Bump-a-licious

This is just the cutest thing and I love some of the moves she pulls. Isn't pregnancy amazing

Magic- A Belly Grows from The Panic Room Videos on Vimeo

Baby doll for my boy

I'm looking for a baby doll for E to play with. He's really been enjoying games we play where we comfort someone when they're sad, or pretend to change a nappy on a toy, or we cover up someone in a blanket. He goes to a day nursery 2 days a week and we've been hearing that he's been kissing and cuddling the smallest babies there. He's such a kind boy! I love that this is a really important side of his personality and asked him if he wanted a baby doll, to which he nodded yes, with his most serious face on. So now the hunt is on for the perfect doll. I love Charlie doll (top) with his cool outfits, from BlaBla. This big fuzzy haired doll is super funky and can be bought from Myriad Toys. I think my favourite dolls are by Bamboletta - the one at the bottom is called 'Sadie' - and they do custom dolls too, which is exciting!

Knitting project: baby cardigan

I finished this baby cardigan for my friend's baby, Edward, a little while ago but only just got round to sewing up and pressing. I'm really pleased with myself as the pattern involved lots of things I'd not done before. All worked out beautifully. The pattern was '5 hour baby sweater' which I found on Ravelry and the yarn is Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran. Now.... what to knit next...?!

Melamine

I'm looking for some melamine bowls for E, as he's just mastered eating with a spoon. I normally put food on his highchair tray, unless it's really messy, but you can't use a spoon that way. So we need more bowls. I haven't yet found any bowls I really like, but aren't these plates from Pinks and Green just gorgeous? I think this is a 1950's style design - feel free to correct me here, I'm no expert - and I really love the old school feel.

If anyone can point me to some funky melamine bowls, then please post a comment below

Photos via Not on the High Street

Beautiful breastfeeding

One of my favourite blogs for all things mama is Marvelous Kiddo. Leigh is the writer of the blog and is pro-home birth and pro- breastfeeding, so we're very much on the same wavelength. I had E at home, which was a fantastic experience, and breastfed for just over a year.
I love to see positive images of breastfeeding, so here are a couple via Marvelous Kiddo. The first is a beautiful illustration, the second is an advert to support breast cancer research fundraising.


Illustration via Les Petits Papiers d'Annette Marnat