Setting up a minimalist dad’s emergency car kit for your baby is one of the best ways to avoid getting caught short when you are out and about with a baby. When you become a parent, it is easy to fall into the trap of over packing. You see online guides telling you to keep … Read more
I am not sure how much longer I can keep calling our daughter “the baby”, we are getting super close to toddlerhood! One of those huge developmental milestones happened yesterday: her official first day at nursery. Even though we booked her place months ago, the reality hit as a bit of a shock to the … Read more
This Car Shades review comes after testing these custom-fit sunshades through a bright, hot summer with a 10-month-old in the back. Luckily, having made-to-measure shades from CarShades.co.uk kept the harsh glare out of my daughter’s eyes every time we hit the road. Just to be 100% transparent: I am not being paid by Car Shades … Read more
This Hauck safety gate review comes after 10 months of continuous, daily use with both a dog and a mobile 10-month-old. Just to be 100% transparent: Hauck haven’t paid me a penny for this review, nor have I received any freebies. This is a genuine review of a product I bought with my own money … Read more
Compared to just a month ago, our daughter has undergone a massive developmental surge. Between 7 and 9 months, her progress felt steady and she was growing bigger and stronger, but she wasn’t quite putting all the pieces together. Suddenly, everything seems to have hit her at once. Understanding these rapid 10 month old behaviour … Read more
We decided to try chair method for sleep training a 10 month old because having baby fall asleep in our arms for every nap and bedtime just wasn’t sustainable anymore. She’s getting too big and it’s taking longer and longer. With our daughter also going through a brutal sleep regression, we committed to a 5-day … Read more
Establishing a predictable 10 month old bedtime routine can feel like running a daily military operation. Taking roughly 30 to 40 minutes to wind down gives our daughter a clear signal that the day is ending. Depending on how smoothly we execute the bedtime routine, it usually dictates how much sleep we all get that … Read more
When you’re preparing for a baby, it feels like everyone is trying to sell you a hundred different gadgets “essential baby products” that you’ll allegedly “need” to survive newborn and early baby-hood. The reality? Half of them end up gathering dust in a corner or sitting in the nursery cupboard untouched. Now that our daughter … Read more
Well, it’s Sunday evening. If you’re wondering what a realistic weekend routine with a baby looks like for working parents, I missed my window to post this on Friday night because, well, tiredness won. But as I sit here reflecting on how the weekend just vanished, I realised my weekend lie ins are officially gone. … Read more