The privilege of baby cuddles

At one of the minis many weekend daytime soirees another mum who had stolen Faith for a cuddle spoke of the privilege of holding a baby. Obviously as the mum of the baby she was holding at the time I was definitely in agreement but she’s right in general too,...

F is for Faith (…and fuchsia)

Every mother knows that her own children are gorgeous but it’s always nice to hear it confirmed by other people too. And it was lovely to hear that a photo I shared of Faith on @TheMiniMalpi Twitter account caught the attention of the artist behind Bertie Bear...

Doing the Sling Swing

At the same time you’re battling a postpartum body the reason for it is quite possibly preventing you doing anything about it. And even if you’re quite rightly proud of your tiger stripes a little injection of exercise endorphins wouldn’t go amiss....

Sunday Sevens #4

#SundaySevens is a blog series started by Natalie from Threads and Bobbins.  Here’s my fourth entry into the series looking at a few of the little things that have happened in the mini ones’ lives this week… 1. Age appropriate behaviour My eldest daughter is two.  We...