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Little things I picked along the way
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Welcome to my wee blog. I write it as I have found that us Mums don't talk about stuff enough!
I have been on both sides, the know it all ( Nanny ) and the new Mum ( Mammy ).
I hope to share my experiences and knowledge of both.
The first year's blogs have moved to my books website
www.allthesmallthingsbook.com
Year Two and Year Three are here.
Thank you for reading it


Talk is cheap
As in free and we need to talk to each other, family, friends and most of all our kids, non stop, about everything. My wee one is...

Cee Rainey
Aug 5, 20194 min read
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Tired, we thought we knew ...
We did not ! And thats another thing that they don't really or aren't able to really warn us about. A whole new level of things....

Cee Rainey
Jul 24, 20193 min read
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A love note ....
I have waited my entire adult life for the moment. After giving birth to her of course. To throw her a first birthday party. And its...

Cee Rainey
Jul 19, 20193 min read
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Under Pressure
Just like us Mums need each other, so do our wee ones, more than you would think. If yours is a sibling to someone then you will know...

Cee Rainey
Jul 15, 20194 min read
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Labour of Love
So I ate something dodgy or more likely too much and feel like I have a food baby in there and slightly sick ( not at the thought ) It...

Cee Rainey
Jul 3, 20194 min read
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Get out your diaries.....
Im sorry .... I am on of those Mums now, that likes to stay busy and I love school holidays and summer. It stems from when I was a nanny,...

Cee Rainey
Jun 26, 20194 min read
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A Rainey Day
Mr Sun Sun Mr Golden Sun , shine your light down on me. I have a friends (s) who sing this to their wee ones to get them to smile. And it...

Cee Rainey
Jun 20, 20196 min read
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I will never pee alone again
Like Liverpool football club, their official or unofficial anthem is 'You will never walk alone'. Parents need to adapt that to I will...

Cee Rainey
Jun 19, 20194 min read
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This too shall pass .....
This a mantra that every mother /parent should adopt. It will help you through the tougher times, and help to treasure the happy , fun...

Cee Rainey
May 28, 20193 min read
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Give me some space .
This isn't strictly a child rearing or a helpful post, but all of us have been there, it's a got to get something off my chest post. A...

Cee Rainey
May 20, 20194 min read
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Cold tea
Hands up who misses hot drinks, and breakfast most mornings? Who gets to eat mouthful between doing something else? And who has to share...

Cee Rainey
May 4, 20198 min read
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It takes a village
That old chestnut of a saying and I have found it is so true especially when it comes to raising kids. I have four , three teens and a...

Cee Rainey
May 3, 20193 min read
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Little Miss BooBoo
As you may have read my wee one is investigating her world and with a vengeance and determination that is growing. She is up on all fours...

Cee Rainey
Apr 23, 20195 min read
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H20
My wee one is nipping and now biting me so my / our breast-feeding journey is now winding down. Which is sad as she still kinda wants to...

Cee Rainey
Apr 21, 20194 min read
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Easter...... fun has begun
It's one of my favourite times of year.... it's the weather and what you can do with it. Christmas and Halloween ( in this hemisphere at...

Cee Rainey
Apr 17, 20193 min read
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Identity crisis
It dawned on me the other day , and with a baby , a lot doesn't as I'm in a fog of baby brain and lack of sleep ins. That when she was...

Cee Rainey
Mar 21, 20196 min read
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I go too...
My life is no longer my own... before I could pop wee one down on floor and leave for a sec, to go to the loo, hang out the laundry, make...

Cee Rainey
Mar 20, 20194 min read
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I can't wait ......
If you have read anything else I have written , you will know that I was a nanny for a bit in London . So my wee one is not my first...

Cee Rainey
Mar 12, 20194 min read
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What I want , what I really,really want...
It was International Woman's Day recently and it got me thinking about being a Mum. The real wonder women of this world. We do, do it...

Cee Rainey
Mar 9, 20194 min read
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Tiger Strips........grrrr
So my other half tickled me the other day and my top rode up. He said innocently ''oh stretch marks '' and I said ''no tiger strips''. If...

Cee Rainey
Mar 6, 20192 min read
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