Essential Summer Baby Kit
I actually started drafting this post when Baby Lighty was 13 months old. And of course, the minute you start to prepare for the summer in Britain, you can pretty much guarantee tha The Great Read More …
Tag: New Mummy
To the Mum of the Newborn
To the Mum of the Newborn: Congratulations! Your little one is finally here! They are no doubt perfect and squishable and surreally yours. What do you do now with this tiny bundle of joy?! And Read More …
Today I don’t want to ‘Mummy’…
When I woke up this morning, I intended to use naptime productively to start drafting a post about toddler play activities. I guess this intention went hand in hand with the intention of coming up Read More …
“Don’t get Annoyed if you’ve put a Bunny on your Head!” and other ridiculous sentences I never thought I’d say!
It’s a funny business, this parenting malarkey, isn’t it? Quite literally both ‘funny haha’ and ‘funny peculiar’ at times. You find yourself doing and saying things that you never thought you’d have to do or Read More …
Baby Lighty, Week by Week
Something which Mrs Lighty really regrets is not taking regular bump photos whilst pregnant. Yes, I’ve got the odd bump photo here and there, as you’ve probably seen crop up on All Things Spliced, but Read More …
Time Flies
There once was a new mum called Mrs Lighty, who had no idea what she was doing and even less of an idea about how to feel about being a mum. Tired, hormonal, overwhelmed and Read More …
The Parenting Laws of Sod
There are very few things in life that are as uncertain as parenting. As a parent, you constantly find yourself second guessing – and often judging – yourself with every move. Should I really give Read More …
A Maternity Leave Well Spent
It’s with a heavy heart that I type this post. I really can’t believe that my maternity leave is coming to an end! It’s been fabulous having 9 months off with Baby Lighty – and Read More …
Let them be Little
As mums, we’ll all recognise that red book with those charts. One of the first things people ask after you’ve given birth is how much the baby weighed. Right from the off, even if only Read More …
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 …