Things at home have been a bit manic lately. Our builders are two weeks into our loft conversion and as we're still living at home that means that there's noise, dust and a change of routine to get used to. As the builders start just after 8am I need to make sure all three of us are up, dressed and downstairs by then which doesn't really fit in with the lazy morning routine that Little Miss C and I developed over the last couple of years. Daytime naps have also had to be downstairs in a travel cot in a not very dark front room and playtime in the garden isn't always possible ... read more
There’s a baby in mummy’s tummy…
A swift karate kick to my stomach was how Little Miss C responded when we first told her that there was a baby in there. I was three months pregnant and she was 21 months old at the time. It wasn't quite the reaction we expected, but then again you just can't always guess how children are going to respond to things. She's always been very inquisitive and picks up on lots that is going on around her so we decided to tell her as soon as we'd had the 12 week scan. A simple sentence of "there's a baby in mummy's tummy" seemed to be enough for her to realise what ... read more
Pregnancy Meme
I've been tagged by Emmy's Mummy to take part in this pregnancy meme. In a way it seems a bit strange writing about being pregnant again as with already having Little Miss C I have to admit to having days where I simply don't have the time to even think about being pregnant! I'm struggling to find any other pregnant bloggers to tag in this, but if you're pregnant and want to answer these questions yourself then please just add a link to your post in the comments section below. What was your first reaction when you found out that you were/are pregnant and why do ... read more
Two
There's been a birthday to celebrate here this weekend. A little lady who is now old enough to understand that a good birthday involves cards, presents, cake and a party. The house is now (finally) quiet and almost resembles tidy and I'm sat here struggling to find words that adequately describe how I feel about this amazing little lady that's in my life. I never knew that it was possible to love one little person quite so much. Every day she completely amazes me with her passion for life and the sense of humour that she's quickly developing. She's also one of the ... read more
Back to basics
I've been doing a lot of thinking about this blog since I returned from last week's BlogCamp. May will be the four year anniversary for Being Mrs C and in that time my life, and this blog, have changed a huge amount. In May 2008 I had not long since returned from a fantastic month long honeymoon in which I travelled the world and had the perfect opportunity to think about what was important in life. I was still working, but if I'm honest I wasn't really enjoying what I was doing. A year or two before I had discovered online discussion forums full of like minded ... read more
It’s all me, me, me… or not
If you read any parenting blogs then you can't fail to notice that we're in the middle of award season at the moment. Blogs are full of posts from people asking you to nominate them and many of them are indeed very worthy of your nominations. I am not going to do the same. Last year at least one kind person nominated me in the craft section of The MADS which thrilled me to bits, but there are people out there far, far more worthy than me. Out there on the web there are blogs which inspire, blogs which move me to tears and ones which make me laugh out loud. There are blogs where ... read more
Cleaning frenzy
Mr C and I aren't extirely sure how, but it seems we've managed to produce a daughter with a bit of a cleanliness obession. Some of her first words included "clean, tidy and messy". From as soon as she was old enough to walk around with a drink she would get into a bit of a blind panic if any drink ended up on the floor. We mainly have cheap laminate floors downstairs, so a quick wipe with a cloth and the problem is easily solved, but she is determined that this wiping up should be done the second the mess is made and seems most put out if any thing else takes ... read more
Where did the mums leave their manners?
During the week Little Miss C and I like to get out and about a bit. We mix trips into town and to the local park with playing in the garden and play dates with friends. We also do a couple of classes a week locally. There's one music group that we've been going to since LMC was very small and several others that we go to on a drop in basis. We generally have great fun at these and both LMC and I have met some lovely people at these. Sadly there is a bit of a sour note though - some of the other mums. At nearly every class we go to there seem to be at least a couple of mums who just ... read more
What’s twitter ever done for me?
Stephen Fry is probably responsible for a lot of things in life. I think he was the first person I heard talking about twitter on TV and to be honest I didn't really "get it" then. Something that's like writing a blog, but only in 140 characters. What's the point I thought - put it all in a blog post in as many characters as you want. Oh how wrong I was! When you're new to twitter it can be a bit tricky to see how it all works. You start off following Stephen Fry and wondering why the world seems to be going on about how great this new thing is and instead you're ... read more
What will you do for money?
Don't worry this isn't going to be a post about whether or not you'd sell your body for money or anything like that, but I am wanting to hear what jobs people are prepared to do to get some extra money. As everyone knows economic times are tough here in the UK and there are plenty of people who have recently been made redundant. It is hard to find a new job, especially if you want to work in a specific sector or on certain days of the week to fit in with childcare. I realise that things will differ widely across the country and that here in Hertfordshire we're fortunate to live ... read more