like bees

…busy we are. It seems that everything is speeding up and it’s easy to get in a whirlwind. We travel north next week for a little Spring break and I’ve got stories to write, [...]

the space he needs

I like the process of looking over the day through photographs. Of seeing things so easily missed by the busy wandering eyes of a muma. Another day and another challenging toddler. But just now [...]

the boy

since the haircut i can see a little boy. no more baby. and i have a much better idea of what he will look like when he gets older. aren’t little boys just the most adorable little things. [...]

in a name

How long did it take you to name your child? It took Daniel and I seven days to give Ché his name. We expected a dark little child and I birthed a blonde, blue-eyed, elfin little creature. You [...]

we celebrated

I said I wasn’t going to do a ‘party’ every year but by the time August came round I had organised an afternoon tea to celebrate Ché and his love of stars. Quite frankly, I [...]

then & now

Amongst the freesias. almost one. almost two. he’s a spring baby. i’m in the space i’d like to call ‘before birthday’ i did it last year as well. i think i’ll [...]

today i saw it

Today i looked through the camera lens. and i saw something i’d never seen before. a little boy. i didn’t see a baby. and i’m still getting used to it. he’s all growned [...]

no more. all gone muma

I have been thinking about weaning ché for a while now. but as has been my experience of mothering i’ve always taken a long while to move onto the next stage. in retrospect each and every [...]

ché’s room

A while ago I decided to ditch the newborn neutral colour palette and design a new play space for Ché. He still spends the majority of the night snuggled between us so it’s not necessarily [...]