Wilkinsons Baby Range

I was very kindly sent a selection of products to review by Wilkinson recently from their baby range.

They consist of a baby wash, nursery surface anti -bac wipes and baby wipes, pictured here.

My favourite of the three immediately were the nursery wipes as anyone who knows me knows of my obsession with all thing sterile when it comes to Caleb and his things. They came in a really handy little pack that fitted into his changing box neatly and were great for wiping down his changing mat after use. I usually use an anti-bac spray which is bulky and cant be kept in his room. They were great and convenient too. Priced at just 77p made them even more appealing.

The baby wash smelled really lovely, almost a childhood smell I couldn't quite place my finger on but lovely and powdery for baby. Caleb has small patches of dry skin on his back I was wary of changing his wash but this one has been fine and hasn't made it any worse. At 96p its very reasonably priced too compared to its competitors. If I was to mention a downside of it though, I'd say that the bottle wasn't very easy to use one handed as the top was stiff and also the wash is very runny which made it a bit awkward, especially for very small babies as you're supporting them at the same time. Overall though for a baby Caleb's age we liked it as the smell is fab.

The baby wipes again, smelled gorgeous and were really soft. I used them in his pram bag as they were super neatly packaged. And again at 2 packs for 97p they are cheaper than the brands we usually use by a mile and definitely smelled much better too. I really couldn't find a down side to these.

Overall I'm impressed with the three items and would highly recommend both of the types of wipes and the baby wash is lovely if you go for smell and your little one is maybe of sitting up age. I think all the products definitely win hands down on price for mummys on a tight budget.

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Summers coming so chose a diet quick.

It suddenly struck me yesterday that summers coming fast and the weight I said this time last year I had to lose plus the rest still hasnt been shifted. PANIC!!!!!!!!

I spent the best part of last night scouring the web for the best quick fix diet as ideally I'd like to drop 2 stone asap to get back to what I was pre baby.

This photo is of me after sophie was born and I was a teeny weeny so theres no excuse of ' you've had a baby' as my husband keeps informing me. Every time I've said I'm unhappy with my weight for the last year he's told me that, and for the first few months I agreed but to be honest I was slimmer then than I am now.

I started back at the gym but am finding it really hard to keep up with not having any help with the kids other than my husband after work, and how tired I am at the end of the day. I just need a quick fix diet to kickstart me, as when I see results, I'm hoping as it has in the past, that I'll be motivated to keep it going.

I've looked at every diet going and am confuddled.

HELP!!!!

Baby to Boy in a Hair Cut

Something struck me this week and it frightened me half to death.

'MY BABY IS NEARLY A LITTLE BOY'

These two photos of Caleb were taken within a day of each other. In one he's still my little baby and in the other after a swift hair chopping by mummy, hes a little boy. How did it happen so fast?

All this does is make me even more broody for my babies to go back to babies. Sophie is gone way past babyhood into her 13th year this year. She's gone past the point of no return to babyhood, but how long can I try and preserve it with Caleb?? Its scary how fast the time goes and how something as mad as a haircut can take my baby and replace him that easily with a little boy.

Happy Mummy= Happy Kiddies

We moved into this house 3 and a half years ago and we have done the odd bit to the back garden like put up a fence and build a shed but the last few weeks I've needed something to get my teeth into as Ive been a bit down. My mum who's a super keen and good gardener suggested growing some veggies which would mean I would have to build my own veggie patch etc as our whole garden was just grass. So I did, and the gardening and landscaping bug well and truely struck. In two weeks I have trellised the fence and trained the plants up it, built a veggie patch and planted, onions, garlic, carrots, celery, rocket and all manner of herbs. I built the patios and edged the whole garden with coping and wooden mini fencing. I've planted strawberries in hanging baskets at the shed, and in a huge tub at the bottom of the garden and have transported and nursed a dying rodidendron (spelling) to a tub next to the shed. I've also planted a raised flowerbed under the kitchen window which cant be seen here. On friday there I couldnt find anything to do in the garden so I pulled everything out of the shed and cleaned it out. I have never done gardening or outdoor work before as I'm not a huge fan of dirt and oogey stuff, but Im loving this project. I get the ipod on and my music up full and really loose myself in the whole experience. This picture was taken before some of the stuff was done and to be honest its still not finished yet but I will need to take another when the whole garden is done and the sun is shining.

Where was the little chap while I did all this and built patios etc? Well, he was here, sleeping. He loves a good nap in the afternoons so while he sleeps I get me time. I find it helps lift my mood and gives me a sense of achievement which benefits the kids too as I'm a happier mummy a the moment doing all this, and a happier Mummy means happier kiddies.

As you can see from Calebs face its meaning happiness all round in our house. Theres been less bad moods from him and more laughs all round. This makes me a very happy mummy.

I always poo-pooed my mum when she said that my stress rubbed off on the kids but I'm believing it now for sure. Long may it continue.

Voting Day.

Well General Election day has arrived at last after all the hype, build up, leaders debates and bitching. Im quite excited strangely. Ive never voted before, not through choice but at the last General Election I was nearly 9months pregnant with sophie and was in Hospital with a placental bleed. It just didnt seem that important compared to what I was going through personally. I wasnt a home owner or a business owner so really didnt have much of an opinion anyway.



People always say we have a right to vote and everyones votes makes a difference, but at that time I would have been ticking a random box for not much reason really. This time round I have read every leaflet, watched every programme, am a homeowner, a parent and a wife. I think all of these factors will add to the decision of which box I tick. In the last few years our house value had slumped by over £30k, Ive been made redundant, my husbands wages have dropped substancially, we nearly lost our house last year and I have had another child. Those are all the negatives from our current goverment for us, but it wasnt all bad. Under current Labour leadership we got on the housing market, the Child Support Agency has changed its policies and I have at last recieved some maintenence after 12 years and we've had new hospitals built locally. I also appreciate that some people have prospered under Labour.



The one thing I wont do today though is vote on the past. I hate it when people bang on about 'the last time we had a Labour goverment' or the 'Maggie Thatcher' years. Neither Gordon Brown, David Cameron or Nick Clegg are those leaders and I intend to vote on their recent policies. I cant understand why people vote for a party because thats who they always vote for and who their parents voted for. To me thats a wasted vote and completely makes a mockary of the fight we had for the right to vote. Lets take their policies, read them thoroughly without predudice and vote for an improvement to our personal/working lives.



I dont care who people vote for individually but I hope everyone stands by their vote for the right reasons and whats best for them.



Good luck to all three parties and I pray tomorrow we have the right goverment whether it be a new one or an improved old one. :o)



(Hark at me!!! I'm a grown up)

Happiness doesnt cost a thing!

I was thinking today about the little things that make life good when you're little and how little ones dont need alot to enjoy life and have fun. Its not always the things that cost the most that make the biggest smiles.







Sophie always loved to play with magazines and paper and crayons when she was little. Even sometimes playing clap a handies for hours on end with her seemed to amuse and entertain her endlessly. Calebs loves to play with plastic cups. Granny bought him ELC stacker cups for his birthday but hes happy with any. He loves to turn them over and over, roll them
, stack them and generally just loves cups.

On Wednesday of this week we went up to my parents house and I dug out some of my nephews and Sophies old toys from their garage. We took them into the garden and he enjoyed playing in the sunshine for soem of the afternoon, but the thing that made him smile the most, was a dandilion my dad gave him to hold. He sat and pulled the petals off and tickled his face with them. I watched him with amusement and realised that the toys were a bonus, nature was the cheapest toy and the one that made him smile the most. I wish I'd caught him on camera with it but I was enjoying watching him too much. This was the little thing that made me smile alot this week. :o)