Bump and Me plus Three

Every year I purchase santa letters for my kids, it adds that extra bit of magic and they're always excited to get them. Although I think Santa is a bit of a fibber because he always says they've been good 🤔. This year I've been lucky enough to be gifted some letters from santa from www.laplandletters.co.uk Sorry about the poor quality photo but this is what we had included in our envelopes.  Santa stop here sign, wishing stars, good child certificate, either reindeer food or santa key which has child's name on the tag, letter from santa or father Christmas, good child certificate with child's name on, activity Christmas card, thank you santa postcard, activity santa sheet and colour in door hanger. There is also a secret santa map on the back of the letter which can be seen in the photo below.  There is six different style letters to choose from including one called don't stop believing which I chose for my 10 year old daughter. She was ...

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So I turned 40 almost 2 months ago and I don't feel any different to when I was 30 I look a bit well probably a lot older.  I felt quite nervous about turning 40 and after I just kind of felt relieved, I have no idea why or what I was expecting. I look at other women my age and they seem so mature and together, dress nice but I don't feel I'm like that, I live in my skinny jeans and converse or my dressing gown ha ha, I'm not immature but neither am I mature and have my life together. So how is a 40 year old supposed to act and dress? is there some kind of over 40 rules for women? I did a bit of google and apparently skinny jeans, skirts & shorts above the knee and crop tops are a big no no, really like who decides this stuff, did I miss a rule book? maybe I should of asked for one for my birthday.

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So as I said in my previous post about speech delay bump is now 4 and still not potty trained, I started off potty training at 2 and its just been a struggle ever since, I feel like I've hit a brick wall and I just don't know what to do anymore. he wont sit on the potty or the toilet, have tried everything to encourage him, books, dvds haven't tried a reward chart because he would have no interest in that.  Took his nappy away but he will just wet or pooh himself and not care. He wears a nappy to nursery and he is due to start reception in September, what am I going to do send him to school in a nappy? I cant do that, I'm hoping and praying he's just going to decide to do it on his own but he is quite happy still wearing a nappy with no prompt to change him if he's done a pooh. I'm at a loss and feel like a total failure, I've potty trained his sisters perfectly fine so why cant I do it? please feel free to leave me a comment, email or tweet me i...

So bump is now 4 and he is having problems with his speech I'm at the point now where I'm thinking did I do something wrong? will he ever talk? and I just don't know the answers which is frustrating me so I can only imagine how frustrating it is for him. His speech started off fine the usual mama, dad, dog etc then it just seemed to stop and no more progress was made and I was too worried at first because my eldest daughter who's almost 20 now didn't really say all that much until she started nursery. By the time it came to his 2 year review I was slightly concerned and spoke with the health visitor about it and was referred to speech therapy, we waited a while for that and they only saw him once where the speech therapist sat and played with him and gave me things to do at home with him. We did attempt for him to start nursery last April but it didn't go too well and he didn't go anymore, he is quite a handful and they wouldn't let him stay the wh...

Hello well been a busy couple of years for me but im finally back. After my beautiful baby number 5 was born I started working full time so with 5 children and a full time job there wasnt a spare minute.  Anyway im currently only working part time for the sake of my family and life is much better poorer but better. I will fill you in on how everyone's doing in my next few posts.

Hi everyone sorry I have been missing for a while, I've really missed my blogging and I am hoping I will be able to get back into the swing of things. My news is I am pregnant with baby number 5, currently 22 weeks.  A very big shock at first as it wasn't a planned pregnancy but saying that this bump is very welcome and now the excitement of another bundle of joy arriving has taken over the shock. I had a rough few months feeling so ill and I'm so glad that part of pregnancy is over with now and it has gone really quick already. I'm booked in to have a home birth this time after bumps unplanned home arrival.  But that said you just never know what will happen when the time comes. I will say goodbye for now and watch up for updates and posts coming soon. Thanks for stopping by.

we all get that feeling after we've had a baby, we feel we need to get fit shake off that baby belly and get our bodies back again. It's not always easy to find the time or the energy when you've got a baby but there are lots of things you can do which include using your buggy to help you keep fit. If you head over to the kiddicare blog here  http://www.kiddicare.com/blog/2015/06/new-mum-fitness/ there is lots of advice and information on New Mum Fitness including walking and jogging with your pushchair, they can also advice on the types of pushchairs that are best used for these activities. I myself have been wanting to get fitter for a while now, I've lost all my baby weight now bump is one but I don't feel as fit as before and had previously looked into some classes but just haven't had the time to go. I do quite a bit of walking everyday and had never thought about incorporating this into a fitness regeime.  Jogging is great way of getting fit and you...

Hi sorry I've not been around much, I have been so busy being a mum I haven't had much time for anything else this year.  Bump is 13 months old now, the time has flown by, he's walking and a right little handful always getting up to mischief. I have also been working on a new blog, you can check it out here  www.moneysavingminx.blogspot.com  there's lots of offers and discount codes on there plus a competiton to win an Amazon voucher. Would be great if you stopped by and said hello.

Yes I know its already the 10 January, hasn't it gone quick.  I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year.  Its been one thing after another here with everyone having some sort of illness since before Christmas, roll on springtime. If any of you are trying to give up smoking for your resolution then be sure to check out my review of The Aspire Premium E cig. I will be back soon with more news and reviews plus hopefully some new giveaways.

New year means New Years resolutions with one of the most common being giving up smoking.  Any one who has tried knows how hard it can be, I myself have given up several times and have lasted up to two years smoke free but always end up going back. More and more people are using E cigarettes now, I have been wanting to try one for a while now and was sent the Aspire Premium kit just before Christmas to try out and review. I was sent the kit containing everything you need to get started plus a bottle of e-liquid. The model I received is the CF VV+ high end vaping power system. Features include stainless steel end points, metal button, carbon fibre coated tube and voltage change. The manual was easy to read with clear instructions on how to put it together and use. I really like the quality and  sleek design of it you can tell it has been well made and designed, I love the feature of being able to change the voltage (3.3, 3.8, 4.3, 4.8) and is changed by just twisting the bo...

A couple of weeks ago I was kindly sent a copy of The First Hippo On The Moon by David Williams. Me and my children had yet to read any of his books so we were really looking forward to receiving it. It is a lovely story about you guessed it two hippos and their quest to get to the moon. I dont want to ruin it by telling you the story as what would be the fun in that. The book itself comes in a hard cover which I love for childrens books it makes them easier to hold and read together. It is a great big book size too. The illustrations by Tony Ross are amazing so bright and colourful with easy to read stand out writing. My two middle daughters who are 4 and 5 have been really enjoying reading this with me.  They love the fact its a new and creative story something they have never read before. I am definately going to be looking at the rest of David Walliams books for children. This book is available to buy from amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0007494009?ta...

 Halloween is gone, bonfire night is over and now it's all about the run up to Christmas. If your looking for some new decorations then head on over to the Christmas Boutique where they have everything you will need to make your house sparkle this Christmas. I was recently sent a box of goodies to review from The Christmas Boutique I have to be honest I haven't bought any new decorations for years however I knew I would have to this year as we somehow lost all our decorations and tree when we moved.  So I was really pleased to have been giving the opportunity to review for them. So inside my box I had A huge Santa sack, no Christmas is complete without one of these right? It's lovely and very well made. Next from my box was Mr & Mrs holiday Frog bauble tree decorations. These are so adorable and unusual I've never seen anything like these before but I love them and so do the kids. Next out was These hanging glass pine cones, very shi...

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I recently received a copy of Easy Indian SuperMeals by Zainab Jagot Ahmed. I was really looking forward to receiving this as I am currently weaning bump and wanted new ideas.  As I mentioned in my weaning post I've stuck to the convenience  of jars of baby food and rusks to wean the girls, I really wanted to try different stuff with bump, and I did buy a blender which I have hardly used except for a few puréed veg. I was pleasantly surprised when the book arrived as I hadn't been expecting much just a book of purée recipes but it is so much more than that.    The book is for stage 2 weaning (7 months plus)  threw to 5+. There is lots of detail about super foods and super spices plus a handy table of super spices which are suitable for babies. It Also contains  lots of information on fruit and vegetable super foods. A getting starting guide is included as well as a list of foods to avoid. The recipes are separated into differen...

I have seen some great bargains and discounts around this week so I thought I would share them with you all. great if your buying christmas presents. All listed below but will update the list if I find anymore so keep checking back. There is a great sale over at The Body Shop website at the moment plusvif you use the code EXTRA you can get an extra 40% off this includes sale items. Plus free delivery when you spend £20 or over. www.thebodyshop.co.uk Tesco have all their beauty gifts half price plus they have their up to half price toy offer on at the moment, i got barbie and Animagic toys half price. www.tesco.com Asda also have up to half price toy sale on and they also have a sale on clothing. Prices seem to be varying between online and instore.  www.asda.com If your off food shopping theres a £5 off a £40 Spend in Aldi coupon in The Daily Mirror today. ()I dont usually buy newspapers I think they are full of crap but on this occassion I will be as off to Aldi later an...

I recently discovered Appleby Designs an amazing website selling handmade children's clothing. Their dresses are stunning, unique and fit for any princess. Great for parties and special occasions and totally different to the usual dresses sold in stores plus handmade to order. You can view there website here and see the gorgeous dresses for yourself  www.applebydesigns.net The lovely Andrea from Appleby Designs kindly sent me a Christmas party dress for my 5 year old moo.  As soon as I opened the package I thought wow what a gorgeous dress.  The material design is fab so lovely for christmas time and party's. Complete with it's very own sash. It is made from 100% cotton so will be comfortable and light to wear plus machine washable which is always a bonus. The stitching is perfect and just knowing its been handmade makes it extra special. I know when moo wears it out everyone will be asking where I got it from.  Her little sister has already asked me where hers...

Is it that time already? yes I think it might be, the dreaded C word has been posted a lot lately and it seems Christmas is not that far away thanks facebook friends for reminding exzactly how many Fridays etc there are left until Christmas. All this Christmas talk has given me a kick up the bum, Im normally so organised with present buying and have usually already started by the school summer holidays.  Not this year though with bump arriving, moving house, sorting out new schools and my eldest daughters sixteenth birthday this month I havent even started. Now Im starting to worry, when you havent got much money coming in it can be a real struggle and with one more to buy for this year too its going to be tough so Im on the look out for bargains, if you see any please let me know. My girls love my little pony, moxi girlz, play dough and have hinted they would like some shopkins. As bump is my first boy im a bit clueless and dont know what to get him ( he will be almost 9 month...

I can't believe bump is 4 months already it has gone so quickly but in a weird way it feels like he's always been here, I'm sure every parent knows what I mean by that? So as some of you may know I have 4 children bump being the youngest and my eldest is almost 16 now.  When it comes to weaning I have done it exactly the same starting at 4 months using packets/jars ( I feel I may be hearing tuts and sighs now ) until I feel they are ready enough to eat 'proper' food. Bump has been taking a real interested for about a month now to the point of crying when everyone else has dinner and he can't have any, so now he's 4 months I have been trying him with some baby rice and I've been surprised that he hasn't taking too eating as well as the girls did.  He hasn't been to keen on it, I guess maybe he needs to get used to it and it's only been a few days. I had considered the thought of not using jars/packets etc and cooking for him too but I wouldn...