Our Family Adventures - walking, exploring and lots of fun

Meet Bootie: an imaginary friend?

Last month we went on holiday for a week in sunny Cornwall; we had oodles of fun and we all had the holiday blues after we came home. A few days after we came home the boy told us he'd made a friend on holiday and he was staying in the caravan next door. This friend was called Bootie. (more…)

Clingy at 3: another phase?

The boy is exactly 3½ and we've had a bit of a bumpy ride recently - after cracking potty training we seem to have hit a regression of sorts and it's really strange. (more…)

Review: Wicked Uncle

We have reached a point now where the boy has friends(bless him) and so we find ourselves invited to birthday parties - and so most Friday nights I find myself on a last-minute dash to a local superstore to find a suitable gift, the disorganised nightmare that I am. I say I'm disorganised - I hate being late, unprepared and....{Click Here to Read More!}

Review: James & the Birthday balloon

We love reading and we've been on the look out recently for new books to enjoy together. (more…)

Potty training: tips, tricks & advice

Off the back of our recent potty training success I wanted to dedicate a post to potty training and ways to make it as stress-free and easy as possible. Every child is different, I've mentioned this before and I bang on about it regularly, I also am a huge believer in maternal instinct and how no one knows your child....{Click Here to Read More!}

Why does my toddler lie?

The boy is somewhere around 3 years and 3 months old and it seems we've reached another of those annoying but apparently necessary toddler stages this week. (more…)

Going Potty: He did it!

Last week a momentous event happened. At 3 years and 2 months old the little man told me one morning before preschool that he was a big boy and wanted to wear pants. (more…)

I’m not good at resting. Or listening.

Rest. I'd forgotten the meaning of the word to be honest. My AS diagnosis before Christmas has massively changed my mindset - I should be looking after myself, taking it easy and working within my limits. Unfortunately this isn't the change I mean - I've turned into a chronic illness rebel. (more…)

The day a plastic clock changed my life

You know those parents that gloat that their children have slept through the night since three days old? Or the smug ones who implemented a routine very early on and tell you how their children sleep all night. I was a mix of those things for a while; although the boy would wake and grizzle for a minute or two....{Click Here to Read More!}

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