24 Hours with a 2 Year Old

Welcome to 24 hours with a 2 year old! A full day in the life vlog of a work-from-home mum, giving you some work life, some parenting life, and a realistic look at what my life looks like these days! 🌻 Thanks to Skin + Me for sponsoring this video! Get your first Skin + Me Daily Doser for £4.99 (then £24.99 per month) with code HANNAHW05Y: www.skinandme.com/?promocode=... #skinandmehq #ad
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12:28 - 4:30pm
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17:28 - 10pm
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27:30 - 8am
33:32 - 9am
35:17 - 10am
35:58 - 12:30pm
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[@meike4503]

Regarding the why-questions: Ask him back what he thinks why you're doing something (etc.). It saves so so much time of you trying to explain and answering hundreds of why's. Take it from a nursery teacher

[@Jodie806]

The gentle parenting with the cards was so lovely, telling him no and he shouldn't do that but also kissing his foreheard to show its okay and you're not angry or upset with him

[@olinapeters2108]

Thank you for showing all the sides of parenting, like at 33:02 . It’s so refreshing to see rather than all sunshine and rainbows and “my child never misbehaves or ignores me”. Love your parenting content xx

[@morehannah]

thank you!!

[@rootedreinvention]

@@morehannah And so good at following through with boundaries so he knows to trust when you tell him things

[@DoorSCARF]

Had exactly the same thought!!!

[@TeegsKJ]

Rowan’s a pro on the scooter! The sweet little conversations are melting my heart 😅

[@morehannah]

I love conversations with him

[@SamarkandChan]

A mum tip with sunscreen (especially in the face) use a makeup brush to put it on their face. They usually like it better than with hands.

[@CUTEbutBORED]

As a mom of a 2 year old, I’ve been going through this journey with you and I ABSOLUTELY love that you show the good and the annoying bits. I feel validated and a true kinship. You’re doing great!!

[@misssnowfoxx]

As the person whose wife goes out to work a 9-5 and I am the WFH freelancer, it can take a while to sort out the dynamic of house chores. It was tricky for us at certain points, but luckily my work, although pretty full on, usually isn't actually 35-40 hours a week, so I can fit in house chores around that when my wife is that work, which then frees up our evenings/weekends waaaaaaay more and it makes me feel good to know I am using those 9-5 hours productively in a way that helps both of us out. I have to say, it is also AMAZING to be fully in charge of running the house. When my wife was briefly working freelance from home as well, diving the chores used to drive me crazy and I just love being the one who decides when certain tasks get done, what washes get done when. I think deep down, I would love to just do chores all day and keep the house running rather than work xD Fitting housework around my work also means I get regular breaks from sitting in order to vacuum or hang the washing out or clean the bathroom etc etc. Something I found super useful in particular recently is if I know tomorrow is going to be a washing day, I load the machine up before I go to bed and set it on a timer so that it should finish riiiiiiight as I get up and come downstairs to feed the cat. That means I can spend 10 mins hanging it out whilst doing misc things like making coffee and general morning things before the workday even starts, and that's one chore out the way long before 9am! Or if I have some dead time because a client is taking ages to respond to me or send me something to do, I will use that time to wipe the kitchen down or vacuum for 15 mins That being said, we don't have kids, so I can only imagine the chaos first thing in the morning with a little one running around! I also genuinely do not know how all the house tasks would get done if we both went out to work. It's already an uphill battle trying to keep the cleaning maintained, even when I am at home all day, so I don't even want to think about how messy the house would be if we were both out working and coming home too exhausted to clean!

[@amyh2623]

HANNAH YOU NEED TO KEEP GOING WITH THE WHOLE SERIES FOR THE FULL SPICE 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

[@morehannah]

I’m over half way through book 2 and there was a bit at the beginning but it’s now been hours of horny brooding 😅😅

[@ashby7m]

doing yoga together is so adorable. I joined you on the breathing too, very enjoyable :)

[@morehannah]

cute!

[@katielouise210]

seeing you parent is so so lovely hannah - it's always a joy 🥰

[@CH-sk7jr]

Love the snapshot of what it’s like to be a working mum with a toddler! Your videos and Melanie’s are so encouraging and informative as I look ahead to a hopeful future. It’s helpful to see that the all-or-nothing perspectives on motherhood (it being either nothing but blissful or entirely overwhelm and exhaustion) are tosh

[@ericabellew8809]

My baby just turned 13 months and this video made me so excited for this next year with her! So much fun development happening!

[@phalangela1948]

Would love a video about you no longer wearing make up - why you stopped, how you felt about it then & now etc. Had my first baby 13 weeks ago and am struggling with not having time to do my make-up most days! Makes me feel like a different person now because I used to be so vain lol

[@morehannah]

I've made a video a few years ago before having kids about how my relationship with makeup changed with the lockdowns!

[@mousestripedgrass2123]

it's titled do I wear makeup just for me - from 4 years ago 🤯

[@MsMaddieTheOdd]

Love you're commitment to the sun cream and giving a peak into your and your family's life!

[@DearestDiaries]

I love this!! My boy is almost exactly a year older than Rowan and it’s so cute to look back into the two year old life! Also reading ACOTAR for the first time and also expected more ✨spice✨

[@Bothofus-on6mt]

this video is amazing. such a great example of how the reality of parenting can still be shared without involving your child's identity! yes there are some instances where his personality comes through, but it's all toddler stuff that isn't specific for him. thank you so much for showing the reality - the good and the bad. ❤

[@HannaDavis-th6fl]

This is my favourite kind of content of yours ❤ thanks for all that you share with us!

[@Emthe30something]

Thanks for making these Hannah!

[@bethlane-vm2lg]

Love the very hungry caterpillar top! I’m a bit off wanting kids atm. I have very little experience with kids as me and my brother are youngest in the family. Doesn’t feel as daunting watching you parent so smoothly 😊

[@rachelm5478]

As an Australian, so funny hearing you say that 23 degrees is hot 🤣

[@Efusco97]

I remember wearing jeans in 20 degrees after living in Australia a year, and I never thought that would happen ever 🤣

[@niamhl6964]

Love these kinds of videos, and Rowan is just the cutest!! Reminds me of my niece who I don't get to see as often as I'd like so it's heartwarming to watch this

[@ThatRomyKate]

Oh my goodness Rowan’s got so big! Love hearing him chatting away 🥹

[@ashby7m]

never clicked so fast, my laptop hadnt even loaded the thumbnail yet

[@SophieMarie413]

Same!!!

[@chandraa5333]

I love your vlogs, the scenery makes me miss london. I was there for a week, I got back to the US this past sunday. London is so cool, I cannot wait to go back!

[@alessandradelrio1184]

Hi Hannah ❤️❤️ i do love your channel very much , I love seeing what your up to and I admire you so very much ❤️ Lots of love xxx (Fan since the early KZbin dayzzzzz)

[@kso4104]

loved this vlog! ACOTAR got me back into reading. silver flames is my favorite! for the plot and the smut 😂

[@user-bl9hq2gf6i]

my little sister has two kid and the older one is amost th exact age as rowan. honestly seeing children grow up and seeing how they learn is so amazing and fascinating and interesting and they are so adorable

[@chrishuff6254]

I’ve been super busy this year and haven’t been able to watch. That baby is a whole child now.

[@isabbygabbyorcrabby]

I have a two year old (called Rowan too!) and a five week old so I enjoyed seeing how different our routines are (particularly the sleep of course 😂)

[@16ilovevampires]

As a fellow mum of an almost 2 year old I'm very much dreading the "why" phase. 😂

[@hsellors]

I've started getting the scooters out for my two - my oldest is 3.5 is just getting the hang of it, but my just turned 2yo just took to it straight away! I love when she thinks as she goes "umm umm um ummmm" she's coming out with the cutest phrases right now 😍

[@paultravis3249]

VERY proud of you

[@haveyoutakenyourmeds]

Thankyou so much for showing Rowan wearing a helmet on his scooter. So many think its not necessary.

[@claudiajade624]

Ok been meaning to get back into yoga videos and this is the inspo I Need to do it alongside bubba 🥰

[@Erdf3542]

I didn’t personally enjoy a Court of Thorns and Roses but I loved Throne of Glass! Still looking for a similar series

[@marianneshepherd6286]

My mum used to call us 'why birds' when we were children. Lovely seeing Rowan on his scooter ❤

[@lerb_]

Omg the fact that you’re reading ACOTAR at the same time as me has me LIVING. lol

[@claudiajade624]

Omg scootering so cute! I'm set on a balance bike for my LOs 2nd bday but this is giving me FOMO 😅 also the struggling to understand what these tiny ppl are saying is Too relatable 😂 (omg and the 'No's 🤣). He is Really good at talking! I can't wait! Right now we get a mixture of new words but defs dominated by No, Mine and Muuum

[@tegan-annwall8742]

My oldest son has always been really advanced in his language, he is 4 now and sometimes it is so overwhelming the constant stream of dialogue and then the twists and turns his little mind makes. The questions! Wild! On the other end my youngest who just turned 2, has very limited language and we just get yelled at or ‘no mummy’ constantly

[@HannahMarriott]

I am THRILLED to see that Rowan is a Bluey fan 💙 🐶 excellent news hehehe

[@Pixief13]

I love his little table and chairs where are they from? I have a 19m old and felt the asking for more food part they are endless pits for food and also the playing with the washing machine 😂

[@CHEEKYSTEPHY]

How is Rowen two already his speech is amazing! Love the conversation at this age though 🥰

[@PeterReidUK]

Oh you were in Dublin for the days and days of rain. True Irish experience lol

[@sophieirwin3497]

aww it's so cute that Rowan wanted to have a yogurt with Mummy.

[@ducky_noodlez_]

Where is the sunflower bra/bralette thing from?? Looks so comfy

[@funcake99]

How's the yoga book for children called? Loved your interaction there 🫶

[@PlethoraShae]

Watching this exhausted me 😂

[@ann-christink4321]

Regarding ACOTAR.. I just finished the last book a few days ago. I rushed through them so fast because after that first peak in the storyline it just keeps on coming 😍 And don‘t worry, all the spicy scenes are coming! 😂 at one point I was like.. okay.. i need something else for when I go out, this escalates too often 😄😄 Love your videos 🧡

[@keishacw13]

love this video, i always look forward to these videos, my daughter is 6 months younger so i always feel like it's a little idea of what's to come for us next😅 what is the little book you were using when you were doing yoga together? would love to get one too!

[@morehannah]

my mum bought it for him, it's called "my first yoga book" or something like that!

[@keishacw13]

@@morehannah thank you soo much!

[@lolosrainydays]

The insurance questions made me laugh, i get the same ones with Crohns. How many years since your last operation, are you currently on any infusions etc!

[@morehannah]

so many questions!

[@whodapole]

I'm sure you've already covered this in the past, but where do you get your sunflower bralette set?? They look so comfy

[@katielou1266]

I'm obsessed with your dress! where is it from please? x

[@ClareElizabeth97]

My 23mo Juniper has started the 'why' over the past few weeks. She will repeat why after my answer like, ten times. I thought it would come later. I find i😊t hilarious 😂

[@TotallyEpicMaster]

I'm glad you're really enjoying audiobooks! The Ending Fire trilogy by Saara El-Arifi is an incredible series that is very well-written and diverse and is also available as audiobooks. You should definitely check it out! SJM is an incredibly problematic author (Distractify has an entire article on this subject) but in short: she used the murder of Breonna Taylor to advertise the cover of one of her books (a post which she still has up even though she's been called out for it), and all of her books lack diversity and are often times misogynistic and predatory.

[@3lolo377]

Wait for book 2

[@AmandaSporlenski]

What is the yoga book you read with Rowan?? I’d love to do that with my almost 2 year old!

[@morehannah]

My first yoga book or something like that? My mum got it for him

[@milaeales8643]

I wonder if I should pick up a court of thorns and roses again, but yeah I had to put it down, it was incredibly dull. I gave up halfway :/

[@Pogo9and3quarters]

I also expected ACOTAR to have a lot more spice, it was pretty tame (in my opinion 😂)

[@emilycoolcool6877]

I love the sunflower bra! Where is it from?😊

[@morehannah]

Molke!

[@emilyboulter5978]

I agree the first 2/3rds of ACOTAR is very slow. I got it as a fast read and only read half before it had to be returned. When I tried again it picked up and was SO GOOD.

[@knz730]

Also as to it getting spicier in other books...it sure as heck does! Honestly to an almost ridiculous degree. But it's fun.

[@Jennifer-on8ln]

Please do tell where you got the sunflower bra/undies set from it’s so cute 🥹🌻 20:49

[@cariiinen]

lovely

[@abbieweston7604]

Really impressed with rowans talking! Any tips for encouraging talking? My lil boy is same age as Rowan and speaks very little atm

[@morehannah]

every kid is different so no advice! if you are worried see your doctor/health visitor :)

[@larlottie8881]

Hi, professional nanny here!! Speech can be super varied with toddlers. Some kids have lots to say and others tend to observe more or can get their needs across non-verbally (pointing, signing, other noises only intelligible to their parents 😂). If you’re concerned at all you can ask a speech therapist to do an initial assessment checking for things like tongue tie or other developmental delays. They can be a great resource for advice! There are plenty of exercises/games you could try to encourage speech through play in the meantime. I’ve found often the simplest things help the most like labelling things the child might point at with just the one word so “book” “block” “duck” rather than “oh yes! I see the book you’ve got, would you like to read it?” To avoid overwhelming them with information to take in and figure out how to respond to. Talking to them how they might say it if they could, one or two word statements. Also games of mimicking sounds can be fun; and seeing your mouth making the sounds can help them to figure it out themselves. Same goes for reading stories with them! I hope this is helpful ❤

[@abbieweston7604]

@larlottie8881 thank you! That’s really helpful advice 😊

[@JBUHJBUH]

I literally did not speak until I was 3 years old - but now you can't get me to shut up 😂😅

[@magnoliaskogen]

I hope you will focus on communicating with your child in whatever way is natural for them. It's okay if your child never talks! Some people never talk and they can still live rich and full lives. Being urged to do something (such as talk) can make some people (such as PDA autistics) shut down and resist doing it even more than if they were not pressured/encouraged to do it.

[@laurenschenck5355]

Love ur vlogs so much and absolutely amazing and wonderful and fun and love you Hannah and positive energy and amazing incredible wife parent and partner 💓🌸💜🩵🩵🩵💓🩷🌸💚🤍🤍💚💖💖🪻🌼🌼🩶🩶🫶🏻🫶🏻💛💛💗💗❤️❤️🌺🌷🌷🩶🪻🧡💖💓🤍🌼🌼🫶🏻🌈💛💛💛💗💗💛🌺💙💙💙

[@holly8215]

I 100% heard "minges" instead of "pigeons" and cracked up. He speaks so well, I just wasn't paying proper attention I don't think 😂

[@Savvy_lurker_14]

Your earrings I NEED THEM whereee????

[@morehannah]

Pixie Wand from the Taylor Swift collection!

[@rrpihl21]

I see you have an awesome montessori chair/table for your son. Could you please share the link where you got it? I've been trying to find something like that for my 14month old but haven't been able to find one like that. Thanks in advance

[@morehannah]

Little learning bugs or something like that???

[@piddlydiddly]

Where is the gorgeous dress from? 🥰😍

[@laulau194]

Rowan's snack request brought back fond memories of Mr Men chocolate yogurts! Always appreciate the discussions about division of housework - I imagine for WFH lifestyle content creators who can also to some extent monetise housework it could get quite nuanced to work out.

[@morehannah]

hahaha so nuanced!!

[@JakayaEliza]

What is the sleep monitor thing you are wearing? Please link me

[@morehannah]

It’s tempdrop - it’s a fertility temperature tracker but it also happens to do sleep

[@jo-annewilkinson5663]

❤❤❤

[@Tolathopt]

I’m sure this has been mentioned a trillion times but Hannah where are your soft comfy bras from? Anyone else remember? Thanks!

[@SmallBlogV8]

16:30 He was making "music"! Future DJ.

[@jams1113]

the acotar filth gets real heavy with book 3 haha

[@rosiered2951]

What's the Yoga book?

[@laurenschenck5355]

Awww Rowan is so cute and growing so fast 🌺💖💙💙💖🌺🩵🩵🌺💖🪻🪻🩶🌷💚💕🫶🏻🫶🏻💕🤍🧡🧡🩶💖🌺🩵🩵🌺💛🩶🪻🩶🌷🌷🩷🤍🌈🌈🧡🫶🏻🌺💛💙💙💖🌷🌷🌷🌈

[@CorinneDemyanovich]

Ahhhhh ACOTAR! We need updates on Discord! The filth comes later. The first book was meant to be YA. 😅

[@morehannah]

I'm on book 2 and enjoying it much more than book 1 so far!!

[@CorinneDemyanovich]

@@morehannah I had the same experience! Book 2 is my fave. 😍

[@CazAvery]

@@morehannah Book 2 is (in my opinion) the best book.

[@MeganSmithers]

you HAVE to listen to the Dramatized audiobook of ACOTAR if you’re going to listen to an audio version. i HATE rhysands voice in it, but everything else is so fun because there’s music and sound effects and atuff

[@diplomog]

Fun

[@claudiajade624]

Right now a 5.40am wakup feels like a reprieve 😅

[@claudiajade624]

Omg doesn't like ketchup? Cannot relate 😂 mine would Just eat sauce for dinner if I let her

[@bryonyw4739]

Do you wear a tempdrop on your arm at night?

[@morehannah]

yep!

[@IceNixie0102]

HOW DOES YOUR HAIR GROW SO FAST?? I'm aware this doesn't really have an answer... I'm just jealous.

[@morganbaskinTO]

the filth will come in later books though it's certainly still take compared to some other books 🤣.

[@emmabarnes609]

hey #hannah

[@theonewiththeblueeyes]

Regarding Sarah J Maas and ACOTAR from someone who picked up Throne of Glass over 10 years ago (😭), as a fantasy reader TOG is better in terms of worldbuilding and the overall arching plot. ACOTAR book 2 is the best in the series. But her books do get smuttier to the point where while reading her newer Crescent City ones I was so bored by the scenes! They just weren't moving the plot along at all and I'm someone who got introduced to fan fiction wayy too young. Once you've read one SJM self-insert main character smutty scene with an old ass magic being, you've read them all.

[@salo81]

Where did you get your fun underwear from?

[@morehannah]

gifted from molke!

[@marynlyn]

Ovulation is suppressed by breastfeeding . . . a natural kind of birth control! So you can't fairly start counting "trying to get pregnant" until "stopped breastfeeding" . . . so you may have really only "been trying" actively for a couple of weeks. So don't be discouraged. : )

[@haironfire907]

No context quote: "Does birth count?"

[@oliviadreisinger]

Is your childminder just a one-on-one person? Or is Rowan in a daycare situation with other children.

[@morehannah]

Its other children but in the childminders home

[@tiredOFperfection]

I'm sorry, but did Rowan really asked to get a new diaper? 😂 my two year old denies having pooped all the time and we need to be very creative to have him being cooperative to get a new diaper. 🥴 he also rather pees in the diaper than go on the potty. 🤷‍♀️

[@alessandradelrio1184]

PS: I want your " fuck the patriarchy" earrings soooo bad 🤯🤯🤯

[@MustBeM]

But how is creating a full 40 minute video about Rowans life not exploitative? We can’t see his face, sure, but he can’t consent to being in these videos. Not sure how I’d feel if I found out 1000s of strangers had seen videos of me as a child, even if my face had been blurred.

[@morehannah]

it's a video about my life, not Rowan's life. maybe you would do things differently but just accept that with the information I have, discussions with my partner, this is where we've chosen to draw the line with what we are comfortable with sharing at this time.

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

@@morehannah I don't find the occasional videos exploitative. If there were daily or weekly vlogs documenting his whole life, I don't think that would be right, but that's not what you're doing. This is clearly a snapshot of your life, as a parent. It's helpful for other people considering parenthood to have an idea of what life is like with a child of different ages. One video a year or one every 6 months is enough for that, and is not putting Rowan's whole life online.

[@leggyegg2890]

A video like this can’t be lumped in with other peoples’ content like family vloggers etc who document every moment, big or small, for the world to see. This is about Hannah’s life, and the fact his face isn’t shown does change a lot in this context. Most people wouldn’t be upset to know their parents had made these kinds of videos - it’s fine if you feel that way, but but parenting decisions can’t be made by considering how every person on earth might possibly feel about something. Children can’t consent to many things, their parents have to make most decisions for them. Kids often don’t consent to going to school, seeing a doctor, saying bye to their parents when they leave for work. The issue of consent and parenting is nuanced, but thinking a child has to consent to everything is unreasonable and not possible.

[@MustBeM]

@@leggyegg2890kids legally have to go to school, and it is required for their well-being to see a doctor. Those are spurious arguments as you’ve basically listed things that are beneficial for their upbringing 😂 not sure how being in a KZbin video fits into that category… It’s not a requirement to show films of your child to 10,000s of people on the internet. Also just because kids can’t consent doesn’t give you the right to do whatever you like around them without consequences. I didn’t consent to my childhood trauma but I damn sure well blame my parents for it.

[@mixedupmetaphors]

I agree - I also think it's a bit weird that some people think blurring a child's face is enough to protect their privacy online. But telling strangers on the internet rather private details about your child's development, habits, struggles, etc. and making content based on that is seen as totally fine and not problematic at all? That doesn't make any sense to me.

[@maddinar6727]

Although I appreciate sponsors as a form of financing the channel, having just watched Leena's "Lies to unlearn about skincare"-video this sponsor doesn't lie right with me. 🫣 I did love the video though. ♥️

[@amberglow7612]

Why though? This is such a minimal Skincare routine which is quite refreshing to see!

[@farrahaliceblack7453]

Hm, I loved that same video by Leena and use Skin and Me because I'd previous stripped back my whole elaborate skin care routine for exactly the reasons Leena described in her video. Also, her video wasn't anti all skincare- she specifically said there's nothing wrong with using it if it makes you feel good! She also previously mentioned Skin and Me in her video on sponsorship offers she's rejected, but said she has nothing wrong with the company she just doesn't have a need for it because she's happy with her skin as is, so it would be disingenuous to her audience.

[@leggyegg2890]

Not having a go at you, I know you made this comment in good faith. I get where you’re coming from and you do bring up important points, BUT: It seems really rude and inappropriate to bring up a close friend’s video/opinion in order to criticise a content creator. It would be fair if the sponsor was really unethical like betterhelp, but this is just a fairly unproblematic skincare brand that Hannah clearly likes and uses. That aside, the main reason Leena said she wouldn’t work with them is because she has no use for the product. That has 0 to do with Hannah or the brand itself.