My husband and I ended up having a third ultrasound during my pregnancy as there were complications early in my third trimester. Milla was behaving that day so we managed to get a fantastic picture and DVD of her. The scan was so good that we were sure just from the images that we were [...]
Sometimes I have a vision of the mum that I want to be, the mum that lets her children climb up slides and jump off of swings. I want to be the cool mum that doesn’t get flustered easily and lets her children have adventures and adrenalin rushes. I want to be able to watch [...]
Lately I have had mixed opinions regarding a four month old’s ability to understand the outside world. I am aware of her ability to manipulate me (into singing at the top of my lungs about ‘mashed banana’ and ‘cold spaghetti’) and her dad (into pull faces only a mother could love) but I mean the [...]
This week I feel like I have become the butt of all slapstick, the coyote to my family’s roadrunner. Case 1: Hanging out the washing. Now this is usually an easy task done without thinking, not in my house. Our washing line has been strategically placed overhanging the swimming pool. Thankyou former owners. Now I [...]
Archer likes to make a point of his individuality, like when, before he he was born, he decided he wasn’t going to be like most other babies and come out head first, but that his butt should be the first thing to see the light of day. He continues to stamp his personality on those [...]
Sometimes I have ‘Aah, look at them days.’ Days when you have to keep stopping what you are doing to gaze at your children, when they have those moments of absolute cuteness that make you reach for the camera or more likely nudge Husband and say, ‘Aah, look at them.’ Sometimes I am just so [...]
I always looked forward to Wrigglebot talking thinking that we would be able to have in-depth conversations on the nature of the world. It didn’t quite work that way. I have discovered that language at its most basic is just a way to get what you want more easily. ‘ Mum, Mum, Mum…juice pease.’ ‘Mum, [...]
Interesting isn’t it how once upon a time routine made life so mundane. I used to wake to an alarm, shower, dress, eat breakfast, organise lunch, travel to work, take my breaks, travel home, make dinner… all the while looking forward to the weekend or holidays where schedules were non-existent. Now, routine is what I [...]