Hats off to Acorn Kids. For most of Millie’s young life her little head has been kept warm and cosy or cool and shaded – all while looking incredibly cute in an Acorn hat. Beautiful merino beanies or bright, reversible sunhats are adorning the heads of kiddies all over the country. We chat to the … Read more
Santa is in big trouble this year. You see, the kids have been busy playing with their LEGO Duplo every chance they get for some weeks now. Not unusual because they often play with their Duplo, except now there’s an exciting new element that’s added another dimension to their play time and they are crazy … Read more
We bought our baby a Bugaboo. Despite the fact it cost more than my first car, it’s been one of the best baby items we’ve bought. I love it. Millie loves being in it. It’s a smooth ride. It’s easy to push and manouvre. Happy days. Millie and her little friend Olivia snooze under their … Read more
My diary is all booked up most weekends for the foreseeable future. I’m so popular. Kidding. My social calendar is still quite sparse. It seems when you put a baby to bed each night, you also put to bed fancy shoes, drinking games and loud music. My diary is instead full of appointments where someone … Read more
I’m not a stage mum. So why then have I entered my dear little Millie into the Bonds Baby Search? Even as a girl I’d cringe watching pushy mothers insist their girls were centre front during dance concerts. Always tall, I was usually up the back so I didn’t block out the view to anyone … Read more
I’m big on dishing up home cooked, nutritious meals for Millie – but that’s in an ideal world. I don’t always have the time to cook! Melbourne’s Gourmet Juniors has taken the stress out of dinner time with a toddler by offering tasty food made from organic produce and free-range meat. The new Gourmet Juniors … Read more
Speak to any foster carer and they’ll tell you exactly the same thing – it’s not about the money. These people are a special breed. They put the needs of strangers before their own and take on a job most of us can’t imagine. Melbourne foster carer Krysia Rozanska is one of those special people. … Read more
Millie did a very strange thing the other day. She went on strike. Strangely, she refused to feed. Flat-out just stopped. But she only stopped feeding from me. She still took a bottle, ate solids and had sips of cooled, boiled water. Millie is almost 8 months old and until starting solids has been exclusively … Read more
Mess. Lots of it. It’s just the way it is at meal times with a toddler. Millie’s at a stage where she no longer lets me shovel food into her mouth but instead wants to have her own utensils to do it herself. But there’s a small problem… she can’t quite do it herself. But … Read more
Summer’s almost gone, so there’s something odd to be wearing thongs from this point on. Leave the flip-flops for kicking off at the beach or public pool, I say. The hot weather is still coming at us though, so what’s a mum and her little girl to wear on their tootsies when it’s mighty fine outside … Read more