Reasons to be Cheerful

Thursdays always make me realise how fast the week has gone!  This week has been much less cheerful due to a poorly little baby and a lot of projectile vomiting, but my glass is still half full.  Here are this weeks reasons to be cheerful.

1) A wonderful parcel came through the post from my lovely friend Abbey who emigrated to Australia in August.  A parcel full of sugary goodness.  I have been craving Timtams since I got home from travelling three years ago and finally this desire is being fulfilled.

Australian Tim Tams

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I bet mine is bigger than yours

Nothing prepares you for the competition that is being a parent.  Every mum seems to exaggerate what her child can do, pushing them and hoping for them to reach those milestones before her peers.  There are so many websites telling us what our baby should be doing at each age, and the pressure to have a baby who is 'advanced' is unbelievable.

Baby websites are full of well meaning advice and tick lists to measure your child's development against.

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Review - Rusks and Rebels

I was very excited to see what the lovely people at Rusks and Rebels had sent me, and when I opened my parcel to find Haribo, I was over the moon!  Neatly wrapped in a paper bag in their logo colours and sealed with a R&R logo sticker.  How did they guess my haribo weakness?

They had also sent something for Dylan, a beautiful white romper with a train barcode design and his date of birth on the front.
 I love Dylan in traditional baby grows, especially for quiet days in as they look so comfy.  This one has a funky edge in the brilliant print, and is something to add to the baby box as it is personalised in a unique way, with a birth date.

Dylan in his personalised train romper suit

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Listography - 5 Reasons I know I . . .am blonde

Listography is run by the fab KateTakes5, and this weeks is 5 reasons I know I am. . .   There are a lot of possible endings to this, but here are 5 reasons I know I am blonde;

1)  I can't work the switch box.  If the lights go out or the power cuts I have to get the bloke to put them back on.  I know it is a simple switch thingamajig but
I just don't get it!  I would rather spend the day in the darkness that try and figure it out.

2)  On my first date with the bloke I told him that I wanted to live in an Eskimo.

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Our Quinny Moodd entry

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Just a cheeky little post to say please vote for my entry in the Quinny UK facebook competition.  I made a video (pretty amazing in itself as I am useless with computers) 

Vote for My entry here

Thanks!

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Over reacting?

I think of myself as quite a laid back mum.  I have never taken Dylan to the doctors, I have always been a little slack on the sterilising, and my house is far from spotless.  I am of the opinion that what doesn't kill them makes them stronger.  Children can grow up in too much of a bubble, and they are usually the ones who develop allergies to anything and everything.

I was blessed with a healthy child.  Other than the occasional runny nose, Dylan has been happy and healthy for 7 months, and I have had no reason to panic.  Until now.

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What was top of the pops the day your child was born?

On the day Dylan was born the last thing on my mind was what was top of the pops.  In fact, since I turned 13 I haven't been too interested in it.  Rock music is more my thing, and although I enjoy how catchy some of the pop music is, I am definitely not in touch with the charts.

The number one was in fact JLS (feat Dev) She Make me Wanna.

http://youtu.be/FuwTgZOKcf8

 

In fact I do know this song, and it's not too bad for a dance around the living room, but

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