DIY busy book for babies week one, finally! Busy books (or quiet books) can be an absolute lifesaver for not only your toddler, but also your baby. Maia loves hers and it can keeps her occupied for ages car rides, restaurants, in the mall, you get the idea. I'm so...
I know how much you guys enjoy seeing what I feed my girls day to day and so I thought that I would start to share easy toddler food recipes on the blog as well... starting today! I try to keep the recipes simple and quick to make because lets be honest, the less time...
My dear little Paw Paw You are officially a whole year old and I just cannot believe it! I remember the first time that I saw you with that mop of dark hair, you were and still are absolute perfection. We spent those first few weeks soaking you in and snuggling you as...
I had every intention of posting this mini series at the end of 2019... but yeah, that didn't happen. Anyway, better late than never right? First up are the best toddler and baby products of 2019. These are the products that made all the difference to us, the ones...
When I showed you all my DIY advent calendar that was in progress, I received so many DMs asking for me to show you how to make it. Well, I have to be honest, my mom did most of the DIY-ing. The sewing machine and I are just not friends. But she very kindly wrote out...
I've been wanting to write a post on our newborn essentials for ages and I'm so glad that I'm finally getting around to it! With two newborn babies done and dusted, I think that I have a pretty clear view on what you definitely need (well, what we used over and over...
One of the most frequent questions that I get is how we made Aria's transition from only child to sibling as smooth as we possibly could. There definitely isn't one perfect way on how to prepare your toddler for a sibling but the few changes and activities that we did...
Being a parent is hard work; not only are you trying to keep a small human alive, but when you pop that kid out, you automatically open yourself up to a whole new world of criticism and judgement. And not only from other people, but from yourself as well! I know this...
I have been promising this post for weeks and have received so many messages asking if it's up yet. To be honest, I've been a bit nervous to write about why I stopped breastfeeding; it's one of those topics where the parenting police love to weigh in, and honestly, I...
If there is one thing that I have never been shy to speak about, it’s my struggle with post natal depression. It took me by complete surprise after I had Aria; not because I didn’t think that I would get it, but more because the symptoms weren’t what I expected. You...
Since starting Maia on solids (and to be honest, since I started Aria on solids almost three years ago), I've received countless messages asking how to start your baby on solids. Where to start? What do you need? How do you know when they're ready? Well, I finally sat...
A few weeks ago I realised that my milk supply had taken a dip, something that I think most breastfeeding moms worry about. With Aria, my milk supply dried up at about the 4 month mark despite me trying everything to revive it (you can read about that here), but this...
One of the most requested blog posts over the past few weeks has been our new routine now that we have a toddler and a baby. Things have definitely changed a fair amount around these parts since Maia came home but we didn’t want to disrupt Aria’s routine too much as...
I've been breastfeeding Maia for two months now, and although that isn't very long in the grand scheme of things, I've definitely done things a bit differently this time around. For those who have been around for a while, you'll remember that my breastfeeding journey...
Guys, how is my little sprog already three years old?! Her birthday was just over a month after Maia was born and so I didn't have as much time (or energy TBH) to plan her party and so I was feeling a little despondent about it all until my sister suggested I do a...
When the Ko-Coon nesting pod arrived on my doorstep I was skeptical; we never had one with Aria and she was just fine, what difference could the Ko-Coon pod make? Turns out, quite a bit, so much so that even Dan is a convert! Ko-Coon is a local company based in Cape...