5 Things I’d Love to Know…
Since I’ve become a mother, I find myself using the phrase “I’d love to know…” more and more frequently. It’s mostly born out of fascination over this tiny little person that Mr Lighty and I Read More …
Category: Parenting
No Point Crying Over Spilt Formula Milk
Last weekend, Mr Lighty and I took Baby Lighty on a family day out to the National Trust properties Chartwell and Quebec House. We had a really lovely day, just the three of us, but Read More …
The Hand-Me-Down Baby
I’m not sure exactly when it happened, but I’ve recently become a huge fan of the hand-me-down. I’ve never been adverse to a bit of second hand – our dining room table was once one Read More …
The Mummy Olympics
Is there a sport more competitive than parenting?! When I was pregnant, I assured myself that I wouldn’t get sucked into the game of comparing my little bundle of joy with other bundles of joy Read More …
The Baby and the Bus
Of all the things to inspire me to start this blog in the first place, would you believe it started with the humble double decker bus? Let’s face it, us Brits love to hate our Read More …
A Social Media Mummy: an Ode to my Facebook Friends and Others!
Every new mum needs a support network around them. Just as in days gone by, today’s network will often consist of parents, grandparents, friends and family alike. But nowadays there’s a new breed of mummy: Read More …
Food Glorious Food!
Ah feeding. Is this the hardest baby conundrum to crack?! Everyone I’ve spoken to, whether bottle or breastfeeding, has said how difficult it is. Every day in the Lighty household we seem to have a Read More …
And Baby Makes Three….Where’s the Instruction Manual?!
6 weeks and 6 days ago, our lives, quite literally, changed overnight. My waters broke at 11pm and by 1pm the next afternoon, we were suddenly in possession of our very own baby boy. He was, and Read More …