Monthly Archives: November 2011
First Aid Beauty Review
| November 14, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Competitions, Products, Reviews |
We have two lovely products to give away to one reader today. The First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Lip Therapy, and the First Aid Beauty Smooth Shave Cream. Coming up for winter my lips crack and my mouth hurts, and while I’m not a great fan of Vaseline based lip balms because they tend to dry…
Pregnancy Week 25 – Some Things You Didn’t Know
| November 12, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Letters to Squidgy, On Mama's Mind |
Dear Baby, I have a confession to make. I haven’t written much lately, not because I’ve not had anything to say to you, but because I’ve been so unfocused. My days have been filled with housework, paid work, Ameli, personal things, things and more things going on, occupying my mind, fighting for my attention and…
Pic Of The Week – Week 44 – Play Parties
| November 9, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under On Mama's Mind, Pic Of The Week, Projects |
We’ve been so busy recently, and this particular week really topped it off, what with two trips to London in amidst the rest of it all.
Kids in the Kitchen
| November 8, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Carnival of Natural Parenting, Incidental Learning, Toddler Crafts |
When Ameli was 10 months old, I had a visit with a health visitor, who told me I had to put a stair gate up on the kitchen door, so that Ameli couldn’t be in the kitchen while I was cooking, because “the stove is hotâ€. I told her that didn’t make sense, as the…
Hands On Play: Playdough
| November 7, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Hands On Play, On Mama's Mind, Projects |
Challenge Five for 30 Days to Hands On Play was Playdough. We’ve played with some of the bought stuff once before, but it’s been very me directed, with a lot of ‘no, don’t put it in the carpet’, ‘uh-uh, out your mouth’ and stuff like that. So I was a bit nervous about this challenge, but…
Green People Organic Toothpaste For Children Review
| November 7, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Better For Babes, Competitions, Products, Reviews |
Toothpaste and toothbrushing. The nemesis of most parents, I think, and one we pretty much avoided by not brushing teeth regularly, but counting on night feeds of breastmilk  to clean the teeth – that’s been my totally unscientific solution, anyway. We eventually started brushing Ameli’s teeth a few months ago now, but we made it…
Hands On Play: Islands And Water
| November 4, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Hands On Play, Projects |
Challenge Four in Hands On Play is Pretend Islands. The challenge is:
Dear Ameli – Letter To A 25 Month Old
| November 4, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Letters to Ameli, On Mama's Mind |
Dear Ameli You’ve become a whole little person. Wilful, feisty, funny. You have strong opinions, and a strong will. You have shown me, this month, what trial looks like, and patience. I had an incredibly hard time, at the start of the month. I struggled to cope with what you were going through. You were…
Dear Ameli
You’ve become a whole little person. Wilful, feisty, funny. You have strong opinions, and a strong will. You have shown me, this month, what trial looks like, and patience. I had an incredibly hard time, at the start of the month. I struggled to cope with what you were going through. You were aggressive, busy, noisy, and so incredibly stubborn I could bang my head against a brick wall and get more reaction.
It took me a while to figure it out: You’re the toddler. I’m battling wills with a two year old. I’m throwing tantrums because you’re not doing what I want you to do. You’re exerting your will and gaining independence of thought – and that’s not something I want to stifle. When I realised that, and made peace with it, and became okay with it our days have changed. We have more fun. We laugh more. We fight less.
Don’t get excited – it’s not smooth sailing. You still scream several shades of murder if I try to change your nappy, or if Daddy and I try to talk to each other. But about two weeks after coming to the conclusion that all this amazing “self†that is being developed in you has to come at a price. (more…)
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