Embracing the messy, mundane & momentous
Have you ever wondered what life is like for a 6-month-old baby? Well, I am here to tell you, although my interpretation of events might differ from my mama’s. What I find fun, she seems to find frustrating. My hobbies include cluster feeding, nipple biting, putting Lego pieces in my mouth, and, my personal favourite…
As parents we naturally want our children to be happy. It is our job to protect them, so it can be incredibly distressing to see your child struggle with anxiety. But there are things you can do to help minimise their anxiety, and equip them with effective coping skills. My six-year-old daughter has struggled on…
As many of you know, I have been on an elimination diet to see if bubba has a Cows Milk Protein Intolerance (CMPI). It has not been easy. More on the superhuman effort it is to do an elimination diet later. I have found many dairy substitutes and recently I shared with you these delicious dairy…
The moment I laid eyes on my daughter, I was filled with a joy so powerful it took my breath away. Having had three miscarriages before my “rainbow” baby, I was overcome with love, relief and joy – absolute joy. Her routine newborn check was performed and everything looked good. There was no tongue-tie diagnosis. My desire to…
Kid wrangling is hard. It’s hard full time; it’s hard part-time. It’s hard, well, pretty much all the time. Ah yes, those little “bundles” of joy cost you physically, emotionally and financially. So, what are these little ankle biters actually good for? I’ve been a full-time mother for over eight years now, and I confess I sometimes contribute…
*Sponsored Post When to introduce solids? It’s the question that has come around far too quickly for my liking this time around. I feel like my baby was only born yesterday. How can she be old enough for this? When did this happen? By “this”, I am referring to a major milestone in a littler…
As I sit, I close my eyes and breathe in and out slowly. I try to loosen my shoulders, which are tense and like “cement” according to my massage therapist. I remind myself to relax, as I know tension will further thwart my mission. No, I am not sitting down to mediate. I am sitting…
How did mother’s day creep up on us so fast? It seems to get earlier every year. Aren’t we still recovering from Christmas? I love mother’s day. Not only is it entirely acceptable to be grammatically incorrect (although there’s some debate over the correct placement of the apostrophe), but it is also a time to thank your own…
