Cerebral Palsy Therapies
What a minefield. All we want is to do what’s best for W and do it as soon as we can for maximum impact on her. She has a fab Paediatric Neuro Physio but there’s more out there to compliment… Read more ›
French Toast Boats
– French toast cut into sailing boats; – Blueberry wave; – Ketchup fish with breadcrumb eye and smile.
Comparing babies at 6 months old
At 6 months old, Chops was sitting up unaided very well and well on his way to crawling (which he did at 7.5 months), munching his way through every foodstuff we put in front of him 🙂 He was always… Read more ›
How to Soothe a Crying Baby when Boob and Rocking are no Good
Your baby is crying and you can’t do the natural thing to do, put her on the breast or have a little dance/rock. What do you do? She’s almost 6mo and although she has her problems, she’s still a baby… Read more ›
Thoughts turn to Spring
As I lie here feeding little Willow her middle of the night feed while she slumbers on my chest in the glow of fairy lights from her sidecar cot, my thoughts turn to Spring. I love Spring and everything about… Read more ›
Food through a tube
Family mealtimes are important to us, with Chops we did baby-led weaning, we offered a balanced diet in it’s natural form (no mush) and he chose what to eat and ate with his own hands in his own time. We… Read more ›
Lardy bird feeder
With the snow outside, we’ve been thinking and talking about the birds and how they don’t have access to the ground to rummage for bugs and worms so decided to make some fat balls to hang outside for them. Actually,… Read more ›
DIY Lightbox and Lightbox Activities
We made a lightbox on New Year’s Eve using a plastic box, tin foil, greaseproof paper and a string of battery-powered led fairy lights from IKEA. Instant hit! I’ve been meaning to make Chops a lightbox for so long and… Read more ›
Elf on the Shelf
It appears the latest Christmas craze to come across the pond is the Elf on the Shelf. At least it’s new in our circles. The idea is that this Elf is sent from Father Christmas and he reports back each… Read more ›
Hearing at 4 months
W has her hearing aids! She’s reacting to sounds wonderfully, moving her head in the direction of the sound, mostly from her big brother, Chops 🙂 Interestingly, since they went in she’s relaxed so much and when they were taken… Read more ›