Today, on the eve of Nixon’s first birthday, I woke up without having left my bed at all {!!!!!!!!!} the night before. My serial night-feeder only woke once and settled himself back to sleep after about 5 minutes of fussing. This is a huge deal for …
Phew! Can’t believe it. Bebe is 18 weeks old. 4 and a half months ago I awoke to contractions {finally} in the middle of the night and had no idea of the body-wrenching pain and heart-rending joy that was to follow over the next 3 …
I have paid work to do, deadline tomorrow. I have a half finished painting I would dearly love to finish. I have washing on the line that has been out too long and will now be damp. I have chipped nail polish on my fingers and …
As I listened with sadness and horror yesterday at yet another tale of a family we know torn apart by infidelity, drugs and lies I was reminded of the wise words of Biggy Smalls “the more money we come across the more problems we see”; …
While #2 has been checking all of the required baby boxes lately,#1 has been quietly doing his thing as well. I wish I could say things have been plain sailing recently but life’s not that perfect. I think I’ve said it before but Ethan’s 8th …
I realised two things last night as I turned off the lamp on my bedside table and snuggled down to go to sleep. 1. I was so very, very tired. 2. I was falling asleep with a smile on my face. It was just there …
Last week as parents around the world celebrated breast feeding and attended Big Latch On events, we found ourselves firmly back in breast feeding mode after a break of eight years. To be honest, it wasnt going well. Just like everything to do with Ethan’s …
E has been limping around the house, limping around the rugby field and walking on his tip-toes for about 6 weeks now. As he has some pretty brilliant melodramatic tendencies we just assumed his complaints were to be taken with a grain of salt. That …
Everything is measured in 2 hour increments in our house at the moment. Life revolves around our sweet little alarm clock who is always hungry and not too fond of sleeping {or of me putting him down}. I had forgotten how long it can take …
Obviously I outdid my self with my kitchen exploits on Thursday, you know, pumpkin soup and homemade bread rolls for dinner so I kept it real and decided on Pizza Hut for dinner and once again had dinner organised by 9.30am! I am amazing. Work …