Last month we made the decision to start giving the children, including Little N, pocket money. My stepchildren are 8 and 6 so they are more than old enough to understand the concept of pocket money but you might think it’s odd to give pocket money to a toddler.
Despite being only 2, he’s a smart kid and already understands that money is used to get things from shops. He loves being the one to pay at the till and sometimes he even picks things up in a shop and asks for “money mummy”! If he’s old enough to understand that then he’s old enough to start learning how money works.
Pocket Money for Toddlers
Last month we made the decision to start giving the children, including Little N, pocket money. My stepchildren are 8 and 6 so they are more than old enough to understand the concept of pocket money but you might think it’s odd to give pocket money to a toddler.
Despite being only 2, he’s a smart kid and already understands that money is used to get things from shops. He loves being the one to pay at the till and sometimes he even picks things up in a shop and asks for “money mummy”! If he’s old enough to understand that then he’s old enough to start learning how money works.
I love reading birth stories! After sharing my own two very different birth experiences [emergency c-section and natural VBAC] I decided to ask other mums and dads to share their wonderful birth stories with me too. I’m absolutely delighted that so many people want to share with me! If you’d like to share your birth story, send me an email or get in touch via Twitter or Facebook.
This week the lovely Leanne, from A Slice of My Life Wales, is sharing her beautiful birth story. Leanne and her husband were taken by surprise and had an unplanned, natural home birth!
How old are you? 30
Is this your first baby? Yes
Was your baby early, overdue, or right on time? Five days overdue
What type of birth did you have? An unplanned, natural home birth
Did you use pain relief? Gas & Air
Who was present at the birth? My husband Spencer, a first response paramedic, two midwives and a breast feeding support worker. There was also an Ambulance on stand by outside with a further two paramedics but these weren't required.
What did your baby weigh? 5lbs 11.5
Did you have a boy or a girl? Girl
Was it straightforward or were there any complications? No complications, unless of course you count not making it to the hospital as one!
How old are you? 30
Is this your first baby? Yes
Was your baby early, overdue, or right on time? Five days overdue
What type of birth did you have? An unplanned, natural home birth
Did you use pain relief? Gas & Air
Who was present at the birth? My husband Spencer, a first response paramedic, two midwives and a breast feeding support worker. There was also an Ambulance on stand by outside with a further two paramedics but these weren't required.
What did your baby weigh? 5lbs 11.5
Did you have a boy or a girl? Girl
Was it straightforward or were there any complications? No complications, unless of course you count not making it to the hospital as one!
Tell me your beautiful birth story…
On Thursday 26 February 2015 I gave birth to my beautiful daughter Aria Sylvie, she was five days overdue and a tiny 5lbs 11.5oz.
Beautiful Births #3 - Leanne's Unplanned Home Birth
I love reading birth stories! After sharing my own two very different birth experiences [emergency c-section and natural VBAC] I decided to ask other mums and dads to share their wonderful birth stories with me too. I’m absolutely delighted that so many people want to share with me! If you’d like to share your birth story, send me an email or get in touch via Twitter or Facebook.
This week the lovely Leanne, from A Slice of My Life Wales, is sharing her beautiful birth story. Leanne and her husband were taken by surprise and had an unplanned, natural home birth!
How old are you? 30
Is this your first baby? Yes
Was your baby early, overdue, or right on time? Five days overdue
What type of birth did you have? An unplanned, natural home birth
Did you use pain relief? Gas & Air
Who was present at the birth? My husband Spencer, a first response paramedic, two midwives and a breast feeding support worker. There was also an Ambulance on stand by outside with a further two paramedics but these weren't required.
What did your baby weigh? 5lbs 11.5
Did you have a boy or a girl? Girl
Was it straightforward or were there any complications? No complications, unless of course you count not making it to the hospital as one!
How old are you? 30
Is this your first baby? Yes
Was your baby early, overdue, or right on time? Five days overdue
What type of birth did you have? An unplanned, natural home birth
Did you use pain relief? Gas & Air
Who was present at the birth? My husband Spencer, a first response paramedic, two midwives and a breast feeding support worker. There was also an Ambulance on stand by outside with a further two paramedics but these weren't required.
What did your baby weigh? 5lbs 11.5
Did you have a boy or a girl? Girl
Was it straightforward or were there any complications? No complications, unless of course you count not making it to the hospital as one!
Tell me your beautiful birth story…
On Thursday 26 February 2015 I gave birth to my beautiful daughter Aria Sylvie, she was five days overdue and a tiny 5lbs 11.5oz.
How big? Baby J is nine months old. He now weighs 21lbs 8ozs and is about 76cm long. I say “about” because it’s hard to measure such an active baby! I knew he must have had a good growth spurt from last month as he has been wearing his 9-12 month clothes for a few weeks now.
Baby J is Nine Months Old
How big? Baby J is nine months old. He now weighs 21lbs 8ozs and is about 76cm long. I say “about” because it’s hard to measure such an active baby! I knew he must have had a good growth spurt from last month as he has been wearing his 9-12 month clothes for a few weeks now.
1. BABIES
If you’re a parent, you’ll know the smell I’m talking about. That sweet intoxicating scent of a minutes old newborn baby, that makes you want to just hold them and breathe them in forever. WHAT IS IT?! Whatever it is, that smell is the best smell in the world.
My Top 5: Favourite Smells
1. BABIES
If you’re a parent, you’ll know the smell I’m talking about. That sweet intoxicating scent of a minutes old newborn baby, that makes you want to just hold them and breathe them in forever. WHAT IS IT?! Whatever it is, that smell is the best smell in the world.
I love reading birth stories! After sharing my own two very different birth experiences [emergency c-section and natural VBAC] I decided to ask other mums and dads to share their wonderful birth stories with me too. I’m absolutely delighted that so many people want to share with me! If you’d like to share your birth story, send me an email or get in touch via Twitter or Facebook.
This week’s birth story is from Michele, a friend of mine, who is sharing her second birth experience: an incredible home hypno water birth.
How old are you? 29
Is this your first baby? 2nd
Was your baby early, overdue, or right on time? Right on time
What type of birth did you have? Home hypno water birth
Did you use pain relief? No
Who was present at the birth? My Doula Hayley, my partner Stewart and my daughter Ember
What did your baby weigh? 6lb 6oz
Did you have a boy or a girl? Boy
Was it straightforward or were there any complications? Straight forward
Tell me your beautiful birth story…
How old are you? 29
Is this your first baby? 2nd
Was your baby early, overdue, or right on time? Right on time
What type of birth did you have? Home hypno water birth
Did you use pain relief? No
Who was present at the birth? My Doula Hayley, my partner Stewart and my daughter Ember
What did your baby weigh? 6lb 6oz
Did you have a boy or a girl? Boy
Was it straightforward or were there any complications? Straight forward
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Tell me your beautiful birth story…
After almost a week of shows and false starts on Thursday I had a sweep. By Thursday evening I was having regular moderately strong surges. I sat on the ball and watched comedy and the surges got stronger and closer together so we called our doula (and friend!) Hayley. She came round and I got in the birth pool.
Beautiful Births #2 - Michele's Home Hypno Water Birth
I love reading birth stories! After sharing my own two very different birth experiences [emergency c-section and natural VBAC] I decided to ask other mums and dads to share their wonderful birth stories with me too. I’m absolutely delighted that so many people want to share with me! If you’d like to share your birth story, send me an email or get in touch via Twitter or Facebook.
This week’s birth story is from Michele, a friend of mine, who is sharing her second birth experience: an incredible home hypno water birth.
How old are you? 29
Is this your first baby? 2nd
Was your baby early, overdue, or right on time? Right on time
What type of birth did you have? Home hypno water birth
Did you use pain relief? No
Who was present at the birth? My Doula Hayley, my partner Stewart and my daughter Ember
What did your baby weigh? 6lb 6oz
Did you have a boy or a girl? Boy
Was it straightforward or were there any complications? Straight forward
Tell me your beautiful birth story…
How old are you? 29
Is this your first baby? 2nd
Was your baby early, overdue, or right on time? Right on time
What type of birth did you have? Home hypno water birth
Did you use pain relief? No
Who was present at the birth? My Doula Hayley, my partner Stewart and my daughter Ember
What did your baby weigh? 6lb 6oz
Did you have a boy or a girl? Boy
Was it straightforward or were there any complications? Straight forward
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Tell me your beautiful birth story…
After almost a week of shows and false starts on Thursday I had a sweep. By Thursday evening I was having regular moderately strong surges. I sat on the ball and watched comedy and the surges got stronger and closer together so we called our doula (and friend!) Hayley. She came round and I got in the birth pool.
You’d have to have been living under a rock – or maybe a different country – on Friday night/Saturday morning to have missed the thunderstorms that raged across the UK. Where I live, in north Hertfordshire, it was SO loud and SO bright with each flash of lightning that it lit up my road as if it was daytime.
I couldn’t sleep through it so I stood at the window watching for a while. Then I wondered if I would be able to capture a lightning bolt on camera. I couldn’t work out what setting to put my DSLR on for that kind of photo [noob], so instead I resorted to my trusty phone [I have a Samsung Galaxy S5].
I stood at the window with my phone pressed against the glass, and whenever I thought there might be a flash of lightning I tapped my phone several times in quick succession.
I must have taken about 500 photos in total and most of them were just photographs of darkness. However, amongst all the black, it turned out that I’d managed to capture 4 photos showing a lightning bolt spreading across the sky.
Pretty cool, huh!
Did you watch the lightning?
If you like my photos you’ll find more on my Instagram!
Thunder & Lightning
You’d have to have been living under a rock – or maybe a different country – on Friday night/Saturday morning to have missed the thunderstorms that raged across the UK. Where I live, in north Hertfordshire, it was SO loud and SO bright with each flash of lightning that it lit up my road as if it was daytime.
I couldn’t sleep through it so I stood at the window watching for a while. Then I wondered if I would be able to capture a lightning bolt on camera. I couldn’t work out what setting to put my DSLR on for that kind of photo [noob], so instead I resorted to my trusty phone [I have a Samsung Galaxy S5].
I stood at the window with my phone pressed against the glass, and whenever I thought there might be a flash of lightning I tapped my phone several times in quick succession.
I must have taken about 500 photos in total and most of them were just photographs of darkness. However, amongst all the black, it turned out that I’d managed to capture 4 photos showing a lightning bolt spreading across the sky.
Pretty cool, huh!
Did you watch the lightning?
If you like my photos you’ll find more on my Instagram!
If you're about my age *cough* early thirties *cough* then you'll remember the song "Closing Time" by Semisonic. It was released in 1998 and like a lot of people I've always thought it was about the end of a night out. You know, when the bartender calls time and everyone starts to pile out of the pub or bar. It's a great song and I've often found myself singing along to it, reliving funny nights out.
Only tonight, over a decade later, I've learned the real meaning behind this song. And as a mother of two boys, it really resonated with me. It's beautiful. I cried. And you probably will too.
The Real Meaning Behind Semisonic's "Closing Time" Made Me Cry
If you're about my age *cough* early thirties *cough* then you'll remember the song "Closing Time" by Semisonic. It was released in 1998 and like a lot of people I've always thought it was about the end of a night out. You know, when the bartender calls time and everyone starts to pile out of the pub or bar. It's a great song and I've often found myself singing along to it, reliving funny nights out.
Only tonight, over a decade later, I've learned the real meaning behind this song. And as a mother of two boys, it really resonated with me. It's beautiful. I cried. And you probably will too.
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