Like one of my earlier posts about working mums having that 'Friday feeling', I definitely have it today! Perhaps it's that Christmas is around the corner and there is a holiday air in the office, or perhaps it's just that I have the whole weekend with The Bean? Of course for The Bean everyday is the weekend so she was non plussed when I told her over her Weetabix that Mummy was going to be with her for two whole days. Lucky old Bean, she has no worries, her days are spent playing and having her food prepared lovingly for her. She's never too cold or hot, she has a midday nap (if only I could sneak one into my working hours) and she never has to commute to work on the tube! I know she'll have all the worries of the world to come when she gets older and childhood is hopefully, for most children, a time of worry-free happiness, but to have one day in her shoes would be a lovely Christmas present! (This post is for the benefit of Father C if he is listening)
Today at gurgle we're working on a few new elements of the site and you should hopefully see them over the next week. We have had a few requests from people about joining birth clubs - basically if you rejected joining a birth club when you registered with gurgle, the system has you down as rejected and might not let you join up in the future. If this is happening to you, please send me as email at
nifa@gurgle.com telling me your username and I will sort the problem out for you. I know how many of you love chatting amongst your birth club peers and we want you all to experience it!
For any newborn Christmas babies, see our articles on
swaddling your newborn, and our video
how to swaddle your newborn to see the benefits of swaddling your baby. (especially good during this cold spell!)