On Saturday, 20th April we went on a little day trip to the ZSL London Zoo. I feel like it might be a little too early to bring him on these things because he doesn’t pay too much attention to things in general. But I still do because I think I’m doing us a favour. In my head, the earlier I get him used to museums and such, the more he’ll enjoy them. So far, this seems to be true for books, so I’m expanding this thought to other areas of life. Most of all it was a necessary family day out. The husband is working day and night on different projects lately, so we all needed a day off together. Lunch at Purezza We got out of the house far too late (as per usual) and Dinis was ready for his midday nap. So he fell asleep on the way to Camden, and there was no point in heading to the zoo with him fast asleep. He’s a much better sleeper now and his daily naps range between 1 hour and 30 minutes to 3 hours (not just lucky though, we did teach him to sleep – I can […]

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After our first trip from London to Lisbon with our then 3-month-old baby I wrote this post mainly about the fears and the struggles of travelling with a small baby for the first time. Since then we’ve traveled a lot more back and forth not only with my firstborn but also with my secondborn, so there’s a lot more knowledge and experience on these trips now. If you want practical trips on things that are helpful for the trip and toys that entertain kids on those trips, please check the following links and read them after reading this first experience. I hope this information is useful to you. Before we travelled One of the things that everyone tells you when you talk about having babies is “no more travelling!”. I’ve always challenged this assumption and thought (and said) “Why? It must be slightly more challenging, but some people do it”. “Oh, you have no idea”. I would then kind of give up and wouldn’t challenge it too much as I didn’t have babies, so if this was true, I would only understand it once I had them. And then I had a baby. As we are Portuguese we had to […]

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I have a post ready for tomorrow, but today I wanted to be thankful for my baby. This is Dinis. My little bundle of joy. My happy lovely super cute baby. And today he turns 10 months. Like the typical cliché that comes out of the mouth of every parent: I can’t believe he’s 10 months! He’s already starting to chat (the usual nonsensical words I call Latin – because it’s a language I don’t really understand), he’s actually walking around and holding on to everything to pull himself up, dragging himself around on the floor when not walking (he didn’t figure out how to crawl, he literally drags himself around like a slug), trying to get himself killed by holding on to things that can fall on his head or playing with cables and sockets, and oh my, is he stubborn! The mood swings and defiance has started my friends! Though days lately, tough days. But he’s also cute, adorable, sweet and so happy most of the time! We’re either very lucky or doing something right. Or (hopefully) both. Happy 10 months my love. Hug,Millia :::::::::::::::::: Come follow me!For blog updates on Instagram, Facebook and TwitterTo get to know me a […]

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I have a baby! I keep repeating this out loud every now and then. It simply feels quite surreal that I have created a baby! In my belly! #saywhat It’s now been almost three months and honestly, I have been wanting to write about the whole experience (pregnancy, labour, post pregnancy) but so far it’s been so overwhelming that I keep postponing writing for the blog. When not caring for my baby, or out and about, I sincerely just want to rest. Whether that is by sleeping or being on my phone chatting to my fellow mum friends and my family (who unfortunately are based in Portugal), getting distracted with a stupid game I’m addicted to or watching some videos/series online. But let’s finally get down to business. Pregnancy Pregnancy was frankly a good easy one. Of course, I say this and yet I had to deal with some worrying moments. And despite it all, he stayed in until he was 41 weeks and I had to be induced. All in all, I have a very positive experience: no morning sickness, no trouble sleeping and a good end of pregnancy where I listened to my body and was able to rest […]

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So, I’ve been neglecting this blog for quite a bit, but I haven’t forgotten about it! Excuses are what they are but: I’ve started a new job We had quite a few friends visiting in the past months And well… I have a baby in my belly!!! I’ve now been pregnant 35 weeks and counting. Gosh, time flies and the baby is due in about a month… It’s scary! Up until a couple of weeks I didn’t have a crib, a car seat, a changing station, a pushchair… #NotReady I basically had just stock up in really cute clothes, a couple of adorable toys and far too many books! But I still need quite a few things that might be quite important… Like, I don’t know, packing a hospital bag!!!  So yeah, I’m not totally ready yet. But hopefully he’s just like his mum and he’s not ready to come meet the world sooner than he’s supposed too either!  And yes! It’s a baby boy!!! We’re thrilled and getting more excited by the minute. But let me tell you all about it. Well not all, don’t worry. Just some key points from the beginning of this journey. #DontBeAwkward We created a […]

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