One of my favourite parenting quotes is 'I was the greatest parent, until I had kids.'
I thought I had it all figured out. My childless self would think ' ooh I wouldn't do it like that.'
With it being school half term in 2 weeks time, it can become quite expensive keeping children occupied.
From the moment you find out that you are pregnant, you have so many dreams for this little unknown person.
Who will they be? What will they do? Will they be happy?
We had finally worked out what bedtime routine worked for Z and he was sleeping well by the time our second son came along. Everyone was sleeping where they were supposed to be. I started to feel like I was getting the hang of bedtimes.
Sleep, that is.
One of the biggest issues with having children is how much sleep they, and in turn you, get.