Carrying on traditions and ‘firsts’ for the last time.
One of the first toys that we bought Lola as a baby was a little sheep. A ‘Jellycat’ sheep – named ‘medium bungley sheep’ {so said the label – which...
Tag: motherhood
Vega – 7 month update
Vega is SEVEN months old today. That feels crazy even writing that! Such a cliche but I truly can’t believe how fast these seven months have gone! We’re so blessed...
Huggies Little Swimmers
So the first time we took Vega swimming was while we on holiday at Bluestone. He was 11 weeks old, and we were all really excited to see what he...
Motherhood and Isolation
Motherhood is hard. There is no denying that fact, being fully responsible for another life 24/7 can be tough going. The sleepless nights, lack of time to yourself, being constantly...
Vega – 24 week update
Holy 24 weeks?! Time is flying way too quickly for my liking. I was going to wait and start posting monthly, but he’ll turn 6 months just after we move...
Sister Love
My middle two girls have shared a room for the past 4/5 years. They have bunk beds in their room, and until last year Kiki slept in the top bunk...
Beginning Weaning
First of all, how on earth do I have a baby who is big enough to even think about eating real food!? To me, that is crazy… fourth time around,...
Vega – 20 week update
Vega turned 20 weeks old this past Sunday. He’s the happiest little chappy, loves looking around and watching all the goings on in our very busy house. He’s still sleeping...
Vega – 16 week update!
16 weeks! This might be my favourite week so far! I really don’t know where the past almost 4 months have gone too… this baby is getting too big too...
This Season
Sitting in bed this morning, nursing Vega, listening to his little snuffles as he dozed back off to sleep, hearing the birds singing outside, and enjoying the peace of the...
Life Lessons from a Newborn
It’s easy to get caught up in life, in the hustle and bustle, and having a zillion things to do. With three older kiddos and a business to run, life...
Vega – twelve week update
TWELVE WEEKS?! How on earth did that happen?! Really though, time is speeding so fast, I want to slow it down and keep him tiny for as long as I...
Good days, bad days and all the rest
If there is one thing that I’ve been reminded of in the past ten weeks, it’s that some days will be great, some days will suck and then they’ll be...
Vega – eight week update!
UM… 8 WEEKS?! Time is flying by, and this little man is growing so fast! He really is the sweetest baby, so very very smiley and chatty now! It’s so...
Postpartum Essentials Checklist
Throughout pregnancy, all of your focus is on your newborn essentials, on labour and delivery… and not so much on what are your postpartum essentials for those first days/weeks after...