Wearing your baby

Mummy's Favourite Things has a fantastic post on baby slings and 'wearing' babies. You should check it out to read about why carrying babies in a sling or other carrier can be great for mum and baby.

Ellaroo sling

Jasmin also recommends the Mini Monkey baby sling. Keep on eye on her blog for lots of great recommendations and advice.

Mini Monkey sling

Creative baby blogs

Creative, crafty baby and kids blogs we love...

Mummy's favourite things: Excellent advice and know-how from a brilliant mum

Made by Joel: Fantastic creative projects made by an artistic Dad

Mon petit amour: Canadian cuteness

Lovely Design: Gorgeous quilts and craft projects from a mum expecting her second

Baby and wool: Knitting for a one-year old

Peonies and polaroids: Beautiful photos and stories from a new mum of twins!

Hank and Lucy: A blogging duo who have come together to document their pregnancies

What are your favourites?

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Beautiful baby photos

Here are some wonderful baby photos from the lovely Lucy Leonardi. If you live in Sydney you might be lucky enough to be able to have Lucy photograph your baby (or wedding!).

Her photos are so enchanting...

And for tips on taking your own brilliant baby photos, go here for the low-down. It's a time that really doesn't last long, so make sure you get some beautiful shots of your beautiful baby!

All photos by Lucy Leonardi

Baby succulents

Here are some baby succulents I have potted recently. Aren't they cute? The retro glazed pots seem to suit them so well.

To grow your own succulents, simply take a single leaf from an existing plant. Let it rest somewhere for a couple of days, so the base callouses over. Then plant it in damp soil and water it again after a few days.

(Or if you are lazy like me, plant it immediately in dry-ish soil and then water a couple of days later.)

Succulents seem to like lots of sun and a bit of water. They can cope with very little water, but seem to do better if they are given a drink!

One of my favourite succulents, the jelly bean ones seen here, came from Jasmin from Mummy's Favourite Things. Thank you- from just one leaf I have grown so many little plants!

Green Burst Tote

So go walk to a friend's house. Take a beautiful tote bag- Bundarra bags are the best. Ask to have a leaf from one or two of their nicest succulents, and start your own succulent garden!

Good advice...

is the hardest thing to find! Over at Mummy's Favourite Things you'll find tonnes of it.

Excellent recommendations, useful lists, reviews and reflections. All from someone who knows what they are talking about- a mum who is raising a beautiful baby, and doing it thoughtfully and brilliantly.

You must check out recent posts on buying the perfect baby gift, as well as some fantastic other ones on how to take fantastic photos of your baby, and what you really need to buy to prepare for a baby.

It's an excellent blog- one to keep an eye on and send to anyone who is a new mum or dad, expecting a baby, soon to be an aunty or grandmother, feeling clucky or just interested in a funny and honest blog about parenting. Go check it out!

Playing school

For a Shnookies baby, school is a long way off. But it's good fun to play, especially with these nostalgic items!

A vintage Fisher Price school house...

Sweet little apple toys...

And a Shnookies vest- warm, soft and so very distinguished.

For lots of advice, clever ideas and parenting know-how head over to Mummy's Favourite Things. Its such a fantastic source of information and insight. For now, it is all about baby's first year. But soon enough it will be thinking about the theme of school too!