What I Wore Wednesday: Blythe Girl

Yes I'm terrible at taking photographs of myself so you have to put up with video version of me instead!
Blythe T-ShirtCriminal Damage Jeans
That's basically it!


Small & Pointless Note: The mug was from Evolution, Birmingham Bullring. I use to work there and have a thing for mugs so when I saw this one I had to abuse my staff discount and buy it as a Christmas present for myself.

Brit Mums BiB Awards: Thank You for Getting me Shortlisted!

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Video Tutorial - Nav Bar and CSS

Tutorial - Basic CSS & Navigation Bar from PetitMom on Vimeo.

Using Blogger, showing how you can use simple css and html to make a navigation bar.

Watch in HD because standard is AWFUL! Please don't hurt me :(

Here's basically what I wrote in my video.

Step 1: The HTML/Javascript Widget code:

<div id="my_navbar"><a href="LINK HERE">Home</a> | <a href="LINK HERE">About Us</a> | Email</div>


Step 2: The CSS (Design>Template Designer>Advanced>Add CSS)


#my_navbar {

color:purple;

text-align:center;

font-size:15px;

font-family:Georgia;

}



#my_navbar a{

color:#ff41ca;

font-family:Georgia;

font-size:20px;

font-style:italic;

padding: 0 10px 0 10px;

}



#my_navbar a:hover{

color:#d58dff;

text-decoration:none;

}



Hope that helps people who have been finding my lame-ass excuse for a tutorial tricky. Comment below or tweet me if you have any problems and I will try my best to help.

Learning to Walk

I made these short clips for my parents really, but wanted to add them to my blog. They are about 1 week apart and you can see his confidence has grown so much!

The first video was about a week ago, just before my parents went on holiday.

And this was taken this week.

Normally I don't blow my own horn about my son but can't help but feel so proud of how well he has been doing. His personality is showing through very nicely... just wish we'd have less tantrums. I'll post about the problems we have been having lately but it includes lots of bashing head against whatever is nearby.

Small Steps

Sorry I have been so quiet but I thought I'd show you a short video to explain what's been happening to the Petit Household.

Moved everything around so we can now see outside from one of our balcony doors and Alex loves to stand infront of it and watch all the cars and buses go by. It also is a lot better for him to crawl and walk around now. I know in the video it looks a mess but that's always the case when a little one is awake... toys will be EVERYWHERE until they go to bed - even then we always end up finding a run-away Mega Blok somewhere.

I guess I should start looking at reins soon as I want him to be able to walk outside with me without the fear of him rushing off into a busy road, he's more confident walking on his own then he is being held one handed by us.

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Review: Brother Max 3-in-1 Digital Thermometer [Video]

RRP: £34.99

Check out Amazon for a great price.

Pros

- Easy to use.

- Lightweight.

- Can be a room thermometer.

- Easy to change between the 3 settings.

- Can switch to C or F whichever you prefer to read.

Cons

- Sometimes it can't seem to understand when I'm holding it upright or up-side-down.

And our judges scores are as follows...

Baby Al's Rating: 9/10

Petit Mom's Rating: 9/10

It's so easy to use, works and lightweight. It does exactly what it should do and that's what is very important when it comes to your child's health.

This product was kindly provided to us by Brother Max.

Review: Organix Multigrain Rice Cakes

This review is a little different, as it's my first time trying out doing a video review. Hope you enjoy!

Just to recap the dates and supermarkets that will be selling them so you can get your hands on some of these delicious snacks. Tesco will have them in store on 14th January, Sainsbury's on 30th January and Asda 7th February. The RRP price is £1.19 per pack.

Pros
- Very tasty!
- Great choice as a starter finger food.
- Easy for baby to hold.

Cons
- Bag does not come with some way of re-sealing it.
- Rice cakes can be messy!

And the two judges have discussed with one another about their opinions and are ready to hand in their scores!

Baby Al's Rating: 9/10
Petit Mom's Rating: 8/10