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Image: Mini Boden, Florasaurus Dress
Dinosaurs are a current favourite in our household (it seems to be in-built into little boys?!). It's so nice to see retailers realising they aren't just for boys this season too - even Boden have a girls 'Florasaurus' dress, I wish it came in baby sizes...
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Farah in Black, Image from Jem & Bea
This is a taster of luxury British Baby Change brand Jem & Bea's second collection. I've been eyeing them up for a while now and it was nice to see what's going to be released for SS16 (from Mid February onwards). The brand was set up by 2 mums - an ex lawyer and ex accessories designer for Anya Hindmarch and Mulberry - after spotting a gap in the market for stylish and practical baby change bags.
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Photo taken from OYOY website
There are some great rugs out there for kids rooms that wouldn't look out of place in a normal room too. We just bought this OYOY adventure one for the new babies room and it's brilliant - Finn has already been pushing his cars around on it...
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With the colder months here, maternity leave and pending new baby arrival we are going to be watching a lot of TV in our house over the coming months...staying in is the new going out so I've heard...
I remember watching a fair bit on my iPad in the middle of the night whilst breastfeeding with Finn (Hart of Dixie and Friday Night Lights were easy viewing with lots of seasons worth to keep me going), so I need to start downloading and stocking up on some new programmes for this time round.
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With my due date rapidly sneaking up on me I've finally packed the hospital bag and thought I'd show you what I've taken this time round for the birth of baby 2 and a little bit of experience...
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With a growing baby bump it's always nice to pamper yourself and ultimately try to avoid getting stretch marks! Personally I do think that you are either blessed with good genes or have a bit of a fight on your hands with it but just massaging and caring for your bump and yourself are really important.
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© Emily Gray Photography 2016
If you're looking for a great newborn, kids or family photographer to take your photos this year then look no further! Emily Gray Photography takes the best shots and even better she is offering Finlay Fox readers 15% off all full shoots (mini shoots are excluded). We all take a lot of photos on our phones these days but sometimes it's so nice to have some professional images taken and printed too.
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With less than (I've had to change this so many times it's taken me so long to write a new post!) 2 weeks until my due date I'm starting to think about the new babies room! Yes it's cutting it a bit fine, I guess I had better make it look like I'm getting ready to nest and feel a bit more in control of what's about to happen!
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Another mega kids independent clothing brand we wanted to give a shout out to - Shape Kids. We love this unisex brand and their love of colour, playful shapes and geometry they use. Their gender neutral, stylish clothes are for newborn up to 9 years, they also have some great tote bags for adults.
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Mug from Mere Soeur, £9.50
Flowers (I don't own enough vases!), baby grows (often bought too small, especially if you have over a 9lb'er and they last a matter of days), teddies (unless they are the jellycat ones), baby record books (oops still haven't filled mine in for Finn), spa vouchers (not so fun by yourself and with lactating breasts), pink and blue stuff (often naff)....these are the classic baby/ new mum gifts.
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We are LOVING these new adult sweatshirts by Parent Apparel, available exclusively for pre-order on The Dandy Kid website (due to be despatched early January). If you're a fan of the classic 'Mother' sweatshirts from Selfish Mother then check these sweats out with their colourful take on parenting.
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We recently got to go to the brilliant Little Angel Theatre Company to see 'Wow Said the Owl', a puppetry theatre production of Tim Hopwood's children's book. We were given gift vouchers as a Christmas present last year and have been waiting patiently for a production that was suitable for a 2 year old.
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Who's got a Christmas bump to show off? Black is always easy and flattering, bodycon is a strong look and will show your bump off proudly. Otherwise sexy lace sleeves seem to be the trend this year and statement accessories.
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Sleep is one of the most important things for your little ones, but more selfishly how important it is for us! Some are lucky and it's a breeze whilst for others it can be a rollercoaster of emotions and an ongoing battle.
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Image taken from Mini Mocks Shop
There are so many adorable baby moccasins out there at the moment. My favourite are from the British brand Amy & Ivor and they have a good range of limited edition styles out at the moment. Maybe it's because baby is on the way or deep down I wish they did these in adult sizes but I have become obsessed with these cute little slip ons, here is my edit of the best out there...
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Image: Taken from Mama Owl
It's chilly out there as winter is really in full swing and we dream of having a snowy white Christmas. With a January baby due I've been looking at all the lovely cosy baby products out there. There are some fab independent brands offering high quality knitwear to wrap your small ones up in. Mama Owl, Petite Albion and This Little being our favourite websites to look at and buy from.
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We recently heard about BKD, an award winning children's baking company, and loved the idea of their little baking kits as stocking fillers and Christmas presents. I strongly believe in getting kids involved in cooking as much and as early as possible to really understand food and where it comes from.
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More festive fun this time in the shape of Christmas PJs for babies and kids... here is our edit of the best out there - nice to give as a Christmas eve present so they can be wearing them on Christmas day (if you can wait that long!)...
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So enough of what to buy your little ones this Christmas, us mums want cool gifts too! Ok so some of these items are pretty expensive but you may have a generous other half to hint to! These are on our dream Christmas wishlist...
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I am so happy to see another mama (and friend) set up a brilliant new business (please support independent and small businesses!) and even more happy that it's selling kids teepees!! Wildfire Teepees is the name and how fab is her branding - we love the feel of her 'new adventure with her little Indians'.
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