What Ethan Loves.....July Competition!

Ethan loves loves loves his MAM soothers, he simply will not sleep without them and they even get a thumbs up from me as they stay in and do not keep popping out thanks to the silk design that ensures they are easily gripped.

We are MAM fans in this house, and MAM have kindly offered some of our favorite MAM products to one of my blog followers! Which consists of the Twister Teether, Learn to drink sports cup and a pack of 2 of the Mam perfect soothers worth £17.61. You can pick your own colors and these prizes are aimed for toddlers and are age appropriate for toddlers.

All you have to do to enter is like the MAM UK Facebook page and let them know that Ethan and his mama sent you, you also need to be a follower of my blog and facebook page. Once you have done this please leave a comment at the end of this post saying you have entered.

UK followers only and winner will be picked via random.org at the end of July.

Good Luck from Ethan and his mama. xoxo

Teething Survival!!

Ethan chewing on his GumiGe

If  you have been following me on Facebook recently you will have seen the problems i have had with a very grumpy teething Ethan.

We have 4 back teeth coming through at the same time, top and bottom!!! How painful must that be :-(

Now it's not so much the grumpiness that is bothering me, i can deal with that! I am however carrying around an extra stone with me everywhere on my hip! And the hip and leg pains I have been getting are awful.

Yes I have a stalker......... a teething grumpy stalker that only wants his mama. I cannot remember the last time I nipped to the loo alone.

So I have been endlessly looking for something that could give me my happy baby back. That is when I discovered GUMIGEM.

GUMIGEM is a necklace that I wear and that Ethan can chew and munch on, this keeps me happy and Ethan still gets his mama fix!

Now I must admit I had a little chew myself to see what it was like lol i must say it is very soft and they look gorgeous. Many people asked me where I got my new necklace from!!

GUMIGEM have recently started selling 'Teething survival packs' for mummies like me :-) YES

They kindly sent me a pack to try out and it's fab. Ethan chomps when his teeth are soar and sports the funky dribble bandanna bib, the teething granules worked wanders on his painful gums too.

GUMIGEM have kindly offered one of my lucky followers a chance to win a Teething survival pack. 

The Mini - Teething Surivial pack contains : A GUMIGEM™ of your choice, plus a Drybib Bandana Bib of your choice and Nelsons Teetha

In order to enter all you need to do is be a follower of my blog and facebook page, you also need to like the GUMIGEM facebook page and write on their wall 'Ethan and his ma ma sent you''

Then leave a comment under this post to tell me you have done this, please include your full name.

The competition will run throughout June and a winner will be selected via random.org at the end of the month. UK followers only please.

(If your desperate and need a Teething Survival pack now then they can be purchased here:http://www.gumigem.co.uk/ourshop/cat_395423-GUMIGEM-Teething-Survival-Packs.html

Good Luck from Ethan and his mama :-)

Pop goes Froggio! game review

Pop Goes Froggio:

Brilliant!! -Everyone loved this game. We liked the idea that not only did it keep the children entertained, it also kept them active, running around the room turning over the cards and catching the froggio. Lots of laughter could be heard and mum even joined in too!! Easy to assemble, kids really loved it, fun for everyone....top marks for this game. :-)

Monkey Dunk Game review!

Monkey Dunk:

      The children enjoyed this game. It was bright and colourful and easy to assemble. It did take quite a while for them to get the right technique to flick the monkeys, but once they got the hang of it, they loved it. When Amber (5) finally managed to flick a monkey into the lagoon, she was jumping up and down with excitement. We also liked the idea that we could choose to play it at a slightly more difficult level with the lilly pad blockers. Overall, good fun which kept the children entertained. 

So overall a very good buy and the kids loved it and was even fun for us!

Reviewed by 2 adults a 12 year old a 5 year old and a 18 month year old.

Mummy rant! Toddler or teenager?

Ahhhhhhhhhh

Ethan is driving me mad, my days consists of hearing Mamama over and over again which alone is cute, but closely followed by the winging and screwed up face!

I have a stalker!!!! he clings on to my feet with dear life and his little body slides across the wooden floor with me everywhere.

I nip to the loo and he is there by my feet waiting!

I cannot sit on the sofa for more than 30 seconds without him pulling himself up and crying until I let him sit with me.

He even crawls off when he doesn't get his own way with his head hanging down at the floor all depressed.

At first this was cute but now I count down the hours until his bed time. please let this be a phase,please let this be a phase!

Mummy rant over, I love him dearly but I think I am in desperate need of some me time!

Any tips would be greatly appreciated :-)

Xx

Baby babble?

I was having a chat with a friend the other day about the words toddlers first learn to use that they say over and over again :-)

Apparently these are the words they hear the most and I think this gives you a good idea of what the parents say the most in their home. Does your toddler have potty mouth like mummy or Daddy? Or say an unusual word because you use it a lot?

Here is Ethan's baby babble:MaMa,DaDa,NanNan,ballBall,oh Dear,ooooh,lily,car,baloo(Waybaloo) and no Effy!

So am I guilty of having the TV on far too much in my home, clearly replacing "oh s*it" with "oh dear" is working :-) but how much do I really say it? I must always be saying "no Effy" But since he is up to mischief everyday no surprises there!

So what does your baby say? Does his/her words relate in anyway to what you say at home and if so what do you think it says about you? Xx

Domestic Goddess..........not!

I asked my hubby for a sewing machine for my birthday.......yes a sewing machine.

I got it early and have no idea how to use the damn thing, I am thinking now I should have asked for the lovely pair of shoes I have had my eye on for a while! #shoeaholic

My intentions were good I was given some lovely fabric and thought it would be nice to make some bedding for Ethan. However the instructions may as well be written in French as they make no sense what so ever ;-(

If I can ever figure the damn thing out I will upload photos of the finished product! It might be a while so if anyone can help me please get in touch!

I get the feeling I am always destined to be the Undomestic goddess!!! Which is not a bad thing considering there are not enough hours in the day anyway X x