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AB

Jojo Maman Bebe does summer...

The lovely sunny weather of late has got me thinking of summer baby outfits and I am going to kick off this train of thought... could be a long one... with some gorgeous baby girl items from jojomamanbebe. 

(Remind yourself AB- it is only May!) 

Sometimes shops just hit your baby style right on the top of the head. For me, JoJo Maman Bebe have done exactly that with their latest collection. Here are some of my picks of the baby bunch for your little ones. 

We love these Gingham Dungarees. They come in navy, red, yellow and pink and are absolutely delightful. Great for now as they can be teamed up with long-sleeved vests and even tights if need be and great for the sunnier days as they are covering yet cool. 

 These Stripey Crawlers are so cute with their little frill. They look great with a plain vest under them and can easily be warmed up with a cardigan if you can't wait to get them on.

The Nautical Stripe Tops are really soft and practical. (There are matching trousers too if you want them). All the colours are lovely but being a big navy fan- both the one below and its inverted opposite are my favourites... shortly followed by the yellow and pink ones. They make really comfy but still very pretty little outfits. 

All Jojo clothes in our experience wash and tumble dry really well (over and over again). They always feel lovely no matter how many times they have been used and abused. 

Additionally they passed the "OH how cute are those babies" test with flying colours on our test drive in the park- so it's not just me then!

A Lullaby adapted from William Blake

My Cradle Song... adapted from William Blake's cradle song.

Sweet dreams, form a dream,
Calm my lovely infants scream,
Sweet dreams of pleasant streams,
By happy silent moony beams

Sweet Sleep soften sleepy frowns.
Weave thy brows an infant crown.
Sweet sleep Angel mild,
Hover near my happy child.

Sweet smiles in the night,
Hover over my delight.
Sweet sleeping Mothers smile
Keep baby sleeping all the while.

Sweet breaths dovelike sighs.
Chase not slumber from thy eyes.
Sweet stretch. Sweeter smiles.
All the dovelike breath beguiles.

Sleep sleep happy child.
All creation slept and smil'd.
Sleep sleep. Happy sleep.
Keep thy sleep while mother tweets.

The Over Achiever

All parents celebrate milestones. Whether it is the first smile, the first 12 hour sleep (still waiting...) or the first day of school one can't help but look ahead excitedly to the next thing the poor kid will achieve. At 18 months old most little people have graduated in walking, talking (albeit often nonsensically), drinking from a cup and sleeping (vaguely) through the night. Some little people at 18 months however, are over-achievers. The Dutch one and a half year old Baerke van der Meij has just been signed to a Dutch Football club and there is a scribble on the contract to prove it. Though it is a 'symbolic' contract, the tot, who is not
 yet out of nappies has caught the attention of the first
 division side VVV-Venlo after his YouTube clip went 'viral'.

Just shows what the little ones can do eh?