Tigerboy is two today.
I can’t quite believe it. The time has flown – it seems moments since I was sitting painfully right here in this chair, crying, thinking I still had two weeks of pregnancy left. (Hint, I didn’t).
In some ways he’s very much still a baby. The no speech makes him seem much younger than he is. When he’s happy he dances on the spot and laughs, wanting applause. He’s still wearing sleepsuits at night (stops little hands going places they shouldn’t ๐ ) and he’s so very cuddly and huggly.
But there are fragments of the boy he will be showing through. He loves his big brother.
And bubble wrap. He *really* loves bubble wrap. So Small got him some pull back cars, and packaged them in bubble wrap, making the wrapping into part of the present ๐
Other than that, it’s been a pretty low key day. Small has been out at a home ed friends – I dropped him off this morning, taking 90 minutes to drive 15 miles :'( (It only took 18 minutes to get back, without any speeding!) so I think we’re going to do cake and things tomorrow. Wouldn’t want him to miss out, and let’s face it, Tigerboy doesn’t know.
I’ve done things with him, of course. We went outside and played in the sun, blowing bubbles, and chalking on the patio. So nice to be able to get out!
And I printed out a batch of stuff from Twinkl – I’m reviewing at the moment. I did him an alphabet train, and cut out the cars so he could play with them. Sneaky way of practising his sounds as well, but you could have knocked me down with a feather when he just about managed to say ‘ball’. Yay!
So, all in all, it’s been a lovely day. And because I’d like to share the joy, I’ve dug out a bundle of baby stuff I’ve been given recently at various events, and I’m doing a giveaway.
Here’s what’s up for grabs.
So that’s an organic cocoon towel from Little Green Sheep. A Skibz bandana bib – it’s camo. A Le bibble bottle bib and a Quack Quack Moo bib. That’s nearly ยฃ50 worth of baby goodness if you went out and bought it, and you could win it just by leaving a comment!
Yes indeed, easy comment entry. I just want to know what’s the baby product you couldn’t manage without? (If you don’t have a baby, give me your best guess!)
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Zena's Suitcase says
I couldn’t be without my Breastfeeding pillow. Happy Birthday!
Anne-Marie says
I don’t actually need baby stuff, but do have a friend ๐ I couldn’t have done without muslins (eldest still has muslin comforters at 7, so they’ve done very well) and for peace of mind, the digital in-ear thermometer.
For eldest’s second birthday I was 6 months pregnant with youngest, so it didn’t really happen. We went away for a weekend break too, so we just pretended her birthday was on a different day that year – naughty parents ๐ I can’t even remember youngest’s 2nd birthday, I think it was at one of my low points with depression though. Nope, can’t bring it to mind at all. How odd!
Happy Birthday, Tigerboy! Bubble wrap is the best present ๐ xx
Susannah says
Happy birthday, Tigerboy! I’m guessing that a safe place for baby containment is good – be it a basket, bouncy chair, swing or sling!
Chelle McCann says
Mine is a movement monitor. It just makes me feel easier.
Chelle McCann says
I follow you on twitter @chellemccann
Chelle McCann says
Liked you on facebook
Chelle McCann says
Have RT on twitter 19:09 7/3/14
Joey Tibs says
In the early days/weeks the one thing I couldn’t have coped without was a swaddling blanket! I had no idea about the moro reflex and had to send my husband out to buy a few as the only way Miss E would sleep was to be wrapped up nice and cosy!
Lisa Assenheim says
I couldn’t love without our Ewan the Dreamsheep. He is amazing and I recommend him to all my mummy to be friends!! ๐
Lisa Assenheim says
I also follow you on twitter
@mrsjkdandbaby
@goriami says
That’s a tough one, but I think it was the baby carrier as it allowed me to run along in the park with the older one without worrying about a pushchair or where the baby was lol
@goriami says
I’ve tweeted x
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I “like” you one facebook ๐
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I follow you on twitter @goriami
@goriami says
I’ve shared the competition on my blog facebook page ๐
Kay Broomfield says
Baby wipes! Essential now my big boy is 4 and will be just as useful when our daughter comes along in June ๐
Kelly Hooper says
With eldest it was muslins as he used to bring up milk constantly!
Ashleigh Allan says
a baby monitor and also baby wipes!
Ashleigh Allan says
I have tweeted as @ashlallan
iain maciver says
baby wipes
Stephanie Tsang says
I couldn’t be without my baby monitor.
Stephanie Tsang says
I have tweeted. @pookybearcheung
steph lovatt says
muslin cloths they are used all the time to wipe dribble/sick, as a comforter, a mat to lie on the floor and even a blanket in the summer months.
steph lovatt says
liked on facebook
Saba says
Baby wipes one baby item i couldn’t live without!!!
Gillian Hutchison says
a good breast pump!!
Christina Palmer says
Living in a town house I would be lost without stair gates. So many stairs and a child that moves like grease lightning.
Carol Massey says
I couldnt live without a tummy tub. it really helps with colic
Gillian Hutchison says
I follow on facebook
lynn neal says
Wipes! We use them for everything!
hannah oneill says
Wipes!
Diana Semionova says
Grobag! I would be so worried about my baby getting cold, because she’s moving a lot at night.
Jennifer Rhymer says
I couldn’t live without Sudocrem – it breaks my heart to hear my little one crying with a sore bottom due to nappy rash
Jennifer Rhymer says
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Jennifer Rhymer says
Liked you on Facebook & shared here:
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olivia kirby says
A Grobag! They have been fantastic for both my wrigglers!!!
olivia kirby says
Tweeted @olivia280177
Deborah Bird says
Couldn’t live without baby wipes!
Deborah Bird says
I have tweeted @zebedee01
Deborah Bird says
I have liked your facebook page ๐
Kristy Leanne Brown says
Wet wipes – so much more than just wiping bums with!
Holly Lovatt says
Baby Muslin towels are fantastic
Fiona B says
Baby wipes!
Fiona B says
I’ve tweeted feeona123
Fiona B says
Liked on fb!
Peggy Muncie says
I don’t have babies anymore, as they are all grown up but hoping for grandchild. The item I always felt was important was bibs, as they made such a mess when eating. Nowadays people have wipes, they would have been brilliant, as would disposable nappies. How times have changed
Jill Webb says
Reusable wipes a brilliant idea and so usefull
lyn burgess says
has to be baby wipes, so many uses,
Kay Lou Smith says
Couldn’t live without muslins. Got them packed in my bag ready for baby number 2, currently 1 day overdue. Eviction notice has been served!
Kay Lou Smith says
Have tweeted @kleesical ๐
Kay Lou Smith says
Liked on Facebook (Kay Lou Smith)
Kay Lou Smith says
Followed on Twitter (@kleesical)
Kay Lou Smith says
Shared on Google+ (Kay Smith)
Kay Lou Smith says
And subscribed via email. So glad to have stumbled upon your blog. Regular reader from now on ๐
Anthony Harrington says
baby wipes by the lorry-load!
Anthony Harrington says
have tweeted message as @freyerj
Anthony Harrington says
following on FB
Anthony Harrington says
already signed up via email.
Anthony Harrington says
have posted this comp on Facebook
Linda Sallie Guest says
Sophie the giraffe toy. Freya would be a nightmare if I lost it!
Linda Sallie Guest says
tweeted https://twitter.com/butterflytails/status/443102360542642176
Linda Sallie Guest says
liked on FB as Linda Sallie Guest
Emma Heywood says
Muslin cloths, they are amazing they have so many uses and then some ๐
Laura Asplin says
Baby Wipes they have saved me on so many occasions
sj wesley says
I’ve Tweeted – @sjwesley-
sj wesley says
I’ve Tweeted – @sjwesley0
sj wesley says
I’ve liked you on Facebook – SJ Wesley
sj wesley says
I’m following you on Twitter – @sjwesley0
sj wesley says
I’ve shared your giveaway on Facebook – SJ Wesley
sj wesley says
I’ve signed up to receive your blog by email ๐ xx
sj wesley says
Nappies! x
Kim Webster-Marsh says
I could not live without my baby monitors, I’d be a worrying wreck without them X
Shared the giveaway on g+ as Kim Webster-Marsh
Tweeted as @kim_kimble & Followed
subscribed to email
Liked on Facebook
Happy Birthday to your little Boy x
Rachael Marsden says
My 1st boy had bad reflux and I got through hundreds of muslin cloths, they were invaluable!
Rachael Marsden says
muslin squares
Laura Theobald says
I have 5 kids and I couldn’t have lived without their special toys, their favourite cuddly friend. They are always there to give them a cuddle, when I have my hands full & help them drift off to sleep. A must have for all kids x
Laura Theobald says
I have re-tweeted x
Petra Hora says
Hello, I have tweeted as @petra15003034
Petra Hora says
I follow you on Twitter too @petra15003034
Petra Hora says
I liked you on FB as Petrahora
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I signed up to receive your emails.
Sara says
nappies
Amelia Makes says
Has to be wetwipes – love to use them on everything!!
Leigh Larkin says
Generically I would say baby wipes, but a bit obvious. So I’ll add to that music CD’s. A life saver for car journey’s!
Jamie says
Wet wipes ๐
Leigh Larkin says
Liking on FB as Leigh Larkin
Jamie says
Tweeted it ๐
https://twitter.com/oneisjamie/status/443124587489144832
Jamie says
Following on twitter ๐
@oneisjamie
Victoria Cunniff says
I’ve liked on Facebook
Victoria Cunniff says
Has to be a dummy
Victoria Cunniff says
I’ve followed on Twitter @GAarcade
Melissa Red says
Baby wipes.
Melissa Red says
Tweeted – https://twitter.com/MeliRed1/status/443132245260656640
Melissa Red says
Liked on Facebook.
Kate says
If I had to pick just one baby item, it’d be wipes. They’re the most useful baby item invented so far.
Kate says
I’ve tweeted as @PrincessaMoanna
Kate says
I Twitter follow you as @PrincessaMoanna
Daniel P says
baby wipes
Kate says
I Facebook like you as Kate Peterson
Kate says
aaaand I signed up to receive updates by email
Rebecca Lis says
My poddlepod
monika s says
baby wipes
monika s says
twitted message / @penelopa024
monika s says
following you on facebook / monika.suchonska.92
monika s says
already following you on twitter
Laura Davies says
I love my moby wrap, it’s so handy and baby wipes are the best!
Megan Adams says
Defiantly the fabric bath support. Had a baby bath with DD which meant bathing her one handed and having to store the gigantic thing away when not in use!
Megan Adams says
Liked on Facebook (Megan Adams)
Megan Adams says
Retweeted on Twitter @msemegs
Kirsten Barthy says
Besides nappies her comforter. It calms and soothes her – especially in nursery
kat p says
done. an old rabbit
@katscreamy and kat screamy
Christina Curtis says
Wipes!!
Christine OPrey says
Baby wipes!
lorraine polley says
baby wipes are the best thing ever invented, brilliant for messy nans!
Diane Carey says
Baby wipes
Diane Carey says
I’ve tweeted
@capodemonte
Diane Carey says
Liked you on FB as Diane Carey
sallyann johnston says
liked on FB – sallyann johnston. Followed & tweeted @sallyannmoomoo x I couldn’t live without baby wipes, great for home, car & handbag a must for babies & children x x
Samantha Atherton says
I couldn’t get by without muslins or ‘molly’s’ as my little girl calls them. So useful and my daughter has adopted them as her comforter, not sure how many we actually have but during the weaning period I dyed them all orange to cope with the new stains.
Julie says
Myself
olivia kirby says
I follow on twitter @olivia280177
olivia kirby says
Shared on Google +
olivia kirby says
signed up by email x
Naomi Buchan says
Babywipes, useful for so many things x
Naomi Buchan says
I have tweeted (URL: https://twitter.com/NaomiSFB/status/443354632279310336 )
Naomi Buchan says
I like on Facebook (Naomi Sarah Buchan)
Naomi Buchan says
I have shared via G+
Naomi Buchan says
I have subscribed via email x
Kirsteen Mackay says
I couldn’t live without baby wipes
Kirsteen Mackay says
I’ve tweeted @SparklyShoes17
Kirsteen Mackay says
I’m following on Twitter @SparklyShoes17
Hayley Todd says
Our little one is only 2 weeks old and so far my baby essential has to be, without a doubt, her swaddling blankets, she settles so peacefully in them and drifts off to sleep.
Hayley Todd says
I have tweeted as @solarsangel x
Hayley Todd says
I already like your facebook page ๐
Hayley Todd says
I follow your twitter page as @solarsangel x
Clare Hubbard says
Baby wipes and a spare toy
Clare Hubbard says
Followed on twitter @funkbun
charlotte thornton says
Happy Birthday!! Muslin Squares, a definite essential
jodie B says
So far the best thing i have bought was my baby bath and changing table – i ended up with emergency c section, and it has been a godsend not having to get down on the floor to change nappies.
Val Pownall says
Baby wipes – so many uses!
Laura Pritchard says
Muslins & babywipes…could do without everything else but these!
Zara Clair Podmore says
It has to be baby wipesxx
AMy Beckett says
Nappy bags as they double up as dog bags too
susan willshee says
the most useful thing we had was a vibrating chair. Whenever Daisy was fractious we would pop her in the chair and set one of the vibrate options. It was amazing how quickly it soothed her.
susan willshee says
Have followed on facebook
susan willshee says
have tweeted @piperanddaisy
susan willshee says
following on twitter @piperanddaisy
Helen Francis says
My tommee tippee perfect prep machine don’t know how I ever managed without one!
Natalie Crossan says
Baby wipes. Good for cleaning baby bum and laptop keyboard!!
Holly Boyd says
Muslins, my daughter uses them as a comfort blanket. Without them it takes ages to get her to sleep.
Georgia Keogh says
I am going to say baby wipes too!
Also, while perusing your Facebook page I spotted a photo that looks like Felixstowe beach. I grew up between Ipswich & Trimley St Mary and my husband in Walton, Felixstowe so it was a nice surprise to see a photo from home!
So greetings from a fellow Suffolker, now living in Yorkshire ๐
Georgia Keogh says
& Happy Birthday to Tigerboy!
Georgia Keogh says
I am also following your Facebook page
Georgia Keogh says
& I am following on Twitter
Georgia Keogh says
& I have tweeted about the competition.
Georgia Keogh says
& I have subscribed to your blog by email!
Melissa Red says
Following on Twitter @MeliRed1
claire woods says
wipes
claire woods says
Tweeted @clairewoods32
claire woods says
Follow on Twitter – @clairewoods32
claire woods says
liked on FB – claire samuel
Sarah says
Baby sleeping bags, I was paranoid before having him that I would use too many blankets so these were the perfect option for us!
Bubble wraps a big favourite in this house too!!
Xx
Sarah says
I follow you on twitter @sarbriony
Sarah says
I have tweeted about your comp too @sarbriony
Xx
Rebecca Phillips says
baby bouncer in the early days then as they get older, fisher price jumperoo!
Rebecca Phillips says
ive tweeted as @x_walter
https://twitter.com/x_walter/status/443522184007680000
Rebecca Phillips says
ive liked your page on facebook as Rebecca Mpb Phillips