I swear, since the slowness of January was left behind, these past few months have whizzed by in a blink! How is it April already? At the rate time is going it will be summer before we know it! March has been an interesting month for us. It was the month that our darling Ethan turned one and  I’m not ashamed to admit...

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Monday again! It’s not just me that thinks these weeks are flying by – honestly it’s can’t be almost April, it feels like March has barely begun. Last week was a bit of a washout for us with a rotten tummy bug. I got a phone call from nursery at lunchtime on Monday saying Ethan had had a few loose nappies and as...

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Note to self... when you think things are going well don't say to anyone else as you end up jinxing yourself. We had a few weeks there where it felt like Ethan was ill every week and we were both taking time off work to look after him. Juggling childcare and working is hard going especially when we don't have much family nearby....

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I've been thinking of sharing a glimpse of our weekend for a while now but sometimes life gets so hectic lifting the camera is the last thing on my mind. This past weekend we had very little plans so I decided to get snapping. I may make this a regular thing or I might do it once in a blue moon but whatever...

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I recently shared a post on Ethan's First Birthday and a picture of the cake but I didn't go in to too much detail on it. After some thought I realised I always share the recipes of the cakes I make so why not this one too? I used my go to chocolate cake recipe (is there any other to use??), filled it...

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I’m still in denial that my baby boy is one. While he is still little for his age, bald and not walking I can pretend that he is still a little baby, right? On Sunday 5th March we had a little family party for him where we invited close family and friends. We did debate whether we should book somewhere and go all...

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ONE. One whole year, 12 months, 365 days since you were born and turned our lives upside down in the best way possible. You were born in Harrogate Hospital at 2:51am on Monday 7th March weighing an impressive 8lb 14oz after a long two day labour. I know it’s such a cliché but it’s true, where have the past 12 months gone? I’ll...

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My little man turns one next week and I’m feeling very mixed about it. On one hand I’m excited but at the same time I’m feeling quite emotional. I’ve loved the baby days and part of me wishes they could last forever but at the same time I’m excited about the toddler years (apart from the terrible twos!) and to see what’s in...

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