Little Kickers

Little Kickers provides approved football training from 2 years till 5th birthday! How exciting - we love soccer and they've just started classes at Holly's childcare centre. As you can imagine we are signed up, and she wore the Man U shirt (No 7, Ronaldo) to her first lesson.

I turned up to have a peek, and although Holly ceased to participate in class from that point (her choosing, not mine or the teacher's), it looked like a lot of fun. I will make a mental note to stay out of it next week!

Pilates Power

I'm heading in a new career direction for all the right reasons!

Pilates is the most intelligent and sophisticated exercise method available and I am proud to join the ranks with Studio Pilates International.

Pilates is a safe and effective exercise for pregnant mums, up to the 3rd trimester. And it's great for reshaping your mid-section post baby.

I am so excited to combine my university degree, love of fitness and knowledge of pregnancy in such a meaningful way. I urge all Mums to give us a call and learn how to maximise your precious exercise time.

Wee Rode

I've seen plenty of people out using these new Wee Ride bike seats.

The front positioning (rather than riding 'behind') is said to be more stable, and more safe for both Mum and tot.

I know riding with Bub on the back takes a bit of getting used to, particularly as you need to rebalance the bike if they are moving/leaning/waving at puppies as you go.

Has anyone used both types of seats? If so, which do you prefer?

Hello Kitty Hospital

I just stumbled across this post about a brand-new Hello Kitty Maternity Ward in a Taiwan Hospital.

Everything is pink and 'Hello Kitty'-themed. The staff wear pink Hello Kitty uniforms and the sheets, curtains, wraps, towels are all graced with the cute puss. Perhaps a bit too far for some, but perhaps perfect for others.....

Noticed on yokiddo and original post by Dear Dr Moz. This post is going down as one of my favourites!

Pool Poncho

Summer is still going strong - in between all the rainy days - so we are still needing lots of towels to dry off after all our swims.

This Cuddlefish Pool Poncho is practical and cute. Available from Cuddlefish direct.

Holly Proof #2

I just found this list of the top ten safety gates, as selected by oh dee doh.

The gate featured above is apparently home-made. I'm impressed! Obviously a home-made gate doesn't come with the all important ASS stickers on it, but it looks fairly sturdy and professional. Better than some other DIY gates I've heard of.

Holly-Proof

Our little crawler has progressed to pulling up, standing, falling down and pulling over......

Time to read up on baby-proofing. A great refresher too, for those who've already done so.

For the noggin….

It's all about the bike this week.......

Infant helmets - so cute. So necessary.

This Giro helmet is from Amazon, however, I'm planning to get mine from New Farm Bikes.

And for my passenger…..

My little lady will be joining me happily on the bike (we hope).....snug and safe in one of these.

I am going to get it fitted when I decide on the final colour for the bike, at New Farm Bikes.

Riding along on my pushbike honey……

This is the bike I am thinking of getting......an electra townie. Not in blue, maybe pink or orange. With a baby seat on the back.

COOL! They have it down the road at New Farm Bikes. That means until I get my own, I will walk down there every day just to look at them....

70s Space Hopper

I used to love these when I was a kid. Great to see Oobi have brought them back....

The Oobi 70s Space Hopper can be found at The Kids Store.

We *heart* Lawrie

As featured on Sunrise today, Lawrie Laurence is realeasing a series of online swim lessons for littlies - making it easy to teach your kids the basics in your home pool. It is called Kids Alive.

The FREE lessons go online Monday. More details on the site.

Mother Ease Swim Nappy

Holly's about to outgrow her old swim nappy and we are constantly in the pool, so we'll probably need a few spares. These Mother Ease Swim Nappies should do the job.

You have to love a product that describes one of its features as: "our exclusive elasticised poo-catcher net keeps accidents contained for immediate clean up."

These can be purchased from Mum's Little Outlet

Supermums Again!

Sydney Morning Herald recently featured this article on the Supermum athletes defying science!

More Sleep Is Good

Treehugger reports today on the link between lack of sleep and childhood obesity.