, my husband had booked some time off work, and we wanted to escape our…
Read MoreWe need to talk about screen time
As a parent there are so many decisions to make on behalf of your child. One of these is what to do about “screen time” – TV, iPads, phones. I find this relatively straightforward; my husband and I are in full agreement that we don’t want Frida exposed to screens before the age of two…
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