- August 28, 2016
My baby’s two. How the heck did that happen?
By Rachel on August 28, 2016Read moreCharlie’s two in just a few days. TWO YEARS OLD. The last couple of years have gone in the blink of an eye. He’s changing so fast and doing new things every day and saying new words and to be honest, I’m finding it hard to keep up. I don’t want to forget anything, so here’s a list of...
1 - July 15, 2016
Notes from our first overseas trip with the toddler.
By Rachel on July 15, 2016Read moreWe’ve just returned from a trip overseas for Charlie to meet the other side of his family. It was a trip I looked forward to and dreaded in equal measure – mainly because the general consensus from friends was, ‘You’re an idiot. You should’ve gone when he was a newborn’ leaving me basically terrified at the prospect. But, I’m back....
- May 29, 2016
My name is Charlie, and I’m a duckaholic.
By Rachel on May 29, 2016Read moreThe other night, I crawled into bed next to Charlie, who was snoring in that cute way only a baby can. He cuddled up to me, threw his little arm around my neck and mumbled one word: ‘Duck.’ A normal mother might think this was adorable, her baby dreaming about ducks. I just rolled my eyes, because it was yet...
- January 22, 2016
My most embarrassing parenting moment so far.
By Rachel on January 22, 2016Read moreThere comes a time in any parent’s life when your kid does something so incredibly embarrassing that you literally just don’t know where to put yourself. I believe my mother would say that her most embarrassing memory of me as a toddler was when she was holding a posh dinner for my dad, his boss and assorted VIPs, she...
- December 10, 2015
27 things you’ll do in the first year of parenthood.
By Rachel on December 10, 2015Read moreIt has been a year of firsts around here. I have done a lot of things I never expected to do in a million years. Some of it gross. A lot of it completely mental. Most of it hilarious. Here we go… 1. Bathe your baby in the kitchen sink. 2. Fish poop out of the kitchen sink. 3. Sing lullabies...