We have been travelling with little E since she was just five weeks old, and there are some things that I just cannot do without. Here are a few must have items that keep us all happy during the flight.

Stokke Pram Pack

You don't have to own a Stokke Xplory to love this, it has been designed to suit pretty much any type of travel system, bugaboo included. It's on wheels too so no heavy lifting involved





Our main reasons for buying this rather over a collapsible pram were

a) It's airline approved so you don't have to worry about your beloved pram getting damaged in transit

b) When not in use, it can be very conveniently rolled up so it doesn't take up much storage space.



We bought ours from back in action Here

The Baba Sling

I bought this initially when little E was teeny because I was paranoid that I would fall asleep on the plane with her in my arms and drop her. Then, it allowed her to sleep horizontally whilst being carried around now she sits upright in it. I find it's much easier to use than our Baby Bjorn ( which Mr J is a bit obsessed with) especially when you are being rushed off a plane, it's also very light and portable and comes with it's own drawstring bag.

This is our Baba Sling on it's first outing last year, Mr J looking very sleep deprived!






We bought ours in Lavender, direct from Baba Sling themselves Here


Ipad/ Iphone Apps

Initially I wasn't all that keen on the little E using my ipad as a toy, but for travel it is brilliant! There are so many educational apps out there to keep little ones entertained during a long journey and when they finally fall asleep you can use it to watch films or read books and magazines- I'm pretty much surgically attached to mine!!

 Below are Estella's favourite apps.

1. Peekaboo Barn

Little E amazed her parents and fellow passengers by working out how to open and close the barn doors on this brilliant app. She giggles at the different animal noises and even tries to mimic them!

Do I think that my eight month old is a genius? Of course :)

2. It's a Small World

I'm not sure who loves this more, Estella or her Grandma who adores the ride at Disney of the same name. The app follows a hot air balloon around the world, it's super cute, interactive and education all at the same time, teaching kids to say hello in a multitude of languages. Although I was unimpressed that this didn't include Greek or Welsh, can't have everything I guess...


3. Bubbles Magic

Popping the bubbles on this app is a bit addictive, in a bubble wrap kinda way! I bought this one on the recommendation of a friend who has a 20month old who's obsessed with this this so it should keep little E entertained for quite a few months. You can even upload an image of your choice as a background just to keep things interesting.

We're finally back from our trip to Athens for Greek Easter. Although the sun didn't shine every day, we managed to see our family and many of our lovely friends which more than made up for the weather.  I didn't get around to posting much while I was away but I have plenty of photos to upload and new posts planned so please stay tuned. In the meantime, here's a meme to keep you going.

 I was tagged in this great meme quite a few weeks ago by the fantastic Zena-Marie of the Fabulous Mom's Guide  and I'm a bit ashamed that it has taken me so long to post my own version but..... better late than never I guess!

If you haven't been around to check out the Fabulous Mom's Guide then you absolutely must, it's jam packed with scrummy cakes and tips for fabulous Mamas. My description by no means does this great blog justice so please take a look for yourselves HERE

Here are ten things that I tell myself everyday:

1. Starbucks skinny lattes with sugar free syrup are definitely allowed on the Dukan Diet

2. I will find time to go to the gym, tomorrow

3. Going to the gym makes me more hungry anyway and therefore makes me fat

4. I must become more organised

5. I will blog at least every other day

6. To treat people how I would like to be treated myself

7. If people are unpleasant for no reason then I should leave it to karma rather than trying to handle them myself. There's only so long someone can go around treating people badly without it coming back on them in some way.

8. It's ok to let E watch a few minutes of baby TV, it's educational!

9. It's fine to spend money on my hair, after all I wear it every day!

10. Expensive shoes are a necessity not a luxury.

My next job is tag some more lovely bloggers, as always if you've already received this/ don't have time/ can't be a***d then please ignore. Otherwise, I look forward to reading your lists:

@AlisonDuveen

@sthurley49

@AimeeSawyer

The other great thing about this book is that it's chew proof!We also have a few board books but these have been placed firmly out of her reach for now seeing as she decided to give our Boston terriers a chew for their money!!!

When I was a little girl, whenever my father came back from a business trip the Far East, it was like Christmas once again in our house. It seems that Mr Jones has decided to carry on this tradition with little E. Check out all the Hello Kitty goodies he brought back, I have no idea how it all fit in his suitcase!

If you've been following my blog you may remember from my last Read of the Week post that we were about to finish our Mother and Baby yoga classes sob sob.
Well, we had our last class earlier this week. Both Estella and her cousin Melina are getting a bit to old for the baby yoga section now, preferring to fight over toys in class rather getting on with the downward dog pose and making everyone in the class giggle!!


I began pregnancy yoga at just 10 weeks in. A little early I know, but the plan was to keep my sister company who was about 9 weeks ahead of me in her pregnancy. So weekly yoga classes have now become the norm for us and we're really going to miss it. Our yoga teacher Veronique has been fantastic, she always takes time at the beginning of class to find out if anyone has any specific problems such as pelvic pain during pregnancy, throught the course of the class she then adapts poses to help with the problem and even explains how it may be treated using yoga.  Here is the lady herself with the two little monkeys:

1. I am convinced that I could quite easily live off ice cream, and that alone!
2. I am fluent in four languages: English ( debatable) Greek, French and German
3. I read magazines from the back to the front, a trait I picked up from my mother- Thanks Mama!
4. My feet seem to have grown half a shoe size since Estella was born, although I am secretly hoping it's still a bit of baby weight so that I can wear my favourite once Louboutins again. Do feet even gain weight ?
5. No matter how tired I am, I always wide awake by about 11pm - I blame my fathers Greek genes for that one. So if you ever see me blogging or Tweeting late at night, you know why....
6. After my first degree in languages, I went back to university and completed an MSC in finance, it was one of the most difficult and demanding things I have ever done but I felt a huge sense of achievement on graduation day.
7. I was once stopped and asked for directions to Sloane Street by Kylie Minogue! Living in central London, celebrity sightings are pretty common but I have been a huge fan of hers since the age of about 7. Nevertheless despite being stupidly starstruck, I replied very calmly, walked away still pretty calm and then then once around the corner I squealed down the phone to my mother, sister... anyone who would listen. P.S. She really is the tiniest person I have ever seen, I felt like a giant next to her and I am only 5'3!

Beyond the nappy bag