We’re in the throes of moving the entire house around. It feels like we’re moving house – without the boxes and without the truck. There’s just a whole lot of junk surfacing from deep within the cupboards and I’m questioning why on earth we’re holding on to it.

I’ve probably chosen the worst possible time to embark on such a move because Poet has just started commando crawling. Everywhere. She’s doing a good job of cleaning the floor though – she’s covered in crumbs, hair and fluff every time I pick her up. Disgusting, yes. Productive? Very.

One reason for said move is Che’s obsession with Lego. It is, without doubt, one of the best toys that has ever been created. But Lego is small. Tiny, tiny, little, little and perfect for our inquisitive seven-month-old. So Che has moved into what was the office – there’s a desk for him to create at and plenty of floor space for Lego construction. The one rule? Lego is not allowed, in any circumstance, to pass his bedroom door.

What was Che’s room will soon be Poet’s. Currently it’s brimming with stuff and I-don’t-know-where-to-put-it’s. Today I sorted all the newborn clothes (sniff!) into storage containers and pulled out all of Che’s old 6-12month clothes for Poet to wear this coming autumn/winter. There’s lots of navy, grey and red. I’ll add a bit of pink, lavender, mustard and cream and voila, a fabulous wardrobe for Poe.

As I’ve sorted and cleaned I’ve carried with me a natural cleaner that works a treat for rooms susceptible to dust and mould – a mixture of water, lemon juice, eucalyptus oil and clove in a spray bottle. It’s been a life saver considering Daniel’s allergies (we discovered this time last year that he is severely allergic to dust and mould) and it’s good, as always, to know it’s a natural and safe concoction (although often clove is not recommended during pregnancy).

If you’re still awake and reading….

• I’ve joined Instagram (finally!) – I’m cheandfidel. Come say hi!
• I have to apologise to those of you that have asked me questions in past posts and haven’t yet received a response. There’s now a ‘reply’ option in the comments section so I’ll be going through past posts (not all of them!) and answering your questions within the comment section.
• The kinfolk giveaway will be drawn on Sunday. If you want to extend your vocabulary take a trip through the comments – there’s some fabulously strange and beautiful words in there (handy if you’re playing scrabble anytime soon).