It is the final milestone of childhood. That moment when they graduate from the compulsory education system can feel incredible. All that hard work raising your child has paid off. All those hours of helping with homework. All those months of nagging them to revise, and now they are all grown up and about to […]
Transitioning from boob to bottle
Although I breastfed all my babies, there has come a time when they have all needed a bottle. Although each time breastfeeding ended, my personal preference would have been for them to drink cows milk from a cup, it never worked out this way and a bottle was always part of their development. I have […]
A little princess?
Do you have a little princess at home? My princess is nine now but she used to own every Disney Princess from the Disney Store and just about every costume as well. Sadly, we’ve reached the age when “princesses are for babies”and to be honest we probably did a couple of years ago. A girl […]
Dear Mummy – why I love boobie milk and other things
Mummy, I know you think I should sleep in my own bed by now and I know that Daddy would very much like that too. I know that you would like me to start drinking milk from a ‘big boy cup’ or even a bottle, so you can finally have your boobies back. I know, […]
Growing up: part one
It can be hard ‘allowing’ children to grow up sometimes. Each time the children have a birthday I think “how did that happen?” . I look at them and they look taller, their understanding of life and all it encompasses increases and they question things more and more. Of course, each time they have a […]