The syntocin drip had been administered and I was breathing through the first of many intense, productive contractions when my midwife suggested that perhaps this was the final time I would [...]
At the very top of my wardrobe is a storage box full of newborn clothes in shades of white and cream and grey. There’s stripes and spots and pointelle; tiny pieces of clothing to keep the [...]
Just recently I booked Che in for an 8am Monday swimming lesson. He’s keen to get a little stronger and more confident in the pool and frankly, I couldn’t argue. So, Monday mornings [...]
Two years ago I spent International Women’s Day bringing this little darling into the world. Two whole years that feel like a few months. It took me so long to get my head around the idea [...]
As we launch into autumn and embrace all the new season has to offer, I’m more conscious than ever of seasonal motherhood; the ebb and flow of energy, my changing shape and the anticipation [...]
Two-year-olds are interesting characters, aren’t they? A bundle of cute one moment and a raging tyrant the next. Percy has been my toughest toddler to date; he’s a stubborn screamer [...]
After only two weeks back at school the kids brought home a cold. Of course, the snuggles and middle-of-the-night soothing meant it was only a matter of time till I started feeling bleh. And here [...]
As the dust settles on the start of the school year I’m turning my attention to my almost-two-year-old. The night before Poet started school I had a sudden realisation that perhaps I [...]
Summer holidays are over and we’re preparing for the school run tomorrow morning. I spent a few hours in the kitchen today and whipped up lunchbox treats which I’ve currently hidden [...]
As a friend said recently: the first trimester is like walking through mud. Much like you forget the intensity of labour, you so easily forget the depth of the exhaustion in the first trimester. [...]
Needless to say, we are well and truly out of the school morning routine. Dawdling is our preferred pace of late, peppered with a fair bit of disorganisation. We struggle to get out the [...]
Last night was the hottest night on record since records began. It was 32 degrees at 4am. Essentially we slept in an oven – hot wind forced uselessly around the room by the ceiling fan. [...]
