Review: MikaB Teething Jewellery
Teething babies. Is there anything worse? Puking babies maybe. Although I could probably deal with puke better than the pure suffering of my baby as her gums are splitting open. SAD FACE! Our second daughter […]
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10 little things making my life more beautiful
Oh did I say beautiful? Sorry, I meant… em… sweeter. Nicer. More pleasant. Just a bit ‘oh’ in the day. I’ve been keeping note of these items since the second born came along – little […]
Juggling and struggling – life as a Mam of two
This is my second attempt at writing a parenting post in as many months. I have fallen off the blogging wagon. I just haven’t been FEELING it. Feelings. Little feckers aren’t they? I’ve been having […]
The joy of two. And not really coping.
Em. Hello. Anybody out there? Can you hear me? It’s me Nicci. Help. I said help. HEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPP! I think that’s the inside of my mind. The screaming ‘help’ part. I think that’s what it does […]
Welcome Bonnie Winifred – arrival of baby number two
Knowing when your baby will be born brings with many things. First, the question of ‘when’ is gone. Obviously. When I was given a c-section date at my 36 week appointment I called my husband […]
Forget Sophie the Giraffe – have you checked your bath toys for mould?
If you’re a parent, you might have seen the controversy with Sophie the Giraffe this week – the world famous chew toy, used by millions of teething babies, presenting with black mould all on the […]
Reaching the end of pregnancy – where’s your head at?
I love reading pregnancy updates. Other people’s that is. Where they’re at, what they’re feeling, whether the wedding rings are on or off (mine are still on by the way and at 38 weeks I […]
Diary of a one year old: 23 months. And a surprise.
We’ve reached the end of Diary of a One Year Old. Which is really tough on August as she was getting very good at typing. Up to nearly 40 words a minute she was. It’s […]
Diary of a one year old – 19 months
Right. Emmm, help? Actually we’re grand. We’re just a little bit trapped. We can’t go many places. Or, anywhere, in fact. You know when the baby is tiny and you’re out and about and you’re […]
LadyNicci featured on new site: Csectionmums.com
A while back one of my fellow Irish Parenting Bloggers Learner Mama asked us to send in our caesarean section birth stories for her brand new site www.csectionmums.com. Lucy runs a very successful Facebook group […]
8 things you need to know about 8 month olds
1) They probably have teeth. And these teeth don’t appear as white shiny pearly things. Instead they push through the gums as slivers of see through glass. Look like glass. Cut like glass. All that […]
In the doghouse. Again.
I have a confession to make. And you’re probably going to hate me when I tell you. I’ve fallen out of love with my dog. I feel terrible. It’s like I’ve been cheating on her […]
Becoming Dot Cotton: the trouble with laundry
I have to talk about laundry. No really, I do. I’ve been having a good hard long think about it recently. I’ve been thinking about it while I sort clothes, wash clothes, hang clothes out […]
Life lessons at six months old. The first half year.
In five days time the spud will be six months old. She has been alive outside the womb for exactly half a year. If this were a real world job, my probation period would be […]