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September 8, 2015 by lambandbear

I’m sorry…

To my husband…

I’m sorry I’m a pain in the arse,

I’m sorry that I’m mean,

I’m sorry I can snap sometimes,

I’m promise it’s the PMT.

I’m sorry I’m a little bit lazy,

I’m sorry I’m a messy cow,

I’m sorry I’m always blogging,

I promise it’ll be worth it somehow.

I’m sorry you have to work all week,

I’m sorry you have to leave our son,

I’m sorry I spend more time with him,

I promise you’re not the only one.

I’m sorry you pay for everything,

I’m sorry I don’t earn a lot,

I’m sorry money stuff is down to you,

I promise I’ll contribute to the money pot.

To my baby boy…

I’m sorry I get stressed,

I’m sorry you make me snap,

I’m sorry I’m not more relaxed,

Sometimes I just need a nap!

I’m sorry you watch daddy leave,

I’m sorry it makes you cry,

I’m sorry it’s not me at work,

I promise I’ll make you smile,

I’m sorry I didn’t appreciate you,

I’m sorry I couldn’t smile,

I’m sorry the blues took over,

I promise it was only for a while.

I’m sorry I give you so many kisses,

I’m sorry I don’t stop cuddling you,

I’m sorry I tell you I love you so much,

I promise my love for you is true.

September 8, 2015 by lambandbear

Lamb’s NEXT Wardrobe Wish List

With winter well and truly here (apart from yesterday which was lovely and sunny!) I thought it was time to take a look at Lambs wardrobe and put together a wish list of what I would like to add to it. To be honest, he has plenty of clothes, and has a decent amount suitable for winter, but he’s had them for ages, and I get bored easily!

I’ve browsed online and Next has a really good AW15 collection and some things I definitely want for Lamb, especially a winter coat and wellies.

With Christmas around the corner I may buy a few things in age 3-4 years, and put them away ready for next winter. Yes, I’m that organised.

Here’s what I’m loving from Next right now…

I’m loving monochrome at the moment, which I think you cans see from this wish list. Lamb looks great in red and neon yellow so I love having these colours in his wardrobe all year round. Of course, we can’t resist anything with Mickey Mouse on!

What are your favourites from our list?

September 7, 2015 by lambandbear

Five Minutes Peace

Who’s heard of the children book Five Minutes’ Peace? You know the one, the mummy elephant just can’t get 5 minutes peace from her 3 kids. Well, that’s what it feels like for me too.

The other night I gave myself a little treat and run the bath (something I rarely do anymore, showers are all I have time for). The hubby was home, Lamb was happy playing downstairs, so I used the opportunity to have ‘5 minutes peace’.

Or so I thought.

About 2 minutes after getting into the bath (in fact it was still running while I was sat in it), I hear footsteps in the hallway and muffled voices. Hmmm… maybe Lamb wants to use the toilet? That’s totally possible as he prefers the toilet to the potty.

No.

Who can guess what was about to happen?

Yep, you got it. Lamb wanted to get into the bath with mummy. And what’s worse, Daddy was allowing him to!

I couldn’t believe it. My one and only bath I’ve had in ages. When I say ages, I mean about 2 months! Since we had out new bathroom fitted that was the second time I’d used our new bath!

I’m suddenly being surrounded by toys, and I’m not talking about cute bath toys. Oh no, we are past that age now. Lamb wants ALL of his toys in the bath. You name it, he wants it.

So tonight I had the pleasure of playing with his Mickey Mouse Clubhouse figurines (absolutely not made for the bath), his red race car, his teapot from his kitchen, his Fireman Sam helicopter (which isn’t small) and a few other bits.

I looked at my husband and said “is this really happening? I can’t get 5 minutes peace?”

It was at this point I giggled to myself, realising I sounded a lot like one of my favourite childhood books. When I was younger I found the book funny, but from the childs perspective. Now, I’m totally on mummy elephants wavelength.

But, you know what? I got over it. Lamb was happy and loving bath time with mummy (something we rarely do).

It reminded me of bathing with him as a baby (which we did a lot), and made me realise he’s still my baby and always will be.

So what if he wants to bath with me, drive his race car up and down my leg and pour ‘tea’ on my head?

Life could be seriously worse, couldn’t it.

September 5, 2015 by lambandbear

#SaveSyriasChildren

Travelling on the tube I aimlessly reach over for a spare Metro on the empty seat beside me. It’s been folded the wrong way and a bit all over the place, so it takes me a moment to find the front page.

I wish I hadn’t.

Without reading the title or description I know exactly what I’m looking at, and I am hit deep in the pit of my stomach with an ache only a mother (or father) can feel. The feeling of losing a child.

A three year old boy was found dead on a beach in Turkey. His 5 year old brother also found. Washed up.

Need I say more?

I genuinely held back tears to avoid being stared at; yet all I wanted to do was cry and mourn for the loss of these boys. They were 5 and 3. Lamb will turn 3 in March. My boy. The same age as these poor children being dragged across land and sea in the hope of finding safety and a better life.

Do we judge these parents for causing their children harm? Or do we praise them for having more courage than any one of us will ever have?

I don’t watch the news much. I’m always being told I should be, but I just can’t deal with the sadness and devastation around us. I am shocked at our world; so advanced yet so destructive.

Year 2015 and it’s just getting worse. When will things change? Well they can. With your help.

Bloggers are powerful – we can spread words and we can spread them fast.

Our message to you is #SaveSyriasChildren.

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September 2, 2015 by lambandbear

Swimming with Konfidence

At the end of July we took Lamb on holiday to Gran Canaria – not something we could really afford to do, but we want to make as many amazing memories with him as we can, and what’s more amazing than learning to swim in the sun!

Before we left the lovely lot at Konfidence sent Lamb one of their award winning Original Konfidence Swim Jackets to help him gain confidence in the water.

The Konfidence Swim Jacket provides built-in buoyancy to give infants and children natural buoyancy in the water. We were at first thinking of giving him armbands, but learned they are not suitable for little ones learning to swim, and don’t give them the buoyancy they need.

The Konfidence float system aids swimming development by allowing buoyancy to be tailored to the wearer’s needs as they grow and develop water confidence. So basically, the more he learns to swim, the less floats he needs in his jacket, which can be individually removed, until eventually he’s swimming with no buoyancy aids at all!

What myself and my husband really liked about the jacket is how easy it was to hold Lamb in the pool while he was wearing it. It’s sturdy, fitted and doesn’t get slippy, so you can grip onto them safely in the pool.

I genuinely saw a huge improvement in Lambs confidence in the pool while he was wearing his swim jacket. Compared to last year he was a completely different little boy. He was loving the water so much all he wanted to do was jump in!

I think after realising his jacket helped him float he was able to spend more time enjoying the water, rather than worrying about it.

As you can see from the pictures, we didn’t need to hold him much at all. It was really nice to be able to teach him to swim without his arms wrapped around our necks! 🙂

I you’re thinking of starting swimming lessons, or spending more time in the pool with your toddler, then I highly recombined the Konfidence Swim Jacket. In my honest opinion, it’d s really great product and much better then armbands! Their arms are free giving them the ability to swim freely. I did find the jacket a little snug on Lamb (although they say on their website it is a snug fit), so if your child is 2 1/2, it might be worth trying out both the 18 month-3 years size, as well as the 4-5 years, especially if you have a big toddler.