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29/09/201322/02/2015
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Too Old for Sleep?

by mentalparentals, in category Family, Lifestyle

O is 2 years old and naps for 2 hours each day.  he wakes on his own and is in a brilliant mood when he’s done napping.  he shouts over the monitor for me to get him from his cot and we spend the afternoon giggling and playing.  another bonus is that i get two… Read More

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27/09/201322/02/2015
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DC Super Friends Magazine review

by mentalparentals, in category Reviews

the 19th september 2013 saw the launch of the new DC Super Friends magazine created for pre-school boys aged between 2 and 5 years old.  as you may be aware, O turned 2 at the beginning of august so he is at the younger end of this age range.O helped me to tear open the… Read More

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26/09/201301/11/2016
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Christmas is coming! Our Toadstool wish list…

by mentalparentals, in category Lifestyle

We’re now into autumn and I have started to plan our third Christmas as a family of three.  O will be at that awkward age of 2 years and almost 5 months old on Christmas day this year.  It is becoming increasingly difficult to find age appropriate toys and games for him, without them being… Read More

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25/09/201322/02/2015
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Wednesday Words

by mentalparentals, in category Lifestyle

Great British Bake Offwe love you sowith your buns and your cakesand your well-proven doughSir Paul of Hollywoodwith your goatee, two tonethe king of all bakersworthy of your throneLady M. Berrywe wish you were our granwe’d never go hungryindulging your frangipaneThen we come to our jestersyoung Sue and Melour favourite odd couplewhom in love we… Read More

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24/09/201322/02/2015
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Hallowe’en

by mentalparentals, in category Family, Lifestyle

with Hallowe’en fast-approaching, it got me thinking about what Hallowe’en traditions we would like to pass on to O. i have some awesome memories of Hallowe’en growing up.  my dad would carve Jack O’ Lanterns from swedes.  my brother & i dressing up as ghouls, witches or vampires, using clothes we already had, face paints… Read More

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23/09/201322/02/2015
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Off with his head!!

by mentalparentals, in category Family

**warning – this post contains scenes of a distressing nature.  if you are easily offended or upset, please close your browser now** this normal Monday, I put O down for his after lunch nap at 12pm. 12:15 came and he was still not sleeping… this is unlike O, but we’ll go with it and give… Read More

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22/09/201331/01/2016
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Birth Story – Daddy’s account – Return of the Jedi (part 3)

by mentalparentals, in category Family

a long time ago, in a maternity ward far, far away….. S and A decide that it was a fantastic idea to move house on the baby’s due date…… A, S and S’s mum arrived at the near empty maternity/labour ward with status of 0.5cm dilated….. A discovered the fun of matching shapes to everyday… Read More

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22/09/201322/02/2015
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Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees

by mentalparentals, in category Family, Lifestyle

our O is only a tot.  2 years old to be exact. but after finding the www.thinkmoney.co.uk website, i’m wondering how we can teach him about money in the next few years.   although it shouldn’t be, money is so important in modern day life.  there are things you can do for free, obviously, but they are… Read More

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22/09/201322/02/2015
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Birth Story – Mummy’s account

by mentalparentals, in category Family

hi there, S here.  after reading many blogs via the medium of twitter, i sincerely loved reading other ladies’ birth stories. even when pregnant, i enjoyed scaring the shiz out of myself but crying with happiness and overwhelming joy for other’s and their gorgeous babies. so i thought our first proper post should be my… Read More

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22/09/201331/01/2016
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We’ve been nominated for a Leibster award!

by mentalparentals, in category Blogging

We have been nominated for a Leibster award!! Donna over at What The Redhead Said kindly nominated us as an “up and coming” blog.  Very pleased! The Liebster award is a kind of peer to peer recognition; a way of finding new and up coming bloggers with blogs currently registering 200 followers or under. The blogger who… Read More

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