It is often the case when a sibling comes along, that the nursery is updated and the elder child gets to have a big kid room. We spent several weeks talking to Sammy about his big boy room and involving him in where his precious things would fit into the new bigger room.

Actually Sammy was making way for a home office but the principles still apply and might be more useful for soon to be parents of two!

I used some of his colouring paper to mark out on the floor the different pieces of furniture so I could play around with the layout to maximise the space. It took several shift arounds for us to agree on what worked best. Thank goodness we weren't lugging the actual furniture around!

He has a wonderful nautical inspired space with all his possessions he has had since birth. Unfortunately, ever since he moved rooms, his sleep pattern has been dreadfully disrupted. I can count on one hand the number of full nights sleep he has had in his own bed. (We didn't change the cot bed, just moved it from one room to another.)

I would be grateful for any hints or tips anyone has to share on how to help soothe his night terrors. I am all for leaving them to cry it out but with a younger one in the room next door, we take the quick easy option and scoot him in our bed so as not to wake Ollie.

Anything except move him back! I didn't realise just how distracting it was working downstairs until I had a dedicated office!

My husband works for a web agency specialising in the food and drink sector. He has been swanning around lots of different food fairs recently and I have been rather envious of the interesting people he has met! He has discovered this wonderful company called LittlePod who specialise in Madagascan vanilla. Beautifully packaged they completed our rum experiment! Last March we visited my cousin and her family in Oxford for her birthday weekend. Her husband had left a vanilla pod and coffee beans in the bottle of an old bottle of rum, allowing the flavours to infuse the spirit.

We have been meaning to try our own ever since and meeting LittlePod gave us the final ingredient! We added a few cinnamon sticks to add a hint of spice. My friend also gave out favours at Christmas, mini bottles of clementine and vanilla infused vodka. I think we will try that next!

Our rum will get it's taste test at the end of January when we are hosting a belated New Year's celebration complete with our favourite cocktails!

What flavours would you put together?!