I have been tossing up if I should try to make my own quilt for the baby for about a month now. Having never made a quilt before I thought instead I would make a quilt cover, plus after my recent bargain buys from spotlight I have the quilt already   Read More ...

Here is my first belly photo (ignore the pjs!!). And might I just add these are really hard to take on your own (I shall get Charles to take the next one). Not too much of a bump just yet, but those of you that know me will definitely see   Read More ...

At 7 weeks pregnant I’m starting to think I’m very lucky! So far, so good… no morning sickness as yet. But I still have 6 weeks until the first trimester is over, however by week eleven I’m meant to start to feel much better. Having said that, everyone is different and   Read More ...

I love getting coupons in the mail from being a VIP Spotlight memeber. Since I’m quite a crafty person and located over the road from my local Spotlight store, you can imagine I like to visit quite frequently. I even walk over there sometimes just to see what’s new, or if   Read More ...

My mum and dad have just come back a couple weeks ago from what I would probably call their first real holiday. They went on the Sun Princess Cruise to New Zealand for 13 nights, stopping in at the different ports along the way for little day trips on the main   Read More ...

I had a knock on the door this morning and hesitantly I pulled on my robe and went down to answer it. Am I glad I did!!! Last week I ordered some plus toys for our baby and sure enough it was them being delivered. OK so what I should   Read More ...

Today I am 6 weeks pregnant and although I haven’t been feeling all that great in recent days I feel I am starting to get a bit closer to morning sickness. At every step of this pregnancy I have been doing plenty of research of what is happening to my   Read More ...

A couple of months ago (before even being pregnant) my husband and I decided to do a little bit of research by going to some baby shops and having a look at prices and brands of some of the more major items we would soon be required to buy. After having done   Read More ...

Out of all the toys and fun things that I want to make for the baby a sock monkey is one of these! Finding a good and suitable pair of socks was a little tricky, it seems that there are plenty of ankle socks around in stores but not many   Read More ...

Well didn’t that year just fly by!! And might I just add, what perfect timing we have with the news of our little baby coinciding with our first wedding anniversary! Like everyday Charles is at work, and I am at home…not the most fabulous way to spend your first wedding   Read More ...