Bubba name's:
Mia and Max
How old are your little ones?
2 ½ and 3 weeks
How has motherhood changed you?
I think of Mia and Max before anything
else. The choices I make are based on
what is best for them. Being a Mum has
taught me about what is really important in life and made me appreciate
everything I have.
What items are in your handbag (baby related)?
An Iphone fully loaded with Peppa Pig and
Ladybird books apps – essential to distract/pacify a bored toddler when needs
must! Numerous hairclips for Mia, rice
cakes or other snacks, and of course the ever faithful babywipes – I never
leave home without them.
What things could you not live without?
CBeebies – never thought I’d say it but a couple of Mia’s
favourite programmes a day helps to keep her entertained whilst I feed Max or
run around the house tidying up.
The local park – a quick blast of fresh air and a run around
the park makes all of us feel better, and is an easy and fast way to revive a
grumpy toddler.
Playdates - great for Mia to spend time with her friends and
enjoy a change of scenery and toys, and great for me to get out and catch up
with friends.
Friday playgroup in a local church hall – both Mia and I
look forward to it each week. It gets
us out the house, lets Mia play with lots of kids and they serve coffee and
biscuits which suits me down to the ground!
My parents – a godsend in helping out. And a very hands-on other half makes life
easier.
Any good advice you received (or could give)?
Both bits of advice come from
fellow mummies who have shared their wisdom with me….
Don’t sweat the small stuff – there will always be
battles when you have a feisty toddler so choose which ones really matter and
let the smaller, less important ones go.
Don’t dwell on the night before
– essential advice when in the newborn sleepless nights phase. I always try to
get up and treat each day as a fresh start, over-analysing a bad night makes me
feel stressed and is counter productive.
Do you use any good books or websites that you’d like to share to help you?
I have used the Community forums on
Babycentre.co.uk since I was pregnant with Mia 3 years ago and always found it a
really useful resource. I like
Netmums.co.uk for local information about what’s on in my area and ideas on
things to do.
Describe your life now in one word:
Busy!