This Week…….
I took time out to visit a dear friend and we laughed and laughed and ate pies and sushi together and discussed how we like drinking bourbon at the end of a long week {or just a long day} I took my vitamins 1/7 I …
Month: June 2014
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“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014.”
nixon: such a horrible week for you, more biopsies which really knocked you around resulting in four days in starship. your hirschprungs journey has just begun but we will be there with you every step of the way x
ethan: i love the way you look at your baby brother. you play with him whenever you can, you have never been annoyed, short tempered or impatient with him. i’m sure those times are ahead of us but i know your love will help him through any situation as you two grow older. you are so lucky to have each other and the amazing thing is, i know you feel this too. you have never forgotten how much it hurt when we lost the wee baby before nixie and that makes loving your brother all the more special.
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Wardrobe Wednesday | Breastmates Waterfall Drape Cardi
Cardigan : Breastmates
T-Shirt : My fave AS Colour Custom Mali Pocket Tee
Jeans : Levis Demi Curve
Watch : Marc by Marc Jacobs
Belt : Old Navy
Shoes : Sperry Bahama Sparkle Suede
Earrings & Necklace : Gifts from Dave’s India Trip
Next Thursday I will have been breastfeeding for a year! So stoked about that, I’m totally crossing my fingers that Nixon will keep going at least until August when his pull-through operation will take place as it will help comfort him so much to be able to breastfeed when he is in pain and just wants to be held. Ethan spontaneously quit around this time, but thankfully Nix shows no signs of dropping feeds, though he can easily go without if I’m not around.
Full term breastfeeding means I am still quite conscious of what I’m wearing and how easy it is to feed Nixon in a given outfit. At this time of year layering is essential and a versatile cardi is a key piece that every Mama should have in her wardrobe arsenal. The Breastmates Waterfall Drape Cardi ticks all the boxes and more for me.
The super soft Modal/Spandex blend was thicker and warmer than I had expected, with the added benefit of being the MOST comfy thing to wear ever! The asymmetric hemline is so on trend, but unlike other cardigans I have seen in this cut, the back is the perfect butt-covering length. The waterfall drape is a perfect, built-in nursing cover. Nixon is too huge and too old to enjoy being covered up while feeding but this would be such a lovely addition to a new Mum’s wardrobe or any Mum with a younger baby who prefers a bit of privacy when nursing – without the added hassle of a separate wrap or cover.
This is a really, lovely, quality addition to my wardrobe and is something that I will continue to wear long after my breastfeeding days are done :::::sob:::::.
I saved the best for last. The price. $39.90. I would pay twice the price for this. No joke.
Available online now from www.breastmates.co.nz
The cardigan was provided free for editorial consideration, but the opinions expressed are my own.
So, hey……It’s Monday!
………………and we’re not at Starship, and Nix is not having his op today. Remember in my last post about poop {sorry about all the poop posts, it pretty much rules our lives at the moment!} I mentioned 2-5 massive bouts of diarrhea per day? Well, …
Nixon and Hirschsprungs Disease | Where we’re at
We were in our GP’s office today, and as he turned his monitor around to show me some test results I saw the words in bold, accented in fluorescent yellow; HIRSCHSPRUNGS CONFIRMED. I already knew this of course. We ‘knew’ a month ago when the …
Nixon turns One | Needle and Nail Rustic Mini Mailbox
There has definitely been a theme to the shopping I have done so far for Nixon’s first birthday, everything purchased to date has been wooden! Yah, go me, slayer of trees. I find that much like his big bro, plastic ‘baby’ toys don’t really hold his attention for too long so I’ve been trying to think outside the box and pick out a few, really beautiful toys that will grow with him and stimulate his imagination. As soon as I saw the first release of toys from the amazing husband and wife team that are Needle & Nail I was in love. With everything! The Rustic Mini Mailbox is perfect for the developmental stage Nixon is currently at; he loves opening and closing things, putting things in and taking them out – over and over again. The finishing is gorgeous, this is an individually numbered heirloom toy that you will want in your family for years to come.
$65 available in white or original from the Needle and Nail Etsy Store
WIDRN | One of us is sleeping!
So we are waiting to be discharged after our third day here at Starship. Yes, it is taking an age, but one of the lovely cleaners figured out that a breastfeeding mummy really needs an armchair in her room and she made it happen. Right …