Kim and Karmen

Happy New Year to you all, I have been absent for a while mainly due to the recent holidays and finally moving into the place (yay! more on that later).  So we took a trip to Cologne, Germany as a city break/mini holiday and mainly to see the Christmas Markets. This was also Karmens first trip on an aeroplane, I had been so worried about taking her on a plane for the first time and I had all these nightmare scenarios in my head so I was really glad that I had decided on a short flight to get it out of the way and the flight to Cologne is only an hour.  Prior to the trip we had been spotting aeroplanes in the sky and she was very interested so I played on this for when we arrived at the airport and parked the car as when we parked the Aeroplanes fly over the car park very low and of course very loud, I was worried the noise would scare her and had my fingers crossed that it wouldn't set off a negative reaction for the whole journey, however she loved looking at them so closely ...

UPDATED So is this is slightly over due, however I am still really passionate about the products I chose for when I had my baby. There are literally so many choices when you are becoming a mum and it can really seem overwhelming and sometimes confusing as to which products are the best or which ones you really need, and indeed, which are a waste of money. I did alot of research whilst I was pregnant to find the exact things I wanted that were going to be the best choice for baby and also make my life as a new parent as easy as possible. So here is a list of some of my must have baby products. 1. The RedCastle Cocoonababy I cannot express how much I loved this mattress, it is a little pricey for what seems to be something you only use for a short time but in my opinion is more than worth it. The Cocoonababy is a sleep nest that helps to prevent reflux, flat head syndrome and the startle reflex. This was certainly the case for me and Karmen! She slept amazingly in it from day 1 ...