Just after Ioan turned 8 months old, I celebrated my first Mother’s Day. Andrew actually did not believe I would want a Mother’s Day present, as in his view it wasn’t like Ioan was choosing a gift, so it was meaningless. He mentioned this point of view to his colleagues at work who (fortunately for […]
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Week 20 – more new teeth and even less sleep
Just two weeks ago I posted that Ioan’s fifth and sixth teeth were making an appearance. Well, teeth seven and eight have popped out now too. I say popped out, but anyone with a teething baby will know that teeth do not just pop out. Ioan has been a crying, ear-pulling, bundle of misery, unless […]
Ioan’s chicken and vegetable soup (new Froothie UK recipe)
There are very few things that Ioan won’t eat (so far) but he is only little, so his portions are quite demoralisingly small when I lovingly preparing batches of healthy and nutritious food. Recently we had friends over for lunch, and so I roasted a couple of chickens to have with new potatoes and homemade coleslaw. […]
Thoughts on being a (greedy) mum – month 7
Although Ioan is already 9 months old, I am keen to document each month of his first year, so excuse the tardiness of this post. It does, however, epitomise life with a baby: you can’t do anything when you want or plan to, and writing this blog is no exception. So Ioan turned 7 months […]
Week 19 – the hungry games
I know that I have been eating a lot lately, but put that down to an increased appetite from breastfeeding, and no will control due to chronic lack of sleep (thanks Ioan). But only by trying to restrict my food intake have I realised how many snacks and treats I have been putting away, and […]
Week 18 – new teeth and no sleep
Little nine month old Ioan is just cutting his fifth and sixth teeth at the moment, and these ones seem to be causing him a lot of grief. To be fair, he’s not doing too badly sleep-wise, but I have been relying a little bit on Easter eggs to get myself through the day. I […]
Week 11-17 2017 – time flies when you’re having fun
Wow, my plan to write two or three blog posts every week has failed miserably. I blame the baby, but to be fair on Ioan we have been out and about so much lately, it seems like I never have time to write a new post. But, it won’t be long now before I return […]
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Coriander Queen’s chicken ramen
When you regularly read someone else’s blog, you begin to feel like you know that person. Isabella King’s Coriander Queen blog was one which I followed avidly, struck by the charm of her writing and beauty of her profile picture, not to mention the delicious sounding recipes, illustrated with tempting photographs. I was lucky enough […]
Week 10 2017 – shitty dinners
However much you enjoy cooking, if you haven’t slept more than an hour straight during the night then you’re not going to be in the best mood for slaving over a hot stove. So over the last week Ioan has been having his fair share of ‘ready meals’ (Ella’s Kitchen pouches – which are actually […]
Week 9 2017 – the tummy bug diet
Thanks to my dear boy, I didn’t really eat anything last week. Ioan had a stomach bug last weekend which I caught, leaving me feeling poorly for the week. So nothing of note to share with you – apart from a half stone weight loss – but I am back on track this week and […]