How I’m dressing my boys for dinner on our cruise with …

Last year we went away in January, with the boys.  They were 3 years old and 8 months respectively.  We were apprehensive, nervous and if…

When you don’t sleep train your baby

Last night I spent most of the night on the floor next to my two year olds cot.  Reassuring him as he woke. This afternoon…

The Shark in the Swimming Pool

My boys are chalk and cheese personality wise. Something that becomes more apparent when we hit the swimming pool, my four year old HATED the…

How to survive being on bedrest with a toddler in tow

Those of you who have followed my journey from when I started this blog, midway through my second pregnancy, will know that however much I…

I am afraid – but not for the reasons you think

Three terrorist attacks in as many months in the UK and for many the cry is “we are not afraid” life carries on as normal.…

Life lessons from the night that my baby wouldn’t stop crying

In just over a week’s time my eldest son will finish his first year of school.  My very first baby?  Finishing his first year of…

My four year old has a better social life than me

As we come to the last days of school here in Qatar.  The lull before everyone leaves for the summer it seems that everyone is trying…