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Breastfeeding Baby #2

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 arrival, breastfeeding was ridiculously easy {I have realized with hindsight!}.  He was hungry, I had …

Hello Nixon | You are 1 month old

My beautiful baldy baby is now four weeks old.  Unbelievable. Though some days/nights have been long the weeks have flown by.  The simple fact that we somehow have an 8yo (!!!) reminds me that the years slip away just as quickly as these early weeks have. Sob. Nixon has had his best week yet, he has up-skilled his breastfeeding technique, …

Hello Nixon | 3 Weeks Old

{Posted 1 week late lol} I have started so many posts in the last three weeks, trying to convey the wonder of our new baby or the little hardships of life with a newborn…..but they all remain as drafts. There are now so few hours in the day and most of them are spent with a dollop of delicious baby …

First Days {or daze?} | Newborn Nixon

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 to get anything done with a new baby in the house as previously simple tasks …

Things I’m Loving | The Newborn Edition

What an amazing, {traumatic}, and very wonderful 10 days our family has had.  Baby Hippo finally arrived and we named him Nixon.  We are all so in love with him, it’s hard to believe we could be so lucky. After 5 days in hospital I am loving that we are home.  Nix and I are taking it easy as my …