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If that wasn’t all, have a photo in the giant Christmas bauble ‘sparkling selfie station’ and follow the Twinkle Trail, spotting baubles in shop windows to collect the clues and enter to win fabulous prizes this Christmas. Plus, share your sparkling selfie station pictures, tagging #thelexiconbracknell or email them to marketing@thelexiconbracknell.com and you will automatically be entered in a competition for the chance to win a restaurant gift card too. 

There are also special performances from local choirs, bands and singers and even the chance to meet Bluey, Hey Duggee and Chase from Paw Patrol! You can be sure that a trip to The Lexicon will have something for everyone over the festive season this year. We loved our visit to The Lexicon last weekend and know we’ll be back again before Christmas!

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We spent well over two hours at @marwellzoo, enjoying the light installations, indulging in the food stalls and cafe, toasting marshmallows and even meeting Father Christmas! 

Glow Marwell was such a nice way to kick off the festive season - and it’s on all the way through December! If you’re looking for a really nice festive activity the whole family can enjoy, this could definitely be it!
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They’re now three months old, super loving and happy, making biscuits and purring constantly.

They stay in ‘their’ room overnight but explore the house during the day, getting more confident as time passes. They even got to the point of relaxing on the sofa with us last night.

Fred & George are now very much part of our family and I can’t imagine them not being there now - even at 7am when they’re miaowing at the door for breakfast!
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We weren’t meant to get more cats just yet but sometimes the universe sends you things when you don’t expect them.

These little guys needed a home and a family to love them. And we had a home and a lot of love to give. We still miss Leia but this pair are definitely helping make me feel whole again.

They are both used to us now, and love us. They’re less nervous, give us cuddles and let us pick them up. They’re still living in our spare room but starting to explore the rest of the house under supervision. 

They play fight constant. Love toys, especially a crinkly feather thing on a string attached to a stick, and love being up high. They are an awesome pair and we are so glad to have them.

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I wanted to put some of my favourite photos on the grid too as the kids did so many fun activities - they had THE best time. 

Giant swing, segways, climbing, archery, laser clays… there was so much to do that we couldn’t fit it all in - we need another trip!
And there ends our October half term - well, apart And there ends our October half term - well, apart from Troy who has a bonus week off!

This half term has been pretty lovely. Troy had his school residential the first weekend and then we had a really lovely few days in Norfolk before heading home and picking up two new members of our family - Fred and George. 11 week old rescue kittens who have pretty much stolen our hearts.

It’s been so nice to have a chunk of quality time with this pair and now I’m looking forward to the Christmas holidays. These two are the best company and I really do live for the school holidays. 

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Parenting, Personal · April 9, 2014

Sleeping Through

Little Man had the worst sleep in months whilst we were on holiday. He woke frequently, needed a lot of night feeds and spent long periods of each night crying. It was very unlike him and I’ve put it down to teething and maybe being slightly under the weather. We spent the week exhausted but still managed to have a lovely holiday.

When we got back on Friday something amazing happened. Little Man slept through the night for the first time. At nearly 11 months old Little Man slept from 8pm all the way through until 6am. I then fed him, Dave rocked him a while and he went back to sleep until 9am. Completely unexpected, amazing sleep after the awful time on holiday!

Admittedly, it was a one off. Since then Little Man has woken up at least once during the night and has ended up in bed with us around 7am each morning. But the fact that he has slept through once gives me hope for the future, reinforces my thoughts that he doesn’t really ‘need’ feeding during the night anymore and shows that he is capable of sleeping.

Sleeping Through

It took LP 15 months but she got there in the end and has slept amazingly since. Little Man will get there in his own time too. It may have taken 11 months but it’s given me a light at the end of the tunnel.

Yay for sleeping babies!

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Comments

  1. Krystal says

    April 9, 2014 at 8:35 am

    It’s such a good feeling to have the babes sleep through! And it’s almost as if they know when you need it the very most. I hope he continues. My guy has been sleeping through most nights, but we also had a fussy night about a week ago. (Growth spurt, maybe?) These boys are seriously too similar!

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  2. The Reading Residence says

    April 9, 2014 at 9:20 am

    Hooray! I do love that milestone 🙂

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  3. Kate @ Family Fever says

    April 9, 2014 at 11:44 am

    This is such a major milestone for everyone lol, one we all look forward to. Hope that night turns out to be the first of many! #SSAmazingAchievements

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  4. Eline @ Pasta & Patchwork says

    April 9, 2014 at 12:30 pm

    That first night they go without a feed is such a revelation, isn’t it. At nearly 15 months my little boy’s sleep still varies quite a lot – sometimes he’ll sleep through, sometimes he won’t. At first I got frustrated on the nights that he didn’t (or rather the bleary morning after!) but I realised that there was always a good reason for his sleeplessness. Teething, a stuffy nose, a growth spurt. Sometimes he just needs a few extra cuddles. That realisation, as well as reminding myself that adults sometimes sleep badly too, has made me feel more relaxed about it and given me hope 🙂

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  5. Sarah says

    April 9, 2014 at 7:51 pm

    Yay! Go T! Let’s hope it becomes more of a regular occurrence from now on 🙂

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  6. unprepared mum says

    April 9, 2014 at 8:12 pm

    Wow I loved reading this as it brought back the memory of my boy sleeping through, it was 1 night at first but now it’s most nights, we too had a trying holiday when he reverted from 2 wakes per night to waking every hour…not fun!Wishing you many more happy sleeps to come xxx

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  7. Katie @mummydaddyme says

    April 9, 2014 at 8:15 pm

    Woo hoo that first sleep through is amazing isn’t it! x

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  8. Seychellesmama says

    April 12, 2014 at 6:05 pm

    Wooohoo!!! That first sleep through is the weirdest feeling…obviously it’s amazing but it’s all other weird emotions thrown in there too! It’s great that his sleep is improved so much particularly after a really rough patch!

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  9. Jane says

    April 15, 2014 at 8:04 pm

    It’s weird when you get a full nights sleep after not expecting it but amazing all at the same time. Ethan never goes through the night but we have had the odd occasion where he has. I’m glad the lack of sleep didn’t ruin your holiday, lets hope you get sleeping through the night all the time very soon.

    Thanks for linking up with Small Steps Amazing Achievements :0)
    x

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