Are Cartoons Drugs?

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Lately, my Wild Child has become a Cartoon Junkie! Fireman Sam, Little Bear, Milly Molly, Timothy Goes To School are his choice of drugs. Now, you might think I’m being a bit extreme comparing cartoons to drugs but honestly that’s how I feel about it. His going to be four years old in exactly two weeks and his been watching cartoons for less than six months, before then he didn’t even know these channels on sky existed and now that’s all he wants to watch. How did this Happen?

I personally prefer him watching as less tele as possible. From since he was inside me I’ve implemented books, reading on to him and he’s loved it. I do believe watching tele is beneficial if done properly so I’ve always been very peculiar about what he may watch and how much of it. And it was all fine until these cartoons were introduced to him during by relatives during a sleepover and since then it just seems like that’s all he knows. Initially, I didn’t mind him watching cartoons as long as it was within the limit but he became obsessed with it, didn’t wish to do anything else not even READ! And, that’s what pushed me of the edge so I put a pin on all the cartoon channels and now he can only watch it according to my liking. But, the thing is the change in his attitude hasn’t reverted, he’s still as obsessed with it as he was before, doesn’t wish to do anything else.  

So, today I decided to divert his attention by interesting him in some Friendly, Sweet BAKING! And VOILA, cartoons went out the window (even if it was for half the day) and we made some simple but delicious Vanilla Cupcakes with Mint Icing.

:: My Wild Child's Vanilla Cupcakes with Mint Icing ::

As much as making these yummys with my wild child, with flour all over the place and eggs on the floor instead of in the bowl was very fun and even more rewarding for me, to my surprise my biggest accomplishment was “mummy I don’t want to watch little bear, let’s just make more and more cakes, every day for a longa longa time”. Now that’s music to my ears.

Therefore, hopefully we are making a chocolate fudge cake tomorrow but the question is what are you doing with your child/children, how do you keep them inspired and how do you distract them from the THE BOX?

Please share your tips so I or others may use them in the future and until next time,

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River Island Black Messenger Bag Review

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It’s coming up to two weeks that I’ve been using this bag and I’M LOVING IT! I honestly don’t have anything negative to say about this product as it suits all my needs. I bought this bag because I wanted a bag that was small, light but still big enough to fit my maternity notes and most importantly was a cross body bag. It had to be a cross body bag because I find it very hard to carry totes or shoulder bags when using crutches! And, when I saw this bag and tried it on, it was perfect!

The top of the bag has a zip opening and folds over. As usual it has a zip pocket inside of a reasonable size to fit little bits and bobs (my cards and cash as I don’t carry a purse) and there’s also a mobile phone pocket which fits my iPhone perfectly.

The appearance I find very simple but still very feminine and stylish and the tassels give it the extra flare that makes it stand out. I love the contrasting colours on the bag: Black, Cream & Gold

The quality of the make and material’s I feel are relatively the same to an average bag that you would buy of the high street. Even though it’s light and doesn’t weigh down on my shoulders, it still doesn’t feel like it’s going to flyaway.

At £25.00 a piece I think it’s a great price, so if you’re interested click HERE to visit the River Island website or visit your local store.

So, until next time lovelies this is it. I do hope this review is helpful, even if it’s incy wincy bit!

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20th Week: Smack In The MIDDLE!

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As the title states, I hit my halfway milestone this week (considering pregnancy is averagely forty weeks long) and it’s feels odd, because a party of me is like “Yipee, I only have another twenty weeks to go” and the another part of me is like “twenty more bloody weeks to go!” I’m hoping other people feel like this too!

Anyway, this week has flown by so quickly. I feel like I wrote my 19 Week update yesterday (click here to read it)! The week itself has been very relaxing and enjoyable. I’m not a big fan of summer because I and heat aren’t best friends; however I have been enjoying the sun’s lovely warmth the last couple of days. I have had a couple of appointments week: one for the midwife, one for the perinatal psychiatrist (if you don’t know what they do click HERE) and for the little scan room down in the Hospital (if you want to know more about my scan click HERE)! (me trying to imitate Bah Bah Black Sheep!)

All the appointments went fine. My little bubs is doing great, moving around with its tiny legs and arms.

It’s what happened after my scan that changed my week.  Let me explain:

I went to visit family members that have recently had a baby (about three weeks ago) and the baby has been diagnosed with Down's syndrome. This is the first time I've been so close emotionally as well as relationship wise to a person that has Down's syndrome or is a parent to child that is suffering from it. I didn't know what to say, how to provide comfort or even if comfort is what they need. As the visit went on things just fell into its place and it became easier to talk about the issue and I realised that acknowledgment is what I need to provide first. As the evening came to an end I had come to believe one of the parent's has accepted the issue as a part of fate and the other is still looking for answers to why it happened and for something to blame. I understand and sympathies with both parents but the whole scenario left me with a whole load of questions at the end of the night which I am still pondering about. Here are a few of those questions:

• How often does Down’s syndrome effect the parent’s perception of the child?

• What can be expected from the parent’s behaviour?

• Should a child suffering from Down’s syndrome be treated differently from other children in terms of motivation and expectations?

• Lastly, How would I react if I were to be the parent of a child who suffers from Down’s syndrome?

I’m leaving with these questions, so have a think about them whether they relate to you or not and tell me what you think or have felt due to your own experience!

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