Sleep is for the weak...

Its a long time since I had one of  .. what you call it now , oh yes a screaming ball of fury  which equates to you or I a baby. or a toddler which is equal to a moving weapon of mass destruction.

Long has it been since I grappled in hospital with what they suggested I clean my babies backside with cotton wool and water. Sorry maternity ward I ditched that one when you weren't looking and whipped out the baby wipes, which are the saviour of the human race.  Seriously have you seen what comes of a baby ? it is not I assure you sunshine and unicorns!

Also it the great scheme of things resting your baby sleeps is just not going to happen they are master of tiptoeing feet and your bum cheeks connecting  with your comfy sofa. But fear not in the battle of the baby/ toddler you can and will fight back, do not show them any fear otherwise those  eyes will suck you in.

The first situation I encountered was baby stealth  you know the one where they are not , hungry, not tired, they don't want to play, not dirty but you KNOW its time for a nap. The thing I used when it came to this was *white noise * switch on your vacuum and leave it running. This one confuses the baby but also the white noise some how soothes them and will hopefully put them to sleep. Obviously doing this at 2 am it the morning is not suitable if your husbands is on nights.


So my top tips for sleep inducing a baby/ toddler are :


1.What I also found was useful at the correct age ( medical information shifts all the time ) was Weetbaix just before the little darling went to bed.

2. Mashed banana.

3. Classic Fm or if they or you before Coldplay or what ever music you or they like.

4. Vacuum ( because of the white noise)

5. Putting them in front of the washing machine ( trust me it works ) The trick with this one is to give them a bottle making sure you watch them etc if they are doing it themselves. Putting the washing machine on a long long cycle. And watch the little darling nod off to sleep you can then if you are brave whisk them off to their cot or leave them where they are.

Sleep is the enemy to a toddler.

6. Make sure you have 2 of their favourite toys  you never not if they might lose it and that could mean hours of misery and heartbreak if you don't.

Have 2 of a childs favourite must loved toy.

Caption Saturday #satcap

Teddy Bear #snaphappyBritmums

Gallery : Sky

Looking at the Sky through a wine glass at Jamie Oliver's Fifteen.

Ticknall Village Sunset.

So I was elated to see that Tara Cains Gallery theme for this week was sky. I  have so many shots of beautiful sky that I fear that this post could run into hundreds of pictures. So I will share some of my favourite pictures with you.

St Peters Church Chellaston

An English Oak tree.

Finland evening sky.

Skies are fantastic if you see an image you have to snap it there and there because you are never going to see a scene like that again.

Nelsons Column.

Warwick Castle.

Taken at Watergate Bay Cornwall.

Discovery Review The perfect Fajita Kit

I was sent The Discovery Fajita Kit ( Crispy Crumb)  for review.

Whats in the Kit?

Wraps 

Crispy Crumb Coating (Mild and family friends) (Gluten Free)

Sour Cream

Discovery The Perfect Fajita Kit

How easy is it to prepare ?

Very easy basically some oil combine it with the freshly cut up chicken and mix and that's it.

Mix the Discovery crispy crumb and the chicken.

Bake the crispy crumb chicken in the oven.

Is there anything you would change ?

Yes I would change the taste of the sour cream that came with the kit as it tasted too vinegary to me and my family.We opted for real sour cream in the end and if you look at the picture you will see that the real sour cream is the one pictured on the right. Also This part of this kit is labelled as being Gluten free this is only the chicken coating and not the wrap unfortunately.

Can you guess which one is the real sour cream ?

The Discovery Fajita kit ready to wrap.

What did we think overall as a family ?

Overall we enjoyed this meal as a family especially my son who was able to eat this one handed due to his other arm being in plaster.  I particularly liked that this was a mildly flavour spiced in comparison to other kits from other companies in the past that have left us all gagging for a drink. So all in all we would buy this kit again and enjoy a mexican night ...

The Discovery Perfect Fajita Kit is available from most supermarkets priced at £3.19. 

I was sent this product for the purpose of this review, my opinion is my own and not influenced in any way