Easter egg decorations
A great way to decorate for Easter!

What you will need:
•    Clay
•    Biscuit cutters
•    Drinking straw
•    Craft paint
•    Ribbon

What to do:
Roll the clay out to about three or four millimetres in thickness.
Using the biscuit cutters, cut egg shapes in three different sizes.
Stack the shapes from biggest to smallest and press slightly to make them stick together.
Use the straw to make a hole at the top of the largest egg shape.
Let the clay dry either by putting it in the over or letting it air dry, depending on product instructions.
When dry, paint the ornament.
Once the paint is dry, thread a ribbon through the hole and tie.
Hang anywhere in the house!

Aries child – A natural leader

If your Aries son or daughter was born earlier than expected, it’s no great surprise. With an “are we there yet?” attitude to life, Aries children are impatient to arrive so that they can get life’s adventure started!

Aries parent – An inspiring act to follow
As an Aries parent, you’re a natural leader. You have lots of energy and you’re passionate about your interests. Your children mostly find you inspiring, exciting, courageous and a wonderful example to follow. Sometimes they do think you’re a little bit insensitive and overbearing though.

We’ve all seen them. Those glamorous mums-to-be who shop, lunch and totter their way through pregnancy in sexy shoes, proudly displaying their perfect little bumps like the latest Lulu Guinness handbag. They might have pots of money and a wardrobe to make Carrie Bradshaw envious but would you really want to be a Yummy Mummy?

On getting pregnant

On morning sickness

On pregnancy diets

On the pregnancy blues

Blooming gorgeous: Everyone’s heard of that famous pregnancy glow, but how did UK mums-to-be feel during their nine months? Unlike our Brazilian, French and Spanish sisters, only a quarter felt more attractive during pregnancy. Most of you felt less attractive or about the same.

Women who’ve had the pregnancy blues often say it’s hardest in the beginning when you may just look like you’ve put on weight. It does get easier into the second trimester though, when you’re clearly pregnant.

So while you’re revelling in being pregnant, you might not be revelling in lookingpregnant. Read on for a reminder of some of the beauty bonuses of pregnancy.

At no other time in her life will your baby change, grow and develop as dramatically as in her during her first 12 months of life.

Babies grow at different rates so rest assured that her rate of development is almost certainly normal and if she seems not to have reached the same stage as others her age, she very soon will do. Here’s what to expect your baby to be doing at one month old:

In the first month, new parents and baby will be struggling to get used to each other and, for mum and dad, it can seem like a constant stream of questions – Is my baby getting enough to eat? Does the crying mean she has colic. And how many times a day is it okay to call the doctor?

By the end of the first month, you’ll have got the hang of  breastfeeding, bathing, burping and handling your baby and will have settled into a comfortable routine that, though still exhausting, is much more manageable.

And although your baby has been able to recognise you since she was a few days old, by four weeks she might even be showing obvious signs of recognition and will react differently to you than she does to strangers – making the sleepless nights and worry all worthwhile.